Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
12	1117	.248	.327	.344	79	1.3

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2006	KCA	24	5	15	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	70	-0.5	0.1	-0.5	-0.1
2008	KCA	26	34	97	26	1	1	0	2	18	2	0	2	.286	.316	.319	66	-3.8	-0.3	-1.0	-0.2
2009	KCA	27	127	397	83	15	3	3	43	76	4	9	2	.243	.333	.331	75	-11.1	1.3	12.7	1.4
2010	KCA	28	117	421	98	15	6	5	41	68	0	3	2	.263	.333	.375	91	-3.6	-3.8	0.8	0.4
2011	KCA	29	45	113	22	4	3	0	16	32	1	1	0	.232	.345	.337	69	-3.8	-0.7	1.9	0.0
2012	KCA	30	32	74	11	1	1	2	8	24	0	2	0	.172	.260	.313	66	-2.8	1.1	-2.3	-0.2
Career			360	1117	242	36	14	10	112	222	7	15	6	.248	.327	.344	79	-25.7	-2.4	11.5	1.3

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
2003	RY1	Rk	AZL	0	223	.000	.000	.000	.392			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	BUR	A	MDW	82	345	.000	.000	.000	.347			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WIL	A+	CRL	51	194	.000	.000	.000	.301			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	HDS	A+	CLF	50	227	.000	.000	.000	.394			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	WIC	AA	TXS	80	342	.268	.329	.417	.280	109	-0.7	7.9	0.6	77	0	-3.9	6.6	-7.8	0.3
2006	KCA	MLB	AL	5	15	.254	.303	.399	.222	107	-1.9	0.5	-0.2	70	11	-0.5	0.1	-0.5	-0.1
2006	WIC	AA	TXS	138	603	.274	.350	.437	.349	106	17.5	13.9	0.2	119	0	7.8	6.2	-4.5	2.5
2007	OMA	AAA	PCL	140	596	.279	.344	.435	.309	104	-1.6	17.7	-1.3	86	0	6.4	0.8	-7.2	1.6
2008	KCA	MLB	AL	34	97	.269	.333	.425	.356	101	-5	2.8	0.2	66	16	-1.0	-0.3	-3.8	-0.2
2008	OMA	AAA	PCL	85	383	.276	.345	.445	.337	105	10.3	11.8	1.1	114	0	13.8	-1.4	2.1	2.6
2009	KCA	MLB	AL	127	397	.268	.332	.430	.303	105	-10.4	11.4	-0.4	75	9	12.7	1.3	-11.1	1.4
2009	OMA	AAA	PCL	12	60	.267	.335	.412	.341	93	3.9	1.8	-0.1	125	0	0.7	-0.4	1.9	0.4
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	117	421	.260	.324	.407	.307	111	-1.7	11.6	-1.2	91	8	0.8	-3.8	-3.6	0.4
2011	KCA	MLB	AL	45	113	.250	.315	.388	.344	108	-2	3.0	-0.5	69	13	1.9	-0.7	-3.8	0.0
2012	KCA	MLB	AL	32	74	.252	.318	.406	.231	99	-3.3	2.0	0.2	66	16	-2.3	1.1	-2.8	-0.2
2012	OMA	AAA	PCL	38	156	.286	.349	.437	.343	104	5.3	4.6	-1.7	104	0	5.2	-0.1	1.2	0.9
2013	PAW	AAA	INT	31	137	.270	.338	.407	.381	99	7.7	3.9	-0.8	147	0	-2.3	3.4	5.1	1.0
2014	NWA	AA	TEX	25	99	.247	.318	.369	.316	93	1.1	2.7	-0.9	89	0	1.2	-1.1	-2.9	-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
2003	RY1	Rk	AZL	223	203	41	71	14	6	2	103	45	18	25	7	3	.350	.408	.507	.158	0	0
2004	WIL	A+	CRL	194	174	25	46	9	2	3	68	17	15	29	10	2	.264	.328	.391	.126	1	1
2004	BUR	A	MDW	345	317	41	95	24	3	4	137	36	27	51	34	10	.300	.355	.432	.132	0	0
2005	HDS	A+	CLF	227	211	42	71	26	1	8	123	32	12	43	6	1	.336	.375	.583	.246	0	0
2005	WIC	AA	TXS	342	322	55	82	21	5	7	134	49	15	47	10	3	.255	.292	.416	.161	0	0
2006	KCA	MLB	AL	15	13	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.000	0	0
2006	WIC	AA	TXS	603	543	95	166	35	7	14	257	92	41	96	13	12	.306	.360	.473	.168	3	3
2007	OMA	AAA	PCL	596	544	75	152	29	5	14	233	62	33	89	7	2	.279	.322	.428	.149	6	6
2008	KCA	MLB	AL	97	91	9	26	1	1	0	29	9	2	18	0	2	.286	.316	.319	.033	0	2
2008	OMA	AAA	PCL	383	345	57	109	24	1	9	162	41	29	42	12	3	.316	.368	.470	.154	3	3
2009	KCA	MLB	AL	397	341	42	83	15	3	3	113	31	43	76	9	2	.243	.333	.331	.088	2	7
2009	OMA	AAA	PCL	60	51	8	16	3	0	2	25	10	8	8	1	1	.314	.407	.490	.176	0	0
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	421	373	41	98	15	6	5	140	39	41	68	3	2	.263	.333	.375	.113	3	4
2011	KCA	MLB	AL	113	95	19	22	4	3	0	32	7	16	32	1	0	.232	.345	.337	.105	1	0
2012	OMA	AAA	PCL	156	132	25	38	4	1	4	56	17	21	31	2	1	.288	.385	.424	.136	2	0
2012	KCA	MLB	AL	74	64	8	11	1	1	2	20	7	8	24	2	0	.172	.260	.313	.141	1	1
2013	PAW	AAA	INT	137	113	32	35	7	0	3	51	22	24	26	3	1	.310	.431	.451	.142	0	0
2014	NWA	AA	TEX	99	90	14	21	5	0	3	35	8	9	30	0	0	.233	.303	.389	.156	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	333	0.5315	0.5255	0.7943	0.6836	0.3462	0.8678	0.6296	0.2057	0.0048
2009	1535	0.5140	0.4332	0.8150	0.5805	0.2775	0.9039	0.6184	0.1850	0.0079
2010	1664	0.5078	0.4141	0.8331	0.5740	0.2491	0.9134	0.6422	0.1669	0.0158
2011	515	0.5049	0.3942	0.7685	0.5462	0.2392	0.8169	0.6557	0.2315	0.0061
2012	308	0.5325	0.3961	0.7459	0.4878	0.2917	0.8250	0.5952	0.2541	-0.0008
Career	4355	0.5132	0.4257	0.8099	0.5753	0.2684	0.8889	0.6311	0.1901	0.0099

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
2014-05-01	2014-07-20	Minors	80	0	-		Not Disclosed		-
2013-08-03	2013-09-19	Minors	47	0	-	Low Back	Inflammation		-	-
2013-06-30	2013-08-01	Minors	32	0	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2013-04-23	2013-05-29	Minors	36	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
2013-04-04	2013-04-14	Minors	10	0	Left	Wrist	Recovery From Sprain		-	-
2013-03-16	2013-03-30	Camp	14	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
2010-09-26	2010-10-02	DTD	6	6	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-08-20	2010-08-21	DTD	1	0		Neck	Soreness		-
2008-08-21	2008-09-12	15-DL	22	19	Right	Face	Fracture	Multiple Fractures	-
2007-02-27	2007-02-27	Camp	0	0		Wrist	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CHN	$
2013	BOS	$
2012	KCA	$865,000
2011	KCA	$459,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$1,324,000
2 yr	Total	$1,324,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 1 d	Eric Sobocinski	1 year (2014)

Details

1 year (2014). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/19/13 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago Cubs 3/29/14. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 5/1/14 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2013). Signed by Boston as a free agent 10/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$0.865M (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonus: $10,000 for 100 plate appearances. DFA by Kansas City 7/4/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/14/12.
1 year/$0.459M (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/20/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/26/10.
1 year/$0.4005M (2009). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/3/09 (split contract, $182,405 in minors). Optioned to Triple-A 4/4/09. Recalled 4/16/09. Optioned to Triple-A 7/17/09. Recalled 7/23/09.
1 year (2008). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/08. Optioned to Triple-A 3/29/08. Recalled 7/24/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/07 (minor-league contract). Optioned to Triple-A 3/07. Recalled 9/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Kansas City 9/06.
Drafted by Kansas City 2003 (1-30) (Toledo). Signed 6/03. $0.9M 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
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Given their recent history with getting position players across the gulf from "prospect potential" to actual "big league performance", and given the bus loads of fine prospects they've been amassing recently, should they be making some changes in their minor league operations to try to get the best results from these kids? They've had some fine youngsters just not realize the potential implied by their MLEs. Beltran was a long time ago... (Cris E from St Paul, MN)	Given the Beltran shout out at the end I was able to deduce that by "they" you mean the Royals. And yes, the Royals should be playing their young players. Nobody goes to their games even with "superstars" like Jose Guillen and Gil Meche, so go ahead and win 66 games with the young guys, let them begin to develop at the MLB level, and see what happens. I don't think it's as much their MiLB operations as it is the way the MLB team operates. Don't sign Francoeur when you have Mitch Maier. Don't look at a third baseman if you have Moustakas. Don't screw with Alex Gordon when he deserves an MLB roster spot, etc. (Eric Seidman)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	"Don't sign Francoeur when you have Mitch Maier." I don't get it. Francoeur is younger than Maier, has more upside, and wasn't expensive. What's the point of playing Maier every day? (bishopscreed from Bangkok)	He does not have more upside, and while he might not be expensive, it was an unneeded expense. Francoeur is not a difference maker. If you want to sign an outfielder, sign an outfielder. Don't sign someone who looks like he should be great and isn't, UNLESS you are going to strictly use him in a platoon role. Color me skeptical that Francouer DOESN'T play everyday. (Eric Seidman)
2010-06-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What the holy-heck is Alex Gordon going in AAA!? And I mean besides raking. Isn't he too young and have a far superior prospect pedigree to be treated as if he's 4A? (WilliamWilde from Boston, MA)	We've been having a desultory discussion on our internal mailing list as to what the heck the Royals are thinking, though "thinking" may be setting the bar too high. It's not just Gordon, it's Ka'aihue (recall that Ken Phelps came up as a Royal and they refused him too), it's Chris Getz, it's Podsednik and Mitch Maier... There are so many areas where they might tinker around the edges and get a few more runs on the board. If it's obvious to us it's obvious to them, so the question is why don't they care? (Steven Goldman)
2010-06-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Re: Alex Gordon. Mere mortals are not permitted to question "the process". In theory he is learning how to play LF/RF. Unfortunately for the moment those two positions are occupied. DeJesus is having a better season than we could expect Gordon to have and Pods is, well, Pods. GMDM doesn't admit to mistakes about players he acquires thru trade or free agency. Until the Royals cut bait on Jose Guillen there is no roster spot for Kila. And Mitch Maier is a much better option as a 4th OFer who can play all the positions as opposed to Rick Ankiel who can't play any of them. (kcboomer from kc)	See, that sounds like megalomania. I know things that Moore has said about "the process" sort of SOUND like that, but I doubt he really believes it inasmuch as he doesn't know what he really should say. Which means that what he's really thinking remains a mystery, or he's not confident enough in what he's thinking to tell us, or... Gee, maybe megalomania really is the simplest answer. (Steven Goldman)

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