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Birth Date8-3-1983
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age40 years, 8 months, 21 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
2007 ARI 23 111 414 102 20 4 17 37 129 5 0 1 .279 .349 .495 96 -0.2 1.5 -10.6 0.4
2008 ARI 24 152 613 129 28 3 28 64 204 3 11 2 .239 .320 .458 92 -4.2 4.6 -18.1 0.2
2009 ARI 25 155 662 150 30 1 44 76 223 5 24 9 .260 .349 .543 126 23.2 -1.6 -2.2 3.9
2010 ARI 26 145 596 99 17 2 32 83 211 9 7 4 .198 .320 .433 100 1.1 1.5 -6.0 1.6
2011 BAL 27 155 620 118 27 1 37 75 196 7 6 4 .221 .323 .483 110 8.1 -2.3 -14.1 0.8
2012 BAL 28 135 538 101 26 0 23 73 159 6 1 3 .221 .335 .429 108 4.9 -1.2 -15.4 -0.5
2013 CLE 29 99 384 72 8 0 15 43 123 3 3 0 .215 .307 .373 95 -1.5 0.0 -3.0 0.3
2013 NYA 29 36 120 26 6 0 6 8 31 2 0 1 .236 .300 .455 95 -0.6 -0.2 -1.4 0.0
2014 MIL 30 130 433 74 9 0 22 47 122 3 5 1 .196 .287 .394 98 -0.6 1.0 3.8 1.2
2015 SLN 31 140 432 88 21 2 13 44 121 4 2 3 .230 .315 .398 93 -2.1 -4.5 0.6 0.0
2016 COL 32 118 441 111 24 0 14 42 112 4 1 2 .282 .356 .450 94 -2.1 -2.6 1.6 0.2
2017 COL 33 148 593 139 22 1 30 69 175 1 2 1 .267 .352 .487 110 9.5 -2.9 -11.9 0.1
2018 WAS 34 86 235 51 8 0 13 24 64 2 0 0 .248 .328 .476 106 2.3 -2.8 -1.9 0.1
2019 COL 35 78 162 23 7 0 4 22 57 2 2 0 .170 .290 .311 66 -6.5 -0.7 -2.5 -0.7
Career168862431283253142987071927566431.236.328.45310231.4-10.1-81.17.6

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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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 SBN A MDW 4 16 .000 .000 .000 .100 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 YAK A- NWN 64 277 .000 .000 .000 .327 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 LNC A+ CLF 4 12 .000 .000 .000 .125 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 SBN A MDW 118 484 .260 .331 .391 .291 97 5.4 3.7 -0.5 104 0 3.6 3.2 4.7 1.4
2006 LNC A+ CLF 76 322 .279 .352 .427 .388 120 24.3 5.9 0.6 185 0 -6.0 -1.0 10.2 1.0
2006 TEN AA SOU 30 127 .257 .330 .382 .333 116 4.1 1.8 -0.2 185 0 4.3 0.4 2.4 0.9
2007 ARI MLB NL 111 414 .266 .330 .417 .378 104 7.8 12.3 1.6 96 10 -10.6 1.5 -0.2 0.4
2007 MOB AA SOU 37 155 .257 .328 .383 .365 100 11.3 4.6 0.5 152 0 -1.0 1.9 8.8 1.5
2008 ARI MLB NL 152 613 .262 .328 .415 .323 99 6.3 17.7 2.4 92 7 -18.1 4.6 -4.2 0.2
2009 ARI MLB NL 155 662 .258 .326 .405 .338 100 29.9 19.0 0.3 126 7 -2.2 -1.6 23.2 3.9
2010 ARI MLB NL 145 596 .251 .318 .389 .257 95 7.9 16.4 2.2 100 7 -6.0 1.5 1.1 1.6
2011 BAL MLB AL 155 620 .252 .317 .398 .266 105 12.1 16.7 -1.4 110 9 -14.1 -2.3 8.1 0.8
2012 BAL MLB AL 135 538 .250 .311 .405 .282 103 3.1 14.7 -8.1 108 9 -15.4 -1.2 4.9 -0.5
2012 BOW AA EAS 2 9 .267 .355 .396 .333 98 -0.3 0.2 0 48 0 0.5 0.0 -0.4 0.0
2013 CLE MLB AL 99 384 .254 .316 .400 .285 101 -3.1 10.1 -3.2 95 10 -3.0 0.0 -1.5 0.3
2013 NYA MLB AL 36 120 .249 .315 .400 .274 102 1.2 3.2 -1.3 95 10 -1.4 -0.2 -0.6 0.0
2014 MIL MLB NL 130 433 .251 .311 .387 .218 102 -2.1 11.2 -4.3 98 10 3.8 1.0 -0.6 1.2
2015 SLN MLB NL 140 432 .252 .314 .398 .300 94 -1.3 11.7 -5.4 93 11 0.6 -4.5 -2.1 0.0
2016 COL MLB NL 118 441 .257 .324 .420 .361 111 6.6 12.5 -7.9 94 10 1.6 -2.6 -2.1 0.2
2017 COL MLB NL 148 593 .255 .322 .425 .343 105 13.5 17.3 -11 110 8 -11.9 -2.9 9.5 0.1
2018 WAS MLB NL 86 235 .249 .321 .405 .288 100 4.5 6.6 -2.8 106 13 -1.9 -2.8 2.3 0.1
2018 SYR AAA INT 10 42 .258 .323 .377 .320 95 -1.8 1.2 -0.4 44 0 0.0 0.2 -2.0 -0.1
2019 COL MLB NL 78 162 .249 .319 .421 .247 118 -9.8 4.9 -2.1 66 11 -2.5 -0.7 -6.5 -0.7

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 LNC A+ CLF 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .000 0 0
2004 YAK A- NWN 277 234 58 64 19 1 12 121 41 25 66 5 1 .274 .371 .517 .244 3 3
2004 SBN A MDW 16 15 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 .067 .125 .133 .067 0 0
2005 SBN A MDW 484 434 65 110 26 2 19 197 76 37 107 4 1 .253 .317 .454 .200 5 5
2006 LNC A+ CLF 322 273 64 92 18 2 23 183 77 41 72 1 1 .337 .429 .670 .333 0 0
2006 TEN AA SOU 127 114 23 31 7 0 8 62 21 11 37 0 1 .272 .346 .544 .272 0 0
2007 ARI MLB NL 414 366 62 102 20 4 17 181 62 37 129 0 1 .279 .349 .495 .216 5 1
2007 MOB AA SOU 155 134 28 41 9 2 6 72 22 20 32 2 1 .306 .396 .537 .231 0 0
2008 ARI MLB NL 613 539 87 129 28 3 28 247 97 64 204 11 2 .239 .320 .458 .219 6 1
2009 ARI MLB NL 662 578 98 150 30 1 44 314 102 76 223 24 9 .260 .349 .543 .284 3 0
2010 ARI MLB NL 596 499 79 99 17 2 32 216 85 83 211 7 4 .198 .320 .433 .234 5 0
2011 BAL MLB AL 620 534 84 118 27 1 37 258 86 75 196 6 4 .221 .323 .483 .262 4 0
2012 BAL MLB AL 538 457 65 101 26 0 23 196 69 73 159 1 3 .221 .335 .429 .208 2 0
2012 BOW AA EAS 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .000 0 0
2013 NYA MLB AL 120 110 15 26 6 0 6 50 19 8 31 0 1 .236 .300 .455 .218 0 0
2013 CLE MLB AL 384 335 40 72 8 0 15 125 48 43 123 3 0 .215 .307 .373 .158 3 0
2014 MIL MLB NL 433 378 47 74 9 0 22 149 45 47 122 5 1 .196 .287 .394 .198 4
2015 SLN MLB NL 432 382 35 88 21 2 13 152 48 44 121 2 3 .230 .315 .398 .168 2 0
2016 COL MLB NL 441 393 61 111 24 0 14 177 53 42 112 1 2 .282 .356 .450 .168 2 0
2017 COL MLB NL 593 520 82 139 22 1 30 253 97 69 175 2 1 .267 .352 .487 .219 3 0
2018 SYR AAA INT 42 39 3 9 1 0 1 13 4 3 13 0 0 .231 .286 .333 .103 0 0
2018 WAS MLB NL 235 206 26 51 8 0 13 98 40 24 64 0 0 .248 .328 .476 .228 3 0
2019 COL MLB NL 162 135 13 23 7 0 4 42 20 22 57 2 0 .170 .290 .311 .141 3 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 2529 0.5045 0.4603 0.6117 0.6583 0.2586 0.6750 0.4475 0.3883 -0.0040
2009 2679 0.4741 0.4737 0.6084 0.6843 0.2839 0.6858 0.4400 0.3916 -0.0003
2010 2535 0.4817 0.4576 0.5983 0.6830 0.2481 0.6715 0.4110 0.4017 -0.0007
2011 2605 0.4987 0.4653 0.6295 0.6728 0.2588 0.7037 0.4379 0.3705 -0.0112
2012 2285 0.5042 0.4311 0.6629 0.6415 0.2171 0.7551 0.3862 0.3371 -0.0091
2013 2124 0.4840 0.4718 0.6547 0.6868 0.2701 0.7280 0.4797 0.3453 0.0060
2014 1713 0.4892 0.4869 0.6727 0.6909 0.2914 0.7461 0.5059 0.3273 -0.0042
2015 1775 0.4434 0.4620 0.6805 0.6658 0.2996 0.7824 0.5000 0.3195 0.0005
2016 1815 0.4832 0.4623 0.7342 0.6568 0.2804 0.8316 0.5209 0.2658 0.0000
2017 2450 0.4649 0.4465 0.6572 0.6418 0.2769 0.7551 0.4601 0.3428 0.0000
2018 947 0.4678 0.4615 0.6407 0.6862 0.2639 0.7401 0.4135 0.3593 0.0000
2019 665 0.4421 0.4451 0.6182 0.6837 0.2561 0.7214 0.4000 0.3818 0.0000
Career241220.48190.46070.64500.66910.26640.72790.45100.3550-0.0023

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
2013-05-16 2013-05-17 DTD 1 0 - Shoulder Nerve Injury Stinger - Brachial Plexus - -
2013-03-07 2013-03-13 Camp 6 0 - Low Back Soreness - -
2012-10-06 2012-10-07 DTD 1 0 Left Hand Contusion HBP - -
2012-10-03 2012-10-03 DTD 0 0 Left Foot Contusion Foul Ball - -
2012-07-07 2012-07-08 DTD 1 1 Left Hand Contusion HBP - -
2012-05-11 2012-05-28 15-DL 17 16 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2012-04-15 2012-04-16 DTD 1 1 - General Medical Illness - -
2012-04-08 2012-04-09 DTD 1 1 Left Lower Leg Contusion Calf Foul Ball - -
2012-03-28 2012-03-29 Camp 1 0 Left Knee Contusion Running Into Wall - -
2012-03-09 2012-03-11 Camp 2 0 - Low Back Soreness - -
2011-09-18 2011-09-20 DTD 2 3 - Head Contusion HBP - -
2011-08-21 2011-08-22 DTD 1 1 Left Ankle Sprain - -
2011-06-13 2011-06-14 DTD 1 0 Left Forearm Contusion -
2011-05-20 2011-05-20 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness -
2010-09-25 2010-09-30 DTD 5 4 Thumb Soreness -
2010-09-07 2010-09-08 DTD 1 1 Hand Swelling -
2010-09-06 2010-09-06 DTD 0 0 Hand Swelling -
2010-08-05 2010-08-08 DTD 3 3 Head Soreness HBP -
2010-06-04 2010-06-04 DTD 0 0 Left Fingers Contusion Little Finger HBP -
2010-06-01 2010-06-02 DTD 1 1 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2010-05-27 2010-05-27 DTD 0 0 Right Thigh Soreness Quadriceps -
2010-04-20 2010-04-20 DTD 0 0 Thigh Strain Nagging Quad -
2010-04-09 2010-04-09 DTD 0 0 Left Hand Contusion HBP -
2009-09-05 2009-09-06 DTD 1 1 General Medical Illness Flu -
2009-08-23 2009-08-27 DTD 4 3 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2009-08-07 2009-08-07 DTD 0 0 Trunk Strain Rib Cage -
2009-04-19 2009-04-19 DTD 0 0 Left Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2008-07-02 2008-07-02 DTD 0 0 Left Wrist Soreness -
2008-06-21 2008-06-21 DTD 0 0 Right Ankle Sprain -
2008-04-15 2008-04-16 DTD 1 1 Lower Leg Contusion Shin -
2007-05-29 2007-05-29 DTD 0 0 Neck Nerve Injury Brachial Plexus -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 COL $1,000,000
2018 WAS $
2017 COL $1,500,000
2016 COL $2,600,000
2015 SLN $2,000,000
2014 MIL $2,000,000
2013 CLE $6,000,000
2012 BAL $7,830,000
2011 BAL $5,330,000
2010 ARI $833,333
2009 ARI $422,500
2008 ARI $396,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$29,912,333
11 yrTotal$29,912,333

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 108 dJeff Borris1 year/$1M (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/30/19 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. May earn additional $1M in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Colorado 3/25/19. DFA by Colorado 7/21/19. Released 7/26/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Washington as a free agent 4/17/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Washington 5/12/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Colorado as a free agent 2/1/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.5M in majors. May earn additional $2M in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Colorado 3/26/17.
  • 1 year/$2.6M (2016). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/16/15. Performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $0.1M for 100 PA. $0.2M each for 200, 300 PA. $0.3M each for 400, 500 PA.
  • 1 year/$2M (2015). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 12/11/14. Performance bonuses: $0.2M each for 250, 350, 450, 550 plate appearances.
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/17/14 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors. May earn additional $0.5M in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Milwaukee 3/14.
  • 1 year/$6M (2013). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 12/9/12. Performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 400, 450, 500, 550, 575, 600 plate appearances. Award bonuses: $0.1M for MVP ($75,000 for 2nd or 3rd in vote, $50,000 for 4th or 5th). $50,000 each for All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, WS MVP. $25,000 for LCS MVP. DFA by Cleveland 8/8/13. Released 8/12/13. Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 8/16/13.
  • 3 years/$14.5M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option. Signed extension 3/15/10 (replacing 1-year/$0.5M renewal 3/11/10). $1M signing bonus, 10:$0.5M, 11:$5M, 12:$7.5M, 13:$11M club option $0.5M buyout. Limited no-trade protection. Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Arizona 12/6/10. Baltimore declined 2013 option 10/31/12. Non-tendered by Baltimore 11/30/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4225M (2009). Renewed by Arizona 3/3/09.
  • 1 year/$0.3965M (2008). Re-signed by Arizona 3/9/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Arizona 5/17/07.
  • Drafted by Arizona 2004 (16-476) (University of Virginia).

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
90o 254 34 64 12 1 10 35 29 67 1 1 .290 .375 .489 127 13.2 1B -3 1.1
80o 233 30 57 11 1 9 30 26 63 1 1 .278 .363 .473 119 9.0 1B -3 0.6
70o 218 27 51 10 1 8 28 23 60 1 0 .266 .346 .453 113 6.3 1B -3 0.4
60o 205 25 45 9 0 7 25 21 57 1 0 .249 .328 .414 108 4.2 1B -3 0.2
50o 193 22 42 8 0 7 23 19 55 1 0 .246 .323 .415 103 2.4 1B -2 0.0
40o 181 20 37 7 0 6 21 18 52 1 0 .230 .309 .385 98 0.9 1B -2 -0.1
30o 168 18 34 7 0 5 19 16 49 0 0 .227 .304 .373 93 -0.6 1B -2 -0.3
20o 153 16 30 6 0 5 17 14 46 0 0 .217 .292 .370 87 -2.0 1B -2 -0.4
10o 132 13 25 5 0 4 14 11 40 0 0 .208 .278 .350 79 -3.5 1B -2 -0.6
Weighted Mean198234380724205610.244.323.4091053.21B -20.1

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-03-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)Fantasy Baseball: Who among the top 30 or so picks will end up being the biggest bust this year (relative to where they are chosen) ??
(dangor from New York)
I just pulled up mockdraftcentral.com's ADP to answer this. I'll go with Mark Reynolds, who can't possibly sustain his performance on contact or fluke SB total.

Man, I am so unprepared for AL Tout tomorrow. (Joe Sheehan)
2010-03-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)If I don't draft Chris Young (the hitter) this season, will he go 30/30?
(Sammy from Tuscan)
Of course he will. And if I draft Mark Reynolds, he'll hit .230 with 15 homers and strike out 300 times. That's just how it works :-( (Marc Normandin)
2010-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)Pick two of these for my final keepers? Tulo, Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Reynolds. I'm leaning Tulo and Adrian. (already keeping Miguel Cabrera, Lincecum and Kemp)
(malmstorm from Minneapolis)
Tulo and Adrian is how I would pick as well. Reynolds did much better last year than I ever expected him to, but I would have a hard time giving him a keeper pick based off of just the one season. (Marc Normandin)
2009-12-29 15:00:00 (link to chat)What happens first. Mark Reynolds average craters into Kingman territory or he learns to make more contact.
(paulbellows from Calgary)
The former. His on-contact performance has nowhere to go but down. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-09-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)I can't find a site to let me view stats from two specific dates. I'm curious how Garrett Jones' production since his first game this season compare to the rest of MLB. He has to be top 10 in homers.
(Dorn from DC)
He is. He came up on July 1 and since then Derek Lee has hit 24, Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder, and Mark Reynolds have hit 23, and Jones has hit 21. What might surprise you is who is right behind him -- David Ortiz with 20. I wouldn't get too excited by Jones, though. This really seems like a Kevin Maas thing to me. (Steven Goldman)
2009-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Are you as shocked as I am that Mark Reynolds is a 40 homer guy? What do you see for the next few years?
(Rob from Alaska)
Yeah. I figured he would be a high strikeout guy who would hit 28-34 per season in his prime. I don't know if he'll be a consistent 40-HR threat like Adam Dunn (who literally hits 40 per year.. c'mon Adam, only hit 5 more this yr!) or Ryan Howard, but I think the Dbacks would be perfectly fine with 33-36. (Eric Seidman)
2009-08-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)If Mark Reynolds can have a big league career, why can't Kyle Russell, who strikes out a ton but is also leading the Midwest League in homers and playing a mean (as in good arm, range) right field?
(Hongo from Greenville, SC)
Go look up what Mark Reynolds's K rate was when he was in the Midwest League at roughly the same age. It's WAY lower than Russell's. Just like BB tend to go down, Ks tend to go up, so it's Russell's starting point that's such a concern. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-08-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)Joe's article on Mark Reynolds didn't seem too upbeat about his fantasy value going forward - do you agree? Would you be selling high in a keeper league if you could?
(qbroda from Regina)
I've always been pretty low-key with regards to Reynolds because his strikeouts keep him from being consistent. He's managed to pull it off this year though, but that doesn't mean I'm over my Reynolds-phobia. I think you could get a lot back if you sold him high given his power numbers, enough that you wouldn't feel bad if he dipped back down to his previous levels. (Marc Normandin)
2009-06-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is Mark Reynolds for real?
(tommybones from brooklyn)
Considering he's striking out in about 40% of his at-bats, I have a hard time believing it will last all year. It's not like he hasn't gone insane with his homers before, so I want to see some more of it before I christen him as consistently useful. (Marc Normandin)
2008-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)You don't think Tracy gets traded?
(theguag from Louisville)
I think they need him, frankly, as a matter of handedness and what he gives them and that Conor Jackson and Mark Reynolds do not. It's not a condemnation of any of the players involved, just a reflection of the fact that none of them is perfect, and it would be better to employ all of them to good effect. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-04-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)Along the same lines as the Tamp Starters question, should I be looking to move one of Chris Young, Justin Upton, or Mark Reynolds? Not only are they all on the same team but they are all right handed making their value run that much closer together on a day to day basis.
(Forden from Alberta)
I'd move Reynolds. His strikeout rate is bothersome, and that's coming from someone with an Adam Dunn t-shirt in his closet. (Marc Normandin)
2008-05-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Joe, Who do you think will have the better numbers from now to the end of the season: Mark Reynolds or Ryan Zimmerman? Thx
(uptick from St. Louis)
Mark Reynolds, who is a more mature hitter in a better environment. A ton of Zimmerman's value as a player is in his fantastic glove. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-04-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)Do you see Mark Reynolds keeping up his hot start, or will the constant Ks begin to haunt him?
(dootstev from Commerce, MI)
B. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-03-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)Did you forget to rank Garret Atkins in your article today, or do you rank him outside of the top 10?
(Ryan from Santa Barbara)
He just missed, but only because I have a lot of faith in Longoria beating out his weighted mean projection. If you don't think Encarnacion is going to get the PAs that PECOTA has forecasted, feel free to bump Longoria and Atkins up a spot a piece.

It was nothing against Atkins, it's just that third base is ridiculously stacked. Kouzy, LaRoche and Mark Reynolds aren't on it either, and they're better than some of the players on the back ends of other positions. (Marc Normandin)
2008-01-15 14:30:00 (link to chat)What do you expect out of Mark Reynolds in 2008?
(raygu1 from burlington, nj)
I think Reynolds is capable of having some years where he hits for a ton of power and manages to keep his average up high enough to be productive, and others where he strikes out so much that a lower BABIP figure will crush his value. Considering he had a .386 BABIP in 2007, 2008 might be the first we see of the latter if he can't adjust to MLB pitchers faster. 2007 looks pretty flukey to me, considering that figure. (Marc Normandin)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2008-10-13 17:00:00NLCS Game FourDo we have any defensive numbers or scouting reports to go on with DeWitt? If we call that a success, do more teams try to shift guys over -- I know the Dbacks are considering it with Mark Reynolds (who is much smaller than I imagined for some reason.) (Will Carroll)
 

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