Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
10	910	.243	.316	.399	89	0.2

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2007	OAK	23	82	334	82	22	5	7	39	66	4	4	1	.288	.377	.474	103	2.7	-2.1	-5.1	0.2
2008	OAK	24	38	172	35	9	1	7	11	38	4	1	0	.226	.291	.432	91	-1.6	-1.6	1.6	0.2
2009	OAK	25	36	115	23	3	0	3	10	20	0	1	1	.219	.287	.333	80	-2.5	0.1	-0.9	-0.1
2010	OAK	26	14	48	7	2	0	1	4	14	1	1	0	.167	.255	.286	82	-0.9	-0.6	-1.6	-0.2
2011	CLE	27	50	160	34	11	0	2	8	30	2	1	1	.228	.275	.342	74	-4.5	2.8	-1.2	0.0
2012	HOU	28	33	81	16	5	1	0	6	18	1	0	0	.216	.284	.311	67	-3.1	-0.1	2.6	0.1
Career			253	910	197	52	7	20	78	186	12	8	3	.243	.316	.399	89	-9.7	-1.6	-4.6	0.2

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
2005	KNC	A	MDW	32	144	.253	.330	.380	.394	104	-0.6	0.3	-0.1	142	0	-1.5	-0.4	7.9	0.6
2005	VAN	A-	NWN	9	41	.267	.334	.391	.423	89	1.1	0.9	-0.3	164	0	1.7	-0.2	2.6	0.5
2006	STO	A+	CLF	34	145	.268	.351	.404	.390	100	14.7	3.9	-0.9	166	0	2.8	1.9	4.5	1.2
2006	MID	AA	TXS	50	238	.000	.000	.000	.353			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	OAK	MLB	AL	82	334	.268	.334	.421	.347	91	17.1	9.9	-3.2	103	9	-5.1	-2.1	2.7	0.2
2007	SAC	AAA	PCL	2	9	.291	.352	.470	.200	85	1	0.3	0	82	0	-0.3	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2008	OAK	MLB	AL	38	172	.267	.335	.420	.250	99	-1.1	5.0	-1.8	91	12	1.6	-1.6	-1.6	0.2
2008	SAC	AAA	PCL	45	197	.281	.351	.452	.361	101	3.5	7.1	-1.2	109	0	-2.6	0.5	0.1	0.4
2008	ATH	Rk	AZL	4	16	.281	.376	.378	.818	101	5.5	0.5	-0.2	385	0	-0.3	-0.3	5.7	0.5
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	36	115	.269	.335	.423	.244	100	-3.9	3.3	-1.1	80	9	-0.9	0.1	-2.5	-0.1
2009	SAC	AAA	PCL	62	266	.279	.343	.435	.314	87	9.1	8.0	-3.3	99	0	-1.8	-1.8	0.6	0.2
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	14	48	.256	.324	.404	.222	93	-3.1	1.3	-0.4	82	17	-1.6	-0.6	-0.9	-0.2
2010	SAC	AAA	PCL	32	141	.276	.349	.429	.363	94	6.1	4.9	-2.1	98	0	3.1	1.4	0.3	0.7
2010	ATH	Rk	AZL	6	21	.251	.292	.378	.250	90	0.9	0.8	-0.3	170	0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	50	160	.253	.317	.408	.271	101	-4.5	4.3	-1.3	74	13	-1.2	2.8	-4.5	0.0
2011	COH	AAA	INT	36	146	.263	.332	.404	.290	107	0.2	4.5	-2.1	107	0	2.0	0.2	1.3	0.6
2012	HOU	MLB	NL	33	81	.245	.309	.385	.286	101	-3.5	2.2	-0.6	67	16	2.6	-0.1	-3.1	0.1
2012	CCH	AA	TEX	7	25	.256	.320	.392	.250	92	-2	0.7	-0.3	72	0	-0.6	-0.7	-0.6	-0.2
2012	OKL	AAA	PCL	22	71	.271	.329	.423	.400	91	3.8	2.1	-0.9	134	0	-1.6	0.9	3.2	0.4
2013	TUC	AAA	PCL	35	135	.280	.348	.437	.265	107	-2.6	3.9	-1.2	82	0	1.3	-1.5	-3.7	-0.1
2014	ELP	AAA	PCL	54	163	.267	.334	.411	.339	97	4.2	4.8	-0.3	107	0	-2.0	0.3	0.0	0.3

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	VAN	A-	NWN	41	36	7	13	1	0	2	20	9	5	8	1	1	.361	.439	.556	.194	0	0
2005	KNC	A	MDW	144	123	17	42	13	0	1	58	22	19	19	3	1	.341	.427	.472	.130	1	1
2006	STO	A+	CLF	145	126	24	44	17	3	3	76	26	14	18	2	1	.349	.414	.603	.254	0	0
2006	MID	AA	TXS	238	212	32	64	22	1	4	100	22	22	39	9	1	.302	.374	.472	.170	1	1
2007	SAC	AAA	PCL	9	7	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	.143	.333	.429	.286	0	0
2007	OAK	MLB	AL	334	285	41	82	22	5	7	135	34	39	66	4	1	.288	.377	.474	.186	4	2
2008	OAK	MLB	AL	172	155	16	35	9	1	7	67	25	11	38	1	0	.226	.291	.432	.206	2	0
2008	ATH	Rk	AZL	16	15	4	10	2	0	1	15	6	1	3	0	0	.667	.688	1.000	.333	0	0
2008	SAC	AAA	PCL	197	169	28	50	8	2	2	68	17	25	34	4	1	.296	.396	.402	.107	0	0
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	115	105	11	23	3	0	3	35	10	10	20	1	1	.219	.287	.333	.114	0	0
2009	SAC	AAA	PCL	266	232	37	63	13	3	5	97	29	23	44	3	1	.272	.347	.418	.147	2	2
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	48	42	6	7	2	0	1	12	2	4	14	1	0	.167	.255	.286	.119	0	1
2010	ATH	Rk	AZL	21	16	3	3	1	0	0	4	4	5	4	0	0	.188	.381	.250	.063	0	0
2010	SAC	AAA	PCL	141	121	22	36	7	2	3	56	17	11	28	3	2	.298	.372	.463	.165	1	1
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	160	149	18	34	11	0	2	51	18	8	30	1	1	.228	.275	.342	.114	1	0
2011	COH	AAA	INT	146	121	21	31	6	1	4	51	25	19	26	1	1	.256	.366	.421	.165	2	1
2012	OKL	AAA	PCL	71	64	9	23	4	0	1	30	6	5	8	0	0	.359	.414	.469	.109	0	1
2012	HOU	MLB	NL	81	74	7	16	5	1	0	23	6	6	18	0	0	.216	.284	.311	.095	0	0
2012	CCH	AA	TEX	25	21	3	3	2	0	0	5	3	4	9	0	0	.143	.280	.238	.095	0	0
2013	TUC	AAA	PCL	135	125	19	32	11	0	5	58	26	7	20	0	0	.256	.296	.464	.208	2	0
2014	ELP	AAA	PCL	163	142	21	41	7	0	3	57	21	14	30	0	1	.289	.362	.401	.113	3

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	559	0.5385	0.4597	0.7782	0.5980	0.2984	0.8389	0.6364	0.2218	0.0068
2009	399	0.5238	0.4887	0.7795	0.6699	0.2895	0.8643	0.5636	0.2205	0.0011
2010	175	0.5257	0.4629	0.6914	0.6087	0.3012	0.8214	0.4000	0.3086	0.0013
2011	590	0.4814	0.4881	0.7708	0.6761	0.3137	0.8594	0.5938	0.2292	0.0001
2012	302	0.4503	0.4768	0.7361	0.6397	0.3434	0.8621	0.5439	0.2639	0.0035
Career	2025	0.5047	0.4765	0.7625	0.6421	0.3081	0.8518	0.5754	0.2375	0.0028

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
2014-07-02	-	Minors	-	-	-		Not Disclosed		-
2014-05-03	2014-05-15	Minors	12	0	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2012-05-29	2012-06-26	15-DL	28	24	Right	Ankle	Inflammation	Achilles Tendinitis	-	-
2012-04-27	2012-04-28	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-	-
2012-04-19	2012-04-24	DTD	5	5	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2011-07-02	2011-07-07	DTD	5	5		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2011-06-10	2011-06-13	DTD	3	3		Neck	Whiplash	From Car Accident	-
2011-05-19	2011-05-21	DTD	2	2			Sprain	Turf Toe	-
2010-06-17	2010-06-17	On-Alr	0	0			Fatigue		-
2010-04-21	2010-07-30	60-DL	100	86	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-03-07	2010-03-10	Camp	3	0		Head	Dizziness		-
2009-10-02	2009-10-05	DTD	3	3		Head	Post-concussive Syndrome	From Last Year	-
2009-05-30	2009-06-14	15-DL	15	15	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2009-05-19	2009-05-22	DTD	3	3	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2008-07-26	2008-08-29	Minors	34	0		Head	Post-concussive Syndrome		-
2008-06-19	2008-06-30	Minors	11	0		Head	Concussion	Sliding Into Wall	-
2008-04-19	2008-05-10	15-DL	21	19	Bilateral	Lower Leg	Inflammation	Shin Splints	-
2008-04-11	2008-04-12	DTD	1	1	Bilateral	Lower Leg	Inflammation	Shin Splints	-
2007-09-10	2007-09-10	On-Alr	0	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Chips and Bone Spurs	2007-09-10
2007-08-18	2007-10-01	60-DL	44	39		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-07-28	2007-07-30	DTD	2	2	Left	Forearm	Soreness		-
2007-06-28	2007-07-14	15-DL	16	13	Left	Thumb	Sprain	Thumb	-
2007-06-24	2007-06-27	DTD	3	3	Left	Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2007-06-11	2007-06-15	DTD	4	3	Left	Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2007-06-03	2007-06-04	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Gastrointestinal	GI	-
2007-05-22	2007-05-26	DTD	4	3	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-
2007-05-15	2007-05-16	DTD	1	1	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-
2007-05-06	2007-05-10	DTD	4	3	Bilateral	Wrist	Soreness		-
2007-05-02	2007-05-04	DTD	2	1		Wrist	Soreness		-
2007-04-23	2007-04-24	DTD	1	1	Bilateral	Wrist	Soreness		-
2007-03-06	2007-03-09	Camp	3	0		Neck	Stiffness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	HOU	$580,000
2011	CLE	$625,000
2010	OAK	$410,000
2009	OAK	$410,000
2008	OAK	$400,000
2007	OAK	$380,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$2,805,000
6 yr	Total	$2,805,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 133 d		1 year (2014)

Details

1 year (2014). Re-signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/17/14 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2013). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 11/28/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$0.58M (2012). Signed by Houston as a free agent 11/10/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Houston 4/4/12. DFA by Houston 6/26/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/27/12.
1 year/$0.625M (2011). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 12/21/10. Contract purchased by Cleveland 3/30/11. DFA by Cleveland 7/28/11. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/3/11.
1 year/$0.41M (2010). Re-signed by Oakland 3/8/10. Non-tendered by Oakland 12/2/10.
1 year/$0.41M (2009). Re-signed by Oakland 2/21/09.
1 year/$0.4M (2008).
1 year/$0.38M (2007). Contract purchased 4/07.
Drafted 2005 (1s-36) (Arizona State). Signed 7/05, $0.95M 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
2010-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think the A's will call up Michael Taylor any time soon? He had a poor first half and was hampered by injury. Has been on a nice little tear recently, though. Previous two seasons in the minors were excellent. I'd rather see him out there than Travis Buck.... (Clark Griswold from Inside a Christmas tree)	Kevin Goldstein knows far more than I do about the situation. Earlier this week, he said he'd be surprised if Taylor were up before September. I have nothing informative to add to that, except that with the A's seemingly out of it but now down Ryan Sweeney as well, it wouldn't hurt to take a bit of a longer look at him than September, with its distortions in terms of talent level, traditionally allows. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-09-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Travis Buck a. becomes a regular MLB'er b. a 4th/5th OF c. this is it-nada (Hawkeye from Grafton, ND)	B. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Travis Buck is playing for Sacramento because ____________. (Billy Beane & Bob Geren from Oakland)	He has a .289 OBP since 2007 and makes Milton Bradley look like Cal Ripken Jr. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-04-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	In his rookie season, Travis Buck did pretty well in limited time. Then he struggled to open the 2008 season and got sent down to the minors. Toward the end of the year, he got called up and started to hit again. He kept on hitting in Spring Training, but now that we're in the regular season, he can't hit again. I know a lot of those are small sample sizes, but I thought Buck would have established himself as an average to slightly above average corner outfielder by this point. What's the problem? (Dave from Chicago)	It's too early to react to him going 1-for-11 or whatever. The real problem is that the expectations for him are inflated by his 2007 half season, and that he's never been in the lineup long enough for anyone to get a real feel for his true level of ability. He jumped from Double-A to the majors, and in a half season of work hit far better than his translations would have suggested. He got off to a lousy start last year where injuries played a major part, and he spent a good amount of time in Triple-A before having a hot September cup of coffee. Overall he's at .262/.344/.450 for his career of just over 500 PA. If he can't sustain that, he's a fourth outfielder, and even if he can, that's only borderline useful. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-12-23 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If the A's sign Jason Giambi, how would that impact Jack Cust, Daric Barton, and Travis Buck? Does Giambi play first with Barton going to the bench or minors? Does Giambi DH with Barton staying at first and then Cust moving to the outfield, thus displacing Buck, or does Cust go to the bench? (Eric from Denver)	I think this potentially impacts Barton more than anybody, because while the A's don't see Cust as unplayable in the outfield, it seems more likely that he'll get more DH time than outfield play, and that means Giambi'd be playing a lot of first base. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who would you start in the A's outfield next year out of Travis Buck, Matt Murton, Ryan Sweeney, Carlos Gonzalez, and Aaron Cunningham? (Dave from Chicago)	Good question. I'm not sure how crazy I am about any of 'em. Gonzalez has star potential but still needs lots of work, and he's the only one with real star potential. I'm not a big Murton or Sweeney fan. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-09-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	aaron cunningham, he produces, but doesnt wow anyone with the athleticism/tools. whats his upside? top 100 prospect? (roy from seattle)	The best comp I've heard is a pre-struggles Travis Buck from the other side. That's a nice piece, but not an impact guy. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-08-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Will, thanks for your great work. To what extent do you think injuries will keep Andy LaRoche and Travis Buck from fulfilling their seemingly considerable potential? Buck especially can't seem to stay in one piece. Thanks again! (Dennis from Monterey Park)	You have to take it into consideration with both. Health is a skill. (Will Carroll)
2008-08-15 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Christina, What is your assessment of the A's going forward 2009 and beyond. I know a lot of people are bullish, but I have my worries. Unlike the Rays who were stacked with four and five star players, the A's seem to be almost overloaded with three star types - They must be pushing 20 of these guys. How good of a team can you have with a plethora of useful roleplayers and platoon partners? Is a team with no weaknesses, but no real strengths either a playoff contender? Matt (lentzner from Fremont, CA)	I don't know why people would be all that bullish. It's an interesting and deep organization, but you're exactly right, and this is why I was so down on the Harden deal. Near-adequate corner outfield types or somebody who might be a third starter if things break right, but who's more certainly a four and five... you don't hoard those guys, you bundle them to get good things. I see plenty of weaknesses. The infield lacks a single reliable regular under 30. The outfield has Carlos Gonzalez and... well, maybe Travis Buck pans out, but you can just as easily say the same of Daric Barton. The pitching staff has all sorts of depth, but nobody's an obvious ace in the making. I guess I see a lot of adequacy and a shot at 80 wins if a lot of things go right. (Christina Kahrl)

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