Desi Relaford Stats | Baseball Prospectus

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
16	3347	.243	.319	.347	80	5.2

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1996	PHI	22	15	44	7	2	0	0	3	9	0	1	0	.175	.233	.225	67	-1.7	-0.1	-0.5	0.0
1997	PHI	23	15	44	7	1	2	0	5	6	0	3	0	.184	.279	.316	81	-0.9	-0.1	-0.2	0.1
1998	PHI	24	142	546	121	25	3	5	33	87	3	9	5	.245	.293	.338	65	-23.0	1.2	-8.9	-0.9
1999	PHI	25	65	242	51	11	2	1	19	34	6	4	3	.242	.322	.327	70	-8.6	2.3	1.2	0.5
2000	PHI	26	83	313	56	12	3	3	48	45	9	5	0	.221	.363	.328	88	-3.2	3.8	-4.1	1.0
2000	SDN	26	45	189	32	2	0	2	27	26	3	8	0	.204	.330	.255	88	-2.0	1.0	-3.5	0.4
2001	NYN	27	120	340	91	27	0	8	27	65	5	13	5	.302	.364	.472	105	3.6	3.9	2.4	2.1
2002	SEA	28	112	376	88	13	2	6	33	51	6	10	3	.267	.339	.374	94	-1.3	1.1	-2.6	1.0
2003	KCA	29	141	557	127	27	5	8	40	70	6	20	4	.254	.315	.376	80	-12.4	3.7	-2.6	0.3
2004	KCA	30	114	430	84	14	0	6	34	56	8	5	4	.221	.296	.305	74	-13.1	3.2	4.3	0.7
2005	COL	31	73	238	47	13	2	1	22	42	4	3	3	.224	.308	.319	66	-9.6	2.5	0.4	0.2
2007	TEX	33	14	28	3	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	.115	.179	.115	60	-1.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
Career			939	3347	714	147	19	40	293	497	50	81	28	.243	.319	.347	80	-73.4	22.2	-14.2	5.2

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
1992	PEN	A+	CRL	130	495	.000	.000	.000	.260			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	JAX	AA	SOU	133	539	.000	.000	.000	.292			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	RIV	A+	CLF	99	465	.000	.000	.000	.378			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	JAX	AA	SOU	37	169	.000	.000	.000	.228			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	PCY	AA	SOU	90	397	.000	.000	.000	.325			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	TAC	AAA	PCL	30	128	.000	.000	.000	.287			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	PHI	MLB	NL	15	44	.262	.332	.422	.226	94	-4.9	1.4	0.4	67	10	-0.5	-0.1	-1.7	0.0
1996	SWB	AAA	INT	21	96	.000	.000	.000	.288			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	TAC	AAA	PCL	93	348	.000	.000	.000	.236			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	PHI	MLB	NL	15	44	.253	.331	.393	.219	100	-0.7	1.2	0.6	81	13	-0.2	-0.1	-0.9	0.1
1997	SWB	AAA	INT	0	567	.000	.000	.000	.299			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	PHI	MLB	NL	142	546	.261	.325	.405	.284	100	-23.3	14.2	7.4	65	7	-8.9	1.2	-23.0	-0.9
1999	PHI	MLB	NL	65	242	.269	.340	.428	.284	100	-9.6	6.6	3.5	70	10	1.2	2.3	-8.6	0.5
1999	CLR	A+	FSL	0	8	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	PHI	MLB	NL	83	313	.268	.333	.428	.257	106	-9	9.9	4.5	88	8	-4.1	3.8	-3.2	1.0
2000	SDN	MLB	NL	45	189	.263	.341	.427	.231	105	-7	6.0	2.7	88	8	-3.5	1.0	-2.0	0.4
2001	NYN	MLB	NL	120	340	.259	.327	.412	.356	94	13.6	10.1	1	105	12	2.4	3.9	3.6	2.1
2002	SEA	MLB	AL	112	376	.260	.329	.415	.294	95	1.1	10.8	1.6	94	12	-2.6	1.1	-1.3	1.0
2003	KCA	MLB	AL	141	557	.262	.325	.422	.280	103	-15.6	15.2	-0.5	80	7	-2.6	3.7	-12.4	0.3
2004	KCA	MLB	AL	114	430	.265	.330	.422	.242	102	-21.1	12.8	0.3	74	13	4.3	3.2	-13.1	0.7
2004	OMA	AAA	PCL	4	17	.000	.000	.000	.286			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	COL	MLB	NL	73	238	.261	.326	.415	.274	116	-9.9	6.8	1.9	66	8	0.4	2.5	-9.6	0.2
2005	CSP	AAA	PCL	3	16	.309	.373	.502	.444	113	0.4	0.5	0.1	98	0	-0.1	0.8	0.0	0.1
2005	SYR	AAA	INT	22	93	.273	.341	.430	.226	113	-2.8	2.8	-0.1	94	0	-2.4	1.8	-0.5	0.1
2006	MEM	AAA	PCL	11	38	.277	.341	.426	.154	99	-3.8	1.1	0	33	0	-0.9	-0.1	-2.8	-0.3
2007	TEX	MLB	AL	14	28	.259	.336	.409	.150	102	-4.6	0.8	0	60	10	0.0	-0.2	-1.3	-0.1
2007	OKL	AAA	PCL	88	364	.276	.343	.428	.302	103	-1.4	10.9	0.7	98	0	-5.1	-1.8	0.8	0.5

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
1992	PEN	A+	CRL	495	445	53	96	18	1	3	125	34	39	88	27	7	.216	.278	.281	.065	4	4
1993	JAX	AA	SOU	539	472	49	115	16	4	8	163	47	50	103	16	12	.244	.321	.345	.102	6	6
1994	RIV	A+	CLF	465	374	95	116	27	5	5	168	59	78	78	27	6	.310	.431	.449	.139	3	3
1994	JAX	AA	SOU	169	143	24	29	7	3	3	51	11	22	28	10	1	.203	.305	.357	.154	2	2
1995	TAC	AAA	PCL	128	113	20	27	5	1	2	40	7	13	24	6	0	.239	.317	.354	.115	0	0
1995	PCY	AA	SOU	397	352	51	101	11	2	7	137	27	41	58	25	9	.287	.363	.389	.102	2	2
1996	PHI	MLB	NL	44	40	2	7	2	0	0	9	1	3	9	1	0	.175	.233	.225	.050	0	1
1996	SWB	AAA	INT	96	85	12	20	4	1	1	29	11	8	19	7	1	.235	.305	.341	.106	1	1
1996	TAC	AAA	PCL	348	317	27	65	12	0	4	89	32	23	58	10	6	.205	.258	.281	.076	4	4
1997	PHI	MLB	NL	44	38	3	7	1	2	0	12	6	5	6	3	0	.184	.279	.316	.132	0	1
1997	SWB	AAA	INT	567	517	82	138	34	4	9	207	53	43	77	29	8	.267	.332	.400	.133	0	0
1998	PHI	MLB	NL	546	494	45	121	25	3	5	167	41	33	87	9	5	.245	.293	.338	.093	6	10
1999	PHI	MLB	NL	242	211	31	51	11	2	1	69	26	19	34	4	3	.242	.322	.327	.085	0	6
1999	CLR	A+	FSL	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.000	0	0
2000	SDN	MLB	NL	189	157	26	32	2	0	2	40	16	27	26	8	0	.204	.330	.255	.051	1	1
2000	PHI	MLB	NL	313	253	29	56	12	3	3	83	30	48	45	5	0	.221	.363	.328	.107	1	2
2001	NYN	MLB	NL	340	301	43	91	27	0	8	142	36	27	65	13	5	.302	.364	.472	.169	5	2
2002	SEA	MLB	AL	376	329	55	88	13	2	6	123	43	33	51	10	3	.267	.339	.374	.106	7	1
2003	KCA	MLB	AL	557	500	70	127	27	5	8	188	59	40	70	20	4	.254	.315	.376	.122	3	8
2004	OMA	AAA	PCL	17	15	1	4	1	0	0	5	3	2	1	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.067	0	0
2004	KCA	MLB	AL	430	380	45	84	14	0	6	116	34	34	56	5	4	.221	.296	.305	.084	4	4
2005	CSP	AAA	PCL	16	12	4	4	1	0	0	5	0	3	3	1	0	.333	.500	.417	.083	0	0
2005	SYR	AAA	INT	93	76	15	16	2	0	2	24	6	13	12	5	0	.211	.355	.316	.105	0	0
2005	COL	MLB	NL	238	210	24	47	13	2	1	67	16	22	42	3	3	.224	.308	.319	.095	1	1
2006	MEM	AAA	PCL	38	33	0	4	0	0	0	4	3	3	7	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.000	0	0
2007	OKL	AAA	PCL	364	316	45	84	17	2	6	123	52	41	54	6	0	.266	.354	.389	.123	2	2
2007	TEX	MLB	AL	28	26	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	6	0	1	.115	.179	.115	.000	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA

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
2005-03-28	2005-04-12	15-DL	15	6	Left	Knee	Cartilage Injury		-
2004-04-06	2004-04-29	15-DL	23	18	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
1999-06-18	1999-09-13	60-DL	87	79	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Ligament	1999-06-25	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2005	COL	$950,000
2004	KCA	$900,000
2003	KCA	$900,000
2002	SEA	$1,275,000
2001	NYN	$475,000
2000	PHI, SDN	$345,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$4,845,000
6 yr	Total	$4,845,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 46 d	Dan Lozano

Details

FA 10/07 designated for assignment 7/31/07
contract purchased 7/1/07
sent to minor-league camp 3/07 signed as a free agent from STL 2/07 (minor-league contract)
signed as a free agent from BAL 5/06 (minor-league contract)
released 3/06
signed as a free agent from COL 2/06 (minor-league contract)
released 8/05 designated for assignment 7/05
signed as a free agent from KC 1/05
1 year/$1.05M (05)+$1.25M 06 club option $0.1M buyout
05:$0.95M+$0.3M bonuses
06:$1.25M option $0.1M buyout (Relaford may void option & take buyout)
03:$0.9M, 04:$0.9M
signed as a free agent from SEA 1/03, 2 year/$1.8M (03-04)
non-tendered 12/02
1 year/$1.275M (02) acquired in trade from SEA 1/02
acquired in trade from NYM 12/01, 01:1 year/$0.475M, non-guaranteed k
designated for assignment 1/01

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index )

Rank	Score	Name	Year	DRC+	Trend

BP Annual Player Comments

Year		Comment
2005		Sometimes good ideas lead to bad outcomes. The two-year contract the Royals gave Relaford after the 2002 season appeared to be a fine use of $900,000 a year; Relaford was a 29-year-old middle infielder who had hit .284 over the previous two seasons. He was hitting .288 at the All-Star Break in 2003, when he hurt his wrist, and has since hit .216 over a span of more than 600 plate appearances. He'll continue his attempt to duplicate Mark McLemore's career as a Rockie.
2004		A wrist injury which prevented him from swinging the bat right-handed for the season's second half ruined his season, and maybe the Royals' year too: Relaford hit just .207/.279/.293 after the break. With a healthy wrist before in the first half, he hit .288/.341/.435, which is right around his performance level in 2001 and 2002. Relaford's talents are still more suited to a super-utility role than as the starting second baseman, but if he's the worst regular in the Royals' lineup, it will be their best offense in a while.
2003		Does anyone in baseball have cooler sideburns than Desi Relaford? Relaford got spot starts throughout the year, and Piniella eventually used him to replace Cirillo at third during September, another opportunity to tweak a high-level Gillick mistake. Relaford offers an average bat and glove in part-time duty, which makes him a strange bench player, since he’s not strong as a pinch hitter or as a defensive replacement. Now a Royal, he may be their starting shortstop.
2002		Relaford's offense in 2001 was a surprise to just about everyone. He was far more aggressive at the plate, and that approach paid off as he hit with far more authority than he had in previous major-league seasons. Defensively, Relaford is acceptable at second base and third base, but definitely subpar at shortstop. Traded to the Giants, he should get a lot of the playing time at third base and will outhit that projection.
2001		Desi Relaford suddenly learned how to take a walk. He also forgot how to field his position in a frustrating season that saw him waived by two teams in three months. Relaford established a career high with 75 walks, but 31 errors was a pretty good indication of his defensive play. He was claimed by the Mets; if they’re executing Plan B of Operation Alex Rodriguez, expect fans to be mildly disappointed.
2000		He rushed back from his hand injury and consequently was not very effective in September. Of course, his production wasn’t that spectacular before he was injured. He walks enough to be not completely useless as a #8 hitter, but the Phillies shouldn’t hesitate to replace him if a better option comes along.
1999		In April, he was a star; after that, he was Desi Relaford. Okay, that's disingenuous; his slump reached epic proportions and clearly destroyed his confidence. I think he could be an adequate all-around solution at short on a team with offense in the right places.
1998		Very small at 5'8", 155, Relaford bounced back from a horrible 1996 and finally brought a halt to an offensive slide that has followed his ascent through the minors. He’s terriffic defensively, with excellent range and a strong arm, and went back to shortstop this year—the Mariners had been trying to make a second sacker out of him, thanks to Alex Rodriguez. He appears to be the Phils’ starting shortstop for 1998, though, despite being completely overmatched in two September trials (.190 EqA).
1997		What is a minor league shortstop to do when the parent club has a phenomenal hitter who’s younger than you? You can try to play second base, but that wasn’t going too well. Or you can get traded, which is what happened here. He’s very quick in the field, but he’s hardly bigger than Ricky Otero, at 5' 8", 155. He’s shown some ability to hit for average and work a walk; he’s had trouble adjusting to every change in leagues, and his walks are down and strikeouts up since reaching AAA. He may simply be overmatched.
1996		Slick fielding middle infielder who's young, durable, and can hit. What's not to like? Most franchises would kill for the "problem" of having a guy like this stuck behind Rodriguez or Pozo.