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Birth Date	4-21-1989
Height	5' 11"
Weight	186 lbs

Age	34 years, 11 months, 29 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
2012	COL	23	73	291	76	20	5	8	9	54	4	7	0	.274	.306	.469	83	-5.5	-0.3	-6.2	-0.1
2013	COL	24	88	314	67	6	1	7	22	62	2	12	0	.235	.294	.337	78	-7.2	4.2	2.7	0.9
2014	COL	25	105	342	83	16	7	4	20	83	6	2	3	.269	.323	.405	74	-9.6	2.2	-6.2	-0.2
2015	BOS	26	39	85	21	1	0	1	5	26	2	0	0	.284	.333	.338	75	-2.1	-0.8	-1.4	-0.2
2016	BOS	27	28	56	13	6	0	0	6	19	0	2	0	.265	.345	.388	62	-2.4	1.7	-0.3	0.1
2017	BOS	28	37	118	24	2	1	0	9	31	2	1	0	.224	.297	.262	64	-5.0	-0.1	0.2	-0.1
Career			370	1206	284	51	14	20	71	275	16	24	3	.258	.310	.384	76	-31.9	6.9	-11.2	0.3

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
2010	TRI	A-	NWN	11	45	.241	.326	.339	.167	85	-5.4	1.3	0.3	29	0	0.0	1.0	-2.9	0.0
2011	MOD	A+	CAL	113	523	.278	.345	.428	.417	96	43.7	15.7	7	149	0	-17.7	2.5	31.3	3.8
2012	COL	MLB	NL	73	291	.251	.313	.398	.315	118	-2.6	8.0	3	83	12	-6.2	-0.3	-5.5	-0.1
2012	TUL	AA	TEX	87	379	.256	.323	.386	.345	95	22.4	10.5	3.5	134	0	-9.2	1.7	14.0	2.2
2013	COL	MLB	NL	88	314	.254	.315	.401	.276	112	-9.2	8.3	0.4	78	9	2.7	4.2	-7.2	0.9
2013	CSP	AAA	PCL	38	162	.272	.341	.424	.415	112	13	4.7	1.1	159	0	-1.0	-0.4	9.1	1.4
2014	COL	MLB	NL	105	342	.247	.304	.382	.353	122	-6.5	8.8	3	74	10	-6.2	2.2	-9.6	-0.2
2014	CSP	AAA	PCL	15	64	.272	.338	.411	.405	103	3.5	1.9	0.8	109	0	-1.4	1.2	0.3	0.3
2015	BOS	MLB	AL	39	85	.256	.316	.402	.400	118	-1.4	2.3	-0.1	75	14	-1.4	-0.8	-2.1	-0.2
2015	SLC	AAA	PCL	78	337	.277	.338	.422	.332	113	-4.1	9.3	1.2	82	0	-2.2	1.1	-11.8	-0.2
2015	ANG	Rk	AZL	3	14	.269	.313	.395	.545	111	4.2	0.4	0	239	0	0.2	0.8	1.1	0.2
2016	BOS	MLB	AL	28	56	.256	.319	.412	.433	113	-1.5	1.6	0.1	62	17	-0.3	1.7	-2.4	0.1
2016	PAW	AAA	INT	5	20	.247	.310	.346	.400	95	0.4	0.6	0	127	0	-0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1
2017	BOS	MLB	AL	37	118	.263	.333	.443	.316	105	-6.7	3.5	0.1	64	9	0.2	-0.1	-5.0	-0.1
2017	PME	AA	EAS	1	4	.263	.299	.397	.000	110	-0.5	0.1	0	51	0	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2017	PAW	AAA	INT	9	29	.262	.330	.396	.143	99	-2.5	0.9	-0.2	39	0	0.0	-0.9	-1.8	-0.2
2018	SAC	AAA	PCL	18	54	.265	.334	.414	.129	93	-10.7	1.6	-0.1	-5	0	-0.5	-0.3	-6.0	-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
2010	TRI	A-	NWN	45	39	6	5	0	0	0	5	4	4	10	1	0	.128	.222	.128	.000	1	1
2011	MOD	A+	CAL	523	460	91	160	33	9	9	238	71	41	91	16	3	.348	.414	.517	.170	2	8
2012	COL	MLB	NL	291	277	37	76	20	5	8	130	37	9	54	7	0	.274	.306	.469	.195	1	0
2012	TUL	AA	TEX	379	356	57	109	27	3	13	181	35	14	69	14	4	.306	.338	.508	.202	4	0
2013	COL	MLB	NL	314	285	45	67	6	1	7	96	19	22	62	12	0	.235	.294	.337	.102	1	4
2013	CSP	AAA	PCL	162	143	24	53	17	1	4	84	24	12	21	1	2	.371	.444	.587	.217	0	0
2014	CSP	AAA	PCL	64	54	7	18	3	0	1	24	5	7	12	3	3	.333	.413	.444	.111	1
2014	COL	MLB	NL	342	309	44	83	16	7	4	125	33	20	83	2	3	.269	.323	.405	.136	2
2015	BOS	MLB	AL	85	74	11	21	1	0	1	25	10	5	26	0	0	.284	.333	.338	.054	3	1
2015	ANG	Rk	AZL	14	12	6	7	2	1	1	14	2	2	0	1	0	.583	.643	1.167	.583	0	0
2015	SLC	AAA	PCL	337	310	45	85	19	3	5	125	32	19	67	2	1	.274	.323	.403	.129	3	0
2016	BOS	MLB	AL	56	49	9	13	6	0	0	19	3	6	19	2	0	.265	.345	.388	.122	0	1
2016	PAW	AAA	INT	20	19	3	6	2	0	0	8	0	1	4	1	0	.316	.350	.421	.105	0	0
2017	BOS	MLB	AL	118	107	10	24	2	1	0	28	9	9	31	1	0	.224	.297	.262	.037	0	0
2017	PAW	AAA	INT	29	25	2	3	1	0	1	7	1	4	10	0	0	.120	.241	.280	.160	0	0
2017	PME	AA	EAS	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.000	0	0
2018	SAC	AAA	PCL	54	52	2	4	0	0	0	4	0	2	21	0	1	.077	.111	.077	.000	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2012	1039	0.4976	0.5053	0.7543	0.6557	0.3563	0.8643	0.5538	0.2457	-0.0011
2013	1161	0.4953	0.4479	0.7904	0.6139	0.2850	0.9008	0.5569	0.2096	0.0024
2014	1306	0.4908	0.4678	0.7741	0.6225	0.3188	0.8697	0.5943	0.2259	0.0060
2015	345	0.5304	0.4406	0.7632	0.5847	0.2778	0.8598	0.5333	0.2368	0.0005
2016	221	0.5249	0.4480	0.7273	0.5431	0.3429	0.8254	0.5556	0.2727	0.0000
2017	454	0.5286	0.4339	0.7563	0.5250	0.3318	0.8730	0.5493	0.2437	0.0000
Career	4526	0.5020	0.4649	0.7688	0.6114	0.3181	0.8739	0.5644	0.2312	0.0021

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
2014-07-28	2014-07-31	DTD	3	3	-	General Medical	Illness		-
2014-04-28	2014-05-13	15-DL	15	14	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2014-03-02	2014-03-07	Camp	5	0	-	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2012-08-20	2012-08-21	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2012-08-13	2012-08-14	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2011-04-15	2011-04-28	Minors	13	12			Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	SFN	$
2017	BOS	$600,000
2016	BOS	$
2015	ANA	$
2014	COL	$
2013	COL	$490,000
2012	COL	$

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$1,090,000
2 yr	Total	$1,090,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 90 d		1 year (2018)

Details

1 year (2018). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/22/17 (minor-league contract). Released by San Francisco 6/28/18.
1 year (2017). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 11/23/16 (minor-league contract). Selected by Boston from Colorado in Rule 5 draft 12/8/16. Sent outright to Triple-A by Boston 11/2/17 (refused assignment).
1 year (2016). Re-signed by Boston (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Boston 4/13/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/3/16 (elected free agency).
1 year/$0.5275M (2015). Signed by LA Angels 3/9/15. Acquired by Boston in trade from LA Angels 7/27/15. (Red Sox pay $3.8M, Angels $1.1M of $4,901,639 remaining on Shane Victorino's contract for 2015.) DFA by Boston 11/20/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/30/15.
1 year/$0.501M (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14. Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Colorado 12/10/14.
1 year/$0.49M (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13.
1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Colorado 7/13/12.
Drafted by Colorado 2010 (3-107) (Alabama). $0.295M 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
90^o	383	43	88	17	2	9	41	36	96	4	1	.261	.339	.404	94	13.7	3B 0, 2B 1	1.5
80^o	363	39	79	15	2	8	37	33	93	3	1	.245	.321	.379	86	8.3	3B 0, 2B 0	1.0
70^o	349	36	73	14	2	7	34	30	91	3	1	.235	.309	.361	80	4.7	3B 0, 2B 0	0.6
60^o	336	34	68	13	1	7	32	28	89	3	1	.227	.299	.347	75	1.9	3B 0, 2B 0	0.3
50^o	325	32	63	12	1	6	30	27	88	3	1	.216	.288	.326	71	-0.6	3B 0, 2B 0	0.0
40^o	314	30	59	11	1	6	29	25	86	2	1	.209	.279	.319	66	-2.9	3B 0, 2B 0	-0.2
30^o	301	28	56	11	1	6	27	23	83	2	1	.206	.273	.320	61	-5.1	3B 0, 2B 0	-0.5
20^o	287	25	50	10	1	5	25	21	81	2	1	.192	.259	.296	56	-7.6	3B 0, 2B 0	-0.7
10^o	267	22	43	8	1	4	22	18	77	2	1	.177	.238	.267	48	-10.5	3B 0, 2B 0	-1.1
Weighted Mean	329	32	65	12	1	7	31	27	88	3	1	.221	.291	.340	72	0.2	3B 0, 2B 0	0.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2015-01-05 15:00:00 (link to chat)	What type of line can you see Chris owings producing this year if he stays healthy. 12 hr 15 sbs .270ish? I just have a bad feeling that he is closer to Josh Rutledge, please tell me im wrong (Isaac from Ohio)	No player in the big leagues this season (min. 100 PA's) had a worse minor league K/BB rate than Chris Owings (5.86) or a lower walk rate (3.57%). Even if he hits .270, it will be with a .300 on-base percentage. If you're looking for fantasy purposes, then maybe this doesn't concern you, but I'm worried about whether he'll hit enough to stay in the lineup everyday. He's going to make an awful lot of outs. (Jeff Moore)
2014-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you make of Josh Rutledge at this point? Is his being sent down an indication that he's never going be a starter again, or an opportunity for him to get playing time and return in a significant role? (gerrybraun from San Diego)	He's had a bizarre career arc. When he first came up, the expectation was he'd be a Marco Scutaro type. Then he went on that power surge and he hasn't been good since. He's a second baseman more than a shortstop, so he's gotta hit to stick. I'm not optimistic he'll regain his former luster. (R.J. Anderson)
2013-10-07 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Mike, rank the following outfielders for 2014: Avisail Garcia, Corey Dickerson, and Desmond Jennings. Thanks! (James from Chicago)	Hey James. Of those 3 OF, I would rank Jennings at the top. He is the most proven of the trio and most likely to get a full season's worth of playing time. Garcia is 2nd. He will probably play all season for the White Sox, and has enough speed to make him a slight sleeper candidate. Dickerson is at the bottom. His numbers for the Rockies weren't great, and I'm not convinced yet that he wasn't a product of hitter-friendly Colorado Springs. Maybe he gets a full season of AB for the Rockies, but maybe he doesn't. Josh Rutledge was considered a no-brainer $20 earner but had OBP issues and flopped. Dickerson has similar OBP issues. If you can't get on base, you're going to have problems, even in COL. (Mike Gianella)
2013-07-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	You said that you like John Danks ROS. In my 16 tm h2h league I offered Matt Joyce for John Danks straight up, and am waiting for a response. Is this enough to snag him you think? Is Danks worth my "flier guys" like Josh Rutledge, Carlos Quentin, or Ichiro? Is Joyce more valuable than any of the above mentioned bench guys? Thanks (George from SD)	It should be. I'd rather deal Rutledge or Ichiro for him, but that might not be enough. (Paul Sporer)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Anyway I can nab Tulo for Josh Hamilton, Josh Rutledge, and Justin Grimm in a dynasty league? or is my offer insulting? (Peter from Omaha)	It's only not insulting because he's hurt, but it's not a good offer, either. I'd want more. Make that real arm and you might have something. (Paul Sporer)
2013-05-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How long do you think Josh Rutledge will be banished to AAA? (Stephen from DC)	I don't think that it's so clearly his job that they need to rush him back up. It's not like with him and Lemahieu you have a 24-year-old and a 34-year-old. They're both young. The encouraging thing, I think, about Rutledge is that he's not hitting at home, which would give me some hope. (Zachary Levine)
2013-04-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Chris Owings fast start? Is he Josh Rutledge 2.0? (Ryan from SLC)	Is being Josh Rutledge 2.0 a good thing or a bad thing? Owings can be a better baseball player and fantasy player than Rutledge. But then again, I am not a Rutledge fan. (Bret Sayre)
2013-04-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do you think is best for the rest of this year at 2B: Dustin Ackley, Josh Rutledge, or Daniel Murphy? (nubber from tx)	Ackley. Still think he's the most talented out of that group. (Bret Sayre)
2013-03-06 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Josh Rutledge can be a solid fantasy 2B? (Wes from Texas)	I like Rutledge, but I've seen him go crazy high in a few drafts/auctions. Where we ranked him in our 2b rankings (i think 12?) is about right. (Paul Singman)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Josh Rutledge can be a strong fantasy player this season? (zissou from naples)	He could be because of that park, but I'm extremely wary of Rutledge and am recommending staying away from him in shallower formats. Rutledge has a poor batting eye and it seems in September that pitchers finally figured this out and started throwing more stuff out of the zone. The result was a huge K% spike and a drop in Rutledge's overall stats. Maybe he figured something out over the winter and turns it around, but I think there's at least moderate risk here. (Mike Gianella)
2013-02-15 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you buying or selling Josh Rutledge as a sleeper, think he can go 20/20 or what kind of line do you expect if he remains batting 2nd in that lineup? (Wesley from Milwaukee)	current ADP of 166, went 109 in LABR. Sleeper status won't last much longer. 20/20 is a bit optimistic (Jason Collette)
2013-01-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for the chat, R.J. Please rank the following infielders by 2013 fantasy upside: Josh Rutledge, Logan Forsythe, Jed Lowrie, Everth Cabrera, Chris Nelson, Adeiny Hechavarria, and Donovan Solano. (Todd from Oakland)	Hey Todd, I'm not too good at fantasy (as Marc Normandin can attest) but I'd rank 'em something like: Lowrie - Hurt often but probably the best hitter of the bunch Cabrera - Should swipe a ton of bags and he has the positional advantage over Forsythe Rutledge - Not as good as last year but he can hit and that park will help Forsythe - Park hurts Nelson - Park should help Solano - I think I undersold him last year, but I don't know that I can put him higher Hechavarria - Not sold that he's a fantasy contributor (R.J. Anderson)
2013-01-16 13:30:00 (link to chat)	What is your assessment on Josh Rutledge? Can he put together a 20/20 season this year? Or will his poor plate discipline hold him back? Thanks for the chat. (Jason from Denver)	His plate discipline is a concern for me, but I think he can still be a quality player despite that. I don't think he can post a 20-20 season in 2013 but he should contribute significantly. (Mark Anderson)
2012-12-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Josh Rutledge can carry over his success from last year over 162 games? (Chris from Denver)	Hi Chris, thanks for the question. My biggest concern about Rutledge is his complete absence of plate discipline at any level. Some guys can hack their way to success (at least in the short-term), but my guess is that unless/until he makes adjustments in his approach, his weaknesses will be exploited by big-league pitchers. (Geoff Young)
2012-12-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you like Josh Rutledge as a 20/20 candidate next year if he gets the AB's? (Bill from Norvolk)	This is the kind of trap question that never ends well. He's 23, so yeah there's hope (and as my father told me, if you have hope in one hand...) He's never stolen 20 in the minors, and while he did hit 21 HR between AA and MLB, he's always tilted more toward doubles. Now, with that said, he will hit 60 HR next year. (Russell Carleton)
2012-08-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts about Josh Rutledge moving forward? He's likely going to be a 2B but still a lot to like right? (Marco from San Diego)	Yes, there's definitely a lot to like. He doesn't have superstar upside, but he is and should remain a very solid player going forward. He really knows how to hit and should be a .300 hitter with moderate power and speed contributions. Especially as an NL-only player, that has serious value. (Derek Carty)

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