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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
5	1058	.286	.352	.436	.264	4

Birth Date	10-3-1981
Height	6' 1"
Weight	220 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
2005	CHN	23	51	160	140	19	45	3	2	7	73	16	22	0	2	2	14	2	1	.321	.386	.521	.292	9.3	-0.1	0.9
2006	CHN	24	144	508	455	70	135	22	3	13	202	45	62	5	2	1	62	5	2	.297	.365	.444	.267	14.2	12.2	2.6
2007	CHN	25	94	261	235	35	66	13	0	8	103	26	39	0	0	0	22	1	0	.281	.352	.438	.273	7.3	3.2	1.0
2008	CHN	26	19	42	40	2	10	2	0	0	12	1	5	1	0	0	6	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.198	-1.7	0.3	-0.2
2008	OAK	26	9	31	30	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	.100	.129	.133	.104	-5.1	1.7	-0.3
2009	COL	27	29	56	52	7	13	5	0	1	21	4	14	0	0	0	6	2	0	.250	.304	.404	.259	0.1	-0.6	-0.1
Career			346	1058	952	134	272	46	5	29	415	93	149	6	4	3	112	10	3	.286	.352	.436	.264	24.1	16.7	4.0

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'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	LOW	A-	53	227	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.351			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	DAY	A+	24	89	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.269			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SAR	A+	102	425	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.336			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CHN	MLB	51	160	.292	.261	.317	.412	.000	.336	103	5.5	4.1	-1	-0.1	2.8	9.3	0.9	9.3	0.9
2005	WTN	AA	78	350	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.372			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	IOW	AAA	9	38	.230	.282	.340	.449	.000	.440	102	-0.8	0.5	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CHN	MLB	144	508	.267	.269	.326	.433	.000	.319	101	4.1	13.7	-3.5	12.2	-1.0	14.2	2.6	14.2	2.6
2007	CHN	MLB	94	261	.273	.269	.328	.428	.000	.309	103	3.6	7.3	-2.1	3.2	-0.2	7.3	1.0	7.3	1.0
2007	IOW	AAA	39	172	.312	.280	.344	.442	.000	.346	113	9.9	4.9	-1.9	-0.9	-0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	CHN	MLB	19	42	.198	.263	.329	.414	.000	.286	105	-2.8	1.2	-0.2	0.3	0.0	-1.7	-0.2	-1.7	-0.2
2008	OAK	MLB	9	31	.104	.276	.327	.424	.000	.130	95	-5.2	0.9	-0.2	1.7	0.0	-5.1	-0.3	-5.1	-0.3
2008	IOW	AAA	54	225	.276	.277	.343	.442	.000	.327	95	4	6.3	-1.8	-2.4	-1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	SAC	AAA	32	145	.257	.283	.346	.462	.000	.321	94	-0.6	4.3	-1.4	0.7	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	COL	MLB	29	56	.259	.255	.322	.400	.000	.324	106	0	1.6	-0.3	-0.6	-0.8	0.1	-0.1	0.1	-0.1
2009	CSP	AAA	97	424	.290	.279	.344	.435	.000	.353	119	13.6	11.7	-4.5	-0.6	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		1058	.264	.267	.325	.426	.256	.312	102	5.2	28.2	-7.3	17.0	0.8	24.1	4.0	24.1	4.0

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	LOW	A-	227	30	54	11	2	2	29	27	39	9	3	.286	.386	.397	.111	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	DAY	A+	89	13	20	1	1	2	8	8	10	2	0	.253	.330	.367	.114	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SAR	A+	425	60	113	16	4	11	55	42	61	5	4	.301	.375	.452	.152	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	WTN	AA	350	46	107	17	4	8	46	29	42	18	5	.342	.401	.498	.157	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	IOW	AAA	38	4	12	2	0	1	3	4	8	0	0	.353	.421	.500	.147	.230	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2005	CHN	MLB	160	19	45	3	2	7	14	16	22	2	1	.321	.386	.521	.200	.292	9.3	-0.1	0.9
2006	CHN	MLB	508	70	135	22	3	13	62	45	62	5	2	.297	.365	.444	.147	.267	14.2	12.2	2.6
2007	IOW	AAA	172	30	50	16	1	6	27	18	18	1	0	.331	.409	.570	.238	.312	0.0	-0.9	0.0
2007	CHN	MLB	261	35	66	13	0	8	22	26	39	1	0	.281	.352	.438	.157	.273	7.3	3.2	1.0
2008	IOW	AAA	225	26	57	11	1	1	15	29	20	4	2	.298	.397	.382	.084	.276	0.0	-2.4	0.0
2008	SAC	AAA	145	19	36	12	2	1	13	13	20	3	1	.277	.347	.423	.146	.257	0.0	0.7	0.0
2008	CHN	MLB	42	2	10	2	0	0	6	1	5	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.050	.198	-1.7	0.3	-0.2
2008	OAK	MLB	31	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	7	0	0	.100	.129	.133	.033	.104	-5.1	1.7	-0.3
2009	CSP	AAA	424	72	121	27	1	12	79	39	52	12	2	.324	.396	.499	.174	.290	0.0	-0.6	0.0
2009	COL	MLB	56	7	13	5	0	1	6	4	14	2	0	.250	.304	.404	.154	.259	0.1	-0.6	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013		$
2012	COL	$
2011	COL	$
2007	CHN	$415,000
2006	CHN	$337,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$752,000
2 yr	Total	$752,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 107 d	ACES	1 yr/$0.43M (09)

Details

released 12/7/09 (to play interestl)
recalled 9/8/09 designated for assignment 8/26/09 recalled 8/25/09 optioned to Triple-A 6/5/09 recalled 4/29/09 optioned to Triple-A 3/30/09 re-signed 3/4/09, 1 year/$0.43M (09) ($0.17M in min)
acquired in trade from OAK 2/4/09
optioned to Triple-A 7/27/08 acquired in trade from CHC 7/8/08 (Harden)
recalled 6/17/08 optioned to Triple-A 5/1/08 recalled 4/19/08 optioned to Triple-A 3/30/08 recalled 7/27/07
optioned to Triple-A 6/13/07
re-signed 3/07, 1 year/$0.415M (07)
re-signed 3/06, 1 year/$0.337M (06)
recalled 8/05 optioned to Triple-A 8/05 contract purchased 7/05 acquired in trade from BOS 7/04 $1.01M signing bonus
Ga Tech `03 S-32

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Title	Author	Date
Baseball Therapy: Maybe I'm Wrong	Russell A. Carleton	2013-03-11
The Lineup Card: 10 Washed-Up Vets We Want to See Again	Baseball Prospectus	2012-07-11
Painting the Black: Building Benches Faster	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-28
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Deadline Chaos	Joey Matschulat	2011-07-28
The Lineup Card: 17 Favorite Midseason Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-27
The Week In Quotes: May 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2011-05-16
Baseball ProGUESTus: Baseball, Boyhood, and Bullpen Carts	Josh Wilker	2011-04-22
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-04-13
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at First Base, Third Base, DH, and Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-02-02
On the Beat: Coming Full Circle	John Perrotto	2010-10-06
Fixing The Astros, Part 2: How to Avoid Endless Losing	Marc Normandin	2010-07-22
Transaction Action: Disorderly Conduct	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-30
Transaction Action: The Snakes Start Shedding	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
Transaction Action: What's Best in the West?	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
Transaction Action: Winter Meetings Activity, NL plus Something Pettitte	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-09
Transaction Action: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-10
Transaction Action: Friday Frenzy	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-28
Transaction Action: Operatic Wagner, or Soap-Operatic?	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-26
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-02
Future Shock Blog: June 22	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Another Mile-High Miracle?	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-18
Prospectus Hit List: Going Places	Marc Normandin	2009-05-29
Transaction Analysis: The Mess in the West	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-30
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL West	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, NL West	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-18
Transaction Analysis: All the Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-10
Hot Stove Preview: AL Central	Nate Silver	2008-11-17
Transaction of the Day: Taking a Holliday in the East Bay	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Addenda	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-06
Transaction Analysis: Inaction in Action	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-29
The Mill: Monday/Tuesday Overnight, Updated at 2:00 a.m. ET	John Perrotto	2008-07-28
The Mill: Monday/Tuesday Overnight, Updated at 2:00 a.m. ET	Will Carroll	2008-07-28
Every Given Sunday: All Busy-ness 'Round the Major League Table	John Perrotto	2008-07-27
Every Given Sunday: Into the Breach	John Perrotto	2008-07-13
Prospectus Today: Free Lottery Tickets?	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-09
Transaction of the Day: Harden-ed	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-09
Every Given Sunday: One Man's Teams	John Perrotto	2008-07-06
Every Given Sunday: Dropping the Axe	John Perrotto	2008-06-22
Transaction of the Day: Old Business	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-23
UTK Wrap: Red Sox West	Will Carroll	2008-04-18
Fantasy Focus: Changes of Scenery, Revisited	Jeff Erickson	2008-04-18
Under The Knife: History on Repeat	Will Carroll	2008-04-17
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-17
Every Given Sunday: Impact Call-Ups	John Perrotto	2008-04-13
Every Given Sunday: The Tribe Bounces Back	John Perrotto	2008-01-27
Transaction Analysis: December Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-31
The Mill: Winter Meetings, Day Two	Baseball Prospectus	2007-12-04
The Mill: Day One Chatter	Baseball Prospectus	2007-12-03
The Week In Quotes: November 26-December 2	Alex Carnevale	2007-12-03
On the Beat: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2007-12-02
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL Central	Nate Silver	2007-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: Cubs versus Diamondbacks	Nate Silver	2007-10-02
Under The Knife: September	Will Carroll	2007-08-31
Transaction of the Day: Contenders' Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-30
Under The Knife: One Sheets to the Win	Will Carroll	2007-08-30
Transaction of the Day: Micro Deals	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-24
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-19
Prospectus Hit List: Post-Swaptasm Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-03
Transaction Analysis: Swaps and Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-28
Prospectus Hit List: The Eve of Reshuffling	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-27
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-16
Fantasy Focus: The Ill-Stars	Kenn Ruby	2007-07-12
Every Given Sunday: Heating Up on Demand	John Perrotto	2007-07-08
Every Given Sunday: Burrowing to the Basement in Bridgeport	John Perrotto	2007-06-17
Prospectus Today: Picking an Outfield in Wrigleyville	Joe Sheehan	2007-06-13
Every Given Sunday: Harvesting Pirates	John Perrotto	2007-05-27
Every Given Sunday: Records Big and Small	John Perrotto	2007-05-20
Fantasy Focus: Changes of Scenery	Jeff Erickson	2007-05-17
Transaction Analysis: May 10-14, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-15
Morning in Chicago: Do You Get What You Pay For?	John Perrotto	2007-05-09
Fantasy Focus: Pitchers in Common	Jeff Erickson	2007-05-09
Under The Knife: Excel-Induced Delusions?	Will Carroll	2007-04-17
Transaction of the Day: Roster Review of the Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-05
Under The Knife: Real Baseball	Will Carroll	2007-04-03
Prospectus Today: Opening Day Observations	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-03
Prospectus Today: The Countdown Rolls On	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-30
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projected Standings, AL and NL Central	Nate Silver	2007-03-27
Under The Knife: So Excited	Will Carroll	2007-03-22
Under The Knife: The Sixth Season	Will Carroll	2007-03-12
Prospectus Today: Bullets from Mesa	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-02
Hope and Faith: How the Cincinnati Reds Can Win the World Series	Jeff Erickson	2007-02-27
Positional Health Reports: Left Fielders	Will Carroll	2007-02-26
Prospectus Today: Better Days in Wrigleyville	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-12
Prospectus Today: A Slow Week	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-09
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Prospectus Matchups: PECOTA's Rookies	Jim Baker	2007-01-19
Transaction Analysis: September 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-06
Schrodinger's Bat: Replacing Ricky Gutierrez	Dan Fox	2006-08-10
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Transaction Analysis: June 30-July 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-03
Lies, Damned Lies: Trouble in Wrigleyville	Nate Silver	2006-05-17
Prospectus Matchups: Load-Bearing Units	Jim Baker	2006-05-09
Transaction Analysis: April 21-25	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-26
Prospectus Matchups: New Contest	Jim Baker	2006-04-21
Future Shock: NL Central Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-18
Prospectus Matchups: Seems? Nay, It Is.	Jim Baker	2006-04-14
Transaction Analysis: April 5-10	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-12
2006--Setting the Stage: Overdue	Dan Fox	2006-03-31
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Breaks Hearts	Nate Silver	2006-03-29
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2006-03-21
Future Shock: State of the Systems: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-08
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Prospectus Today: Battles	Joe Sheehan	2006-02-09
Prospectus Notebook: Cubs, Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-16
Prospectus Notebook: Diamondbacks, Red Sox, Cubs	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-09
Transaction Analysis: October 27-November 3	Christina Kahrl	2005-11-04
Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-04
Prospectus Notebook: Cubs, Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-29
Transaction Analysis: September 8-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-14
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 11	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-13
Prospectus Today: Fake Friday	Joe Sheehan	2005-09-12
Transaction Analysis: August 26-31	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-01
Prospectus Today: North Side Blues	Joe Sheehan	2005-08-29
Transaction Analysis: August 19-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-26
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-03
Transaction Analysis: July 31	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-01
Under The Knife: An Ugly Injury	Will Carroll	2005-07-30
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Transaction Analysis: July 8-14	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-15
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-11
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-05
Can Of Corn: Deadline's Prospects	Dayn Perry	2004-08-04
Transaction Analysis: July 30-31	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-01
Prospectus Today: Getting Separation	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-01

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-07-07 13:00:00	What do you think of this Scott Hairston deal by the A's? Towers said the PTBNL is the key and one source said the pitcher had major league service time, which, to me, points to Sean Gallagher who is currently on the DL in Triple-A. What can Hairston do that Matt Murton couldn't? (Dave from Chicago)	Hairston's no center fielder (75 Rate2 according to our stats, though UZR holds him in higher esteem). He's got plenty of pop, but his plate discipline is a little lacking, and contact problems keep his batting average relatively low. Solid fourth outfielder/second-division starter, whereas Murton, who can't even fake center and has taken a vow of powerlessness, is now a fifth outfielder/Triple-A starter. At best. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-10-21 14:00:00	Who would you start in the A's outfield next year out of Travis Buck, Matt Murton, Ryan Sweeney, Carlos Gonzalez, and Aaron Cunningham? (Dave from Chicago)	Good question. I'm not sure how crazy I am about any of 'em. Gonzalez has star potential but still needs lots of work, and he's the only one with real star potential. I'm not a big Murton or Sweeney fan. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-17 13:00:00	Who do you think the Rays will end up with if the asking price for Nady remains high? Matt Murton? Nelson Cruz? (Tommy from OPS,FL)	Gabe Gross and Matt Murton would make an interesting set of corner guys, especially if they can steal Huston Street in the deal too. (Marc Normandin)
2008-06-26 13:00:00	I like the potential trade series. How realistic do you think the following scenario could be: Jays send AJ Burnett and one of Shannon Stewart / Brad Wilkerson to the Cubs for Rich Hill and Matt Murton? Can that be a great way to kill 4 birds with one stone, or what? (rawagman from TO)	In making such a deal, the Cubs would make themselves measurably worse. I say go for it! (Dayn Perry)
2008-06-23 12:00:00	Braves need to fill the out-sucking black hole in LF. They have the prospects and a little fiscal flexibility. Who makes sense? (Nate from Work)	How about Barry Bonds? OK, I know that's not going to happen. I think Matt Murton would really be a nice fit there. He could help them now and in the future. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-23 12:00:00	So Rich Hill and Matt Murton to the Braves for Jordan Schafer? (Nate from Work)	No, Cubs need to use those guys to acquire more immediate help (John Perrotto)
2008-06-23 12:00:00	Would the Cubs really just ship Matt Murton out for prospects to the Braves? Doesn't it make more sense for them to try and put him into a deal for a player who can help them win this year? (Robert from Chicago)	Yeah, it does. I just don't see a whole lot out there they could help the Braves. Nady would be a possibility. There are still too many teams who believe they have a shot at contention. (John Perrotto)
2008-04-17 13:00:00	Who did Matt Murton piss off and how? (lpiklor from Chicago)	Good question. It's gotten past the point where the Cubs are even pretending to give him a fair shake right now. And one of Jim Hendry's lesser qualities is that he has this tendency to play his hand out in the open, so everyone knows exactly what he's holding. They need to move him -- but given the way they've treated him, they won't get anything for him. (Nate Silver)
2008-03-31 13:00:00	Matt Murton or Jonny Gomes, if given the choice...who would you rather have? (jlarsen from DRays Bay, FL)	Sounds like a perfect platoon to me. Actually, I remarked in today's Pinstriped Bible that the Indians could usefully liberate Murton and Sean Marshall from the Cubs, given that their outfield corner production looks a bit weak and the back of their rotation is nothing special. (Steven Goldman)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	How do you think Reed Johnson fits with the Cubs? (Johnny from Champaign, IL)	For better or for worse, he's actually a better spare part to have in this particular outfield than Matt Murton, but that's because Murton's just not much of an outfielder, and is especially stretched for right, even if Murton has much more offensive up-side. That, plus Johnson's more of a contact hitter, and that tends to get treated with more respect in a reserve role than Murton's more broad-based offensive skills. So, it's a weird proposition, in that Murton's more valuable and someone you'd rather have in the abstract, but in terms of bench-building, Johnson is probably the better bit part. (Christina Kahrl)

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