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Birth Date	2-27-1984
Height	6' 0"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	40 years, 1 months, 29 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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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
2008	MIN	24	93	411	102	16	7	6	50	60	4	18	7	.294	.387	.432	104	2.8	2.6	7.0	2.1
2009	MIN	25	145	676	180	16	10	8	70	89	10	23	10	.311	.392	.415	108	8.6	0.3	-0.2	2.6
2010	MIN	26	153	705	166	24	10	3	60	74	4	26	4	.264	.331	.348	83	-13.1	2.3	4.0	1.5
2011	MIN	27	70	311	75	11	5	2	27	36	0	6	1	.264	.328	.359	90	-3.0	2.2	3.6	1.3
2012	MIN	28	128	568	146	38	4	4	47	62	0	17	6	.283	.342	.395	96	-2.7	-1.0	7.9	2.2
2013	WAS	29	153	662	170	28	11	4	42	77	2	20	6	.279	.327	.380	88	-7.7	0.3	8.6	2.2
2014	WAS	30	147	668	184	39	8	5	50	65	2	31	7	.302	.355	.416	112	9.2	6.8	8.3	4.8
2015	WAS	31	61	275	74	17	0	5	25	26	1	11	0	.301	.365	.431	111	4.6	2.3	2.3	1.9
2016	SFN	32	143	637	152	23	5	11	53	79	4	12	7	.266	.331	.381	90	-6.1	-0.2	-14.9	-0.2
2017	SFN	33	129	542	135	31	5	12	40	69	3	12	7	.272	.329	.427	95	-1.8	0.3	-11.3	0.4
2018	SEA	34	94	328	80	15	6	7	23	55	5	3	2	.272	.329	.435	105	2.9	-0.6	-0.7	0.9
2018	TBA	34	43	173	34	7	1	4	28	24	1	6	2	.238	.364	.385	105	1.6	1.5	1.8	0.9
Career			1359	5956	1498	265	72	71	515	716	36	185	59	.281	.347	.398	98	-4.7	17.0	16.4	20.6

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
2003	ELZ	Rk	APL	50	234	.000	.000	.000	.320			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	QUD	A	MDW	64	282	.000	.000	.000	.328			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	FTM	A+	FSL	49	212	.226	.274	.301	.383	92	0.8	0.9	0.1	99	0	-0.3	1.2	-0.2	0.2
2005	NBR	AA	EAS	68	304	.256	.318	.385	.329	98	0.7	8.3	0.7	102	0	1.9	3.1	1.5	1.6
2006	NBR	AA	EAS	134	597	.253	.327	.380	.321	92	12.1	12.9	0.8	95	0	6.1	2.8	-6.6	1.7
2007	ROC	AAA	INT	139	548	.264	.332	.401	.306	93	-9.8	16.1	1.3	85	0	22.2	1.5	-8.1	3.2
2008	MIN	MLB	AL	93	411	.270	.333	.424	.339	98	14.9	11.9	-3.5	104	9	7.0	2.6	2.8	2.1
2008	ROC	AAA	INT	40	184	.259	.325	.397	.420	93	13.9	5.4	0	154	0	-9.0	0.7	7.7	0.5
2009	MIN	MLB	AL	145	676	.268	.334	.425	.353	104	14.6	19.4	-1.9	108	7	-0.2	0.3	8.6	2.6
2009	ROC	AAA	INT	2	8	.292	.364	.464	.400	115	0.2	0.2	0	97	0	-0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
2010	MIN	MLB	AL	153	705	.260	.326	.402	.294	108	-14.7	19.4	1.8	83	6	4.0	2.3	-13.1	1.5
2011	MIN	MLB	AL	70	311	.258	.320	.405	.297	103	-2.1	8.4	0.7	90	13	3.6	2.2	-3.0	1.3
2011	ROC	AAA	INT	10	40	.267	.330	.389	.235	98	-4.6	1.2	0.1	32	0	-0.2	0.0	-2.8	-0.2
2012	MIN	MLB	AL	128	568	.255	.317	.409	.315	104	1.4	15.6	1.4	96	7	7.9	-1.0	-2.7	2.2
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	153	662	.253	.313	.391	.313	102	-4.8	17.4	1.6	88	9	8.6	0.3	-7.7	2.2
2014	WAS	MLB	NL	147	668	.250	.311	.383	.330	101	15.2	17.2	1.6	112	7	8.3	6.8	9.2	4.8
2014	HAG	A	SAL	2	7	.299	.366	.453	.500	106	1.3	0.2	0	169	0	-0.3	0.2	0.4	0.1
2015	WAS	MLB	NL	61	275	.256	.318	.406	.318	94	12.7	7.4	0.7	111	11	2.3	2.3	4.6	1.9
2015	HAG	A	SAL	4	15	.242	.293	.351	.583	103	4.9	0.4	0	245	0	-0.7	-0.6	1.9	0.1
2015	POT	A+	CAR	1	2	.258	.308	.353	.000	94	-0.5	0.1	0	55	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2015	HAR	AA	EAS	4	16	.251	.323	.377	.231	84	2	0.4	0	133	0	-0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
2016	SFN	MLB	NL	143	637	.253	.319	.413	.291	93	2.4	18.0	1.6	90	7	-14.9	-0.2	-6.1	-0.2
2017	SFN	MLB	NL	129	542	.252	.321	.418	.295	89	5.9	15.9	1.4	95	10	-11.3	0.3	-1.8	0.4
2017	SJO	A+	CAL	2	7	.221	.329	.300	.333	95	0.3	0.2	0	131	0	-0.3	-0.1	0.2	0.0
2018	SEA	MLB	AL	94	328	.244	.313	.403	.307	97	7.2	9.2	-2.1	105	10	-0.7	-0.6	2.9	0.9
2018	TBA	MLB	AL	43	173	.256	.325	.433	.259	102	0.4	4.9	-1.4	105	10	1.8	1.5	1.6	0.9

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
2003	ELZ	Rk	APL	234	207	34	56	5	1	1	66	18	23	34	14	5	.271	.355	.319	.048	0	0
2004	QUD	A	MDW	282	240	29	64	4	3	0	74	14	34	49	15	8	.267	.359	.308	.042	4	4
2005	NBR	AA	EAS	304	267	47	76	6	5	0	92	26	22	41	10	8	.285	.351	.345	.060	5	5
2005	FTM	A+	FSL	212	186	38	63	3	3	1	75	19	22	25	13	4	.339	.408	.403	.065	2	2
2006	NBR	AA	EAS	597	536	80	153	16	6	2	187	45	40	78	24	11	.285	.332	.349	.063	15	15
2007	ROC	AAA	INT	548	487	59	130	20	7	3	173	55	40	90	25	14	.267	.310	.355	.088	21	21
2008	ROC	AAA	INT	184	156	32	53	11	1	3	75	14	26	36	15	8	.340	.429	.481	.141	2	2
2008	MIN	MLB	AL	411	347	70	102	16	7	6	150	47	50	60	18	7	.294	.387	.432	.138	2	8
2009	MIN	MLB	AL	676	578	97	180	16	10	8	240	68	70	89	23	10	.311	.392	.415	.104	6	12
2009	ROC	AAA	INT	8	6	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	1	.333	.500	.500	.167	0	0
2010	MIN	MLB	AL	705	629	85	166	24	10	3	219	58	60	74	26	4	.264	.331	.348	.084	2	10
2011	MIN	MLB	AL	311	284	37	75	11	5	2	102	16	27	36	6	1	.264	.328	.359	.095	0	0
2011	ROC	AAA	INT	40	39	4	8	1	0	0	9	2	0	5	3	0	.205	.205	.231	.026	0	1
2012	MIN	MLB	AL	568	516	71	146	38	4	4	204	41	47	62	17	6	.283	.342	.395	.112	1	4
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	662	610	75	170	28	11	4	232	47	42	77	20	6	.279	.327	.380	.102	1	7
2014	WAS	MLB	NL	668	610	94	184	39	8	5	254	37	50	65	31	7	.302	.355	.416	.115	3
2014	HAG	A	SAL	7	4	3	2	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	1	0	.500	.714	.500	.000	0
2015	POT	A+	CAR	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2015	HAG	A	SAL	15	13	2	8	0	0	1	11	2	2	0	1	0	.615	.667	.846	.231	0	0
2015	WAS	MLB	NL	275	246	38	74	17	0	5	106	22	25	26	11	0	.301	.365	.431	.130	2	1
2015	HAR	AA	EAS	16	14	5	4	0	0	1	7	1	2	0	0	0	.286	.375	.500	.214	0	0
2016	SFN	MLB	NL	637	572	70	152	23	5	11	218	53	53	79	12	7	.266	.331	.381	.115	2	6
2017	SJO	A+	CAL	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.000	0	0
2017	SFN	MLB	NL	542	497	73	135	31	5	12	212	43	40	69	12	7	.272	.329	.427	.155	1	1
2018	TBA	MLB	AL	173	143	27	34	7	1	4	55	28	28	24	6	2	.238	.364	.385	.147	1	0
2018	SEA	MLB	AL	328	294	36	80	15	6	7	128	30	23	55	3	2	.272	.329	.435	.163	6	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1547	0.5469	0.3891	0.8688	0.5496	0.1954	0.9441	0.6131	0.1312	-0.0054
2009	2583	0.5343	0.3848	0.8924	0.5225	0.2269	0.9417	0.7619	0.1076	-0.0010
2010	2656	0.5531	0.3852	0.9081	0.5364	0.1980	0.9378	0.8085	0.0919	0.0004
2011	1162	0.5869	0.4088	0.9032	0.5396	0.2229	0.9293	0.8131	0.0968	-0.0033
2012	2210	0.5425	0.3851	0.9166	0.5405	0.2008	0.9537	0.7980	0.0834	0.0047
2013	2435	0.5175	0.4242	0.9003	0.5619	0.2766	0.9364	0.8215	0.0997	0.0006
2014	2441	0.5342	0.4175	0.9087	0.5706	0.2419	0.9556	0.7818	0.0913	0.0005
2015	1001	0.5185	0.4166	0.8921	0.5819	0.2386	0.9404	0.7652	0.1079	-0.0042
2016	2423	0.5014	0.4342	0.8584	0.6107	0.2566	0.9218	0.7065	0.1416	0.0000
2017	2014	0.4975	0.4330	0.8796	0.5699	0.2974	0.9440	0.7575	0.1204	0.0000
2018	1933	0.5199	0.4268	0.8448	0.5781	0.2629	0.8950	0.7254	0.1552	0.0000
Career	22405	0.5303	0.4090	0.8893	0.5595	0.2387	0.9368	0.7626	0.1107	-0.0002

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
2014-09-24	-	DTD	-	-	Right	Knee	Laceration		-
2014-06-15	2014-06-17	DTD	2	1	-	Low Back	Tightness		-
2014-04-12	2014-04-19	7-DL	7	7	-	Head	Concussion	Player Collision While Running Bases	-	-
2013-09-05	2013-09-07	DTD	2	1	-	Groin	Tightness		-	-
2013-06-17	2013-06-18	DTD	1	1	Right	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2013-06-10	2013-06-11	DTD	1	0	Right	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2013-05-04	2013-05-05	DTD	1	1	-	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2013-04-16	2013-04-19	DTD	3	2	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-08-28	2012-09-12	15-DL	15	14	Right	Shoulder	Sprain	SC Joint	-	-
2012-08-13	2012-08-23	DTD	10	9	Right	Shoulder	Soreness	Diving Catch	-	-
2012-07-22	2012-07-22	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-05-15	2012-05-18	DTD	3	3	-	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-	-
2012-03-11	2012-03-14	Camp	3	0	-	Neck	Stiffness		-	-
2011-08-14	2011-09-22	15-DL	39	35	-	Head	Concussion	Recurrence of Concussion Symptoms	-	-
2011-06-07	2011-08-02	15-DL	56	49		Head	Concussion	Player Collision At Home Plate	-
2011-06-04	2011-06-06	DTD	2	2		Neck	Stiffness	Player Collision	-
2010-09-26	2010-09-27	DTD	1	1	Left	Foot	Soreness		-
2010-09-17	2010-09-20	DTD	3	3	Right	Shoulder	Soreness	Diving Catch	-
2010-07-25	2010-07-27	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Illness		-
2010-05-23	2010-05-25	DTD	2	1	Right	Shoulder	Contusion		-
2010-03-08	2010-03-09	Camp	1	0	Left	Forearm	Soreness		-
2009-09-22	2009-09-25	DTD	3	2		Head	Concussion	HBP	-
2009-06-10	2009-06-25	15-DL	15	13		General Medical	Illness	Vestibular Neuritis	-
2009-05-24	2009-05-26	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Illness	Light Headed	-
2008-09-16	2008-09-16	DTD	0	0		Low Back	Stiffness	Player Collision	-
2008-07-25	2008-07-25	DTD	0	0		Groin	Soreness	After Crashing Into Wall	-
2008-05-21	2008-06-16	Minors	26	0	Left	Fingers	Fracture	Middle Finger	-
2007-11-15	2007-11-15	Off	0	0	Right	Face	Surgery	LASIK	2007-11-15
2005-04-30	2005-05-07	Minors	7	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2004-05-19	2004-07-29	Minors	71	0	Right	Wrist	Fracture	Hamate	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	TBA	$11,000,000
2017	SFN	$11,000,000
2016	SFN	$5,000,000
2015	WAS	$9,000,000
2014	WAS	$6,500,000
2013	WAS	$4,750,000
2012	MIN	$3,000,000
2011	MIN	$1,000,000
2010	MIN	$750,000
2009	MIN	$435,000

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$52,435,000
10 yr	Total	$52,435,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 111 d	All Bases Covered	2019

Details

2019
3 years/$31M (2016-18), plus 2019 mutual option. Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/7/16. $6M signing bonus (paid in equal installments 1/20/17 and 1/20/18). 16:$3M, 17:$9M, 18:$9M, 19:$12M mutual option ($4M buyout). 2017 salary may increase based on 2016 performance: increase of $0.125M each for 400, 425, 450, 475, 500, 525 plate appearances and $0.125M each for 90, 100 games. 2017-19 performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 400, 425, 450, 475, 500, 525 PA and $0.25M each for 90, 100 games. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from San Francisco 12/20/17. Seattle declined 2019 option 10/30/18.
5 years/$16.5M (2010-14), plus 2015 club option. Signed extension with Minnesota 3/13/10. 10:$0.75M, 11:$1M, 12:$3M, 13:$4.75M, 14:$6.5M, 15:$9M club option, $0.5M buyout. Acquired by Washington 11/29/12 in trade from Minnesota for rhp Alex Meyer. Washington exercised 2015 option 10/30/14.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/7/10.
1 year/$0.435M (2009). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/8/09.
1 year/$0.435M (2009). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/8/09.
1 year (2008). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/24/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Minnesota 11/06.
Drafted by Minnesota 2002 (1-20) (Tampa Catholic HS). Signed 8/02, $1.7M 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	WARP
90^o	666	81	174	34	5	15	74	54	95	15	7	.290	.353	.439	110	40.0	4.3
80^o	652	77	164	32	4	14	70	52	95	14	6	.279	.342	.418	104	33.2	3.5
70^o	642	74	158	31	4	14	67	50	95	13	6	.272	.333	.412	100	28.4	3.0
60^o	633	71	152	29	4	13	65	48	94	13	6	.265	.325	.398	97	24.4	2.6
50^o	625	69	147	28	4	13	63	46	94	12	6	.259	.318	.392	94	20.8	2.2
40^o	617	67	144	28	4	13	61	45	94	12	6	.257	.316	.391	90	17.2	1.8
30^o	608	65	138	27	4	12	59	43	93	12	5	.250	.307	.378	87	13.5	1.4
20^o	598	62	132	25	4	12	57	41	93	11	5	.242	.299	.369	83	9.3	1.0
10^o	584	59	123	24	3	11	54	39	92	10	5	.230	.286	.348	77	3.8	0.4
Weighted Mean	626	70	149	29	4	13	64	46	94	12	6	.263	.322	.397	94	21.2	2.3

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-11-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Handedness aside, do you feel Austin Jackson or Denard Span is a better comp for Desmond Lindsay? Or neither? Regardless, if you had to bet, how do you see his next 2ish years in the minors unfolding and how his prospect status will change (or not change). (Henry from NY)	I'm not convinced Lindsay's a centerfielder yet and I think he's got more power than Span, so I guess Jackson? I generally don't love comps for short-season guys that can go in a lot of different directions, to be honest. If I had to bet on what Lindsay does over the next two years, I'll bet that he keeps having recurring leg injuries because he's had an awful lot of recurring leg injuries, and that he'll also continue to hit. Attrition and level advancement causes his stock to relatively rise. (Jarrett Seidler)
2016-11-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I know comps are difficult and almost always imperfect, but what do you think about Desmond Lindsay comp to (a righty) Denard Span? Span even has the hamstring issues as well (Rick from PSL)	I don't like left/right comps, but that isn't awful. I kind of like Young Austin Jackson (minus the +30 glove or whatever the advanced metrics spat out on him once upon a time) (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2016-06-13 23:00:00 (link to chat)	Manny Margot is having a pretty solid season in AAA. Is he someone to get excited about at all for fantasy purposes or is he one of those guys who will be more valuable in real life? (Eric from CA)	He's definitely a player with more real life than fantasy value, as the glove in center is going to be a centerpiece of his value. But he's nothing to sneeze at from a fantasy perspective either - we had him as the 31st-bet fantasy prospect pre-season, after all, and he hasn't really done anything to diminish that projection with his solid play at AAA. He's not going to carry your outfield, but he can give you something like Good Denard Span production. Especially in points leagues that'll do just fine. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=28437 (Wilson Karaman)
2016-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Looking for Corey Ray's most likely landing spot. Another 3SBs for him last night, now 34, with a .280 ISO and a 13% K rate. Amazing toolkit. Is the MLB comp Carl Crawford? (Doclove from Ann Arbor)	This would be a good time for me to plug Chris Crawford's draft guide, because he loves Corey Ray. I don't think he has Crawford's pure speed (esp. young Carl Crawford). This is a laaaaaazy comp, but perfect world projection could be something like Denard Span? (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2015-10-22 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Going into the season The Nationals looked like World Beaters and also The White Sox looked poised to do some damage... What did work? What Didn't? (Josh from Chicago)	Hoo boy. Long stories here. We all overrated the Nationals. Just were way too into the name value on some of those guys, ignored their downsides. Also, though, hard to forecast the brutal half-season Ian Desmond had, or the sheer degree of Denard Span's injury issues. The White Sox got some sudden downturns from guys with decent track records, but their biggest problem was a dearth of quality depth and flexibility that would have allowed them to weather that. (Matthew Trueblood)
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of the CF options this offseason either by FA or trade? (T.J. from Chicago, IL)	For the Cubs or in general? Trades are hard to guess since I didn't expect Dexter Fowler - for example - to get moved this winter but he did. Austin Jackson and Denard Span are the other decent CF options out there this winter; if I had to rank them it's close. I lean a healthy Span over Fowler and then Jackson. But none of these guys is elite. (Mike Gianella)
2014-09-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Dynasty league question. Would you trade Jimmy Nelson for Denard Span all things being equal? (Eric JockItch from Down Under)	With the caveat that this question is better suited for our fantasy folks, yes, I would make that trade. I don't view Nelson as the type of starter who'll excel in the categories that matter in standard fantasy leagues (assuming that's the scoring type yours uses). (Daniel Rathman)
2014-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Torii Hunter, Denard Span, Ben Revere, Aaron Hicks, Byron Buxton, do the Twins have a fetish for this type of player or what? (Ace from PA)	Athletic CFs? Who wouldn't? Though, the only real common link between these three is position, ethnicity, and a tie to Minnesota. Otherwise, they're vastly different skill-sets. (Paul Sporer)
2014-02-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in a 17 auction keeper/snake supplemental draft H2H 5x5 Cuts need to be made (guys on the block) Starlin castro 25$ Chase Headley 22$ Christian Yelich 9$ Denard Span 1$ I think I may attempt to release and redraft Castro (is this a good 2014 move with some decent options like Brad Miller in auction if this fails) and Christian Yelich.. PECOTA doesnt really have him setting the world on fire and hes not the greatest against lefties. For category sake (steals .BA) is span the better value at 1$ (dancini from Pittsburgh)	Yeah I think so. Span is going to hit around .280 with 20 steals this year. Castro is too expensive and Yellich is too far away. (Mauricio Rubio)
2013-09-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Jackie Bradley will hit at a level above a guy like Denard Span, or is that a fair comparison? (Marcus from Greenville)	Similar average, probably a little more on-base skill, and more power. Not quite the same type of player, but I think Bradley will be a little better overall. (Jason Cole)
2013-02-25 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Before he was drafted, I remember Jackie Bradley Jr. got compared frequently to Denard Span. Does that still hold up? (Bret from Toronto)	I don't see it. (Jason Parks on the Top 101 Prospects)
2013-02-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Dude, do you think the Nats will be better or worse than last year? We might get a full season of Strasburg, Denard Span is a nice addition, and Bryce Harper could get even better, which is sooo metal. But then again I feel like the whole infield could regress, as could Gio. What do you think? (RTG from Grey Cubicle, DC)	I was as shocked as anyone by Gio's performance last year. I predicted regression, and dude just absolutely dismantled the NL. So hell, you got me when it comes to Gio. Harper will continue to get better for a LONG time, which is almost scary. 200+ innings from Strasburg, plus you've got Matt Purke lurking back there too... plus there aren't many holes in the lineup. I like them a LOT and wouldn't be surprised to see them not just win the NL East but go deep into the playoffs. (Ian Miller)
2013-01-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which former Twins CF will have a better season? Ben Revere or Denard Span. I would assume Span due to the lineup around him? (Tommy from Houston)	Span. Revere's defense is real nice but I don't like the swing and I don't buy him developing secondary skills overnight. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-09-24 14:30:00 (link to chat)	Is this the offseason in which Denard Span is dealt away from Minnesota? (Bradley Ankrom from New York)	It seems that way. I don't get it. They've got him crazy-cheap for the next three years, and if they don't think they're going to compete at all in three years, fine, I get that, but then there's a whole laundry list of other stuff they should be doing that they haven't been. I guess the thinking is that he and Ben Revere should both be playing CF, but while I love Revere and certainly can see him turning into a very good player, I'm not at all convinced that that's what's going to happen, and with his terrible arm, I'm not sure he's not better off just being a really rangy LF. So yeah, I think they will trade him, but I don't really get it. (Bill Parker)
2011-03-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Better Fantasy Year: Michael Bourn or Denard Span? (TOny from Alb)	I'd rather have Span. He's a better hitter in a much better lineup, so he should outperform Bourn in four categories. 30 steals is big, but so are 30 batting average points and 30 Runs+RBI. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In my aforementioned dynasty league: we score heavily based on OPS. What are the odds that Dexter Fowler becomes are more valuable keeper than Denard Span by the end of the year, assuming they will cost the same coin? (sharkey from MPLS)	I still don't like Dexter Fowler as a source of stolen bases, especially relative to Span. And I still like Span's power potential over Fowler's, though he hasn't shown much in that regard this season. Fowler's stock is rising for sure, but I'm a big fan of Span. (Marc Normandin)
2010-02-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does a center fielder with great range affect the fielding numbers of his fellow outfielders? The situation I have in mind is the affect Carlos Gomez had over Denard Span on Cuddyer or Delmon Young. Thanks (nils from minnesota)	Yes, of course, because there will be a lot of discretionary plays between two outfielders that the center fielder will claim even though either fielder can take it. That's going to have an effect on the numbers. It's not a problem that's confined to the outfield either - most fielding systems show some kind of effect based upon who your neighbors are. One more reason why you should use multiple years of data to evaluate fielding, no matter which system you prefer. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-07 14:30:00 (link to chat)	Another Twins question: shouldn't Gardenhire be starting Carlos Gomez every time out against the Yankees? He seems to be too exceptional a defensive player not to be patrolling center against a Yankees lineup that's going to be putting an awful lot of balls in play. Sure, he's a weak bat, but so is everyone else in the bottom half of the Twins' order . . . (David from Evanston, IL)	So long as those at-bats are coming at the expense of Young and not Denard Span - who's rapidly becoming a favorite - that's not a bad idea, particularly given that left field in Yankee Stadium is a job better suited to being covered by a guy who's got enough speed to play center. Even so, Gomez is such a total zero with the bat that you're going to have to pinch-hit for him sooner rather than later. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-05 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Has Denard Span hit his ceiling already? (CJ from SF)	He is 25 and coming off of his second straight .385+ OBP season. He probably won't develop the power to develop into an all-star but .380/.415 from a solid defensive outfielder is pretty darn-tootin good. (Eric Seidman)
2009-09-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Two years ago, around this time of year, I asked you to tell me something good about the Twins' system. You mentioned, perhaps as a way of pointing out the relative dullness of that group in 2007, that Denard Span had a nice finish to the year. This year, another half-decade stale Twins' first rounder had a nice finish to the season playing a position where the team desperately needs help. So what's good about Trevor Plouffe? If the answer is "nothing", then I'd be pleased just to hear something good about the Twins' system. Thanks. (Minneapolitan from Nashville)	I still think Plouffe has some kind of chance to get there as some kind of utility player. I do think there some solid stuff in the Twins system, including a nice group of young, toolsy outfielders, and as always, plenty of strike-throwing starters. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I've heard Daryl Jones comped to Denard Span. Does that seem close? (cardsfan89 from St. Louis)	Not crazy about it. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-03-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)	So who loses out in the Twins OF/DH situation? (Tim from Green Bay)	I don't see Tony Oliva getting many at-bats at all. I have questions about every single player in that bunch - Delmon Young, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Jason Kubel, Mike Cuddyer - and particularly the first two, given their inabilities to get on base consistently. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-02-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	"I'd like to hear what their excuse for not making a run at signing Adam Dunn is" We have Carlos Gomez, who even though he runs around like a chicken with its head cut off, plays defense! We have Denard Span, who despite having his best year ever last year after years of crap in the minors, we are sure will get better! We have Mike Cuddyer, who does magic tricks in the clubhouse and throws hard! We have Jason Kubel, who showed grit by coming back from an injury! We have Jason Pridie and Luis Matos in AAA, and they both can run fast! We already have the worthless Delmon Young, who I'll trade for a bowling ball! Why add another guy that won't play the Twins way? (Ron Gardenhire from Metrodome)	I don't know that I can add anything to that except, "Also, he costs money." ...Jim in PA, email me with your bona fides. (Steven Goldman)
2008-12-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Delmon Young will be back and, if so, how much will he play (Gardenhire's comments notwithstanding). (Swen from Minneapolis)	I get the strong feeling the Twins would prefer to play Denard Span and trade Young. (John Perrotto)
2008-12-04 13:30:00 (link to chat)	I'm not sold on getting rid of Delmon Young yet to make room for Denard Span. What would you do if you were Twins GM? (paulbellows from Calgary)	The Twins could really use good players on the left side on the infield and some OBP. Young doesn't do either, and while his peak seasons are going to be impressive, he's never going to be one of the best hitters in baseball. Find the team that sees the BA and power potential, doesn't see the so-so defense/positional value or lack of walks, and convert him. It's not "to make room for Denard Span," so much as it is to make the overall talent better, to win more games. That deal may not be there, but I'd certainly try and find it. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-12-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Has Ron Gardenhire screwed the Twins? He came out and said that his outfield is Denard Span, Carlos Gomez, and Michael Cuddyer, and that there is no room for Delmon Young in it. That really improves the team's leverage in trade discussions. I'm also interested in your opinion on Young. In Minnesota, it seems like most people hate him (for example, when he didn't get angry about Gardenhire's comments, many are saying that he just doesn't care about anything), but how about an outsider's view? (russadams from Minnesota)	Ideally you'd certainly like your manager to shut his pie hole about such things, but if it's in the news it was probably being whispered somewhere anyway. I honestly have no idea what to make of Young yet, beyond the fact that his plate discipline and power are a lot further off than originally thought, and that he's Blind Wily Mo Pena bad in the outfield. Still, he's going on 23 and has the raw tools that made him a top prospect, if perhaps a makeup that's something of a negative. I don't think he's worth dumping for the sake of dumping if I'm the Twins unless he's a truly noxious presence. Two more and then I've got to run... (Jay Jaffe)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Hi, Christina... always enjoy your take on things. Do you think Denard Span is for real? His minor league numbers pale in comparison to what he did for the Twins in 08. Did he learn something or was it just luck? (Jimbo from British Columbia)	Channeling "Barton Fink," I guess I get that Alex Cole feeling where Span's 2008 is concerned. Not that there's anything wrong with a great first impression, and the boost to his walk rate suggests a developing approach. Never count out the fact that players are people, and have learning curves at work, just like you and me. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-09-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Almost exactly a year ago, I asked you for good news about the Twins system and you offered me, basically, Denard Span's second half in Rochester. I'd like to thank you for that and ask another bit of 2008 good news. (Nightclub Dwight from The Nice Nice)	Ben Revere is really good. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-08-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Denard Span, a former 1st rd pick, is living up to his potential? (Bobby from TX)	His 26% liner rate is going to be tough to sustain, and that's the source of his .363 BABIP, which is in turn the reason he's hitting as well as he is. I think he's an intriguing player, but with a .141 ISO and a batting average living off an unrealistic BABIP, I'd wait before saying he's fulfilling his first round potential. The sample is just too small. (Marc Normandin)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Minnesota signs a veteran like Kenny Loften to platoon in CF and play lead off? Will Gomez start the year in AAA or will he beat out Jason Pridie and Denard Span? (Mike from Minnesota)	No, and they shouldn't bother. If you're going to be an also-ran, why sign Lofton (who can't really play center any more)? And to some extent, they already have one such guy, in that Darnell McDonald is on the 40-man, and he's actually pretty handy. I suspect this will be the big opportunity for guys like Pridie and Span to show something now, while Gomez polishes his game in Triple-A--which he definitely needs to do. (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	One of the great things about being at BP is having great help just a few keyboard clicks away. I asked Rany, who did his fantastic series on draft history, if he remembers a draft that was better 11-20 than 1-10. Rany jumped into action for me, and found just one in 15 years: 2002. Top Ten: B.J. Upton, Zack Greinke, Prince Fielder, Jeff Francis. 11-20: Hermida, Joe Saunders, Scott Kazmir, Nick Swisher, Cole Hamels, James Loney, Denard Span. The best example is 1994, where Garciaparra, Konerko and Varitek went 12-14. Needless to say, the top 10 that boasted Paul Wilson, Ben Grieve, Todd Walker and Jaret Wright wasn't as good. (Bryan Smith)

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