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Bobby Abreu RFPhillies

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
22	10081	.291	.395	.475	123	49.1

Birth Date	3-11-1974
Height	6' 0"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	50 years, 1 months, 15 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
1996	HOU	22	15	24	5	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	.227	.292	.273	83	-0.4	0.1	-0.4	0.0
1997	HOU	23	59	210	47	10	2	3	21	48	1	7	2	.250	.329	.372	84	-3.5	0.2	1.4	0.2
1998	PHI	24	151	589	155	29	6	17	84	133	0	19	10	.312	.409	.497	121	17.1	2.8	19.3	4.7
1999	PHI	25	152	662	183	35	11	20	109	113	3	27	9	.335	.446	.549	138	36.6	1.8	-10.4	3.6
2000	PHI	26	154	680	182	42	10	25	100	116	1	28	8	.316	.416	.554	137	39.0	-1.4	21.2	6.7
2001	PHI	27	162	704	170	48	4	31	106	137	1	36	14	.289	.393	.543	136	35.8	0.7	-4.1	4.5
2002	PHI	28	157	685	176	50	6	20	104	117	3	31	12	.308	.413	.521	134	31.7	-0.5	-5.1	4.0
2003	PHI	29	158	695	173	35	1	20	109	126	2	22	9	.300	.409	.468	129	28.0	0.5	5.1	4.4
2004	PHI	30	159	713	173	47	1	30	127	116	5	40	5	.301	.428	.544	141	38.4	1.1	-4.7	4.7
2005	PHI	31	162	719	168	37	1	24	117	134	6	31	9	.286	.405	.474	124	21.0	-1.3	-8.7	2.4
2006	NYA	32	58	248	69	16	0	7	33	52	1	10	2	.330	.419	.507	124	9.0	0.1	2.8	1.6
2006	PHI	32	98	438	94	25	2	8	91	86	2	20	4	.277	.427	.434	123	15.2	1.4	-5.8	1.9
2007	NYA	33	158	699	171	40	5	16	84	115	3	25	8	.283	.369	.445	109	10.7	1.9	2.3	2.7
2008	NYA	34	156	684	180	39	4	20	73	109	1	22	11	.296	.371	.471	117	15.9	0.3	-2.3	2.6
2009	ANA	35	152	667	165	29	3	15	94	113	1	30	8	.293	.390	.435	116	15.3	-2.5	8.6	3.3
2010	ANA	36	154	667	146	41	1	20	87	132	2	24	10	.255	.352	.435	117	13.9	-6.1	-10.3	1.0
2011	ANA	37	142	585	127	30	1	8	78	113	1	21	5	.253	.353	.365	103	2.4	0.0	-1.9	0.8
2012	ANA	38	8	27	5	3	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	.208	.259	.333	87	-0.4	-0.7	-0.1	-0.1
2012	LAN	38	92	230	48	8	1	3	35	51	0	6	2	.246	.361	.344	86	-3.5	-0.2	0.3	0.2
2014	NYN	40	78	155	33	9	0	1	20	21	0	1	0	.248	.342	.338	97	-0.5	-0.4	-3.5	-0.2
Career			2425	10081	2470	574	59	288	1476	1840	33	400	128	.291	.395	.475	123	321.8	-2.5	3.6	49.1

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
1992	ASH	A	SAL	135	549	.000	.000	.000	.336			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	OSC	A+	FSL	129	530	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	JAC	AA	TXS	118	451	.000	.000	.000	.347			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	TUC	AAA	PCL	114	491	.000	.000	.000	.407			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	HOU	MLB	NL	15	24	.250	.315	.395	.263	99	-1.9	0.7	-0.1	83	10	-0.4	0.1	-0.4	0.0
1996	TUC	AAA	PCL	132	573	.000	.000	.000	.343			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	HOU	MLB	NL	59	210	.263	.330	.405	.321	98	-1.2	5.6	-2.1	84	10	1.4	0.2	-3.5	0.2
1997	JAC	AA	TXS	0	13	.000	.000	.000	.286			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	NWO	AAA	AA	0	215	.000	.000	.000	.350			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	PHI	MLB	NL	151	589	.262	.328	.409	.393	100	27.9	15.3	-6.4	121	9	19.3	2.8	17.1	4.7
1999	PHI	MLB	NL	152	662	.269	.338	.431	.391	97	54.6	18.0	-7.9	138	9	-10.4	1.8	36.6	3.6
2000	PHI	MLB	NL	154	680	.265	.335	.426	.358	108	36.1	21.4	-7.9	137	7	21.2	-1.4	39.0	6.7
2001	PHI	MLB	NL	162	704	.264	.326	.427	.324	96	43.8	21.0	-7.7	136	11	-4.1	0.7	35.8	4.5
2002	PHI	MLB	NL	157	685	.258	.326	.410	.354	95	48.3	19.7	-6.4	134	10	-5.1	-0.5	31.7	4.0
2003	PHI	MLB	NL	158	695	.265	.330	.421	.349	96	37.9	18.3	-7.6	129	7	5.1	0.5	28.0	4.4
2004	PHI	MLB	NL	159	713	.263	.331	.422	.329	97	54.7	21.2	-7.8	141	6	-4.7	1.1	38.4	4.7
2005	PHI	MLB	NL	162	719	.265	.329	.410	.329	100	40.6	20.7	-7.8	124	9	-8.7	-1.3	21.0	2.4
2006	NYA	MLB	AL	58	248	.277	.342	.443	.405	108	12.8	7.5	-2.8	124	7	2.8	0.1	9.0	1.6
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	98	438	.271	.339	.433	.343	99	19.5	13.2	-4.9	123	7	-5.8	1.4	15.2	1.9
2007	NYA	MLB	AL	158	699	.269	.335	.420	.322	102	13.7	20.7	-7.7	109	7	2.3	1.9	10.7	2.7
2008	NYA	MLB	AL	156	684	.264	.331	.415	.333	103	19.9	19.8	-7.4	117	9	-2.3	0.3	15.9	2.6
2009	ANA	MLB	AL	152	667	.263	.330	.419	.338	103	17.4	19.2	-7.4	116	6	8.6	-2.5	15.3	3.3
2010	ANA	MLB	AL	154	667	.256	.322	.404	.296	100	18.6	18.4	-6.7	117	10	-10.3	-6.1	13.9	1.0
2011	ANA	MLB	AL	142	585	.256	.317	.400	.310	97	6.8	15.8	-8.9	103	11	-1.9	0.0	2.4	0.8
2012	ANA	MLB	AL	8	27	.265	.318	.439	.250	96	-1.6	0.7	-0.2	87	9	-0.1	-0.7	-0.4	-0.1
2012	LAN	MLB	NL	92	230	.256	.318	.408	.319	92	1	6.3	-1.4	86	9	0.3	-0.2	-3.5	0.2
2012	ABQ	AAA	PCL	5	20	.308	.378	.450	.462	120	0.1	0.6	-0.3	109	0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1
2012	LEO	Wnt	VWL	11	50	.000	.000	.000	.258			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	NYN	MLB	NL	78	155	.249	.311	.373	.283	96	0.8	4.0	-1.1	97	10	-3.5	-0.4	-0.5	-0.2
2014	LVG	AAA	PCL	26	91	.275	.341	.425	.433	107	4.9	2.7	-1.3	155	0	0.5	0.4	5.0	0.7

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
1992	ASH	A	SAL	549	480	81	140	21	4	8	193	48	63	79	15	11	.292	.377	.402	.110	0	0
1993	OSC	A+	FSL	530	474	62	134	21	17	5	204	55	51	90	10	14	.283	.353	.430	.148	1	1
1994	JAC	AA	TXS	451	400	61	121	25	9	16	212	73	42	81	12	10	.303	.373	.530	.228	0	0
1995	TUC	AAA	PCL	491	415	72	126	24	17	10	214	75	67	120	16	14	.304	.402	.516	.212	0	0
1996	HOU	MLB	NL	24	22	1	5	1	0	0	6	1	2	3	0	0	.227	.292	.273	.045	0	0
1996	TUC	AAA	PCL	573	484	86	137	14	16	13	222	68	83	111	24	18	.283	.389	.459	.176	2	2
1997	NWO	AAA	AA	215	194	25	52	9	4	2	75	22	21	49	7	4	.268	.340	.387	.119	0	0
1997	HOU	MLB	NL	210	188	22	47	10	2	3	70	26	21	48	7	2	.250	.329	.372	.122	0	0
1997	JAC	AA	TXS	13	12	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	5	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.083	0	0
1998	PHI	MLB	NL	589	497	68	155	29	6	17	247	74	84	133	19	10	.312	.409	.497	.185	4	4
1999	PHI	MLB	NL	662	546	118	183	35	11	20	300	93	109	113	27	9	.335	.446	.549	.214	4	0
2000	PHI	MLB	NL	680	576	103	182	42	10	25	319	79	100	116	28	8	.316	.416	.554	.238	3	0
2001	PHI	MLB	NL	704	588	118	170	48	4	31	319	110	106	137	36	14	.289	.393	.543	.253	9	0
2002	PHI	MLB	NL	685	572	102	176	50	6	20	298	85	104	117	31	12	.308	.413	.521	.213	6	0
2003	PHI	MLB	NL	695	577	99	173	35	1	20	270	101	109	126	22	9	.300	.409	.468	.168	7	0
2004	PHI	MLB	NL	713	574	118	173	47	1	30	312	105	127	116	40	5	.301	.428	.544	.242	7	0
2005	PHI	MLB	NL	719	588	104	168	37	1	24	279	102	117	134	31	9	.286	.405	.474	.189	8	0
2006	NYA	MLB	AL	248	209	37	69	16	0	7	106	42	33	52	10	2	.330	.419	.507	.177	3	2
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	438	339	61	94	25	2	8	147	65	91	86	20	4	.277	.427	.434	.156	6	0
2007	NYA	MLB	AL	699	605	123	171	40	5	16	269	101	84	115	25	8	.283	.369	.445	.162	7	0
2008	NYA	MLB	AL	684	609	100	180	39	4	20	287	100	73	109	22	11	.296	.371	.471	.176	1	0
2009	ANA	MLB	AL	667	563	96	165	29	3	15	245	103	94	113	30	8	.293	.390	.435	.142	9	0
2010	ANA	MLB	AL	667	573	88	146	41	1	20	249	78	87	132	24	10	.255	.352	.435	.180	5	0
2011	ANA	MLB	AL	585	502	54	127	30	1	8	183	60	78	113	21	5	.253	.353	.365	.112	3	1
2012	LEO	Wnt	VWL	50	41	8	8	3	1	0	13	0	9	10	1	1	.195	.340	.317	.122	0	0
2012	LAN	MLB	NL	230	195	28	48	8	1	3	67	19	35	51	6	2	.246	.361	.344	.097	0	0
2012	ABQ	AAA	PCL	20	17	2	6	1	0	0	7	0	3	4	0	0	.353	.450	.412	.059	0	0
2012	ANA	MLB	AL	27	24	1	5	3	0	0	8	5	2	5	0	0	.208	.259	.333	.125	1	0
2014	LVG	AAA	PCL	91	75	11	27	8	0	1	38	18	16	14	0	0	.360	.473	.507	.147	0
2014	NYN	MLB	NL	155	133	12	33	9	0	1	45	14	20	21	1	0	.248	.342	.338	.090	2

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2866	0.5195	0.3528	0.8477	0.5024	0.1910	0.9158	0.6540	0.1523	0.0052
2009	2780	0.5155	0.3266	0.8216	0.4857	0.1574	0.9052	0.5472	0.1784	-0.0006
2010	2828	0.5226	0.3260	0.8134	0.4553	0.1844	0.8796	0.6345	0.1866	0.0002
2011	2525	0.5267	0.3386	0.8058	0.4835	0.1774	0.8927	0.5425	0.1942	-0.0068
2012	1085	0.5189	0.3493	0.8074	0.4885	0.1992	0.8982	0.5673	0.1926	-0.0021
2014	645	0.5039	0.3783	0.8074	0.5600	0.1938	0.9176	0.4839	0.1926	-0.0051
Career	12729	0.5199	0.3393	0.8206	0.4863	0.1803	0.8995	0.5882	0.1794	-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
2014-03-24	2014-03-26	Camp	2	0	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2012-08-09	2012-08-28	Minors	19	0	-	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2012-03-05	2012-03-07	Camp	2	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2011-03-09	2011-03-11	Camp	2	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2010-05-17	2010-05-17	DTD	0	0		Low Back	Tightness		-
2010-03-27	2010-03-27	Camp	0	0	Right	Arm	Tightness		-
2010-03-14	2010-03-19	Camp	5	0		Trunk	Tightness		-
2009-06-17	2009-06-19	DTD	2	1		Neck	Tightness		-
2009-05-21	2009-05-22	DTD	1	1	Left		Contusion	Big Toe	-
2009-05-02	2009-05-04	DTD	2	1		Low Back	Soreness		-
2008-09-04	2008-09-05	DTD	1	1	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2007-04-07	2007-04-07	DTD	0	0		Knee	Contusion		-
2007-02-26	2007-03-20	Camp	22	0	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2006-05-13	2006-05-16	DTD	3	2		Low Back	Soreness		-
2003-08-03	2003-08-05	DTD	2	1	Left	Knee	Contusion		-
2003-05-25	2003-05-28	DTD	3	2	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2002-04-11	2002-04-13	DTD	2	2	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2002-02-04	2002-02-26	Camp	22	0	-	General Medical	Surgery	Appendectomy	2002-02-04
2001-05-21	2001-05-23	DTD	2	0	Right	Elbow	Strain	Throwing	-	-
2000-09-12	2000-09-16	DTD	4	3	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Previous Injury	Inflammation	-	-
2000-09-10	2000-09-11	DTD	1	1	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-	-
2000-04-04	2000-04-04	DTD	0	0	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-	-
1999-10-04	1999-10-04	Off	0	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Chips	1999-10-04
1999-07-18	1999-07-18	DTD	0	0	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-	-
1999-06-17	1999-06-17	DTD	0	0	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-	-
1999-05-06	1999-05-14	DTD	8	6	Right	Forearm	Strain		-	-
1998-05-28	1998-05-28	DTD	0	0	-	Knee	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
1997-05-25	1997-07-03	15-DL	39	36	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Hamate	1997-05-28

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	NYN	$
2013	LAN	$
2012	ANA	$9,000,000
2011	ANA	$9,000,000
2010	ANA	$9,000,000
2009	ANA	$5,000,000
2008	NYA	$16,000,000
2007	NYA	$15,000,000
2006	PHI	$13,600,000
2005	PHI	$13,100,000
2004	PHI	$10,600,000
2003	PHI	$9,100,000
2002	PHI	$6,333,333
2001	PHI	$4,983,333
2000	PHI	$2,933,333

Years	Description	Salary
13 yr	Previous	$123,649,999
13 yr	Total	$123,649,999

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
16 y 107 d	Peter Greenberg	1 year (2014)

Details

1 year (2014). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 1/21/14 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.8M in majors. Released by Philadelphia 3/27/14. Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 3/31/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Mets 4/21/14. DFA by NY Mets 8/5/14. Released 8/10/14. Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 8/16/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Mets 9/9/14. Retired 9/28/14.
2 years/$19M (2010-11), plus 2012 option. Signed extension with LA Angels 11/05/09. 10:$9M, 11:$9M, 12:$9M option, $1M buyout. Option guaranteed with 550 PAs in 2011 or 1,100 PAs in 2010-11. Option vested 7/31/11. Released by LA Angels 4/28/12. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 5/4/12. (Dodgers to pay pro-rated minimum salary, or $401,311, with Angels responsible for balance of 2012 salary.) DFA by LA Dodgers 8/1/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/9/12. Contract purchased by LA Dodgers 9/2/12.
1 year/$5M (2009). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 2/11/09. Performance bonuses.
5 years/$64M (2003-07), plus 2008 club option. Signed extension with Philadelphia 2/20/02. $3M signing bonus. 03:$8.5M, 04:$10M, 05:$12.5M, 06:$13M, 07:$15M, 08:$16M club option, $2M buyout. Full no-trade clause. Award bonuses. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Philadelphia 7/06 (Yankees pay all remaining salaries plus $1M to buy out no-trade clause). NY Yankees exercised 2008 option 11/2/07.
3 years/$14.2M (2000-02). $1M signing bonus. 00:$2.6M, 01:$4.65, 02:$6M.
Signed by Philadelphia 8/1990 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

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
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In the very deapest of dynasty leagues, would you consider Kevin Kiermaier, Jesus Montero, Brock Holt, Brandon Barnes, Bobby Abreu, Eugenio Suarez, Rene Rivera, Steve Pearce, and Juan Lagares. In what order would you rank them of those you would consider? (Donald from Orlando)	I'd look at Kiermaier, and Holt most among that group. Kiermaier has some nice PT with Myers down and Holt seems to be ready to play anywhere to stay in the lineup. There isn't a lot of disparity in the group, but for this year only, I'd still give Abreu a look, too. Beyond that, Suarez and Montero would be my next two. (Paul Sporer)
2014-02-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi R.J., Read recently where Adam Eaton said he'd like to have an OBA of .400 and steal 40 bases. I know he's done it in AAA but do you think that's realistic with the Sox ? (Pete from Chicago)	Pete, I like Eaton as a player and as an acquisition, but he's unlikely to hit those marks. We haven't seen a player pull off 40/.400 since Bobby Abreu in 2004, and it's only been done four other times since the latest round of expansion. Of course there have been three close calls over the past five seasons: Mike Trout missed out by one point of OBP in 2012; same with Matt Kemp in 2011; and Chone Figgins was within five points in 2009. It's just a tough combination to achieve. Figgins is probably the best-case scenario for Eaton, as he lacks Trout and Kemp's strength. Still, I think it's more likely that he hits around .270, which ... just to do the math ... assuming he gets 500 AB and maintains his current HBP and SF rates ... he'd need about 96 walks to get a .400 OBP. That's a ~16 percent walk rate, or what would've been the second-highest rate last season in the majors. So no, I don't think those are realistic expectations for Eaton. He should help the White Sox nonetheless. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-01-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)	The Phillies signed Bobby Abreu. Is there a real reason this was done? What can he still bring, if anything? I'm a little dumbfounded. (Kevin from Penn)	Yeah, I join you in your dumfoundedness, Kevin. As Sam noted on Effectively Wild a few days back, the issue with Abreu isn't his hitting. I mean, you can question that, sure, but they only gave him a minor league deal so if he doesn't hit, fine, get rid of him, send him down, whatever. The issue is his defense which was bad when he played in MLB years ago. The Phillies don't have the benefit of the DH, so I'm failing to see the upside here. Maybe Abreu comes back and he's CC skinny and all of a sudden can run and field. Again, minor league deal, so no risk for the Phillies as long as they don't play him in the field, but I agree, it seems like another opportunity for the Phillies to shoot themselves in the foot. (Matthew Kory)
2014-01-21 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Abreu really capable of living up to all this hype he's getting? I'm seeing him being consistently ranked top 20 at his position and I'm incredibly skeptical. (yancyeaton from Faint07)	Bobby Abreu signed a minor league deal and I thought for a second you were talking about him. I have to assume you're talking about Jose Abreu, the Cuban important who will presumably start at 1B for the White Sox. Top 20 is well within his reach but, yes, there is obviously a good deal of risk surrounding Abreu given all of the unknowns. In standard mixed there are probably safer plays, but in a deeper league I think you have to take him. (Mike Gianella)
2014-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Bobby Abreu....2014 Sleeper? (BobbyWatch from 2014)	Of course! (Mark Anderson)
2011-04-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Bobby Abreu a Hall of Famer? He has nearly a 300/400/500 career line and two 30/30 seasons - or is his lack of a peak too much to overcome being generally very good for almost 15 seasons? (mef from Brooklyn)	Outstanding hitter, but yes, his peak hasn't been high enough, and his lack of accolades (2 All-Star appearances and a Gold Glove) suggests nobody has really thought of him in terms of the Hall. Unless he gets to 3000 hits, he's probably doomed, and I'm not sure that's a real injustice given the way his bad latter-day defense has cut into his value. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	The likely outcome for Dunn in Philly is something similar to Bobby Abreu, who, if memory serves, was blamed for the team's struggles even though he was one of their best players. Unless, like Howard, he had a better supporting cast. Teams that are a player or two short of being real quality teams tend to end up blaming their best players for not being perfect. (Rob in CT from mishrob@comcast.net)	This is a good call, Rob. Yes, Abreu was blamed for the struggles because he wasn't as hard-nosed of a player, even though he was fantastic. Abreu's Phillies teams consistently finished 1-3 games out of the playoffs, and that's how he was viewed -- good but not good enough. (Eric Seidman)
2009-11-02 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Assuming the Giants don't sign Bay or Holliday, what hitter do you see them going after? (brianpekrul from San Francisco)	He's so much not their guy, but Bobby Abreu would be a godsend for them. Maybe three wins better than Schierholtz. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	It seems like Kenny Williams and Billy Beane almost approach their teams like keeper league fantasy owners: building up for runs earlier in the year, being unafraid to sell off when it doesn't go well as the season progresses, and taking on value (i.e., getting stars like Holliday, Peavy, or Rios cheaply while also dealing for prospects like Quentin) whenever possible. They don't seem to follow the more rigid labels of "rebuilding" or "contending." Is this is a genuine trend I'm noticing, and does this flexbility serve their teams better than some sort of more consistent plan? (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	Well, Kenny certainly seems like someone who keeps things in play. He keeps an eye out to add other people's blue-chip talent when other people get frustrated with it (Danks, Floyd, and Quentin, for example), Flowers is on the way as well, and yet he's also adding premium veterans. Rios might end up looking like a mistake in the long-term, but it was an understandable risk given they were playing Podzilla again, and needed a center fielder. It's a superficial observation, but I guess I'm left with the notion that the repercussions of the Bobby Abreu trade of 2006 was the event that highlighted how silly it can be to talk about 'white flags' or talking about rebuilding/contending as opposites. Pat Gillick ran up the flag, and two weeks later he's in a playoff race. Doing both at once is the rule for more teams than there are in just one category or the other. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-09-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do the Giants win the WildCard with Adam Dunn (or Bobby Abreu) and Orlando Hudson? (kmdarcy from Portland, Oregon)	That certainly looks like enough of an upgrade given how wretched the performances they've gotten out of their 2B (.242/.289/.345), LF (.261/.331/.410) and 1B (.274/.323/.419) players. Take Hudson away from the Dodgers and you start to close the gap in the NL West as well. For want of a nail... Other thought about Villalona - it might be time for somebody to revisit the career of Cesar Cedeno, who was involved in a shooting early in his career and never was the same player. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-08-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Jay, how do you think Bobby Abreu will, and should, fare in HOF balloting? Thanks (collins from greenville nc)	See today's piece. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-05-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Would you consider the Johnny Damon signing a "good signing" for the Yankees? At the time of the deal everyone thought 4 years was too long but he has had a pretty good run with the Yankees... (brian from Brooklyn NY)	I guess overall you can't argue with it. They've gotten .288/.363/.459 in 462 games to date and Damon has been durable but for that one DL stay last year. The real problem with it is that they signed Damon after passing on Carlos Beltran the year before, one of the more inexplicable non-moves in team history. Now, even if Damon slugs .610 for the rest of the season, I don't think there's a good argument for re-signing him to anything more than a one-year deal, in the same way that they held the line on Bobby Abreu. And if he doesn't slug .610 the rest of the year, we'd have to revisit the one-year part. What you don't want to wind up with is Damon '07 in a corner. (Steven Goldman)
2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Why are the Yankees getting rid of Bobby Abreu? He seemed to be so valuable in clutch situations. (hdl327 from Montclair, NJ)	Even the Yankees decided they couldn't afford all options simultaneously; I think landing Swisher for a corner's a good fit for them, and with their upgrade at first base and (ideally) a healthy season from Godzilla at DH, they really didn't have the space or need for him at the price he was anticipating he'd command earlier this winter. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Fernando Martinez the next Jay Payton and should the Mets sign Abreu to play in the outfield? (mwashuc06 from Utica,NY)	I'm willing to give Omar Minaya a lot of credit for holding onto Martinez, but I also think there's no need to rush him to find out if he's just Jay Payton or perhaps closer to his top comp (the ubiquitous Bobby Abreu). As a result, I think it does make sense for the Mets to go get an additional outfielder, but that's in part because I wasn't a big Ryan Church fan before his mishaps, and I'm less so now. Filling one outfield corner with "staff" is fine, but both? (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Why are the Yankees letting Bobby Abreu go? He has been so good for the team, and I can't see that this guy Swisher has stats even close to Abreu. No one seems to address this. Did he not get along with someone?? (hdl327 from Montclair, NJ )	They didn't want to get locked into a multi-year deal for a declining player. It's that simple. Given that Abreu's walks and power were trending downward and his defense was abysmal, the only real edge he had on Swisher is batting average. If the Swish can get back to just .250, he'll be right there with Abreu in productivity. That's if he plays. If the Yankees stick with Nady in right, your question has a great deal more validity. The Yanks would be letting the tail wag the dog - "We got him, now we have to play him." (Steven Goldman)
2009-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which free agent made the biggest mistake in not accepting arbitration from their former team? (denny187 from WI)	I went looking for a list and couldn't find one, although I know I had one in my mailbox for a while. Anyway, given where the market went, it looks like Bobby Abreu may end up with the biggest gap between arb salary (maybe $14 million?) and an eventual one-year deal. Maybe. This introduces the question: do we have to re-evaluate my criticism of the Yankees' decision to not offer arbitration to Abreu and Pettitte? Given what each did/eventually will sign for, clearly the Yankees saved money, although I still think both would have declined arb. Wow, imagine Abreu's situation if a #1 pick was attached to him... (Joe Sheehan)
2009-01-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any thoughts where a guy like Bobby Abreu ends up? Solid obp guy, could Texas use him? (kmshipley from austin, texas)	Abreu's kind of the guy who surprises me and maybe the guy most hurt by the market. A one year deal doesn't really help him the way it might with Dunn. Texas? No, they have enough OF guys and why spend when you have Nelson Cruz? (Will Carroll)
2008-10-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Steven. Which free agents should the Yankees target this off-season, if any? (Joe from Washington, DC)	Teixeira has to be job #1. He's the closest thing to a no-brainer there is out there in terms of maintaining/improving the offense and shoring up a problematic defense. After that, I'd love to see a right fielder who can hit with Bobby Abreu but isn't afraid that the wall is going to bite him, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards just now... I don't share their enthusiasm for signing every free agent pitcher on the market. Sabathia's size and workload are kind of scary, Burnett is somewhat overrated and tends to break down. Sheets is great but is an injury concern. They don't have the defense to support Derek Lowe. I guess of those four CC is the best bet. (Steven Goldman)
2008-09-23 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Obviously the Indians could stand to improve their corners, but what are the practical steps towards that? Who stays and who goes and from where do you find outside help? Thanks, Joe. (Noah from Brooklyn)	They've solved one with Choo, right? A Choo/Gutierrez platoon is pretty tasty. I'd see about Bobby Abreu for the other; he strikes me as undervalued by the industry. At first base, I leave Garko alone for a year, and get Victor Martinez some time on occasion. Third base...no idea. It's probably time to give up on Marte. You could trade for Garret Atkins, I guess, but he's not really that good. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Isn't a better Markakis comp Bobby Abreu in his peak years? (jamin67038 from Wichita, KS)	Yes, yes it is. and good one. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-08-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	All in all as his Yanks career ends with a whimper, what did you think of the Bobby Abreu era? Is he a non-clutch wuss as some/many/all? Philly fans think? (Jay from Philadelphia)	No, but he is the worst outfielder going back on the ball that I've ever seen. (Steven Goldman)
2008-08-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Great song about Jean Arthur by Robbie Fulks. And Robbie is from Chicago, so maybe we can debate which town has better musicians. (kevin from maryland)	Like Colbert, she had no middle period. That was her choice -- she decided to dial down her career as she approached middle age. It's like romantic comedy lead, romantic comedy lead... the mom in "Shane." And then very little else. Apparently she didn't much like talking about her career, either, which is too bad... I don't know that song. I'll check it out. Is there a song about Veronica Lake anywhere? ...Gabe Gross has played well lately, but you could see Bobby Abreu being a good add for the Rays. Wouldn't that be ironic given that they traded him for Kevin Stocker in one of the more infamous moves in history? (Steven Goldman)
2008-03-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Brett Gardner has two more stolen bases today against the Reds -- any room for him on the roster? Sure seems like he'd be useful, and it isn't like he's a zero at the plate. (g-mo from noch)	I'm a Gardner fan, but we have to recognize that he's a little feller with no power to speak of. That said, they could really use his skill set in the fifth outfielder line, because they currently have a deficit in the pinch-runner/defensive replacement department. As I've written elsewhere, the only reason not to select Gardner for that job, if they can find room with all of the corner types they're going to carry, is that he's a lefty, and it would be nice if the reserve OF could spell Bobby Abreu against the tougher southpaws. I'm rooting for a Reggie Willits acquisition, but know it won't happen. (Steven Goldman)
2008-02-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who is the best overall baserunner on the Yankees? (Rob from Andover, CT)	In 2007 I had Johnny Damon on top at +7 runs with Alex Rodriguez next at +5.2. Derek Jeter usually does well in baserunning and was at +2.4 and Hidecki Matsui was at +2.3. On the flip side, as usual Jorge Posada was last at -7.6 and Jason Giambi was at -3.5. Robinson Cano also did poorly at -2.2. Those three were also on the bottom in 2006 with Bernie Williams next. Melky Cabrera (+2) did well in 2006 as did Bobby Abreu (+1.5) but Damon was tops at +5.6. Based on past performance I'd have to go with Damon. (Dan Fox)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Dost thine eyes deceive me, or was that No. 53...Bobby Abreu...running into a wall?! (Steph Bee)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Popup city for the Dodgers. adambennett (MD Backgammon Tourney): Abreu for the HoF? A couple more good seasons should do it, right? Assuming we're talking about Bobby Abreu and not Tony or Winston, he's further away from the Hall of Fame. I looked at this back in August (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9416). By those numbers, which don't account for 2009, he was about 17 WARP short on career and a couple WARP shy on peak, but the real problem is that he's just past 2,100 hits at age 35, isn't close to 300 homers (256), has just two All-Star appearances and has never finished higher than 14th in the MVP voting. Plus there's the fact that guys who walk 80 or 100 times a year are exactly the ones who get kicked in the head by the voters, who prefer hackers like Jim Rice and Ryne Sandberg to plate disciples like Ron Santo, Tim Raines and Bobby Grich. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-10-10 13:30:00	Friday LCS	I was thinking Bobby Abreu for right field. They could use the OBP. (Joe Sheehan)

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