Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
15	3412	.260	.326	.385	94	-0.2

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2004	ANA	21	38	128	26	6	0	0	7	11	4	3	0	.224	.289	.276	73	-4.1	-0.3	-2.1	-0.5
2005	ANA	22	47	143	35	5	0	7	15	18	0	1	1	.278	.352	.484	113	2.3	-0.1	-0.4	0.3
2006	ANA	23	29	88	12	2	0	1	7	13	0	0	1	.152	.221	.215	63	-3.9	-0.4	-0.8	-0.4
2007	ANA	24	137	508	131	37	3	11	53	43	4	2	4	.296	.372	.467	107	6.7	-3.0	1.1	1.0
2008	ANA	25	100	398	107	24	0	12	18	23	5	2	1	.287	.327	.448	97	-0.5	-2.8	2.8	0.4
2008	ATL	25	43	175	36	4	1	2	18	16	4	0	0	.237	.331	.316	98	0.1	-0.7	-5.0	-0.4
2009	ATL	26	87	336	84	20	0	6	32	28	3	0	0	.282	.354	.409	92	-2.5	-1.6	0.9	0.0
2009	BOS	26	39	95	19	3	0	1	7	14	1	1	0	.218	.284	.287	91	-0.7	-0.3	1.4	0.2
2010	SEA	27	125	457	90	20	1	9	35	57	3	0	0	.217	.280	.336	76	-12.3	-3.7	-3.4	-1.5
2011	TBA	28	146	563	153	24	2	10	48	66	12	2	2	.306	.378	.422	117	11.6	-4.4	-2.9	1.0
2012	CLE	29	142	500	106	12	0	12	26	49	7	3	0	.229	.280	.333	77	-13.2	-6.2	12.2	-0.2
2013	MIA	30	6	21	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.048	.000	73	-0.6	0.0	-0.7	-0.1
Career			939	3412	799	157	7	71	267	339	43	14	9	.260	.326	.385	94	-17.2	-23.4	3.2	-0.2

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
2001	PRO	Rk	PIO	7	24	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	CDR	A	MDW	81	347	.000	.000	.000	.308			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	RCU	A+	CLF	57	245	.000	.000	.000	.352			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	ANA	MLB	AL	38	128	.272	.335	.433	.245	104	-9.2	3.8	-2.4	73	14	-2.1	-0.3	-4.1	-0.5
2004	ARK	AA	TXS	28	130	.000	.000	.000	.375			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SLC	AAA	PCL	49	220	.000	.000	.000	.408			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	ANA	MLB	AL	47	143	.259	.321	.419	.275	98	5	4.1	-2.5	113	14	-0.4	-0.1	2.3	0.3
2005	SLC	AAA	PCL	94	417	.280	.353	.449	.304	99	7.6	9.8	-6.3	104	0	7.5	0.3	3.9	1.4
2006	ANA	MLB	AL	29	88	.267	.328	.425	.169	101	-8.1	2.7	-1.6	63	9	-0.8	-0.4	-3.9	-0.4
2006	SLC	AAA	PCL	3	8	.269	.321	.397	.000	88	-0.5	0.1	-0.1	89	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ANA	MLB	AL	137	508	.271	.338	.423	.305	100	13.3	15.1	-9.4	107	9	1.1	-3.0	6.7	1.0
2008	ANA	MLB	AL	100	398	.264	.331	.415	.279	102	1.3	11.5	-7.3	97	11	2.8	-2.8	-0.5	0.4
2008	ATL	MLB	NL	43	175	.257	.325	.408	.252	97	-5.1	5.1	-3.2	98	12	-5.0	-0.7	0.1	-0.4
2009	ATL	MLB	NL	87	336	.262	.332	.423	.292	97	4.4	9.7	-6.2	92	15	0.9	-1.6	-2.5	0.0
2009	BOS	MLB	AL	39	95	.258	.327	.415	.250	115	-4.6	2.7	-1.6	91	15	1.4	-0.3	-0.7	0.2
2009	GWN	AAA	INT	2	5	.247	.308	.354	.000	105	-0.4	0.1	-0.1	61	0	-0.2	0.3	-0.2	0.0
2010	SEA	MLB	AL	125	457	.257	.320	.401	.229	97	-20.5	12.6	-8	76	8	-3.4	-3.7	-12.3	-1.5
2011	TBA	MLB	AL	146	563	.254	.320	.401	.335	98	19.8	15.2	-9.7	117	9	-2.9	-4.4	11.6	1.0
2011	DUR	AAA	INT	1	5	.235	.299	.307	.250	94	-0.1	0.2	-0.1	99	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	CLE	MLB	AL	142	500	.253	.317	.403	.233	98	-19	13.7	-8.6	77	7	12.2	-6.2	-13.2	-0.2
2013	MIA	MLB	NL	6	21	.251	.314	.389	.000	105	-4.8	0.6	-0.4	73	6	-0.7	0.0	-0.6	-0.1
2013	JUP	A+	FSL	18	69	.245	.313	.344	.333	93	0.5	2.0	-1.3	134	0	0.0	-0.2	1.1	0.2
2015	OMA	AAA	PCL	90	361	.264	.330	.395	.305	102	8.2	10.0	-6.4	124	0	-1.9	-1.6	2.8	0.3
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	102	376	.254	.316	.379	.264	101	-6	10.6	-6.7	112	0	-0.2	-1.1	0.6	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
2001	PRO	Rk	PIO	24	22	6	11	3	0	0	14	7	2	0	0	0	.500	.542	.636	.136	0	0
2002	CDR	A	MDW	347	288	42	81	30	1	5	128	50	48	37	2	1	.281	.394	.444	.163	1	1
2003	RCU	A+	CLF	245	206	42	72	12	0	8	108	28	30	16	2	0	.350	.446	.524	.175	0	0
2004	SLC	AAA	PCL	220	199	32	74	22	0	5	111	38	14	25	0	0	.372	.427	.558	.186	0	0
2004	ARK	AA	TXS	130	114	19	42	11	0	3	62	18	10	7	0	0	.368	.442	.544	.175	0	0
2004	ANA	MLB	AL	128	116	7	26	6	0	0	32	15	7	11	3	0	.224	.289	.276	.052	1	0
2005	ANA	MLB	AL	143	126	16	35	5	0	7	61	22	15	18	1	1	.278	.352	.484	.206	1	1
2005	SLC	AAA	PCL	417	363	62	105	23	1	10	160	58	43	40	0	2	.289	.375	.441	.152	0	0
2006	SLC	AAA	PCL	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.000	0	0
2006	ANA	MLB	AL	88	79	6	12	2	0	1	17	6	7	13	0	1	.152	.221	.215	.063	0	2
2007	ANA	MLB	AL	508	443	64	131	37	3	11	207	68	53	43	2	4	.296	.372	.467	.172	5	3
2008	ATL	MLB	NL	175	152	18	36	4	1	2	48	20	18	16	0	0	.237	.331	.316	.079	1	0
2008	ANA	MLB	AL	398	373	47	107	24	0	12	167	54	18	23	2	1	.287	.327	.448	.161	2	0
2009	ATL	MLB	NL	336	298	28	84	20	0	6	122	41	32	28	0	0	.282	.354	.409	.128	3	0
2009	BOS	MLB	AL	95	87	9	19	3	0	1	25	7	7	14	1	0	.218	.284	.287	.069	0	0
2009	GWN	AAA	INT	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.000	0	0
2010	SEA	MLB	AL	457	414	37	90	20	1	9	139	51	35	57	0	0	.217	.280	.336	.118	5	0
2011	TBA	MLB	AL	563	500	44	153	24	2	10	211	48	48	66	2	2	.306	.378	.422	.116	3	0
2011	DUR	AAA	INT	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.000	0	0
2012	CLE	MLB	AL	500	463	46	106	12	0	12	154	55	26	49	3	0	.229	.280	.333	.104	1	3
2013	JUP	A+	FSL	69	61	7	18	4	0	0	22	8	7	7	0	0	.295	.377	.361	.066	0	0
2013	MIA	MLB	NL	21	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.000	.048	.000	.000	0	0
2015	OMA	AAA	PCL	361	317	39	92	20	1	7	135	44	39	32	1	0	.290	.374	.426	.136	1	0
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	376	332	36	85	18	0	8	127	34	36	32	1	0	.256	.343	.383	.127	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1918	0.5005	0.4828	0.8942	0.6698	0.2954	0.9533	0.7597	0.1058	-0.0012
2009	1573	0.5111	0.4272	0.8601	0.5808	0.2666	0.9079	0.7512	0.1399	0.0001
2010	1770	0.5458	0.4412	0.8796	0.6190	0.2276	0.9231	0.7377	0.1204	0.0013
2011	2120	0.5014	0.4113	0.8670	0.5823	0.2394	0.9257	0.7233	0.1330	0.0055
2012	1791	0.5304	0.4523	0.8654	0.6000	0.2854	0.9456	0.6750	0.1346	-0.0026
2013	80	0.4500	0.5250	0.9286	0.6944	0.3864	0.9200	0.9412	0.0714	-0.0006
Career	9252	0.5165	0.4435	0.8741	0.6116	0.2636	0.9317	0.7309	0.1259	0.0008

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
2013-06-09	2013-08-26	60-DL	78	68	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2013-04-04	2013-06-03	60-DL	60	55	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2013-02-18	2013-02-25	Camp	7	0	Left	Fingers	Laceration	Ring Finger	-	-
2012-03-11	2012-03-18	Camp	7	0	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2011-08-27	2011-08-28	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-	-
2011-05-30	2011-06-04	DTD	5	5	Right	Ankle	Soreness		-
2010-05-09	2010-05-12	DTD	3	2	Right	Ankle	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-06-01	2009-06-16	15-DL	15	12	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-
2008-03-12	2008-03-18	Camp	6	0	Right	Lower Leg	Laceration		-
2007-08-23	2007-08-29	DTD	6	6	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-06-17	2007-06-25	DTD	8	7		Head	Concussion	Thrown Ball While on Base	-
2007-06-10	2007-06-12	DTD	2	1	Right	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2006-05-09	2006-10-01	60-DL	145	128		General Medical	Illness	Mononucleosis	-
2004-07-26	2004-07-27	Minors	1	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Diving Catch	-
2004-07-04	2004-07-23	Minors	19	0	Right	Wrist	Strain		-
2004-01-23	2004-01-23	Off	0	0		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	MIA	$700,000
2012	CLE	$3,000,000
2011	TBA	$750,000
2010	SEA	$3,517,500
2009	ATL	$2,885,000
2008	ANA	$1,450,000
2007	ANA	$382,500
2006	ANA	$340,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$13,025,000
8 yr	Total	$13,025,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 121 d	Casey Close	1 year (2016)

Details

1 year (2016). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/15 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2015). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 3/15 (minor-league contract).
2014. Did not play.
1 year (2013). Signed by Miami as a free agent 2/15/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.7M in majors. 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. Contract purchased by Miami 3/31/13. Released by Miami 8/26/13.
1 year/$3M (2012). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/3/12.
1 year/$0.75M (2011). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 1/28/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Tampa Bay 4/8/11.
1 year/$3.5175M (2010). Acquired by Seattle in trade from Boston 1/7/10. Re-signed 2/3/10 (avoided arbitration, $3.9M-$3.135M).
1 year/$2.885M (2009). Re-signed by Atlanta 1/31/09 (avoided arbitration, $3.25M-$2.475M). Acquired by Boston in trade from Atlanta 7/31/09.
1 year/$1.45M (2008). Re-signed by LA Angels 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonus: $25,000 each for 550, 600 PAs. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from LA Angels 7/29/08.
1 year/$0.3825M (2007). Re-signed by LA Angels 2/07.
1 year/$0.34M (2006). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/06.
1 year (2005).
1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Anaheim 5/04.
Drafted by Anaheim 2001 (1-13). $2.075M signing bonus.

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
2016-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What kind of MLB players do you think the mets two top prospects, Rosario and Smith will become? (Ester from GA)	Not a prospect guy! For Dom Smith, I think he becomes a poor man's James Loney or Casey Kotchman, which is a shame because I want him to become mid-career Will Clark. Rosario is tougher for me, but I'm hoping for something resembling Alcides Escobar with more pop. (That would be crazy valuable, if not my ideal shortstop.) (Bryan Grosnick)
2013-11-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	James Loney is not Casey Kotchman 2.0...because??? (Snake Peavy from Pit)	I like him a little bit better than I liked Kotchman after his surprising Rays season, but not that much more. He's probably a league-average hitter, as a first baseman. So. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-09-24 14:30:00 (link to chat)	How do you explain what has happened to my Indians in 2012, especially the 2nd half? (Ida from Chagrin Falls, OH)	There's no explaining a .279 second-half winning percentage, but I think the main things are a total lack of pitching behind Justin Masterson (who hasn't been great either), and the total offensive black holes in the corners (Casey Kotchman, Jack Hannahan and Shelley Duncan/Johnny Damon). (Bill Parker)
2012-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Now he gave up a double to Casey Kotchman. (Jack from Madison)	Humber with whatever the opposite of a perfect game is today. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-03-15 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you optimistic that Casey Kotchman will continue the success he had with the Rays now that he's an Indian? (RJ from Palm Harbor)	Not particularly. Last year's success was due to an increase in singles driven by an increase in infield hits. Kotchman is still going to hit plenty of groundballs, but I don't think he'll beat as many out for hits going forward. (R.J. Anderson)
2011-06-20 14:00:00 (link to chat)	So, do the Cards go and find a 4-6 week replacement for Pujols (Juan Miranda? Casey Kotchman?) or is it Berkman (when healthy) and prayer? (dianagramr from NYC)	Given the length of time Pujols will be out, I don't see the Cardinals as making a move. I strongly suspect we'll see Berkman playing first base with Allen Craig and John Jay soaking up the bulk of the right field at-bats. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-02-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	James Loney = Casey Kotchman? Daric Barton = John Olerud? (Bob from Seattle)	I'll buy it in the broad strokes, though Olerud is a best-case outcome for Barton. Barton needs more batting helmet. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-02-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Re: the Mariners... I just don't see it. I like all the moved they made but it seems like they're still short a bat or two if they want to be a contender. Will all this excitement from the off season be for naught? (Kyle from Arizona)	When half your lineup features players who are arguably the best defenders in the league at their position according to various metrics, you don't need to worry quite as much about the bats, but having said that, I'd be much more comfortable if they had brought back Russell Branyan instead of getting Casey Kotchman for first base. A lot depends on how well Milton Bradley rebounds - we know the dude can hit if he's healthy. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Jack Zduriencik everything he is cracked up to be? (MarinerDan from San Francisco)	I think so. Creative thought plus an open mind to quality information from multiple sources? In an age when it seemed like paralysis by analysis seemed to rule the day, he's shown a remarkable ability to solve big problems without fear of consequences. That said, I'd wish for something better than Casey Kotchman at first base, but nobody's perfect. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-12-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I know you prefer to stick to commenting on done deals, but how about your opinion on Max Ramirez possibly moving to Bean Town? (jlewando from dc)	Definitely like it, especially if it puts Youkilis back at third and keeps them in the market for a real first baseman. Not Casey Kotchman; I said 'real.' (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How to fix the Mets and help the Sox .... Jose Reyes and a PTBNL (probably a Quad-A pitcher) for Clay Buchholz, Casey Kotchman and Chris Carter (am I nuts?) (dianagramr from NYC)	Well, you're not nuts if you're the Red Sox. Especially since they just sent Carter to the Mets in the Wagner deal. If you're the Mets.... yeah, then you're nuts. (Shawn Hoffman)
2008-08-15 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Christina, worried about old friends. What do you make of Casey Kotchman's step back in the walks department? We Halo fans were hoping he'd be the next incarnation of Wally Joyner, but now Braves fans would have to be pretty happy if he even met that. (Paco from Orange County)	Kotchman believers have always had to latch onto little bits of happiness, like when it seemed that he'd finally turned the corner after a stretch of minor league slugging in 2005, but he keeps tripping over himself, to the point that he's almost the latter-day Mickey Vernon or something. A poor man's Mickey Vernon. At this point, Kotchman's in danger of devolving into a patch, a placeholder, somebody you resort to, not somebody you plug in as a matter of choice. I was a pessimist at the time of the deal, and I'm more pessimistic still now. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Casey Kotchman and a pitching prospect for Tex? (murraygd13 from MN)	and on that prospect, KG says: "I don't hate him, I kinda like him. They've move him to the bullpen this year, which is where most scouts thought he'd always end up in the first place. He's got that nice combination of being a big guy with above-average velo, but his secondary stuff isn't great, and it's a bit of a max-effort delivery. He's missing bats at Double-A, and I think he could miss bats all the way up. Not a closer, but a big league bullpen arm, by mid-09 possibly." So, there. (Will Carroll)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Miss seeing you at SABR conventions the last few years. There seems to be a lot of call in the local papers for the Angels to pick up a big bat, usually mentioning the usual suspect outfielders. I don't have a lot of faith that they would sit the appropriate person if they got a bat, so I am reluctant to join the bandwagon. What say you? (sroney from Orange Co, CA)	And I've missed attending them, especially since I'd love to have caught up with people in Cleveland, but the logistics of life after repeated floodings sort of got in the way. I'll be catching back up again, there as in other places. As far as the Angels, I guess I don't see the need in the outfield if they want to finally keep to a commitment to play Juan Rivera. I'm more worried about the problem of Casey Kotchman, because how much longer can they wait for his bat to arrive and just not receive all that much in terms of a reward? (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-20 13:30:00 (link to chat)	OK, so I know lineup order doesn't matter all that much and yadda yadda, but will there be any point in this season that Casey Kotchman gets to bat higher in the lineup than the barely breathing corpse of Garret Anderson? And really, isn't Anderson, along with Matthews Jr., a huge part of the reason the Angels' run differential is so mediocore? (deadmonkeyhead from CA)	Yes. We kill the Dodgers for Jones and Pierre, but the Angels are paying just as much money to bad outfielders. The Matthews contract was inexplicable, indefensible, and is now part of the Angels' problem. Free Kendry Morales! (Joe Sheehan)
2008-05-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are the chances that Todd Helton can hit the pace of his PFM projection the rest of the way (.309 95/16/82). He hasn't shown much power and the Rockies have fallen down around him too. (davelamb from san leandro)	Well, I'm not too impressed with the forecast in the first place, so I'd look elsewhere for first base help. Carlos Pena is starting to pick it up again, for those who gave up on him early. I just slotted him back into my lineup after patching it up with Casey Kotchman for a time. (Marc Normandin)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	And walked his first batter (Chone Figgins), and allowed his first run, on a Casey Kotchman double of all things. Not that such a thing is impossible, but it's Casey Kotchman. (Christina Kahrl)

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