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Birth Date1-16-1986
Height6' 4"
Weight225 lbs
Age38 years, 3 months, 8 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2010 ANA 24 8 16 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 .067 .125 .067 59 -0.7 0.5 0.6 0.0
2011 ANA 25 149 573 137 31 1 29 25 120 5 9 4 .254 .291 .477 112 8.5 1.3 4.5 2.1
2012 ANA 26 144 586 146 19 3 32 36 153 4 4 5 .268 .317 .491 121 14.0 -3.3 -6.2 1.5
2013 ANA 27 159 678 145 30 2 34 54 184 0 5 2 .234 .294 .453 108 6.8 -3.5 5.2 1.7
2014 ARI 28 88 362 77 15 1 14 28 89 1 2 3 .235 .293 .415 92 -3.2 -2.2 -4.7 -0.5
2015 ARI 29 46 184 45 10 3 9 10 39 0 0 0 .259 .299 .506 108 2.4 -1.5 -2.0 0.2
2015 SEA 29 96 361 88 13 0 13 26 93 0 0 0 .263 .316 .419 109 5.0 1.9 -3.5 0.9
2016 BAL 30 159 667 157 27 1 47 51 170 3 2 0 .256 .316 .533 127 22.7 -2.6 2.2 3.3
2017 BAL 31 146 603 131 22 0 23 42 149 1 1 0 .234 .289 .397 87 -7.9 -2.3 -4.4 -0.7
2018 BAL 32 90 358 86 12 0 17 24 87 2 0 0 .261 .313 .452 102 2.1 0.9 -1.2 0.6
2019 BAL 33 12 31 5 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .172 .226 .276 80 -0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0
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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
2005 ORM Rk PIO 71 323 .281 .353 .426 .324 103 1.9 4.6 -2.9 94 0 -2.7 -3.8 -1.6 -0.6
2006 CDR A MDW 118 482 .000 .000 .000 .256 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CDR A MDW 128 516 .251 .322 .376 .318 93 4.5 15.7 -10.1 114 0 4.4 -4.4 8.4 1.4
2008 RCU A+ CLF 103 438 .280 .348 .434 .283 101 19.3 13.1 -8.4 121 0 6.0 1.6 2.0 1.4
2008 ARK AA TXS 32 134 .264 .331 .403 .311 82 3.1 4.9 -3.2 100 0 5.1 -2.7 -3.3 0.1
2009 ARK AA TXS 137 581 .266 .341 .394 .333 106 7.2 16.5 -10.2 111 0 -1.1 -5.3 -1.0 -0.1
2010 ANA MLB AL 8 16 .251 .311 .394 .143 103 -3 0.4 -0.3 59 14 0.6 0.5 -0.7 0.0
2010 SLC AAA PCL 139 595 .278 .350 .436 .335 99 37.7 18.1 -10.8 133 0 2.7 -2.9 26.1 3.2
2011 ANA MLB AL 149 573 .258 .319 .408 .274 97 8.1 15.4 -9.8 112 9 4.5 1.3 8.5 2.1
2012 ANA MLB AL 144 586 .254 .317 .407 .316 96 15.6 16.1 -5.9 121 9 -6.2 -3.3 14.0 1.5
2013 ANA MLB AL 159 678 .256 .317 .402 .273 95 11.2 17.8 -10.6 108 7 5.2 -3.5 6.8 1.7
2014 ARI MLB NL 88 362 .252 .308 .390 .274 105 -2.7 9.3 -4.2 92 9 -4.7 -2.2 -3.2 -0.5
2014 RNO AAA PCL 3 12 .289 .350 .465 .333 119 2.8 0.4 -0.1 189 0 -0.3 -0.1 1.2 0.1
2014 DIA Rk AZL 4 14 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 283 0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0
2015 ARI MLB NL 46 184 .257 .319 .400 .286 96 4.6 5.0 -1.8 108 10 -2.0 -1.5 2.4 0.2
2015 SEA MLB AL 96 361 .252 .312 .404 .328 101 4 9.7 -4.8 109 10 -3.5 1.9 5.0 0.9
2016 BAL MLB AL 159 667 .252 .315 .418 .278 111 9.8 18.9 -9 127 8 2.2 -2.6 22.7 3.3
2017 BAL MLB AL 146 603 .251 .316 .418 .278 105 -13.5 17.6 -10.3 87 7 -4.4 -2.3 -7.9 -0.7
2018 BAL MLB AL 90 358 .249 .317 .417 .303 106 1 10.0 -5.8 102 8 -1.2 0.9 2.1 0.6
2018 BOW AA EAS 3 12 .256 .325 .379 .125 104 -1.6 0.3 -0.2 55 0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1
2018 NOR AAA INT 3 14 .276 .326 .400 .364 110 -0.7 0.4 -0.2 70 0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1
2019 BAL MLB AL 12 31 .256 .328 .424 .208 106 -3.2 0.9 -0.5 80 13 0.0 0.1 -0.7 0.0
2019 BOW AA EAS 3 13 .254 .303 .388 .300 101 -1.2 0.3 -0.2 63 0 0.0 0.1 -0.4 0.0
2019 NOR AAA INT 12 48 .247 .324 .389 .217 100 1.6 1.7 -1 121 0 -0.3 0.0 1.4 0.2

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
2005 ORM Rk PIO 323 299 45 82 23 1 10 137 45 21 67 2 2 .274 .324 .458 .184 0 0
2006 CDR A MDW 482 428 43 94 19 0 13 152 59 44 99 5 5 .220 .297 .355 .136 0 0
2007 CDR A MDW 516 471 57 128 27 2 14 201 76 34 98 10 8 .272 .329 .427 .155 0 0
2008 ARK AA TXS 134 123 13 34 7 1 6 61 25 7 29 1 2 .276 .311 .496 .220 2 2
2008 RCU A+ CLF 438 407 70 115 28 2 26 225 68 26 67 7 3 .283 .330 .553 .270 0 0
2009 ARK AA TXS 581 533 54 155 35 3 15 241 88 37 100 6 3 .291 .337 .452 .161 2 2
2010 SLC AAA PCL 595 532 103 160 29 5 36 307 122 58 126 3 4 .301 .371 .577 .276 0 0
2010 ANA MLB AL 16 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 8 0 0 .067 .125 .067 .000 0 0
2011 ANA MLB AL 573 539 65 137 31 1 29 257 87 25 120 9 4 .254 .291 .477 .223 4 0
2012 ANA MLB AL 586 544 66 146 19 3 32 267 95 36 153 4 5 .268 .317 .491 .222 2 0
2013 ANA MLB AL 678 620 85 145 30 2 34 281 100 54 184 5 2 .234 .294 .453 .219 4 0
2014 ARI MLB NL 362 328 37 77 15 1 14 136 61 28 89 2 3 .235 .293 .415 .180 5
2014 DIA Rk AZL 14 13 5 6 1 0 2 13 6 1 3 0 0 .462 .500 1.000 .538 0
2014 RNO AAA PCL 12 11 6 5 0 0 3 14 6 1 2 0 0 .455 .500 1.273 .818 0
2015 SEA MLB AL 361 334 39 88 13 0 13 140 41 26 93 0 0 .263 .316 .419 .156 1 0
2015 ARI MLB NL 184 174 23 45 10 3 9 88 23 10 39 0 0 .259 .299 .506 .247 0 0
2016 BAL MLB AL 667 613 94 157 27 1 47 327 108 51 170 2 0 .256 .316 .533 .277 0 0
2017 BAL MLB AL 603 559 79 131 22 0 23 222 65 42 149 1 0 .234 .289 .397 .163 1 0
2018 BAL MLB AL 358 330 41 86 12 0 17 149 44 24 87 0 0 .261 .313 .452 .191 2 0
2018 BOW AA EAS 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .000 0 0
2018 NOR AAA INT 14 14 2 4 1 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .071 0 0
2019 NOR AAA INT 48 42 5 9 3 0 4 24 10 6 15 0 0 .214 .313 .571 .357 0 0
2019 BOW AA EAS 13 13 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .077 0 0
2019 BAL MLB AL 31 29 1 5 3 0 0 8 3 2 5 0 0 .172 .226 .276 .103 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2010 55 0.5273 0.5455 0.6333 0.5517 0.5385 0.6875 0.5714 0.3667 0.0037
2011 2103 0.4731 0.5345 0.7456 0.6784 0.4052 0.8163 0.6392 0.2544 0.0039
2012 2200 0.4850 0.5068 0.6897 0.6448 0.3769 0.8081 0.4988 0.3103 0.0035
2013 2494 0.4667 0.5024 0.6824 0.6649 0.3602 0.7765 0.5303 0.3176 -0.0004
2014 1340 0.4560 0.4918 0.6950 0.6743 0.3388 0.7888 0.5385 0.3050 0.0007
2015 2063 0.4663 0.5177 0.6910 0.6871 0.3697 0.7882 0.5332 0.3090 -0.0098
2016 2607 0.4553 0.4929 0.7066 0.6832 0.3338 0.8089 0.5316 0.2934 0.0000
2017 2283 0.4319 0.4963 0.7034 0.6998 0.3416 0.8174 0.5260 0.2966 0.0000
2018 1411 0.4408 0.4961 0.7043 0.6592 0.3676 0.8317 0.5241 0.2957 0.0000
2019 111 0.4595 0.5135 0.7018 0.7255 0.3333 0.8378 0.4500 0.2982 0.0000
Career166670.46040.50540.70190.67460.36190.80360.53960.2981-0.0002

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
2014-09-18 2014-09-19 DTD 1 1 - Low Back Spasms -
2014-04-22 2014-07-11 15-DL 80 71 Left Foot Stress Fracture - -
2012-07-30 2012-07-31 DTD 1 1 - Back Spasms - -
2012-04-17 2012-04-19 DTD 2 2 - General Medical Illness - -
2011-09-26 2011-09-29 DTD 3 3 Right Foot Stress Fracture - -
2011-03-17 2011-03-21 Camp 4 0 Right Groin Tightness -
2007-04-16 2007-04-23 Minors 7 0 Left Forearm Contusion - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 BAL $13,500,000
2018 BAL $12,500,000
2017 BAL $11,500,000
2016 BAL $9,150,000
2015 ARI $6,900,000
2014 ARI $4,800,000
2013 ANA $540,000
2012 ANA $500,000
2011 ANA $414,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$59,804,000
9 yrTotal$59,804,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 27 dWasserman Media Group3 years/$37.5M (2017-19)

Details
  • 3 years/$37.5M (2017-19). Re-signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/20/17. 17:$11.5M, 18:$12.5M, 19:$13.5M. $1.5M annually deferred, paid each 11/1, 2020-22. Limited no-trade protection: Trumbo may block deals to seven clubs.
  • 1 year/$9.15M (2016). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). Baltimore made $17.2M qualifying offer 11/7/16 (rejected).
  • 1 year/$6.9M (2015). Won in arbitration with Arizona 2/19/15 ($6.9M-$5.3M). Acquired by Seattle in trade from Arizona 6/3/15. Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Seattle 12/2/15.
  • 1 year/$4.8M (2014). Signed by Arizona 2/6/14 (avoided arbitration, $5.85M-$3.4M).
  • 1 year/$0.54M (2013). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/2/13. Acquired by Arizona in trade from LA Angels 12/10/13.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2012). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/1/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by LA Angels 2/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by LA Angels 11/17/08. Optioned to Double-A 3/16/09.
  • Drafted by Anaheim 2004 (18-533) (Villa Park HS, Calif.). $1.425M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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DateQuestionAnswer
2016-05-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)What player(s) has surprised you the most at the 1/4 mark of the season at the MILB levels and the MLB level?
(fightingmoose from Manitoba)
Jackie Bradley Jr., Jake Arrieta, Mark Trumbo, and Nick Castellanos (Jim Walsh)
2016-05-18 19:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of impact do you see Trey Mancini having at the major league level?
(Tom from Oakland)
This is unrelated but I called New England Collegiate summer baseball games back like five years ago when Trey Mancini played for the Holyoke Blue Sox while he was at Notre Dame...Anyway...I don't see him having a huge impact. There's not a ton of power there for a corner infielder, which is why they went out and signed Pedro Alvarez and traded for Mark Trumbo. (George Bissell)
2016-04-14 20:00:00 (link to chat)I own Freddie Freeman and Albert Pujols in an OBP league. Given how cold both have started, should I drop one and pick up Mark Teixeria, Carlos Santana, Lucas Duda, or Mark Trumbo?
(Truganini from CO)
Probably not. The one I'd consider is Carlos Santana, but for me, the difference between AVG and OBP leagues doesn't move the needle enough to ditch Pujols or Freeman for any of the guys you listed. Plus, it's only been a week and a half. Calm down. It's baseball, not football. You have ~150 games left. (Scooter Hotz)
2015-12-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)Mark Trumbo and $2 mil for a good but not awesome arb-eligible reliever... Who wins that trade?
(Andrew from Seattle)
Probably Seattle. I'm just not a fan of Trumbo at all. That skill-set and I do not get along. We are not friends on MySpace. (Christopher Crawford)
2015-04-29 20:00:00 (link to chat)Can Oswaldo Arcia be a poor man's Mark Trumbo this season? If not, how long until he is?
(Alex from Austin)
He could be a regular Mark Trumbo later this season. The power is real and the contact issues are as well. (Bret Sayre)
2014-09-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)FFF!!! Even with only one podcast this year, I rode the 411 strategy and philosophy to fantasy domination. Just saying. Also, outlook for Jose Abreu next year? Given the lack of MLB track record or poor understanding of how to Cuban stats relate to MLB stats, are we seeing the ceiling and should expect regression or are there more adjustments in the future (e.g. ridiculous contact rate in the second half v. first half).
(moonkyu from SF)
Glad to hear it! As for Abreu, my sources sold me this year on his "anywhere" power, but his command of the strike zone was a total wild card, so I expected a Mark Trumbo or Adam Dunn type of season: 35-40 homers but a shaky average. A 112-40 K-BB ratio is very manageable in today's game, when it comes with his kind of power... I don't think he'll hit .322 every year, but clearly his average won't be a liability. He's a first-rounder in pretty much every format next year, given the league-wide decline in power in recent seasons. (Cory Schwartz)
2014-07-22 15:00:00 (link to chat)I know Kyle Schwarber was only in Kane County for a minute, but did you get a chance to see him live? If so, whatcha think?
(Scott from Lincolnshire)
Limited look, but I saw him in college a bit as well. Dude can hit. Not a catcher. They can try, but I don't think it works out. Can fake it in LF, I mean, Mark Trumbo is playing LF.

Cubs got an impact bat and quite a few million dollar arms. Impressive draft. (Jordan Gorosh)
2014-06-17 20:00:00 (link to chat)Who is the player you find yourself overvaluing (or just ending up with on your team) more than others?
(Kel from Goodburger)
Is it too cliche to say Adam Dunn? We went around the table on this one and here's what we got: Ben: "I have a soft spot for Evan Longoria that results in what we have come to call irrational affection." Ian: "In general, I'll overvalue prospects relative to my colleagues, or possibly sanity, would dictate. In particular, I'll remember prospect value even after the majors has gotten in the way, so I'll be one of the last off the Jason Heyward train, for example." Jared: "I tend to have a special fondness for guys who can mash the ball, without stopping to think too much about whether they can get on base. Like, say, Khris Davis. Or Chris Davis. Or any other variant thereof." Ben adds: "...like Mark Trumbo!" (Scoresheet Chat with Ben, Jared, and Ian)
2014-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is CJ Cron going to have similar MLB Career to Mark Trumbo?
(Jesse from Santa Paula,Ca)
CJ Cron wishes... (Jeff Moore)
2013-12-10 18:00:00 (link to chat)Thoughts on the Angels/Dbacks/White Sox trade? How do you like Santiago and Skaggs in Anaheim?
(Dennis from LA)
Hi Dennis.

I'm glad somebody asked this.

Let's start with the White Sox. A lot of the smart baseball folks on my Twitter timeline were enthused by Adam Eaton, but I'm not all that excited. Even if you see him as a starter and not a fourth outfielder, Eaton's upside seems limited to me. His batting averages in the minor leagues were PCL driven and I see more of a .260 hitter here with not enough power to make a huge splash. From a needs perspective, I can see why the Sox gave up Hector Santiago, but I think the Sox could have done a little better.

The Diamondbacks made the play for a big power hitter, but while Mark Trumbo might hit 35-40 home runs for Arizona he has a number of flaws. He isn't a good on base option, and his defense in the outfield is going to be a big downgrade for the D-backs. Moving an outfielder made sense for Arizona but moving Eaton for another outfielder isn't necessarily the right play. Trumbo is an overall upgrade on Eaton, though, so even though the Diamondbacks are paying a lot for the right to this upgrade, it is an improvement overall.

However, the Diamondbacks didn't just give up Eaton. They also gave up on Tyler Skaggs. A number of scouts/scouting types are down on Skaggs now, but he's still very young and could develop into more than just a #3 or #4 starter. The Angels give up Trumbo and lose out on a power hitter but gain some considerable upside in both Skaggs and Santiago...and avoid paying a pitcher like Ubaldo Jimenez $15-16 million per year in this crazy free agent market. Maybe Skaggs and Santiago work out and maybe they don't, but I like the play that the Angels made here. From a fantasy perspective, the park is going to help both of those pitchers out a lot, but from a baseball perspective the Angels suddenly look a lot stronger than they did yesterday. (Mike Gianella)
2013-12-10 18:00:00 (link to chat)So I'm walking around the hotel in my Birkenstocks, thinking about taking a bath, when I hear about todays three-team trade. Who are the trades fantasy winners/losers?
(Jeff Passan from #BathEvening)
Hi Jeff:

I already answered the three-way-trade question a couple of questions ago, but looked at it more from an MLB perspective. From a fantasy standpoint, Adam Eaton probably figures to gain more playing time, while Alejandro de Aza could lose time or get traded. Mark Trumbo should see a home run boost moving from Anaheim to Arizona. Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago both benefit moving to pitchers' parks. Archie Bradley is the sneaky winner; he might have seen his timetable moved forward with the trade of Skaggs out of the organization. (Mike Gianella)
2013-07-29 11:00:00 (link to chat)Not a prospect, but I'm trying to figure out if Mark Trumbo is legitimately prone to slumping in the 2nd half of the year. Is this a disturbing trend, or a small sample size problem (only two real MLB years to compare)?
(captnamerca from dunedin)
That is interesting. I would assume the sample size is severely to small currently, but I bet you are not the only one looking in on it. (Zach Mortimer)
2012-12-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)After Mark Trumbo's jekyll/hyde 2012 should I be terrified or comfortable?
(Eric from Costa Mesa)
Comfortable. I don't think his second half is more informative than his first half. (Sam Miller)
2012-10-16 14:00:00 (link to chat)Darin Ruff or Mark Trumbo?
(Santi Cazorla from Sacramento)
Trumbo. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-05-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)Where do you sit on this trade Adam Dunn, Mark Trumbo, and Brandon McCarthy for Michael Cuddyer and Martin Prado?
(Jerome from T Hills)
I'll take the first side. (Paul Sporer)
2011-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Use your Rick Reilly/Bill Simmons sense and complete this sentence: "Mark Trumbo or Albert Pujols at third base is scarier than ________________________________________
(Lerry N. from Toronto)
Reilly: Mark Trumbo at third base is scarier than leaving your kids with their uncle Jerry Sandusky for the weekend.

Simmons: Mark Trumbo at third base is scarier than whatever shady business Mr. Miagi was involved in to be able to afford that huge backyard and half-dozen classic cars on a handyman's salary. I bet if Lestor Freaman got up in his business, he'd find out Mr. Miagi controlled the smack market in Encino AND Reseda. A whole bunch of little ninjas working for him, out on the street hollering "Sweep The Leg! I got that Sweep The Leg!"

Reilly AND Simmons: Mark Trumbo at third base is scarier than a stripper with an Adam's apple.

I personally don't think it's scary, so much as unlikely and not really necessary. It's not like the Angels don't have a third baseman. They have Alberto Callaspo, who has produced 8.3 WARP over the past three years. David Wright has produced 9.0 WARP over the past three years. Everybody acts like the Angels have to do something about a third base problem, but there's no problem. During spring training this year, the Angels should convert Alberto Callaspo to left field, and then convert him BACK to third base, just so it looks like they're being really proactive. (Sam Miller)
2011-10-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)I know there doesnt seem to be any clear updates as of late, but i was curious about whether or not there are rumblings in the industry about whether or not Kendrys Morales' leg injury has progressed any further or if this freak injury looks like it will really derail his career and make ANA/LAA contenders in the 1B market this offseason.
(Keith7971 from ECSU)
You didn't like Mark Trumbo? I realize the OBP issue prevents him from being a star, but he has some value, no? (Kevin Goldstein)


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