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Shin-Soo Choo LFRangers

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 36)

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Birth Date	7-13-1982
Height	5' 11"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	41 years, 9 months, 5 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: 4.52015
: 0.52016
: 1.52017
: 2.22018
: 2.12019
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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
2005	SEA	22	10	21	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	.056	.190	.056	71	-0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0
2006	CLE	23	45	167	43	11	3	3	18	46	1	5	3	.295	.373	.473	78	-4.0	-0.6	-1.0	-0.2
2006	SEA	23	4	12	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	.091	.167	.182	79	-0.3	0.0	1.0	0.1
2007	CLE	24	6	20	5	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	1	.294	.350	.294	80	-0.4	0.5	3.2	0.4
2008	CLE	25	94	370	98	28	3	14	44	78	5	4	3	.309	.397	.549	128	13.5	4.3	-4.2	2.1
2009	CLE	26	156	685	175	38	6	20	78	151	17	21	2	.300	.394	.489	126	23.7	4.8	5.0	4.6
2010	CLE	27	144	646	165	31	2	22	83	118	11	22	7	.300	.401	.484	134	26.4	-1.3	6.7	4.5
2011	CLE	28	85	358	81	11	3	8	36	78	6	12	5	.259	.344	.390	94	-2.1	1.2	6.9	1.3
2012	CLE	29	155	686	169	43	2	16	73	150	14	21	7	.283	.373	.441	114	11.6	-0.2	1.1	2.6
2013	CIN	30	154	712	162	34	2	21	112	133	26	20	11	.285	.423	.462	136	29.4	1.1	-3.4	5.2
2014	TEX	31	123	529	110	19	1	13	58	131	12	3	4	.242	.340	.374	102	1.3	0.3	-7.2	0.3
2015	TEX	32	149	653	153	32	3	22	76	147	15	4	2	.276	.375	.463	126	21.9	2.7	6.6	4.5
2016	TEX	33	48	210	43	7	0	7	25	46	7	6	3	.242	.357	.399	108	2.4	-0.6	-0.4	0.5
2017	TEX	34	149	636	142	20	1	22	77	134	7	12	3	.261	.357	.423	105	5.9	0.7	-1.5	1.5
2018	TEX	35	146	665	148	30	1	21	92	156	10	6	1	.264	.377	.434	116	15.0	-0.9	-2.6	2.2
2019	TEX	36	151	660	149	31	2	24	78	165	18	15	1	.265	.371	.455	113	14.1	-0.2	-4.4	2.0
Career			1619	7030	1645	336	29	213	855	1546	150	151	53	.275	.377	.448	117	157.6	12.0	5.9	31.4

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	WIS	A	MDW	3	15	.000	.000	.000	.600			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	WIS	A	MDW	119	507	.000	.000	.000	.379			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	SBR	A+	CLF	11	51	.000	.000	.000	.367			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	SBR	A+	CLF	110	471	.000	.000	.000	.340			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SAN	AA	TXS	132	579	.000	.000	.000	.365			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SEA	MLB	AL	10	21	.252	.321	.400	.071	104	-3.3	0.6	0	71	13	0.2	0.3	-0.7	0.0
2005	TAC	AAA	PCL	115	502	.280	.350	.442	.341	83	24.3	13.2	-3.1	118	0	19.5	-4.0	13.7	3.7
2006	CLE	MLB	AL	45	167	.273	.334	.435	.408	109	3	5.0	-1.7	78	10	-1.0	-0.6	-4.0	-0.2
2006	SEA	MLB	AL	4	12	.249	.306	.411	.143	98	-2.1	0.4	0	79	9	1.0	0.0	-0.3	0.1
2006	TAC	AAA	PCL	94	427	.279	.348	.431	.372	101	26.4	11.8	-2.9	128	0	-13.1	2.4	15.2	1.3
2007	CLE	MLB	AL	6	20	.270	.339	.412	.385	95	0.7	0.6	-0.1	80	14	3.2	0.5	-0.4	0.4
2007	BUF	AAA	INT	59	238	.269	.338	.401	.309	101	-4.1	7.1	-2.6	82	0	-3.4	2.7	-4.5	-0.1
2007	IDN	Rk	GCL	2	6	.251	.279	.361	.250	91	-0.3	0.0	0	64	0	0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2008	CLE	MLB	AL	94	370	.267	.334	.422	.367	105	23.6	10.7	-3.8	128	8	-4.2	4.3	13.5	2.1
2008	BUF	AAA	INT	12	49	.250	.313	.399	.370	86	0.2	1.5	-0.6	103	0	0.2	0.0	-0.5	0.1
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	156	685	.262	.329	.417	.370	101	32.6	19.7	-7.3	126	10	5.0	4.8	23.7	4.6
2010	CLE	MLB	AL	144	646	.259	.324	.404	.347	106	29.3	17.8	-6.7	134	9	6.7	-1.3	26.4	4.5
2010	AKR	AA	EAS	3	11	.255	.310	.387	.125	105	-1.9	0.3	-0.2	18	0	0.1	0.0	-0.9	-0.1
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	85	358	.256	.323	.401	.317	101	2.6	9.7	-3.6	94	12	6.9	1.2	-2.1	1.3
2011	LKC	A	MID	3	8	.246	.307	.354	.000	101	-2.1	0.2	-0.1	34	0	-0.3	0.0	-0.7	-0.1
2012	CLE	MLB	AL	155	686	.253	.317	.405	.353	99	22.8	18.8	-6.9	114	9	1.1	-0.2	11.6	2.6
2013	CIN	MLB	NL	154	712	.252	.315	.389	.338	102	41.3	18.7	1.6	136	11	-3.4	1.1	29.4	5.2
2014	TEX	MLB	AL	123	529	.251	.311	.384	.308	101	4.4	13.6	-5.5	102	8	-7.2	0.3	1.3	0.3
2015	TEX	MLB	AL	149	653	.252	.315	.405	.335	110	19.2	17.6	-6.5	126	11	6.6	2.7	21.9	4.5
2016	TEX	MLB	AL	48	210	.258	.320	.414	.288	113	1.8	5.9	-2.3	108	11	-0.4	-0.6	2.4	0.5
2016	FRI	AA	TEX	6	24	.243	.295	.375	.462	92	1.1	0.6	-0.3	119	0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
2016	ROU	AAA	PCL	3	12	.302	.352	.456	.500	106	3.2	0.3	-0.1	172	0	-0.3	-0.1	0.7	0.1
2017	TEX	MLB	AL	149	636	.253	.322	.426	.305	111	0.8	18.6	-9.1	105	7	-1.5	0.7	5.9	1.5
2018	TEX	MLB	AL	146	665	.242	.311	.399	.330	108	16.8	18.7	-9.4	116	9	-2.6	-0.9	15.0	2.2
2019	TEX	MLB	AL	151	660	.250	.316	.434	.333	107	15.5	19.9	-8.9	113	6	-4.4	-0.2	14.1	2.0

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	WIS	A	MDW	15	13	1	6	0	0	0	6	3	1	3	2	0	.462	.533	.462	.000	0	0
2002	WIS	A	MDW	507	420	69	127	24	8	6	185	48	70	98	34	21	.302	.415	.440	.138	3	3
2002	SBR	A+	CLF	51	39	14	12	5	1	1	22	9	9	9	3	0	.308	.451	.564	.256	1	1
2003	SBR	A+	CLF	471	412	62	118	18	13	9	189	55	44	84	18	10	.286	.366	.459	.172	2	2
2004	SAN	AA	TXS	579	517	89	163	17	7	15	239	84	56	97	40	8	.315	.384	.462	.147	1	1
2005	TAC	AAA	PCL	502	429	73	121	21	5	11	185	54	69	97	20	10	.282	.381	.431	.149	2	2
2005	SEA	MLB	AL	21	18	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	0	.056	.190	.056	.000	0	0
2006	CLE	MLB	AL	167	146	23	43	11	3	3	69	22	18	46	5	3	.295	.373	.473	.178	1	1
2006	SEA	MLB	AL	12	11	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.091	0	0
2006	TAC	AAA	PCL	427	375	71	121	21	3	13	187	48	45	73	26	4	.323	.397	.499	.176	1	1
2007	BUF	AAA	INT	238	208	34	54	11	2	3	78	26	21	40	10	3	.260	.336	.375	.115	0	0
2007	IDN	Rk	GCL	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.200	0	0
2007	CLE	MLB	AL	20	17	5	5	0	0	0	5	5	2	5	0	1	.294	.350	.294	.000	1	0
2008	BUF	AAA	INT	49	42	1	11	2	0	1	16	3	5	14	1	3	.262	.367	.381	.119	0	0
2008	CLE	MLB	AL	370	317	68	98	28	3	14	174	66	44	78	4	3	.309	.397	.549	.240	4	0
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	685	583	87	175	38	6	20	285	86	78	151	21	2	.300	.394	.489	.189	7	0
2010	CLE	MLB	AL	646	550	81	165	31	2	22	266	90	83	118	22	7	.300	.401	.484	.184	2	0
2010	AKR	AA	EAS	11	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	.091	.091	.091	.000	0	0
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	358	313	37	81	11	3	8	122	36	36	78	12	5	.259	.344	.390	.131	3	0
2011	LKC	A	MID	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2012	CLE	MLB	AL	686	598	88	169	43	2	16	264	67	73	150	21	7	.283	.373	.441	.159	1	0
2013	CIN	MLB	NL	712	569	107	162	34	2	21	263	54	112	133	20	11	.285	.423	.462	.178	2	3
2014	TEX	MLB	AL	529	455	58	110	19	1	13	170	40	58	131	3	4	.242	.340	.374	.132	4
2015	TEX	MLB	AL	653	555	94	153	32	3	22	257	82	76	147	4	2	.276	.375	.463	.187	5	2
2016	FRI	AA	TEX	24	20	0	6	1	0	0	7	0	3	7	0	1	.300	.417	.350	.050	0	0
2016	ROU	AAA	PCL	12	11	2	6	1	0	1	10	5	1	0	1	1	.545	.583	.909	.364	0	0
2016	TEX	MLB	AL	210	178	27	43	7	0	7	71	17	25	46	6	3	.242	.357	.399	.157	0	0
2017	TEX	MLB	AL	636	544	96	142	20	1	22	230	78	77	134	12	3	.261	.357	.423	.162	5	3
2018	TEX	MLB	AL	665	560	83	148	30	1	21	243	62	92	156	6	1	.264	.377	.434	.170	2	1
2019	TEX	MLB	AL	660	563	93	149	31	2	24	256	61	78	165	15	1	.265	.371	.455	.190	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1360	0.4713	0.4471	0.7451	0.6755	0.2434	0.8199	0.5600	0.2549	-0.0019
2009	2666	0.5086	0.4400	0.7408	0.6364	0.2366	0.8019	0.5710	0.2592	-0.0115
2010	2482	0.4903	0.4416	0.7692	0.6500	0.2411	0.8331	0.6033	0.2308	-0.0123
2011	1367	0.5026	0.4353	0.7277	0.6245	0.2441	0.8065	0.5241	0.2723	-0.0084
2012	2805	0.5041	0.4221	0.7441	0.6223	0.2185	0.8102	0.5526	0.2559	-0.0056
2013	2990	0.4793	0.3903	0.7738	0.5834	0.2126	0.8529	0.5740	0.2262	-0.0093
2014	2125	0.4969	0.4028	0.7430	0.5881	0.2198	0.8084	0.5702	0.2570	-0.0021
2015	2598	0.4869	0.4149	0.7291	0.6174	0.2228	0.8041	0.5320	0.2709	0.0054
2016	839	0.4827	0.3850	0.7678	0.5309	0.2488	0.8465	0.6111	0.2322	0.0000
2017	2537	0.4927	0.4147	0.7671	0.6168	0.2183	0.8547	0.5267	0.2329	0.0000
2018	2766	0.4808	0.4042	0.7308	0.6038	0.2194	0.8120	0.5238	0.2692	0.0000
2019	2657	0.4908	0.4212	0.7060	0.6311	0.2188	0.7983	0.4493	0.2940	0.0000
Career	27192	0.4912	0.4181	0.7448	0.6172	0.2258	0.8200	0.5461	0.2552	-0.0040

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
2014-09-17	2014-09-17	On-Alr	0	0	Left	Ankle	Surgery	Cartilage	2014-09-17
2014-08-24	2014-09-29	60-DL	36	34	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Spur	-
2014-05-25	2014-05-25	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Soreness		-
2014-05-03	2014-05-03	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Soreness		-	-
2014-04-22	2014-04-28	DTD	6	5	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2014-03-09	2014-03-12	Camp	3	0	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-	-
2014-03-01	2014-03-03	Camp	2	0	Left	Upper Arm	Soreness	Triceps	-	-
2013-09-21	2013-09-23	DTD	2	2	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-	-
2013-08-14	2013-08-15	DTD	1	1	-	Hand	Soreness		-	-
2013-07-29	2013-07-30	DTD	1	1	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2013-03-17	2013-03-23	Camp	6	0	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
2013-03-02	2013-03-06	Camp	4	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2012-04-25	2012-05-02	DTD	7	6	Left	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2011-09-16	2011-09-29	60-DL	13	15	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2011-08-28	2011-09-15	15-DL	18	17	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2011-08-24	2011-08-26	DTD	2	1	Left	Trunk	Soreness		-	-
2011-06-25	2011-08-12	15-DL	48	41	Left	Thumb	Surgery	Fracture From HBP	2011-06-28
2011-03-05	2011-03-08	Camp	3	0	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-
2011-02-27	2011-03-04	Camp	5	0	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-
2010-07-03	2010-07-23	15-DL	20	16	Right	Thumb	Sprain		-
2009-03-04	2009-03-11	Camp	7	0	Right	Upper Arm	Strain	Triceps	-
2008-03-21	2008-05-30	60-DL	70	53	Left	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2007-09-25
2007-09-05	2007-09-28	DTD	23	21	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2007-09-25
2007-06-10	2007-08-13	Minors	64	0	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-	-
2006-03-12	2006-03-17	Camp	5	0	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2020	TEX	$21,000,000
2019	TEX	$21,000,000
2018	TEX	$20,000,000
2017	TEX	$20,000,000
2016	TEX	$20,000,000
2015	TEX	$14,000,000
2014	TEX	$14,000,000
2013	CIN	$7,375,000
2012	CLE	$4,900,000
2011	CLE	$3,975,000
2010	CLE	$461,100
2009	CLE	$420,300
2008	CLE	$390,400
2007	CLE	$383,100

Years	Description	Salary
14 yr	Previous	$147,904,900
14 yr	Total	$147,904,900

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
13 y 119 d	Boras Corp.	2022

Details

1 year/$2.3M (2022). Re-singed by SSG Landers of Korea 11/16/21.
1 year/$2.4M (2021). Signed by SK Wyverns of Korea 2/22/21.
7 years/$130M (2014-20). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/13. 14:$14M, 15:$14M, 16:$20M, 17:$20M, 18:$20M, 19:$21M, 20:$21M. Limited no-trade clause allowing Choo to block deals to 10 clubs each season. Award bonuses: $0.25M for MVP. $0.15M for WS MVP. $0.1M each for All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, LCS MVP.
1 year/$7.375M (2013). Signed by Cincinnati 2/11/13 (avoided arbitration, $8M-$6.75M).
1 year/$4.9M (2012). Re-signed by Cleveland 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Cleveland 12/11/12.
1 year/$3.975M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$461,100 (2010). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/10.
1 year/$420,300 (2009). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/9/09 (split contract, $234,300 in minors).
1 year/$390,400 (2008). Re-signed 3/7/08.
1 year/$383,100 (2007). Re-signed by Cleveland 2/07 (split contract, $109,600 in minors). Optioned to Triple-A 3/07. Recalled 4/07. Optioned to Triple-A 5/3/07.
1 year (2006). Re-signed 3/06. Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 7/06. Optioned to Triple-A 7/06. Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Seattle 7/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Seattle 11/04. Optioned to Triple-A 3/05. Recalled 4/05. Optioned to Triple-A 5/05. Recalled 9/05.
Signed by Seattle 2000 as an amateur free agent from South Korea. $1.3M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA
90^o	42	10	2	1	5	9	1	.278	.381	.417	122	2.3	RF 0,
80^o	28	6	1	1	3	6	0	.250	.333	.417	117	1.3	RF 0,
70^o	18	5	1	1	2	4	0	.312	.389	.562	113	0.7	RF 0,
60^o	10	1	0	0	1	2	0	.111	.200	.111	110	0.3	RF 0,
50^o	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	106	0.1	RF 0,
Weighted Mean	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	107	0.1	RF 0,

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-05-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	with the first month in the books are there any FA veterans you're adding in dynasty? Like a David Peralta if you believe hes back to 2015 form. (Chansen8895 from San Jose, CA)	David Peralta is v. good. Ryan Zimmerman got off to such a hot start that you can't get him now. One guy who has stood out to me is Shin-Soo Choo. His OBP is around .400 right now, hitting for some power. Underrated. (George Bissell)
2016-06-20 16:00:00 (link to chat)	When does Joey Gallo get called up for good and what do you see his future ceiling as? (Ronnie from Nebraska)	Well as long as Beltre is at 3B it won't be there. His value is so much lower at 1B that they need an OF spot to open up before he is called up for good. Problem is that Nomar Mazara guy is pretty good and has a lockdown on RF. Shin-Soo Choo and Josh Hamilton are making a lot of money, so there isn't an everyday spot for him yet. (Steve Givarz)
2014-05-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for the chat, Jeff, really enjoy these. What would be a solid comp for Brandon Nimmo? A Shin-Soo Choo type as a leadoff guy with average speed but high on-base, or do you think he can fill out more and be a middle of the order bat eventually? Also, do you think he has present power that he just hasn't learned how to utilize in games yet, or he still needs to put on significant muscle or improve his bat speed. (Ron Mexico from Cedar Rapids)	Nimmo is a great example of why comps can get us in trouble but why they can also be valuable tools. I've seen Nimmo four times this season already and I'm still not sure who he's going to be like. He has some Choo-ish qualities, most notably his plate discipline. The real question for Nimmo is how much power he develops. I don't see him becoming a middle of the order bat, though he's built like a guy who could be one. He has a leadoff man's game, though, and I think that's where he ends up. I don' know if he's Grady Sizemore, or Choo or a slightly slower Jacoby Ellsbury or what. That's why I won't make a comp on him just yet. At this point, pick a left-handed hitting center fielder with plus plate discipline and you've got a shot to be correct. (Jeff Moore)
2014-01-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Favorite offseason thing so far? (AndrewWithHats from Asheville, NC)	Shin-Soo Choo's hair (Craig Goldstein)
2013-10-07 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Sandy Alderson's seat is going to start getting warm this winter. Realistically, what can he do to improve that awful team? (Matt M from Ray Brook, NY)	A lot depends on how much money Alderson is going to be able to spend in the next couple of years. There have been rumors linking the Mets to Shin-Soo Choo and Jacoby Ellsbury, but it's hard to say how realistic this is given the Mets money problems. Mets fans and some Mets watchers don't like to hear this, but the Mets are on a five-year plan. An emergence of some of the arms the Mets have in their system would be a big help. Wheeler, Montero, Gee, and Niese isn't a bad rotation. The question is whether or not the team will be able to field a decent enough offense to run with the big boys. My suspicion is that 2015 is the year the Mets will start looking to contend again. (Mike Gianella)
2013-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	You are now in charge of the Giants, who do you go after this offseason, Cano? Rios? Starting Pitching? (Lou from San Fran)	Cano is going to make just about any team better for at least the next several seasons, but do you want to be the team that is paying him $30+ per season when he's 36 and hitting .270/.310/.370? I guess there are worse fates. I think a guy like Shin-Soo Choo would be a great pick-up for San Francisco. They could put him in left and at the top of the lineup and he'd score a billion runs hitting in front of Posey and, if he gets on a treadmill this off-season, Sandoval. (Matthew Kory)
2013-08-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	The Phillies are the 4th largest media market in the USA (A.C. Nielsen). Their projected TV deal is supposed to be at least $5 billion. Are they going to unload for Shin-Soo Choo and Hunter Pence plus a couple of shutdown relievers or continue with this Toothpick bat fraud Ben Revere and that no-talent triple-A bullpen? Is some TV network actually going to pay $5 billion for that? (Free_AEC from South Jersey)	I can't speak for how the Phillies will spend their money, but they should see a lucrative new TV deal which will allow them to try and reload and get competitive. Their player salaries have been very high, and I've wondered how they were able to sustain that through attendance which until this season was off the charts. The new TV deal gets them back in that stage. Now, whether they hang on to veterans that will be deep in the throes of regression is another question. (Maury Brown About Biogenesis and Business)
2013-04-25 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Better fringe MVP candidate: Coco Crisp or... Shin-soo Choo? Jonathan Lucroy? Chris Davis? (justarobert from Santa Clara, CA)	If Lucroy keeps getting as many borderline calls as he has thus far this season, he might be an actual MVP candidate. He's pretty much lapping the field right now. Of course, we're a ways away from a player getting award consideration because of his framing, so Choo makes a more likely choice. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-04-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)	My oldest OF in my dynasty league is Shin-Soo Choo, would Brian Goodwin be a good target to replace him via rookie draft? Brinson is also available. (Abnergreen from Puerto Rico )	I'd rather have Goodwin than Brinson. By the time you'd think about looking for a Choo replacement, Goodwin should be nice and ready. (Bret Sayre)
2012-12-20 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think about the Indians aggressive attitude towards free agency this year, and how good a chance do they have to sign a player like Swisher or Jackson? (Nick from Los Angeles, CA)	I like what the Indians are doing, Nick, in terms of trying to compensate for weaknesses at the top of their pipeline, and getting Trevor Bauer for one year of Shin-Soo Choo was very impressive. As for free agency, I don't think they have a great chance of getting Jackson, who appears to be down to the Cubs and Rangers (with Chicago looking like the strong favorite), and the situation with Swisher really depends on how interested the Rangers are. If he gets more than $60 million over four years, it probably won't be from Cleveland. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-12-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are the supposed asking prices right now for Shin-Soo Choo and Asdrubal Cabrera right now? I hear astronomical. Also, are you a big Run-DMC fan? (Steve G. from Athens, OH)	Run DMC are in the pantheon, man. Up there with Rakim, PE, NWA, etc. The eponymous debut record is what got me into hip-hop in the first place. Gods. I don't move Cabrera unless I got a MASSIVE return. Up-the-middle starters are worth their weight in gold, almost literally. I'm a big Choo fan, but maybe if I'm Cleveland I wait til midseason and move him to a contender. Although the OF market is pretty tight right now, maybe you can get a premium for him from someone like PHI? Not sure what I'd need to get in return. But CLE is in a good position because they don't NEED to move him right now. Seller's market. (Ian Miller)
2012-12-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Completely Gratuitous 4-Team Blockbuster Trade Proposal: -Mets send R.A. Dickey to Red Sox, send Lucas Duda + Domingo Tapia to Indians & send Wilmer Flores to Diamondbacks -Red Sox send Archie Bradley + Anthony Ranaudo to Indians -Indians send Asdrubal Cabrera to Diamondbacks & send Shin-Soo Choo + Vinnie Pestano to Mets -Diamondbacks send Justin Upton to Mets Care to offer gratuitous thoughts? (mattstupp from NYC)	Math makes my head hurt (Ian Miller)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Ben, in my standard 6x6 roto league, I just accepted a trade of Kevin Youkilis and Shin-Soo Choo for Paul Konerko. Is it just me or did I get fantastic value for the rest of Konerko's season, which HAS to be somewhat of a regression. (SnakeDoctor18 from NY)	You gave up Konerko and got both of those guys? Apologies if my next answer is delayed, as I'm starting a slow clap...now. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-06-06 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Dan, In my 6x6 roto league, I was just offered Shin-Soo Choo for Rajai Davis and Alexi Ogando. What do you think? Is Choo going to return to form? (SnakeDoctor18 from NY)	That's a tough call. Choo admitted this weekend that he's been pressing as a way to make up for his DUI arrest. Clearly he's the best player in the deal when he's on, but you have to wonder whether (and when) he'll put the arrest behind him. (Dan Turkenkopf)
2011-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which guy are you more concerned about - Adam Dunn or Shin-Soo Choo? It is fair to answer neither. (jmoore from Detroit)	Kind of worried about both, less worried about Choo. It's not panic time yet, but I'm not ecstatic to own Dunn right now. (Derek Carty)
2011-01-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Marc, Are you giving Shin-Soo Choo any love in this year's draft? (Swat Slugger from USA)	I don't see why not! He was good for me last year in a mixed league, minus the whole injury thing. He's very useful, as he excels at nothing but does everything very well. Like a better version of Hunter Pence. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-23 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a more underrated everyday player out there than Colby Rasmus? I feel embarrassed when I open Cardinals emails saying "Holliday needs your help getting to the ASG," as it should be Rasmus... (Mark from Springfield)	I mean, there may be. Shin-Soo Choo is probably the guy I'd nominate as most underrated, but the trick about this sort of question is that there could be someone who because he's even more underrated than Choo that I'm not even aware of him. I dunno, where I'm at there's plenty of Cards fans (we have their single-A team in town, which encourages it) so I hear plenty about Rasmus. Maybe I'm wrong here. (Colin Wyers)
2009-12-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of Sin Soo Choo? Can he improve upon last years performance? Is last years performance even sustainable? (SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)	Shin-Soo Choo is pretty great. I don't think he needs to improve on last year, given he's a legit line drive hitter with some power, on-base skills, great baserunning skills and the ability to play at least average defense. Can you believe that he was acquired for Ben Broussard? (Marc Normandin)
2009-12-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Marc Normandin: Shin-Soo Choo is pretty great. I don't think he needs to improve on last year, given he's a legit line drive hitter with some power, on-base skills, great baserunning skills and the ability to play at least average defense. Can you believe that he was acquired for Ben Broussard? God Bless Seattle :) (SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)	It's funny, because he's the kind of player the current Seattle front office would drool over. I have to wrap things up folks, as I have to finish some baseball-related things I was working on that made me late for the chat in the first place. (Marc Normandin)
2009-10-05 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Your thoughts on Shin-soo Choo's fine season? He's #2 in vorp for a.l. right fielder's. Is he for real? (big mac from big d)	I know it seems like I can answer questions with questions in chats, but what do you mean by for real? If you're asking if I think Choo is going to continue to be a .300/.400/.550 hitter, probably not. If you're asking if I think he, at 26 years old, is going to continue walking and developing patience, remaining a great hitter for years to come then yep, he is for real. BABIPs in the .370s are unlikely to be sustained year-in year-out but I see no reason why he cannot average a .280/.375/.480 over the next five years. (Eric Seidman)

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