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Mike Baxter RF

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
12 489 .228 .333 .331 88 0.6
Birth Date12-7-1984
Height6' 0"
Weight205 lbs
Age39 years, 4 months, 9 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
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 SDN 25 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .111 .125 75 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 NYN 26 22 40 8 2 1 1 5 9 1 0 0 .235 .350 .441 89 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.0
2012 NYN 27 89 211 47 14 2 3 25 45 5 5 3 .263 .365 .413 95 -1.3 3.0 -2.5 0.4
2013 NYN 28 74 155 25 6 1 0 17 28 5 5 2 .189 .303 .250 82 -2.9 -0.9 1.8 0.1
2014 LAN 29 4 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 72 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
2015 CHN 30 34 66 14 1 0 0 7 14 2 0 0 .246 .348 .263 87 -0.7 -0.4 0.9 0.1
Career2324899523445510013105.228.333.33188-5.81.30.50.6

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
2005 FTW A MDW 45 195 .259 .334 .386 .255 97 -8.6 3.8 -2.4 64 0 2.2 -1.6 -7.6 -0.5
2006 FTW A MDW 117 517 .247 .313 .353 .292 113 -4.9 9.9 -3.6 89 0 -22.4 2.0 -6.2 -2.1
2007 LEL A+ CLF 111 470 .273 .350 .429 .320 101 4.5 16.1 -4 102 0 -12.2 -1.1 1.2 0.0
2007 POR AAA PCL 10 30 .270 .338 .430 .286 93 -0.9 0.9 -0.3 51 0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2
2008 LEL A+ CLF 24 105 .283 .348 .430 .266 103 -1.4 3.1 -1.5 76 0 0.7 -0.4 -4.3 -0.2
2008 SAN AA TXS 100 370 .274 .352 .415 .289 87 7.5 11.2 -5.3 95 0 4.7 1.8 -9.4 0.3
2009 SAN AA TXS 51 229 .275 .352 .398 .462 115 16.9 6.4 -2.5 170 0 -1.3 0.5 14.4 1.8
2009 POR AAA PCL 82 345 .277 .343 .432 .322 90 9.6 9.9 -3.7 110 0 -0.7 1.7 5.0 1.2
2010 SDN MLB NL 9 9 .241 .309 .367 .143 81 -1.7 0.2 0 75 7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2010 POR AAA PCL 136 552 .279 .352 .428 .329 88 35.9 16.8 -7.2 133 0 -5.4 0.4 24.6 2.8
2011 NYN MLB NL 22 40 .240 .302 .381 .292 94 0.9 1.1 -0.3 89 11 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.0
2011 LEL A+ CAL 11 46 .281 .351 .437 .345 94 1.1 1.4 -0.7 106 0 -1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
2011 SLU A+ FSL 4 18 .282 .340 .414 .467 114 1.2 0.5 -0.3 143 0 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.2
2011 BUF AAA INT 18 71 .261 .329 .399 .250 90 -6.4 2.2 -0.7 41 0 -0.7 0.4 -4.2 -0.3
2012 NYN MLB NL 89 211 .255 .317 .404 .331 96 5.5 5.8 -1.6 95 12 -2.5 3.0 -1.3 0.4
2012 SLU A+ FSL 4 17 .260 .328 .384 .364 123 0.2 0.5 -0.3 80 0 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1
2012 BIN AA EAS 3 13 .258 .318 .382 .333 98 0.5 0.4 -0.2 92 0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.0
2012 BUF AAA INT 6 27 .272 .334 .405 .529 105 1.6 0.8 -0.2 113 0 0.9 -0.4 0.4 0.2
2013 NYN MLB NL 74 155 .252 .309 .387 .238 97 -5.1 4.1 -1.1 82 14 1.8 -0.9 -2.9 0.1
2013 LVG AAA PCL 53 216 .284 .350 .430 .305 116 4.8 6.2 -1.7 121 0 -7.5 0.2 2.9 0.0
2014 LAN MLB NL 4 8 .278 .335 .416 .000 102 -1.6 0.2 0 72 10 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2014 ABQ AAA PCL 119 468 .283 .347 .451 .349 105 3.8 14.0 -4.9 85 0 -10.0 3.6 -9.5 -0.7
2015 CHN MLB NL 34 66 .247 .311 .380 .326 92 -2.5 1.8 -0.5 87 11 0.9 -0.4 -0.7 0.1
2015 IOW AAA PCL 74 264 .264 .329 .396 .345 93 8.4 7.3 -3.5 127 0 2.6 2.2 2.8 1.2
2016 EVE A- NWL 3 14 .287 .354 .388 .400 117 1.4 0.4 -0.2 157 0 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1
2016 TAC AAA PCL 69 270 .282 .340 .433 .278 90 9.1 7.6 -3.2 97 0 -2.6 1.8 -4.6 -0.1

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 FTW A MDW 195 183 11 40 12 1 1 57 17 12 29 4 1 .219 .267 .311 .093 0 0
2006 FTW A MDW 517 476 67 122 28 7 3 173 40 31 66 13 5 .256 .307 .363 .107 1 1
2007 POR AAA PCL 30 29 1 6 2 1 0 10 7 1 8 1 0 .207 .233 .345 .138 0 0
2007 LEL A+ CLF 470 417 74 115 21 6 7 169 44 44 75 12 6 .276 .348 .405 .129 2 2
2008 LEL A+ CLF 105 92 13 22 4 1 1 31 17 10 12 3 0 .239 .327 .337 .098 0 0
2008 SAN AA TXS 370 324 41 88 18 4 8 138 48 39 41 2 2 .272 .351 .426 .154 2 2
2009 SAN AA TXS 229 202 38 76 23 1 4 113 45 23 42 5 2 .376 .445 .559 .183 0 0
2009 POR AAA PCL 345 303 38 84 17 4 5 124 34 38 53 9 5 .277 .363 .409 .132 0 0
2010 SDN MLB NL 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .000 1 0
2010 POR AAA PCL 552 482 89 145 30 10 18 249 72 58 78 22 10 .301 .385 .517 .216 0 0
2011 NYN MLB NL 40 34 6 8 2 1 1 15 4 5 9 0 0 .235 .350 .441 .206 0 0
2011 SLU A+ FSL 18 16 2 7 2 0 0 9 4 1 2 0 0 .438 .444 .563 .125 1 0
2011 LEL A+ CAL 46 36 5 10 1 0 0 11 2 9 8 0 1 .278 .413 .306 .028 1 0
2011 BUF AAA INT 71 64 4 12 0 2 1 19 7 5 19 1 0 .188 .257 .297 .109 0 1
2012 NYN MLB NL 211 179 26 47 14 2 3 74 17 25 45 5 3 .263 .365 .413 .151 2 0
2012 BUF AAA INT 27 24 2 9 1 0 0 10 3 2 7 0 0 .375 .444 .417 .042 0 0
2012 SLU A+ FSL 17 15 1 4 3 0 0 7 4 1 4 0 0 .267 .353 .467 .200 0 0
2012 BIN AA EAS 13 10 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 .300 .385 .300 .000 1 0
2013 LVG AAA PCL 216 187 38 54 12 5 7 97 22 24 27 4 5 .289 .380 .519 .230 1 0
2013 NYN MLB NL 155 132 14 25 6 1 0 33 4 17 28 5 2 .189 .303 .250 .061 1 0
2014 ABQ AAA PCL 468 412 72 119 25 8 7 181 36 45 87 12 5 .289 .365 .439 .150 3
2014 LAN MLB NL 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .000 0
2015 CHN MLB NL 66 57 6 14 1 0 0 15 2 7 14 0 0 .246 .348 .263 .018 0 0
2015 IOW AAA PCL 264 222 31 62 9 3 1 80 20 39 45 7 3 .279 .390 .360 .081 1 0
2016 TAC AAA PCL 270 232 36 56 13 2 7 94 36 30 51 8 0 .241 .341 .405 .164 2 0
2016 EVE A- NWL 14 11 3 4 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 .364 .500 .545 .182 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2010 31 0.5484 0.4839 0.8000 0.7059 0.2143 1.0000 0.0000 0.2000 0.0004
2011 149 0.4497 0.4497 0.7612 0.7015 0.2439 0.8723 0.5000 0.2388 -0.0017
2012 785 0.5108 0.4242 0.7928 0.5985 0.2422 0.8792 0.5699 0.2072 0.0071
2013 647 0.4961 0.4204 0.8419 0.6324 0.2117 0.8867 0.7101 0.1581 -0.0039
2014 10 0.4000 0.5000 1.0000 0.5000 0.5000 1.0000 1.0000 0.0000 -0.0015
2015 246 0.4959 0.4797 0.8305 0.7295 0.2339 0.8876 0.6552 0.1695 0.0064
Career18680.49890.43360.81350.63700.23160.88500.61700.18650.0023

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
2012-06-02 2012-07-30 15-DL 58 50 Right Chest Sprain SC Joint - -
2011-06-10 2011-06-10 On-Alr 0 0 Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2011-03-22 2011-07-22 60-DL 122 99 Left Thumb Recovery From Surgery Ligament -
2011-03-20 2011-03-22 Camp 2 0 Left Thumb Surgery Ligament 2011-03-22

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 SEA $
2015 CHN $
2014 LAN $700,000
2013 NYN $500,318
2012 NYN $480,000
2011 SDN $414,100
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,094,418
4 yrTotal$2,094,418

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 45 dBeverly Hills Sports Council1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/15/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/28/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/19/15. DFA by Chicago Cubs 7/29/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/31/15.
  • 1 year/$0.7M (2014). Signed by LA Dodgers 11/29/13 (avoided arbitration). DFA by LA Dodgers 4/6/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/9/14.
  • 1 year/$500,318 (2013). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/3/13. Claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers from NY Mets 10/17/13.
  • 1 year/$0.48M (2012). Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 4/4/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by NY Mets 4/4/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4141M (2011). Re-signed by San Diego 2/27/11. Claimed by NY Mets off waivers from San Diego 7/22/11. Non-tendered by NY Mets 12/12/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by San Diego 9/6/10.
  • Drafted by San Diego 2005 (4-128) (Vanderbilt).

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
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DateQuestionAnswer
2013-03-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)Mike Baxter played fairly well last year in limited AB's. Your thoughts on him this year in a starting role ?
(Ernie from NYC)		I don't think that Baxter would be an everyday player on more than 2-3 other teams, but given the Mets' outfield situation, it's worth a shot. He could be productive in a placeholder platoon role. (Daniel Rathman)


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