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Birth Date	10-19-1986
Height	5' 10"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	37 years, 6 months, 6 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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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
2010	SLN	23	11	37	9	2	0	0	2	6	1	1	0	.265	.324	.324	72	-1.1	0.7	0.1	0.1
2011	SLN	24	148	375	86	20	3	1	33	65	3	2	2	.264	.334	.353	82	-7.1	-0.3	-7.5	-0.4
2012	SLN	25	143	426	85	10	7	4	37	83	5	6	3	.227	.303	.324	74	-12.6	5.0	2.7	0.8
2013	SLN	26	123	358	78	25	1	5	22	56	3	6	3	.238	.290	.366	84	-6.0	3.9	3.6	1.4
2014	SLN	27	104	184	39	11	0	0	20	33	2	1	3	.242	.333	.311	83	-3.4	-0.6	-1.1	0.0
2015	COL	28	101	209	38	3	2	5	20	45	0	1	2	.205	.283	.324	76	-5.1	-0.6	-0.7	0.0
2016	COL	29	99	289	66	12	2	8	34	56	1	3	0	.264	.349	.424	94	-1.5	3.4	-5.1	0.5
2017	ARI	30	130	398	80	16	5	10	48	89	4	4	0	.233	.332	.395	96	-0.9	-3.2	-4.7	0.1
2018	ARI	31	138	423	83	22	4	13	64	110	2	0	1	.238	.353	.436	106	4.3	-0.7	2.1	1.8
2019	CHN	32	82	194	29	5	1	2	23	57	0	2	1	.173	.271	.250	59	-9.5	-0.5	2.0	-0.2
Career			1079	2893	593	126	25	48	303	600	21	26	15	.235	.320	.362	86	-42.9	7.0	-8.6	4.1

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
2007	BAT	A-	NYP	66	283	.253	.335	.363	.315	101	-3.6	8.2	0.6	92	0	6.7	0.7	-1.9	1.4
2008	PMB	A+	FSL	115	456	.253	.327	.371	.259	95	-2.7	13.4	0.1	94	0	-3.7	1.5	-10.5	0.1
2008	SFD	AA	TXS	9	42	.273	.341	.424	.371	87	2.4	1.2	-0.1	128	0	3.0	0.2	0.4	0.5
2009	SFD	AA	TXS	73	324	.264	.338	.387	.354	116	11.8	9.1	-0.4	146	0	6.1	-0.1	11.9	2.8
2009	MEM	AAA	PCL	46	172	.274	.342	.417	.275	86	-1.6	5.0	-0.9	77	0	2.0	1.5	-4.0	0.4
2010	SLN	MLB	NL	11	37	.273	.350	.432	.321	89	0.9	1.0	0.1	72	10	0.1	0.7	-1.1	0.1
2010	MEM	AAA	PCL	116	531	.278	.348	.439	.296	97	7.7	17.1	-1.2	103	0	-3.4	5.0	4.1	2.1
2011	SLN	MLB	NL	148	375	.253	.317	.397	.323	96	2.4	10.1	1.5	82	8	-7.5	-0.3	-7.1	-0.4
2012	SLN	MLB	NL	143	426	.252	.319	.397	.279	99	-8.2	11.7	0.8	74	5	2.7	5.0	-12.6	0.8
2013	SLN	MLB	NL	123	358	.251	.311	.390	.271	101	-5.3	9.4	2.2	84	9	3.6	3.9	-6.0	1.4
2014	SLN	MLB	NL	104	184	.242	.303	.367	.305	102	-2.9	4.7	0.4	83	13	-1.1	-0.6	-3.4	0.0
2015	COL	MLB	NL	101	209	.245	.307	.391	.244	109	-6.9	5.6	0.9	76	10	-0.7	-0.6	-5.1	0.0
2016	COL	MLB	NL	99	289	.251	.318	.407	.305	110	3.7	8.2	0.2	94	9	-5.1	3.4	-1.5	0.5
2016	ABQ	AAA	PCL	4	18	.290	.356	.461	.462	107	1.1	0.5	0	128	0	-0.6	0.0	0.3	0.0
2017	ARI	MLB	NL	130	398	.252	.321	.421	.283	99	-1.3	11.6	-1.7	96	9	-4.7	-3.2	-0.9	0.1
2018	ARI	MLB	NL	138	423	.243	.313	.398	.300	99	12.7	11.8	-0.4	106	10	2.1	-0.7	4.3	1.8
2019	CHN	MLB	NL	82	194	.260	.329	.457	.245	99	-13.1	5.8	-0.3	59	9	2.0	-0.5	-9.5	-0.2
2019	IOW	AAA	PCL	10	33	.277	.351	.484	.118	96	-2.7	1.1	-0.1	74	0	-0.6	-0.3	-1.0	-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
2007	BAT	A-	NYP	283	250	29	67	7	5	0	84	31	26	37	12	3	.268	.349	.336	.068	0	0
2008	SFD	AA	TXS	42	37	6	13	1	1	0	16	4	3	2	1	1	.351	.415	.432	.081	0	0
2008	PMB	A+	FSL	456	403	57	98	24	2	8	150	50	33	53	7	7	.243	.313	.372	.129	5	5
2009	MEM	AAA	PCL	172	150	23	38	4	0	2	48	17	16	21	3	0	.253	.322	.320	.067	4	4
2009	SFD	AA	TXS	324	288	46	93	26	5	8	153	51	31	41	0	1	.323	.395	.531	.208	1	1
2010	SLN	MLB	NL	37	34	6	9	2	0	0	11	4	2	6	1	0	.265	.324	.324	.059	0	0
2010	MEM	AAA	PCL	531	468	86	132	32	3	9	197	71	47	48	8	4	.282	.350	.421	.139	5	5
2011	SLN	MLB	NL	375	326	35	86	20	3	1	115	28	33	65	2	2	.264	.334	.353	.089	3	10
2012	SLN	MLB	NL	426	374	41	85	10	7	4	121	26	37	83	6	3	.227	.303	.324	.096	3	7
2013	SLN	MLB	NL	358	328	43	78	25	1	5	120	43	22	56	6	3	.238	.290	.366	.128	2	3
2014	SLN	MLB	NL	184	161	20	39	11	0	0	50	10	20	33	1	3	.242	.333	.311	.068	0
2015	COL	MLB	NL	209	185	22	38	3	2	5	60	22	20	45	1	2	.205	.283	.324	.119	0	4
2016	ABQ	AAA	PCL	18	15	1	6	1	0	0	7	1	3	2	0	1	.400	.500	.467	.067	0	0
2016	COL	MLB	NL	289	250	38	66	12	2	8	106	38	34	56	3	0	.264	.349	.424	.160	4	0
2017	ARI	MLB	NL	398	344	47	80	16	5	10	136	51	48	89	4	0	.233	.332	.395	.163	2	0
2018	ARI	MLB	NL	423	349	54	83	22	4	13	152	57	64	110	0	1	.238	.353	.436	.198	7	0
2019	IOW	AAA	PCL	33	27	5	4	0	0	2	10	4	5	8	0	0	.148	.303	.370	.222	0	0
2019	CHN	MLB	NL	194	168	20	29	5	1	2	42	15	23	57	2	1	.173	.271	.250	.077	1	1

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	118	0.4915	0.5085	0.8667	0.7069	0.3167	0.9512	0.6842	0.1333	0.0004
2011	1331	0.5011	0.4771	0.7559	0.6297	0.3238	0.8690	0.5349	0.2441	-0.0090
2012	1607	0.5016	0.4549	0.7907	0.6402	0.2684	0.8663	0.6093	0.2093	-0.0112
2013	1251	0.5108	0.4780	0.8060	0.6401	0.3088	0.8900	0.6243	0.1940	-0.0025
2014	662	0.4985	0.4366	0.7993	0.6333	0.2410	0.8612	0.6375	0.2007	-0.0035
2015	757	0.5020	0.4875	0.7724	0.6368	0.3369	0.8430	0.6378	0.2276	0.0028
2016	1147	0.4743	0.4019	0.7744	0.5735	0.2471	0.8558	0.6040	0.2256	0.0000
2017	1577	0.4997	0.4046	0.7649	0.5812	0.2281	0.8319	0.5944	0.2351	0.0000
2018	1721	0.4840	0.4236	0.7106	0.6026	0.2556	0.7888	0.5374	0.2894	0.0000
2019	816	0.4743	0.3983	0.7077	0.5633	0.2494	0.7982	0.5234	0.2923	0.0000
Career	10987	0.4944	0.4401	0.7642	0.6120	0.2719	0.8451	0.5861	0.2358	-0.0030

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
2014-07-30	2014-07-30	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	HBP	-
2010-06-29	2010-07-28	Minors	29	0	Left	Shoulder	Fracture	Hairline Fracture Collarbone	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2021	CHN	$1,000,000
2020	CHN	$2,500,000
2019	CHN	$1,500,000
2018	ARI	$2,000,000
2017	ARI	$1,350,000
2016	COL	$2,100,000
2015	COL	$1,500,000
2014	SLN	$1,290,000
2013	SLN	$511,000
2012	SLN	$495,000
2011	SLN	$414,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$14,660,000
11 yr	Total	$14,660,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 16 d	Steve Canter	2 years/$5M (2019-20), 2021 option

Details

2 years/$5M (2019-20), plus 2021 club option. 19:$1.5M, 20:$2.5M, 21:$3.5M club option ($1M buyout). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 425, 450, 475 plate appearances. $0.1M for 500 PAs.
1 year/$1.5M (2017), plus 2018 club option. Signed by Arizona as a free agent. 17:$1.35M, 18:$2M club option ($150,000 buyout). Arizona exercised 2018 option 11/2/17.
2 years/$3.6M (2015-16). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/16/14. 15:$1.5M, 16:$2.1M. Performance bonuses: $50,000 for 250 plate appearances. $100,000 for 300 PAs. $150,000 for 350 PAs. $200,000 for 400 PAs.
1 year/$1.29M (2014). Re-signed by St. Louis 1/29/14 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonus: $10,000 for 250 plate appearances. Non-tendered by St. Louis 12/2/14.
1 year/$511,000 (2013). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/13.
1 year/$495,000 (2012). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/29/12.
1 year/$414,000 (2011). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/11.
Drafted by St. Louis 2007 (3-112) (UC Davis). $255,000 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
2019-03-14 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Nico Hoerner have chops, or is he just another over-hyped Cub prospect? (Buddy from Peoria, IL)	I'm gonna go with yes he's over-hyped, he's still better than Daniel Descalso, and congratulate Theo on the third place finish. (Nathan Bishop)
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	How much will Jose Reyes play this year? And if guys like Cargo, Blackmon, Hundley, LeMaheiu, McGee get dealt ..... Who gains value in Colorado? Not sure they have any other OF ready to step in this year. Dahl 2017. (Bork from Lala land)	Impossible to guess what a Reyes suspension would look like. But I am thinking he plays 90-100 games and using that as a valuation baseline. If the Rockies clean house, the biggest gainers are Tom Murphy and people they acquired to back up like Ryan Raburn and Daniel Descalso. Trevor Story is the prospect who really jumps up. You're right, Dahl is likely 2017, so it's probably Raburn and Brandon Barnes for now. (Mike Gianella)
2013-10-28 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Who is most likely to be the Cardinals' shortstop in 2014? (whjohnson37 from Houston)	None of the above. Seriously though the internal options aren't appealing. Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso both seem like fill-ins or utility options as opposed to starters, and while some have suggested that Kolten Wong can't be any worse at the position, I think he'd be too big of a stretch at the position defensively to give him a try. My guess based on internal options is Kozma. It wouldn't surprise me to see the club explore a trade or someone like Yunel Escobar is the market is right. (Mike Gianella)
2010-10-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do the Redbirds turn to for inexpensive middle-infield help? With the Pujols situation looming, I'm guessing they won't have lots of money to spend. (Matt from Chicago)	I'm willing to invest a measure of faith in Daniel Descalso at second base, which allows them to skip the now obviously abortive Schumaker experiment at the keystone. Which really leaves them shopping for shortstops, and the market's pretty weak on that score if you consider Jeter's not really in play. It's probably J.J. Hardy or bust, which is OK--you're the Cardinals, and you exploit the advantages of playing in front of the game's best fans in a fine park, playing with some of the best players in baseball while having a legit shot at contention. Haggle, sign, enjoy. (Christina Kahrl)

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