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Raul Ibanez LF

Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
22	8278	.272	.335	.465	108	21.6

Birth Date	6-2-1972
Height	6' 2"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	52 years, 9 months, 2 days
Bats	L
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
1996	SEA	24	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	71	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
1997	SEA	25	11	26	4	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	.154	.154	.346	66	-1.0	0.2	-1.3	-0.2
1998	SEA	26	37	103	25	7	1	2	5	22	0	0	0	.255	.291	.408	75	-3.0	0.0	-3.5	-0.5
1999	SEA	27	87	227	54	7	0	9	17	32	0	5	1	.258	.313	.421	92	-1.5	0.0	-0.7	0.1
2000	SEA	28	92	156	32	8	0	2	14	25	1	2	0	.229	.301	.329	81	-3.2	1.0	-0.2	0.1
2001	KCA	29	104	312	78	11	5	13	32	51	0	0	2	.280	.353	.495	118	8.5	-1.4	-1.3	1.1
2002	KCA	30	137	544	146	37	6	24	40	76	2	5	3	.294	.346	.537	110	8.9	0.5	-3.8	1.4
2003	KCA	31	157	671	179	33	5	18	49	81	3	8	4	.294	.345	.454	105	6.4	-0.7	1.5	1.9
2004	SEA	32	123	524	146	31	1	16	36	72	3	1	2	.304	.353	.472	106	4.8	0.6	7.4	2.4
2005	SEA	33	162	690	172	32	2	20	71	99	2	9	4	.280	.355	.436	112	10.1	0.5	0.9	2.2
2006	SEA	34	159	699	181	33	5	33	65	115	1	2	4	.289	.353	.516	121	22.8	2.1	0.9	4.1
2007	SEA	35	149	636	167	35	5	21	53	97	3	0	0	.291	.351	.480	116	15.9	-3.0	-6.9	1.9
2008	SEA	36	162	707	186	43	3	23	64	110	3	2	4	.293	.358	.479	116	15.8	-0.5	7.1	3.8
2009	PHI	37	134	565	136	32	3	34	56	119	4	4	0	.272	.347	.552	126	19.8	-2.1	-5.9	2.4
2010	PHI	38	155	636	154	37	5	16	68	108	0	4	3	.275	.349	.444	104	3.7	-0.2	-18.4	-0.2
2011	PHI	39	144	575	131	31	1	20	33	106	2	2	0	.245	.289	.419	94	-3.0	-0.6	-8.1	0.0
2012	NYA	40	130	425	92	19	3	19	35	67	4	3	0	.240	.308	.453	106	2.8	0.7	-3.3	0.8
2013	SEA	41	124	496	110	20	2	29	42	128	0	0	0	.242	.306	.487	114	8.6	-1.9	-6.2	1.0
2014	ANA	42	57	190	26	5	2	3	23	43	0	3	2	.157	.258	.265	70	-6.1	-1.5	-1.0	-0.7
2014	KCA	42	33	90	15	3	1	2	10	16	0	0	0	.188	.278	.325	74	-2.5	-1.6	1.8	-0.1
Career			2161	8278	2034	424	51	305	713	1374	29	50	29	.272	.335	.465	108	107.9	-7.9	-41.0	21.6

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
1993	APP	A	MDW	52	185	.000	.000	.000	.311			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	BLN	A-	NWN	43	156	.000	.000	.000	.342			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	APP	A	MDW	91	363	.000	.000	.000	.336			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	RIV	A+	CLF	95	414	.000	.000	.000	.341			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	SEA	MLB	AL	4	6	.283	.344	.451	.000	103	-1.1	0.2	-0.1	71	13	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	0.0
1996	PCY	AA	SOU	19	85	.000	.000	.000	.397			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	TAC	AAA	PCL	111	456	.000	.000	.000	.308			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	SEA	MLB	AL	11	26	.268	.331	.432	.158	102	-2.7	0.7	-0.3	66	16	-1.3	0.2	-1.0	-0.2
1997	TAC	AAA	PCL	0	471	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	SEA	MLB	AL	37	103	.277	.336	.445	.311	98	-4.2	2.8	-1.5	75	13	-3.5	0.0	-3.0	-0.5
1998	TAC	AAA	PCL	0	214	.000	.000	.000	.255			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	SEA	MLB	AL	87	227	.269	.338	.429	.266	98	-1	6.3	-2.7	92	11	-0.7	0.0	-1.5	0.1
1999	TAC	AAA	PCL	0	32	.000	.000	.000	.381			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	SEA	MLB	AL	92	156	.272	.348	.440	.263	84	-4	4.9	-1.4	81	14	-0.2	1.0	-3.2	0.1
2000	TAC	AAA	PCL	0	41	.000	.000	.000	.270			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	KCA	MLB	AL	104	312	.267	.329	.422	.301	103	8.9	9.3	-4.2	118	10	-1.3	-1.4	8.5	1.1
2001	OMA	AAA	PCL	8	29	.000	.000	.000	.125			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	KCA	MLB	AL	137	544	.263	.330	.420	.304	108	13.7	15.7	-7.8	110	8	-3.8	0.5	8.9	1.4
2003	KCA	MLB	AL	157	671	.264	.327	.422	.310	103	13.3	18.3	-6.4	105	6	1.5	-0.7	6.4	1.9
2004	SEA	MLB	AL	123	524	.270	.333	.425	.327	102	7	15.6	-4.3	106	10	7.4	0.6	4.8	2.4
2004	TAC	AAA	PCL	4	17	.000	.000	.000	.364			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SEA	MLB	AL	162	690	.265	.326	.418	.305	97	17.4	19.8	-9.9	112	8	0.9	0.5	10.1	2.2
2006	SEA	MLB	AL	159	699	.271	.332	.427	.305	101	20	21.1	-5.1	121	11	0.9	2.1	22.8	4.1
2007	SEA	MLB	AL	149	636	.268	.332	.418	.316	96	23.5	18.9	-5.1	116	8	-6.9	-3.0	15.9	1.9
2008	SEA	MLB	AL	162	707	.265	.332	.415	.321	98	25	20.4	-5.3	116	8	7.1	-0.5	15.8	3.8
2009	PHI	MLB	NL	134	565	.262	.332	.418	.290	96	27.2	16.3	-3.9	126	10	-5.9	-2.1	19.8	2.4
2009	REA	AA	EAS	1	3	.329	.382	.458	.000	101	-0.2	0.1	0	53	0	-0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0
2009	LEH	AAA	INT	2	8	.215	.284	.337	.667	95	1.6	0.2	-0.1	147	0	-0.2	-0.3	0.4	0.0
2010	PHI	MLB	NL	155	636	.260	.327	.404	.311	93	18.9	17.5	-4.2	104	9	-18.4	-0.2	3.7	-0.2
2011	PHI	MLB	NL	144	575	.251	.314	.389	.268	92	2.8	15.5	-3.6	94	10	-8.1	-0.6	-3.0	0.0
2012	NYA	MLB	AL	130	425	.249	.313	.397	.243	101	2.1	11.6	-3.9	106	8	-3.3	0.7	2.8	0.8
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	124	496	.257	.319	.405	.273	94	13.5	13.0	-4	114	7	-6.2	-1.9	8.6	1.0
2014	ANA	MLB	AL	57	190	.249	.313	.387	.190	94	-7.4	4.9	-2.4	70	9	-1.0	-1.5	-6.1	-0.7
2014	KCA	MLB	AL	33	90	.257	.313	.398	.210	100	-2.6	2.3	-1.1	74	10	1.8	-1.6	-2.5	-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
1993	BLN	A-	NWN	156	134	16	38	5	2	0	47	15	21	23	0	3	.284	.381	.351	.067	0	0
1993	APP	A	MDW	185	157	26	43	9	0	5	67	21	24	31	0	2	.274	.372	.427	.153	1	1
1994	APP	A	MDW	363	327	55	102	30	3	7	159	59	32	37	10	5	.312	.377	.486	.174	0	0
1995	RIV	A+	CLF	414	361	59	120	23	9	20	221	108	41	49	4	3	.332	.402	.612	.280	1	1
1996	SEA	MLB	AL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.000	0	0
1996	PCY	AA	SOU	85	76	12	28	8	1	1	41	13	8	7	3	2	.368	.429	.539	.171	0	0
1996	TAC	AAA	PCL	456	405	59	115	20	3	11	174	47	44	56	7	7	.284	.357	.430	.146	0	0
1997	SEA	MLB	AL	26	26	3	4	0	1	1	9	4	0	6	0	0	.154	.154	.346	.192	0	0
1997	TAC	AAA	PCL	471	438	84	133	30	5	15	218	84	32	75	7	5	.304	.352	.498	.194	0	0
1998	SEA	MLB	AL	103	98	12	25	7	1	2	40	12	5	22	0	0	.255	.291	.408	.153	0	0
1998	TAC	AAA	PCL	214	190	24	41	8	1	6	69	25	24	47	1	1	.216	.304	.363	.147	0	0
1999	SEA	MLB	AL	227	209	23	54	7	0	9	88	27	17	32	5	1	.258	.313	.421	.163	1	0
1999	TAC	AAA	PCL	32	31	6	11	1	0	3	21	5	1	7	1	0	.355	.375	.677	.323	0	0
2000	SEA	MLB	AL	156	140	21	32	8	0	2	46	15	14	25	2	0	.229	.301	.329	.100	1	0
2000	TAC	AAA	PCL	41	40	3	10	4	0	0	14	6	1	3	0	0	.250	.268	.350	.100	0	0
2001	KCA	MLB	AL	312	279	44	78	11	5	13	138	54	32	51	0	2	.280	.353	.495	.215	1	0
2001	OMA	AAA	PCL	29	27	3	4	1	0	2	11	5	1	10	0	0	.148	.172	.407	.259	1	1
2002	KCA	MLB	AL	544	497	70	146	37	6	24	267	103	40	76	5	3	.294	.346	.537	.243	4	1
2003	KCA	MLB	AL	671	608	95	179	33	5	18	276	90	49	81	8	4	.294	.345	.454	.160	10	1
2004	TAC	AAA	PCL	17	17	2	4	1	0	0	5	1	0	6	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.059	0	0
2004	SEA	MLB	AL	524	481	67	146	31	1	16	227	62	36	72	1	2	.304	.353	.472	.168	4	0
2005	SEA	MLB	AL	690	614	92	172	32	2	20	268	89	71	99	9	4	.280	.355	.436	.156	3	0
2006	SEA	MLB	AL	699	626	103	181	33	5	33	323	123	65	115	2	4	.289	.353	.516	.227	7	0
2007	SEA	MLB	AL	636	573	80	167	35	5	21	275	105	53	97	0	0	.291	.351	.480	.188	7	0
2008	SEA	MLB	AL	707	635	85	186	43	3	23	304	110	64	110	2	4	.293	.358	.479	.186	5	0
2009	LEH	AAA	INT	8	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	3	2	0	0	.400	.625	.600	.200	0	0
2009	REA	AA	EAS	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.000	0	0
2009	PHI	MLB	NL	565	500	93	136	32	3	34	276	93	56	119	4	0	.272	.347	.552	.280	5	0
2010	PHI	MLB	NL	636	561	75	154	37	5	16	249	83	68	108	4	3	.275	.349	.444	.169	7	0
2011	PHI	MLB	NL	575	535	65	131	31	1	20	224	84	33	106	2	0	.245	.289	.419	.174	5	0
2012	NYA	MLB	AL	425	384	50	92	19	3	19	174	62	35	67	3	0	.240	.308	.453	.214	2	0
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	496	454	54	110	20	2	29	221	65	42	128	0	0	.242	.306	.487	.244	0	0
2014	ANA	MLB	AL	190	166	16	26	5	2	3	44	21	23	43	3	2	.157	.258	.265	.108	1
2014	KCA	MLB	AL	90	80	7	15	3	1	2	26	5	10	16	0	0	.188	.278	.325	.138	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2589	0.4882	0.4627	0.8097	0.6384	0.2951	0.8501	0.7263	0.1903	-0.0040
2009	2255	0.4900	0.4235	0.7403	0.5846	0.2687	0.7910	0.6343	0.2597	-0.0058
2010	2490	0.5145	0.4016	0.7890	0.5605	0.2333	0.8398	0.6596	0.2110	-0.0097
2011	2100	0.4943	0.4676	0.7678	0.6281	0.3107	0.8328	0.6394	0.2322	-0.0015
2012	1638	0.4939	0.4457	0.7877	0.6156	0.2799	0.8514	0.6509	0.2123	-0.0019
2013	2028	0.4961	0.4438	0.7233	0.6034	0.2867	0.7891	0.5870	0.2767	-0.0030
2014	1118	0.4553	0.4580	0.7188	0.6582	0.2906	0.7940	0.5763	0.2813	-0.0032
Career	14218	0.4932	0.4415	0.7669	0.6086	0.2791	0.8234	0.6468	0.2331	-0.0045

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
2014-04-27	2014-04-28	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-07-01	2012-07-01	DTD	0	0	-	Face	Laceration	Foul Ball	-	-
2012-05-14	2012-05-16	DTD	2	2	-	Elbow	Contusion		-	-
2012-04-09	2012-04-10	DTD	1	1	-	Lower Leg	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2011-08-27	2011-08-30	DTD	3	1	Right	Groin	Soreness		-	-
2011-08-22	2011-08-26	DTD	4	3	Right	Groin	Soreness		-	-
2010-08-01	2010-08-03	DTD	2	1	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2010-03-27	2010-03-30	Camp	3	0		Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-11-09	2009-11-09	Off	0	0	Bilateral		Surgery	Sports Hernia	2009-11-09
2009-09-24	2009-09-25	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Gastrointestinal	GI	-
2009-06-18	2009-07-10	15-DL	22	20	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2009-06-14	2009-06-16	DTD	2	1	Left	Lower Leg	Soreness	Achilles Tendon	-
2007-06-24	2007-07-01	DTD	7	6		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-05-19	2007-05-24	DTD	5	5		Low Back	Soreness		-
2007-05-17	2007-05-17	DTD	0	0		Low Back	Spasms		-
2007-03-05	2007-03-07	Camp	2	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-
2006-06-04	2006-06-05	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2006-05-02	2006-05-02	DTD	0	0	Left	Hand	Contusion	Diving Catch	-
2004-06-03	2004-07-10	15-DL	37	32	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2004-04-24	2004-04-25	DTD	1	1		Hip	Contusion	Tailbone	-
2000-08-07	2000-08-22	15-DL	15	14	-	Groin	Strain		-	-
1999-05-18	1999-06-02	15-DL	15	13	-	Neck	Nerve Injury	Pinched Nerve	-	-
1998-03-31	1998-06-28	15-DL	89	81	Right	Shoulder	Cartilage Injury	Frayed Labrum	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	ANA	$2,750,000
2013	SEA	$2,750,000
2012	NYA	$1,100,000
2011	PHI	$12,166,667
2010	PHI	$12,166,666
2009	PHI	$7,166,667
2008	SEA	$5,500,000
2007	SEA	$5,500,000
2006	SEA	$4,250,000
2005	SEA	$4,416,667
2004	SEA	$3,916,667
2003	KCA	$3,000,000
2002	KCA	$800,000
2000	SEA	$275,000

Years	Description	Salary
14 yr	Previous	$65,758,334
14 yr	Total	$65,758,334

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
17 y 20 d	Levinsons ACES	1 year/$2.75M (2014)

Details

1 year/$2.75M (2014). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 12/18/13. Performance bonuses: $0.25M for each 50 plate appearances to 400. Released by LA Angels 6/21/14. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 6/30/14 (Royals pay pro-rated Major League minimum salary).
1 year/$2.75M (2013). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/22/12. May earn additional $1.25M in performance bonuses.
1 year/$1.1M (2012). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 2/21/12. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 50, 75, 100, 125 plate appearances. $0.1M each for 150, 175, 200, 225 PA. $0.15M each for 250, 275, 300 PA. $0.2M each for 325, 350, 375, 400, 425, 450, 475, 500 PA. $0.25M for 525 PA.
3 years/$31.5M (2009-11). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/12/08. $2M signing bonus, 09:$6.5M, 10:$11.5M, 11:$11.5M.
2 years/$11M (2007-08). Signed extension with Seattle 3/06. 07:$5.5M, 08:$5.5M.
3 years/$13.25M (2004-06). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 11/03. $2M signing bonus. 04:$3.25M, 05:$3.75M, 06:$4.25M.
1 year/$3M (2003). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/03 (avoided arbitration, $3.4M-$2.75M).
1 year/$0.8M (2002). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/02. Performance bonuses.
1 year (2001). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent (minor-league contract). Optioned to Triple-A 5/01. Recalled 6/01. DFA 6/01.
Drafted by Seattle 1992 (36-1,006) (Miami Dade College).

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
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Who is the greatest out-of-nowhere player in fantasy history? Michael Morse...Esteban Loaiza? (Chad from Illinois)	Raul Ibanez. (Mike Gianella)
2014-09-15 19:30:00 (link to chat)	Hey Past Ben, want to guess what the top five names on the MLB home run leaderboard in 2018 look like? Also, congrats on the upcoming five-year anniversary of TINO. The show got much better in year three after Craig was replaced with Hank the Dog. (Ben Carsley from The Future)	Giancarlo Stanton. Joey Gallo. Kris Bryant. Miguel Cabrera. Raul Ibanez. (Ben Carsley)
2013-12-10 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Mike, big fan of your work. Deciding between R. Ludwick and C. Parmelee for my last cut in a dynasty points league. I am set with backups at 1b so Parmelee's eligibility there is a non-factor. I have 4 solid starting OF and two decent bench options ahead of these guys, who would be my OF7. Does Parmelee have enough upside left at this point to sacrifice Ludwick's safer playing time in 2014? I'm thinking not but I tend to lean toward younger players when possible. Thanks. (Josh from Philly)	Hi Josh; At this point, I think I'd have to go with Ryan Ludwick over Chris Parmelee. Parmelee is an intriguing play for power potential, but he is getting to the age where he is going to get tagged as a fourth outfield/backup first base type soon. Ludwick is older, but as you noted he should play every day barring a trade or another serious injury. You don't want to give up on young/talented guys in dynasty, but I don't quite think Parmelee fits that bill at this point. Sure, maybe he goes the route of Raul Ibanez and does some major damage in his 30s, but how likely was that career path even for Ibanez. I'd stick with Ludwick there. (Mike Gianella)
2013-04-25 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Seattle is 1/2 game ahead of Houston for goodness sakes. How long do you think they will take to make some changes to their team? Zunino looks, even though he went through a rough patch, but he has looked good. He could come in and add a spark to this team. Smoak needs to go, thoughts? (Baylor from Carrollton)	Paul Sporer and I talked about the Mariners at length on Effectively Wild today. I'm sure Zunino will be up at some point, but I think this team needs more than a spark. It needs some sort of bonfire that consumes all the bad players. (Not literally. Raul Ibanez is really nice.) (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-03-14 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who is/are the odd man/men out in the Angels' 1B/LF/DH shuffle? Trout probably starts in AAA, Abreu wants PT, but probably won't get it. Can they find someone willing to take Abreu off their hands? (Mark68 from Mile High)	Much as I've enjoyed Abreu's career, I don't envision him being a whole lot better than the Damon/Matsui DH types who can't get jobs. The Yankees nibbled at him for a while, then decided the path of least resistance would be Raul Ibanez. I can't imagine Abreu drawing much interest a few months down the road, and I think he could get squeezed out in Anaheim as the season rolls on. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-09-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The ESPN Player Rater weighs the contribution of each player's statistical output as the percentage of that of the entire MLB player pool. Do you think this in effect gives too much weight to stolen bases? For instance, Michael Bourn ranks 16th overall. Or are stolen bases truly that valuable? (Andrew from Las Vegas)	While I've never actually checked the numbers, I would guess that it does. It would be much better if they used a theoretical player pool for the league depth. Since steals are more scarce than, say, home runs, my guess is that the vast majority of players who contribute steals get owned in a large percentage of leagues. While a guy like Nyjer Morgan might be owned in a lot of leagues, a guy like Miguel Olivo or Raul Ibanez whose primary contribution is home runs might not be. This means that the MLB player pool is more representative of the fantasy player pool for SB than it is for HR. The ESPN Rater would be acting as if more HRs are in play than there actually are, reducing their value and raising value of SB correspondingly. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Babe Ruth??? I think GC was looking for a Bautista comp more along the lines of a guy who was nothing until age 30. Raul Ibanez might be a good guy to bring up instead. He did nothing at all until he was 30. (Geo from KC)	I read it as a question about whether anyone had been as good as Bautista at the same age, period, but you're probably right. This article might have some answers. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-01-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Jon Singleton--does he have a chance to be a decent OF? Seems like if his bat turns out as projected it'll play anywhere, but is he athletic enough to play a passable LF? Seems like if Pat Burrell and Raul Ibanez could man LF in CBP, so could this guy, right? (Chuck from Philly)	Right. Left field really isn't that hard. I mean you wouldn't want Prince Fielder out there, but there are plenty of guys who can be 40 outfielders in left. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-12-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If the Phils can't deal Blanton, do you think there's a chance they'd move Cole Hamels instead? It's right out of Amaro's playbook - get the bird in the hand (Lee locked up long-term) instead of waiting to see if Hamels re-ups before he hits free agency. If they try to move Hamels, where does he end up? Arizona in a deal involving Justin Upton, perhaps? (ColonelTom from Richmond, KY)	It's possible they'd move Hamels, but I can't see them putting somebody in Domonic Brown's way as being the objective. Of course, they do have just one more year to go with Raul Ibanez... (Christina Kahrl)
2010-08-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any thoughts on the resurgence of Raul Ibanez? .348/.429/.539 since July 1st. Either the Phillies were really smart or really lucky in not benching/releasing him when everyone and their mother was calling for it. With Utley and Howard out, he and Werth are carrying a replacement-level lineup otherwise. (JC from Philly)	Is that's more or less what he hit during last year's hot streak? We get way too caught up in the order of events. (Myself, I never advocated releasing him, but he is the team's fourth-best outfielder, defense included, and I'd advocated benching him.) (Joe Sheehan)
2010-06-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How many more awful calls are we going to have to withstand before MLB does the right thing and institutes replay? Or, maybe I should ask, are you in favor of replay? (mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR)	I share the same sentiment as many others -- add an umpire, have him constantly watch a video monitor, and use some type of headset system for quick and accurate results. These replays would take 7 seconds in most cases. Most of those against it envision replays taking 15 minutes, yet most of that time is due to managers arguing. I mean, how hard was it to explain to Charlie Manuel that a ball hit Raul Ibanez last night? The explanation is, it hit him, end of story. I understand protecting players and such, but most of the problems are with managers themselves and not replay. It STILL makes me angry that Galarraga didn't get a perfect game, regardless of how nice Jim Joyce might be. There is NO excuse for that. (Eric Seidman)
2010-06-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	True or False: Raul Ibanez will end the season with an .800+ OPS. (stately from ATL)	False, but I could see a hot streak getting him to 790. (Steven Goldman)
2010-03-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How much was Raul Ibanez's sports hernia responsible for his horrendous second half in '09? What do you see from him this season? (GBSimons from After lunch)	Honestly, I have no idea how much of it was from his hernia. But I didn't (and don't) expect the first half from him again. More likely, he'll hit like Raul Ibanez is supposed to, which is unexciting but has its uses. (Marc Normandin)
2009-10-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Jay, I assume the Yankees will start Sabathia twice on short rest in order to get him three starts; would the Yankees be wise to start Pettitte once of short rest (games 3+6) in order to get 5 lefty starts in a seven game series? Or is the platoon advantage vs. the Phillies not THAT important? Or do you think the Yankees will through in Gaudin and go with a 4 man rotation? (Nick Stone from New York, NY)	Hey, Nick! I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out the two teams' rotation options on a game-by-game basis. Cutting and pasting from the preview, here's what I came up with: Game 1: Sabathia (7) v. Lee (9) Game 2: Burnett (6) v. Martinez (12) Game 3: Pettitte (5) v. Hamels (9) Game 4: Sabathia (3) or Gaudin (11) vs. Lee (3), Happ (10), or Blanton (12) Game 5: Burnett (3), Sabathia (4, if Gaudin Game 4), or Gaudin (12) vs. Happ, Blanton or Lee (4) Game 6: Pettitte (3) or Burnett (5, if Sabathia Game 4 and Gaudin Game 5) vs. Martinez (5), Hamels (3), Happ or Blanton Game 7: Sabathia (3, if pitched Game 4) or Pettitte (4, if Sabathia Game 4) vs. Lee (3, if pitched Game 4) or Hamels (4) While the Phillies hit lefties about as well as righties in the regular season, they haven't been all that successful doing so in the postseason, batting at a .194/.322/.444 clip, with a few big hits - Ryan Howard's two-run double off Clayton Kershaw, his homer off Randy Wolf, and Raul Ibanez's homer off George Sherrill - offsetting their woes. My read on Sabathia and Pettitte is that they're better than the Dodger southpaw starters at this point in time, so yes, I do think it makes sense to throw more lefties at them, particularly given that Gaudin doesn't match up well with them at all. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any chance I can unload Raul Ibanez on someone this winter and sign Holliday? Who should I call? (R. Amaro from Philly)	Brian Sabean has to be the first call. And the second. Maybe the Braves. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-09-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Christina, can you offer your take on two NL outfielders, Raul Ibanez and Garrett Jones? Both had surprising performances this year. Ibanez has been AWFUL in the second half. Maybe he's injured? Garrett Jones just hasn't let up. When the clock strikes 12, will he be a pumpkin again? Or is he here to stay (sort of a Ryan Ludwick type late-bloomer)? Thanks! (Sharky from The Deep End)	Re: Ibanez, I'm reminded of one old Strat opponent who always liked to mildly observe, "it all evens out in the end." I never really bought into that (Willingham's season is going to look insanely great relative to the rest of his career no matter what, for example), but it certainly seems that somebody's applied a leveller of some sort. Jones might be a latter-day Paul Sorrento of sorts, in that he's always had employable power, and simply needed the opportunity; Jones has helped himself by being employable enough in an outfield corner, but first base is really the position he'll wind up at, sort of the same way Sorrento had to diversify. That's the nature of first base, if you're not someone like Pujols (superstar moving from another position) or Prince Fielder (drafter to be a superstar), you need to make a great impression with what opportunities you do get. Witness what's happened to Daric Barton, or how long it took Carlos Pena to finally stick; if you blow an opportunity, competition for playing time at first base is fierce. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As a guy who has followed him for years, how did Ben Zobrist suddenly turn from minor league .300 hitter with very little power into a guy with 13 home runs so far? Change in approach, natural progression, or perhaps something more nefarious? Perhaps the question I'm really asking, is: Is accusing someone of performance enhancing drugs ever a reasonable assumption? (maybeofftopic365 from teaneck, nj)	DRaysBay did a big thing with his hitting coach. On the accusation, yes, that would be wrong. No one should ever say "this guy's doing steroids" without evidence. Now, could you wonder it? Absolutely. As the Raul Ibanez brouhaha has shown, some in the media didn't learn from the late 90's when we didn't ask questions. Ask the question, prove your case, let the athlete make his (and let me make a case for the Athlete's Passport here ...) Baseball fans are going to wonder. That's a price for lost trust, in the same way that a cuckolded spouse is going to wonder if his wife is really going to the store. It's not right, it's not comfortable, but it's how things work. (Will Carroll)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)	So, um, what's up with Raul Ibanez? My Phillie Fan friends can't stop singing his praises and it kinda annoys me. (jschmeagol from hyattsville, md)	Another perfect storm. He moved from a pitcher's park in the middle of a craptastic offense to a bandbox in a juggernaut in a year where homers are spiking. His HR/FB rate has shot from 10.7% to 27.5% (Fangraphs data), which is comical but also probably unsustainable. He's on his way to a career year at 37, but I'm going to wager that the remainder of his backloaded contract ($23 million in 2009-2010) doesn't turn out as well as this year does. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-12-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any chance The Most Consistent Hitter in Baseball History© (A. Dunn) lands anywhere besides Washington? The Cubs are talking about 37 year old Raul Ibanez because they want to balance their lineup... but no Dunn? (Justin Zeth from PA)	Fun perception/reality thing there. Ibanez is an awful left fielder, but because he looks more athletic than Dunn, he's not seen as such. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who has the most gas left in the tank: Adrian Beltre, Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Raul Ibanez, or Chone Figgins? Which ones would you want on your team in '09? (McGoldrick from Los Angeles)	That's not really a comparison of like to like, but I'd pick Figgins from among that crew, if only because speed guys seem to retain value wel enough. Beyond that, I'd take Beltre, but I can't say I'm wildly enthusiastic about any of them. It's easier to suggest that I'd put Paulie at the bottom of the pile, and work up from there. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-30 12:30:00 (link to chat)	The Chicago papers (especially the Tribune) make it seem as if the Cubs aren't quite done dealing, but haven't been very specific. Have you heard any names connected with the Cubs in the last few days? (Dizzle from Portland)	I've heard Raul Ibanez and that just makes no sense to me. (John Perrotto)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Raul Ibanez is green? His age has made him no longer an adequate outfielder, and somehow he's not an injury risk despite being asked to play outfield everyday? Not even his knees? Come on, help me out, here. (Evan from Vancouver, BC)	I know. Every year, there's a guy who's green, or red, and I go "huh?" Ibanez is one of them and I'll explain more when the Mariners THR comes out. And as I pointed out in my Unfiltered today, the system's not perfect. (Will Carroll)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-12 15:00:00	Phillies/Rockies Playoffs Roundtable	Even Raul Ibanez has to be happy about being out of the game after that catch by Francisco. As for Fowler, let me know when he can jump over a car like Joey Gathright. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySfw8f0beg (Kevin Goldstein)

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
1999	mlb	.000	0.0	25	.000	0.0	0	.000	-.001	0.0	0.0	-0.7

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PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

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