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Portrait of Edwin Encarnación

Edwin Encarnación 1BWhite Sox

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Birth Date1-7-1983
Height6' 1"
Weight230 lbs
Age42 years, 3 months, 4 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
4.82015
3.92016
3.82017
2.12018
2.62019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEARTEAMAGEGPAH2B3BHRBBSOHBPSBCSAVGOBPSLGDRC+DRAABRRFRAABWARP
2005 CIN 22 69 234 49 16 0 9 20 60 3 3 0 .232 .308 .436 84 -4.4 -2.4 1.0 0.2
2006 CIN 23 117 463 112 33 1 15 41 78 13 6 3 .276 .359 .473 101 2.5 0.0 -6.2 1.2
2007 CIN 24 139 556 145 25 1 16 39 86 14 8 1 .289 .356 .438 107 7.4 -0.7 -12.5 1.3
2008 CIN 25 146 582 127 29 1 26 61 102 10 1 0 .251 .340 .466 107 6.8 -2.2 -17.4 0.6
2009 CIN 26 43 165 29 6 1 5 24 38 2 1 1 .209 .333 .374 95 -0.6 -2.5 -1.2 0.1
2009 TOR 26 42 173 37 5 1 8 13 29 3 1 0 .240 .306 .442 98 0.0 0.9 -1.9 0.5
2010 TOR 27 96 367 81 16 0 21 29 60 2 1 0 .244 .305 .482 116 7.2 1.7 -2.9 1.8
2011 TOR 28 134 530 131 36 0 17 43 77 3 8 2 .272 .334 .453 111 7.1 -3.6 -3.9 0.8
2012 TOR 29 151 644 152 24 0 42 84 94 11 13 3 .280 .384 .557 157 41.9 -3.9 -7.3 3.9
2013 TOR 30 142 621 144 29 1 36 82 62 4 7 1 .272 .370 .534 149 34.5 1.8 -3.1 4.3
2014 TOR 31 128 542 128 27 2 34 62 82 2 2 0 .268 .354 .547 150 29.4 -0.1 -5.4 3.2
2015 TOR 32 146 624 146 31 0 39 77 98 9 3 2 .277 .372 .557 152 40.2 -1.6 0.1 4.8
2016 TOR 33 160 702 158 34 0 42 87 138 5 2 0 .263 .357 .529 138 33.7 -0.4 -2.8 3.9
2017 CLE 34 157 669 143 20 1 38 104 133 5 2 0 .258 .377 .504 142 36.9 -5.2 -0.6 3.8
2018 CLE 35 137 579 123 16 1 32 63 132 8 3 0 .246 .336 .474 125 18.9 -5.1 0.8 2.1
2019 NYA 36 44 197 44 11 0 13 17 48 3 0 0 .249 .325 .531 128 8.4 -1.7 -0.4 0.8
2019 SEA 36 65 289 58 7 0 21 41 55 4 0 1 .241 .356 .531 135 14.1 0.6 -0.6 1.7
Career1916793718073651041488713721016114.263.352.499128283.9-24.3-64.435.1

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Plate Discipline

YEARPitsZone%Swing%Contact%Z-Swing%O-Swing%Z-Contact%O-Contact%SwStr%CSAA
2008 2172 0.4954 0.4530 0.7937 0.6385 0.2710 0.8719 0.6128 0.2063 -0.0005
2009 1328 0.4925 0.4270 0.8113 0.6086 0.2507 0.8769 0.6568 0.1887 -0.0016
2010 1401 0.4982 0.4754 0.8123 0.6418 0.3101 0.8839 0.6651 0.1877 -0.0044
2011 1967 0.5308 0.4631 0.8222 0.6446 0.2579 0.8692 0.6891 0.1778 -0.0043
2012 2634 0.5144 0.4104 0.8067 0.5970 0.2127 0.8541 0.6654 0.1933 -0.0037
2013 2434 0.4696 0.4133 0.8390 0.6037 0.2448 0.8957 0.7152 0.1610 -0.0027
2014 2222 0.4685 0.4293 0.8124 0.6167 0.2642 0.8832 0.6667 0.1876 -0.0026
2015 2493 0.4649 0.4348 0.7685 0.6281 0.2669 0.8297 0.6433 0.2315 -0.0066
2016 2881 0.4682 0.4269 0.7642 0.6375 0.2415 0.8384 0.5919 0.2358 0.0000
2017 2858 0.4507 0.4293 0.7465 0.6561 0.2433 0.8308 0.5602 0.2535 0.0000
2018 2250 0.4462 0.4440 0.7377 0.6594 0.2705 0.8353 0.5460 0.2623 0.0000
2019 2096 0.4685 0.4404 0.7421 0.6690 0.2388 0.8006 0.5977 0.2579 0.0000
Career267360.47850.43510.78530.63350.25330.85330.63050.2147-0.0021

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Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Compensation

YearsDescriptionSalary
15 yrPrevious$118,790,000
15 yrTotal$118,790,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
15 y 85 dRep 1 Baseball1 year/$12M (2020), 2021 option

Details
  • 1 year/$12M (2020), plus 2021 club option. Signed by Chicago White Sox 1/9/20. $1M signing bonus. 20:$11M, 21:$12M club option.
  • 3 years/$60M (2017-19), plus 2020 club option. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/5/17. $5M signing bonus. 17:$13M, 18:$17M, 19:$20M, 20:$20M club option ($5M buyout). Annual bonuses based on Cleveland home attendance figures: $0.15M each for 2M, 2.15M, 2.30M, 2.50M, 2.75M tickets. $0.25M for 3M tickets. Acquired by Seattle in three-team trade from Cleveland 12/13/18. As part of the deal, Tampa Bay pays Cleveland $5M: $2.5M each May 1 and August 1, 2019. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Seattle 6/15/19, with $16,397,849 remaining on contract for cash purposes and $11,397,849 remaining for Competitive Balance Tax purposes (Mariners pay Yankees $8,397,849 as part of the deal, with Yankees responsible for $8M cash balance and $3M for CBT purposes). NY Yankees declined 2020 option 10/31/19.
  • 3 years/$29M (2013-15), plus 2016 club option. Signed extension with Toronto 7/12/12. 13:$8M, 14:$9M, 15:$10M, 16:$10M club option, $2M buyout. Toronto exercised 2016 option 11/3/15. Toronto made $17.2M qualifying offer 11/7/16 (rejected).
  • 1 year/$2.5M (2011), plus 2012 club option. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/16/10. 11:$2M, 12:$3.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. Toronto exercised $3.5M club option 10/31/11.
  • 2 years/$7.6M (2009-10). $0.85M signing bonus. 09:$2M, 10:$4.75M. Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/17/09 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $25,000 for 600 PAs. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Cincinnati 7/31/09. DFA by Toronto 6/21/10, sent outright to Triple-A 6/23/10. Contract selected 7/2/10. Claimed by Oakland off waivers from Toronto 11/12/10. Non-tendered by Toronto 12/2/10.
  • 1 year/$450,000 (2008). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/4/08.
  • 1 year/$407,500 (2007). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/07.
  • 1 year/$332,500 (2006). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Cincinnati 11/20/03.
  • Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Texas 6/15/01.
  • Drafted by Texas 2000 (9-274) (Manuela Toro Morice HS, Caguas, P.R.). $55,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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