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Xavier Nady RF

Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
15	3241	.268	.323	.432	95	2.1

Birth Date	11-14-1978
Height	6' 2"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	45 years, 5 months, 27 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
2000	SDN	21	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	81	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
2003	SDN	24	110	404	99	17	1	9	24	74	6	6	2	.267	.321	.391	86	-5.7	0.2	-3.7	-0.3
2004	SDN	25	34	84	19	4	0	3	5	13	1	0	0	.247	.301	.416	83	-1.7	-1.2	-1.3	-0.2
2005	SDN	26	124	356	85	15	2	13	22	67	7	2	1	.261	.321	.439	98	-0.7	-2.1	-2.2	0.2
2006	NYN	27	75	292	70	15	1	14	19	51	6	2	1	.264	.326	.487	97	0.4	-1.0	-4.3	0.1
2006	PIT	27	55	220	61	13	0	3	11	34	5	1	2	.300	.352	.409	98	0.4	1.6	1.2	0.6
2007	PIT	28	125	470	120	23	1	20	23	101	12	3	1	.278	.330	.476	103	3.8	1.9	-11.7	0.3
2008	NYA	29	59	247	61	11	0	12	14	48	4	1	1	.268	.320	.474	119	6.2	-0.3	-1.6	0.9
2008	PIT	29	89	360	108	26	1	13	25	55	5	1	0	.330	.383	.535	116	7.8	-1.7	6.7	2.0
2009	NYA	30	7	29	8	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	.286	.310	.429	77	-0.7	0.1	-0.6	-0.1
2010	CHN	31	119	347	81	13	0	6	17	85	8	0	0	.256	.306	.353	76	-9.3	1.9	-3.7	-0.7
2011	ARI	32	82	223	51	11	0	4	10	46	3	2	0	.248	.287	.359	82	-4.3	-0.3	-1.4	-0.3
2012	SFN	33	19	57	12	3	1	1	6	13	1	0	0	.240	.333	.400	68	-2.1	0.3	-0.2	-0.1
2012	WAS	33	40	109	16	3	0	3	7	24	0	1	0	.157	.211	.275	70	-3.8	0.3	-2.2	-0.4
2014	SDN	35	22	42	5	1	0	3	5	9	0	0	0	.135	.238	.405	89	-0.5	0.0	-1.0	-0.1
Career			961	3241	797	159	7	104	189	626	58	19	8	.268	.323	.432	95	-10.1	0.2	-26.0	2.1

Statistics for All Levels

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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	SDN	MLB	NL	1	1	.230	.336	.360	1.000	99	0.5	0.0	0	81	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
2001	LEL	A+	CLF	137	604	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	LEL	A+	CLF	45	199	.000	.000	.000	.293			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	POR	AAA	PCL	85	340	.000	.000	.000	.322			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	SDN	MLB	NL	110	404	.262	.329	.420	.311	96	-5.4	10.6	-4.3	86	10	-3.7	0.2	-5.7	-0.3
2003	POR	AAA	PCL	37	152	.000	.000	.000	.287			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SDN	MLB	NL	34	84	.276	.348	.447	.262	100	-1.1	2.5	-0.5	83	15	-1.3	-1.2	-1.7	-0.2
2004	POR	AAA	PCL	74	320	.000	.000	.000	.330			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SDN	MLB	NL	124	356	.265	.331	.423	.293	92	3.4	10.2	-2.9	98	7	-2.2	-2.1	-0.7	0.2
2006	NYN	MLB	NL	75	292	.273	.339	.444	.279	89	8	8.8	-3.2	97	9	-4.3	-1.0	0.4	0.1
2006	PIT	MLB	NL	55	220	.256	.323	.418	.349	95	-1.9	6.6	-3.4	98	9	1.2	1.6	0.4	0.6
2006	NOR	AAA	INT	3	12	.259	.345	.393	.500	79	1.3	0.3	-0.1	106	0	-0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0
2007	PIT	MLB	NL	125	470	.266	.328	.420	.318	101	3.2	13.9	-4.5	103	10	-11.7	1.9	3.8	0.3
2008	NYA	MLB	AL	59	247	.257	.326	.406	.290	104	0.7	7.1	-2.1	119	8	-1.6	-0.3	6.2	0.9
2008	PIT	MLB	NL	89	360	.269	.333	.438	.363	99	18.1	10.4	-3.8	116	8	6.7	-1.7	7.8	2.0
2009	NYA	MLB	AL	7	29	.272	.342	.469	.364	107	-1.1	0.8	-0.3	77	12	-0.6	0.1	-0.7	-0.1
2009	SWB	AAA	INT	2	6	.310	.367	.463	.250	98	0.1	0.2	-0.1	91	0	-0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	119	347	.251	.317	.387	.326	96	-8	9.6	-4.7	76	11	-3.7	1.9	-9.3	-0.7
2011	ARI	MLB	NL	82	223	.249	.312	.385	.294	99	-3.8	6.0	-3.1	82	15	-1.4	-0.3	-4.3	-0.3
2012	SFN	MLB	NL	19	57	.251	.312	.400	.306	88	-0.9	1.6	-0.3	68	9	-0.2	0.3	-2.1	-0.1
2012	WAS	MLB	NL	40	109	.245	.312	.387	.173	99	-10.3	3.0	-0.8	70	9	-2.2	0.3	-3.8	-0.4
2012	POT	A+	CAR	12	41	.257	.315	.374	.207	94	-5.8	1.2	-0.6	36	0	-0.5	-0.4	-2.6	-0.3
2012	FRE	AAA	PCL	25	99	.273	.333	.420	.286	102	0.6	2.9	-1.1	120	0	-3.1	-0.5	2.6	0.1
2013	CSP	AAA	PCL	53	206	.270	.336	.408	.331	105	-1.1	5.9	-2.3	116	0	-2.3	0.6	1.8	0.4
2013	OMA	AAA	PCL	71	290	.269	.336	.411	.347	94	16.9	8.3	-4.2	113	0	-1.4	-0.8	1.6	0.4
2014	SDN	MLB	NL	22	42	.257	.321	.405	.080	95	-2	1.1	-0.2	89	24	-1.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.1
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	22	98	.273	.338	.433	.268	83	-3.5	2.9	-1.2	66	0	-0.3	-1.0	-3.8	-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
2000	SDN	MLB	NL	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	.000	0	0
2001	LEL	A+	CLF	604	524	96	158	38	1	26	276	100	62	109	6	0	.302	.386	.527	.225	0	0
2002	POR	AAA	PCL	340	315	46	89	12	1	10	133	43	20	60	0	1	.283	.331	.422	.140	0	0
2002	LEL	A+	CLF	199	169	41	47	6	3	13	98	37	28	40	2	0	.278	.384	.580	.302	0	0
2003	SDN	MLB	NL	404	371	50	99	17	1	9	145	39	24	74	6	2	.267	.321	.391	.124	1	2
2003	POR	AAA	PCL	152	136	19	36	7	0	7	64	23	12	28	0	0	.265	.333	.471	.206	0	0
2004	SDN	MLB	NL	84	77	7	19	4	0	3	32	9	5	13	0	0	.247	.301	.416	.169	0	1
2004	POR	AAA	PCL	320	291	52	97	19	1	22	184	70	22	42	3	0	.333	.394	.632	.299	0	0
2005	SDN	MLB	NL	356	326	40	85	15	2	13	143	43	22	67	2	1	.261	.321	.439	.178	0	1
2006	NOR	AAA	INT	12	11	2	4	1	0	0	5	3	1	3	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.091	0	0
2006	NYN	MLB	NL	292	265	37	70	15	1	14	129	40	19	51	2	1	.264	.326	.487	.223	1	1
2006	PIT	MLB	NL	220	203	20	61	13	0	3	83	23	11	34	1	2	.300	.352	.409	.108	0	1
2007	PIT	MLB	NL	470	431	55	120	23	1	20	205	72	23	101	3	1	.278	.330	.476	.197	4	0
2008	PIT	MLB	NL	360	327	50	108	26	1	13	175	57	25	55	1	0	.330	.383	.535	.205	3	0
2008	NYA	MLB	AL	247	228	26	61	11	0	12	108	40	14	48	1	1	.268	.320	.474	.206	1	0
2009	NYA	MLB	AL	29	28	4	8	4	0	0	12	2	1	6	0	0	.286	.310	.429	.143	0	0
2009	SWB	AAA	INT	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.200	0	0
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	347	317	33	81	13	0	6	112	33	17	85	0	0	.256	.306	.353	.098	4	1
2011	ARI	MLB	NL	223	206	26	51	11	0	4	74	35	10	46	2	0	.248	.287	.359	.112	4	0
2012	FRE	AAA	PCL	99	89	13	24	5	0	6	47	18	7	20	0	0	.270	.343	.528	.258	0	0
2012	SFN	MLB	NL	57	50	6	12	3	1	1	20	7	6	13	0	0	.240	.333	.400	.160	0	0
2012	WAS	MLB	NL	109	102	6	16	3	0	3	28	6	7	24	1	0	.157	.211	.275	.118	0	0
2012	POT	A+	CAR	41	38	2	6	1	0	0	7	1	3	9	0	0	.158	.220	.184	.026	0	0
2013	CSP	AAA	PCL	206	187	25	52	14	0	4	78	22	14	40	3	0	.278	.332	.417	.139	2	0
2013	OMA	AAA	PCL	290	256	44	79	12	0	11	124	43	27	51	1	0	.309	.381	.484	.176	2	1
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	98	89	8	21	3	0	2	30	9	4	17	0	0	.236	.296	.337	.101	1
2014	SDN	MLB	NL	42	37	4	5	1	0	3	15	4	5	9	0	0	.135	.238	.405	.270	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2141	0.4904	0.5175	0.7681	0.6990	0.3428	0.8501	0.6070	0.2319	-0.0063
2009	110	0.5091	0.4455	0.7959	0.6964	0.1852	0.8718	0.5000	0.2041	0.0001
2010	1306	0.5268	0.4977	0.7523	0.6541	0.3236	0.8089	0.6250	0.2477	0.0024
2011	809	0.5266	0.5130	0.7735	0.6831	0.3238	0.8591	0.5726	0.2265	-0.0054
2012	605	0.4893	0.4909	0.7407	0.6453	0.3430	0.8168	0.6038	0.2593	-0.0030
2014	177	0.4463	0.4915	0.7241	0.6709	0.3469	0.8679	0.5000	0.2759	-0.0026
Career	5148	0.5041	0.5062	0.7608	0.6778	0.3317	0.8382	0.5998	0.2392	-0.0033

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
2013-03-14	2013-03-24	Camp	10	0	-	Foot	Inflammation	Plantar Fasciitis	-	-
2012-09-06	2012-09-17	DTD	11	9	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-06-24	2012-07-21	15-DL	27	22	Right	Wrist	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-	-
2011-08-13	2011-10-08	15-DL	56	43	Left	Hand	Fracture	HBP	-	-
2010-06-04	2010-06-11	Minors	7	0	-	Neck	Strain		-	-
2010-03-23	2010-03-28	Camp	5	0	Right	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-04-15	2009-11-05	60-DL	204	154	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2009-07-08
2008-08-01	2008-08-02	DTD	1	1	Right	Thigh	Tightness	Quadriceps	-
2008-06-15	2008-06-27	DTD	12	9	Left	Shoulder	Separation	AC Joint	-
2008-06-08	2008-06-09	DTD	1	1	Left	Lower Leg	Inflammation		-
2008-05-12	2008-05-12	DTD	0	0		Groin	Soreness		-
2007-09-04	2007-09-15	DTD	11	10		Head	Concussion	HBP	-
2007-08-23	2007-08-24	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-08-11	2007-08-13	DTD	2	2	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-08-05	2007-08-10	DTD	5	3	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-08-03	2007-08-04	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2007-08-01	2007-08-02	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2007-06-07	2007-06-08	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2007-04-30	2007-05-03	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Recovery From Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-04-27	2007-04-29	DTD	2	2	Left	Thigh	Recovery From Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-04-22	2007-04-26	DTD	4	3	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-04-17	2007-04-17	DTD	0	0		Neck	Stiffness		-
2007-02-20	2007-03-09	Camp	17	0		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2006-06-28	2006-07-01	DTD	3	3	Right	Wrist	Contusion	HBP	-
2006-05-30	2006-06-18	15-DL	19	17	Right	Abdomen	Surgery	Appendix	2006-05-30
2006-05-24	2006-05-25	DTD	1	1		Low Back	Soreness		-
2005-06-09	2005-06-11	DTD	2	2		Neck	Stiffness		-
2005-03-25	2005-03-27	Camp	2	0		Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2004-04-20	2004-05-11	Minors	21	0	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Peroneal	-	-
2001-09-29	2001-09-29	Minors	0	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2001-09-29	-
2000-10-15	2000-10-15	WIN	0	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendonitis Date Is Estimated	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	SDN	$775,000
2013	KCA	$
2012	WAS	$700,000
2011	ARI	$1,750,000
2010	CHN	$3,300,000
2009	NYA	$6,550,000
2008	PIT	$3,350,000
2007	PIT	$2,150,000
2006	NYN	$427,000
2005	SDN	$488,000
2003	SDN	$750,000

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$20,240,000
10 yr	Total	$20,240,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 37 d	Scott Boras	1 year/$0.775M (2014)

Details

1 year (2014). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/7/14 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.775M in majors. Contract selected by San Diego 3/30/14. DFA by San Diego 5/5/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/8/14 (refused assignment 5/11/14). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 5/30/14 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2013). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/18/12 (minor-league contract). May request release 3/26/13 if he will not make Major League roster. $0.1M retention bonus if he agrees to start season in minors. May opt out of contract 6/1/13 if not on Major League roster. Released by Kansas City 3/25/13. Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent 3/27/13 (minor-league contract). Opted out of contract 6/13. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 6/30/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$0.7M (2012). Signed by Washington as a free agent 3/18/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Washington 4/3/12. DFA by Washington 7/21/12. Released 7/29/12. Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 8/4/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by San Francisco 9/1/12.
1 year/$1.75M (2011). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 12/15/10. $1M in roster bonuses ($0.25M each for 60, 90, 100, 120 days on active roster).
1 year/$3.3M (2010). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/28/10. $2.05M in performance bonuses.
1 year/$6.55M (2009). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/20/09 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$3.35M (2008). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Pittsburgh 7/25/08.
1 year/$2.15M (2007). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/07 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.427M (2006). Signed by NY Mets 3/06. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Mets 7/06.
1 year/$0.488M (2005). Re-signed by San Diego 2/05. Acquired by NY Mets in trade from San Diego 11/05.
5 years/$2.85M (2000-04). Signed Major League contract with San Diego 9/00$1.1M bonus ($0.1M up front). $1.75M in salary, 2001-04. Bonuses based on days on 25-man roster 2002-04. Earned $0.275M bonus for more than 60 days on roster in 2004.
Drafted by San Diego 2000 (2-49) (Cal-Berkeley).

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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
2012-11-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What moves do you see the Giants making to fill their outfield? (baseballjunkie from SF)	Thanks for the question, baseballjunkie. I don't expect the Giants to do anything fancy - in fact, it seems that Sabean is once again prioritizing retaining the players who contributed to the championship run. With Pence staying in right field, I think they'll do their best to re-sign Pagan, and perhaps simply add a better reserve outfielder than Xavier Nady to share time with Gregor Blanco in left. Blanco doesn't exactly fit the power-hitting left fielder profile, but he does a lot of other things well and could be an adequate, cheap starter. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-09-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you envision Xavier Nady making an impact for the gyros (knock on wood) we make the playoffs? Or is he just a filler (Cain you suck my posey from SF)	I don't see Nady making a big impact, but he's better now than Francisco Peguero is, which is what the Giants need. I'd still rather see Gregor Blanco out there for his glove, but anyone who won't hack at sliders darting for their back foot is an upgrade at the moment. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-04-23 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I love the Daily Hit List, at least now that the Nats are near the top. If they don't start hitting, though, I don't see that as sustainable. It appears that the Nats are trying to get Tyler Moore to play LF so he can provide some of the needed pop. Assuming that some of that translates as it has every time he has moved up, would it make sense to have him learn LF in the bigs so that we no longer have to see Xavier Nady or even Roger Bernadina? (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA)	Thanks! The Hit List is fun to write, so I'm glad you're enjoying it. I understand we are endeavoring to add comments soon so that should make it even more interactive. I agree the Nats will need some more offense if they want to make the next level, proverbially speaking. My guess though is that any additional offensive boost will come in trade. Unless you think Bryce Harper can play in the majors now. I'm dubious of that, but I'd bow to Kevin Goldstein if he has a different answer. (Matthew Kory)
2010-04-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Everyone lauded Jack Z. for ripping off Jim Hendry and the Cubs by unloading Carlos Silva and getting Milton Bradley. What say you after two weeks? Looks like Milton is just waiting to explode and ruin the clubhouse. Maybe he just is not that good. Oh, let me remind you, Seattle gave the Cubs a few million on top of everything else. (Trey from San Diego)	They would have traded Bradley for a case of Old Style to whomever chipped in a little cash. Getting Silva is neither here nor there. Bradley had to go and there is no one in Chicago shedding any tears over his departure. That said, the Cubs' lineup is decidedly ordinary in the middle. When Derrek Lee sat out the other day, Xavier Nady batted cleanup--with a righty on the mound. I know clubs overrate chemistry and believe me, they spend a lot of time worrying about it. But Bradley is in a class all his own. For what its worth, I've always found Bradley to be articulate and polite, if not exactly outgoing. The guy just has no impulse control. (Bradford Doolittle)
2010-01-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Xavier Nady any kind of positive for the Cubs? Sad that adding a 4th outfielder is possibly the triumphant move of the off-season. (Leroy Brown from Downtown)	That's if he can stay healthy, a big if, but at least he's potentially an upgrade on Reed Johnson. And the latter part... wasn't that what we could say about signing Marlon Byrd? I suppose there's the loudly trumpeted Pyrrhic victory of making Milton Bradley go away, but Carlos Silva's going to make people miss Al Nipper. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-01-19 15:30:00 (link to chat)	How much do you think Xavier Nady can possibly command? And also, don't you think a couple of mil for a guy they gave up "prospects" for would make sense for the Yanks? (Sal C from Brooklyn)	You put "prospects" in quotes correctly. As much as I hate to say it, Nady wouldn't be a bad signing if the Yankees are going to restrict him to platoon work most of the time. That said, I'd rather have someone like Rocco Baldelli, who you can at least run out to center for Granderson now and again. Nady doesn't give you that kind of versatility. (Steven Goldman)
2009-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I've heard from a very credible source (i.e., front office) that the Yankees had a deal in place with the Reds: Francisco Cordero for Xavier Nady (killed by the Reds' owner). Should the Yankees revisit that trade and plug in a different name to help solve their bullpen issues? They could go Mets-style and us Cordero as the 8th inning guy. (Waker from Brooklyn)	Well, that trade won't happen now with Nady's elbow one more hard throw from blowing out. It would have been a good trade for both teams, though. (John Perrotto)
2009-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As its currently constructed, the Yankees roster seems to have too many OF/DH types to let everyone play everyday. Who loses out here on everyday player status? (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	Of the candidates, all with limitations, I feel that Xavier Nady is the most limited, basically a RH platoon player who happened to have a nice BABIP run for three months. The real issue is that the only CF, Melky Cabrera, has been in decline for years despite his young age. My sense is that, health permitting, the PT goes Damon, Matsui, Swisher, Nady, Cabrera, Gardner. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-12-04 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Joe, what do you think the Yankees plan is for the outfield in 09'? As a fan, I think I rather see swisher or a signed abreu back in right rather than Nady as a 155 game starter. Why not play swisher there and sign teixeira? Any chance of that? (SnakeDoctor18 from NY)	It's the plan I've been advocating all offseason. Mark Teixeria is the best FA since Alex Rodriguez's first time around. If the Yankees think Xavier Nady, who just had a BABIP spike for two months and was Xavier Nady otherwise, is an everyday corner outfielder in the AL, they're insane. He's just a guy, and exactly the type of guy--not someone who has good ABs--who they had too many of last year. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Should the Yankees trade for Swisher preclude them from going after Texiera? What's your opinion of Swisher? (Eric from Manorville)	Let's start here, since this is what's on my mind anyway. Well, that and the awful, hideous Wolfman Jack impersonator that is on Sirius/XM's 60s channel just now. I hated that guy before, and now he's on in the daytime. I like Swisher and his power/OBP approach and I think he's going to rebound nicely for the Yankees. As many (including myself over at YESnetwork.com) have pointed out, his BABIP numbers from last year argue loudly for a case of extreme bad luck this year. Now, I love Swisher as a roamer, a guy who can help you at both OF corners, 1B, and CF in a pinch. I DON'T like him as a reason not to get Mark Teixeira. A lot of commentators are assuming that is the case, that Swisher signals the Yankees are out of the Teixeira business. I'm not sure, and Brian Cashman sounded equivocal. Teixeira is a star 1B. Swisher isn't. What Swisher could be a star of is helping the team stay above replacement at four positions depending on injury, or a star of getting rid of Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, or Xavier Nady. Especially Nady. The Yankees are crazy focused on pitching right now, when they need to be looking at offense and defense. Teixeira would help with both... And he'll be valuable for many more years than Sabathia will. I'll stop now. (Steven Goldman)
2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Aaron Heilman for Xavier Nady? Who says no? (Brian from brooklyn)	Well, the Mets already had the pleasure of Nady's company once and moved him along--and the Yankees don't really need Heilman... after last year, I don't know if anyone needs Heilman. I guess he'll bounce back, maybe. (Steven Goldman)
2008-08-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Wikipedia's list of position players who have had Tommy John surgery: Rocco Baldelli, Joe Borchard, Shin-Soo Choo, Chris Denorfia, Rusty Greer, Luis Gonzalez, Matt Holliday, Norris Hopper, Cezar Izturis, Kelly Johnson, Xavier Nady, and Vance Wilson. Also, Jose Canseco could be included but doesn't really count since he blew out his arm while pitching. (Gump from nyc)	Jimmy Wales is a great guy, but .... man, that's a really incomplete list. (Will Carroll)
2008-08-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Joe, Xavier Nady is demonstrating his desire to fulfill one of the corner outfield spots for the 2009 Yankees. Xavier was a highly touted 2nd rd. draft prospect for the S.D. Padres. Is his current stride one of a career year or his finally hitting his stride and a portent of finer things to come. Do you foresee the Yankees signing him to a long term deal or letting him go for the draft prospects? (ccarroll999 from Ridgefield, Ct.)	Nady's having a BABIP spike. Everything else about his season is pretty much refective of his career, and if you want to make a comparison, it'd be to Gary Matthews Jr.'s 2006 campaign, and we see what's happened since in that case. Nady is a useful fourth outfielder/platoon guy, worth a roster spot but not a multi-year deal. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)	What is the story with Adam Dunn? From everything I've read, there's overwhelming apathy (if that's not an oxymoron) toward a 28-year-old guy who generally puts up 40-HR, 100-RBI, 100-RS, 100-BB, .380-OBP seasons, and whose defense seems to have made some improvements. Why are media types and general managers so unwilling to see Dunn's prodigious talents and instead focus on the things he does poorly? It really seems like we're in a bizarro world every time I read another thing about how there is no interest in Dunn, how he might not even be offered arbitration (as Joel Sherman once reported in the NY post). It just seems absurd to me. Thoughts? (BDesrochers from New York, NY)	I'm with you. At worst, he's better than Xavier Nady on a true talent basis, though on a value or short-term basis, you can argue for Nady. I'd think that Dunn would have value, but over and over, there's just not much interest. Makes me wonder how he'll fare on the free agent market, especially given no room at the inn for both Texas teams. (Will Carroll)
2008-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Nate, Can the Pirates (with white flag flying) trade for decent pitching prospects without giving up what may be baseball's most productive outfield? or should they just wait for Nady and Bay to hit free agency and take the supplemental picks? Thanks, Frank (Frank from Las Vegas)	To fail to trade Xavier Nady would be the mistake of the century. This is a career year being had by a C+ ballplayer, and to continue to get lumped in with Jason Bay in all these discussions is inflating his brand. (Nate Silver)
2008-06-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Xavier Nady is the missing piece to the Rays lineup? What would it take to acquire Nady if the Pirates became sellers? Jeff Niemann +? (Tommy from OPS, FL)	They could use some help against lefties, and Nady would likely come at a nominal cost. (Dayn Perry)
2008-06-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Why do you think the Rays would prefer to bring in a pitcher like Sabathia as opposed to a true right fielder to add some power and mitigate the Hinske/Gomes/Gross/Floyd experience? (Stephanie from DC)	I'm not so sure they would prefer to bring in Sabathia. The question was if the Rays had would it took to get Sabathia. I think adding someone like Xavier Nady would make more sense than Sabathia. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-02 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Xavier Nady is probably the most popular name among NY talk-radio callers trying to fix the Mets' first-base problem. What sort of package are the Pirates likely to ask for in a hypothetical Nady trade? (Jessica from NYC)	I could see Aaron Heilman and a decent hitting prospect getting it done. However, that would also mean the Mets would need to find another set-up guy. (John Perrotto)
2008-03-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I was wondering what you thought about the Pirates sending Steve Pearce to the minors. Good move (increase development) or bad move (should be playing now)? Just FYI, this question is coming from where Napoleon's battle of Austerlitz (battle of the 3 emperors) took place. Anyways, thanks. (Czechjustin from Brno, Czech Republic)	How interesting, since I just finished up reading Goetz's thoughts on how to best estimate the size of the Allied army at Austerlitz, and have Kagan's book, "Napoleon and the End of the Old Order," to look forward to. Equally interesting (and disappointing, if you were with the two losing emperors) is the decision to demote Pearce, because it's more than a little frustrating. Sure, he's going to be a bit rough in right, but the agenda right now should be about getting LaRoche into the uni of a team that's still short a first baseman (paging the Yankees), and just playing Pearce wherever you have to play him in the meantime. Getting worked up about preserving Xavier Nady's playing time should not be a key consideration for the Pirates. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who has the stronger arm? Me or Juan Pierre? (Note: I "probably" lead my slow pitch softball league in outfield assists last year, although most of the base runners have had hip replacements recently.) (Clay from St. Louis, MO)	Well, if your league is anything like the one I played in last year, getting an assist is actually an accomplishment since we're too old to try to stretch anything or for that matter want to even consider sliding. So I'd have to say yes, your arm is probably competitive. For 2007 Pierre ranked dead last among centerfielders at -7.3 with a rate of -6.0. Grady Sizemore is second to last at -4.6 with David DeJesus (-4.5) not far behind. In 2006 Pierre was -1.8 and in 2005 -1.6. From 2005-2007 he finished second to last at -10.7 ahead of only Johnny Damon (-11.2). He wasn't nearly as bad as far as rate was concerned because of his greater playing time (-3.0 per 550 opportunities). From a rate perspective Brady Clark did the worst among centerfielders who received much playing time (256 adjusted games in those three years) at -5.3 runs per 550 opportunities. Who was the worst in 2005-2007 you might ask (ok, you didn't but play along)? Shawn Green was -16.0 and Shannon Stewart was -11.8 before we get to Damon and Pierre. Jason Bay (-10.5) and Xavier Nady (-10.4) were no great shakes either. (Dan Fox)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Xavier Nady wouldn't have swung at that pitch. (Steven Goldman)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Every time Nick Swisher reaches base, remember that if the Yankees had had their way, you would have been watching Xavier Nady making an out. (Steven Goldman)

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