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Kelly Shoppach CIndians

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
12	1855	.223	.312	.413	87	1.5

Birth Date	4-29-1980
Height	6' 0"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	43 years, 11 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	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2005	BOS	25	9	16	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	.000	.063	.000	53	-0.9	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2006	CLE	26	41	120	27	6	0	3	8	45	0	0	.245	.297	.382	68	-4.4	-2.5	-2.3	-0.3
2007	CLE	27	59	177	42	13	0	7	11	56	1	0	.261	.310	.472	81	-3.6	-0.7	5.1	0.9
2008	CLE	28	112	403	92	27	0	21	36	133	11	0	.261	.348	.517	113	7.4	2.0	-7.2	2.1
2009	CLE	29	89	327	58	14	0	12	33	98	18	0	.214	.335	.399	94	-1.6	-1.1	-12.5	-0.1
2010	TBA	30	63	187	31	8	0	5	20	71	6	0	.196	.308	.342	66	-7.2	-1.2	-3.6	-0.4
2011	TBA	31	87	253	39	3	0	11	19	79	9	0	.176	.268	.339	86	-3.8	-0.6	-1.8	0.5
2012	BOS	32	48	158	35	12	2	5	11	62	5	1	.250	.327	.471	80	-3.6	-2.7	-0.7	0.0
2012	NYN	32	28	87	16	2	0	3	5	27	3	0	.203	.276	.342	80	-2.0	0.1	-0.8	0.1
2013	CLE	33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	81	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2013	SEA	33	35	125	21	7	0	3	12	45	3	0	.196	.293	.346	66	-4.5	-1.3	-9.8	-1.1
Career			572	1855	361	92	2	70	155	624	57	1	.223	.312	.413	87	-24.2	-8.2	-33.7	1.5

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
2002	SAR	A+	FSL	116	480	.000	.000	.000	.349			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	PME	AA	EAS	92	385	.000	.000	.000	.343			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	PAW	AAA	INT	113	454	.000	.000	.000	.296			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	BOS	MLB	AL	9	16	.263	.323	.409	.000	107	-3.6	0.5	0.2	53	14	0.0	-0.1	-0.9	0.0
2005	PAW	AAA	INT	102	432	.271	.334	.427	.297	108	10.9	12.8	5.3	124	0	2.2	-3.6	12.7	2.8
2006	CLE	MLB	AL	41	120	.268	.331	.429	.387	107	-4.9	3.6	2.1	68	15	-2.3	-2.5	-4.4	-0.3
2006	BUF	AAA	INT	21	87	.264	.327	.408	.367	101	5.2	2.4	1.4	120	0	2.2	-0.3	2.0	0.8
2007	CLE	MLB	AL	59	177	.267	.332	.421	.354	99	1.5	5.3	3.2	81	15	5.1	-0.7	-3.6	0.9
2008	CLE	MLB	AL	112	403	.265	.331	.416	.357	103	12.8	11.6	6.8	113	11	-7.2	2.0	7.4	2.1
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	89	327	.267	.332	.423	.280	102	-0.9	9.4	4.8	94	11	-12.5	-1.1	-1.6	-0.1
2010	TBA	MLB	AL	63	187	.255	.321	.401	.313	107	-3.7	5.2	2.7	66	14	-3.6	-1.2	-7.2	-0.4
2010	DUR	AAA	INT	4	13	.270	.322	.393	.400	92	-0.6	0.4	0	83	0	0.1	-1.2	-0.2	-0.1
2011	TBA	MLB	AL	87	253	.261	.328	.404	.212	99	-9.9	6.8	4.1	86	9	-1.8	-0.6	-3.8	0.5
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	48	158	.260	.319	.419	.411	105	2.1	4.3	2.5	80	9	-0.7	-2.7	-3.6	0.0
2012	NYN	MLB	NL	28	87	.247	.305	.386	.265	96	-2.1	2.4	1.4	80	9	-0.8	0.1	-2.0	0.1
2013	CLE	MLB	AL	1	2	.318	.370	.519	.000	99	-0.5	0.1	0	81	13	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	35	125	.258	.320	.404	.300	93	-0.8	3.3	2	66	13	-9.8	-1.3	-4.5	-1.1
2013	COH	AAA	INT	1	3	.256	.310	.352	.500	89	-0.1	0.1	0.1	65	0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2013	IND	AAA	INT	7	27	.260	.313	.387	.294	103	-3.2	0.8	0.5	66	0	-0.8	-0.5	-1.3	-0.1
2013	SYR	AAA	INT	10	40	.250	.317	.382	.292	101	-0.9	1.1	0.7	66	0	-0.5	0.1	-1.9	-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
2002	SAR	A+	FSL	480	414	54	112	35	1	10	179	66	59	112	2	1	.271	.370	.432	.162	0	0
2003	PME	AA	EAS	385	340	45	96	30	2	12	166	60	35	83	0	0	.282	.358	.488	.206	0	0
2004	PAW	AAA	INT	454	399	62	93	25	0	22	184	64	46	138	0	0	.233	.321	.461	.228	1	1
2005	BOS	MLB	AL	16	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.000	0	0
2005	PAW	AAA	INT	432	371	60	94	16	0	26	188	75	46	116	0	0	.253	.354	.507	.253	0	0
2006	BUF	AAA	INT	87	78	11	22	8	0	4	42	9	6	25	0	1	.282	.356	.538	.256	0	0
2006	CLE	MLB	AL	120	110	7	27	6	0	3	42	16	8	45	0	0	.245	.297	.382	.136	0	2
2007	CLE	MLB	AL	177	161	26	42	13	0	7	76	30	11	56	0	0	.261	.310	.472	.211	1	3
2008	CLE	MLB	AL	403	352	67	92	27	0	21	182	55	36	133	0	0	.261	.348	.517	.256	1	3
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	327	271	33	58	14	0	12	108	40	33	98	0	0	.214	.335	.399	.185	3	2
2010	TBA	MLB	AL	187	158	17	31	8	0	5	54	17	20	71	0	0	.196	.308	.342	.146	1	2
2010	DUR	AAA	INT	13	13	0	4	0	0	0	4	2	0	3	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.000	0	0
2011	TBA	MLB	AL	253	221	23	39	3	0	11	75	22	19	79	0	0	.176	.268	.339	.163	1	3
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	158	140	16	35	12	2	5	66	17	11	62	1	0	.250	.327	.471	.221	0	2
2012	NYN	MLB	NL	87	79	7	16	2	0	3	27	10	5	27	0	0	.203	.276	.342	.139	0	0
2013	COH	AAA	INT	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.000	0	0
2013	IND	AAA	INT	27	26	0	5	1	0	0	6	2	1	9	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.038	0	0
2013	SYR	AAA	INT	40	32	3	7	0	0	0	7	2	5	8	0	0	.219	.359	.219	.000	0	1
2013	CLE	MLB	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	125	107	11	21	7	0	3	37	9	12	45	0	0	.196	.293	.346	.150	1	2

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1569	0.4933	0.4685	0.6286	0.6550	0.2868	0.7120	0.4430	0.3714	-0.0049
2009	1242	0.4742	0.4815	0.6421	0.6995	0.2848	0.7937	0.3065	0.3579	0.0045
2010	718	0.5111	0.4582	0.5623	0.6485	0.2593	0.6723	0.2747	0.4377	-0.0021
2011	988	0.4787	0.4929	0.6160	0.6956	0.3068	0.7112	0.4177	0.3840	-0.0058
2012	926	0.4989	0.4600	0.6056	0.6429	0.2780	0.7306	0.3178	0.3944	-0.0010
2013	475	0.4821	0.4737	0.6000	0.6812	0.2805	0.6795	0.4203	0.4000	0.0006
Career	5918	0.4890	0.4731	0.6154	0.6705	0.2845	0.7245	0.3683	0.3846	-0.0017

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
2011-04-09	2011-04-10	DTD	1	1	Right	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-04-11	2010-06-04	15-DL	54	49	Right	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2010-04-19
2010-03-01	2010-03-03	Camp	2	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2008-09-29	2008-09-29	Off	0	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	Cartilage	2008-09-29
2003-06-30	2003-07-06	Minors	6	0	-	Head	Concussion	Player Collision At Home Plate - Dates Are Estimated	-
2003-04-05	2003-04-29	Minors	24	0	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	SEA	$1,500,000
2012	BOS	$1,350,000
2011	TBA	$3,000,000
2010	TBA	$2,250,000
2009	CLE	$1,950,000
2008	CLE	$404,100
2007	CLE	$383,400
2006	CLE	$327,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$11,164,500
8 yr	Total	$11,164,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 132 d	LSW Baseball	1 year/$1.5M (2013)

Details

1 year/$1.5M (2013). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/29/13. May earn additional $0.5M in performance bonuses. DFA by Seattle 6/14/13. Released 6/20/13. Signed by Washington as a free agent 7/3/13 (minor-league contract). Opted out of contract 7/30/13. Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 8/12/13 (minor-league contract). Released by Pittsburgh 8/28/13. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 8/30/13 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Cleveland 9/1/13.
1 year/$1.35M (2012). Signed by Boston as a free agent 12/12/11. Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Boston 8/14/12.
2 years/$5.5M (2010-11), plus 2012 club option. Re-signed 1/5/10 (avoided arbitration). 10:$2.25M, 11:$3M, 12:$3.2M club option, $0.3M buyout. Tampa Bay declined 2012 option 10/31/11.
1 year/$1.95M (2009). Re-signed by Cleveland 1/12/09 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Cleveland 12/1/09.
1 year/$0.4041M (2008). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/7/08.
1 year/$0.3834M (2007). Re-signed by Cleveland 2/07.
1 year/$0.327M (2006). Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Boston 1/06. Signed 2/06. Optioned to Triple-A 5/06. Recalled 6/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased 11/04. Re-signed 3/05. Optioned to Triple-A 3/05. Recalled 5/05. Optioned to Triple-A 6/05. Recalled 9/05.
Drafted 2001 (2-38) (Baylor). $0.7375M 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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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2013-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a good fit for the Redbirds at catcher? Doumit's bat would be great, but I can't see Matheny settling for the glove. (doog7642 from Blaine, MN)	Kelly Shoppach is available. Otherwise finding a quality catcher is tough, just like finding a quality shortstop at this time of the year. Maybe if the need is still there in a few weeks the Cardinals can convince the Phillies to hand over Carlos Ruiz, or the Nationals to give up Kurt Suzuki before his buyout is due. (R.J. Anderson Trade Deadline Wrap Chat)
2012-08-14 14:00:00 (link to chat)	With the breaking news of Kelly Shoppach signing with the Mets, is the East now the Mets' to lose? (Garcia from LBC)	Well sure. They're just 16 1/2 out with 47 to go. It's anyone's division now. Actually, this is a good deal for Boston. Shoppach wasn't the back up long term there. They have Ryan Lavarnway who needs playing time at catcher and this deal opens up a spot for him to get it. He could be the starter next season in Boston or split time equally with Jarrod Saltalamacchia (I spelled that all by myself!) which would make for pretty good production from the catcher's position. As for what it does for the Mets? They're nine out of the Wild Card with a billion teams to jump over so I don't really get it. (Matthew Kory)
2012-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Lavarnway a starter-worthy in an AL-only league? (cooldude from Mpls)	Not to start the year, since he'll begin at Triple-A. If Salty gets injured, though, I wouldn't be shocked to see him promoted to starting catcher for the Red Sox. He has a great bat, and Kelly Shoppach is sketchy. I suppose there's some chance too he might DH if Ortiz gets hurt. He'll be a boom or bust type guy this season, entirely dependent on someone else failing so he can get a shot. (Derek Carty)
2011-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What does the future hold for Jarod Saltalamacchia in Boston.The Red Sox appear to think highly of Ryan Lavarnway and drafted Blake Swihart.Salty’s defense has also cost the team dearly during the debacle at the end of the season.Any thoughts ? (Spirou from Somewhere close to the Big O)	The fact that they signed lefty-mashing Kelly Shoppach suggests the Red Sox will give Saltalamacchia another year in the big half of a platoon, rather than letting Lavarnway take over. It's worth noting that PECOTA says Salty will be a 1.0-WARP player in 2012, and that Lavarnway will be a 3.0-WARP player in 2012, and it's also worth noting that the Red Sox are run by smart people. (Sam Miller)
2010-05-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)	With Kelly Shoppach coming back 4-6 from now and John Jaso playing better then Navarro, could the Rays surprise everyone and option Navarro back to the Minors(he does indeed have options left and is under 5 yrs in) and use the more sensible platoon of Jaso(good vs. LHP,improved D and good OBP skills) and Shoppach(good vs. RHP, power and hbp) than Navarro and Shoppach? (jlarsen from Chicago)	You mean this the other way 'round, of course, and not a bass-ackwards platoon of the lefty-batting Jaso starting against lefties, etc. Me, I could totally see it, as well as the Rays shopping Navarro. But methinks you're over-high on Jaso; he makes a nice lefty-batting complementary player to a right-handed regular like Shoppach. Think Joe Nolan to Rick Dempsey, not Mike LaValliere to Don Slaught. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-05-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	So...it may be slightly unlikely that John Jaso keeps hitting like the second coming of Barry Bonds. But how do you see his final line shaking out, as well as playing time at catcher for the Rays? (Stephanie from DC)	Probably better than Kelly Shoppach and Dioner Navarro's lines. I think he can hit maybe .270/.370/.430. The OBP is sexy. I'm talking to Tommy Bennett right now, he says .280/.340/.430. Obviously, he's going to slug .430 if we both say so. (Marc Normandin)
2009-11-09 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Can the Indians leverage Kelly Shoppach's 2008 (perhaps using hypnosis to pretend 2009 did not happen) into something useful in a trade? Catchers are always a valuable commodity, and I can't see them tendering him a qualifying offer. (buffum from Austin TX)	It might be better to keep him around and hope he has a hot start. His trade value took a big hit this year, and I'm sure they don't want to sell low. No reason to have Santana up at the start of the season anyway, so if there aren't any good offers for Shoppach now, it would make a lot of sense to wait it out. (Shawn Hoffman)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	FWIW, the Rays can have Kelly Shoppach for any pitcher whose arm is still attached. (buffum from Austin TX)	Be careful what you wish for, I expect Rick Behenna still has two arms. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What would it take to get Aaron Harang from the Reds? I'm wondering if their desire to shed salary and his misleading numbers might make them likely to unload him. Their catchers and shortstop were horrific this season: could the Indians craft a package with Kelly Shoppach, Jhonny Peralta, and a pitching prospect not named Hector or Nick, or would the Reds be looking for a pure prospect package? (buffum from Austin TX)	Do they have a desire to shed salary? They're not paying that many people as is. I can't see your offer getting it done, even granting your premise. That's a terrible deal. You'd have to do it with real prospects. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-08-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Kelly Shoppach to the Rangers? Rangers need a Salty replacement, and Shoppach will cost some arbitration bucks next season ... (buffum from Austin TX)	And the Rangers felt so secure in their catching depth not so long ago, didn't they. With Marson and Santana in the pipeline moving Shoppach might make sense for the Indians, but would he get through waivers? (Ken Funck)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think there is any market for Kelly Shoppach? Also, why won't the Tribe call up LaPorta and let him play? (warclub from Strongsville, OH )	There should be, yes, although it won't be of the same range of value as it might have been during the offseason; not that he's Ed Hearn, but you weren't going to get a top prospect even then. As far as LaPorta, I'm at a loss. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Should we be excited about Kelly Shoppach? (dcarroll from WI)	Absolutely. His production this year makes it clear that he's not simply a guy whose upside was as a second-division starting backstop. Look at how much churn was generated over the execrable Jeff Mathis this year... Mathis isn't one of the 30 best catchers on the planet; he probably isn't in the top 50 either. Shoppach obviously is one of the 30 best. It's not just the Rangers who have options behind the plate. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Can the tribe trade Kelly Shoppach for Ryan Howard? Does that deal make sense for both squads... And: If you're Towers do you take Cano and Hughes for Jake Peavy? (thomas from harrisburg)	Bret? Is that you? Neither of these trades make sense. I'm as down on Ryan Howard as anyone, but I'm not dealing him for a marginal starting catcher coming off of a career half-season. Good god. And no, I don't trade one of the best SPs in baseball for a slow 2B who never walks and doesn't play defense but who costs a lot of money. That trade offer might even get you laughed off of WFAN. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-08-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Pretty ironic that Kelly Shoppach is the best player in the Coco Crisp/Andy Marte trade, eh? Keeper question: choose two from the list of Beltran, Berkman, Hart, Guerrero, Sabathia, Billingsley. (Peter from Beyond the Boxscore)	Shoppach sure would look good in a Red Sox uni, and hell, he can even catch a knuckler. (Marc Normandin)

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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2005	aaa	.000	0.0	3722	-.001	0.8	69	-.060	.000	2.6	3.5	2.2
2005	mlb	.003	0.1	121	.000	0.0	2	.015	.000	0.0	0.1	0.0
2006	mlb	-.006	-2.1	1433	.000	-0.1	27	-.024	-.001	0.4	-1.5	-2.3
2006	aaa	.006	1.3	827	.000	0.0	29	-.033	.005	0.6	2.1	2.2
2007	mlb	.006	3.0	1841	.000	-0.1	35	-.073	.000	1.6	4.1	5.1
2008	mlb	-.003	-2.9	3700	.003	-3.9	43	.029	-.010	-0.7	-8.2	-7.2
2009	mlb	-.010	-8.0	3284	.002	-2.1	57	.010	-.001	-0.3	-11.0	-12.5
2010	mlb	-.002	-0.8	1761	.002	-1.0	33	.031	.002	-0.7	-2.5	-3.6
2010	aaa	.006	0.1	41	.000	0.0	0	.000	.000	0.0	0.1	0.1
2011	mlb	-.003	-2.0	2663	-.002	1.8	36	.000	-.006	0.3	-0.4	-1.8
2012	mlb	-.002	-0.9	2520	.001	-0.9	44	-.046	.001	1.2	-0.4	-1.4
2013	aaa	-.004	-0.7	676	.000	0.0	27	.034	.001	-0.6	-0.1	-1.4
2013	mlb	-.028	-8.4	1379	.006	-2.0	25	-.023	-.001	0.3	-9.4	-9.9

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