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Scott Hairston LF

Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
14	2660	.242	.296	.442	94	2.2

Birth Date	5-25-1980
Height	6' 0"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	43 years, 10 months, 30 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
2004	ARI	24	101	364	84	15	6	13	21	88	1	3	3	.248	.293	.442	74	-11.0	-1.2	-7.5	-0.9
2005	ARI	25	15	20	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	71	-0.7	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2006	ARI	26	9	16	6	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	.400	.438	.533	78	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0
2007	ARI	27	76	199	39	13	1	3	19	37	1	2	0	.222	.301	.358	95	-0.4	-0.2	5.5	0.9
2007	SDN	27	31	95	25	5	1	8	7	18	0	0	0	.287	.337	.644	94	-0.3	-0.3	-3.8	-0.2
2008	SDN	28	112	362	81	18	3	17	28	84	3	3	1	.248	.312	.479	98	0.0	-0.5	1.2	1.1
2009	OAK	29	60	248	55	13	1	7	8	38	2	3	2	.236	.262	.391	99	0.5	-2.1	2.8	0.7
2009	SDN	29	56	216	59	14	1	10	17	45	1	8	1	.299	.358	.533	98	0.1	0.1	-4.7	0.2
2010	SDN	30	104	336	62	10	0	10	31	69	6	6	1	.210	.295	.346	86	-5.2	-0.7	-2.7	-0.1
2011	NYN	31	79	145	31	8	1	7	11	34	2	1	1	.235	.303	.470	109	1.7	-0.5	-1.9	0.3
2012	NYN	32	134	398	99	25	3	20	19	83	1	8	2	.263	.299	.504	114	6.6	0.3	-5.6	1.0
2013	CHN	33	52	112	17	2	0	8	7	25	2	2	0	.172	.232	.434	92	-0.8	-0.1	-3.4	-0.3
2013	WAS	33	33	62	13	3	0	2	2	19	0	0	0	.224	.246	.379	94	-0.4	-0.6	-1.7	-0.1
2014	WAS	34	61	87	16	4	0	1	4	26	2	0	0	.208	.253	.299	65	-3.2	-1.7	-0.1	-0.3
Career			923	2660	589	133	17	106	175	577	21	36	11	.242	.296	.442	94	-13.3	-7.8	-22.1	2.2

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
2001	MSO	Rk	PIO	74	338	.000	.000	.000	.383			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	SBN	A	MDW	109	468	.000	.000	.000	.377			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	LNC	A+	CLF	18	86	.000	.000	.000	.456			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	ELP	AA	TXS	88	374	.000	.000	.000	.336			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	TUC	AAA	PCL	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	ARI	MLB	NL	101	364	.261	.326	.416	.297	100	-8.3	10.8	-0.5	74	13	-7.5	-1.2	-11.0	-0.9
2004	TUC	AAA	PCL	28	128	.000	.000	.000	.348			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	ARI	MLB	NL	15	20	.263	.325	.416	.143	109	-4.1	0.6	-0.1	71	10	-0.2	0.0	-0.7	0.0
2005	TUC	AAA	PCL	58	237	.288	.357	.463	.320	99	20.3	7.0	-1.1	123	0	0.9	2.9	8.0	1.7
2006	ARI	MLB	NL	9	16	.271	.337	.412	.600	94	1.8	0.5	-0.1	78	15	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4	0.0
2006	TUC	AAA	PCL	98	440	.279	.347	.434	.350	105	35.1	13.3	-3.7	148	0	-4.0	-0.2	28.1	3.3
2007	ARI	MLB	NL	76	199	.271	.335	.426	.265	104	-8.2	5.9	-1.3	95	13	5.5	-0.2	-0.4	0.9
2007	SDN	MLB	NL	31	95	.266	.331	.415	.274	91	10.5	2.8	-0.6	94	13	-3.8	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2
2008	SDN	MLB	NL	112	362	.263	.329	.418	.282	88	13.4	10.5	-0.5	98	9	1.2	-0.5	0.0	1.1
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	60	248	.266	.331	.423	.249	103	-8.5	7.1	-1.3	99	11	2.8	-2.1	0.5	0.7
2009	SDN	MLB	NL	56	216	.254	.322	.403	.345	87	14.3	6.2	0	98	11	-4.7	0.1	0.1	0.2
2009	LEL	A+	CLF	3	13	.279	.368	.456	.143	101	-1.5	0.3	-0.1	33	0	0.5	0.0	-0.9	0.0
2010	SDN	MLB	NL	104	336	.256	.318	.404	.236	86	0.9	9.3	-1.6	86	9	-2.7	-0.7	-5.2	-0.1
2010	LEL	A+	CLF	3	11	.300	.372	.478	.667	87	3.2	0.3	-0.1	211	0	-0.3	-0.2	1.4	0.1
2011	NYN	MLB	NL	79	145	.239	.310	.375	.264	96	2.5	3.9	-0.6	109	14	-1.9	-0.5	1.7	0.3
2012	NYN	MLB	NL	134	398	.251	.308	.398	.287	96	11.3	10.9	-2.6	114	9	-5.6	0.3	6.6	1.0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	52	112	.245	.309	.391	.129	103	-1.7	2.9	-0.9	92	11	-3.4	-0.1	-0.8	-0.3
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	33	62	.237	.301	.366	.289	104	-2.2	1.6	-0.3	94	11	-1.7	-0.6	-0.4	-0.1
2014	WAS	MLB	NL	61	87	.244	.309	.369	.278	102	-3.3	2.2	-0.3	65	12	-0.1	-1.7	-3.2	-0.3
2014	SYR	AAA	INT	3	12	.273	.327	.387	.167	98	-1.5	0.4	-0.1	72	0	-0.4	0.0	-0.5	-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
2001	MSO	Rk	PIO	338	291	81	101	16	6	14	171	65	38	50	2	2	.347	.435	.588	.241	0	0
2002	LNC	A+	CLF	86	79	20	32	11	1	6	63	26	6	16	1	0	.405	.447	.797	.392	0	0
2002	SBN	A	MDW	468	394	79	131	35	4	16	222	72	58	74	9	3	.332	.430	.563	.231	1	1
2003	ELP	AA	TXS	374	337	53	93	21	7	10	158	47	30	80	6	2	.276	.346	.469	.193	0	0
2003	TUC	AAA	PCL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2004	ARI	MLB	NL	364	339	39	84	15	6	13	150	29	21	88	3	3	.248	.293	.442	.195	1	2
2004	TUC	AAA	PCL	128	115	29	36	8	3	5	65	20	11	21	0	3	.313	.378	.565	.252	0	0
2005	TUC	AAA	PCL	237	209	45	65	8	3	16	127	40	21	40	3	0	.311	.387	.608	.297	0	0
2005	ARI	MLB	NL	20	20	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.050	0	0
2006	TUC	AAA	PCL	440	381	83	123	22	1	26	225	81	52	78	3	0	.323	.410	.591	.268	0	0
2006	ARI	MLB	NL	16	15	2	6	2	0	0	8	2	1	5	0	0	.400	.438	.533	.133	0	0
2007	ARI	MLB	NL	199	176	21	39	13	1	3	63	16	19	37	2	0	.222	.301	.358	.136	0	3
2007	SDN	MLB	NL	95	87	16	25	5	1	8	56	20	7	18	0	0	.287	.337	.644	.356	1	0
2008	SDN	MLB	NL	362	326	42	81	18	3	17	156	31	28	84	3	1	.248	.312	.479	.230	2	3
2009	LEL	A+	CLF	13	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.000	0	0
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	248	233	24	55	13	1	7	91	35	8	38	3	2	.236	.262	.391	.155	5	0
2009	SDN	MLB	NL	216	197	26	59	14	1	10	105	29	17	45	8	1	.299	.358	.533	.234	0	1
2010	SDN	MLB	NL	336	295	34	62	10	0	10	102	36	31	69	6	1	.210	.295	.346	.136	4	0
2010	LEL	A+	CLF	11	7	1	4	1	0	0	5	1	4	1	0	0	.571	.727	.714	.143	0	0
2011	NYN	MLB	NL	145	132	20	31	8	1	7	62	24	11	34	1	1	.235	.303	.470	.235	0	0
2012	NYN	MLB	NL	398	377	52	99	25	3	20	190	57	19	83	8	2	.263	.299	.504	.241	1	0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	112	99	13	17	2	0	8	43	19	7	25	2	0	.172	.232	.434	.263	4	0
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	62	58	5	13	3	0	2	22	7	2	19	0	0	.224	.246	.379	.155	1	1
2014	SYR	AAA	INT	12	10	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	.100	.250	.200	.100	0
2014	WAS	MLB	NL	87	77	6	16	4	0	1	23	8	4	26	0	0	.208	.253	.299	.091	4

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1391	0.4730	0.4608	0.7520	0.6444	0.2960	0.8373	0.5853	0.2480	0.0083
2009	1700	0.5147	0.4953	0.7862	0.6720	0.3079	0.8622	0.6102	0.2138	0.0045
2010	1334	0.4895	0.4400	0.7564	0.6034	0.2834	0.8274	0.6114	0.2436	-0.0005
2011	571	0.4518	0.4606	0.7300	0.6550	0.3003	0.8462	0.5213	0.2700	0.0043
2012	1543	0.4796	0.4640	0.7584	0.6486	0.2939	0.8167	0.6398	0.2416	0.0079
2013	686	0.5058	0.4475	0.7655	0.6311	0.2596	0.8356	0.5909	0.2345	0.0029
2014	328	0.5030	0.4665	0.6732	0.6242	0.3067	0.7573	0.5000	0.3268	-0.0017
Career	7553	0.4893	0.4646	0.7579	0.6429	0.2935	0.8340	0.5986	0.2421	0.0046

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
2014-04-06	2014-05-05	15-DL	29	26	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2012-03-03	2012-03-28	Camp	25	0	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2011-08-24	2011-09-29	15-DL	36	34	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2011-07-19	2011-07-20	DTD	1	1	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Shin From Foul Ball	-	-
2011-04-24	2011-04-26	DTD	2	1	-	Back	Stiffness		-	-
2010-05-16	2010-06-02	15-DL	17	16	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2010-03-11	2010-03-24	Camp	13	0	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2010-03-07	2010-03-09	Camp	2	0	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-09-22	2009-10-05	DTD	13	12	Left	Hip	Inflammation		-
2009-09-22	2009-09-22	On-Alr	0	0		Low Back	Soreness		-
2009-09-22	2009-09-22	On-Alr	0	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2009-09-02	2009-09-04	DTD	2	2	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2009-08-19	2009-08-21	DTD	2	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Quadriceps	-
2009-07-28	2009-08-01	DTD	4	4	Left	Thigh	Tightness	Quadriceps	-
2009-07-18	2009-07-19	DTD	1	1	Left	Wrist	Contusion		-
2009-06-03	2009-06-23	15-DL	20	16	Left	Upper Arm	Strain	Biceps	-
2008-08-28	2008-09-29	15-DL	32	29	Left	Thumb	Surgery	Ligament	2008-09-02
2008-06-14	2008-06-18	DTD	4	3	Left	Elbow	Hyperextension		-
2007-08-09	2007-09-08	15-DL	30	27	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2007-08-05	2007-08-06	DTD	1	1	Left	Foot	Contusion		-
2007-05-22	2007-05-23	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Gastrointestinal	GI	-
2007-05-17	2007-05-19	DTD	2	2	Left	Wrist	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-04-05	2007-04-05	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2006-06-20	2006-07-29	15-DL	39	32	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps	-
2005-09-02	2005-10-02	60-DL	30	26	Left	Shoulder	Recovery From Cartilage Injury	Labrum From Dislocation	-
2005-07-23	2005-09-02	Minors	41	40	Left	Shoulder	Cartilage Injury	Labrum From Dislocation	-	-
2003-05-31	2003-07-10	Minors	40	0	-	Low Back	Strain		-	-
2002-06-25	2002-07-03	Minors	8	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	WAS	$2,500,000
2013	CHN	$2,500,000
2012	NYN	$1,100,000
2011	NYN	$1,100,000
2010	SDN	$2,450,000
2009	SDN	$1,250,000
2008	SDN	$406,000
2007	ARI	$389,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$11,695,000
8 yr	Total	$11,695,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 102 d	Casey Close	2 years/$5M (2013-14)

Details

2 years/$5M (2013-14). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/29/13. 13:$2.5M, 14:$2.5M. Annual roster bonuses: $0.125M each for 130, 160 days on active Major League roster, excluding disabled list. Annual performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 350, 375 plate appearances. $75,000 each for 400, 425 PA. $0.125M each for 450, 475, 500, 525, 550, 575 PA. Acquired by Washington in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/8/13. (Cubs to pay less than $0.5M of 2014 salary.)
1 year/$1.1M (2012). Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/11/12.
1 year/$1.1M (2011). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/21/11. $0.4M in performance bonuses.
1 year/$2.45M (2010). Acquired by San Diego in trade from Oakland 1/16/10. Signed by San Diego 2/2/10 (avoided arbitration, $2.9M-$2.1M). Non-tendered by San Diego 12/2/10.
1 year/$1.25M (2009). Re-signed by San Diego 1/8/09 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $12,500 each for 500, 525 PAs. $25,000 for 550 PAs. Award bonuses. Acquired by Oakland in trade from San Diego 7/6/09.
1 year/$0.406M (2008). Re-signed by San Diego 3/3/08.
1 year/$0.389M (2007). Re-signed by Arizona 2/07. Acquired by San Diego in trade from Arizona 7/27/07.
1 year (2006). Re-signed by Arizona 3/06.
1 year (2005). Re-signed by Arizona 2/05.
1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Arizona 11/03.
Drafted by Arizona 2001 (3-98) (Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Ariz.). $0.4M 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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2013-03-20 11:00:00 (link to chat)	12 team NL keeper league, pick 3 - Pacheco ($10), Lucroy ($10), Garret Jones ($10) Scott Hairston ($5) (Brandon from Iowa)	I'd keep Lucroy and Jones and drop the other two. If you must keep a third, keep Hairston. (Cory Schwartz)
2013-01-14 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Delmon Young is a fit for the Blue Jays as a platoon partner for Adam Lind? (Cam from Waterloo)	I'm not even sure if Delmon is good enough to be an asset as the short half of a platoon. Last year he had a .271 TAv against lefties, with a multi-year weighted TAv against them of .281. (You can see that in the "Splits" section of his player card.) Compare that to say, Scott Hairston, whom I'd rather have (.315 last year, .300 multi-year). Even if .281 is Delmon's true talent against southpaws, once you subtract his defense, his baserunning, and the fact that he'd be taking up a roster spot in a limited role, there's just not a lot of value left there. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-12-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What is your definition of a "supplemental" player on a team? I had an argument last night that a supplemental player is a non-core position player who, no matter their pay-rate, plays a specific role on the team and not always brought in to be a "key piece". (jlarsen from chicago)	Hey Jake, good to hear from you. I've never thought about that specific term, but your definition seems as good as any. When I hear "supplemental player," I think of a guy like Chris Denorfia or Scott Hairston, someone who supplements the stars. (Geoff Young)
2012-12-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	So, Detroit's looking for a right-handed hitting outfielder to platoon with Dirks. . . assuming that resigning Delmon I-don't-want-to-DH Young is out of the question, who is available? Do they have any depth anywhere for trading? (John Carter from Toronto (Tigers fan originally from the New York a)	Glad to see you in the queue again, John Carter. Jon Morosi reported (and then retracted) yesterday that the Tigers had a two-year offer out to Scott Hairston, and while that report proved inaccurate, I think Hairston could be a fit there. Cody Ross is another possibility, though his price would need to come down if he's going to serve in a platoon role, and they could also consider Andruw Jones or Matt Diaz. In terms of pieces the Tigers could trade, Brennan Boesch and Andrew Oliver were mentioned yesterday by CBS Sports' Danny Knobler: https://twitter.com/DKnobler/status/275663979584552962. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-12-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see Ichiro staying in NY? Do you think Scott Hairston fits as a platoon partner for him or another LHB with the Yankees? (Clarence Eldridge from New York, NY)	I hear people really stuff themselves on those cruise ships, Eldridge. I do think Ichiro ends up staying in New York, and Hairston has been mentioned as a possible platoon partner. That said, if Hairston insists on a two-year deal, then the Yankees might first look at other options to avoid committing to him for 2014. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-09-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If you had to compare a baseball player to Feist, who would it be? And a followup question: Which GM is most like Michael Bay? (Grant from Frisco, baby)	FRISCO, REPRAZENT The Bay one is easy: Obviously that's Jeff Luhnow, because of the way he blew up the Astros this year. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. The baseball version of Feist would have to be someone incredibly annoying, like a Scott Hairston. Alternately it could be a player who's wildly overvalued by stat nerds because he put up some kind of stupid SABR-y numbers in an outlier year. So maybe Feist is Ben Zobrist. Benzo Brist. (Ian Miller)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any interesting names in CF for the Marlins to puruse? The right move can't be to run Coghlan out there, right? (Michael J from Library)	Hanley Ramirez would be my choice, but we know that isn't happening. It definitely should, though. There isn't a lot to choose from in terms of real impact players for center, but there are some decent pieces. Thin Gwynn for his glove, Scott Hairston for his bat--non-tenders present better options for center than the free agent market did. (Marc Normandin)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Woah. I realize that Adrian is "only" a 5-6 win player, which subtracted from last year's team puts the Padres in the 82-85 range. But they've lost more than him. They got surprising amounts of help from Torreabla, Eckstein, Garland, Jerry Hairston, Tejada, even Gwynn's glove. Their pitchers were very healthy. If they hadn't torn up the Giants, the race would have been over a week earlier. Not to diminish their accomplishments, but a lot went right for them in 2010 beyond the talent of their players. You'd be at home in SD, there are plenty of fans who project that most of the current farm system will be at least major league average if not stars. Let me know the next time that occurs in reality. (Geoff Young Fan from San Diego)	Eckstein wasn't that good in 2010 except for very early on. Garland/Correia/LeBlanc is not as good as Harang/Stauffer/Luebke, especially the 2010 version's of Correia/LeBlanc. Gwynn's glove will be offset by Maybin's glove, and Maybin has a chance of hitting better than that even if he doesn't develop any further. A full season of Ludwick not dealing with his calf injury will be big for the lineup. Kyle Blanks coming back with a working elbow halfway through the season has the potential to be big for the lineup, since it won't be screwing with his swing like it did in the beginning of 2010. A lot went right for the Padres in 2010, but plenty went wrong as well: Blanks, Correia, Chris Young, Scott Hairston, Tony Gwynn's bat, Ludwick's calf injury, Adrian Gonzalez's shoulder hampering his power. I don't think most of the current farm system of the Padres is any good at all. But Castro is a future #2 starter, Kelly could turn into that or an ace, Rizzo is young and very talented with a lot of potential as a well-rounded hitter, and Cumberland will be fine as long as he doesn't slam his knee into a wall again. (Marc Normandin)
2010-10-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey, every team would like to be in our position, fighting for the playoffs, competing in meaningful games in Sep.....wait, that was the last game of the season? I gave Scott Hairston how many at-bats that weekend? Shark farts! (Bud Black from Rancho Santa Fe)	I feel bad for Scott Hairston, as he played through a lot of the second half with an injury that no one mentioned that killed his production. He's not a bad player, though he is probably a non-tender candidate given the Padres plethora of inexpensive outfield options. (Marc Normandin)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I hope you voted Votto. (lyndon from Columbus, OH)	All of my votes were for Scott Hairston and Jerry Hairston, and no one else. Voltron Hairston for life. (Marc Normandin)
2010-03-15 16:00:00 (link to chat)	How long do you think Matt Capps stays as closer in Washington? Do you think Scott Hairston has much value this year? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, N.J.)	The whole season for Capps. Who will come and take the job away from him? Did Scott Hairston ever have much value? (Russell A. Carleton)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is it time to non-tender Jack Cust and move on to Chris Carter? Is Ryan Sweeney really the solution in right? Can Daric Barton ever hit in months that don't start with "S"? It was nice to see the team play well down the stretch, but there are still a ton of question marks. (ashitaka from long beach, ca)	Cust has been a fine placeholder at DH, but he needs to be seen as such. If he's game for a one-year deal, the A's can afford to buy the time and see if Barton fends off Carter initially. While slotting Cust in an outfield corner if both Carter and Barton earn their keep wouldn't be lovely, nobody's going places with an outfield trio of Sweeney/Rajai Davis/Scott Hairston. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who out of the position players on Oakland right now is part of their next play-off team? Just Suzuki? Nobody? If you say Ryan Sweeney I'm going to drop this match on the gasoline I'm standing in... (Juan from The City)	It's pretty bleak when you look at it that way, isn't it? I don't see anyone else I'd hang my hat on, unless it's Scott Hairston as the lefty-mashing part of a platoon. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-07-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Why do you trade four or five years of Sean Gallagher, a potential middle of the rotation pitcher, for a year and a half of Scott Hairston, who at his best (and when healthy) is a starting outfielder on a second-tier team? I don't understand this deal, especially with Outman gone for 12-18 months and Gonzalez and Cahill struggling in the majors. (Dave from Chicago)	There's no way that Sean Gallagher is in that rotation in a year's time. He's just a guy. I'm surprised by the trade, but I think it was just a case of desperately wanting someone who could hit the ball hard. The A's offense is wretched--they don't make hard contact, and they haven't for years now. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of this Scott Hairston deal by the A's? Towers said the PTBNL is the key and one source said the pitcher had major league service time, which, to me, points to Sean Gallagher who is currently on the DL in Triple-A. What can Hairston do that Matt Murton couldn't? (Dave from Chicago)	Hairston's no center fielder (75 Rate2 according to our stats, though UZR holds him in higher esteem). He's got plenty of pop, but his plate discipline is a little lacking, and contact problems keep his batting average relatively low. Solid fourth outfielder/second-division starter, whereas Murton, who can't even fake center and has taken a vow of powerlessness, is now a fifth outfielder/Triple-A starter. At best. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	This seems to be Scott Hairston's best and perhaps last opportunity to become a starting major league outfielder. Why isn't he seizing it? (AJ from Pasadena)	Because he was just never that good in the first place. The Snakes have many of their affiliates playing in bandboxes, and Hairston's really probably just a solid fourth outfielder and platoon asset miscast as a former prospect. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-15 14:30:00 (link to chat)	Opinions on the Pads outfield? Personally, I don't see how they can expect to get more than 120 games out of either Edmonds or Giles. Who do they have to fill the holes when they get injured? Headley? DaVanon? Doesn't it make sense for the Pads to sign someone like Brad Wilkerson to add some much needed depth? (Travis from San Diego)	Hey there Travis. You don't think Giles will survive more than 120? Maybe my Giles-centric perception colors my thoughts. Edmonds though, is an issue for playing time. I would love to see them go after Wilkerson on a cheap deal (that's all that exists this late in the game, right?) I do like seeing what Scott Hairston can do, but backup plans for backup plans can't hurt. I will miss Mike Cameron out there, that's for sure. As long as I never see Brady Clark in center again, though it isn't his fault he was the closest thing to a centerfielder left on the roster. (Marc Normandin)

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