Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
14	5916	.275	.349	.412	101	19.4

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2003	KCA	23	12	10	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	.286	.444	.571	81	-0.2	-0.8	-1.0	-0.2
2004	KCA	24	96	413	104	15	3	7	33	53	9	8	11	.287	.360	.402	100	0.8	-0.6	-2.2	1.1
2005	KCA	25	122	523	135	31	6	9	42	76	9	5	5	.293	.359	.445	100	0.6	0.8	5.9	2.4
2006	KCA	26	119	552	145	36	7	8	43	70	12	6	3	.295	.364	.446	101	3.5	5.3	12.6	3.6
2007	KCA	27	157	703	157	29	9	7	64	83	23	10	4	.260	.351	.372	95	-1.5	1.2	-21.6	0.1
2008	KCA	28	135	577	159	25	7	12	46	71	5	11	8	.307	.366	.452	110	8.5	-2.2	-1.6	2.0
2009	KCA	29	144	627	157	28	9	13	51	87	8	4	9	.281	.347	.434	100	1.9	0.2	24.7	4.1
2010	KCA	30	91	394	112	23	3	5	34	47	4	3	3	.318	.384	.443	110	5.2	-1.6	-1.2	1.1
2011	OAK	31	131	506	106	20	5	10	45	86	11	4	3	.240	.323	.376	95	-2.0	1.5	5.0	1.4
2012	CHN	32	148	582	133	28	8	9	61	89	9	7	8	.263	.350	.403	106	4.0	2.8	-5.7	1.4
2013	CHN	33	84	318	71	19	3	6	29	55	5	3	0	.250	.330	.401	99	0.2	3.0	4.3	1.8
2013	TBA	33	35	117	27	10	0	2	10	23	1	2	3	.260	.328	.413	101	0.4	-0.8	-1.9	0.0
2013	WAS	33	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	99	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2014	TBA	34	83	273	59	15	2	6	30	43	5	0	3	.248	.344	.403	100	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.4
2015	ANA	35	30	60	7	1	0	0	2	13	2	0	0	.125	.183	.143	87	-0.7	-0.3	-2.1	-0.2
2015	TBA	35	82	257	60	8	2	5	19	39	4	3	2	.259	.323	.375	87	-3.1	0.9	1.9	0.5
Career			1472	5916	1434	288	65	99	510	838	108	66	62	.275	.349	.412	101	17.7	9.3	17.1	19.4

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
2002	WIL	A+	CRL	87	410	.000	.000	.000	.319			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	WIC	AA	TXS	25	96	.000	.000	.000	.265			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	KCA	MLB	AL	12	10	.228	.310	.364	.400	107	0.7	0.3	0	81	10	-1.0	-0.8	-0.2	-0.2
2003	WIC	AA	TXS	17	83	.000	.000	.000	.361			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	OMA	AAA	PCL	59	265	.000	.000	.000	.319			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	KCA	MLB	AL	96	413	.267	.336	.427	.320	102	2.8	12.3	0.8	100	9	-2.2	-0.6	0.8	1.1
2004	OMA	AAA	PCL	50	226	.000	.000	.000	.346			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	KCA	MLB	AL	122	523	.269	.324	.423	.330	104	11.5	15.0	1.4	100	8	5.9	0.8	0.6	2.4
2006	KCA	MLB	AL	119	552	.265	.325	.421	.329	111	2.1	16.6	-1.4	101	8	12.6	5.3	3.5	3.6
2006	OMA	AAA	PCL	3	13	.298	.355	.436	.455	98	0	0.4	0	96	0	-0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	KCA	MLB	AL	157	703	.271	.335	.421	.289	102	-0.8	20.9	1.9	95	8	-21.6	1.2	-1.5	0.1
2008	KCA	MLB	AL	135	577	.268	.331	.420	.335	103	9.4	16.7	-1.6	110	9	-1.6	-2.2	8.5	2.0
2009	KCA	MLB	AL	144	627	.268	.329	.429	.311	104	3.3	18.0	-4.2	100	10	24.7	0.2	1.9	4.1
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	91	394	.262	.326	.410	.355	111	7.5	10.9	-3	110	8	-1.2	-1.6	5.2	1.1
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	131	506	.257	.316	.403	.274	97	0.4	13.6	-4.7	95	11	5.0	1.5	-2.0	1.4
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	148	582	.256	.316	.404	.301	100	10.4	15.9	-3.6	106	9	-5.7	2.8	4.0	1.4
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	84	318	.251	.311	.390	.291	105	2.1	8.4	0.6	99	7	4.3	3.0	0.2	1.8
2013	TBA	MLB	AL	35	117	.245	.306	.388	.313	94	1.8	3.1	-0.5	101	7	-1.9	-0.8	0.4	0.0
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	3	4	.239	.316	.388	.000	108	-0.7	0.1	0	99	7	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CUB	Rk	AZL	4	14	.256	.328	.369	.444	95	1.6	0.4	0	145	0	-0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
2014	TBA	MLB	AL	83	273	.250	.308	.385	.280	94	5.5	7.0	-3.7	100	7	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4
2014	PCH	A+	FSL	7	28	.276	.343	.401	.263	101	-0.4	0.8	-0.4	91	0	-0.4	0.4	-0.8	0.0
2014	RAY	Rk	GCL	1	2	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		90	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2015	ANA	MLB	AL	30	60	.234	.294	.371	.163	99	-6.6	1.6	-0.3	87	10	-2.1	-0.3	-0.7	-0.2
2015	TBA	MLB	AL	82	257	.255	.314	.408	.289	103	-2.6	6.9	-2.4	87	10	1.9	0.9	-3.1	0.5

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	WIL	A+	CRL	410	334	69	99	22	6	4	145	41	48	42	15	6	.296	.395	.434	.138	10	10
2002	WIC	AA	TXS	96	79	7	20	5	2	2	35	15	8	10	3	1	.253	.355	.443	.190	1	1
2003	KCA	MLB	AL	10	7	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	.286	.444	.571	.286	0	1
2003	OMA	AAA	PCL	265	215	49	64	16	3	5	101	23	34	30	8	4	.298	.407	.470	.172	5	5
2003	WIC	AA	TXS	83	71	14	24	4	0	2	34	10	9	8	1	3	.338	.427	.479	.141	0	0
2004	KCA	MLB	AL	413	363	58	104	15	3	7	146	39	33	53	8	11	.287	.360	.402	.116	0	8
2004	OMA	AAA	PCL	226	197	38	62	14	4	6	102	16	21	30	7	6	.315	.398	.518	.203	1	1
2005	KCA	MLB	AL	523	461	69	135	31	6	9	205	56	42	76	5	5	.293	.359	.445	.152	6	5
2006	OMA	AAA	PCL	13	13	0	5	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	0	0	.385	.385	.385	.000	0	0
2006	KCA	MLB	AL	552	491	83	145	36	7	8	219	56	43	70	6	3	.295	.364	.446	.151	4	2
2007	KCA	MLB	AL	703	605	101	157	29	9	7	225	58	64	83	10	4	.260	.351	.372	.112	4	7
2008	KCA	MLB	AL	577	518	70	159	25	7	12	234	73	46	71	11	8	.307	.366	.452	.145	4	4
2009	KCA	MLB	AL	627	558	74	157	28	9	13	242	71	51	87	4	9	.281	.347	.434	.152	5	5
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	394	352	46	112	23	3	5	156	37	34	47	3	3	.318	.384	.443	.125	1	3
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	506	442	60	106	20	5	10	166	46	45	86	4	3	.240	.323	.376	.136	4	4
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	582	506	76	133	28	8	9	204	50	61	89	7	8	.263	.350	.403	.140	4	2
2013	TBA	MLB	AL	117	104	13	27	10	0	2	43	11	10	23	2	3	.260	.328	.413	.154	1	1
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	318	284	39	71	19	3	6	114	27	29	55	3	0	.250	.330	.401	.151	0	0
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1
2013	CUB	Rk	AZL	14	12	4	4	2	0	0	6	0	2	3	1	0	.333	.429	.500	.167	0	0
2014	RAY	Rk	GCL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.000	0
2014	TBA	MLB	AL	273	238	24	59	15	2	6	96	19	30	43	0	3	.248	.344	.403	.155	0
2014	PCH	A+	FSL	28	22	1	5	0	0	0	5	2	4	4	1	1	.227	.357	.227	.000	1
2015	ANA	MLB	AL	60	56	3	7	1	0	0	8	4	2	13	0	0	.125	.183	.143	.018	0	0
2015	TBA	MLB	AL	257	232	24	60	8	2	5	87	26	19	39	3	2	.259	.323	.375	.116	2	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2156	0.5093	0.4068	0.8940	0.5647	0.2429	0.9403	0.7821	0.1060	0.0054
2009	2482	0.5201	0.3896	0.8780	0.5476	0.2183	0.9321	0.7308	0.1220	0.0033
2010	1546	0.5013	0.3765	0.8729	0.5200	0.2322	0.9479	0.7039	0.1271	-0.0002
2011	1979	0.5129	0.3820	0.8360	0.5281	0.2282	0.9067	0.6636	0.1640	-0.0024
2012	2362	0.4983	0.3992	0.8494	0.5573	0.2422	0.9314	0.6620	0.1506	0.0000
2013	1772	0.5119	0.3916	0.8386	0.5535	0.2220	0.9124	0.6458	0.1614	0.0027
2014	1137	0.5022	0.4134	0.8553	0.5954	0.2297	0.9088	0.7154	0.1447	-0.0042
2015	1180	0.4941	0.4525	0.8633	0.6295	0.2797	0.9183	0.7425	0.1367	0.0111
Career	14614	0.5075	0.3984	0.8618	0.5572	0.2349	0.9261	0.7047	0.1382	0.0019

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
2014-06-19	2014-09-01	15-DL	74	64	Left	Hand	Fracture	Check Swing	-
2014-04-01	2014-04-03	DTD	2	2	Right	Foot	Contusion		-	-
2014-03-05	2014-03-11	Camp	6	0	-	Trunk	Strain	Ribcage	-	-
2013-06-15	2013-07-24	15-DL	39	33	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Running Into Outfield Wall	-	-
2012-07-02	2012-07-03	DTD	1	1	-	Neck	Stiffness		-	-
2011-09-26	2011-09-27	DTD	1	1	Right	Hip	Contusion		-	-
2011-08-01	2011-08-05	DTD	4	3	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-	-
2011-02-27	2011-03-02	Camp	3	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2010-07-23	2010-10-04	60-DL	73	67	Right	Thumb	Surgery	Ulnar Collateral Ligament	2010-07-26
2009-09-25	2009-10-04	DTD	9	8		General Medical	Illness		-
2009-09-20	2009-09-22	DTD	2	2		Ankle	Sprain		-
2009-09-17	2009-09-18	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2009-04-30	2009-05-01	DTD	1	1		Low Back	Tightness		-
2008-09-25	2008-09-28	DTD	3	2	Right	Hip	Soreness	Hip Flexor	-
2008-08-14	2008-08-16	DTD	2	2		Low Back	Soreness		-
2008-08-10	2008-08-12	DTD	2	1		Hip	Soreness		-
2008-08-02	2008-08-08	DTD	6	5		Low Back	Soreness		-
2008-06-30	2008-07-02	DTD	2	2	Right	Trunk	Contusion	Rib Cage	-
2008-05-17	2008-05-17	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Contusion	Player Collision	-
2008-04-20	2008-04-22	DTD	2	1	Left		Sprain	Big Toe	-
2008-04-18	2008-04-19	DTD	1	1	Left		Sprain	Big Toe	-
2008-04-01	2008-04-14	DTD	13	11	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-03-25	2008-03-30	Camp	5	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2007-04-22	2007-04-23	DTD	1	1	Left	Ankle	Soreness		-
2007-03-16	2007-03-26	Camp	10	0		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2006-09-21	2006-09-23	DTD	2	1	Right	Thumb	Sprain	Thumb	-
2006-04-19	2006-05-29	15-DL	40	35	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2006-04-08	2006-04-18	DTD	10	9	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2006-03-25	2006-03-27	Camp	2	0	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2005-08-29	2005-09-21	DTD	23	22	Right	Shoulder	Separation	AC Joint	-
2005-08-22	2005-08-24	DTD	2	1		Trunk	Soreness	Ribs	-
2005-08-20	2005-08-21	DTD	1	1		Trunk	Soreness	Ribs	-
2005-08-04	2005-08-04	DTD	0	0		Head	Concussion	Player Collision While Sliding Into Base	-
2005-05-16	2005-05-20	DTD	4	3	Left	Foot	Contusion		-
2005-04-24	2005-04-27	DTD	3	2	Left	Foot	Contusion		-
2005-03-21	2005-03-24	Camp	3	0	Left	Fingers	Contusion	HBP	-
2005-03-13	2005-03-15	Camp	2	0	Right	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-
2004-08-31	2004-08-31	On-Alr	0	0		Neck	Strain	Player Collision	-
2004-08-31	2004-09-01	DTD	1	1		Head	Concussion	Player Collision While Fielding	-
2004-08-22	2004-08-22	DTD	0	0		Knee	Contusion		-
2001-03-05	2001-03-05	Minors	0	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	-	-
2000-06-29	2000-09-06	Minors	69	0	Left	Elbow	Sprain		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	TBA	$5,125,000
2014	TBA	$4,375,000
2013	CHN	$4,250,000
2012	CHN	$4,250,000
2011	OAK	$6,000,000
2010	KCA	$4,700,000
2009	KCA	$3,600,000
2008	KCA	$2,500,000
2007	KCA	$2,000,000
2006	KCA	$500,000
2005	KCA	$320,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$37,620,000
11 yr	Total	$37,620,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y 146 d	ACES	2 years/$10.5M (2014-15), 2016 option

Details

2 years/$10.5M (2014-15), plus 2016 club option. Signed extension with Tampa Bay 11/4/13. $0.25M signing bonus. 14:$4.25M, 15:$5M, 16:$5M club option, $1M buyout. Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Tampa Bay 7/28/15 with $1,857,923 remaining on contract for 2015, plus $1M buyout. LA Angels declined 2016 option 11/6/15. Retired 3/17.
2 years/$10M (2012-13), plus 2014 club option. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 11/30/11. 12:$4.25M, 13:$4.25M, 14:$6.5M club option, $1.5M buyout. Acquired by Washington in trade from Chicago Cubs 8/19/13. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Washington 8/23/13. Tampa Bay exercised 2014 option 11/3/13.
5 years/$13.5M (2006-10), plus 2011 club option. Signed extension with Kansas City 3/06. 06:$0.5M, 07:$2M, 08:$2.5M, 09:$3.6M, 10:$4.7M, 11:$6M club option, $0.5M buyout. Contract value reduced to $11.95M if DeJesus does not qualify as Super 2 after 2006 (06:$0.5M, 07:$0.6M, 08:$2.3M, 09:$3.45M, 10:$4.6M, 11:$6M club option, $0.5M buyout). Kansas City exercised 2010 option 10/2/10. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Kansas City 11/10/10.
1 year/$0.32M (2005). Renewed by Kansas City 3/05.
1 year (2004). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/04 (split contract).
1 year (2003). Contract purchased by Kansas City 9/2/03.
Drafted by Kansas City 2000 (4-104) (Rutgers). $0.245M 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
2015-07-28 18:00:00 (link to chat)	The Angels have now acquired Shane Victorino, David Murphy, and David DeJesus. Discuss. (Alex from Anaheim)	That's a lot of extra outfielders for one team. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Your "Almora vs Soler" debate remark reminded me of a question I've had about Almora- is his floor around David DeJesus, solid but unspectacular for years? What is the corresponding ceiling? (greywilliams from little rock)	Ceiling for Almora is above-average defense up-the-middle, positive value on the bases, elite contact bat with 20-25 home runs. (NL Central Top 10s With Nick Faleris)
2014-06-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How concerned should the Brewers be about Ryan Braun? He hasn't been bad, but he's looked really rough of late, he's been swinging at everything, and I'd wager that thumb is really bugging him. Would adding a decent backup corner OF help the Brewers more than most just for the ability to rest him more in the 2nd half? (Badgernoonan from Chicago)	In my opinion, Braun's thumb has been a bigger issue than the team is letting on. He's having huge troubles pulling the baseball and he's starting his swing earlier than normal to compensate. The concerning aspect is that the thumb issue doesn't project to get better throughout the year. Adding another corner outfield bat is probably wise. It doesn't need to be a stud, though. It could be a solid platoon OF who can handle right-handed pitching. Someone like a David DeJesus of Tampa might make sense. (J.P. Breen)
2013-08-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on the Rays acquisition of David DeJesus? Do you believe that they'll re-up on his 6.5 MIL club option when Luke Scott's 6ish MIL contract will be soon off the books? (jlarsen from Chicago, IL)	I think they buy it out for 1.5 and he shows up in Chicago for 2.5-3.5 in 2014. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Any underrated guys you would target in an NL Only league? (Mat from Fort Myers)	Will Venable is a guy I like. He only went for $9 in CBS but has the potential to earn $15-20 easily. David DeJesus seems like he had a down year last year but earned $14 in NL-only. Daniel Murphy is another guy who didn't do much in HR/SB but more than earned his keep. (Mike Gianella)
2011-11-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I am pretty much the food equivalent of signing David DeJesus, right? I mean it fills a role, but doesn't really dazzle the palate. (Vegetable Lasagna from Seinfeld)	DeJesus has averaged 2.6 WARP over the past four seasons, including +8 defense. At $5 million a year for two years, it's a useful, low-risk move - he's obviously done better in more hitter-friendly environments, and I expect his raw numbers will look a lot better in Chicago. Plus signing him removes an option for the Red Sox, which is a nice bit of schadenfreude for Theo. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-02-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Of Hideki Matsui, Josh Willingham, and David DeJesus, which of the A's new additions do you expect to adapt best to hitting in the Coliseum? (Dave from Chicago)	The Coliseum isn't quite as unfriendly to lefties as it is to righties, so Matsui and DeJesus shouldn't see their value plummet. DeJesus should continue to be good for close to 10 triples. I see that Larry Granillo already has two posts up, and R.J. Anderson has published three pieces--hasn't anyone told them that it's a marathon, not a sprint? Just kidding, guys. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I like the line about Joba in K.C., but what's the series of events that you think lands him there? It's a little hard to imagine what K.C. has that Cashman would want/need. David DeJesus? (Dan from Brooklyn)	Oh, I don't know. Maybe Cashman has a mancrush on Aaron Crow and is convinced that Mike Moustakas is the heir apparent to Derek Jeter after he tears up Double-A pitching this year while moving back to short. Plus he thinks that the George Brett statue would look great in his office. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-11-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is David Lough anything to get excited about it? Is David DeJesus the ceiling, or is he more like a future 4th outfielder at best? (cjmulligan79 from cleveland)	He's something to be intrigued by, I'd fall a bit short of excited. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What interviews do yuo enjoy doing the most:players, scouts or managment? (TGisriel from Baltimore)	It really boils down to the personality of the individual, to be honest. This is a good time to plug a few upcoming Prospectus Q&As. In the near future, you'll hear from John Russell, Lastings Milledge, and David DeJesus. There are also a few others in the works, and, as always, suggestions and requests are welcome. (David Laurila)
2008-09-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of DeJesus going to the Yankees? He's probably relatively cheap, they can play Nady in RF, Damon in LF, Matsui at DH, and let Austin Jackson spend more time in the minors. Seems like a great stopgap solution to me. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	Just judging from the number of calls to draft/steal/acquire David DeJesus, there seems to be a lot of sentiment in favor of getting him in this chat room, but I guess like you I wonder if this doesn't just reproduce the problem with getting Damon in the first place--if the guy can't really help you as a center fielder, he's going to have to do some extraordinary hitting to help you otherwise. The talk of moving Damon to first is interesting, however... with DeJesus, sure, it would be a patch, but I think Jackson's the eventual answer, and if they stick with Melky and Brett Turner in the meantime, that beats doing something like repeating the exercise of giving Terrence Long a last stop. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-08-15 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Ian Kennedy for David Dejesus a fair trade? (Ken from Kansas City)	Not at all, and heaven help the Royals if they did anything of the sort. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Other than recalling Billy Butler, do the Royals have anything in the wind in terms of personnel moves? Wouldn't David DeJesus be a nice fit for the North Siders? (BL from Bozeman, MT)	Butler would be the main move the Royals would make right now. I think DeJesus would indeed make a nice addition for the Cubs and the Royals should think about trading him if they can get a good return. How about that Mike Aviles, though? He can't sustain it but it's been a neat little run for the stocky shortstop. (John Perrotto)
2008-03-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How about this KC-Detroit game? Tied up at 4 in the bottom of the 9th. This KC team is going to frustrate teams this year. (Brian from Nashville)	I should have noted before now that the Royals had to take David DeJesus out in the second. As I've written a few places lately, it's really getting to be time that they flip him for a player or two. This wasn't the winter to do it with so many CFs on the market, but midseason will present some opportunities -- if he's healthy, of course. I really don't know if this game is a case of KC being pesky more than it is the Tigers' bullpen being really bad... Or maybe it's just one of those things. Get back to me after a month. (Steven Goldman)
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
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	kcboomer (kc): I want to hear some more about BP's projection for the Royals to win 72+ games. I just watched Bloomquist circle the wagons and drop a pop up to allow an unearned run and then in the bottom of the first the Royals sac bunt with one on and no outs. Needless to say that was the end of that "rally". Sure, but maybe they're due for a karmic readjustment. David DeJesus broke out the ugliest slide this side of "Major League" stealing second, and got up laughing. For the old Royals, he would have injured his shoulder on that play and missed a month. (Ken Funck)
2008-09-29 10:30:00	Tigers/White Sox Play-In Game	Greg Pizzo (China, Maine) asks: "Does the terrific September by the Royals mean anything? Before the season started, we probably would have thought 75 wins was pretty good, but did they find out anything about their 2009 Royals using this September?" I'm not so sure all that much progress was made. Guys like Billy Butler and Alex Gordon didn't take steps forward, they got a harsh reminder that Brian Bannister doesn't have a lot of upside, and even things that were good for them to have sorted out--like Tony Pena Jr. and Mark Teahen aren't regulars--didn't necessarily turn out perfectly well. It seems that guys like David DeJesus and Mike Aviles need to move from center and short, respectively. Their defense is a bit of a mess, there are questions over who plays where, and there's a mistake like the Jose Guillen contract to live down. On the plus side, Hillman seemed to get his bullpen sorted out well enough, Greinke's settling in, and Hochevar and Davies don't seem too far behind. They're still a few Gloads shy of having all the bricks to build a lasting foundation, but they're getting there. (Christina Kahrl)

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