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Brandon Phillips 2BAstros

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Birth Date	6-28-1981
Height	6' 0"
Weight	211 lbs

Age	42 years, 9 months, 26 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2.52015
: 0.92016
: 0.82017
: 0.02018
: 0.62019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2002	CLE	21	11	36	8	3	1	0	3	6	1	0	0	.258	.343	.419	77	-0.9	0.5	1.2	0.2
2003	CLE	22	112	393	77	18	1	6	14	77	3	4	5	.208	.242	.311	49	-23.8	1.2	0.0	-1.2
2004	CLE	23	6	24	4	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	2	.182	.250	.273	80	-0.6	-0.6	-0.7	-0.1
2005	CLE	24	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	76	-0.3	0.1	-0.3	0.0
2006	CIN	25	149	587	148	28	1	17	35	88	6	25	2	.276	.324	.427	87	-7.3	3.5	-11.9	0.1
2007	CIN	26	158	702	187	26	6	30	33	109	12	32	8	.288	.331	.485	108	10.0	1.0	1.3	3.1
2008	CIN	27	141	609	146	24	7	21	39	93	5	23	10	.261	.312	.442	97	-0.8	1.0	2.6	2.0
2009	CIN	28	153	644	161	30	5	20	44	75	6	25	9	.276	.329	.447	101	2.6	5.3	-3.7	2.2
2010	CIN	29	155	687	172	33	5	18	46	83	8	16	12	.275	.332	.430	104	4.3	4.9	6.1	3.5
2011	CIN	30	150	674	183	38	2	18	44	85	9	14	9	.300	.353	.457	118	14.2	6.4	-7.6	3.2
2012	CIN	31	147	623	163	30	1	18	28	79	8	15	2	.281	.321	.429	104	3.1	1.7	-8.1	1.4
2013	CIN	32	151	666	158	24	2	18	39	98	8	5	3	.261	.310	.396	98	-0.3	-1.1	6.0	2.3
2014	CIN	33	121	499	123	25	0	8	23	74	6	2	3	.266	.306	.372	89	-5.9	-2.2	-7.4	-0.4
2015	CIN	34	148	623	173	19	2	12	27	68	4	23	3	.294	.328	.395	104	4.8	2.3	0.4	2.5
2016	CIN	35	141	584	160	34	1	11	18	68	8	14	8	.291	.320	.416	97	-0.8	-1.4	-4.2	0.9
2017	ANA	36	24	105	26	7	0	2	2	16	0	1	0	.255	.269	.382	90	-1.0	0.3	-0.4	0.2
2017	ATL	36	120	499	137	27	1	11	19	57	8	10	8	.291	.329	.423	89	-5.2	2.2	-5.1	0.6
2018	BOS	37	9	27	3	0	0	1	4	7	0	0	0	.130	.259	.261	75	-0.7	1.0	-0.8	0.0
Career			1902	7991	2029	368	35	211	420	1092	92	209	84	.275	.320	.420	97	-8.5	26.0	-32.4	20.7

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2000	CPF	A	SAL	0	531	.000	.000	.000	.282			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	JUP	A+	FSL	55	239	.000	.000	.000	.352			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	HAR	AA	EAS	67	283	.000	.000	.000	.332			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	CLE	MLB	AL	11	36	.266	.325	.428	.320	102	0.9	1.0	0	77	15	1.2	0.5	-0.9	0.2
2002	HAR	AA	EAS	60	267	.000	.000	.000	.348			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	BUF	AAA	INT	55	247	.000	.000	.000	.306			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	OTT	AAA	INT	10	37	.000	.000	.000	.286			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	CLE	MLB	AL	112	393	.272	.335	.437	.247	95	-29	10.7	-0.5	49	10	0.0	1.2	-23.8	-1.2
2003	BUF	AAA	INT	43	172	.000	.000	.000	.183			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	CLE	MLB	AL	6	24	.288	.350	.435	.235	102	-2.5	0.7	0	80	15	-0.7	-0.6	-0.6	-0.1
2004	BUF	AAA	INT	135	588	.000	.000	.000	.322			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CLE	MLB	AL	6	9	.287	.349	.493	.000	100	-2.3	0.3	0	76	12	-0.3	0.1	-0.3	0.0
2005	BUF	AAA	INT	112	518	.268	.331	.420	.287	113	-12.7	15.1	6.8	86	0	12.3	2.2	-7.0	2.8
2006	CIN	MLB	NL	149	587	.267	.331	.430	.300	97	-4.6	17.7	-0.7	87	8	-11.9	3.5	-7.3	0.1
2007	CIN	MLB	NL	158	702	.267	.330	.422	.304	102	7.4	20.8	-1	108	8	1.3	1.0	10.0	3.1
2008	CIN	MLB	NL	141	609	.262	.329	.415	.277	100	2.7	17.6	-0.8	97	9	2.6	1.0	-0.8	2.0
2009	CIN	MLB	NL	153	644	.261	.330	.412	.284	96	3.2	18.5	-0.9	101	10	-3.7	5.3	2.6	2.2
2010	CIN	MLB	NL	155	687	.258	.321	.402	.293	96	9.9	18.9	-0.9	104	11	6.1	4.9	4.3	3.5
2011	CIN	MLB	NL	150	674	.256	.318	.397	.322	101	16.5	18.2	-0.8	118	9	-7.6	6.4	14.2	3.2
2012	CIN	MLB	NL	147	623	.256	.317	.405	.298	100	1.8	17.1	-0.8	104	8	-8.1	1.7	3.1	1.4
2013	CIN	MLB	NL	151	666	.253	.315	.388	.281	102	-1.3	17.5	-0.8	98	6	6.0	-1.1	-0.3	2.3
2013	USA	int	WBC	6	27	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	CIN	MLB	NL	121	499	.250	.309	.385	.298	99	-4	12.9	-0.6	89	8	-7.4	-2.2	-5.9	-0.4
2014	DYT	A	MID	1	4	.279	.357	.416	1.000	86	1.7	0.1	0	105	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	LOU	AAA	INT	2	6	.254	.297	.366	.000	114	-1.1	0.2	0	77	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2015	CIN	MLB	NL	148	623	.251	.311	.393	.315	92	9.6	16.8	-0.8	104	6	0.4	2.3	4.8	2.5
2016	CIN	MLB	NL	141	584	.255	.320	.415	.312	94	5.4	16.5	-1	97	13	-4.2	-1.4	-0.8	0.9
2017	ANA	MLB	AL	24	105	.250	.316	.421	.286	104	-3.9	3.1	-0.1	90	5	-0.4	0.3	-1.0	0.2
2017	ATL	MLB	NL	120	499	.258	.325	.427	.313	95	1	14.6	-0.1	89	5	-5.1	2.2	-5.2	0.6
2018	BOS	MLB	AL	9	27	.242	.310	.391	.133	108	-0.2	0.8	0	75	12	-0.8	1.0	-0.7	0.0
2018	LOW	A-	NYP	6	26	.256	.322	.361	.300	105	1	0.7	-0.3	133	0	0.3	-0.1	0.7	0.1
2018	PAW	AAA	INT	38	161	.249	.314	.381	.342	94	8.1	4.7	-0.9	132	0	0.9	0.5	5.0	1.0
2019	MCD	AAA	MEX	36	147	.000	.000	.000	.278			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2000	CPF	A	SAL	531	484	74	117	17	8	11	183	72	38	97	23	8	.242	.309	.378	.136	0	0
2001	JUP	A+	FSL	239	194	36	55	12	2	4	83	23	38	45	17	3	.284	.416	.428	.144	0	0
2001	HAR	AA	EAS	283	265	35	79	19	0	7	119	36	12	42	13	6	.298	.337	.449	.151	1	1
2002	BUF	AAA	INT	247	223	30	63	14	0	8	101	27	14	39	8	2	.283	.322	.453	.170	4	4
2002	OTT	AAA	INT	37	35	1	9	4	0	1	16	5	2	6	0	0	.257	.297	.457	.200	0	0
2002	CLE	MLB	AL	36	31	5	8	3	1	0	13	4	3	6	0	0	.258	.343	.419	.161	0	1
2002	HAR	AA	EAS	267	245	40	80	13	2	9	124	35	16	33	6	3	.327	.378	.506	.180	1	1
2003	BUF	AAA	INT	172	154	14	27	7	0	3	43	13	12	22	7	3	.175	.246	.279	.104	2	2
2003	CLE	MLB	AL	393	370	36	77	18	1	6	115	33	14	77	4	5	.208	.242	.311	.103	1	5
2004	CLE	MLB	AL	24	22	1	4	2	0	0	6	1	2	5	0	2	.182	.250	.273	.091	0	0
2004	BUF	AAA	INT	588	521	83	158	34	4	8	224	50	44	56	14	11	.303	.361	.430	.127	9	9
2005	BUF	AAA	INT	518	465	79	119	24	1	15	190	46	39	90	7	5	.256	.326	.409	.153	2	2
2005	CLE	MLB	AL	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2006	CIN	MLB	NL	587	536	65	148	28	1	17	229	75	35	88	25	2	.276	.324	.427	.151	6	4
2007	CIN	MLB	NL	702	650	107	187	26	6	30	315	94	33	109	32	8	.288	.331	.485	.197	5	2
2008	CIN	MLB	NL	609	559	80	146	24	7	21	247	78	39	93	23	10	.261	.312	.442	.181	6	0
2009	CIN	MLB	NL	644	584	78	161	30	5	20	261	98	44	75	25	9	.276	.329	.447	.171	8	2
2010	CIN	MLB	NL	687	626	100	172	33	5	18	269	59	46	83	16	12	.275	.332	.430	.155	1	6
2011	CIN	MLB	NL	674	610	94	183	38	2	18	279	82	44	85	14	9	.300	.353	.457	.157	6	5
2012	CIN	MLB	NL	623	580	86	163	30	1	18	249	77	28	79	15	2	.281	.321	.429	.148	4	3
2013	USA	int	WBC	27	26	5	7	1	0	0	8	1	0	5	0	0	.269	.269	.308	.038	0	1
2013	CIN	MLB	NL	666	606	80	158	24	2	18	240	103	39	98	5	3	.261	.310	.396	.135	9	4
2014	DYT	A	MID	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	.333	0
2014	LOU	AAA	INT	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.000	0
2014	CIN	MLB	NL	499	462	44	123	25	0	8	172	51	23	74	2	3	.266	.306	.372	.106	6
2015	CIN	MLB	NL	623	588	69	173	19	2	12	232	70	27	68	23	3	.294	.328	.395	.100	3	1
2016	CIN	MLB	NL	584	550	74	160	34	1	11	229	64	18	68	14	8	.291	.320	.416	.125	6	2
2017	ANA	MLB	AL	105	102	13	26	7	0	2	39	8	2	16	1	0	.255	.269	.382	.127	0	1
2017	ATL	MLB	NL	499	470	68	137	27	1	11	199	52	19	57	10	8	.291	.329	.423	.132	1	1
2018	PAW	AAA	INT	161	149	29	45	14	0	4	71	19	9	26	1	1	.302	.348	.477	.174	1	0
2018	LOW	A-	NYP	26	22	1	7	0	0	1	10	7	2	3	0	0	.318	.346	.455	.136	2	0
2018	BOS	MLB	AL	27	23	4	3	0	0	1	6	2	4	7	0	0	.130	.259	.261	.130	0	0
2019	MCD	AAA	MEX	147	131	14	35	11	0	3	55	15	10	16	0	0	.267	.327	.420	.153	3	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2086	0.4708	0.5288	0.7688	0.7332	0.3469	0.8667	0.5849	0.2312	0.0111
2009	2289	0.4858	0.5138	0.7934	0.6924	0.3449	0.8727	0.6429	0.2066	0.0068
2010	2473	0.4860	0.5144	0.8042	0.7171	0.3226	0.8770	0.6512	0.1958	-0.0088
2011	2486	0.4827	0.5298	0.8155	0.7117	0.3600	0.8888	0.6803	0.1845	-0.0119
2012	2282	0.4641	0.5372	0.8002	0.7044	0.3925	0.8807	0.6750	0.1998	0.0025
2013	2399	0.4714	0.5323	0.7800	0.6967	0.3856	0.8668	0.6401	0.2200	-0.0119
2014	1813	0.4942	0.5290	0.7779	0.6998	0.3621	0.8836	0.5783	0.2221	-0.0016
2015	2153	0.4877	0.5406	0.8093	0.7038	0.3853	0.8985	0.6541	0.1907	-0.0002
2016	2077	0.4598	0.5768	0.8097	0.7361	0.4412	0.8890	0.6970	0.1903	0.0000
2017	2089	0.4591	0.5591	0.8005	0.7268	0.4168	0.8924	0.6645	0.1995	0.0000
2018	112	0.5000	0.5268	0.6780	0.7143	0.3393	0.7500	0.5263	0.3220	0.0000
Career	22259	0.4763	0.5355	0.7959	0.7119	0.3746	0.8807	0.6479	0.2041	-0.0017

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-07-10	2014-08-18	15-DL	39	33	Left	Thumb	Surgery	Ligament	2014-07-11
2014-06-23	2014-06-26	DTD	3	3	Right	Foot	Soreness	Heel From Soreness From Backswing	-
2014-06-13	2014-06-13	DTD	0	0	Left	Fingers	Sprain	Index Finger	-
2014-04-18	2014-04-18	DTD	0	0	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
2013-09-29	2013-10-01	DTD	2	1	-	Lower Leg	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2013-09-07	2013-09-08	DTD	1	1	Right	Thigh	Contusion	Quadriceps	-	-
2013-06-02	2013-06-07	DTD	5	4	Left	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2013-03-29	2013-04-01	Camp	3	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-09-30	2012-09-30	DTD	0	0	-		Tightness		-	-
2012-08-01	2012-08-07	DTD	6	6	Left	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-	-
2012-07-30	2012-07-31	DTD	1	1	Left	Lower Leg	Cramp	Calf	-	-
2012-06-28	2012-06-29	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness	Headache	-	-
2012-04-10	2012-04-13	DTD	3	3	Bilateral	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2011-09-28	2011-09-29	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2011-08-10	2011-08-12	DTD	2	2	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2011-08-07	2011-08-08	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Sprain	Player Collision	-	-
2011-06-02	2011-06-04	DTD	2	1		Wrist	Soreness		-
2011-04-14	2011-04-19	DTD	5	4		Groin	Strain		-
2011-04-05	2011-04-05	DTD	0	0	-	Chest	Soreness		-	-
2011-03-06	2011-03-09	Camp	3	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2010-09-14	2010-09-14	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Soreness	HBP 3 Weeks Ago	-
2010-08-26	2010-08-29	DTD	3	2		Hand	Contusion		-
2010-08-08	2010-08-09	DTD	1	1	Left	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2010-06-13	2010-06-15	DTD	2	1	Right	Thigh	Cramp	Hamstring	-
2009-08-21	2009-08-22	DTD	1	1	Left	Wrist	Fracture	From Previous HBP	-
2009-08-16	2009-08-18	DTD	2	1	Left	Hand	Contusion	Deep Bone Bruise - HBP	-
2009-06-20	2009-06-21	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Soreness	From Fracture	-
2009-05-23	2009-05-29	DTD	6	5	Right	Thumb	Fracture		-
2009-05-07	2009-05-09	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2009-03-21	2009-03-26	Camp	5	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2008-09-10	2008-09-29	60-DL	19	17	Right	Fingers	Surgery	Index Finger Fracture	2008-09-12
2008-05-08	2008-05-10	DTD	2	0	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2007-06-17	2007-06-17	DTD	0	0	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2006-09-20	2006-09-22	DTD	2	1		Face	Contusion		-
2006-05-30	2006-05-31	DTD	1	1	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2006-05-28	2006-05-28	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion	HBP	-
2006-05-20	2006-05-20	DTD	0	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2006-03-19	2006-03-25	Camp	6	0		General Medical	Illness	Strep Throat	-
2006-03-10	2006-03-10	Camp	0	0	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2003-04-24	2003-04-26	DTD	2	2	Right	Hand	Contusion		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	BOS	$
2017	CIN	$13,000,000
2017	ATL	$1,000,000
2016	CIN	$13,000,000
2015	CIN	$12,000,000
2014	CIN	$11,000,000
2013	CIN	$10,000,000
2012	CIN	$12,500,000
2011	CIN	$11,437,500
2010	CIN	$6,937,500
2009	CIN	$5,187,500
2007	CIN	$407,500
2005	CLE	$316,800
2003	CLE	$300,900

Years	Description	Salary
12 yr	Previous	$97,087,700
12 yr	Total	$97,087,700

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
13 y 49 d	ACES	1 year (2018)

Details

1 year (2018). Signed by Boston as a free agent 6/27/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Boston 9/4/18.
6 years/$72.5M (2012-17). Signed extension with Cincinnati 4/10/12, replacing option year of previous deal. 12:$12.5M, 13:$10M, 14:$11M, 15:$12M, 16:$13M, 17:$14M. Undisclosed amount is to be deferred. Award bonuses, including $75,000 for All-Star selection. Limited no-trade protection (may block deals to 12 clubs). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Cincinnati 2/12/17, with Phillips waiving no-trade right as 10-and-5 player in exchange for $0.5M assignment bonus for any subsequent trade. (Reds to pay $13M of Phillips' $14M salary for 2017.) Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Atlanta 8/31/17.
4 years/$27M (2008-11), plus 2012 club option. Signed extension with Cincinnati 2/15/08 (avoided arbitration, $4.2M-$2.7M). $0.75M signing bonus, 08:$2.75M, 09:$4.75M, 10:$6.75M, 11:$11M, 12:$12M club option, $1M buyout. If traded, 2012 option becomes mutual option. Salaries may increase based on performance. 2008 Gold Glove increased 2009 salary by $0.25M to $5M. 2010 Gold Glove increased 2011 salary by $0.25M to $11.25M. Cincinnati exercised 2012 option 10/31/11. 2012 salary increased by $0.25M to $12.25M with 2011 Gold Glove.
1 year/$0.4075M (2007). Renewed by Cincinnati 3/07 (split contract paying $196,200).
1 year (2006). Renewed by Cleveland 3/06. DFA, acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Cleveland 4/06.
1 year/$0.3168M (2005). Re-signed by Cleveland 2/05 (split contract paying $162,000 in minors). Recalled 7/05. Optioned to Triple-A 8/05.
1 year (2004). Optioned to Triple-A 3/04. Recalled 9/04.
1 year/$0.3009M (2003). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/03. Optioned to Triple-A 7/03. Recalled 8/03.
1 year (2002). Acquired by Cleveland in trade Montreal 6/02. Contract purchased 9/02.
Drafted by Montreal 1999 (2-57) (Redan High, Stone Mountain, Ga.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	378	45	108	23	1	8	42	19	54	9	4	.309	.351	.449	112	23.9	2B -2, 3B 0	2.4
80^o	360	41	99	21	1	7	38	18	53	8	4	.296	.340	.428	105	18.5	2B -2, 3B 0	1.8
70^o	347	39	92	19	1	7	36	16	52	7	4	.285	.327	.415	100	14.8	2B -2, 3B 0	1.4
60^o	336	37	86	18	1	6	34	16	51	7	3	.275	.316	.396	95	11.9	2B -2, 3B 0	1.1
50^o	325	35	82	17	1	6	32	15	50	6	3	.271	.312	.393	91	9.3	2B -1, 3B 0	0.8
40^o	314	33	77	16	1	6	30	14	49	6	3	.262	.303	.384	87	6.9	2B -1, 3B 0	0.6
30^o	303	31	72	15	1	5	28	13	47	6	3	.254	.294	.366	82	4.4	2B -1, 3B 0	0.3
20^o	290	28	67	14	1	5	26	12	46	5	3	.246	.284	.360	77	1.7	2B -1, 3B 0	0.0
10^o	272	26	59	12	1	4	24	11	44	5	2	.231	.269	.333	70	-1.6	2B -1, 3B 0	-0.3
Weighted Mean	328	35	83	17	1	6	33	15	50	7	3	.271	.312	.392	92	10.1	2B -1, 3B 0	0.9

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-03-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	"Low minors second base prospect is always a tough profile." Ahhh, so THAT'S why every scout crapped all over me, and Dustin, and Cano, and Mookie B., and on and on and on. Maybe second base shouldn't be looked at as a "tough profile" any more than any other position. (Jose Altuve from Cooperstown, but later)	So Pedroia was a shortstop prospect until Double-A, Cano was mostly a shortstop until High-A (and looked like he would end up at third if we're counting), and Betts played all over the place. People will bring up Jose Altuve until the cows come home, but isn't the guy who turned out to have an 8 hit more the exception than the rule? Here's an exercise: group your favorite X number of MLB second basemen and see how many were second basemen in the low-minors. I'll start. Aside from the above, Daniel Murphy wasn't, Ian Kinsler wasn't, Ben Zobrist wasn't, Javier Baez wasn't, Brandon Phillips wasn't, Neil Walker wasn't, Dee Gordon wasn't, Logan Forsythe wasn't, Brian Dozier mostly wasn't, I think Jason Kipnis and Rougned Odor moved there in High-A, hell even Joe Panik moved there in Double-A. (Jarrett Seidler)
2017-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How many AB's do you predict for Reds Peraza and Dilson Herrera? (Bobby from NJ)	How many do you predict for Brandon Phillips? They split the rest more or less. It isn't an easy decision, I get it, but Reds probably need to move on and evaluate what they have here. I still like Herrera, FWIW. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2015-01-20 19:30:00 (link to chat)	Pick two: Joe Mauer, Kolten Wong, Matt Holliday, Khris Davis, Brandon Phillips, Pedro Alvarez. These would be the last two keepers in a 5x5 roto league. (Keeping Panda, Shields, JZimm, Starlin already) (Lior from MN)	Definitely not Phillips or Davis. I'd probably go Mauer and Holliday. (Ben Carsley)
2014-12-18 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Brandon Phillips is your dynasty league 2b. You have no backup. How aggressive are you in trading for Odor as his backup/successor? (JoJo from SD)	The opening to this question was more depressing than The Road. Woof. I'm extremely aggressive in this scenario. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-03-12 14:00:00 (link to chat)	When is Matt Holliday's breakdown going to start? Projection for this year? (Ryan from Arlington)	Well, you could make the case that his performance breakdown has already begun--as Sam pointed out today in his article about Brandon Phillips, declines aren't always a straight slope, but Holliday's TAv has gone down for four straight seasons. That said, I'm not aware of any reason why he'd suddenly fall apart or be unable to stay healthy. PECOTA projects the same WARP as last season (3.4), with a slight bounceback on offense. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-12-10 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Soup starter: Matt Kemp to Cincy for Brandon Phillips. What needs to be added, and dare the Reds get bold and try Billy Hamilton at 2b, at least until Ludwick's deal is up, at which time they put Kemp in LF and BHam in CF? (DF from Wilmington, NC)	I think the Dodgers would have to kick in some money to make this happen and even though their pockets are deep I think the goal in moving Matt Kemp is to try to save money, not add another long term contract in Brandon Phillips. I suspect that the Dodgers are more likely to move Andre Ethier than Kemp and aren't simply going move Kemp for salary relief. It also seems that the Dodgers are going to try Alexander Guerrero at the keystone and if they do bring in a 2B will bring in someone more "marginal" to compete for the job. The Reds priority is going to be to make Billy Hamilton comfortable both at the plate and on the field so I think it's unlikely they move him to 2B. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but the club seems committed to keeping him in the outfield for now. (Mike Gianella)
2013-12-10 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Joey Votto's paucity of RBI was a topic of big discussion last year. What should we expect on the RBI front in 2014 and how would you rank him among 1B in a standard 5x5? (RMR from Cincinnati)	Hey RMR. All of this depends on whether or not the Reds put someone decent in front of him in the lineup. Votto was virtually the same as he ever was but suffered through Todd Frazier's miserable OPS and a wounded Brandon Phillips most of the year. If Billy Hamilton can get on base at a semi-decent clip/stick, then Votto's RBI opportunities instantly go up. I'm an unashamed, unapologetic Votto lover. In my mixed valuations last year, only Paul Goldschmidt, Chris Davis, and Michael Cuddyer ranked higher at 1B (not including any non-OF who were 1B eligible). If Miguel Cabrera isn't 1B eligible in your league on Opening Day, Votto's 3rd behind Goldy and Davis. Some of this is just the weakness of the position, some of it is that runs count - and Votto's walks lead to runs - but some of it is that I like valuing skills over stats, particularly since even in a "down" year Votto was still a Top 25 mixed league hitter. I might even put Votto ahead of Davis when I actually sit down and rank these guys in February. (Mike Gianella)
2013-12-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Let's talk about the 2b market. Cano has to stay in NY, right? Is Brandon Phillips staying in CIN for 2014? Who needs a 2B that can handle him and has something to offer? (Cris E from St Paul, MN)	If Cano landed elsewhere that would surprise me. We know the Royals and Marlins could use new second basemen, and perhaps the Orioles (depending on how they feel about Weeks, Schoop, and retaining Roberts). With Ellis and Infante out there, too, it's hard to see those teams-well, at least the Marlins-giving up too much for Phillips. Maybe the Braves decide they prefer BP to Uggla and La Stella? (R.J. Anderson)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	With Dexter Fowler recently hit on the hand by a pitch, is it fair to assume he will have a temporary slip in power similar to Brandon Phillips? Also will this have a long-term effects on his already high ISO level. Thanks, looking forward to the next TINSTAPP! (Jake from CC)	I think that's fair to plan for and go from there. Impossible to know because there isn't a one-size-fits-all HBP meter, but ya I'd plan for a little regression based on playing through pain just to be safe. (Paul Sporer)
2013-04-04 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Who are your favorite MLB players? (Brian from Boston)	My favorite player is Derek Jeter. He's number one for me. After Jeter, I love watching Elvis, Brandon Phillips, Miguel Cabrera swing a bat, Drew Stubbs in the outfield, Bryce Harper doing anything. I could probably list a bunch. (Jason Parks)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Brandon Phillips - $27 stud to build a team around in a 4x4 10 team NL auction league, or chum to be thrown back into the pool to soak up other people's dollars? (Ratcatcher from Gormenghast)	Neither...he's a keep in a league with any kind of inflation but certainly not a guy I'd build my team around either. (Mike Gianella)
2011-06-29 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah)	Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2011-04-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How much longer can Brandon Phillips sustain his multi-faceted game? Given his stellar D and solid bat, would the Reds be wise to extend him? (Johnny from NYC)	I love Phillips. They team holds an option for '12, so there isn't a crazy rush, but I think he is a player worth keeping around. I wouldn't go crazy, but I'd explore a 3/4 year ext. (Jason Parks)
2009-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	"Jays got more back than the Twins did for Johan Santana (it would be hard to do worse, I think)." As you note, that's setting the bar pretty low. Is that the worst trade of the last ten years? I can't think of any that are worse off the top of my head... (mattymatty2000 from philly, pa)	Only time will tell, but I think you can make strong cases for the Expos' acquisition of Bartolo Colon (Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips to Cleveland) and the Braves' acquisition of Mark Teixeira (Neftali Felix, Elvis Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia - yeah, I can spell it without looking - et al). Still, it's in the picture for the clinkers of note. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Worst trade of the 00s has to be June 27, 2002: Omar Minaya of the Montreal Expos trades away Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew. As a Nats fan, I still have delusions of how what they'd be doing right now. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	I'll always defend that one. On that date, Minaya had little reason to believe those players would ever be Expos. He did exactly the right thing under those circumstances. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-09-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Christina...Love your work, it always brightens my day. Quick question on my beloved Reds. The Reds haven't had a legit SS since Barry Larkin retired and they have no real prospects lined up at the position (particularly with Chris Valaika struggling mightily in AAA). What do the Reds do for 2010 if they can't bring in a FA or trade acquisition? Could they move Brandon Phillips back to SS or is he too valuable at this point at 2b? It just seems like the franchise has a number of guys who would be better fits at 2b. Would love to hear your thoughts. (JoshC77 from Columbus)	Hi Josh, thank you for the kind words. I've been suggesting Phillips as their best-possible answer at short for a couple of seasons now, especially given that they play in a bandbox and can't really afford to wind up with some slick-fielding offensive non-entity when they're already shy of star players in the lineup. An infield with Votto and Rolen at the corners, Phillips at short, and Todd Frazier at second might not be enough to carry that outfield, but it's a start in the right direction. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Would this offseason be a good time for the Reds to trade Brandon Phillips, what with Todd Frazier coming down the line and their whole payroll going to about four players? It seems like they could get something real pretty in return. (Charles from Detroit)	It's worth considering, because after Mark DeRosa and Orlando Hudson in the free-agent pool, you've got Placido Polanco. The problem will be Phillips' back-loaded contract and whether the Reds will eat any of it, because otherwise the number of teams willing to trade for a guy due to make $11 million in 2011 are few and far between. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is it safe to write-off Delmon Young as a bust? (Reggie from Montgomery)	Well, I hate to rush these things; for every David Green, you might find a guy like Milton Bradley or Brandon Phillips. There might be factors in play here that only time and hard experience might iron out, so I wouldn't put this on the Twins. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-12-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you Reds fans finally have reason for optimism with a solid young core of Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Edwin Encarnacion, Brandon Phillips, Chris Dickerson, Johnny Cueto, and Edinson Volquez? (Brandon from Charleston)	Absolutely, there's reason for optimism so long as Dusty Baker doesn't mangle those arms. I had the Reds as my sleeper team last year and while they didn't get there, most of the guys you mentioned are fascinating, with a ton of upside. The series I watched most closely all year long was when the Reds came to Yankee Stadium in late June. I don't see the Reds with a shot at the 2009 NL Central but I think third place is a possibility with the right moves this winter. One of which might be taking out a restraining order against Baker from coming to the ballpark. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-06-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Kind of a wierd question, can you say anything about how former prospects will often fade, then resurface? The extreme example is Hamilton, but Paul Wilson had a couple good years after faltering, Brandon Phillips, etc.... (David from Sonoma State University, CA)	It certianly happens, and it follows the scouting cliche of "tools play" (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	You compared Tim Beckham to Brian Roberts--could you elaborate? Brian Roberts at SS...Brian Roberts with more power...or simply Brian Roberts? (ddknowles77 from Eugene, OR)	I meant to say Brian Roberts and Brandon Phillips, because those are the types of do-everything players I see as Beckham's potential. Yes, Beckham gets more points because he's a true shortstop, and a truer shortstop than Phillips ever was. If he has more power than Roberts, I don't think he'll have more power than Phillips. He probably won't be as patient as Roberts, though. Some sort of hybrid of those two players is Beckham's ceiling, for me. And that's a pretty good ceiling for a SS, by the way. (Bryan Smith)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Are "busted prospects" the next Moneyball-type steals? Brandon Phillips, Josh Hamilton, etc. (Hank from Colorado)	Ha, good question. If anything, I think these guys teach organizations that it's never a good thing to quit on a guy with fantastic talent. Now the Rays had no choice with Hamilton, who was truly just a prescient pick by the Reds. But with Phillips, I think the Indians quit on him a little early. It was easy to do given that he was running his mouth, but I think you wait it out. (Bryan Smith)
2008-03-11 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Is it possible that 2 of the Reds' top 3 hitters won't even be in the Reds' Opening Day lineup with Votto and Bruce? In addition, will the other one of the top 3 (Dunn) be hitting 5th behind OBP-deficient Brandon Phillips? (birkem3 from Dayton)	One of the challenges the Reds face is that despite a good collection of hitters, they don't have a leadoff hitter. (The Cubs have this problem as well.) Brandon Phillips is a second baseman with speed, but should probably bat fourth for them. Or seventh. I'd lead off Keppinger, I guess, because he's a bad #2 guy (GIDPs) who could post a .350 OBP. Obviously, playing Votto and Bruce, especially Bruce, is the most important issue. The thing is, Hatteberg is a nice little player. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Where would BJ Upton rank on your list of 2B today? (tschiera from Brooklyn)	That's a good question, since he slots in nicely alongside Brandon Phillips (#3). Phillips probably has more power at present (I'm leaning towards his 75th-90th rather than his weighted mean, personally), but Upton will probably best him in average. Both of them are going to get you steals too, so it's a matter of team building preference. (Marc Normandin)
2008-01-25 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Any insight in to why Brandon Phillips scored so poorly in SFR? I'm no scout, but he consistently gets good jumps, moves well, and has very good hands. I just can't accept that Rich Aurilia played a better 2B than Phillips... (TheRedsMan from Chicago)	Great question. Well, SFR liked him back in 2003 when I had him at +5 :) So in 2006 I had him at -16 and 2007 he was -9. UZR has him at +3 in 2003 and -5 in 2006 and +3 (half season) in 2007. Simply put, I don't have any good answers at this point but it's not like UZR sees him as a super defender either. It's important to keep in mind that SFR for each infielder is affected by the guy(s) playing next to him. This is the case because it partitions ball that make it into the outfield. If Phillips has very poor defenders at first and (less so) at shortstop his numbers will be affected. There are also perhaps positioning issues that come into play that SFR can't address at a detailed level. Still, his numbers for me have been pretty consistently low and so it's kind of a mystery. (Dan Fox)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Will - tell me what to expect from B.J. Upton this year. Seems like he is knocking on the door of monster land. 40-40? (MDM from Glendale, MO)	I'm not sure if Brandon Phillips is on Upton's comparable list, but I think Upton has that kind of talent, if he applies himself. (Will Carroll)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Brandon Phillips just stole third with a left-handed hitter up. There were two on in the 8th with the hitter representing the tying run. He was safe on a close play, but the question must be asked: WHY? (David Laurila)

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