Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
13	5785	.271	.307	.383	72	9.0

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1999	MIN	21	131	456	95	12	3	1	22	90	3	9	7	.226	.267	.276	29	-41.4	4.4	2.2	-1.5
2000	MIN	22	156	690	156	25	20	8	46	101	2	28	10	.247	.299	.388	65	-28.8	8.0	1.3	1.1
2001	MIN	23	118	527	149	28	14	10	21	78	5	25	8	.302	.337	.477	90	-4.3	1.5	7.1	2.7
2002	MIN	24	148	656	170	31	6	9	17	79	2	12	13	.273	.292	.385	67	-24.0	1.9	-7.3	-0.2
2003	MIN	25	143	585	143	15	14	3	30	79	5	18	9	.268	.311	.365	73	-17.5	1.2	-3.1	0.4
2004	MIN	26	145	624	158	31	4	8	30	64	1	10	5	.274	.309	.384	75	-18.5	5.6	-0.1	1.4
2005	WAS	27	142	492	100	19	6	4	25	76	1	7	4	.219	.260	.314	53	-27.8	1.4	-6.5	-1.2
2007	WAS	29	46	192	57	6	6	2	15	21	1	2	0	.328	.380	.466	100	0.7	1.1	-4.2	0.6
2008	WAS	30	138	612	183	35	5	9	23	57	5	6	5	.316	.345	.440	99	0.8	-0.4	8.3	3.5
2009	WAS	31	135	555	151	24	7	6	16	75	1	4	5	.284	.306	.390	79	-12.6	2.7	3.7	1.7
2010	TEX	32	15	50	7	1	0	0	3	10	0	0	0	.152	.204	.174	73	-1.5	-1.2	-0.3	-0.2
2010	WAS	32	89	346	90	11	4	2	17	53	5	4	2	.282	.327	.361	72	-10.7	0.8	6.6	0.7
Career			1406	5785	1459	238	89	62	265	783	31	125	68	.271	.307	.383	72	-185.4	27.0	7.9	9.0

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
1997	GRB	A	SAL	0	522	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	TAM	A+	FSL	0	15	.000	.000	.000	.308			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	NBR	AA	EAS	0	588	.000	.000	.000	.344			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MIN	MLB	AL	131	456	.276	.347	.438	.282	100	-36.8	12.7	6.6	29	8	2.2	4.4	-41.4	-1.5
2000	MIN	MLB	AL	156	690	.274	.345	.440	.281	88	-8.9	21.7	9.9	65	5	1.3	8.0	-28.8	1.1
2001	MIN	MLB	AL	118	527	.272	.337	.436	.343	101	5	15.7	7.2	90	8	7.1	1.5	-4.3	2.7
2002	MIN	MLB	AL	148	656	.266	.330	.427	.298	97	-14.1	18.9	8.6	67	7	-7.3	1.9	-24.0	-0.2
2003	MIN	MLB	AL	143	585	.266	.331	.424	.307	100	-8.5	15.9	7.9	73	8	-3.1	1.2	-17.5	0.4
2004	MIN	MLB	AL	145	624	.271	.334	.440	.295	101	-15	18.6	8.5	75	10	-0.1	5.6	-18.5	1.4
2005	WAS	MLB	NL	142	492	.262	.325	.415	.254	90	-26.5	14.2	6.5	53	10	-6.5	1.4	-27.8	-1.2
2007	WAS	MLB	NL	46	192	.275	.336	.426	.359	94	10.2	5.7	2.6	100	15	-4.2	1.1	0.7	0.6
2008	WAS	MLB	NL	138	612	.263	.331	.413	.337	95	16.1	17.7	8.1	99	9	8.3	-0.4	0.8	3.5
2009	WAS	MLB	NL	135	555	.262	.331	.417	.322	96	-5	16.0	6.9	79	7	3.7	2.7	-12.6	1.7
2010	TEX	MLB	AL	15	50	.260	.320	.419	.194	102	-6.2	1.4	0.1	73	10	-0.3	-1.2	-1.5	-0.2
2010	WAS	MLB	NL	89	346	.260	.325	.405	.331	93	-4.5	9.5	0.2	72	10	6.6	0.8	-10.7	0.7
2010	FRI	AA	TXS	4	16	.270	.320	.382	.333	94	1.3	0.5	0.1	158	0	-0.1	-0.3	0.9	0.1

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
1997	TAM	A+	FSL	15	14	4	4	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	1	.286	.333	.286	.000	0	0
1997	GRB	A	SAL	522	495	68	135	21	4	4	176	52	17	105	23	12	.273	.310	.356	.083	0	0
1998	NBR	AA	EAS	588	566	68	157	29	5	1	199	40	21	111	23	14	.277	.304	.352	.074	0	0
1999	MIN	MLB	AL	456	420	47	95	12	3	1	116	26	22	90	9	7	.226	.267	.276	.050	4	7
2000	MIN	MLB	AL	690	631	89	156	25	20	8	245	54	46	101	28	10	.247	.299	.388	.141	4	7
2001	MIN	MLB	AL	527	493	80	149	28	14	10	235	51	21	78	25	8	.302	.337	.477	.174	0	8
2002	MIN	MLB	AL	656	623	80	170	31	6	9	240	59	17	79	12	13	.273	.292	.385	.112	6	8
2003	MIN	MLB	AL	585	534	78	143	15	14	3	195	53	30	79	18	9	.268	.311	.365	.097	4	12
2004	MIN	MLB	AL	624	576	84	158	31	4	8	221	46	30	64	10	5	.274	.309	.384	.109	4	13
2005	WAS	MLB	NL	492	456	39	100	19	6	4	143	31	25	76	7	4	.219	.260	.314	.094	2	8
2007	WAS	MLB	NL	192	174	31	57	6	6	2	81	14	15	21	2	0	.328	.380	.466	.138	2	0
2008	WAS	MLB	NL	612	579	77	183	35	5	9	255	55	23	57	6	5	.316	.345	.440	.124	4	1
2009	WAS	MLB	NL	555	531	74	151	24	7	6	207	52	16	75	4	5	.284	.306	.390	.105	1	6
2010	WAS	MLB	NL	346	319	44	90	11	4	2	115	25	17	53	4	2	.282	.327	.361	.078	2	3
2010	FRI	AA	TXS	16	13	1	4	0	0	0	4	3	3	1	1	0	.308	.438	.308	.000	0	0
2010	TEX	MLB	AL	50	46	4	7	1	0	0	8	1	3	10	0	0	.152	.204	.174	.022	0	1

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1879	0.4795	0.4513	0.8785	0.5960	0.3180	0.9479	0.7588	0.1215	0.0064
2009	1784	0.4972	0.4725	0.8470	0.5953	0.3512	0.9375	0.6952	0.1530	0.0001
2010	1346	0.4777	0.4391	0.8291	0.5739	0.3158	0.8970	0.7162	0.1709	0.0187
Career	5009	0.4853	0.4556	0.8540	0.5898	0.3292	0.9305	0.7247	0.1460	0.0075

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
2012-03-24	2012-03-28	Camp	4	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2011-03-04	2011-03-04	FA	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2010-08-14	2010-09-01	15-DL	18	17	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2010-06-27	2010-06-29	DTD	2	2		Neck	Stiffness		-
2010-06-11	2010-06-12	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Soreness		-
2009-10-08	2009-10-08	Off	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Debridement	2009-10-08
2009-09-24	2009-09-24	DTD	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2009-08-28	2009-08-29	DTD	1	1	Bilateral	Foot	Bunion		-
2009-07-17	2009-07-19	DTD	2	2	Right	Foot	Bunion		-
2009-05-30	2009-06-02	DTD	3	2		Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2009-04-14	2009-04-29	15-DL	15	12	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-03-10	2009-03-17	Camp	7	0	Left		Laceration	Little Toe	-
2008-09-22	2008-09-26	DTD	4	2		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2008-08-14	2008-08-21	DTD	7	6	Left	Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2008-07-30	2008-08-02	DTD	3	3	Left	Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2008-07-26	2008-07-29	DTD	3	2	Left	Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2008-06-26	2008-06-27	DTD	1	0	Left	Thumb	Contusion	Thumb	-
2007-06-25	2007-09-21	60-DL	88	78	Left	Thumb	Surgery	Ligament	2007-06-25
2007-04-03	2007-05-06	15-DL	33	29	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2006-03-24	2006-10-03	60-DL	193	162	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	SLAP Labrum Tear	2006-05-08
2006-03-10	2006-03-24	Camp	14	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2005-08-10	2005-08-12	DTD	2	2		Face	Dermatological Issue	Mouth	-
2005-07-01	2005-07-14	DTD	13	10	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2005-05-10	2005-05-13	DTD	3	2	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2004-09-30	2004-10-01	DTD	1	1		Neck	Spasms		-
2004-07-20	2004-07-26	DTD	6	6		Low Back	Spasms		-
2004-07-15	2004-07-16	DTD	1	1			Nosebleed		-
2004-02-24	2004-02-26	Camp	2	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2003-08-30	2003-09-02	DTD	3	3		Low Back	Soreness		-
2003-06-22	2003-06-24	DTD	2	1	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2003-06-17	2003-06-18	DTD	1	1		Foot	Soreness		-
2001-07-14	2001-08-17	15-DL	34	32	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
1999-05-27	1999-06-10	15-DL	14	12	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	CLE	$
2010	WAS, TEX	$8,000,000
2009	WAS	$8,000,000
2008	WAS	$4,200,000
2007	WAS	$4,200,000
2006	WAS	$4,200,000
2005	WAS	$4,200,000
2004	MIN	$3,700,000
2003	MIN	$2,525,000
2002	MIN	$1,425,000
2001	MIN	$325,000
2000	MIN	$230,000

Years	Description	Salary
12 yr	Previous	$41,005,000
12 yr	Total	$41,005,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y	Stan King	1 year (2012)

Details

1 year (2012). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/21/12 (minor-league contract).
2 years/$16M (2009-10). Signed extension with Washington 7/22/08. 09:$8M, 10:$8M. Acquired by Texas in trade with Washington 7/30/10 (Nationals paid Rangers about $2M as part of deal).
4 years/$16.8M (2005-08). Signed by Washington as a free agent 11/04. 05-08: $4.2M annually.
4 years/$9M (2001-04), plus 2005 club option. Signed extension with Minnesota 2001. 01:$0.325M, 02:$1.425M, 03:$2.525M, 04:$3.7M, 05:$5.4M club option ($0.75M buyout).

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

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Date	Question	Answer
2010-08-02 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Since I believe the Nats will sign Adam Dunn, I am more interested in the other 2 trades Mike Rizzo made: 1. You didn't seem terribly impressed with the Wilson Ramos trade, although you didn't pan it. Has Ramos taken a big hit to his reputation this year? 2. Folks seem a lot more impressed with Cristian Guzman than we in DC were, although he is a good enough guy. I know the Nats didn't get much for him, but I was surprised they got even 2 AA pitchers. Why the sudden love folks have for Guzman? (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA)	I think Ramos took a hit because he's basically a batting average-dependent producer, but at his age, there's still some room for growth, and I guess I'm more depressed over what this meant for Flores' situation. It was a pretty decent flip, in that Ramos isn't going to be the next Wil Nieves, he could start and not be the worst regular catcher in baseball. As for Guzman, LASIK may have helped his ability to hit singles more frequently, but it didn't seem to do him any favors in the field. He's an adequate middle infielder with no power, patience, or speed, so getting worked up over him is sort of silly. He's a decent veteran placeholder, but getting him is more of an insurance move for the Rangers than cause for jubilation. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-06-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	The way I see it, there's about 10 or more contenders that could use middle infield help. Cristian Guzman, for all his flaws, hits better than most current solutions in Boston, TB, Minn, Detroit, NYMets, Cinci and all but about 3 hitters on San Diego, to name a few teams. Do you think the Nats will finally be able to move him? (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	The problem is that Guzman's making $8 million this year, so Washington's going to have to pick up a good chunk of the remaining bread in order to get anything of substance back for him, and even then, the fact that he's probably not going to be a Type A free agent and generate much in the way of compensation lowers the level of attraction for the team acquiring him as well. I do think there are potential fits out there - the Mets and Tigers, especially, and maybe the Bosox too now that Pedroia's down. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	It seems that Mike Rizzo has increased the credibility of the Nationals within baseball, but there are more moves to be made to increase the number of wins they will have. Should the Nats have Orlando Hudson, Adam Kennedy or Cristian Guzman at 2nd base? Which veteran pitcher should they sign? Would accomplishing both moves mean much for their record in 2010? (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA)	There is no doubt that Mike Rizzo is extremely well respected in the game and I have no doubts he has the Nats on the right course. Normally, I'd say go with the kids in their case but they need to establish some crediblity in their market now. THus, I'd suggest they sign Hudson and Doug Davis. (John Perrotto)
2009-09-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I don't know if a hard slide knocked his LASIK repaired cornea out of whack, but Cristian Guzman has hit .259/.289/.365 since mid-May. Should the Nats move him to 2B or just move on? It seems with Desmond at SS, they could sign or find something better at 2B than Guzman. What are your thoughts? (Charlie from Bethesda)	I don't think the Nats are in a position where they can afford to sign a frontline free agent middle infielder (say, Orlando Hudson) AND keep Guzman around, so i suspect they'll take the path of least resistance and keep him. Guzman's performed surprisingly well (.306/.336/.425) over the first three years of a deal that was nearly universally ridiculed at the time, and the $8 million he's got coming to him looks sort of reasonable for next year. As to how he fits into the middle infield with Desmond, I don't know enough about the latter's fielding prowess to tell you which of them should be at short; Guzman's a slightly below-average fielder there according to UZR. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Christian Guzman... is he really going to be as good as his projections say? Are his comps all late bloomers? (krissbeth from watertown)	I just have a very real problem with taking Cristian Guzman all that seriously, but happily, Jim Bowden keeps him locked down with the Nats, essentially making the question academic (or one for the realm of fantasy). Snark aside, he's come back better than I expected as a hitter, but his comps (Schoendienst, Julio Franco, Michael Young, and Grudz) are cause for continuing optimism. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Same gun to your head, NL side? (strupp from Madison)	Mets, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Braves. I'm much less confident over here. The only teams I could not possibly see making the postseason are the Padres, Pirates and the Nationals, and even the Nats could be frisky if all the young hitters click and Cristian Guzman...well, I'm not going there. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Big logjam in the middle infield for the Nats and it appears Trader Jim's having trouble finding a taker for Lopez. What do you think will happen? (macman from DC)	I'm not sure "big logjam" is the term I'd use, but "corpse-choked gully" would be too cruel. We're talking Ronnie Belliard and Cristian Guzman, and I wouldn't want to bank on either. The real problem is that Lopez really isn't much of a shortstop, so any proposition of using him again as the swing middle infielder to cover for whichever starter breaks first runs up against that. Teams looking for a shortstop (like the Orioles) shouldn't put too much value on Lopez, and haven't. I guess I don't see the depth, in case they deal Lopez. Pete Orr? Willie Harris? We're talking second base types who can't really play short either. Aaron Boone can't really play third. It makes for a potentially oddly disjointed bench. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Love your work on TA and the chats. My Nats question for this year: whither Felipe Lopez? (Rinalro from DC)	Starting shortstop. I really don't think Cristian Guzman's back, or that he'll stay healthy. (Christina Kahrl)

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