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Jimmy Gobble Royals

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
7 3 .000 .000 .000 .086 2.7
Birth Date7-19-1981
Height6' 3"
Weight210 lbs
BatsL
ThrowsL

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
2003 KCA 21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.9 0.4
2004 KCA 22 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -.004 4.0 -3.3 0.1
2005 KCA 23 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.5 0.4
2006 KCA 24 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .265 17.2 0.3 1.7
2007 KCA 25 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.5 0.9
2008 KCA 26 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.2 -0.4
2009 CHA 27 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Career2473200000001001000.000.000.000.08621.2-3.12.7

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
2003 KCA MLB 9 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
2004 KCA MLB 25 2 -.004 .242 .309 .337 .000 .000 96 -0.6 0.1 0.3 -3.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 4.0 0.1
2005 KCA MLB 28 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
2006 KCA MLB 60 1 .265 .000 .275 .000 .000 .000 101 0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 1.4 0.2 17.2 1.7
2007 KCA MLB 74 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
2008 KCA MLB 39 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4
2009 CHA MLB 12 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3
CareerMLB3.086.242.297.337.226.00098-0.60.10.5-3.40.01.2-0.221.21.8

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
2003 KCA MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.9 0.4
2004 KCA MLB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.004 4.0 -3.3 0.1
2005 KCA MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.5 0.4
2006 KCA MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .265 17.2 0.3 1.7
2007 KCA MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.5 0.9
2008 KCA MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.2 -0.4
2009 CHA MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.2 -0.3

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-04-20 2010-09-07 Minors 140 0 Left Elbow Soreness -
2010-04-08 2010-04-16 Minors 8 0 Abdomen Recovery From Strain Oblique -
2010-03-12 2010-04-05 Camp 24 0 Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2008-07-22 2008-09-02 15-DL 42 36 Low Back Strain -
2004-09-30 2004-10-03 DTD 3 3 Low Back Cartilage Injury -
2004-03-26 2004-04-01 Camp 6 0 Right Abdomen Soreness Oblique -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2011 $
2008 KCA $1,312,500
2007 KCA $712,500
2006 KCA $345,500
2004 KCA $304,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,674,500
4 yrTotal$2,674,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 31 dSFX

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Colorado 1/28/10 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.35M (2009). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/19/09 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 55, 70 games. Released by Kansas City 3/18/09 (due 30 days' pay, $221,312). Signed by Texas as a free agent 3/21/09 (minor-league contract). Released by Texas 3/29/09. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/5/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by White Sox 5/11/09. DFA by White Sox 7/8/09.
  • 1 year/$1.3125M (2008). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/17/08 (avoided arbitration). Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star selection.
  • 1 year/$0.7125M (2007). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/07 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.3455M (2006).
  • 1 year (2005). Renewed by Kansas City 3/05.
  • 1 year/$0.304M (2004).
  • Drafted by Kansas City 1999 (1s-49). $0.725M signing bonus.

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BP Articles

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The BP Wayback Machine: Grand Ole OpryJohn Perrotto2012-12-07
This article requires BP Premium accessPainting the Black: Jerome Wasn't Built in a DayR.J. Anderson2011-08-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: AL RoundupChristina Kahrl2010-08-03
Circling The Bases: Fine Penmanship, Part 2Tim Kniker2010-02-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Pleading the FourthChristina Kahrl2010-02-02
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: The Left WingJoe Sheehan2009-08-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Snagging a SnakeChristina Kahrl2009-07-08
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL Central, PlusChristina Kahrl2009-06-02
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The All-A EditionChristina Kahrl2009-03-31
This article requires BP Premium accessThe Ledger Domain: Salary Arbitration Beats Free AgencyMaury Brown2009-02-25
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit List: After the StormJay Jaffe2008-08-01
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: Anticipating MovesJeff Erickson2008-06-15
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL ActionChristina Kahrl2008-05-23
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-04-16
Spring Training Preview: AL CentralJoe Sheehan2008-02-06
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Grand Ole OpryJohn Perrotto2007-12-02
Royal Rebound: A New Plan, A New Result?John Perrotto2007-06-13
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: April 19-21, 2007Christina Kahrl2007-04-22
Hope and Faith: How the Kansas City Royals Can Win the World SeriesRany Jazayerli2007-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL Central CatchupChristina Kahrl2007-02-01
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Kansas City Royals Top Ten ProspectsKevin Goldstein2007-01-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3Marc Normandin2006-07-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: June 30-July 2Christina Kahrl2006-07-03
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: June 20-21Christina Kahrl2006-06-22
This article requires BP Premium accessDoctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part TenRany Jazayerli2006-05-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: AL Spring Job BattlesPeter Schoenke2006-03-24
Prospectus Notebook: RoyalsBaseball Prospectus2005-12-27
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Game of the Week: Kansas City Royals @ Oakland A's, 8/21/05Jonah Keri2005-08-24
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: The First Round - A Year LaterJeff Erickson2005-08-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: June 14-22Christina Kahrl2005-06-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 10-24, 2005Christina Kahrl2005-05-26
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: Perspective, ReduxJoe Sheehan2005-04-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 29-April 4, 2005Christina Kahrl2005-04-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City RoyalsCaleb Peiffer2005-02-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTeam Health Reports: Kansas City RoyalsWill Carroll2004-03-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia PhilliesBaseball Prospectus2003-09-04
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: The Pony Express Rides Through HavasuJoe Sheehan2003-08-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: August 1-4Christina Kahrl2003-08-06
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: Fifteen Pieces of FlairWill Carroll2003-08-05
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: Bumps, Bites, and BruisesWill Carroll2003-08-04
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: Pondering InactionJoe Sheehan2003-08-01
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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 11-16, 2003Christina Kahrl2003-03-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTeam Health Reports: Team Health Report: Kansas City RoyalsWill Carroll2003-02-23
Prospectus Feature: Touring the Minors: The Pacific Coast LeagueKeith Scherer2003-02-20


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