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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
13 6355 .254 .358 .489 125 39.8
Birth Date8-3-1976
Height6' 5"
Weight240 lbs
Age47 years, 8 months, 23 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1998 ANA 21 48 182 36 9 0 1 15 51 0 1 0 .218 .280 .291 65 -7.5 1.7 -3.8 -0.4
1999 ANA 22 154 631 132 29 0 29 71 143 6 5 1 .240 .331 .450 106 8.2 3.3 -9.4 2.1
2000 ANA 23 159 678 160 37 1 47 112 163 2 14 11 .284 .404 .604 152 52.6 1.7 12.9 8.5
2001 ANA 24 161 708 147 38 2 41 107 158 6 10 3 .250 .367 .531 138 38.1 2.5 -9.1 5.4
2002 ANA 25 156 671 142 24 1 30 88 144 6 10 3 .250 .352 .453 124 22.8 3.1 9.1 5.7
2003 ANA 26 91 367 79 17 2 16 46 73 1 7 2 .248 .343 .464 115 8.2 2.0 -5.7 1.5
2004 ANA 27 58 242 52 11 1 18 31 52 3 2 3 .251 .355 .575 137 11.7 1.0 -0.1 1.7
2005 ARI 28 149 634 139 29 1 37 84 145 7 4 2 .258 .363 .522 128 22.0 -0.8 4.5 4.7
2006 TOR 29 153 634 136 27 0 38 86 134 3 3 2 .252 .355 .513 125 24.0 -2.1 -0.8 4.2
2007 TOR 30 115 456 101 19 1 20 61 102 5 0 1 .262 .366 .473 128 18.0 -1.1 -1.5 3.0
2008 SLN 31 151 637 147 33 1 27 87 104 3 0 1 .270 .372 .483 129 24.0 -3.9 -3.7 3.7
2009 SLN 32 14 32 5 2 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 .172 .250 .241 80 -0.7 0.1 -0.4 0.0
2010 ATL 33 128 483 99 18 0 16 63 100 4 0 0 .240 .344 .400 112 7.6 0.2 -17.1 -0.4
Career153763551375293103208541377465629.254.358.489125229.07.8-25.139.8

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
1998 ANA MLB AL 48 182 .263 .329 .419 .304 94 -9.2 5.0 0.7 65 11 -3.8 1.7 -7.5 -0.4
1998 MID AA TXS 0 229 .000 .000 .000 .305 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 VAN AAA PCL 0 243 .000 .000 .000 .345 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 ANA MLB AL 154 631 .274 .345 .437 .270 96 7.5 17.6 2.6 106 7 -9.4 3.3 8.2 2.1
2000 ANA MLB AL 159 678 .274 .342 .439 .319 87 65 21.4 2.7 152 8 12.9 1.7 52.6 8.5
2001 ANA MLB AL 161 708 .265 .328 .423 .268 98 33.4 21.1 2.7 138 9 -9.1 2.5 38.1 5.4
2002 ANA MLB AL 156 671 .263 .330 .423 .278 95 17.5 19.3 2.7 124 7 9.1 3.1 22.8 5.7
2003 ANA MLB AL 91 367 .270 .333 .431 .273 99 4.6 10.0 1.1 115 6 -5.7 2.0 8.2 1.5
2003 RCU A+ CLF 2 9 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 ANA MLB AL 58 242 .269 .335 .436 .246 104 9.4 7.2 -2.7 137 13 -0.1 1.0 11.7 1.7
2004 RCU A+ CLF 5 21 .000 .000 .000 .125 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 ARI MLB NL 149 634 .262 .328 .419 .283 104 25.8 18.2 2.4 128 9 4.5 -0.8 22.0 4.7
2006 TOR MLB AL 153 634 .274 .339 .435 .263 107 8.5 19.1 2.5 125 9 -0.8 -2.1 24.0 4.2
2007 TOR MLB AL 115 456 .271 .334 .425 .302 95 18.7 13.5 1.8 128 10 -1.5 -1.1 18.0 3.0
2008 SLN MLB NL 151 637 .265 .333 .425 .288 97 23.7 18.4 2.2 129 9 -3.7 -3.9 24.0 3.7
2009 SLN MLB NL 14 32 .256 .325 .415 .238 94 -2.9 0.9 0 80 15 -0.4 0.1 -0.7 0.0
2009 PMB A+ FSL 6 26 .246 .319 .346 .263 89 -0.7 0.8 -0.5 63 0 0.3 0.1 -0.9 0.0
2009 SFD AA TXS 3 12 .278 .346 .422 .250 121 -0.5 0.3 -0.2 105 0 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0
2009 MEM AAA PCL 15 65 .277 .342 .442 .258 90 1.7 1.9 0.2 99 0 0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.2
2010 ATL MLB NL 128 483 .260 .326 .406 .277 93 8.6 13.3 -8.2 112 10 -17.1 0.2 7.6 -0.4
2010 GWN AAA INT 8 35 .268 .331 .411 .444 104 3.2 1.1 0.1 132 0 -0.5 0.0 1.3 0.2

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
1998 ANA MLB AL 182 165 19 36 9 0 1 48 23 15 51 1 0 .218 .280 .291 .073 2 0
1998 MID AA TXS 229 188 51 58 11 2 19 130 51 39 41 4 2 .309 .432 .691 .383 0 0
1998 VAN AAA PCL 243 219 33 67 16 0 16 131 42 21 55 3 2 .306 .374 .598 .292 0 0
1999 ANA MLB AL 631 551 85 132 29 0 29 248 79 71 143 5 1 .240 .331 .450 .211 3 0
2000 ANA MLB AL 678 563 120 160 37 1 47 340 102 112 163 14 11 .284 .404 .604 .320 1 0
2001 ANA MLB AL 708 588 100 147 38 2 41 312 108 107 158 10 3 .250 .367 .531 .281 7 0
2002 ANA MLB AL 671 569 99 142 24 1 30 258 111 88 144 10 3 .250 .352 .453 .204 8 0
2003 ANA MLB AL 367 319 53 79 17 2 16 148 50 46 73 7 2 .248 .343 .464 .216 1 0
2003 RCU A+ CLF 9 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 .333 .556 .333 .000 0 0
2004 RCU A+ CLF 21 15 4 3 0 0 2 9 4 6 5 0 0 .200 .429 .600 .400 0 0
2004 ANA MLB AL 242 207 47 52 11 1 18 119 42 31 52 2 3 .251 .355 .575 .324 1 0
2005 ARI MLB NL 634 538 78 139 29 1 37 281 97 84 145 4 2 .258 .363 .522 .264 5 0
2006 TOR MLB AL 634 540 105 136 27 0 38 277 104 86 134 3 2 .252 .355 .513 .261 5 0
2007 TOR MLB AL 456 385 60 101 19 1 20 182 62 61 102 0 1 .262 .366 .473 .210 5 0
2008 SLN MLB NL 637 544 69 147 33 1 27 263 99 87 104 0 1 .270 .372 .483 .213 3 0
2009 PMB A+ FSL 26 25 2 5 1 0 0 6 4 1 6 0 0 .200 .231 .240 .040 0 0
2009 MEM AAA PCL 65 51 10 11 0 0 3 20 8 12 17 1 0 .216 .375 .392 .176 0 0
2009 SFD AA TXS 12 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 .222 .417 .222 .000 0 0
2009 SLN MLB NL 32 29 2 5 2 0 0 7 2 3 8 0 0 .172 .250 .241 .069 0 0
2010 ATL MLB NL 483 412 52 99 18 0 16 165 71 63 100 0 0 .240 .344 .400 .160 4 0
2010 GWN AAA INT 35 30 10 10 2 0 2 18 8 4 10 0 0 .333 .429 .600 .267 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 2484 0.5238 0.3909 0.7745 0.5888 0.1733 0.8211 0.6000 0.2255 0.0101
2009 119 0.6134 0.4034 0.7500 0.5479 0.1739 0.8000 0.5000 0.2500 0.0053
2010 1905 0.5202 0.4199 0.7438 0.6075 0.2166 0.8090 0.5455 0.2563 0.0171
Career45080.52460.40350.76090.59560.19160.81540.57430.23920.0129

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
2010-08-18 2010-09-02 15-DL 15 14 Left Knee Soreness -
2010-07-03 2010-07-04 DTD 1 1 Left Knee Soreness -
2009-09-13 2009-09-29 DTD 16 13 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2009-08-04 2009-08-04 On-Alr 0 0 Low Back Cartilage Injury -
2009-03-27 2009-09-01 60-DL 158 132 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Debridement 2009-01-22
2009-02-15 2009-03-27 Camp 40 0 Right Shoulder Soreness 2009-01-22
2009-01-22 2009-01-22 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Debridement 2009-01-22
2008-09-10 2008-09-16 DTD 6 5 Right Shoulder Soreness Rotator Cuff -
2008-09-07 2008-09-09 DTD 2 1 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -
2008-05-24 2008-05-24 DTD 0 0 General Medical Gastrointestinal GI -
2008-05-09 2008-05-09 DTD 0 0 Left Upper Arm Contusion Triceps HBP -
2008-04-25 2008-04-25 DTD 0 0 General Medical Allergies -
2008-04-10 2008-04-10 DTD 0 0 Low Back Tightness -
2008-03-23 2008-03-25 Camp 2 0 Low Back Tightness -
2007-09-11 2007-10-01 60-DL 20 19 Left Foot Surgery Nerve Decompression 2007-09-17
2007-08-22 2007-08-23 DTD 1 1 Left Foot Inflammation Plantar Fasciitis -
2007-08-13 2007-08-15 DTD 2 2 Left Foot Inflammation Plantar Fasciitis -
2007-07-05 2007-07-09 DTD 4 3 Left Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2007-05-30 2007-05-31 DTD 1 1 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2007-05-12 2007-05-14 DTD 2 2 Left Foot Soreness Bone Spur on Heel -
2007-04-13 2007-04-28 15-DL 15 13 Left Foot Bone Spur -
2007-04-08 2007-04-09 DTD 1 1 Left Foot Soreness Heel -
2007-03-15 2007-03-17 Camp 2 0 Left Shoulder Soreness Injection -
2006-09-01 2006-09-01 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness Sinus Infection -
2006-08-14 2006-08-15 DTD 1 0 Left Foot Soreness -
2006-07-17 2006-07-20 DTD 3 3 Right Knee Inflammation -
2006-07-08 2006-07-09 DTD 1 1 Bilateral Lower Leg Soreness -
2006-06-05 2006-06-06 DTD 1 1 Low Back Soreness -
2006-05-17 2006-05-18 DTD 1 1 Left Elbow Contusion HBP -
2005-09-22 2005-09-22 DTD 0 0 Left Knee Soreness -
2005-08-24 2005-08-25 DTD 1 1 Left Knee Inflammation -
2005-07-25 2005-07-27 DTD 2 2 Low Back Spasms -
2005-07-03 2005-07-04 DTD 1 1 Left Knee Soreness -
2005-06-26 2005-06-28 DTD 2 1 Left Knee Inflammation Cortisone Injection -
2005-06-19 2005-06-19 DTD 0 0 Left Wrist Sprain Collision with Another Player -
2005-05-15 2005-05-17 DTD 2 1 Left Knee Strain Posterior Aspect -
2004-09-04 2004-09-04 DTD 0 0 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2004-05-12 2004-08-29 60-DL 109 96 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum and Rotator Cuff 2004-05-21
2004-05-12 2004-05-12 On-Alr 0 0 Right Knee Sprain MCL -
2004-05-04 2004-05-04 DTD 0 0 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2004-04-12 2004-04-16 DTD 4 4 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2004-03-11 2004-03-13 Camp 2 0 Right Ankle Sprain -
2003-12-15 2003-12-15 Off 0 0 Bilateral Face Surgery LASIK 2003-12-15
2003-07-22 2003-09-28 60-DL 68 64 Right Shoulder Strain Partial Rotator Cuff Tear and Frayed Labrum -
2003-06-21 2003-06-22 DTD 1 1 Low Back Spasms -
2003-04-26 2003-04-29 DTD 3 2 Left Infection Little Toe -
2003-04-09 2003-04-10 DTD 1 1 Left Infection Little Toe -
2003-03-25 2003-03-30 Camp 5 0 Right Wrist Inflammation -
1999-10-27 1999-10-27 Off 0 0 Bilateral Knee Surgery 1999-10-27 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 ATL $1,750,000
2009 SLN $12,137,000
2008 SLN $12,750,000
2007 TOR $10,750,000
2006 TOR $9,250,000
2005 ARI $8,250,000
2004 ANA $9,000,000
2003 ANA $6,750,000
2002 ANA $4,000,000
2001 ANA $1,250,000
2000 ANA $275,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$76,162,000
11 yrTotal$76,162,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 60 dMike Nicotera1 year/$1.75M (2010)

Details
  • 1 year/$1.75M (2010). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 1/5/10. $0.25M roster bonus for 100 days on active 25-man roster. Performance bonuses: $0.35M each for 400, 450, 500 PAs. $0.4M for 550 PAs, $0.55M for 600 PAs.
  • 4 years/$45M (2005-08), plus 2009 club option. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 12/04. $4M signing bonus. 05:$8M, 06:$9M, 07:$10.5M, 08:$12.5M. Perks: suite on road, $0.25M annually for personal business expenses (wife's equestrian training). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Arizona 12/05, with Glaus receiving: 1) $11.25M player option for 2009, 2) full no-trade clause for remainder of deal, 3) payment from Arizona at contract's end making up difference in tax Glaus will pay playing in Canada rather than U.S. Acquired by St. Louis in trade from Toronto 1/14/08, with Glaus waiving no-trade clause and exercising 2009 player option as part of the deal (Toronto also sent $1.8M in cash to St. Louis, with the Cardinals reportedly responsible for $4M bonus due Scott Rolen in 2010). 2009 option exercised at $12.137M.
  • 4 years/$22M (2001-04). $2M signing bonus. 01:$0.75M, 02:$3.5M, 03:$6.75M, 04:$9M. $50,000 award bonus for All-Star.
  • Drafted 1997 (1-3). $2.25M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2015-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)Thanks for the chat, Jeff!! What are your thoughts about a comp for Miguel Sano?? Also, when should we expect to see him in Minny?
(Mike from Minneapolis )		Troy Glaus. He could be up by the end of this year, though he's still getting his timing back. A year away from the game is a long time, especially for a guy who already struck out a lot. If he hadn't missed a full year, he'd already be in the majors. The Twins are also getting some production from Trevor Plouffe so there's no desperation there, though they need another bat, especially a power one, so they could find a way to squeeze him in the lineup somehow. (Jeff Moore)
2014-05-13 11:00:00 (link to chat)Two questions regarding Kris Bryant 1. Who is a good comp for him? Longoria? 2. If he were playing this whole year in the majors what would you expect his stat line to look like by seasons end? Thanks big dog.
(Opi from Sheboygan )		1) Maybe Troy Glaus; 2) Bryant in the majors this season? He'd get abused but would still manage to hit some bombs. Very low batting average, 10-15 HR. (Jason Parks)
2010-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)Atlanta's offense has looked utterly moribund since the break, and the Phillies are tearing through the NL sans Utley. Time for Braves fans/front office to start panicking?
(atlexile from Detroit)		I would like to see them call up Captain Marvel Jr, Freddie Freeman, and give him a shot instead of the dead-in-the-water Troy Glaus (last 40 games: .187/.325/.306). I guess they weren't about to bid on Adam Dunn, or didn't get anywhere when they did. I don't see too many big bats sliding through waivers, so they may be stuck with internal options and hoping that Rick Ankiel shows a little life. (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)I've been offered Stephen Drew and Troy Glaus for Zobrist. I've needed a 1B since Morales went down. Does 2nd half Glaus = 1st half and any word on Drew's knee?
(Mark from Milwaukee)		Is this a keeper league, or single-season? (Marc Normandin)
2009-12-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)Assuming the Twins go with Nick Punto at one spot, who would be a good fit for the Twins at either 2B or 3B?
(russadams from Baffin Bay)		I keep hoping they'll think in terms of adding offense at third base, and letting Punto do his thing at second (in part because he could then lose the job to Casilla if he ever pans out). If money were an issue, I'd still be interested in seeing if Tejada would take a low deal, or seeing what Troy Glaus is capable of on an incentive-laden deal. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-05 16:00:00 (link to chat)The O's have said they are looking for a right handed clean-up hitter who plays one of the infield corner positions. Does this person exist? Is he likely to be available this off-season?
(TGisriel from Baltimore)		Not really. I mean Troy Glaus is the closest to fit that bill but color me skeptical that he's still a cleanup hitter and that he can play a corner infield position. There are lefties like Branyan and LaRoche, but few 1B/3B righties along those lines. (Eric Seidman)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)What one move would put an NL Central team in the driver's seat? Was De Rosa enough? I still hold out hope that the Reds are going to get a bat, but I suspect I'm kidding myself.
(jromero from seattle)		I think the division is the Cardinals' to win, even with the twin wild cards of sorting out what they'll get from Troy Glaus and Khalil Greene this season. If the answer is 'nothing,' that's where I begin to wonder if the Brewers won't take a chance and add a starting pitcher. That said, if they entertain offers from Alcides Escobar, here's hoping that they get a hurler under contract through at least 2010. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Joe, has there been any word on Troy Glaus?
(TheFont9 from Boston)		He's working out with his own trainer in Arizona, so there's just no way to get info on it. (Will Carroll)
2008-10-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)Obviously not NLCS related, but I can't remember the last time a visiting team just hit moonshot after moonshot over the Green Monster without breaking a sweat. The Rays are going to be seriously scary for the next 5 years.
(Joel from GA)		It is remarkable. The previous high in homers during three consecutive regular season games for the Rays this year was nine, and they've hit 10 in the past three playoff games. The previous high for homers given up by the Sox pitching staff in a three game stretch this year was seven. It looks like Upton was really bothered by the shoulder during the year, and that that has fully cleared up, because he is just crushing balls--as David Laurila said, a blind person in the stands would have recognized his homer in Game Three just by the crack of the bat. Both him and Longoria now have five October homers, and the AL playoff record is seven, by Troy Glaus in 2002. (Caleb Peiffer)
2008-08-15 15:00:00 (link to chat)Can you explain to me why the Angels have handled Brandon Wood the way they have? Calling him up to sit on the bench? Are you at all impressed by his recent lack of Ks?
(Gray from Chicago)		I think part of the problem is identifying what Wood is--there was a point when people could reasonable see the new Troy Glaus or something, when we might instead have the new Kelly Gruber or, if he stays at short, Jose Hernandez. That's a much different proposition, especially on a team that these days is far more easily impressed by the slappy aggression and basepaths violence of an Erick Aybar. A long swing is a terrible thing to have on the bench, though, since it's almost certain to go stale; if Wood's going to be up, he needs to play, and if avoiding strikeouts for some short stretch is the only way for him to get Mickey Hatcher's imprimatur, so be it. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-05-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)can the cardinals' defense be as good as the hardball times suggests?
(jalonzo from NYC)		I know that the Cardinals are very cognizant of the need to put a good defense out there on the field, and very willing to look at all sorts of metrics to facilitate that. At the same time, we're showing people like Troy Glaus has having had very strong defensive seasons, and that is liable to change. (Nate Silver)
2008-01-15 14:30:00 (link to chat)Speaking of change of scenery, who looks better after yesterday's deal, Scott Rolen or Troy Glaus? Or is the answer so health-dependent that we don't know until somebody gets hurt? (Any chance of a joint profile on both of these guys?)
(BillJ from New Mexico)		A joint profile, eh? I was going to cover them in a BP Fantasy Beat piece tomorrow, a third base review, but we'll see what happens down the line.

Rolen should see his numbers improve in the homer-rific Rogers Centre, and Glaus will see his go the other way thanks to St. Louis' homer reduction. It does depend on who gets on the field the most though. (Marc Normandin)


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