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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
11 2580 .263 .362 .468 117 13.8
Birth Date8-26-1975
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age48 years, 7 months, 2 days
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ThrowsR
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
2000 HOU 24 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 65 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1
2002 HOU 26 49 153 32 7 2 3 18 25 3 2 0 .242 .346 .394 96 -0.1 -0.9 -1.8 0.2
2003 HOU 27 127 441 112 15 1 25 48 60 6 7 2 .291 .377 .530 130 18.3 -1.0 -0.3 3.0
2004 HOU 28 131 456 113 20 3 10 36 46 0 6 4 .275 .330 .411 94 -2.4 1.8 -3.3 1.1
2005 HOU 29 150 624 149 30 3 36 85 119 8 6 7 .283 .388 .557 137 27.9 -2.4 4.8 5.1
2006 HOU 30 127 495 91 17 1 23 101 96 4 1 4 .235 .396 .463 131 22.4 -1.5 0.4 3.7
2007 HOU 31 85 259 52 10 0 8 31 48 0 0 1 .232 .323 .384 97 0.2 -0.4 -1.6 0.7
2007 SDN 31 30 65 13 3 0 4 7 19 0 0 0 .224 .308 .483 98 0.1 -0.5 0.7 0.2
2008 NYA 32 28 80 15 0 0 1 6 22 0 0 1 .203 .263 .243 62 -3.5 0.0 -1.1 -0.2
Career731258057910210110332436212219.263.362.46811762.7-5.3-2.013.8

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
1998 AUB A- NYP 0 248 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 KIS A+ FSL 0 504 .000 .000 .000 .270 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 HOU MLB NL 4 7 .266 .359 .372 .333 126 -0.6 0.2 0 65 8 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1
2000 ROU AA TXS 0 583 .000 .000 .000 .336 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 NWO AAA PCL 87 368 .000 .000 .000 .322 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 HOU MLB NL 49 153 .258 .327 .405 .279 106 -2.6 4.4 0.6 96 11 -1.8 -0.9 -0.1 0.2
2002 NWO AAA PCL 83 353 .000 .000 .000 .335 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 HOU MLB NL 127 441 .271 .337 .439 .289 105 15 11.6 1.6 130 10 -0.3 -1.0 18.3 3.0
2004 HOU MLB NL 131 456 .267 .331 .426 .287 95 -0.1 13.6 1.8 94 10 -3.3 1.8 -2.4 1.1
2005 HOU MLB NL 150 624 .267 .330 .422 .301 99 36.4 17.9 2.5 137 6 4.8 -2.4 27.9 5.1
2006 HOU MLB NL 127 495 .265 .336 .426 .251 96 21.6 14.9 2 131 7 0.4 -1.5 22.4 3.7
2006 ROU AAA PCL 3 15 .268 .336 .410 .444 87 5.3 0.4 0.1 205 0 -0.1 0.1 1.9 0.2
2007 HOU MLB NL 85 259 .269 .334 .425 .259 104 -4.5 7.7 1 97 10 -1.6 -0.4 0.2 0.7
2007 SDN MLB NL 30 65 .272 .336 .430 .257 88 0.5 1.9 0.1 98 10 0.7 -0.5 0.1 0.2
2008 NYA MLB AL 28 80 .269 .332 .423 .275 105 -5.8 2.3 -0.1 62 14 -1.1 0.0 -3.5 -0.2
2008 BUF AAA INT 52 196 .261 .327 .407 .217 91 -2 6.0 0.8 86 0 -3.7 -0.6 -5.4 -0.3

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
1998 AUB A- NYP 248 196 39 45 10 1 5 72 31 46 51 15 3 .230 .391 .367 .138 0 0
1999 KIS A+ FSL 504 427 72 102 25 2 15 176 69 68 90 17 6 .239 .355 .412 .173 0 0
2000 HOU MLB NL 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .000 0 0
2000 ROU AA TXS 583 483 95 145 34 0 28 263 90 92 107 9 12 .300 .420 .545 .244 0 0
2001 NWO AAA PCL 368 316 65 98 20 0 23 187 61 45 60 6 3 .310 .401 .592 .282 0 0
2002 NWO AAA PCL 353 292 50 84 12 3 7 123 37 50 56 9 5 .288 .403 .421 .134 1 1
2002 HOU MLB NL 153 132 14 32 7 2 3 52 19 18 25 2 0 .242 .346 .394 .152 0 0
2003 HOU MLB NL 441 385 69 112 15 1 25 204 60 48 60 7 2 .291 .377 .530 .239 1 1
2004 HOU MLB NL 456 411 51 113 20 3 10 169 66 36 46 6 4 .275 .330 .411 .136 4 5
2005 HOU MLB NL 624 526 86 149 30 3 36 293 101 85 119 6 7 .283 .388 .557 .274 5 0
2006 ROU AAA PCL 15 12 2 6 2 0 2 14 7 3 1 0 0 .500 .600 1.167 .667 0 0
2006 HOU MLB NL 495 387 67 91 17 1 23 179 58 101 96 1 4 .235 .396 .463 .227 3 0
2007 HOU MLB NL 259 224 36 52 10 0 8 86 31 31 48 0 1 .232 .323 .384 .152 2 2
2007 SDN MLB NL 65 58 11 13 3 0 4 28 8 7 19 0 0 .224 .308 .483 .259 0 0
2008 BUF AAA INT 196 159 24 30 9 0 5 54 23 31 43 1 1 .189 .318 .340 .151 4 4
2008 NYA MLB AL 80 74 6 15 0 0 1 18 4 6 22 0 1 .203 .263 .243 .041 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 305 0.5508 0.4197 0.6797 0.5833 0.2190 0.7551 0.4333 0.3203 -0.0001
Career3050.55080.41970.67970.58330.21900.75510.43330.3203-0.0001

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
2006-07-13 2006-08-01 15-DL 19 16 Right Shoulder Contusion -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 NYA $1,750,000
2007 HOU, SDN $4,350,000
2006 HOU $3,800,000
2005 HOU $450,000
2004 HOU $380,000
2003 HOU $300,000
2002 HOU $200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$11,230,000
7 yrTotal$11,230,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 167 dJoe Sambito

Details
  • released 3/30/09 signed as a free agent from CLE 2/9/09, 1 year (09) (minor-league contract, $0.65M major league)
  • signed as a free agent from NYY 6/17/08 (minor-league contract)
  • released 6/9/08 designated for assignment 6/1/08 contract purchased 3/22/08
  • signed as a free agent from SD 2/8/08, 1 year/$1.75M (08) (minor-league contract)
  • non-tendered 12/12/07 acquired in trade from HOU 7/31/07
  • designated for assignment 7/29/07
  • avoided arbitration 1/07 ($4.9M-$4M), 1 year/$4.35M (07)
  • optioned to Triple-A 7/06 avoided arbitration 2/06 ($4.2M-$3.4M), 1 year/$3.8M (06)
  • re-signed 3/05, 1 year/$0.45M (05) re-signed 3/04, 1 year/$0.38M (04)
  • 1 year/$0.3M (03) 2/03
  • recalled 9/02 1 year/$0.2M (02) 2/02

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-05-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)As a fantasy guy, I'm wondering what your take on Garrett Atkins is. This isn't exactly sabermetrically correct, but I'm getting a bit of a Morgan Ensberg vibe on him - late bloomer, short peak, rapid decline. He's never been terribly athletic. Is this a common player development curve?
(Rob from Alaska)
Am I still a fantasy guy, even though my Tout team sucks? (I'm midpack with the same strategy in the CBS Experts League!) Anyway, yeah, I actually like that comp. So does PECOTA (#3), so I can't give you points for originality, dawg. You gotta work on your artistry ... wait, sorry, slipped into Idol mode. (Will Carroll)
2009-02-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)What was the point of the Morgan Ensberg signing by the rays, especially if Wily Aybar is about to get an extension? Also, who do you think the Rays will cut bait with to make room for Shouse?
(jlarsen from chicago, il )
Bringing Ensberg in on a minor-league deal is perfectly reasonable. If they don't have a spot, let him go or trade him. I would think Bradford's surgery opens the spot for Shouse. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)This is random, but both Morgan Ensberg and Dallas McPherson were cut during the offseason. The Yankees guessed wrong on that one?
(Joe from DC)
The answer is "platoon bat!" McPherson swung the wrong way. (Steven Goldman)
2008-03-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)If you were going to take one 3B upside pick late in the draft, would it be Willy Aybar, Wilson Betemit, Morgan Ensberg, Dallas McPherson, or someone else altogether?
(Fantasy Manager from Scoresheet League)
Third base is loaded this year, but it's also kind of cut and dry. I'm not particularly fond of anyone on that list, though taking a late, late flyer on Ensberg is tempting. (Marc Normandin)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Christina, thanks for the chat. Here's my question--I've been surprised that Morgan Ensberg and Dallas McPherson were both a)non-tendered, and b)haven't been signed. Both of these look like valuable 3B to me, albeit neither in the immediate recent past. Should we expect to see them in someone's training camp in April, or are they really not worth signing?
(Adam from DC)
They'll both wind up with somebody; to a certain extent we're in that stretch of time where some players have to simply put up, shut up, and sign, before everyone goes in that dreaded "some other direction." There are still teams without a starting third baseman (the Phillies, Giants, and Marlins, for example), so I'm assuming either man's agent should be pestering those teams on a near-daily basis at this point. (Christina Kahrl)


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