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José Iglesias SSAngels

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Birth Date	1-5-1990
Height	5' 11"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	35 years, 1 months, 27 days
Bats	R
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
2011	BOS	21	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	72	-0.2	-0.6	0.1	0.0
2012	BOS	22	25	77	8	2	0	1	4	16	3	1	0	.118	.200	.191	55	-4.0	0.9	1.5	0.1
2013	BOS	23	63	234	71	10	2	1	11	30	6	3	1	.330	.376	.409	85	-3.6	0.1	0.3	0.5
2013	DET	23	46	148	35	6	0	2	4	30	5	2	1	.259	.306	.348	87	-1.9	-0.4	2.6	0.6
2015	DET	25	120	454	125	17	3	2	25	44	6	11	8	.300	.347	.370	92	-2.4	-4.3	-6.7	0.5
2016	DET	26	137	513	119	26	0	4	28	50	8	7	4	.255	.306	.336	79	-11.6	1.2	14.2	2.6
2017	DET	27	130	489	118	33	1	6	21	65	1	7	4	.255	.288	.369	72	-15.6	3.7	-4.8	0.4
2018	DET	28	125	464	116	31	3	5	19	47	8	15	6	.269	.310	.389	93	-2.7	1.6	4.7	2.3
2019	CIN	29	146	530	145	21	3	11	20	70	3	6	6	.288	.318	.407	86	-7.1	3.0	6.5	2.5
Career			802	2915	739	146	12	32	132	354	40	52	30	.273	.315	.371	84	-49.1	5.3	18.4	9.6

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
2010	LOW	A-	NYP	13	48	.258	.335	.375	.438	103	4.4	1.3	-0.7	174	0	0.0	0.1	3.5	0.4
2010	PME	AA	EAS	57	236	.259	.340	.408	.364	111	-6.2	6.7	2.7	83	0	-6.6	4.2	-3.8	0.3
2011	BOS	MLB	AL	10	6	.246	.332	.378	.500	113	-0.2	0.2	0.1	72	8	0.1	-0.6	-0.2	0.0
2011	PAW	AAA	INT	101	387	.259	.328	.398	.279	91	-22.4	12.0	5	60	0	13.0	-1.3	-14.8	1.3
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	25	77	.238	.300	.374	.137	98	-8.3	2.1	0.9	55	13	1.5	0.9	-4.0	0.1
2012	LOW	A-	NYP	2	9	.272	.333	.390	.429	84	1.1	0.2	0.1	120	0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
2012	PAW	AAA	INT	88	396	.260	.327	.392	.299	97	-12.7	11.8	5.4	81	0	11.2	0.3	-7.2	2.1
2013	BOS	MLB	AL	63	234	.258	.317	.411	.376	101	5.3	6.2	1.7	85	10	0.3	0.1	-3.6	0.5
2013	DET	MLB	AL	46	148	.250	.311	.393	.320	101	-3.5	3.9	1.7	87	10	2.6	-0.4	-1.9	0.6
2013	PAW	AAA	INT	33	133	.260	.334	.397	.204	101	-8.5	3.8	1.7	55	0	1.3	1.2	-7.9	0.0
2015	DET	MLB	AL	120	454	.254	.313	.398	.330	106	-4.1	12.2	5.6	92	9	-6.7	-4.3	-2.4	0.5
2016	DET	MLB	AL	137	513	.256	.320	.422	.276	107	-14.1	14.5	6.6	79	11	14.2	1.2	-11.6	2.6
2016	TOL	AAA	INT	4	16	.271	.325	.415	.333	98	1.5	0.4	-0.1	131	0	0.1	-0.2	0.3	0.1
2017	DET	MLB	AL	130	489	.251	.318	.423	.285	109	-19.8	14.3	6.6	72	7	-4.8	3.7	-15.6	0.4
2018	DET	MLB	AL	125	464	.252	.318	.423	.291	102	-2.6	13.0	5.9	93	9	4.7	1.6	-2.7	2.3
2019	CIN	MLB	NL	146	530	.250	.319	.429	.315	97	-6.6	16.0	7.3	86	9	6.5	3.0	-7.1	2.5

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
2010	PME	AA	EAS	236	221	29	63	10	3	0	79	13	8	49	5	2	.285	.318	.357	.072	1	1
2010	LOW	A-	NYP	48	40	8	14	2	2	0	20	7	7	8	2	1	.350	.458	.500	.150	0	0
2011	BOS	MLB	AL	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.000	0	0
2011	PAW	AAA	INT	387	357	35	84	9	0	1	96	31	21	58	12	4	.235	.285	.269	.034	0	5
2012	LOW	A-	NYP	9	8	1	3	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	.375	.444	.500	.125	0	0
2012	PAW	AAA	INT	396	353	46	94	9	1	1	108	23	27	46	12	3	.266	.318	.306	.040	5	9
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	77	68	5	8	2	0	1	13	2	4	16	1	0	.118	.200	.191	.074	0	2
2013	BOS	MLB	AL	234	215	27	71	10	2	1	88	19	11	30	3	1	.330	.376	.409	.079	2	0
2013	DET	MLB	AL	148	135	12	35	6	0	2	47	10	4	30	2	1	.259	.306	.348	.089	0	4
2013	PAW	AAA	INT	133	119	17	24	2	0	4	38	15	9	18	5	3	.202	.262	.319	.118	1	3
2015	DET	MLB	AL	454	416	44	125	17	3	2	154	23	25	44	11	8	.300	.347	.370	.070	3	4
2016	DET	MLB	AL	513	467	57	119	26	0	4	157	32	28	50	7	4	.255	.306	.336	.081	3	7
2016	TOL	AAA	INT	16	16	2	6	1	0	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.625	.250	0	0
2017	DET	MLB	AL	489	463	56	118	33	1	6	171	54	21	65	7	4	.255	.288	.369	.114	1	3
2018	DET	MLB	AL	464	432	43	116	31	3	5	168	48	19	47	15	6	.269	.310	.389	.120	2	3
2019	CIN	MLB	NL	530	504	62	145	21	3	11	205	59	20	70	6	6	.288	.318	.407	.119	2	1

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2011	17	0.7059	0.7059	0.7500	0.6667	0.8000	0.8750	0.5000	0.2500	0.0007
2012	256	0.5195	0.4570	0.8120	0.5489	0.3577	0.9041	0.6591	0.1880	-0.0048
2013	1417	0.5109	0.4199	0.8437	0.5000	0.3362	0.9088	0.7425	0.1563	0.0098
2015	1676	0.4899	0.4499	0.8966	0.5615	0.3427	0.9610	0.7952	0.1034	0.0101
2016	1977	0.4780	0.4350	0.8907	0.5090	0.3672	0.9480	0.8179	0.1093	0.0000
2017	1810	0.5138	0.4613	0.8443	0.5441	0.3739	0.9308	0.7112	0.1557	0.0000
2018	1690	0.4917	0.4941	0.8695	0.6029	0.3888	0.9381	0.7665	0.1305	0.0000
2019	1870	0.4642	0.5535	0.8435	0.6590	0.4621	0.8969	0.7775	0.1565	0.0000
Career	10713	0.4914	0.4707	0.8639	0.5642	0.3808	0.9303	0.7669	0.1361	0.0028

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
2014-03-21	-	60-DL	-	-	Bilateral	Lower Leg	Recovery From Previous Injury	Stress Fracture	-	-
2014-02-28	2014-03-21	Camp	21	0	Bilateral	Lower Leg	Stress Fracture		-	-
2013-09-20	2013-09-25	DTD	5	5	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2013-09-05	2013-09-08	DTD	3	2	Bilateral	Lower Leg	Inflammation	Shin Splints	-	-
2013-08-24	2013-08-26	DTD	2	2	Left	Elbow	Contusion		-	-
2013-08-08	2013-08-09	DTD	1	1	Left		Contusion		-	-
2013-04-06	2013-04-07	DTD	1	1	Right	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2012-05-26	2012-06-26	Minors	31	29	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2012-03-11	2012-03-19	Camp	8	0	-	Groin	Soreness		-	-
2011-07-04	2011-07-21	Minors	17	15	-	Head	Concussion		-	-
2010-05-30	2010-08-17	Minors	79	0	Right	Fingers	Fracture	Index Finger HBP	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2023	MIA	$
2022	COL	$5,000,000
2021	ANA	$3,500,000
2020	BAL	$2,500,000
2019	CIN	$2,500,000
2018	DET	$6,275,000
2017	DET	$4,100,000
2016	DET	$2,100,000
2015	DET	$1,443,750
2014	DET	$1,650,000
2013	BOS	$2,062,500
2012	BOS	$2,062,500
2011	BOS	$2,062,500
2010	BOS	$2,062,500

Years	Description	Salary
13 yr	Previous	$37,318,750
13 yr	Total	$37,318,750

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 36 d	MVP Sports	1 year (2024)

Details

1 year (2024). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/5/23 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2023). Signed by Miami as a free agent 3/9/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Miami 4/20/23. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 4/25/23 (minor-league contract). Released by San Diego 5/26/23 (Iglesias exercised right to opt out of contract). Re-signed by San Diego as a free agent 5/30/23 (minor-league contract). Released by San Diego 6/20/23 (Iglesias elected right to opt out of contract).
1 year (2022). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 3/12/22.
1 year/$3M (2020), plus 2021 club option. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/7/20. 20:$2.5M, 21:$3.5M club option ($500,000 buyout). Baltimore exercised 2021 option 11/1/20. Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Baltimore 12/3/20. Released by LA Angels 9/3/21. Signed by Boston as a free agent 9/6/21. Sent outright to Triple-A by Boston 10/6/21.
1 year (2019). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/23/19 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2.5M in majors. May earn additional $1M in performance bonuses based on games. Contract selected by Cincinnati 3/28/19.
1 year/$6.275M (2018). Re-signed by Detroit 1/17/18 (avoided arbitration, $6.8M-$5.6M).
1 year/$4.1M (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.1M (2016). Re-signed by Detroit 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1,443,750 (2015). Re-signed by Detroit 2/19/15.
1 year/$1.65M (2014). Re-signed by Detroit 1/8/14.
4 years/$8.25M (2010-13). $6M signing bonus. Optioned to Double-A 3/14/10. Acquired by Detroit in three-way trade from Boston 7/30/13 (Jake Peavy deal).
Signed by Boston 9/9/09 as an amateur free agent from Cuba.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	FRAA
90^o	53	14	3	1	4	6	1	1	.292	.358	.417	104	SS 0
80^o	35	9	2	1	3	4	1	0	.281	.343	.438	97	SS 0
70^o	22	5	1	0	2	3	1	0	.250	.318	.300	92	SS 0
60^o	11	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.300	.364	.400	87	SS 0
50^o	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	83	SS 0
Weighted Mean	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	84	SS 0

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Date	Question	Answer
2019-11-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think this offseason will drag to the finish line like the past 2 seasons with good players left without a dance partner and having to take a lower/shorter deal? (sportsguy21792 from Madison)	I think it has the potential to, yes. I'm at least a little optimistic that the big names will come off the board a little bit earlier (by the end of 2019 would be great), but I do fear we're going to get into February and wonder why Kole Calhoun got a one-year, $10M deal, Corey Dickerson is still available, and Jose Iglesias is taking an NRI. It's not great! (Free Agent Chat w/Collin Whitchurch)
2018-12-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Anticipating that he will be the everyday shortstop when he suits up for Detroit this spring, Jordy Mercer will be the most-experienced player to make his team debut at that position for the Tigers since Jhonny Peralta in 2010 and the oldest (I think) since Adam Everett in 2009. I've scouted Mercer's modest stat line, but you've watched him regularly with the Pirates. What do you think it's reasonable for the Tigers to expect to get from Mercer in 2019? (Alec Denton from Atlanta)	Mercer is your basic generic shortstop. The advanced metrics all agree that he's become a below-average fielder, but it's more a case of him not making the spectacular play than butchering routine ones. Jose Iglesias he's not. Two things to be concerned about. First, he's never played more than 149 games in a season, so expect to see a fair amount of Ronny Rodriguez. Second, the bat, which was acceptable in 2016 and 2017, declined in 2018. Could be injuries, or could be a guy who's 32. In any case, he's down-in-the-order placeholder, but looking at the Tigers' farm system, I'm not exactly sure for whom. Isaac Paredes? Tigers gonna win, what, 65-75 games this year, maybe? Mercer's not going to keep them out of the postseason or anything. (Rob Mains)
2015-04-06 20:15:00 (link to chat)	Liriano walking Cueto was the key in the Reds win. Caused the fielders choice leading to Hamilton getting on, then 1st to 3rd, then balk. Dodgers fan? Sure you'd love the DH, they'd employ one for $20mil Bob Lemon, Carlos Zambrano, and Rick Rhoden scorn you (D Brown from Da burgh )	Johnny Cueto is a career .101/.128/.132/.104 hitter. Bob Lemon was .232/.288/.386 and was the best of the players you mentioned with a 676 OPS. Jose Iglesias has a career 678 OPS. This isn't a winning argument. (Craig Goldstein)
2015-04-06 20:15:00 (link to chat)	Rhoden was once used as a DH by the Yankees. He hit over .300 in seasons 9years apart. How many hitters can say that. Craig.... I could see if you were blinded by AL fandom. I'll end my side of this spat by saying that Ray Kinsella from Field of Dreams would side with me on this. (D brown from Da burgh)	You're talking about samples of under 100 PA. And he was Jose Iglesias level at the plate over his whole career, so it still doesn't carry weight. Also, the guy you're closing with is a made up character, so I'm not sure that's your best angle, either. (Craig Goldstein)
2013-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Curious about your thoughts on Avisail Garcia's ceiling and if DET will eventually regret that trade? (Mike from Detroit)	Whether or not Detroit regrets the trade depends on the outcome of Jose Iglesias' time there. If he's the everyday shortstop and provides good value in the field and at the bottom of the order, I'm not sure they're going to regret the deal too much. As for Garcia himself, I think he can be an above-average regular in right field. Defenisvely, he's going to be an asset there with good instincts, average speed and a big arm. Offensively, even with an aggressive approach, he's got a feel to hit and there's power in the bat. (Mark Anderson)
2013-09-12 18:00:00 (link to chat)	We just started round 1 of the playoffs, and my shortstop situation is dire. Who would you choose the rest of the season among Asdrubal Cabrera, Yunel Escobar, and Jose Iglesias? (Alex from Anaheim)	Hi Alex. That's pretty dire. This answer depends mostly on the rest of your roster. I think I'd stay away from Iglesias. He has already cooled off, and while he is in a strong line-up (which helps with the runs/RBI), I think he's the weakest choice of the three. That leaves Cabrera and Escobar. Escobar is the safer choice while Asdrual has the higher ceiling. If you need to play it safe, I'd go with Yunel. But the more I look at the two, I think I'd roll the dice on Cabrera. Cabrera's bad year is almost as good as Yunel's 2013. Assuming Cabrera's healthy, he should put up similar numbers. The only drawback with Cabrera is that he has been sitting at time for Mike Aviles. Still, I'd take the shot on Cabrera bouncing back this month. (Mike Gianella)
2013-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Sending this in early (the 29th) so this question may be dated but why don't the Red Sox call up Bogaerts to fix their hole at 3b? ...And why does your input window think "Sox" is misspelled? (goiter6 from MN)	Not only does it remain relevant, but the Jose Iglesias trade (and Michael Young non-trade) makes it more timely than before. I suppose the answer hinges on how the Red Sox feel about Will Middlebrooks and Xander Bogaerts. More to the point: Do they think Middlebrooks is the third baseman of the future, or at least the near future? And do they think moving Bogaerts to third base will impact his development at shortstop? There are other variables here, too-is Bogaerts' bat ready, for instance, and so on. At any rate, it wouldn't surprise me to see Bogaerts at third base for Boston before the season ends. So I'm not sure it's a fait accompli that it won't happen. It just hasn't happened yet. (R.J. Anderson Trade Deadline Wrap Chat)
2013-07-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How fast, and how far do Jose Iglesias' stats fall? Hitting out of this world. (Larry from Kansas City)	Fast, given that he doesn't have a lot of plate appearances to buoy any rate stats, but not that far given that he may not get all that many more if the hits start falling. He hasn't beaten BABIP. (Zachary Levine)
2013-04-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on Pete Kozma and Jose Iglesias? They have both looked good so far this spring/year. Think they will be ok offensively? (Todd from Dallas)	I made up my mind on Kozma last year and I don't have enough time in the day to reassess him continually, so I'll say "Meh" and "no." There are too many baseball players. Iglesias won't be ok offensively, either, but don't care, won't ever care. (Sam Miller)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	WHo has a longer major league career Jose Iglesias or Christian Colon? (Ray from Minneapolis)	Iglesias can play in the majors for 10 years on the back of his glove alone. (Jason Parks)
2012-11-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who plays SS for the Red Sox on opening day 2013? (kpLUCH from Chicago)	If it's not Jose Iglesias, then I don't know. I've heard the same rumblings about TEX shopping Andrus, but that seems crazy to me. (Ian Miller)
2012-02-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are there guys that missed the list with 80 tools? (Brian from Chicago)	Plenty of 80 runners. Some put an 80 of Jose Iglesias' glove. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-02-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Obviously the glove is impeccable, but where do you see Jose Iglesias' bat maxing out? Can he ever become an Orlando Cabrera-type offensive player, or is that aiming too high? (Pat H from Cambridge, MA)	I don't think that's aiming too high at all. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-11-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see Jose Iglesias hitting his ceiling as a top of the order bat with slick defense in the majors? (Jessica from New York)	I don't know anyone who saw his ceiling as a top of the order bat. More bottom of the order with Gold Glove defense. (Kevin Goldstein)

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