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Birth Date	10-27-1983
Height	6' 0"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	40 years, 5 months, 30 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
2006	ATL	22	24	49	11	1	1	1	5	7	0	0	0	.262	.340	.405	84	-0.8	-0.3	0.2	0.1
2007	ATL	23	28	62	17	3	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	.288	.323	.339	80	-1.4	0.6	0.5	0.2
2008	ATL	24	78	254	73	18	4	2	21	29	1	3	1	.320	.377	.461	104	1.8	-0.4	1.7	0.9
2009	ATL	25	128	503	138	38	0	11	36	59	2	1	3	.307	.358	.464	107	6.0	-1.1	-4.9	1.3
2010	ATL	26	140	651	184	40	3	15	40	86	3	5	3	.307	.350	.459	114	11.3	5.6	-0.2	3.6
2011	ATL	27	129	590	143	26	2	13	34	52	1	4	8	.260	.302	.385	99	0.1	-1.0	3.2	1.7
2012	ATL	28	156	690	186	42	6	10	58	69	2	17	4	.302	.359	.438	116	12.9	1.4	-3.0	2.9
2013	ARI	29	155	664	172	36	2	14	47	53	2	3	5	.282	.333	.417	107	6.0	-5.6	-3.3	1.7
2014	ARI	30	106	436	109	17	4	5	23	57	6	2	1	.270	.317	.370	101	0.7	0.7	-7.2	0.8
2014	NYA	30	37	137	42	9	0	7	3	23	1	1	0	.316	.336	.541	101	0.2	0.3	1.4	0.6
2015	MIA	31	129	551	144	22	2	9	37	68	5	1	0	.288	.338	.394	103	3.9	0.2	-0.8	2.2
2016	MIA	32	153	658	183	37	3	8	49	69	4	2	2	.305	.359	.417	111	9.8	0.2	-3.1	2.9
2017	MIA	33	37	147	35	9	0	2	6	22	0	0	0	.250	.279	.357	79	-3.5	-1.0	-1.2	-0.1
2018	MIA	34	54	209	48	9	0	1	11	35	1	1	1	.244	.287	.305	84	-3.3	0.4	-4.4	-0.1
2019	MIA	35	104	260	57	9	0	2	12	41	0	0	0	.233	.265	.294	70	-9.1	-0.2	0.3	-0.3
Career			1458	5861	1542	316	27	100	385	676	28	40	28	.287	.335	.412	104	34.6	0.0	-20.7	18.2

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
2004	ROM	A	SAL	107	467	.000	.000	.000	.345			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	MYR	A+	CRL	75	326	.255	.358	.368	.355	96	2.4	0.5	0	100	0	0.0	0.2	-0.3	0.0
2005	MIS	AA	SOU	39	162	.259	.335	.377	.310	98	0.3	1.2	-0.1	92	0	-0.7	-1.6	0.1	-0.1
2006	ATL	MLB	NL	24	49	.270	.334	.437	.294	96	-0.8	1.5	0	84	18	0.2	-0.3	-0.8	0.1
2006	MIS	AA	SOU	43	191	.000	.000	.000	.343			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	RIC	AAA	INT	60	257	.256	.323	.389	.310	96	-3.4	3.7	0	94	0	-1.0	1.4	-1.5	0.3
2007	ATL	MLB	NL	28	62	.268	.339	.438	.321	102	-2.1	1.8	0	80	11	0.5	0.6	-1.4	0.2
2007	RIC	AAA	INT	103	443	.265	.335	.397	.339	94	3.2	6.2	0	124	0	2.4	2.1	12.5	2.2
2008	ATL	MLB	NL	78	254	.259	.329	.413	.357	95	10.2	7.3	-1	104	11	1.7	-0.4	1.8	0.9
2008	MIS	AA	SOU	5	22	.254	.334	.374	.294	104	0.2	0.7	0	100	0	0.3	0.6	-0.2	0.1
2009	ATL	MLB	NL	128	503	.259	.330	.409	.331	95	13.1	14.5	-1.6	107	9	-4.9	-1.1	6.0	1.3
2010	ATL	MLB	NL	140	651	.260	.324	.404	.335	93	23.5	17.9	0.1	114	8	-0.2	5.6	11.3	3.6
2010	GWN	AAA	INT	1	4	.333	.384	.517	.250	104	-0.3	0.1	0	87	0	-0.3	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2011	ATL	MLB	NL	129	590	.252	.314	.388	.266	96	-4.9	15.9	-2.3	99	7	3.2	-1.0	0.1	1.7
2011	MIS	AA	SOU	2	10	.246	.339	.389	.250	97	0	0.3	0	88	0	-0.2	0.4	-0.1	0.0
2011	GWN	AAA	INT	6	20	.245	.335	.397	.250	94	-1.7	0.6	-0.1	64	0	0.7	0.0	-0.7	0.0
2012	ATL	MLB	NL	156	690	.255	.316	.404	.322	98	17.7	18.9	-2.6	116	9	-3.0	1.4	12.9	2.9
2013	ARI	MLB	NL	155	664	.254	.315	.394	.288	102	2.5	17.5	0.6	107	7	-3.3	-5.6	6.0	1.7
2013	VEN	int	WBC	3	13	.000	.000	.000	.455			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	ARI	MLB	NL	106	436	.248	.309	.385	.301	104	-6.7	11.2	1.4	101	9	-7.2	0.7	0.7	0.8
2014	NYA	MLB	AL	37	137	.247	.309	.375	.340	99	9	3.5	-0.3	101	9	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.6
2015	MIA	MLB	NL	129	551	.259	.318	.409	.313	89	13.7	14.9	1.9	103	10	-0.8	0.2	3.9	2.2
2015	JUP	A+	FSL	3	10	.242	.290	.326	.333	82	-0.2	0.3	-0.1	110	0	0.0	0.4	-0.1	0.1
2016	MIA	MLB	NL	153	658	.254	.316	.412	.331	88	19.5	18.6	2.4	111	9	-3.1	0.2	9.8	2.9
2017	MIA	MLB	NL	37	147	.257	.324	.432	.282	90	-6.1	4.3	0.5	79	11	-1.2	-1.0	-3.5	-0.1
2017	JUP	A+	FSL	8	25	.256	.334	.391	.353	77	0.5	0.7	0.1	124	0	-0.1	0.2	0.5	0.2
2017	JAX	AA	SOU	2	5	.167	.227	.271	.400	102	0.4	0.1	0	115	0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1
2018	MIA	MLB	NL	54	209	.242	.312	.399	.292	88	-5.6	5.9	0.6	84	10	-4.4	0.4	-3.3	-0.1
2018	JUP	A+	FSL	10	31	.238	.307	.352	.269	87	-0.6	0.9	0.1	116	0	1.2	0.0	0.5	0.3
2019	MIA	MLB	NL	104	260	.253	.320	.435	.268	96	-17.9	7.9	-2.4	70	10	0.3	-0.2	-9.1	-0.3
2019	JUP	A+	FSL	3	10	.246	.309	.342	.444	88	1.6	0.3	-0.1	164	0	0.4	-0.1	0.6	0.1
2019	JAX	AA	SOU	3	11	.230	.309	.348	.333	89	1.7	0.3	-0.1	211	0	0.1	0.1	0.9	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
2004	ROM	A	SAL	467	429	68	135	25	6	3	181	38	30	47	14	10	.315	.361	.422	.107	4	4
2005	MIS	AA	SOU	162	143	17	40	7	1	1	52	11	17	17	3	3	.280	.354	.364	.084	1	1
2005	MYR	A+	CRL	326	297	44	91	13	3	4	122	34	24	48	9	6	.306	.358	.411	.104	0	0
2006	RIC	AAA	INT	257	241	30	68	12	1	2	88	23	12	28	2	2	.282	.314	.365	.083	2	2
2006	ATL	MLB	NL	49	42	3	11	1	1	1	17	9	5	7	0	0	.262	.340	.405	.143	0	2
2006	MIS	AA	SOU	191	176	17	49	6	2	1	62	15	14	35	2	2	.278	.332	.352	.074	0	0
2007	RIC	AAA	INT	443	395	61	125	23	3	4	166	41	34	41	5	4	.316	.370	.420	.104	7	7
2007	ATL	MLB	NL	62	59	5	17	3	0	0	20	2	3	6	0	0	.288	.323	.339	.051	0	0
2008	MIS	AA	SOU	22	19	2	5	2	0	0	7	3	3	2	0	0	.263	.364	.368	.105	0	0
2008	ATL	MLB	NL	254	228	36	73	18	4	2	105	33	21	29	3	1	.320	.377	.461	.140	2	2
2009	ATL	MLB	NL	503	450	64	138	38	0	11	209	49	36	59	1	3	.307	.358	.464	.158	4	11
2010	ATL	MLB	NL	651	599	100	184	40	3	15	275	66	40	86	5	3	.307	.350	.459	.152	6	3
2010	GWN	AAA	INT	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.000	0	0
2011	ATL	MLB	NL	590	551	66	143	26	2	13	212	57	34	52	4	8	.260	.302	.385	.125	3	1
2011	GWN	AAA	INT	20	17	2	3	0	0	0	3	1	3	5	0	0	.176	.300	.176	.000	0	0
2011	MIS	AA	SOU	10	9	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.000	0	0
2012	ATL	MLB	NL	690	617	81	186	42	6	10	270	70	58	69	17	4	.302	.359	.438	.136	9	4
2013	ARI	MLB	NL	664	609	70	172	36	2	14	254	82	47	53	3	5	.282	.333	.417	.135	6	0
2013	VEN	int	WBC	13	11	2	5	3	0	0	8	2	2	0	0	0	.455	.538	.727	.273	0	0
2014	NYA	MLB	AL	137	133	18	42	9	0	7	72	16	3	23	1	0	.316	.336	.541	.226	0
2014	ARI	MLB	NL	436	403	44	109	17	4	5	149	42	23	57	2	1	.270	.317	.370	.099	4
2015	JUP	A+	FSL	10	10	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.000	0	0
2015	MIA	MLB	NL	551	500	52	144	22	2	9	197	63	37	68	1	0	.288	.338	.394	.106	8	1
2016	MIA	MLB	NL	658	600	70	183	37	3	8	250	75	49	69	2	2	.305	.359	.417	.112	5	0
2017	JUP	A+	FSL	25	22	0	6	1	0	0	7	0	3	5	0	0	.273	.360	.318	.045	0	0
2017	MIA	MLB	NL	147	140	13	35	9	0	2	50	12	6	22	0	0	.250	.279	.357	.107	1	0
2017	JAX	AA	SOU	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	.200	0	0
2018	JUP	A+	FSL	31	28	3	7	1	0	0	8	2	3	2	0	0	.250	.323	.286	.036	0	0
2018	MIA	MLB	NL	209	197	16	48	9	0	1	60	18	11	35	1	1	.244	.287	.305	.061	0	0
2019	JAX	AA	SOU	11	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	1	0	.200	.636	.200	.000	0	0
2019	JUP	A+	FSL	10	9	1	4	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	.444	.500	.556	.111	0	0
2019	MIA	MLB	NL	260	245	26	57	9	0	2	72	15	12	41	0	0	.233	.265	.294	.061	3	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	950	0.4905	0.3947	0.8720	0.5429	0.2521	0.9209	0.7705	0.1280	0.0023
2009	1917	0.5201	0.4011	0.8830	0.5296	0.2620	0.9432	0.7510	0.1170	0.0117
2010	2535	0.5172	0.4012	0.8899	0.5233	0.2704	0.9519	0.7613	0.1101	0.0112
2011	2199	0.5048	0.4129	0.8965	0.5423	0.2810	0.9601	0.7712	0.1035	0.0061
2012	2695	0.4787	0.3718	0.8962	0.4837	0.2690	0.9567	0.7963	0.1038	0.0123
2013	2448	0.5155	0.3926	0.9084	0.5269	0.2496	0.9579	0.7973	0.0916	0.0003
2014	2174	0.4908	0.4006	0.8749	0.5098	0.2954	0.9375	0.7706	0.1251	0.0063
2015	2133	0.5166	0.3966	0.8842	0.5263	0.2580	0.9345	0.7744	0.1158	0.0020
2016	2539	0.4990	0.3982	0.8952	0.5162	0.2807	0.9480	0.7983	0.1048	0.0000
2017	622	0.5338	0.3730	0.8621	0.4789	0.2517	0.9119	0.7534	0.1379	0.0000
2018	812	0.5160	0.3879	0.8286	0.5060	0.2621	0.9340	0.6117	0.1714	0.0000
2019	988	0.5182	0.4362	0.8631	0.5801	0.2815	0.9293	0.7164	0.1369	0.0000
Career	22012	0.5059	0.3970	0.8863	0.5209	0.2696	0.9455	0.7688	0.1137	0.0054

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
2014-09-16	2014-09-29	60-DL	13	13	-	General Medical	Surgery	Appendectomy	2014-09-16
2014-09-08	2014-09-11	DTD	3	2	Left	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-
2014-09-03	2014-09-06	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2014-04-05	2014-04-05	DTD	0	0	Left	Fingers	Laceration	Index Finger	-	-
2013-09-07	2013-09-08	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2013-08-25	2013-08-26	DTD	1	1	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2012-06-21	2012-06-22	DTD	1	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring Bothered for Weeks	-	-
2012-05-04	2012-05-05	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-03-31	2012-04-01	Camp	1	0	-		Soreness		-	-
2011-06-08	2011-07-15	15-DL	37	31	Right	Lower Leg	Surgery	Staph Infection In Calf	2011-06-17
2011-06-07	2011-06-07	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	From Throw	-
2010-09-28	2010-10-12	DTD	14	5	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-07-31	2010-08-17	15-DL	17	16	Right	Fingers	Fracture	Stable Avulsion Fracture In Pinkie	-
2009-09-23	2009-09-25	DTD	2	1	Left	Knee	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2009-08-19	2009-08-25	DTD	6	5		General Medical	Illness	Exertional Headache	-
2009-08-15	2009-08-18	DTD	3	3		General Medical	Illness	Dizziness	-
2009-07-31	2009-07-31	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Contusion		-
2008-05-05	2008-07-03	15-DL	59	55	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-
2006-06-05	2006-06-18	Minors	13	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2004-04-30	2004-05-18	Minors	18	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2019	MIA	$15,000,000
2018	MIA	$13,500,000
2017	MIA	$11,500,000
2016	MIA	$8,000,000
2016	NYA	$3,000,000
2015	MIA	$8,000,000
2015	NYA	$3,000,000
2014	ARI	$11,000,000
2013	ARI	$7,000,000
2012	ATL	$4,750,000
2011	ATL	$3,100,000
2010	ATL	$440,000
2009	ATL	$415,000
2008	ATL	$390,000

Years	Description	Salary
12 yr	Previous	$89,095,000
12 yr	Total	$89,095,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
12 y 105 d	Legacy Agency	3 years/$40M (2017-19)

Details

3 years/$40M (2017-19). Signed extension with Miami 10/5/16. 17:$11.5M, 18:$13.5M, 19:$15M. Retired 2/20.
4 years/$40M (2013-16). Signed extension with Arizona 1/31/13 (avoided arbitration, $7.05M-$6.65M). 13:$7M, 14:$11M, 15:$11M, 16:$11M. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Arizona 7/31/14. Acquired by Miami in trade from NY Yankees 12/19/14, with Yankees paying $6M of remaining salaries ($3M each in 2015, 2016).
1 year/$4.75M (2012). Re-signed by Atlanta 1/13/12 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Arizona in trade from Atlanta 1/24/13.
1 year/$3.1M (2011). Re-signed by Atlanta 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.44M (2010). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/3/10.
1 year/$0.415M (2009). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/2/09.
1 year/$0.39M (2008). Re-signed by Atlanta 2/29/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased 11/05. Re-signed by Atlanta 2/06.
Signed 2001 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

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
2016-12-01 19:00:00 (link to chat)	How do you weigh older veterans like Adrian Beltre? Roster with confidence, hedge with a younger breakout potential player at the same position or pay up for someone you are less worried is a hot potato? (steinergk from Chattanooga)	I use a scale...HA HA HA HA HA HA Thanks for coming out tonight, folks. Don't forget to tip your servers! The serious answer is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. Roster him, but if you can find a stash in a deeper mixed league who can fill in capably for 150-200 plate appearances if Beltre does get hurt, do that. In a 15-team mixer, the 2017 verison of Martin Prado is what you're looking at. (Mike Gianella)
2016-09-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	So this TJ Rivera guy had a fair amount of hit-tool hype before reaching the majors (seemingly only from people who specifically follow the Mets farm system). Since then, he has looked nothing short of Martin Prado (except speed maybe). What do you make of this guy? Classic older prospect who was widely undervalued? (Rick from Tenafly, NJ)	I don't see Martin Prado in him, sorry. (Brendan Gawlowski)
2016-08-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What can you tell me about Meadows and Newman? How good can they be in real life and in fantasy? (Jim from Chicago)	Austin Meadows is a potential stud, offering double-digit homers and 20-plus stolen bases with a good batting average. He's probably better in real life, too, given his defensive value. Kevin Newman, on the other hand, isn't really my jam. He's a good hitter, but doesn't offer much in terms of power or speed. Those kinda guys -- in the Martin Prado mold -- are much more valuable in real life than in fantasy. Newman is a guy I'd absolutely be trying to sell high on in dynasty leagues. (J.P. Breen)
2016-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for putting in the time for these chats Adam. I went to HS with TJ Rivera and have been following him since his days at Troy and now to the MLB. Guy hit A TON in the minors and his hit tool looked great in the majors. Assuming he finally gets a real chance to get regular playing time eventually, can you see him as a Martin Prado type? (Pete B from Ocean City, NJ)	He and a guy like Matt Reynolds are two young, team-controllable infielders who can slot in all over the infield. Good players to have. (Adam McInturff)
2016-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	TJ Rivera looks great. I think he can be a quasi-Martin Prado. Thoughts? (Mo from Wash DC)	Nope. I mean, I'd love it if he turned out great, but there's nothing behind his stat lines that make him appear to be a productive MLB regular. Sure, his minor-league numbers are solid, but he hasn't done anything yet in his cup of coffee that changes what smarter people than me have been saying for years: he's not likely a serious MLB contributor. I'd love if he could Matt Carpenter, but he's not Matt Carpenter (or Martin Prado). (Bryan Grosnick)
2015-04-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	what do you see coming from Martin Prado this season? (childgrambino from Richmond, VA)	Prado feels like a player whose performance has been all over the place, but his triple-slash line for the past two seasons has been very similar once the smoke cleared. I don't expect a return to the days of a .460 SLG, but I think that another .280/.330/.425 line is within reason. (Doug Thorburn)
2014-05-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What players on the D-backs will have the most improvement thanks to the front office changes? (Silverback38 from VA)	Martin Prado will have the most improvement because there's the biggest difference in his actual talent and what he's played up to so far this year. It will probably be a huge mistake to attribute that to anything done in the front office, but his pre-TLR and post-TLR numbers will look a lot different. For anyone to get a bump from a new front office, I think it would have to be in several steps. New FO hires a new manager, new manager brings in a new coaching staff, new pitching or hitting coach helps out a player. But that would be so long from now and such a small change that I don't really buy the premise. (Zachary Levine)
2014-04-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi again, RJ. If you're Alex Anthopoulos and you want the Jays to make the playoffs in 2014 - what's your first player personnel move? Who do you add, who does the addition replace, and how do you pay for the addition (i.e. pay an unsigned free agent? trade from 25 man roster? trade from farm system?) (Drifter from Long Branch)	Hmmm ... I guess the obvious answers are signing Drew and/or Morales, and promoting Stroman. Trading for Nick Franklin is probably in the same boat, too. I don't think this is likely, and you could argue it doesn't make sense for Arizona, but how about calling Kevin Towers and seeing what he'd want for Martin Prado? Obviously he hasn't started the season well, and he's under contract through 2016, yet he'd give Toronto a legitimate second baseman. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Did we see the real Martin Prado in the 2nd half or the 1st half of 2013? (chopper from indy)	I think we saw the real Martin Prado throughout the entirety of the 2013 season. Prado had an insane second half last year that made up for his struggles over the first half. Over his career his splits aren't as extreme as they were in 2013, so I would suggest that the reliable Prado will post his usual steady diet of numbers in 2014. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-01-21 18:00:00 (link to chat)	NL only keeper. 3rd base will be scarce at auction time. Who do you target: Zimmerman, Sandoval, or A-ram. After that I'm looking at Chavez, Valbuena... it only gets worse. Do I put my $21 Prado at 3rd and invest at deeper positions instead? (higgsboson from Guelph)	Hi higgsboson. Of the three, I'd go after Ryan Zimmerman. He is the most reliable of the three and probably should be a solid core player or close enough. You could certainly put Martin Prado at third as well. A lot obviously depends on your auction and what the player pool looks like. (Mike Gianella)
2014-01-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	When, say, Sam chats, he gets all sorts of fantasy questions, even though he says he's not the one to ask about fantasy baseball. You're actually on the fantasy staff, and get mostly wallet and pie chat. What gives? So as not to counter my own question too much: thoughts on Martin Prado and Victor Martinez for 2014 now that they have lesser positional eligibility? (justarobert from Santa Clara)	People love to troll. It obviously affects them, but at some point their production determines their value more than their versatility. I think versatility can get overrated in fantasy environments. (Craig Goldstein)
2013-08-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you make of Odor's future with Andrus, Profar,and Kinsler all seemingly blocking his path to the big leagues? (psul34 from Boston)	I still think we may see Kinsler make a move to LF over the offseason and open up a spot for Profar at second base. The Rangers may have to get creative with Odor. My personal idea (and I think he could handle it) is a Martin Prado type of role. He has got a little more athleticism than Prado. But it'll be interesting to see how it's handled. (Jason Cole)
2013-08-08 17:30:00 (link to chat)	Can I expect Martin Prado to continue hitting well for the rest of the season? (Christopher from TN)	I think Prado should be fine the rest of the way. I was pro-Prado for most of the 2013 campaign - even when he was struggling - and am not going to shy from that stance now. His batting average is (predictably) BABIP dependent and the power is what it was last year. He's a solid - not great - option who is a $20ish player in only formats, and obviously worth less than that in mixed. But he should hit, even if the BA fluctuates. So much of BA with hitters like Prado is luck. It's a cliche at this point, but 40 points in BA over 500 AB is a 20 hit difference. There's some luck in that equation. (Mike Gianella)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see Martin Prado turning it around this season? (turbo7773 from DC)	I wanna believe so, yes. He started coming around in May before June Swooning. if you're in a mixer with a deep waiver wire, I can understand rotating him out, but otherwise I'd hang tight. (Paul Sporer)
2013-03-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	For head to head points league that have Martin Prado eligible at shortstop, where would you rank him at the position? (Wayne from Atlanta)	Wayne, I'm afraid I haven't played any kind of Roto in years. Maybe a reader can help? (Geoff Young)
2012-05-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Where do you sit on this trade Adam Dunn, Mark Trumbo, and Brandon McCarthy for Michael Cuddyer and Martin Prado? (Jerome from T Hills)	I'll take the first side. (Paul Sporer)
2012-01-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Surprised by the Braves off season? What do we do if Tyler Pastornicky can't hit ? (William from Pensacola. FL)	On one hand, a little bit, as I felt like there were some real moves they could make, including getting an ill-fitting Martin Prado off the team or perhaps trading out of their surplus of starting pitching. On the other, the Braves have been run very conservatively in recent years, so I wasn't expecting much. And I suspect, as has been true in recent years, that if Pastornicky doesn't hit they won't do much--or they'll default to Jack Wilson, who can't hit either. (Steven Goldman)
2011-08-26 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Chipper's apparently coming back in 2012, which is good news. Who do you see in the farm that could step into the 3B role in 2013? (GBSimons from Boise, ID)	There are definitely options on the farm with guys like Edward Salcedo and Joe Leonard. More likely would be Martin Prado, who has played 3B this year every time Chipper has not, as the answer -- at least in the short term. (John Coppolella)
2011-06-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the deal with the Braves lately? 7 of their last 10 games have been one run affairs. The offense sucks, and the pitching's been good. Is this kind of high-wire act what we should expect going forward until one of those two things changes? (Matt A from Raleigh)	They weren't set up to be a great offense in the first place, and with the injury to Jason Heyward and that utter catastrophe we call Dan Uggla, that's two pieces of the offense that were expected to contribute that haven't been able to. No wonder Chipper Jones is pushing Heyward to return. In an ideal world, they could get Martin Prado (also dinged up) back to the infield to sit Uggla, but they just don't have the depth of outfielders to do that. ...Not sure if it's so good that three Braves are among the leaders in games pitched, including Kimbrel at #3. (Steven Goldman)
2010-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Jason Heyward deserving of a spot somewhere on an NL MVP ballot? (David from CT)	Certainly somewhere, though not anywhere near the point of actually contending for the award. Though I've thrown tantrums in the past when certain players don't show up second or third on an award ballot, with Heyward we are talking about maybe the seventh or eighth spot, over which I just cannot get worked up. I flip-flop between Heyward and Posey for Rookie of the Year everyday, but I don't think Heyward is a serious MVP candidate. Hitting .275/.405/.480 is phenomenal, especially for a rookie, but as I think of the candidates, my list goes: Votto, Pujols, CarGo, A-Gonz, Halladay, and then pick a name out of the hat for the rest, as they aren't potential winners. Add in that Martin Prado and Brian McCann have been incredibly valuable to the Braves and I have a hard time really suggesting that Heyward is the main reason the Braves are where they are right now. So, to sum this up, sure, he is probably deserving of a spot somewhere, but not deserving of serious consideration for the award. (Eric Seidman)
2010-09-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Ben Is Omar Infante a starter next year? Also, who starts for the Brewers, Lorenzo Cain or Carlos Gomez? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, NJ)	Marc Normandin informs me that he totally knew Infante would be a productive full-time player before the Braves did. Infante has an affordable club option for next season that will almost certainly be picked up, but he'd have to beat out another capable player in Martin Prado to start at second. Shedding Alex Gonzalez and starting Infante at short might be the best possible alignment with the Braves' current assets. As for the Brewers situation--sounds like a spring training battle to me! I'll give you the Brewers fan perspective if I get a chance to ask one before the chat is over. As for thr B (Ben Lindbergh)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-07-13 16:30:00	All-Star Game	Martin Prado, 15 home runs in roughly 400 minor league games, 10 this year alone, 11 last year. (Steven Goldman)

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