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Birth Date	11-8-1985
Height	5' 10"
Weight	180 lbs

Age	38 years, 5 months, 16 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 0.22015
: 0.62016
: -0.02017
: 2018
: 0.62019
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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	CHN	24	30	85	19	4	0	0	6	12	0	0	0	.241	.294	.291	79	-1.9	2.7	2.4	0.6
2011	CHN	25	143	570	146	23	6	2	22	67	8	9	2	.276	.313	.353	86	-8.6	3.1	7.3	1.8
2012	CHN	26	156	588	139	26	4	7	33	58	3	6	1	.254	.299	.354	83	-11.5	6.6	15.0	2.7
2013	CHN	27	141	555	104	25	1	7	36	64	6	4	2	.208	.266	.303	68	-18.6	1.6	-1.7	-0.5
2014	CHN	28	72	217	47	10	2	2	9	31	1	1	0	.230	.265	.328	94	-1.2	2.4	-1.2	0.6
2014	LAN	28	22	45	10	1	0	1	8	3	3	0	0	.303	.467	.424	94	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	0.1
2015	LAN	29	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	95	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
2015	TOR	29	15	26	7	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	.304	.333	.609	98	0.0	0.1	0.9	0.2
2016	TOR	30	104	306	75	13	2	4	22	48	1	2	2	.269	.322	.373	86	-4.6	-0.9	1.4	0.6
2017	TOR	31	129	362	78	14	0	6	18	64	2	7	2	.232	.275	.327	71	-11.9	-0.8	1.4	0.0
Career			814	2758	625	117	15	31	155	349	24	29	9	.246	.294	.341	80	-58.6	14.7	25.1	6.0

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	PEO	A	MDW	44	192	.256	.329	.370	.303	91	4.4	5.7	2.6	106	0	-1.9	2.1	1.5	1.0
2007	CUB	Rk	AZL	5	22	.268	.332	.385	.444	101	4	0.7	0.3	275	0	-0.1	0.7	7.9	0.9
2008	DAY	A+	FSL	123	459	.260	.334	.377	.295	105	-4	14.5	6.6	94	0	12.6	1.2	-10.9	2.4
2009	TEN	AA	SOU	74	284	.254	.334	.382	.350	94	7.2	8.0	3.6	122	0	-0.1	-0.4	7.3	1.9
2009	IOW	AAA	PCL	63	229	.265	.333	.399	.308	85	-3.5	6.7	2.5	80	0	2.8	1.9	-4.6	0.9
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	30	85	.248	.320	.383	.284	95	-3.1	2.3	0.6	79	10	2.4	2.7	-1.9	0.6
2010	IOW	AAA	PCL	114	510	.277	.345	.432	.330	96	-5.1	15.5	7	88	0	2.1	-3.2	-5.6	1.5
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	143	570	.257	.318	.399	.310	101	-10.7	15.4	-0.5	86	8	7.3	3.1	-8.6	1.8
2011	IOW	AAA	PCL	4	15	.290	.355	.456	.364	101	1.3	0.5	0	107	0	-0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	156	588	.255	.315	.405	.273	100	-12	16.1	-0.6	83	7	15.0	6.6	-11.5	2.7
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	141	555	.251	.313	.387	.222	104	-30.7	14.5	-0.7	68	6	-1.7	1.6	-18.6	-0.5
2013	IOW	AAA	PCL	3	13	.279	.357	.393	.714	92	1.8	0.4	0	139	0	-0.4	0.9	0.4	0.1
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	72	217	.252	.313	.388	.262	100	-6.8	5.6	-0.2	94	10	-1.2	2.4	-1.2	0.6
2014	LAN	MLB	NL	22	45	.275	.326	.434	.300	96	4.3	1.2	0	94	10	-0.4	0.0	-0.3	0.1
2014	ABQ	AAA	PCL	9	38	.281	.335	.446	.300	103	-1.7	1.1	0.4	86	0	-0.2	0.9	-0.8	0.1
2015	LAN	MLB	NL	2	4	.239	.305	.354	.000	88	-1.1	0.1	0	95	12	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	15	26	.268	.331	.420	.263	112	1.9	0.7	0	98	13	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.2
2015	OKL	AAA	PCL	96	379	.268	.333	.406	.306	94	0.7	10.5	0.7	88	0	-3.6	4.4	-11.1	0.1
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	104	306	.260	.321	.425	.310	109	-7.3	8.7	1	86	10	1.4	-0.9	-4.6	0.6
2017	TOR	MLB	AL	129	362	.254	.322	.422	.270	104	-17.2	10.6	0.4	71	9	1.4	-0.8	-11.9	0.0

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	CUB	Rk	AZL	22	18	6	8	3	0	0	11	2	4	0	0	0	.444	.545	.611	.167	0	0
2007	PEO	A	MDW	192	176	27	48	9	3	2	69	21	11	22	5	2	.273	.326	.392	.119	0	0
2008	DAY	A+	FSL	459	409	46	107	22	4	3	146	51	38	58	8	3	.262	.326	.357	.095	4	4
2009	TEN	AA	SOU	284	252	30	80	12	0	3	101	32	23	33	5	1	.317	.369	.401	.083	4	4
2009	IOW	AAA	PCL	229	212	25	56	12	1	0	70	17	13	32	4	1	.264	.304	.330	.066	2	2
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	85	79	12	19	4	0	0	23	2	6	12	0	0	.241	.294	.291	.051	0	0
2010	IOW	AAA	PCL	510	479	72	143	24	4	2	181	49	23	52	11	3	.299	.333	.378	.079	2	2
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	570	529	66	146	23	6	2	187	43	22	67	9	2	.276	.313	.353	.078	4	7
2011	IOW	AAA	PCL	15	14	3	5	1	0	1	9	3	0	2	1	0	.357	.400	.643	.286	0	0
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	588	548	73	139	26	4	7	194	44	33	58	6	1	.254	.299	.354	.100	1	3
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	555	501	49	104	25	1	7	152	41	36	64	4	2	.208	.266	.303	.096	6	4
2013	IOW	AAA	PCL	13	10	4	5	1	0	0	6	0	3	3	1	0	.500	.615	.600	.100	0	0
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	217	204	18	47	10	2	2	67	16	9	31	1	0	.230	.265	.328	.098	1
2014	LAN	MLB	NL	45	33	6	10	1	0	1	14	7	8	3	0	0	.303	.467	.424	.121	1
2014	ABQ	AAA	PCL	38	35	5	9	1	0	0	10	1	3	5	0	0	.257	.316	.286	.029	0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	26	23	4	7	1	0	2	14	4	1	2	0	0	.304	.333	.609	.304	0	2
2015	LAN	MLB	NL	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2015	OKL	AAA	PCL	379	347	52	96	15	0	4	123	31	22	44	7	4	.277	.325	.354	.078	2	4
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	306	279	35	75	13	2	4	104	19	22	48	2	2	.269	.322	.373	.104	2	2
2017	TOR	MLB	AL	362	336	34	78	14	0	6	110	25	18	64	7	2	.232	.275	.327	.095	1	5

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	333	0.5405	0.4715	0.8854	0.6333	0.2810	0.9211	0.7907	0.1146	-0.0049
2011	2146	0.5452	0.4390	0.8885	0.5581	0.2961	0.9158	0.8270	0.1115	0.0018
2012	2055	0.5285	0.4754	0.8987	0.6197	0.3137	0.9346	0.8191	0.1013	0.0065
2013	2114	0.5341	0.4560	0.8942	0.6023	0.2883	0.9294	0.8099	0.1058	0.0018
2014	972	0.5216	0.4619	0.8463	0.5838	0.3290	0.9155	0.7124	0.1537	0.0016
2015	103	0.5146	0.4272	0.9318	0.5472	0.3000	0.9655	0.8667	0.0682	-0.0005
2016	1140	0.5175	0.4842	0.8207	0.6441	0.3127	0.8605	0.7326	0.1793	0.0000
2017	1321	0.4921	0.4868	0.8227	0.6092	0.3681	0.8813	0.7287	0.1773	0.0000
Career	10184	0.5268	0.4643	0.8719	0.6008	0.3119	0.9124	0.7868	0.1281	0.0020

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
2013-03-31	2013-04-16	15-DL	16	12	Left	Knee	Laceration		-	-
2012-03-15	2012-03-18	Camp	3	0	Left	Trunk	Soreness	Side	-	-
2011-06-14	2011-06-29	15-DL	15	15	Right	Knee	Sprain	PCL	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	TOR	$2,887,500
2016	TOR	$1,050,000
2015	LAN	$2,525,000
2014	CHN	$2,300,000
2013	CHN	$562,000
2012	CHN	$500,000
2011	CHN	$417,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$10,241,500
7 yr	Total	$10,241,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 85 d	CAA Sports	1 year (2018)

Details

1 year (2018). Signed by Texas as a free agent 2/5/18 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.25M in majors. May earn additional $0.5M in performance bonuses. May opt out of contract 3/24/18 if not on Major League roster. Released by Texas 3/19/18.
1 year/$2.8875M (2017). Re-signed by Toronto 1/12/17 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.05M (2016). Re-signed by Toronto 12/10/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.525M (2015). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 12/2/14 (avoided arbitration). DFA by LA Dodgers 6/12/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/14/15. Acquired by Toronto in trade from LA Dodgers 9/13/15. Contract selected by LA Dodgers 9/13/15. Acquired by Toronto in trade from LA Dodgers 9/13/15. DFA by Toronto 10/19/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/21/15.
1 year/$2.3M (2014). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 2/6/14 (avoided arbitration, $2.8M-$1.8M). Acquired by LA Dodgers 7/28/14 in trade for a player to be named later after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 7/22/14.
1 year/$0.562M (2013). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/13.
1 year/$0.5M (2012). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/5/12.
1 year/$0.417M (2011). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/11.
1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 8/12/10.
Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2007 (4-127) (Oregon State). $222,750 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
90^o	382	44	100	19	2	8	40	34	64	6	3	.295	.362	.434	106	19.8	2B 2, 3B 1	2.4
80^o	362	40	90	17	2	7	37	31	62	6	2	.279	.345	.409	98	14.3	2B 2, 3B 1	1.8
70^o	348	38	82	16	1	6	34	28	61	5	2	.263	.328	.378	92	10.5	2B 2, 3B 1	1.4
60^o	336	35	78	15	1	6	32	27	60	5	2	.258	.323	.374	87	7.6	2B 2, 3B 1	1.1
50^o	325	33	73	14	1	6	31	25	58	5	2	.249	.311	.365	83	4.9	2B 2, 3B 1	0.8
40^o	314	31	68	13	1	5	29	23	57	4	2	.240	.300	.346	79	2.5	2B 2, 3B 1	0.5
30^o	302	29	64	12	1	5	27	22	56	4	2	.234	.294	.341	74	0.0	2B 2, 3B 1	0.3
20^o	288	27	58	11	1	4	25	20	54	4	2	.222	.281	.318	68	-2.6	2B 1, 3B 1	0.0
10^o	268	24	52	10	1	4	22	17	52	3	1	.212	.268	.310	60	-5.8	2B 1, 3B 1	-0.4
Weighted Mean	329	34	74	14	1	6	31	25	59	5	2	.250	.311	.365	84	5.8	2B 2, 3B 1	0.9

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Date	Question	Answer
2014-07-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Chris, I'm in an 10 year H2H Roto Deep Keeper League and wondered if I could trade my Darwin Barney for your old Halloween candy. (Balki from Bartokomous)	Will get bak to you on that I have a lot of ballz in the air but I'm interest. (Chris Rodriguez)
2014-06-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	After his recent hot streak, can we start to say Arismendy Alcantara has proven himself ready for a callup? What kind of OBP do you think we can expect ROS? (LoyalRoyal from Poolside)	In a vacuum, I'd like to see Alcantara spend the entire year at Triple-A. He's only 22 and his plate discipline was getting exposed early in Triple-A. He's never going to be a huge on-base guy, but you can't mistake the power production at second base. Plus, Darwin Barney is so terrible that it's going to be an upgrade no matter what. I'd see a .270/.320/.450 kind of guy, which is a nice offensive piece at second base. (Jeff Moore)
2014-06-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	with Barney hitting .190 and Bonafacio DL, do expect the cubs to take a look at Alcantara at 2B. (Frank from chicago)	Yeah, I'd expect it, but Alcantara currently has a .313 OBP in Triple-A. Remember, the grass isn't always greener. Ok, well it's greener than Darwin Barney, but you get the idea. (Jeff Moore)
2014-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I know Spring Training rarely means much, but are there any guys we should keep a close eye on? To see if they are returning from injury well/keeping gains in control/breaking camp? (Keith from Brooklyn)	Mike Olt is my de facto pick for "guy to watch in spring training". The Cubs offense is a damn mess and I don't think they can stomach playing Darwin Barney and Luis Valbuena for all that much longer. I think they would love Olt to win the job out of spring. (Mauricio Rubio)
2012-08-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	But Darwin Barney! (bradleyankrom from NYC)	Barney would make a fine utility player. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-08-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you see out of Darwin Barney gold glove defender? Backup on first division team? Or ML starter? thanks (Mclan89 from Somewhere )	He's a wonderful BASEBALL player, but not very toolsy, or enough of an offensive contributor to work as an every day player. He's going to be in the big leagues for a decade or more though, and deservedly so. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Well, you made it to 24, you may be talking to yourself in chats, but that's better than other Lindbergh babies have managed....Is Darwin Barney capable of being the next David Eckstein? (Mike from Chicago)	Good point--I'm doing okay by Lindbergh baby standards. As for Barney, no way--he has at least four inches on Eckstein, so even if he were Eck's equal as a player, he'd never have his heart. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I've already got Ackley and Montero burning spots on my roster, but Moustakas is available. Would you drop either of the guys I already have in favor of Moustakas? The main reason I have Ackley is that I'm a bit short at second with Darwin Barney as my main guy there. I've got Youkilis at third and Soto at catcher. (JayT from San Francisco)	Not Ackley, but maybe Montero. It's tough to say if/when Montero will get the call with no real spot for him unless the Yanks part ways with Posada. I'd probably hang onto Montero and look to drop Barney for Moustakas once Ackley gets the call. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Where would you rank Allen Craig amongst NL 2B once he gets eligibility? (KD from Loop)	Depends how much they play Schumaker. If the PT gets split relatively evenly, he's probably somewhere in the middle, ahead of guys like Daniel Murphy and Jonathan Herrera, maybe in line with a guy like Darwin Barney. It really depends on the PT, though. (Derek Carty)
2011-05-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Darwin Barney has been way better then I would have ever expected. Is this just a mirage, or do you think he has a chance of keeping this production up? (JayT from San Francisco)	Barney sure seems to be turning into a fan favorite, doesn't he? His big league career line isn't too far off what he did in Triple-A, but I'm not certain he is as good as people want him to be because of his intangibles and personality. (R.J. Anderson)
2011-04-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	NL only, 12 team 5x5. I stumbled into shockingly good depth at 2b (which is scarce as heck): Bill Hall, Darwin Barney (bench), Freddy Sanchez, Willie Bloomquist. Who should start, who are trade bait? (jm010e from Vegas)	I would move Bloomquist, for sure--depending on him to keep it up is a bet I wouldn't want to make, and one you don't have to make, given your depth there. Barney probably won't bring back much in a deal, whether he is good or not, so dangling one of the other two to see what you can get would be the right play. (Marc Normandin)
2011-04-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Ok, this Cub team isn't all that exciting to watch. Coming out of the gates and displaying their mediocrity in mediocre fashion. But when can I get incredibly excited about Starlin Castro's start? Now? Am I late already? Should I wait a month? I need something to overhype and he seems to be all I got. (HypedUp Cub Fan from Chicago)	Especially since they're displaying their mediocrity in mediocre fashion against some pretty lousy teams. Hype up Castro all you want -- he's all we've got. Seriously, can you get excited over Marlon Byrd? Darwin Barney? Marcos Mateo? Castro just hits and hits and hits, and he's risen to every challenge he's been given. I've grown to love the kid, and it's a shameless, probably eventually self-defeating love, but I've thrown myself into it. Feel free to join me. (Ken Funck)
2009-07-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Has the Cubs system improved quite a bit this season with the emeregence of guys like Cashner, Castro, Jackson and Carpenter (amongst others)? (Raisin from LA)	I think so. It's interesting, in that nearly every couple of weeks I'm talking to someone who sees some Cubs guy he really likes. Add shortstop Darwin Barney to your list. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	When you say you like Darwin Barney, you mean in a utility infield way right? I mean there's no way a guy with 0 secondary skills can be a starter. Or at least deserve to be a starter. (Jon from Rhode Island)	What is he's a 70 defender? Was good enough for Elvis Andrus. (Kevin Goldstein)

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