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Birth Date	5-22-1986
Height	5' 10"
Weight	180 lbs

Age	37 years, 11 months, 4 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	OAK	24	4	9	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	.429	.556	.429	89	-0.1	-0.7	0.0	-0.1
2011	OAK	25	27	74	14	3	0	2	4	13	0	0	0	.200	.243	.329	84	-1.2	-0.9	0.4	0.1
2012	OAK	26	37	108	17	3	1	2	5	17	0	2	0	.167	.206	.275	69	-3.8	0.2	2.1	0.2
2013	OAK	27	130	410	98	24	3	2	27	51	5	10	5	.266	.322	.364	93	-2.7	-1.5	0.0	0.7
2014	OAK	28	117	329	65	10	0	1	31	37	1	11	4	.223	.298	.268	79	-7.5	0.3	8.3	1.1
2015	OAK	29	120	401	92	12	3	1	23	50	2	6	1	.247	.294	.304	80	-8.0	2.2	5.8	1.2
2017	MIL	31	94	299	68	15	1	3	45	37	4	3	3	.273	.393	.378	105	2.8	-2.9	-2.6	0.7
2018	MIL	32	55	113	13	3	0	0	12	23	2	3	0	.134	.241	.165	72	-3.4	0.3	-0.1	0.1
2019	TBA	33	37	119	29	6	0	3	9	16	1	2	0	.266	.328	.404	104	1.2	-0.1	0.7	0.5
2019	TOR	33	73	323	86	17	2	10	29	47	1	6	0	.300	.363	.477	112	6.7	3.0	-0.2	1.7
Career			694	2185	485	93	10	24	187	292	16	43	14	.248	.318	.343	91	-15.9	0.0	14.5	6.3

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	FTW	A	MDW	22	92	.265	.334	.381	.275	97	-3.1	2.7	-0.7	88	0	-1.2	0.2	-1.0	0.0
2007	EUG	A-	NWN	31	145	.259	.349	.386	.278	107	0.8	4.4	0.1	111	0	-1.9	0.7	2.4	0.6
2007	POR	AAA	PCL	1	4	.269	.346	.431	.000	95	-0.9	0.1	-0.1	19	0	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2008	LEL	A+	CLF	133	622	.279	.353	.426	.334	98	43.2	19.7	-2.7	132	0	3.8	1.1	8.8	3.1
2009	SAN	AA	TXS	117	530	.267	.342	.389	.312	116	5.5	15.5	-1.3	117	0	-1.0	3.4	2.7	2.0
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	4	9	.258	.321	.384	.500	103	1.8	0.2	0	89	9	0.0	-0.7	-0.1	-0.1
2010	SAC	AAA	PCL	137	597	.282	.352	.440	.337	93	22.2	18.9	1.5	113	0	-1.4	-1.2	12.4	2.9
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	27	74	.246	.303	.384	.218	95	-4.7	2.0	0.5	84	11	0.4	-0.9	-1.2	0.1
2011	SAC	AAA	PCL	79	366	.293	.365	.469	.319	97	9.8	11.4	4.2	103	0	-7.9	0.5	2.7	1.0
2012	OAK	MLB	AL	37	108	.251	.315	.403	.181	92	-8	3.0	0.6	69	14	2.1	0.2	-3.8	0.2
2012	SAC	AAA	PCL	37	180	.282	.348	.432	.348	90	12.2	5.3	0.1	141	0	7.1	0.6	9.4	2.2
2013	OAK	MLB	AL	130	410	.255	.319	.407	.301	94	2.7	10.8	0.1	93	10	0.0	-1.5	-2.7	0.7
2014	OAK	MLB	AL	117	329	.252	.313	.388	.251	92	-10	8.5	0.2	79	12	8.3	0.3	-7.5	1.1
2015	OAK	MLB	AL	120	401	.255	.314	.409	.283	101	-14.9	10.8	0.2	80	8	5.8	2.2	-8.0	1.2
2016	STO	A+	CAL	2	7	.285	.327	.476	.400	92	-0.4	0.2	0	87	0	-0.1	0.4	-0.2	0.0
2017	MIL	MLB	NL	94	299	.247	.318	.414	.311	95	6.6	8.8	0.9	105	10	-2.6	-2.9	2.8	0.7
2017	WIS	A	MID	2	7	.264	.337	.393	.000	102	-0.7	0.2	0	83	0	0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0
2017	CSP	AAA	PCL	24	107	.279	.344	.443	.351	120	4.2	3.2	-0.2	126	0	-0.1	-0.2	3.8	0.6
2018	MIL	MLB	NL	55	113	.247	.321	.392	.173	93	-9.6	3.2	0.7	72	9	-0.1	0.3	-3.4	0.1
2018	CSP	AAA	PCL	27	101	.254	.319	.383	.267	103	-6.5	3.0	0	65	0	2.4	1.6	-3.8	0.3
2018	BRR	Rk	AZL	2	7	.237	.325	.322	.500	102	0.5	0.2	-0.1	138	0	-0.1	-0.1	0.3	0.0
2019	TBA	MLB	AL	37	119	.251	.317	.442	.289	96	1.9	3.6	-0.2	104	-5	0.7	-0.1	1.2	0.5
2019	TOR	MLB	AL	73	323	.255	.321	.433	.326	102	10	9.8	-1.6	112	15	-0.2	3.0	6.7	1.7
2019	BUF	AAA	INT	9	38	.248	.331	.410	.269	100	1	1.3	0	119	0	1.0	0.7	1.0	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
2007	POR	AAA	PCL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.000	0	0
2007	FTW	A	MDW	92	83	7	21	2	0	2	29	15	6	13	2	2	.253	.308	.349	.096	1	1
2007	EUG	A-	NWN	145	125	20	32	9	0	2	47	18	19	16	4	2	.256	.352	.376	.120	1	1
2008	LEL	A+	CLF	622	536	97	165	42	3	10	243	87	79	62	16	7	.308	.398	.453	.146	0	0
2009	SAN	AA	TXS	530	457	79	134	25	3	6	183	51	58	47	10	6	.293	.371	.400	.107	6	6
2010	SAC	AAA	PCL	597	514	82	154	28	6	5	209	65	75	68	14	9	.300	.392	.407	.107	1	1
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	9	7	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	1	.429	.556	.429	.000	0	0
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	74	70	7	14	3	0	2	23	4	4	13	0	0	.200	.243	.329	.129	0	0
2011	SAC	AAA	PCL	366	315	55	94	16	2	5	129	37	40	34	13	3	.298	.381	.410	.111	3	4
2012	SAC	AAA	PCL	180	157	29	52	5	2	5	76	22	23	17	11	3	.331	.417	.484	.153	0	0
2012	OAK	MLB	AL	108	102	8	17	3	1	2	28	7	5	17	2	0	.167	.206	.275	.108	0	1
2013	OAK	MLB	AL	410	368	45	98	24	3	2	134	35	27	51	10	5	.266	.322	.364	.098	4	6
2014	OAK	MLB	AL	329	291	38	65	10	0	1	78	22	31	37	11	4	.223	.298	.268	.045	2
2015	OAK	MLB	AL	401	372	40	92	12	3	1	113	37	23	50	6	1	.247	.294	.304	.056	1	3
2016	STO	A+	CAL	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	0	0
2017	CSP	AAA	PCL	107	91	30	30	8	0	3	47	17	15	12	5	0	.330	.421	.516	.187	1	0
2017	MIL	MLB	NL	299	249	37	68	15	1	3	94	18	45	37	3	3	.273	.393	.378	.104	0	1
2017	WIS	A	MID	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.000	0	0
2018	MIL	MLB	NL	113	97	7	13	3	0	0	16	2	12	23	3	0	.134	.241	.165	.031	1	1
2018	BRR	Rk	AZL	7	7	0	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.429	.429	.571	.143	0	0
2018	CSP	AAA	PCL	101	89	10	20	4	0	0	24	11	10	16	0	1	.225	.297	.270	.045	2	0
2019	BUF	AAA	INT	38	30	7	8	2	0	1	13	6	7	4	0	0	.267	.395	.433	.167	1	0
2019	TBA	MLB	AL	119	109	14	29	6	0	3	44	10	9	16	2	0	.266	.328	.404	.138	0	0
2019	TOR	MLB	AL	323	287	45	86	17	2	10	137	30	29	47	6	0	.300	.363	.477	.178	3	3

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	32	0.4375	0.2813	0.8889	0.5000	0.1111	1.0000	0.5000	0.1111	0.0007
2011	241	0.5394	0.4564	0.8909	0.5692	0.3243	0.9730	0.7222	0.1091	0.0047
2012	385	0.5221	0.4026	0.8774	0.5473	0.2446	0.9182	0.7778	0.1226	0.0038
2013	1472	0.5136	0.4090	0.8920	0.5489	0.2612	0.9566	0.7487	0.1080	-0.0044
2014	1147	0.4961	0.3923	0.8889	0.5448	0.2422	0.9516	0.7500	0.1111	-0.0059
2015	1444	0.5139	0.3989	0.8889	0.5364	0.2536	0.9673	0.7135	0.1111	0.0036
2017	1227	0.4792	0.3513	0.8886	0.4881	0.2254	0.9617	0.7431	0.1114	0.0000
2018	463	0.5032	0.3693	0.8713	0.5322	0.2043	0.9032	0.7872	0.1287	0.0000
2019	1747	0.4963	0.3858	0.8887	0.5121	0.2614	0.9459	0.7783	0.1113	0.0000
Career	8158	0.5026	0.3896	0.8879	0.5285	0.2491	0.9521	0.7499	0.1121	-0.0007

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
2012-08-07	2012-10-12	15-DL	66	53	-	Back	Strain		-	-
2011-03-07	2011-03-12	Camp	5	0	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-
2009-05-02	2009-05-15	Minors	13	0		Groin	Strain	Mild	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2021	CHN	$1,000,000
2020	MIL	$4,000,000
2019	TOR	$
2018	MIL	$2,400,000
2017	MIL	$
2016	OAK	$1,500,000
2015	OAK	$1,075,000
2014	OAK	$510,000
2013	OAK	$495,000
2012	OAK	$482,500

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$11,462,500
8 yr	Total	$11,462,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 134 d	Octagon	1 year/$1M (2021)

Details

1 year (2021). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/3/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/28/21. DFA by Chicago Cubs 7/23/21. Released 7/28/21.
1 year/$4.5M (2020), plus 2021 club option. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/20/19. 20:$4M 21:$4.5M club option ($500,000 buyout). Buyout increases by $250,000 each with 400, 450 plate appearances in 2020. Milwaukee declined 2021 club option 10/30/20.
1 year (2019). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/21/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Toronto 4/15/19. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Toronto 7/28/19.
1 year/$2.4M (2018). Re-signed by Milwaukee 10/26/17. Performance bonuses: $0.15M each for 30, 50, 70, 90 games. $50,000 for 120 games. DFA by Milwaukee 7/5/18. Released 7/10/18. Re-signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 7/27/18 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2017). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/15/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Milwaukee 5/12/17.
1 year/$1.5M (2016). Re-signed by Oakland 12/2/15 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 350, 400 plate appearances. Sent outright to Triple-A by Oakland 10/6/16.
1 year/$1.075M (2015). Re-signed by Oakland 1/23/15 (avoided arbitration, $1.425M-$0.9M).
1 year/$510,000 (2014). Re-signed by Oakland 3/14.
1 year/$495,000 (2013). Re-signed by Oakland 3/13.
1 year/$482,500 (2012). Re-signed by Oakland 2/12.
1 year (2011). Re-signed by Oakland 3/11.
1 year (2010). Acquired by Oakland in trade from San Diego 1/16/10. Contract purchased by Oakland 9/14/10.
Drafted by San Diego 2007 (2-81) (Arizona State). Signed 6/27/07, $400,000 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
2020-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm looking for multi position player to target after pick 350....Vanmeter, Peraza, Happ? Yes, or do you have better options? (Vic from Baltimore)	Of those 3, Happ by far, though I have doubts he will be eligible anywhere except OF this year. I doubt VanMeter or Peraza are anything more than utility pieces this year. Going strictly off NFBC ADP, I'd maybe target Nicky Lopez (2B/SS) who is dirt cheap after his disastrous 2019 debut yet locked into a starting role with David Fletcher type upside. After that, maybe Eric Sogard who should see time all over the infield for the Brewers and surprised last year with his bat. (Jesse Roche)
2019-07-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What contenders would have interest in Eric Sogard? Is he an everyday starter for any of the top teams? CHI? Who else? (Craig from Chicago)	I'd imagine the Rays would have some interest. I wrote about this a little for the TA that should be rolling out soon, I think worst case Sogard is the strong side of a utility platoon, with some everyday upside. (Mark Barry)
2019-05-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Have you noticed Eric Sogard's DRC+? What do you think? (Vernon Duke from Taking a Chance)	Sure. Have you noticed his PA? (Craig Goldstein)
2013-10-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were Oakland, who stays and goes for 2014? Some choices are obvious -- Chris Young and Kurt Suzuki are gone. Grant Balfour and Bartolo Colon are probably not affordable. Brett Anderson, Seth Smith, and Josh Reddick are all non-tender candidates, though Smith and Reddick could be back because it doesn't look like Michael Choice is ready. How do they fix the middle of the infield? Jed Lowrie isn't going to put up this type of offense to make up for that poor of a glove and Eric Sogard and Albert Callaspo -- just, no. The Coliseum hides the total mediocre state of the A's rotation. (Dave from Chicago)	Great question. Agree on Young and Suzuki. Balfour will probably price himself out of Oakland, a team that has no problem with a revolving door of closers. I think that Reddick sticks around, unless his homer counts exorbitantly drive up the price in his first year of arbitration. It will be interesting to see what Colon wants contractually, and the A's could easily bow out if he wants a multi-year deal. There is no way that the A's pay $8 million for Anderson next year, so his option will be declined, but it will be interesting to see if he re-signs on a one-year deal to re-establish his value. Coco Crisp will probably be taken up on his $7.5 million option, given his somewhat unique blend of speed and power in CF (as well as his clubhouse appeal). The A's like the power that Lowrie offers in the middle of the diamond, and their backup options are less than inspiring (Nakajima has turned out to be a waste of $6.5 million). The A's pitching succeeds in many ways that are tough to see. Yes, the Coliseum and its immense foul territory certainly help, but the A's have an excellent system in place for pitcher development. They emphasize balance, posture, and pitch repetition - and they eschew the slide step! So they earn the benefit of the doubt when it comes to developing pitchers from within and identifying which arms to bring into the system. On the jukebox: Aerosmith, "Ragdoll" (Doug Thorburn)
2012-07-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Whither Eric Sogard? Terrible Hitter (minors suggest otherwise) or BABIP cannon fodder? Inquiring minds... (Larry from pgh)	First question I've ever received about Eric Sogard. Ever. You get a cookie. It seems a bit of both. His MLB BABIP are too low, probably small-sample-size driven, but he's also probably not an especially good hitter. He's 26, he's never really been that highly regarded, and if he carves out a career for himself, it'll be as a backup infielder or a starter for a really bad team. (Derek Carty)
2012-05-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Why has it almost always been lefty/righty platoons? Why aren't their more fastball hitter / junkball hitter platoons? or platoons based on who's pitching for their own team such as a more defensive infielder for groundball pitchers, etc. - or have there been many of those that we haven't noticed? (hotstatrat from T.O.)	To the extent it's not happening, it's hard to say why. BP authors have been calling for this kind of thing since before I started reading, and I'm old. It seems like an obvious thing to try. Which makes me think, moving to the second half, that it is being done more than we realize. Of course, managers don't really platoon much at all, but when they're picking spots to give someone a rest day, there's a possibility that they're putting the bench infielder at short on the day when the junkballer is throwing and just not really mentioning it because the main reason the starter isn't starting is because it's a day off. Not to go all-A's, but Bob Melvin did, on Opening Day Part One (the Japan version) start Eric Sogard at third base instead of theoretical starter Josh Donaldson. Felix Hernandez was on the mound, and Melvin reasoned that Sogard had more of a contact-oriented approach than Donaldson. He insisted that it was not a lefty/right issue. (Jason Wojciechowski)

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