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Birth Date	8-12-1988
Height	5' 11"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	35 years, 8 months, 11 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
2010	PIT	21	102	441	121	21	4	4	28	57	2	19	7	.299	.346	.400	89	-4.9	3.5	1.0	1.0
2011	PIT	22	91	382	89	18	1	4	40	61	4	16	7	.266	.349	.362	88	-4.6	3.0	-0.5	0.6
2012	PIT	23	103	374	81	20	3	3	29	58	6	8	12	.243	.315	.348	80	-8.5	-0.2	0.3	-0.2
2013	PIT	24	106	341	87	17	5	6	23	45	5	3	1	.282	.342	.429	96	-1.1	0.9	-6.4	0.0
2014	PIT	25	80	186	49	5	2	0	7	26	2	1	2	.282	.314	.333	81	-3.8	0.4	-2.8	-0.3
2015	PIT	26	27	41	11	0	0	0	2	7	1	0	1	.289	.341	.289	74	-1.1	0.0	-0.3	-0.1
Career			509	1765	438	81	15	17	129	254	20	47	30	.275	.336	.377	87	-23.9	7.6	-8.8	1.1

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
2005	YAN	Rk	GCL	0	173	.260	.322	.379	.331	106	7.8	5.6	-1.4	0	0	-4.0	-1.1	9.1	0.8
2006	CSC	A	SAL	86	363	.000	.000	.000	.363			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	TAM	A+	FSL	103	456	.259	.332	.377	.359	100	4.2	13.9	-5.8	125	0	-8.3	0.1	13.5	1.3
2008	ALT	AA	EAS	22	97	.275	.350	.417	.412	102	7.7	2.9	0.3	93	0	-2.2	1.3	-2.0	0.0
2008	TRN	AA	EAS	79	332	.271	.344	.413	.288	95	-8.7	9.7	-3.9	92	0	-3.1	2.0	-7.1	-0.2
2008	PIR	Rk	GCL	4	13	.247	.328	.326	.333	99	4.7	0.4	-0.2	248	0	-0.1	-0.4	2.5	0.2
2009	ALT	AA	EAS	61	254	.263	.329	.399	.333	99	7	7.1	-1.6	129	0	-1.3	-0.6	7.7	1.2
2009	IND	AAA	INT	32	148	.267	.329	.397	.298	109	-0.4	4.3	-0.6	101	0	-0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4
2010	PIT	MLB	NL	102	441	.260	.324	.407	.339	94	6.2	12.2	-2.5	89	11	1.0	3.5	-4.9	1.0
2010	IND	AAA	INT	53	252	.265	.333	.415	.355	104	5.2	7.7	0	120	0	-0.7	2.6	5.8	1.5
2011	PIT	MLB	NL	91	382	.261	.322	.412	.313	98	-2.1	10.3	-2.6	88	11	-0.5	3.0	-4.6	0.6
2011	BRD	A+	FSL	4	11	.269	.325	.404	.200	113	-0.5	0.3	-0.2	84	0	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	0.0
2011	IND	AAA	INT	9	38	.263	.328	.416	.379	98	2.4	1.2	-0.5	155	0	-0.8	-0.6	2.2	0.1
2012	PIT	MLB	NL	103	374	.254	.314	.401	.287	95	-5.2	10.2	-3.2	80	12	0.3	-0.2	-8.5	-0.2
2012	IND	AAA	INT	41	173	.256	.324	.387	.338	99	-2.2	5.1	-0.3	106	0	1.7	0.5	1.4	0.8
2013	PIT	MLB	NL	106	341	.254	.313	.391	.315	99	5.5	9.0	-2.5	96	11	-6.4	0.9	-1.1	0.0
2013	IND	AAA	INT	9	32	.261	.332	.395	.238	100	-2.8	0.9	-0.3	61	0	-0.3	0.2	-1.7	-0.1
2014	PIT	MLB	NL	80	186	.248	.310	.387	.327	100	-6.1	4.8	-1.3	81	11	-2.8	0.4	-3.8	-0.3
2014	IND	AAA	INT	39	163	.261	.326	.386	.304	107	-3.5	4.9	-1.9	102	0	0.5	-0.1	-1.8	0.2
2015	PIT	MLB	NL	27	41	.264	.326	.407	.355	90	-0.9	1.1	-0.2	74	14	-0.3	0.0	-1.1	-0.1
2015	IND	AAA	INT	44	165	.257	.321	.375	.326	96	-0.9	4.6	-1.9	118	0	-0.8	1.3	0.7	0.4
2015	OKL	AAA	PCL	28	99	.271	.335	.413	.240	100	-0.8	2.7	-0.8	64	0	-0.2	-0.4	-5.2	-0.4
2016	OKL	AAA	PCL	30	106	.265	.336	.412	.280	94	0	3.0	-1.3	90	0	0.9	-2.5	-2.7	-0.3
2016	QUI	AAA	MEX	30	123	.000	.000	.000	.356			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2018	ZUL	Wnt	VWL	24	93	.280	.347	.379	.355	100	8.5	2.4	-0.7	91	3	0.0	-2.1	3.8	0.3

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
2005	YAN	Rk	GCL	173	156	30	49	5	1	3	65	25	15	14	22	6	.314	.382	.417	.103	0	0
2006	CSC	A	SAL	363	319	50	95	22	1	5	134	51	30	66	15	5	.298	.380	.420	.122	0	0
2007	TAM	A+	FSL	456	411	56	126	16	2	5	161	54	33	70	15	7	.307	.371	.392	.085	1	1
2008	TRN	AA	EAS	332	294	40	73	9	0	3	91	36	26	49	10	2	.248	.323	.310	.061	1	1
2008	ALT	AA	EAS	97	89	16	31	6	2	3	50	13	8	18	8	0	.348	.402	.562	.213	0	0
2008	PIR	Rk	GCL	13	11	4	5	1	0	2	12	7	2	0	0	0	.455	.538	1.091	.636	0	0
2009	IND	AAA	INT	148	134	21	37	7	1	3	55	10	10	18	4	2	.276	.333	.410	.134	1	1
2009	ALT	AA	EAS	254	228	31	69	15	1	2	92	25	20	25	7	6	.303	.372	.404	.101	0	0
2010	IND	AAA	INT	252	224	42	69	13	2	3	95	19	23	35	25	6	.308	.378	.424	.116	0	0
2010	PIT	MLB	NL	441	405	61	121	21	4	4	162	35	28	57	19	7	.299	.346	.400	.101	1	5
2011	PIT	MLB	NL	382	334	53	89	18	1	4	121	21	40	61	16	7	.266	.349	.362	.096	3	1
2011	BRD	A+	FSL	11	8	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	3	0	0	.125	.364	.250	.125	0	0
2011	IND	AAA	INT	38	33	6	11	6	0	0	17	2	5	4	0	2	.333	.421	.515	.182	0	0
2012	PIT	MLB	NL	374	333	43	81	20	3	3	116	16	29	58	8	12	.243	.315	.348	.105	0	6
2012	IND	AAA	INT	173	158	21	47	9	0	0	56	15	10	20	5	2	.298	.353	.354	.057	1	0
2013	PIT	MLB	NL	341	308	35	87	17	5	6	132	33	23	45	3	1	.282	.342	.429	.146	0	5
2013	IND	AAA	INT	32	28	1	5	1	0	0	6	0	3	7	1	0	.179	.281	.214	.036	0	0
2014	IND	AAA	INT	163	146	18	41	10	0	0	51	12	10	14	1	2	.281	.337	.349	.068	3
2014	PIT	MLB	NL	186	174	14	49	5	2	0	58	17	7	26	1	2	.282	.314	.333	.052	2
2015	PIT	MLB	NL	41	38	2	11	0	0	0	11	4	2	7	0	1	.289	.341	.289	.000	0	0
2015	IND	AAA	INT	165	148	19	43	6	1	0	51	5	16	16	2	2	.291	.364	.345	.054	0	0
2015	OKL	AAA	PCL	99	89	6	20	4	0	2	30	8	8	13	1	0	.225	.286	.337	.112	1	1
2016	QUI	AAA	MEX	123	100	20	32	4	1	1	41	9	18	13	1	0	.320	.439	.410	.090	1	0
2016	OKL	AAA	PCL	106	90	9	22	5	0	1	30	18	11	16	3	1	.244	.340	.333	.089	2	0
2018	ZUL	Wnt	VWL	93	74	10	22	4	0	0	26	6	16	13	2	1	.297	.430	.351	.054	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	1594	0.5326	0.4737	0.8093	0.6266	0.2993	0.8910	0.6143	0.1907	-0.0042
2011	1487	0.5171	0.4102	0.8295	0.5878	0.2201	0.9093	0.6013	0.1705	0.0037
2012	1378	0.4891	0.4550	0.8022	0.6350	0.2827	0.8879	0.6181	0.1978	-0.0002
2013	1274	0.4914	0.4451	0.8148	0.6358	0.2608	0.8995	0.6154	0.1852	-0.0050
2014	646	0.5139	0.4830	0.8141	0.6687	0.2866	0.9144	0.5667	0.1859	-0.0049
2015	134	0.4925	0.5075	0.8235	0.7576	0.2647	0.9200	0.5556	0.1765	0.0007
Career	6513	0.5091	0.4513	0.8143	0.6282	0.2682	0.8991	0.6064	0.1857	-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
2014-05-19	2014-05-20	DTD	1	0	Right	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2014-04-17	2014-04-17	DTD	0	0	-	Head	Concussion	Running Into Wall	-	-
2013-08-21	2013-08-22	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Tendonitis		-	-
2013-08-12	2013-08-14	DTD	2	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2013-07-25	2013-07-25	DTD	0	0	Right	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2013-05-25	2013-07-03	15-DL	39	34	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2013-05-02	2013-05-08	DTD	6	4	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-09-05	2012-09-10	DTD	5	4	Left	Foot	Contusion		-	-
2012-08-25	2012-08-25	DTD	0	0	Left	Groin	Strain		-	-
2012-06-11	2012-06-12	DTD	1	0	-	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2012-05-28	2012-05-28	DTD	0	0	-	Lower Leg	Cramp		-	-
2011-09-06	2011-09-29	DTD	23	21	Left	Hand	Fracture	Avulsion Fraction 4th Metacarpal	-	-
2011-08-30	2011-08-31	DTD	1	1	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2011-06-27	2011-08-16	15-DL	50	43	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2011-06-19	2011-06-20	DTD	1	1	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-
2011-05-01	2011-05-06	DTD	5	4	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2010-09-24	2010-09-24	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-06-09	2010-06-09	DTD	0	0	Right	Thigh	Cramp	Hamstring	-
2009-06-11	2009-06-16	Minors	5	0		Thigh	Cramp	Hamstring	-
2009-04-29	2009-06-10	Minors	42	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-03-01	2009-03-09	Camp	8	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Rotator Cuff Tendinitis	-
2008-07-02	2008-07-26	Minors	24	0	-	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-07-10	2007-09-07	Minors	59	0	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Hamate	2007-08-18
2006-08-06	2006-09-04	Minors	29	0	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-	-
2006-07-19	2006-08-04	Minors	16	0	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-	-
2006-05-18	2006-05-25	Minors	7	0	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	TOR	$
2016	PIT	$4,666,666
2016	LAN	$1
2015	PIT	$4,166,667
2014	PIT	$3,166,667
2013	PIT	$1,166,667
2012	PIT	$916,667
2011	PIT	$666,667

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$14,750,002
6 yr	Total	$14,750,002

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 81 d		2018

Details

2018. Signed by York Revolution of independent Atlantic League.
1 year (2017). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 2/10/17 (minor-league contract).
6 years/$15M (2011-16), plus 2017-19 club options. Signed extension with Pittsburgh 8/21/11, replacing 1 year/$0.428M deal signed 3/11. $1M signing bonus. 11:$0.5M, 12:$0.75M, 13:$1M, 14:$3M, 15:$4M, 16:$4.5M, 17:$6.5M club option, 18:$7.5M club option, 19:$8.5M club option ($0.25M buyout for any of the three options). Sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 6/24/14. Contract selected by Pittsburgh 8/25/14. Sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 10/3/14. Contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/19/15. DFA by Pittsburgh 6/28/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/30/15. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Pittsburgh 7/31/15. As part of the deal, Dodgers paid undisclosed amount of cash to Pirates to cover the 2015-16 salaries of Michael Morse.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/2/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/20/08.
1 year (2008). Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Yankees 7/25/08.
Signed by NY Yankees 2005 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela. $0.55M 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	WARP
90^o	387	43	87	15	1	9	40	34	76	3	1	.253	.329	.381	91	9.3	1.0
80^o	366	38	79	14	1	8	36	31	74	3	1	.242	.315	.364	82	3.7	0.4
70^o	350	36	73	13	1	7	34	28	72	3	1	.232	.304	.347	76	0.1	0.0
60^o	337	33	68	12	1	7	32	26	71	2	1	.224	.292	.339	71	-2.8	-0.3
50^o	325	31	63	11	1	6	30	25	69	2	1	.214	.283	.320	66	-5.3	-0.6
40^o	313	29	59	10	1	6	28	23	67	2	1	.208	.276	.314	61	-7.6	-0.8
30^o	300	27	53	9	1	5	26	21	65	2	1	.195	.258	.290	56	-9.8	-1.0
20^o	284	24	49	8	1	5	24	19	63	2	1	.188	.250	.285	50	-12.1	-1.3
10^o	263	21	42	7	1	4	21	16	60	2	1	.174	.233	.261	41	-14.8	-1.6
Weighted Mean	329	32	64	11	1	6	30	25	70	2	1	.215	.284	.320	68	-4.4	-0.5

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2014-03-14 09:00:00 (link to chat)	With the not-so surprising news that both Oscar Taveras and Gregory Polanco start out in the minors, do either amass 250 AB's this season? (mprzybylo from Fort Myers)	It's a good possibility for both. I don't see Travis Snider or Jose Tabata as a particularly tough obstacle for Polanco and while Taveras seems blocked, he's one of those prospects where the team will find a place for him when he's ready. (Mike Gianella)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Jose Tabata - any hope for a return to the initial promising career, or is it over? (Frank from Singapore)	There's probably a chance but it has to be viewed as a long shot at this point. He's buried in Pittsburgh and probably needs a trade. (Mike Gianella)
2013-03-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As a Pirate fan, do I have any reason to think any of our potential outfielders not named Andrew will be above average major league players? i.e. Snyder, Tabata, Marte? (fgbaloh from Allentown)	fgbaloh, the good news is that those guys are all young. The bad news is... Jose Tabata has teased but seems to have plateaued. Travis Snider is not a bad gamble, but as with Tabata, he looks more like a role player to me. Starling Marte could be something. Scouts love him, PECOTA loves him, I have concerns about his plate discipline. But yeah, there's hope with him. (Geoff Young)
2013-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Ben, Francisco Liriano - Jonathan Sanchez - Jose Tabata; which Bucco will have the best comeback season of the 3? thanks, Frank (Frank from Singapore)	Tabata, I suppose. Probably best to bet on the young guy, where comebacks are concerned. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think the Pirates give Travis Snider a full look as a starter next year? And as a follow up do you expect him to be exposed as a Quad A if he does get the chance? (JP from Toronto)	I think they acquired him with the intention of running him out there every day in 2013. Jose Tabata has been a mess, but he's signed long-term (albeit cheaply), so he'll get another chance, probably in left field. The Pirates view themselves as contenders and one of Snider/Tabata needs to show up next year. My money is on Snider. (Bradley Ankrom)
2012-07-25 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Hi Ben, if Brother Justin is now unavailable, do the Bucs look to get the Other Brother (ie the real BJ) as a stretch-drive rental? (Sweet Lou from Singapore)	You'd think Upton might be more attractive to a team with a need (as opposed to a McCutchen) in center, but there are three outfield spots, and B.J. would certainly make the Bucs better. So, sure, they might look to get him. But whether they actually do get him depends on what the Rays want back, whether they expect Jose Tabata to contribute, whether they can afford to take on the rest of the money owed to Upton after adding Wandy, and a whole host of other factors I might not know any more about than you do. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-04-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you a believer in Freddie Freeman and Jose Tabata? Can they sustain anything close to their current walk rates (Freeman 12%, Tabata 12.5%)? Which of the two do you think will be more valuable going forward? (Dennis from LA)	Tabata had some solid walk rates in the minors--an improvement on his 6.3 percent rate from 2010 wouldn't be a surprise, especially given his start, but he doesn't have nearly enough plate appearances to say this is totally for real yet, either. It's the same deal with Freeman. He had some solid walk rates in the minors--pretty good, not amazing--but has good strike zone judgment and low strikeout rates. Tabata is the better fantasy player for 2011, thanks to steals and his position--Freeman, as a first baseman, is going to have a harder time standing out at his position. (Marc Normandin)
2011-02-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who has a better season Brett Gardner or Jose Tabata? Is Gardner going to get 500 ABs? (tony from albuquerque)	My capacity for objectivity is strained when it comes to Run BMG; new addition Jeremy Greenhouse and I constitute the BP chapter of the Brett Gardner/David Robertson fan club. If he can avoid the nagging injuries that handicapped him last year, he'll have every chance to reach 500 AB and put together a better season than Tabata. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any thoughts on Jose Tabata? Think he'll hit well enough to be a top-of-the-order guy? (Guido from WV)	Yes, though maybe not in 2010. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	They shoot pirates, don't they? Anything to look forward to with the 2010 Bucs so I don't do the same? (frank from vegas)	Well, Pedro Alvarez is up, and while he's off to just a 4-for-35 start, he should be good enough to stick in the majors once he gets his bearings. Neil Walker is taking to the majors as well, and that's worth something, too. I'm less optimistic about Jose Tabata and Brad Lincoln, but they're not hopeless. Andrew McCutchen is a damn fine ballplayer and Lastings Milledge is coming around. It's going to get better. Not immediately, but they're on the right track. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-05-11 16:30:00 (link to chat)	If Jose Tabata hits 20 home runs a year, to go with his other stats, what do the Pirates have on their hands? (Joe from Pa)	I guess that's the real question here-- how much power will he have? The lack of power would certainly be a problem, but if he does turn into 20-HR guy, he's gotta be an average corner outfielder. (Matt Swartz)
2010-01-19 15:30:00 (link to chat)	You don't think Jose Tabata is a prospect?? (Ryan from Pittsburgh)	He's a prospect, but not a prospect worthy of the ?? you just gave me, particularly not at the moment of the trade, when the Yankees dealt him after some major discipline problems. Yes, he's operating at a high-level for a 20-year after a few years of not doing too much, but this is a guy who also has 26 career home runs in 431 games. He doesn't walk, not yet, and he's not a big speed guy, so if the power doesn't develop he's going to have to be a consistent .300 hitter to play. (Steven Goldman)
2010-01-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	John-thanks for the chat. My previous question was submitted last week. Anyway, when does Jose Tabata make it to the majors and when does the power start to appear? Is Chase D'Arnaud the Pirates 2bman in 2011? or 2012? (raygu1 from Burlington, NJ)	Tabata's power is going to start to show this year and he'll be up by August. D'Arnaud in 2011. I think he's a fast-tracker. (John Perrotto)
2009-11-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm trying to figure out Jose Tabata. He's still only 21, and by all accounts he seems to hit line drives every time up, but he doesn't walk and has shown little power. Will he develop further so that he can be a productive regular on a good team? (Joel from Washington, DC)	Sounds to me that you have him totally figured out. Based on what you clearly know, the real question of value revolves around his ability to play center or not. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-08-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your own take on Jose Tabata, is he going to be nothing more than a Melky Cabrera or could he be a batting champion. (Mike from Utica,NY)	I'm not 100 percent sold on him yet. I'd say Melky Cabrera at this point. (John Perrotto)
2009-05-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	does Cashman take back the Nady trade in an eye-blink? And are there any other mid-staff pitchers the yanks can give away at this year's deadline? (frank from vegas)	It wasn't the world's greatest trade, but I doubt he loses any sleep over it at all. Calling Karstens and Ohlendorf "mid-staff" is a bit generous, and Jose Tabata had backed them up against the wall (and is presently hitting .250/.324/.297 while on the Double-A DL). That leaves McCutchen at Triple-A. Looks like he'll be decent, but we don't know that for sure. (Steven Goldman)
2008-09-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	John, where does Jose Tabata start out next year? Altoona or Indy? (Matt from Pittsburgh)	That's a good question. I'd say like Altoona, though how he looks in spring trianing could push him to Indianapolis. (John Perrotto)
2008-07-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Austin Jackson over Jose Tabata? And when will we see them playing for the yankees? Could we see Jackson as a September call-up? What is Melky Cabrera's future? (Mike from NY)	Melky's future: 4th outfielder. Jackson looks a lot closer to being ready than Tabata, who has really regressed this season. Jackson could be an August callup, even, if Melky and/or Gardner don't produce soon. (Jeff Erickson)
2008-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I want to know what your girlfriend thinks of Jose Tabata's decline. (Dan from Florida)	She states that his name sounds like 'toboggan', and therefore it sounds like he should be going downhill. I guess I should warn you all that my girlfriend knows nothing about baseball. Like I had to explain to her the concept of a walk a while back, and she doesn't understand why the pitchers are on another team, and wouldn't it be more interesting if your own pitcher threw to you so you could really hit the ball. She also think home runs should be outs because they don't stay on the playing field. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Steve, seems there is alot of public perception issues with Jose Tabata. He has not hit for alot of power yet...he has battles with immaturity. All that being said...he does not turn 20 until Aug, and is in AA. Wonder if his reality will never meet the public's expectations. (Tim from DC)	I don't know what the expectation is. We know he can hit .300 at A-ball even when hurt. Now we have to see what else comes with that, if anything. AS IS he's still not anything. What's exciting is his projectability. It would be way premature to give up on him -- given his age he might not come around for another five years. (Steven Goldman)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Are you a Jose T Guy or a F-Mart Guy and why??? (Dewey from NYC)	Are there still Jose Tabata guys out there? (Bryan Smith)

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