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Birth Date12-26-1981
Height5' 11"
Weight195 lbs
Age42 years, 4 months, 0 days
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WARP Summary

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 DET 20 18 75 24 3 0 1 3 10 0 0 1 .333 .360 .417 93 -0.4 -0.3 2.5 0.5
2003 DET 21 69 244 49 6 1 0 18 37 0 6 3 .222 .278 .258 63 -10.4 4.3 7.5 1.1
2004 DET 22 142 556 133 27 9 16 40 112 1 13 7 .264 .317 .449 96 -1.8 1.8 -1.1 1.6
2005 DET 23 121 434 90 28 2 9 16 73 2 8 0 .222 .254 .367 67 -16.8 1.5 -0.6 -0.1
2006 DET 24 78 245 62 11 4 4 14 45 3 3 2 .277 .325 .415 85 -3.5 -0.6 0.0 0.2
2007 DET 25 66 178 45 6 1 2 9 29 0 4 1 .271 .307 .355 70 -6.2 1.5 -2.4 -0.1
2008 ATL 26 96 348 93 24 3 3 22 44 2 0 1 .293 .338 .416 98 0.1 -2.5 -2.1 0.6
2009 ATL 27 70 229 62 9 1 2 19 28 1 2 0 .305 .361 .389 99 0.5 1.4 -0.6 0.8
2010 ATL 28 134 506 151 15 3 8 29 62 0 7 6 .321 .359 .416 108 5.6 -0.9 4.0 2.4
2011 FLO 29 148 640 160 24 8 7 34 67 2 4 2 .276 .315 .382 94 -3.8 -1.7 22.8 3.6
2012 DET 30 64 241 58 7 5 4 9 23 0 7 2 .257 .283 .385 97 -0.6 0.3 -1.0 0.5
2012 MIA 30 85 347 94 23 2 8 12 42 1 10 1 .287 .312 .442 95 -1.8 5.0 6.8 2.0
2013 DET 31 118 476 144 24 3 10 20 44 0 5 2 .318 .345 .450 120 11.2 -0.2 5.1 3.0
2014 KCA 32 135 575 133 21 3 6 33 68 2 9 3 .252 .295 .337 88 -7.4 2.9 -13.4 -0.4
2015 KCA 33 124 455 97 23 7 2 9 69 0 2 2 .220 .234 .318 58 -20.4 -0.8 -6.2 -1.7
2016 KCA 34 39 149 32 9 1 0 9 23 0 0 0 .239 .279 .321 81 -3.1 2.5 0.7 0.4
Career1507569814272605382296776148033.271.308.38790-58.814.022.014.5

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 WMI A MDW 0 55 .000 .000 .000 .268 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 LAK A+ FSL 0 280 .000 .000 .000 .303 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 ERI AA EAS 132 599 .000 .000 .000 .354 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 DET MLB AL 18 75 .262 .316 .417 .377 99 0.6 2.2 0.9 93 17 2.5 -0.3 -0.4 0.5
2002 TOL AAA INT 120 474 .000 .000 .000 .291 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 DET MLB AL 69 244 .263 .328 .417 .263 95 -15.4 6.6 3.1 63 12 7.5 4.3 -10.4 1.1
2003 TOL AAA INT 64 257 .000 .000 .000 .245 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 DET MLB AL 142 556 .273 .338 .441 .308 103 0 16.5 0.9 96 8 -1.1 1.8 -1.8 1.6
2005 DET MLB AL 121 434 .268 .329 .427 .248 101 -21.8 12.5 1.9 67 9 -0.6 1.5 -16.8 -0.1
2006 DET MLB AL 78 245 .268 .331 .428 .328 107 -3.2 7.4 -0.8 85 12 0.0 -0.6 -3.5 0.2
2007 DET MLB AL 66 178 .270 .333 .425 .316 102 -6.7 5.3 0.4 70 9 -2.4 1.5 -6.2 -0.1
2007 TOL AAA INT 10 43 .249 .329 .364 .389 92 2.9 1.3 0.5 146 0 -0.1 -0.1 2.3 0.4
2008 ATL MLB NL 96 348 .259 .326 .408 .327 98 4.7 10.1 0.5 98 12 -2.1 -2.5 0.1 0.6
2008 RIC AAA INT 3 12 .271 .334 .433 .400 0.0 116 0 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1
2009 ATL MLB NL 70 229 .264 .334 .415 .339 95 2.8 6.6 0.2 99 7 -0.6 1.4 0.5 0.8
2009 ROM A SAL 5 20 .268 .326 .372 .333 84 1 0.6 0 129 0 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.2
2009 GWN AAA INT 1 4 .160 .233 .272 .000 105 0.9 0.1 0 121 0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
2010 ATL MLB NL 134 506 .258 .324 .400 .355 93 11.2 13.9 0.4 108 7 4.0 -0.9 5.6 2.4
2011 FLO MLB NL 148 640 .251 .313 .387 .298 94 4.1 17.3 -0.8 94 8 22.8 -1.7 -3.8 3.6
2011 JUP A+ FSL 1 5 .282 .332 .370 .600 81 1.2 0.1 0 163 0 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.0
2012 DET MLB AL 64 241 .259 .323 .414 .269 106 -5.4 6.6 -0.2 97 8 -1.0 0.3 -0.6 0.5
2012 MIA MLB NL 85 347 .251 .311 .404 .307 94 2.5 9.5 -0.4 95 8 6.8 5.0 -1.8 2.0
2013 DET MLB AL 118 476 .256 .319 .399 .333 100 11.6 12.5 -0.6 120 11 5.1 -0.2 11.2 3.0
2013 WMI A MID 2 6 .243 .307 .351 .500 101 0.5 0.2 -0.1 97 0 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0
2013 TOL AAA INT 5 21 .247 .320 .378 .235 96 -2.3 0.6 -0.1 82 0 -0.7 0.3 -0.7 -0.1
2013 VEN int WBC 2 9 .000 .000 .000 .444 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014 KCA MLB AL 135 575 .256 .314 .393 .275 102 -13.3 14.8 -0.7 88 9 -13.4 2.9 -7.4 -0.4
2014 OMA AAA PCL 3 11 .315 .362 .508 .571 99 0.2 0.3 -0.1 57 0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1
2015 KCA MLB AL 124 455 .254 .312 .406 .255 104 -25.9 12.3 -0.6 58 9 -6.2 -0.8 -20.4 -1.7
2016 KCA MLB AL 39 149 .259 .320 .419 .278 104 -4.3 4.2 -0.2 81 13 0.7 2.5 -3.1 0.4
2016 GWN AAA INT 27 116 .255 .310 .384 .232 106 -6.9 3.3 -0.2 50 0 0.3 -0.1 -7.4 -0.4
2017 TOL AAA INT 123 523 .260 .327 .403 .306 96 -8.1 15.5 -0.8 89 0 2.5 -0.7 -5.4 1.1

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 WMI A MDW 55 48 7 11 0 0 0 11 5 5 7 1 0 .229 .327 .229 .000 0 0
2000 LAK A+ FSL 280 259 35 71 11 0 2 88 24 20 29 11 5 .274 .329 .340 .066 0 0
2001 ERI AA EAS 599 540 86 163 21 4 2 198 62 46 87 27 12 .302 .356 .367 .065 4 4
2002 TOL AAA INT 474 436 49 117 16 8 4 161 51 28 49 19 15 .268 .309 .369 .101 5 5
2002 DET MLB AL 75 72 4 24 3 0 1 30 6 3 10 0 1 .333 .360 .417 .083 0 0
2003 DET MLB AL 244 221 24 49 6 1 0 57 8 18 37 6 3 .222 .278 .258 .036 2 3
2003 TOL AAA INT 257 224 28 50 10 0 2 66 18 22 32 22 4 .223 .294 .295 .071 6 6
2004 DET MLB AL 556 503 69 133 27 9 16 226 55 40 112 13 7 .264 .317 .449 .185 5 7
2005 DET MLB AL 434 406 36 90 28 2 9 149 43 16 73 8 0 .222 .254 .367 .145 2 8
2006 DET MLB AL 245 224 35 62 11 4 4 93 25 14 45 3 2 .277 .325 .415 .138 2 2
2007 TOL AAA INT 43 38 3 14 2 0 0 16 4 4 2 1 0 .368 .429 .421 .053 0 0
2007 DET MLB AL 178 166 24 45 6 1 2 59 17 9 29 4 1 .271 .307 .355 .084 1 2
2008 ATL MLB NL 348 317 45 93 24 3 3 132 40 22 44 0 1 .293 .338 .416 .123 5 2
2008 RIC AAA INT 12 11 3 4 1 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .091 0 0
2009 GWN AAA INT 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.000 0 0
2009 ATL MLB NL 229 203 24 62 9 1 2 79 27 19 28 2 0 .305 .361 .389 .084 4 2
2009 ROM A SAL 20 17 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 .294 .400 .294 .000 0 0
2010 ATL MLB NL 506 471 65 151 15 3 8 196 47 29 62 7 6 .321 .359 .416 .096 2 4
2011 FLO MLB NL 640 579 55 160 24 8 7 221 49 34 67 4 2 .276 .315 .382 .105 8 17
2011 JUP A+ FSL 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 .000 0 0
2012 MIA MLB NL 347 328 42 94 23 2 8 145 33 12 42 10 1 .287 .312 .442 .155 2 4
2012 DET MLB AL 241 226 27 58 7 5 4 87 20 9 23 7 2 .257 .283 .385 .128 2 4
2013 DET MLB AL 476 453 54 144 24 3 10 204 51 20 44 5 2 .318 .345 .450 .132 3 0
2013 VEN int WBC 9 9 2 4 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .667 .222 0 0
2013 WMI A MID 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .000 0 0
2013 TOL AAA INT 21 19 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .000 0 0
2014 KCA MLB AL 575 528 50 133 21 3 6 178 66 33 68 9 3 .252 .295 .337 .085 7
2014 OMA AAA PCL 11 11 1 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .091 0
2015 KCA MLB AL 455 440 39 97 23 7 2 140 44 9 69 2 2 .220 .234 .318 .098 4 2
2016 GWN AAA INT 116 110 8 23 5 1 1 33 9 3 16 0 1 .209 .226 .300 .091 2 1
2016 KCA MLB AL 149 134 16 32 9 1 0 43 11 9 23 0 0 .239 .279 .321 .082 4 2
2017 TOL AAA INT 523 489 46 138 31 0 3 178 37 24 50 3 6 .282 .315 .364 .082 5 3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 1208 0.5149 0.4421 0.8558 0.5965 0.2782 0.9326 0.6810 0.1442 0.0065
2009 818 0.4902 0.3985 0.8313 0.5561 0.2470 0.9283 0.6214 0.1687 0.0069
2010 1790 0.5223 0.4140 0.8623 0.5412 0.2749 0.9348 0.7064 0.1377 -0.0025
2011 2226 0.5238 0.4474 0.8785 0.5755 0.3066 0.9672 0.6954 0.1215 -0.0031
2012 1972 0.5137 0.4670 0.8523 0.6170 0.3087 0.9344 0.6791 0.1477 0.0051
2013 1567 0.5361 0.4499 0.8326 0.6071 0.2682 0.9196 0.6051 0.1674 0.0001
2014 1996 0.5090 0.4158 0.8422 0.5699 0.2561 0.9067 0.6932 0.1578 -0.0009
2015 1555 0.5029 0.4688 0.7997 0.5946 0.3415 0.9269 0.5758 0.2003 0.0076
2016 524 0.4752 0.4714 0.7611 0.6024 0.3527 0.9000 0.5464 0.2389 0.0000
Career136560.51430.44150.84370.58370.29060.93140.65880.15630.0016

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
2014-08-26 2014-08-30 DTD 4 4 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2014-07-03 2014-07-05 DTD 2 1 - Low Back Tightness -
2014-05-07 2014-05-26 15-DL 19 17 - Low Back Cartilage Injury Disk Injury - -
2014-04-08 2014-04-11 DTD 3 2 - Sprain and Laceration From HBP - -
2014-03-17 2014-03-31 Camp 14 0 Right Arm Soreness - -
2014-03-01 2014-03-09 Camp 8 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2013-08-18 2013-08-20 DTD 2 1 - Low Back Stiffness - -
2013-07-04 2013-08-12 15-DL 39 33 Left Ankle Sprain - -
2013-05-01 2013-05-02 DTD 1 1 - Knee Soreness - -
2012-10-29 2012-10-29 DTD 0 0 Left Hand Fracture 5th Metacarpal Non-displaced Fracture - -
2012-10-17 2012-10-18 DTD 1 0 Right Thumb Sprain - -
2012-04-28 2012-04-28 DTD 0 0 - Groin Soreness - -
2012-04-18 2012-04-21 DTD 3 3 - Thigh Tightness Hamstring - -
2012-04-14 2012-04-15 DTD 1 1 Left Groin Strain - -
2011-09-29 2011-09-29 DTD 0 0 Left Lower Leg Contusion Calf - -
2011-08-05 2011-08-20 15-DL 15 14 Right Fingers Fracture Middle Finger - -
2011-05-06 2011-05-06 DTD 0 0 Lower Leg Contusion Foul Ball -
2011-04-30 2011-04-30 DTD 0 0 Right Thigh Soreness Hamstring - -
2011-03-17 2011-03-17 Camp 0 0 Left Elbow Contusion HBP -
2010-12-16 2010-12-16 Off 0 0 Abdomen Surgery Umbilical Hernia and Gall Bladder 2010-12-16
2010-06-11 2010-06-18 DTD 7 6 Left Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2009-05-21 2009-08-11 15-DL 82 73 Left Hand Surgery 5th Metacarpal HBP 2009-05-22
2008-07-06 2008-07-22 15-DL 16 11 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2008-06-26 2008-07-01 DTD 5 3 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2008-03-21 2008-05-08 60-DL 48 32 Left Hand Recovery From Surgery 5th Metacarpal Fracture 2008-01-18
2008-01-18 2008-01-18 Off 0 0 Left Hand Surgery 5th Metacarpal Fracture 2008-01-18
2005-03-09 2005-03-20 Camp 11 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2004-02-29 2004-03-20 Camp 20 0 Low Back Soreness -
2003-05-20 2003-05-23 DTD 3 3 Low Back Soreness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 KCA $8,000,000
2017 DET $
2016 KCA $7,750,000
2015 KCA $7,500,000
2014 KCA $5,000,000
2013 DET $4,000,000
2012 MIA $4,000,000
2011 FLO $2,500,000
2010 ATL $2,225,000
2009 ATL $1,850,000
2008 ATL $1,400,000
2007 DET $1,300,000
2006 DET $385,000
2005 DET $355,000
2004 DET $305,000
2003 DET $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
15 yrPrevious$46,870,000
15 yrTotal$46,870,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
13 y 27 dGene Mato1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/9/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 4 years/$30.25M (2014-17), plus 2018 club option. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/16/13. 14:$5M, 15:$7.5M, 16:$7.75M, 17:$8M, 18:$10M club option, $2M buyout. With All-Star selection or Silver Slugger award, subsequent salaries increase $0.25M. DFA by Kansas City 6/15/16 ($14,616,120 remaining on contract). Released 6/21/16. Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 6/30/16 (minor-league contract). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 7/6/16 (minor-league contract). Released by Atlanta 8/16/16.
  • 2 years/$8M (2012-13). Signed extension with Florida 9/27/11. 12:$4M, 13:$4M. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Miami 7/23/12.
  • 2 years/$4.325M (2009-10), plus 2011 club option. Signed extension with Atlanta 1/12/09 (avoided arbitration. 09:$1.85M, 10:$2.225M, 11:$2.5M club option, $0.25M buyout. Performance bonuses for PAs 180-580 ($0.3M in 2009, $0.775M in 2010, $1M in 2011). Atlanta exercised 2011 option 11/2/10. Acquired by Florida in trade from Atlanta 11/16/10 (Dan Uggla deal).
  • 1 year/$1.4M (2008). Signed by Atlanta 1/17/08 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.3M (2007). Re-signed by Detroit 1/07 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Detroit 11/12/07 (as part of deal, Cubs pay $2M of Jacque Jones' $5M 2008 salary). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Cubs 12/4/07.
  • 1 year/$0.385M (2006). Re-signed by Detroit 3/06.
  • 1 year/$0.355M (2005). Re-signed by Detroit 3/05.
  • 1 year/$0.305M (2004). Re-signed by Detroit 2/04.
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2003). Re-signed by Detroit 3/03.
  • 1 year (2002). Contract purchased by Detroit 9/7/02.
  • Signed by Detroit 1999 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

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
90o 378 36 94 21 2 6 37 20 61 2 2 .268 .311 .390 77 5.6 2B 1, SS 0 0.7
80o 360 32 85 19 2 5 33 18 59 1 2 .254 .296 .367 70 1.1 2B 0, SS 0 0.2
70o 347 30 78 17 1 5 31 17 58 1 2 .241 .282 .347 65 -1.8 2B 0, SS 0 -0.1
60o 335 28 73 16 1 5 30 16 56 1 1 .233 .273 .339 60 -4.2 2B 0, SS 0 -0.4
50o 325 27 68 15 1 4 28 15 55 1 1 .224 .263 .319 56 -6.3 2B 0, SS 0 -0.6
40o 315 25 64 14 1 4 26 14 54 1 1 .217 .256 .312 52 -8.2 2B 0, SS 0 -0.8
30o 303 23 60 13 1 4 25 13 53 1 1 .211 .248 .305 48 -10.1 2B 0, SS 0 -1.0
20o 290 22 54 12 1 3 23 12 51 1 1 .198 .235 .282 42 -12.1 2B 0, SS 0 -1.2
10o 272 19 49 11 1 3 21 10 49 1 1 .191 .222 .276 35 -14.5 2B 0, SS 0 -1.5
Weighted Mean3282770161428155611.228.267.32657-5.72B 0, SS 0-0.6

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DateQuestionAnswer
2014-10-17 12:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think of Christian Colon? He had a nice 2014 and seems like a solid 2b. What do you see his future as and will he get a chance to start for the Royals? Want to know more about him. Thx.
(Cristobal Colon from Pasadena, CA)		A certain segment of Royals fans will always link Colon with Chris Sale, which is a fair standard for the organization, but somewhat unfair for Colon. He impressed team officials by embracing his utility role this season. When the club traded Danny Valencia in July, they said the imperative was getting Colon to the majors. It would make some sense for Colon to get 250-300 at-bats next season as a backup for Omar Infante and a right-handed complement to Mike Moustakas at third base.

But, who knows. (Andy McCullough)
2014-10-17 12:00:00 (link to chat)The Royals come to you and say "bruh, this walk-up music we're using sucks. You like music, don't you? Choose the walk-up music for this whole lineup..." Nine players, nine songs. GO!
(Bruh from Club)		I did this in a mailbag bag in August. Forgive the jumbled up lineup:

1. Nori Aoki: "The Downfall of Us All" by A Day To Remember. This would just be an amusing way to start the first inning.

2. Omar Infante: "Mojo So Dope" by Kid Cudi. Omar is a laid-back fellow.

3. Salvador Perez: "Simon Says" by Pharoah Monche. The Godzilla introduction would be excellent.

4. Billy Butler: "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart. A classic for the perpetually put-upon DH.

5. Alex Gordon: "Put On" by Young Jeezy. Either this, or "My Hero" by Foo Fighters. Or "The Best" by Tina Turner. I doubt Gordon would like the latter choices.

6. Josh Willingham: "Top Notch" by Manchester Orchestra. Non-descript rock music.

7. Lorenzo Cain: "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake. Smoother than LoCain flagging down a line drive in center.

8. Mike Moustakas: "You Wanted More" by Tonic. What? It's a good guitar riff.

9. Alcides Escobar: "Bowtie" by Outkast. I don't know. Feels like it fits. (Andy McCullough)
2014-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is Dustin Pedroia and good comp for Rougned Odor or is that more on the optimistic side? Both play with a lot of intensity, power in the 15-20 HR range, 35-40 doubles, hit between 280 - .300? Pedroia may strikeout less, but, to me, those seem like reasonable numbers for Odor.
(Lorenzo from Jacksonville)		Giving anyone that comp would be VERY optimistic. Probably more Omar Infante, but perfect world stuff would be the Pedroia stuff (Paul Sporer)
2013-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Will Hernan Perez do a good job replacing Omar Infante at 2B? Or do they go to FA to find a replacement
(Bob from LA)		If the Tigers are serious about making another run at a World Series, I think they need to do one of two things -- assuming the number one thing is a healthy Miguel Cabrera -- and that's either find an offense upgrade at second base or left field. If they do something big in left field, then they can probably survive with Perez at second base. If they need some offense out of the position, that's not going to end well. He's not ready in that respect, and I'm not sure he's ever going to have the bat to be more than utility guy. (Mark Anderson)
2013-11-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)I understand no qualifying offer for Jhonny Peralta, but Omar Infante and Joaquin Benoit? They need both guys and now if they don't sign they don't get a draft pick either.
(DetroitDale from Tallahassee (eternal spring training))		What relievers have ever made qualifying offer money? Rivera, and...Rivera. Papelbon, almost. Benoit is good, but he's not going to get that on the open market. I agree that there was a more compelling case to make for extending the QO to Infante. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Just wondering if there's any hope for Ryan Raburn or Sean Rodriguez now. I thought they were great MI sleepers in April.
(Francisco from Toronto)		Raburn's BABIP is only .225 where's he's been comfortably over .300 in previous seasons. He appears to be walking and striking out at about the same rate as last season, but he wasn't really that valuable last season. I'd want to check out his approach a little bit more closely to see what's changed, but unless his bat speed is totally gone, he'll probably be better in the second half. But he won't be so much better that the Tigers will regret getting Omar Infante.

Sean Rodirguez just isn't that good a hitter. The problem this year is he's walking less than last season (and his BABIP in 2010 hasn't been repeated), but he could still be useful as super-sub reserve in real life. In fantasy, I don't see it. (Dan Turkenkopf)
2010-10-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Can you give me a good reason why Omar Infante should not be the Braves' starting shortstop next year? He can field, and he's proved he can hit at least as well as your garden-variety Jeter.
(John from Atlanta)		Because the Braves have plenty of experience with Infante breaking down, the ability to notice that A-Gonz has had his own failings health-wise, and there aren't a lot of great options to pick from on the open market. I think it's great that the Braves have a nice stack at shortstop already set aside, because look at how many clubs are short at short. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-07-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)NL All-Stars: Omar Infante vs. Joey Votto - discuss.
(GBSimons from Boise, ID)		The internet has already expressed its displeasure at the pick, so I don't have much to add. However, if we're going to blame someone, we should blame Bud Selig instead of Charlie Manuel, since MLB apparently decreed that a utility player must be present for each side.

Chinese food is here--I'll tip well. It's hot out there. (Ben Lindbergh)
2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Jay, how do the Braves fix their absolute mess of an outfield, now and down the road?
(steveomd from Ohio)		Start by pulling the ol' switcheroo the next time the traveling secretary hands out plane tickets to Jeff Francoeur and Garret Anderson, maybe something along the lines of a flight to Tijuana via Nova Scotia.

I'd start with the assumption that McLouth should be playing a corner position (does he have the arm for right?), platoon Gregor Blanco and Omar Infante in center, at least until you're satisfied Schafer is ready, and try to find a lefty bat that can match with Matt Diaz in left. And look forward to the day when Jason Heyward is ready (two years?). (Jay Jaffe)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-07-13 16:30:00All-Star GameSeriously, look at the NL's bullpen - can someone explain to me how Omar Infante is one of the five least-deserving All-Stars? (Colin Wyers)
 

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