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2013 Projections (seasonal age 26) - Rest of Season Projections
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date12-18-1986
Height6' 4"
Weight245 lbs
Age26 years, 5 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
-0.32010
-0.72011
1.62012
1.02013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2010 OAK 23 24 78 70 8 13 1 0 3 23 7 21 0 1 0 7 1 0 .186 .256 .329 .227 -1.6 -1.2 -0.3
2011 OAK 24 15 46 44 2 6 0 0 0 6 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .117 -6.1 -0.3 -0.7
2012 OAK 25 67 260 218 38 52 12 0 16 112 39 83 0 3 0 39 0 0 .239 .350 .514 .317 14.8 0.5 1.6
2013 HOU 26 43 168 148 22 34 2 1 9 65 18 64 1 1 0 23 0 0 .230 .315 .439 .286 5.7 -2.1 0.4
Career1495524807010515128206661881506910.219.312.429.27812.8-3.11.0

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2005 BRI Rk 65 262 .297 .258 .333 .393 .000 .348 103 9.2 5.4 -1.5 -8.3 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 KAN A 13 52 .174 .256 .339 .373 .000 .179 99 -3.2 1.0 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 GRF Rk 69 294 .336 .257 .337 .384 .000 .361 101 19.8 6.4 -4.6 0.6 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 KAN A 126 545 .311 .267 .334 .408 .000 .336 107 30.2 15.4 -10.4 -0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 STO A+ 137 596 .327 .275 .337 .415 .000 .296 99 47.8 18.2 -6.6 -8.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MID AA 125 593 .326 .267 .336 .395 .000 .406 111 40.9 16.5 -10.3 -10.3 -2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SAC AAA 13 58 .324 .277 .344 .449 .000 .278 104 6.2 2.5 -1.4 -0.7 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 OAK MLB 24 78 .227 .264 .314 .407 .000 .213 90 -2.6 2.2 -0.6 -1.2 -0.8 -1.6 -0.3 -1.6 -0.3
2010 SAC AAA 125 551 .303 .286 .354 .450 .000 .301 95 27 15.5 -9.4 -6.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 OAK MLB 15 46 .117 .249 .302 .395 .000 .250 95 -6.5 0.8 -0.8 -0.3 -0.1 -6.1 -0.7 -6.1 -0.7
2011 STO A+ 6 28 .464 .269 .348 .429 .000 .385 108 3.9 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SAC AAA 75 344 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .321 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 OAK MLB 67 260 .317 .258 .317 .415 .000 .295 97 14.5 4.7 -4.4 0.5 -1.3 14.8 1.6 14.8 1.6
2012 SAC AAA 72 324 .278 .287 .348 .446 .000 .332 109 2.3 1.9 -2.2 -0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 HOU MLB 43 168 .286 .250 .311 .395 .261 .329 97 4.3 4.6 -2.1 -2.1 -0.6 5.7 0.4 5.7 0.4
CareerMLB552.280.255.313.406.262.2869510.614.6-8-3.3-2.913.41.113.41.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2005 BRI Rk 262 33 66 17 0 10 37 17 64 2 1 .283 .350 .485 .202 .297 0.0 -8.3 0.0
2006 GRF Rk 294 37 75 21 1 15 59 34 70 4 4 .299 .399 .570 .271 .336 0.0 0.6 0.0
2006 KAN A 52 4 6 3 0 1 5 5 17 0 0 .130 .231 .261 .130 .174 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2007 KAN A 545 84 136 27 3 25 93 67 112 3 2 .291 .387 .522 .231 .311 0.0 -0.8 0.0
2008 STO A+ 596 101 131 32 4 39 104 77 156 4 0 .259 .364 .569 .310 .327 0.0 -8.1 0.0
2009 MID AA 593 108 165 41 2 24 101 82 119 13 5 .337 .443 .576 .239 .326 0.0 -10.3 0.0
2009 SAC AAA 58 7 14 2 0 4 14 3 14 0 1 .259 .298 .519 .259 .324 0.0 -0.7 0.0
2010 OAK MLB 78 8 13 1 0 3 7 7 21 1 0 .186 .256 .329 .143 .227 -1.6 -1.2 -0.3
2010 SAC AAA 551 92 120 29 2 31 94 73 138 1 1 .258 .368 .529 .271 .303 0.0 -6.4 0.0
2011 OAK MLB 46 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .000 .117 -6.1 -0.3 -0.7
2011 STO A+ 28 3 8 0 0 3 7 4 8 0 0 .333 .429 .708 .375 .464 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2011 SAC AAA 344 55 81 18 2 18 72 42 85 5 1 .274 .366 .530 .257 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 OAK MLB 260 38 52 12 0 16 39 39 83 0 0 .239 .350 .514 .275 .317 14.8 0.5 1.6
2012 SAC AAA 324 48 77 19 1 12 53 38 74 5 1 .279 .367 .486 .207 .278 0.0 -0.8 0.0
2013 HOU MLB 168 22 34 2 1 9 23 18 64 0 0 .230 .315 .439 .209 .286 5.7 -2.1 0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2011-04-21 2011-06-13 Minors 53 0 Thumb Not Disclosed -
2010-09-26 2010-09-27 DTD 1 1 Thumb Soreness -
2010-08-28 2010-09-08 Minors 11 0 Left Thumb Sprain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 HOU $494,000
2012 OAK $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2011Current$494,000
1 yrTotal$494,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 159 d1 year/$0.494M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.494M (2013). Acquired by Houston in trade from Oakland 2/4/13. Signed by Houston 3/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Oakland 2/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Oakland 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Oakland 11/20/09. Re-signed by Oakland 3/8/10.
  • Acquired by Oakland in trade from Arizona 12/14/07.
  • Acquired by Arizona in trade from Chicago White Sox 12/3/07.
  • Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2005 (15-455) (Sierra Vista HS, Las Vegas).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .219 .374 .434 .312
11 vs R (Multi) .230 .300 .491 .284
18 Split (Multi) .011 -.074 .057 -.028
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .241 .404 .494 .343
31 vs R (2012) .237 .311 .526 .297
38 Split (2012) -.004 -.092 .032 -.046
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 9Larry Granillo2013-04-10
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: My American League PortfolioPaul Sporer2013-04-10
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Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013Joe Hamrahi2013-04-04
Dissecting Darvish's Opening Day: Four Reactions to Tuesday's Almost-Perfect OutingBen Lindbergh2013-04-03
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The Lineup Card: 10 Milestones to Look Forward to in 2013Baseball Prospectus2013-04-03
Pebble Hunting: The Astros' Best-Case Scenario vs. The Angels' Worst-Case ScenarioSam Miller2013-04-01
Rumor Roundup: Setting the StageDaniel Rathman2013-03-30
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Bottom of the BarrelIan Miller2013-03-29
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