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Birth Date	7-1-1986
Height	6' 3"
Weight	221 lbs

Age	37 years, 9 months, 18 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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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
2011	COL	24	27	102	25	1	0	1	3	8	0	5	1	.255	.277	.296	86	-1.5	-0.5	-1.4	-0.1
2012	COL	25	42	121	32	8	0	2	4	17	3	1	2	.283	.325	.407	87	-1.8	0.9	6.8	0.9
2013	COL	26	82	258	76	17	2	6	7	49	3	7	0	.309	.336	.467	101	0.5	3.0	-3.2	0.7
2014	COL	27	154	648	171	27	3	19	31	96	13	28	10	.288	.335	.440	106	4.5	0.0	-3.2	1.7
2015	COL	28	157	682	176	31	9	17	46	112	13	43	13	.287	.347	.450	104	5.4	3.4	-6.1	2.4
2016	COL	29	143	641	187	35	5	29	43	102	13	17	9	.324	.381	.552	132	25.8	4.2	-7.1	4.4
2017	COL	30	159	725	213	35	14	37	65	135	10	14	10	.331	.399	.601	144	41.9	1.6	-0.1	6.7
2018	COL	31	156	696	182	31	7	29	59	134	8	12	4	.291	.358	.502	123	21.4	-0.6	-21.7	2.1
2019	COL	32	140	634	182	42	7	32	40	104	9	2	5	.314	.364	.576	129	27.0	0.4	-8.8	3.0
Career			1060	4507	1244	227	47	172	298	757	72	129	54	.304	.360	.509	120	123.3	12.5	-44.8	21.7

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
2008	TRI	A-	NWN	68	321	.262	.355	.388	.378	105	12.5	9.1	-0.8	132	0	6.8	-1.5	4.3	1.8
2009	MOD	A+	CLF	133	616	.265	.338	.402	.350	97	19.9	17.8	-0.5	121	0	-11.6	-1.0	14.2	1.9
2010	TUL	AA	TXS	86	381	.263	.341	.393	.311	99	19.7	10.9	-0.2	127	0	-9.0	1.8	10.8	1.4
2011	COL	MLB	NL	27	102	.247	.313	.384	.270	113	-6.9	2.8	-0.6	86	13	-1.4	-0.5	-1.5	-0.1
2011	CSP	AAA	PCL	58	272	.286	.357	.450	.356	128	9.8	8.4	-2.8	115	0	11.6	2.6	6.2	2.5
2012	COL	MLB	NL	42	121	.254	.315	.413	.319	110	-2.9	3.3	-0.9	87	16	6.8	0.9	-1.8	0.9
2012	TRI	A-	NOR	17	69	.231	.308	.328	.271	101	2.8	1.9	-0.4	140	0	-0.9	-0.9	2.7	0.3
2012	CSP	AAA	PCL	59	264	.274	.339	.433	.350	108	9.2	7.8	0.4	118	0	-0.2	1.5	6.5	1.6
2012	TOR	Wnt	DWL	26	114	.000	.000	.000	.375			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	COL	MLB	NL	82	258	.247	.307	.383	.366	111	3.6	6.8	-1.1	101	11	-3.2	3.0	0.5	0.7
2013	CSP	AAA	PCL	68	299	.281	.350	.443	.329	115	1.8	8.6	0.8	100	0	-3.6	2.0	-2.5	0.5
2014	COL	MLB	NL	154	648	.251	.311	.386	.315	122	-2	16.7	-2.5	106	7	-3.2	0.0	4.5	1.7
2015	COL	MLB	NL	157	682	.254	.314	.404	.325	111	8.8	18.4	1.2	104	7	-6.1	3.4	5.4	2.4
2016	COL	MLB	NL	143	641	.258	.324	.420	.350	110	32.9	18.1	1.6	132	8	-7.1	4.2	25.8	4.4
2016	MOD	A+	CAL	2	8	.288	.335	.409	.143	98	-1.4	0.2	0	31	0	0.1	0.5	-0.7	0.0
2017	COL	MLB	NL	159	725	.256	.323	.425	.371	104	52.7	21.2	1.9	144	8	-0.1	1.6	41.9	6.7
2018	COL	MLB	NL	156	696	.242	.310	.397	.329	110	17.8	19.5	1.7	123	7	-21.7	-0.6	21.4	2.1
2019	COL	MLB	NL	140	634	.247	.314	.420	.334	117	15.3	19.2	-7.1	129	11	-8.8	0.4	27.0	3.0
2019	ABQ	AAA	PCL	2	7	.277	.355	.494	.400	96	-0.5	0.2	-0.1	71	0	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0

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
2008	TRI	A-	NWN	321	290	42	98	21	5	2	135	33	16	37	13	7	.338	.389	.466	.128	3	3
2009	MOD	A+	CLF	616	550	87	169	34	7	7	238	69	39	83	30	13	.307	.372	.433	.125	3	3
2010	TUL	AA	TXS	381	337	53	100	22	4	11	163	55	32	43	19	7	.297	.362	.484	.187	3	3
2011	COL	MLB	NL	102	98	9	25	1	0	1	29	8	3	8	5	1	.255	.277	.296	.041	0	1
2011	CSP	AAA	PCL	272	243	49	82	19	4	10	139	49	19	34	12	5	.337	.393	.572	.235	3	2
2012	TRI	A-	NOR	69	59	8	14	5	0	1	22	3	7	10	3	0	.237	.348	.373	.136	0	0
2012	COL	MLB	NL	121	113	15	32	8	0	2	46	9	4	17	1	2	.283	.325	.407	.124	0	1
2012	CSP	AAA	PCL	264	228	55	69	18	4	5	110	34	29	42	10	0	.303	.385	.482	.180	2	2
2012	TOR	Wnt	DWL	114	96	14	31	6	1	1	42	12	14	16	2	3	.323	.421	.438	.115	1	0
2013	COL	MLB	NL	258	246	35	76	17	2	6	115	22	7	49	7	0	.309	.336	.467	.159	0	2
2013	CSP	AAA	PCL	299	257	56	74	15	6	3	110	40	35	41	7	5	.288	.376	.428	.140	3	1
2014	COL	MLB	NL	648	593	82	171	27	3	19	261	72	31	96	28	10	.288	.335	.440	.152	5
2015	COL	MLB	NL	682	614	93	176	31	9	17	276	58	46	112	43	13	.287	.347	.450	.163	4	5
2016	MOD	A+	CAL	8	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.000	0	0
2016	COL	MLB	NL	641	578	111	187	35	5	29	319	82	43	102	17	9	.324	.381	.552	.228	4	3
2017	COL	MLB	NL	725	644	137	213	35	14	37	387	104	65	135	14	10	.331	.399	.601	.270	3	3
2018	COL	MLB	NL	696	626	119	182	31	7	29	314	70	59	134	12	4	.291	.358	.502	.211	2	1
2019	ABQ	AAA	PCL	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	0	0
2019	COL	MLB	NL	634	580	112	182	42	7	32	334	86	40	104	2	5	.314	.364	.576	.262	5	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2011	326	0.5153	0.4939	0.8758	0.6250	0.3544	0.9333	0.7679	0.1242	0.0053
2012	448	0.4844	0.4643	0.8221	0.5991	0.3377	0.8692	0.7436	0.1779	0.0028
2013	936	0.5118	0.5107	0.8201	0.6284	0.3873	0.9103	0.6667	0.1799	-0.0011
2014	2411	0.4749	0.5110	0.8304	0.6568	0.3791	0.9082	0.7083	0.1696	0.0035
2015	2716	0.4797	0.4186	0.8426	0.5434	0.3036	0.9011	0.7459	0.1574	0.0029
2016	2593	0.4574	0.4663	0.8280	0.5987	0.3547	0.8986	0.7275	0.1720	0.0000
2017	2852	0.4951	0.4607	0.8113	0.5935	0.3306	0.8795	0.6912	0.1887	0.0000
2018	2720	0.4938	0.4728	0.7970	0.6158	0.3333	0.8501	0.7015	0.2030	0.0000
2019	2343	0.4998	0.4972	0.8043	0.6721	0.3225	0.8526	0.7037	0.1957	0.0000
Career	17345	0.4857	0.4722	0.8201	0.6120	0.3397	0.8839	0.7123	0.1799	0.0011

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
2014-07-20	2014-07-21	DTD	1	1	-	Ankle	Sprain		-
2013-03-02	2013-03-14	Camp	12	0	-	Knee	Infection		-	-
2012-05-02	2012-07-04	Minors	63	58	Left		Sprain	Turf Toe	-	-
2012-03-26	2012-04-14	15-DL	19	7	Left		Recovery From Inflammation	Big Toe	-	-
2012-03-22	2012-03-26	Camp	4	0	Left		Inflammation	Big Toe	-	-
2011-07-08	2011-09-29	60-DL	83	74	Right	Foot	Surgery	5th Metatarsal Fracture	2011-07-11	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2024	COL	$13,000,000
2023	COL	$10,000,000
2022	COL	$21,000,000
2021	COL	$21,000,000
2020	COL	$21,000,000
2019	COL	$21,000,000
2018	COL	$14,000,000
2017	COL	$7,300,000
2016	COL	$3,500,000
2015	COL	$517,500
2014	COL	$501,000
2013	COL	$
2012	COL	$480,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$120,298,500
2019	Current	$13,000,000
12 yr	Pvs + Cur	$133,298,500
12 yr	Total	$133,298,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y 102 d	ACES	1 year/$13M (2024)

Details

1 year/$13M (2024). Signed extension with Colorado 9/29/23. Performance bonuses: $500,000 each for 425, 450, 475, 500 plate appearances.
6 years/$108M (2018-23). Signed extension 4/4/18. 18:$14M (including $2M paid 4/30/18), 19:$21M, 20:$21M, 21:$21M, 22:$21M player option, 23:$10M player option. 2023 option may increase up to $8M to $18M: $500,000 each for 400, 425, 450, 475, 500, 525 plate appearances in 2022 and $1M each for 550, 575 PA in 2022. 2023 option increases $2M if Blackmon finishes 1-3 in 2018-22 MVP vote and $1M if Blackmon finishes 4-5 in 2018-22 MVP vote. Limited no-trade protection (may block deals to 15 clubs annually). Perks: hotel suite on road. Extension replaced 1 year/$14M deal signed 1/12/18, avoiding arbitration.
1 year/$7.3M (2017). Re-signed by Colorado 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$3.5M (2016). Re-signed by Colorado 1/25/16 (avoided arbitration, $3.9M-$2.7M).
1 year/$517,500 (2015). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/15.
1 year/$501,000 (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14 ($205,379 in minors).
1 year (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13.
1 year/$480,000 (2012). Re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12.
1 year (2011). Contract selected by Colorado 6/6/11.
Drafted by Colorado 2008 (2-72) (Georgia Tech). Signed 6/08, $563,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA
90^o	38	11	2	2	3	7	1	.333	.405	.576	146	3.7	RF 0
80^o	26	7	1	1	2	5	1	.304	.360	.478	141	2.3	RF 0
70^o	17	5	1	1	1	3	0	.333	.375	.600	138	1.4	RF 0
60^o	10	3	1	0	1	2	0	.333	.400	.444	135	0.8	RF 0
50^o	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	132	0.2	RF 0
Weighted Mean	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	132	0.3	RF 0

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Date	Question	Answer
2019-04-19 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Charlie Blackmon's slow start? Could you give some starters and first basemen that you target to receive in a trade for him? Thanks! (Matt from MSP)	Blackmon's decline began last season so it might be tough to get value in return from other perceptive fantasy owners. That makes it tricky in that you have to try to get a good player while not making it appear you're selling low. I think Josh Bell has some more upside so he might be a target. Ji-Man Choi is another option. On the pitching side, It is getting late to jump on the Luke Weaver train, but there should still be time. I like Pablo Lopez' upside as well. (Scott Delp)
2019-02-25 16:00:00 (link to chat)	How long can Charlie Blackmon be considered elite? Does he have 2-3 years left? (Jake from State Farm)	Yeah, that sounds about right, provided he stays in Denver. He's aging gracefully from powerSPEED to POWERspeed. I'd expect more of this progression. (Jon Hegglund)
2018-09-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Justin Mason is mad. He's conducting mock 2019 fantasy baseball drafts this weekend. Which players do you see infiltrating the top 10 picks in 2019 compared to this season's ADP top 10? Jose Ramirez? Aaron Judge? Chris Sale? And who do we see dropping out? Kershaw? Harper? Stanton? (2018 ADP) 1 Mike Trout 2 Jose Altuve 3 Nolan Arenado 4 Trea Turner 5 Clayton Kershaw 6 Bryce Harper 7 Paul Goldschmidt 8 Giancarlo Stanton 9 Charlie Blackmon 10 Mookie Betts (Tom Pringle from UK)	He is. I think it's the lack of sleep. Ramirez is a no-doubter - forget top 10, he's top 5. Judge's injury probably stops him, although I think he and Sale will be borderline. Kershaw will be out, as will Blackmon, and probablg Goldschmidt. Bryce has been really good for a couple of months now and I think a good last three weeks might just keep him in there. (Darius Austin)
2018-06-20 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you worried about Charlie Blackmon? His batted ball data suggests something is up as his GB are up and hard hit rates are down or am i just cherry picking at a 2 1/2 month sample with his historically hot months coming up. (Chansen8895 from San Jose)	I'm a little worried. But Coors will help and I agree that he's usually a second half guy, if memory serves. (Mike Gianella)
2018-04-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Charlie Blackmon is a smart man! If he would have gone to free agency, teams would have low-balled him due to the "Coors effect." I think we are going to start to see a whole lot of younger players being more open to signing extensions as opposed to trusting the free agent process after this joke of an off-season. (Mr. Fister from Arlington)	Maybe, although Blackmon isn't that young. (Mike Gianella)
2018-05-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Blue Jays have been revolving OFs all season. Barring injuries, who do you see them settling on for the 3 spots this year and next? Do you think they start a youth movement? Thanks... (Jim from Kansas)	Ah, now here's a question that fits in my wheelhouse. I'm all aboard the Teoscar Hernandez hype train after getting a live look at him in Pawtucket last year after the trade. I think his power and athleticism will play, and he should be on the field every day. And while Kevin Pillar has his warts, I'd like to see him continue to get reps in center even though he's hitting way above his head right now. For the third spot, I think this season should be a Curtis Granderson / Anthony Alford platoon. I'd like to see Alford continue to get big league reps, and Granderson is likely to be an amazing influence in the clubhouse who can also still hit a little ... sometimes. (Steve Pearce should play super-sub and Randal Grichuk should play golf.) For 2019, I'd probably go out and get an outfielder unless all three of Alford, Hernandez, and Pillar have breakout years. Preferably, it'd be an upper-tier guy and I'd love to see them land Charlie Blackmon. (Bryan Grosnick)
2017-09-12 23:00:00 (link to chat)	Who has the best chance to develop into a modern day Ben Oglivie? (FRANCE from Deepest, darkest Peru)	I was discussing this with fellow BP writer Patrick Dubuque and we landed on two answers: first, a player like Ben Oglivie is just less likely now, if what you mean by Ben Oglivie is a player who is probably a bit under-appreciated in his time, and isn't remembered quite like you'd think when he retires. Oglivie hit 41 home runs in 1980! Led the league! A speedy outfielder with pop isn't going to fly under the radar as much in the era of fantasy. But if we're looking for a comp... maybe someone like Steven Souza if he sustains or Charlie Blackmon if he struggles? Those are Patrick's suggestions, so if you don't like them you should blame him, but I think he's got the right idea. (Megan Rowley)
2014-08-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What percentage of the distain your TINO cohosts direct towards you is genuine? What event/comment started it? Also: Can Charlie Blackmon be a decent Victorino-esque player next year and beyond? (.270/90 runs/15 hr/20 steals?) (Old Bay-American from MD)	Have you ever interacted with me on twitter? I think that's what did it. I'd say about 12% is genuine, and I probably deserve about 85% of it. I think that's a really reasonable goal you've set for Blackmon. Good job sir. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Last chat someone talked about trading Teheran for Verlander. Despite Teheran in Colorado during his last start, he's still outperforming Verlander substantially...because everyone is outperforming Verlander. I own Verlander in several leagues. Panic level 10. I've been offered players like Charlie Blackmon for him, whom I'm hesitant to "buy high" on, but is this even a "sell-low" situation? Has the bottom fallen out on Verlander? (Steve from Los Angeles)	It's not good, but I'm not sure I'd just sell low, either. Blackmon is still producing in the counting categories even as his OPS has waned since April, but the Rockies as a whole are just flailing. At this point, you really have to let your standing dictate who you can reasonably take for Verlander. You won't get anywhere near top dollar, so if you want to sell, you have to be prepared to take a return you NEVER though you'd take back in April. (Paul Sporer)
2014-05-29 19:30:00 (link to chat)	Rest of Season: Seth Smith or Charlie Blackmon? (50 Cent from 40 yards south of home plate)	Blackmon based on park and playing time alone. He'll slow down, but he's a legit MLB starter. Nice throw btw. (Ben Carsley)
2014-04-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hitting .400 is a pipe dream for almost anyone over a full season, but is Charlie Blackmon capable of hitting for a high average in the long run? (Alex from Anaheim)	If we're talking .300-plus? Then yes. He gets to play half his games at Coors Field, which is always a positive, and he makes a ton of contact. Plus his middle name is Cobb. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-04-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Charlie Blackmon really bout this life? (Reid from Hotels.com)	Answered this earlier. He's a legitimate contact hitter. He's just not a .400 threat. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-04-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Charlie Blackmon - lucky bounces? Sample size illusion? Swing adjustment? Finally getting a full-time chance? I told a league-mate I basically viewed him as Johnny Damon Part Two and got a weird look. (Craig M from Fargo ND)	Anytime you're hitting .410, you're getting some lucky bounces. Blackmon was a worthy prospect, not a blue-chipper or anything, but definitely someone who projected to be a major leaguer. Plays for a great offense in a great park (1423 OPS at home). I think he can be a .270 hitter with like 13-15 HR and 25+ SBs. (Paul Sporer)
2014-04-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	"I just disagree with the notion that anyone with his pedigree and talent is a sunk cost 3 weeks into the season. You can still recoup that value... quite easily, in fact." I agree 100%! He is in fact not a sunk cost. What was paid for him, however, is and should not be a factor in the decision about whether to hold on to him or not. (ng from nyc)	Yes it should. It absolutely should at this time in the season. As we get deeper into the season, draft day costs fades and eventually becomes meaningless. But not in week 3. I'm not dealing some struggling 4th-5th rounder for Charlie Blackmon right now. If you want to, you're free to, but I think that's foolhardy. (Paul Sporer)
2014-04-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	que pasa? 12 tm H2H categories 6X6 (hlds & OPS) keeper. at $1 each; Owings, Colabello, Blackmon, and Semien. Who will I drop first who will be on my team all year and who will I sign to a 3 year contract? (Julio from San Antonio)	Que pasa compa, Charlie Blackmon is the guy I think you're cutting first and I think you'll have a very happy life with Chris Owings. He's growing on me in a very positive way and I think he might be able to contribute across all 5 offensive categories. (Mauricio Rubio)
2013-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do you think wins the spring battle between Charlie Blackmon and Corey Dickerson? (Nick from Vegas)	I've never been so torn in my life. (Jason Parks)
2012-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Dexter Fowler stay in the majors and in Jim Tracy's starting lineup all year long? Do you see him as a breakout candidate this year? (Peter from Westtown)	It's hard to say if he stays in it all year, since they seem to keep him on a short leash, and Charlie Blackmon will still be kicking around in the background, but I do think Fowler has what it takes to hit .260 or .270 while OBPing .350 and stealing 30 bases. Whether that will be enough for the Rockies to keep him in centerfield and leading off, we'll have to see, but I'd like to that he will play well and be kept around. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Given their abundance of outfielders, any chance the Rockies give Charlie Blackmon a look before September? (Brady from Florida)	If Dexter Fowler's struggles continue, there's definitely a chance we see Blackmon starting in the Rockies OF within a couple months. (Derek Carty)

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