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Josh Fields 3B

Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
11	796	.234	.303	.421	83	1.4

Birth Date	12-14-1982
Height	6' 2"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	41 years, 4 months, 12 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
2006	CHA	23	11	25	3	2	0	1	5	8	0	0	0	.150	.320	.400	95	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.1
2007	CHA	24	100	418	91	17	1	23	35	125	1	1	1	.244	.308	.480	92	-2.6	-1.8	3.3	1.2
2008	CHA	25	14	35	5	1	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	.156	.229	.188	44	-2.3	0.4	0.1	-0.1
2009	CHA	26	79	268	53	5	2	7	25	76	2	2	3	.222	.301	.347	70	-9.0	-0.5	3.0	0.1
2010	KCA	27	13	50	15	0	0	3	1	9	0	0	0	.306	.320	.490	95	-0.2	0.3	-0.2	0.2
Career			217	796	167	25	3	34	69	235	3	3	4	.234	.303	.421	83	-14.2	-1.7	6.1	1.4

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
2004	WNS	A+	CRL	66	279	.000	.000	.000	.377			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	BIR	AA	SOU	134	560	.267	.336	.399	.317	97	6.8	12.0	1.5	92	0	-1.7	0.0	0.2	1.2
2006	CHA	MLB	AL	11	25	.273	.336	.424	.182	108	-0.6	0.8	0	95	14	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.1
2006	CHR	AAA	INT	124	526	.260	.326	.394	.392	99	22.9	14.3	1.4	137	0	-20.8	0.5	19.6	1.5
2007	CHA	MLB	AL	100	418	.274	.335	.427	.298	103	0.3	12.4	0.7	92	8	3.3	-1.8	-2.6	1.2
2007	CHR	AAA	INT	56	249	.257	.328	.396	.356	96	18.3	7.0	1.1	146	0	-5.3	-2.4	11.6	1.2
2008	CHA	MLB	AL	14	35	.273	.331	.431	.333	100	-3.7	1.0	0	44	13	0.1	0.4	-2.3	-0.1
2008	WNS	A+	CRL	4	14	.269	.320	.412	.429	107	1.4	0.4	0	179	0	0.4	-1.1	1.0	0.1
2008	CHR	AAA	INT	75	318	.266	.330	.411	.343	92	1.8	9.4	-0.3	96	0	-3.2	-3.0	-5.3	-0.2
2009	CHA	MLB	AL	79	268	.267	.335	.428	.295	106	-11.1	7.7	-0.4	70	10	3.0	-0.5	-9.0	0.1
2009	CHR	AAA	INT	27	114	.264	.325	.401	.288	107	0.9	3.3	0.3	122	0	-0.9	-2.0	2.7	0.3
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	13	50	.267	.323	.409	.324	113	0.2	1.4	0.2	95	13	-0.2	0.3	-0.2	0.2
2010	NWA	AA	TXS	11	41	.269	.336	.406	.486	113	4.1	1.2	0	191	0	-0.3	0.3	3.7	0.5
2010	ROY	Rk	AZL	3	13	.264	.333	.376	.500	92	2.5	0.5	-0.3	196	0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.1
2011	CSP	AAA	PCL	50	203	.284	.353	.449	.406	130	10.3	6.3	-1.3	144	0	-3.5	1.9	12.2	1.5
2012	ABQ	AAA	PCL	133	561	.277	.339	.427	.394	117	9	16.6	-2.8	117	0	-3.9	-1.7	13.2	2.1
2013	LEH	AAA	INT	109	411	.261	.329	.396	.395	101	-1.5	11.7	-5.8	110	0	1.6	-3.3	-0.6	0.4
2015	CAM	AAA	MEX	25	110	.000	.000	.000	.289			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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
2004	WNS	A+	CRL	279	256	36	73	12	4	7	114	39	18	74	0	0	.285	.337	.445	.160	0	0
2005	BIR	AA	SOU	560	477	76	120	27	0	16	195	79	55	142	7	6	.252	.339	.409	.157	9	9
2006	CHR	AAA	INT	526	462	85	141	32	4	19	238	70	54	136	28	5	.305	.379	.515	.210	4	4
2006	CHA	MLB	AL	25	20	4	3	2	0	1	8	2	5	8	0	0	.150	.320	.400	.250	0	0
2007	CHR	AAA	INT	249	205	28	58	14	0	10	102	37	39	60	8	5	.283	.400	.498	.215	0	0
2007	CHA	MLB	AL	418	373	54	91	17	1	23	179	67	35	125	1	1	.244	.308	.480	.236	3	6
2008	WNS	A+	CRL	14	9	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	5	2	0	1	.333	.571	.444	.111	0	0
2008	CHR	AAA	INT	318	276	41	68	15	3	10	119	35	37	98	8	2	.246	.341	.431	.185	1	1
2008	CHA	MLB	AL	35	32	3	5	1	0	0	6	2	3	17	0	0	.156	.229	.188	.031	0	0
2009	CHR	AAA	INT	114	98	15	26	5	0	5	46	13	13	22	1	2	.265	.351	.469	.204	2	2
2009	CHA	MLB	AL	268	239	29	53	5	2	7	83	30	25	76	2	3	.222	.301	.347	.126	0	2
2010	ROY	Rk	AZL	13	10	2	4	1	1	0	7	4	3	2	0	0	.400	.538	.700	.300	0	0
2010	NWA	AA	TXS	41	39	10	17	8	0	0	25	9	1	4	1	0	.436	.450	.641	.205	0	0
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	50	49	5	15	0	0	3	24	6	1	9	0	0	.306	.320	.490	.184	0	0
2011	CSP	AAA	PCL	203	178	53	65	20	1	11	120	45	20	37	7	0	.365	.429	.674	.309	3	0
2012	ABQ	AAA	PCL	561	490	96	158	32	5	13	239	71	59	116	9	4	.322	.392	.488	.165	7	3
2013	LEH	AAA	INT	411	377	43	109	26	3	4	153	45	28	110	10	3	.289	.337	.406	.117	3	2
2015	CAM	AAA	MEX	110	94	9	23	5	1	1	33	9	14	18	0	0	.245	.345	.351	.106	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	158	0.5570	0.3861	0.7049	0.5341	0.2000	0.7447	0.5714	0.2951	0.0033
2009	1041	0.5130	0.4630	0.6722	0.6554	0.2604	0.7171	0.5530	0.3278	-0.0037
2010	192	0.4792	0.5260	0.7921	0.6848	0.3800	0.8413	0.7105	0.2079	-0.0009
Career	1391	0.5133	0.4630	0.6925	0.6457	0.2700	0.7374	0.5768	0.3075	-0.0025

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
2010-03-28	2010-09-01	60-DL	157	132	Right	Hip	Surgery	Labrum	2010-04-27
2010-03-03	2010-03-06	Camp	3	0		Low Back	Stiffness		-
2009-05-04	2009-05-05	DTD	1	1	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-03-25	2009-03-25	Camp	0	0	Left	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2008-10-09	2008-10-09	Off	0	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	Debridement	2008-10-09
2008-06-18	-	Minors	-	-	Right	Knee	Strain		-
2008-05-07	-	Minors	-	-	Right	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendinitis	-
2008-03-20	2008-03-25	Camp	5	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2010	KCA	$422,000
2009	CHA	$410,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$832,000
2 yr	Total	$832,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 159 d		1 year (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/16/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2012). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/4/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2011). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/18/10 (minor-league contract). $0.75M salary in majors. Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 350, 380 PAs
$50,000 each for 410, 440, 470, 500 PAs. Acquired by Colorado in trade from Pittsburgh 3/28/11. Released by Colorado, signed by Yomiuri Giants of Japan 6/28/11.
1 year/$0.422M (2010). Signed by Kansas City 2/25/10. Non-tendered by Kansas City 12/2/10.
1 year/$0.41M (2009). Re-signed by White Sox 2/24/09. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Chicago White Sox 11/6/09 (Teahen deal) (Royals paid White Sox $1M as part of deal).
1 year (2008). Renewed by White Sox 3/2/08
1 year (2007)
1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Chicago White Sox 9/06.
drafted by White Sox 2004 (1-18) (Oklahoma State) $1.55M 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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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-02-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Josh Fields: Future Mariners closer or wasted pick? (MarinerDan from SF)	He could still figure it out, but probably won't. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-05-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Anything to read into Beckham getting promoted to AAA? Could the Josh Fields experiment soon be over? Please please please tell me it's so... (scott from chicago)	I'd read more into the fact that he's playing third base there. That's really telling for your question. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of Seattle's decision to sign Josh Fields relative to the option of just taking the pick in the upcoming draft? (Jay J. from Tacoma, WA)	I understand the heat the move has taken with Mariners fans, but I don't really mind the move. As I noted above, a lot of the college pitchers that will be available around pick 21 are future relievers themselves, and Fields is probably better than the lot of them (except maybe Volz). Also, as I saw Dave Cameron note, there's a real possibility that Fields starts in West Tenn, dominates, and ends up contributing for Seattle this season. It's not a terrible move given this draft, although I am a bit confused why in a baseball economy that has Manny Ramirez unsigned on February 17, a college senior managed to get over slot money with no discernible leverage. (Bryan Smith)
2009-01-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the word on Dayan Viciedo? Does he end up beating out Josh Fields for the starting 3B job for the Sox? (Matt from Bloomington, IL)	The White Sox list is just two away, so you'll see then, but know that Viciedo is not a big league ready player. He's a prospect. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-12-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any word from Seattle about their unsigned first round pick, former college closer Josh Fields? (Ryan from NY)	They are just waiting him out. He's a college senior and has no leverage unless you consider indy ball leverage, which I don't. (John Perrotto)
2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	But there has to be some upside for the Sox on getting Betemit, right? There is at least some logic somewhere in the deal for Kenny Williams, right? Right? (ChuckR from Addison, IL)	It gives them another option besides Josh Fields, who they don't seem too sold on in any case, but to my mind not a great one. Betamax is not a great defender and is a switch-hitter in name only--do NOT play against lefties. Oh, and he has no plate judgment. That said, he probably has some platoon value at 3B and emergency value at SS. (Steven Goldman)
2008-11-12 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any news on Josh Fields? (morisato from El Paso, TX)	If you mean the Mariners draft pick, there might be some movement there soon, and Jack Z. has a good relationship with Boras. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-11-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does a Mike Lowell for Javier Vazquez swap makes sense? They have similiar contracts (2 years, 23-25 million left), the White Sox could use a 3B while the Red Sox get a 5th starter and can go after Teixiera like they want to. (Theo from (Boston))	I think it makes sense for you. I think it's a ridiculous idea for the White Sox. Vazquez isn't a "fifth starter," he's a very reliable #3, and I don't know what you can expect from Mike Lowell over the next two seasons. Josh Fields isn't very good, but is there that much difference between him and Lowell that you'd trade Vazquez to get it? (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Speaking of 3B's, shouldn't the ChiSox be farming out Josh Fields for a reliever, or something else that's useful? (Razman from Brooklyn, NY)	No, Crede's a free agent next year and is a bit wobbly with the back now. Have to have an insurance policy. (Will Carroll)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	OK, as a Sox fan I would love to see Huston Street on the Southside, but what on Earth do we have to trade for him? Nothing, thanks Kenny. (Doug from Chicago)	Josh Fields is being brought up in that context, and that doesn't sound so terrible to this A's fan. Yes, it's a weakly-stocked system, but if you decide to plan on using some of your playoff revenue to re-sign Joe Crede, Fields is just a prospect on the hoof waiting to be converted into something you can use. Given this team's core, no time like the present. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-04 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Who are some surprise names that could fall tomorrow? (Brian from Kansas City)	Josh Fields, Aaron Crow, Zach Collier, Tim Melville . . . (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-06-04 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Josh Fields - more Street/Cordero or Wagner/Aardsma? (Jack from Florida)	If the first group is 100 and the second group is 0, Fields is a 45. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Bryan, thanks for the chat. Do the Detroit Tigers have any hope of Josh Fields being available at #21? Conversely, is Zach Putnam worthy of being selected at #21? Thanks.... (lemppi from Ankeny, IA)	I think it's going to be a weird draft for Tigers Scouting Director David Chadd, as I'm not quite sure there will be a top three talent to fall to him this year. Therefore, we're going to see some real evaluation techniques from the Tigers scouting brass this June. To answer your specific questions, I think there's a slim but possible chance Fields is there at 21. I'm not sure he slips past the Brewers, though, and teams before that will be interested if he's asking for a lower bonus as a senior. If not, and you want a reliever, Andrew Cashner is there. I think I like Putnam better, though, and I do think he's pretty good value at 21 as a hometown pick. The reports I've received on his splitter have been very good, and his start against Ohio State this week was nothing short of groundball brilliance. (Bryan Smith)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	What do you think a successful first/supplemental/2nd round would look like for the Mets and their decimated farm system. They have a good amount of early picks, and there has been talks about Minaya "overslotting" (buzzword of the year). However, with all of the top 10 talent likely staying in the top 10, it doesn't seem like they'll be able to use any financial muscle. So what would a good draft look like for the Mets? (big baby from nj)	I gave the Mets hell last year for going reliever-heavy, and I'm sure I'll joke if they go Fields or Cashner in the first, though those would represent solid value. The Mets need to really hit with their 3 picks in the top 33. I would love if they went with a guy like Chris Friedrich, a guy like Aaron Hicks, and a guy like Zach Putnam. One pipe dream with two solid players would be really good. They don't need to worry about "over-slotting", they need to get the guy on their board. If that's paying a couple million for Gerrit Cole, so be it. If it's spending slot on Josh Fields or Friedrich, fine. (Bryan Smith)
2008-05-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I realize that Carlos Quentin probably won't hit like an MVP candidate for the rest of the year, but how much of this is real as I seem to remember as being a pretty decent prospect with the D Backs? Also with Josh Fields continuing to have major issues with strikeouts even in AAA. might it make sense for the sox to try and trade him come the trade deadline and try and resign Crede? (tommy from chi town)	It's real. Quentin can rake, and only some injury problems have stood in his way. That was an excellent trade by Kenny Williams, one of the best of his tenure. I confess that I thought, initially, that it was the other Sox picking him up, just because it was a nice buy-low play. Williams has developed into a good GM--erratic, but on the whole, good. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-04-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Discouraging words about Josh Fields in your AL Central roundup today. Is there anything in the White Sox system worth getting excited about? I mean really excited about? (And this probably won't help, but Nirvana is my all-time favorite band and I've listened to Nevermind at least a few times a week since it came out. In Utero is better, though.) (JasonC23 from Huntley, IL)	It might be the worst system in baseball, so no, not really!. In Utero is a better album. It's still not great. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-03-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Which is the more egregious demotion of a young 3b this spring, Josh Fields or Evan Longoria? (Andrew from Overland Park, KS)	I'll go with Longoria, even if I think it's silly to demote a player as already ready as Fields; at least Fields was demoted because of the existence of an established worthwhile veteran ballplayer. Longoria's being sent down for Willy Aybar. There was a point in time where I loved Willy Aybar, and I still think he has some upside--at second base--but there's no way I send Longoria back down. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-26 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Which of this years college players, if any, are advanced enough to make the big leagues in 2009? (SJLedet from Alexandria, La)	A few of these questions, and I think Josh Fields might be the only one I could see doing it from this year's draft. But Matusz by midseason or September 2009? I guess that's fair. Fields, though, is the best bet by a country mile. (Bryan Smith)
2008-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I find it interesting that Votto stole 20 bases twice in minors, and yet some projectors say he won't steal any in majors in 2008 (I also think about Josh Fields). I am aware he doesn't have great speed and was caught very often. Does it happen that great prospects in a system are allowed to do things--like steal bases--with impunity because of their status as great prospects, and then once they reach the majors a manager puts the brakes on that part of their game? (Bob from St Louis)	It does happen quite a bit acutally. There are going to be times in his big league career when you're gonna need Votto to run, so they best way to learn that is to have him run. A good comparision here is Delmon Young, who had 20-plus stolen bases in each of his minor league seasons, but just 10 last year in the big leagues. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Bill (New Mexico): If the Angels (stupidly, IMO) non-tender Figgins, where does he wind up? I can't help but think the White Sox might be a fit. Cabrera and Crede both seem outbound, there's talk of moving Alexei Ramirez to short (possibly making room for Chris Getz at second) and they seem a bit diffident about Josh Fields. Figgy and Getz at the top of the order would be an improvement on the current choices, and would certainly give Ozzie room to selectively indulge in the MSM meaning of "Ozzieball." (Christina Kahrl)

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