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Career Summary
| Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | WARP |
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| 27 | 9731 | .298 | .365 | .417 | 109 | 38.4 |
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WARP Summary
MLB Statistics
| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | DRAA | BRR | FRAA | BWARP |
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| 1982 | PHI | 23 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .323 | .310 | 75 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | CLE | 24 | 149 | 598 | 153 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 50 | 2 | 32 | 12 | .273 | .306 | .388 | 88 | -8.2 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1984 | CLE | 25 | 160 | 718 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 68 | 6 | 19 | 10 | .286 | .331 | .348 | 91 | -5.1 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | CLE | 26 | 160 | 703 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 74 | 4 | 13 | 9 | .288 | .343 | .381 | 99 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -9.8 | 2.6 |
| 1986 | CLE | 27 | 149 | 636 | 183 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .306 | .338 | .422 | 102 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 1987 | CLE | 28 | 128 | 560 | 158 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 56 | 3 | 32 | 9 | .319 | .389 | .428 | 110 | 7.3 | 2.4 | -7.5 | 2.4 |
| 1988 | CLE | 29 | 152 | 676 | 186 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 72 | 2 | 25 | 11 | .303 | .361 | .409 | 116 | 12.7 | 4.2 | -5.0 | 3.1 |
| 1989 | TEX | 30 | 150 | 621 | 173 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 69 | 1 | 21 | 3 | .316 | .386 | .462 | 135 | 25.3 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 |
| 1990 | TEX | 31 | 157 | 670 | 172 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 82 | 83 | 2 | 31 | 10 | .296 | .383 | .402 | 120 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 4.3 |
| 1991 | TEX | 32 | 146 | 659 | 201 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 65 | 78 | 3 | 36 | 9 | .341 | .408 | .474 | 139 | 30.7 | 5.7 | -17.2 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | TEX | 33 | 35 | 123 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .328 | .355 | 94 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | TEX | 34 | 144 | 607 | 154 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 95 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .289 | .360 | .438 | 110 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| 1994 | CHA | 35 | 112 | 505 | 138 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 75 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .319 | .406 | .510 | 134 | 24.5 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | CLE | 37 | 112 | 499 | 139 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 82 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .322 | .407 | .470 | 119 | 15.2 | -0.3 | -4.9 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | CLE | 38 | 78 | 328 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 75 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .284 | .367 | .367 | 96 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | MIL | 38 | 42 | 177 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .241 | .373 | .348 | 102 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | TBA | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | ATL | 42 | 25 | 101 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .376 | .444 | 106 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | ATL | 43 | 125 | 383 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .284 | .357 | .382 | 96 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | ATL | 44 | 103 | 223 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .372 | .452 | 102 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | ATL | 45 | 125 | 361 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .309 | .378 | .441 | 95 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -3.8 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | ATL | 46 | 108 | 265 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .275 | .348 | .451 | 96 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NYN | 47 | 95 | 179 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .273 | .330 | .370 | 67 | -6.9 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | ATL | 48 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .311 | .325 | 79 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | NYN | 48 | 40 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .328 | .260 | 79 | -1.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2527 | 9731 | 2586 | 407 | 54 | 173 | 917 | 1341 | 38 | 281 | 107 | .298 | .365 | .417 | 109 | 121.8 | 35.4 | -30.9 | 38.4 | ||
Statistics for All Levels
'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
| YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | PA | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | DRC+ | DRC+ SD | FRAA | BRR | DRAA | BWARP |
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| 1978 | BUT | Rk | PIO | 47 | 161 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .367 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1979 | CNO | A- | NWN | 71 | 330 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .379 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1980 | PEN | A+ | CRL | 140 | 609 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .347 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1981 | REA | AA | EAS | 139 | 600 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .324 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1982 | PHI | MLB | NL | 16 | 32 | .248 | .303 | .352 | .320 | 96 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 75 | 11 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | OKL | AAA | AA | 120 | 509 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .304 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1983 | CLE | MLB | AL | 149 | 598 | .267 | .327 | .404 | .285 | 102 | -9.2 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 88 | 10 | -1.9 | 1.9 | -8.2 | 1.6 |
| 1984 | CLE | MLB | AL | 160 | 718 | .265 | .326 | .400 | .310 | 100 | -3.9 | 19.2 | 8.8 | 91 | 6 | 9.4 | 0.0 | -5.1 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | CLE | MLB | AL | 160 | 703 | .258 | .320 | .401 | .313 | 99 | -0.8 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 99 | 10 | -9.8 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| 1986 | CLE | MLB | AL | 149 | 636 | .263 | .326 | .409 | .328 | 103 | 2.7 | 17.6 | 7 | 102 | 9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 1987 | CLE | MLB | AL | 128 | 560 | .264 | .328 | .422 | .344 | 102 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 110 | 9 | -7.5 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 |
| 1988 | CLE | MLB | AL | 152 | 676 | .259 | .323 | .391 | .329 | 97 | 17.2 | 17.7 | -0.9 | 116 | 9 | -5.0 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 3.1 |
| 1989 | TEX | MLB | AL | 150 | 621 | .264 | .326 | .388 | .339 | 103 | 23.6 | 16.2 | -1.4 | 135 | 12 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 25.3 | 5.5 |
| 1990 | TEX | MLB | AL | 157 | 670 | .257 | .323 | .385 | .329 | 102 | 19.3 | 18.0 | -1 | 120 | 7 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 4.3 |
| 1991 | TEX | MLB | AL | 146 | 659 | .265 | .330 | .403 | .373 | 100 | 38.9 | 17.8 | -0.8 | 139 | 9 | -17.2 | 5.7 | 30.7 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | TEX | MLB | AL | 35 | 123 | .257 | .324 | .382 | .261 | 99 | -1.9 | 3.2 | -1.2 | 94 | 12 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | TEX | MLB | AL | 144 | 607 | .268 | .335 | .414 | .326 | 99 | 8.7 | 17.4 | -11.1 | 110 | 10 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 2.1 |
| 1994 | CHA | MLB | AL | 112 | 505 | .273 | .344 | .434 | .344 | 98 | 32 | 15.3 | -9.8 | 134 | 9 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | CLE | MLB | AL | 112 | 499 | .280 | .352 | .451 | .369 | 101 | 17.4 | 15.4 | -9.8 | 119 | 10 | -4.9 | -0.3 | 15.2 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | CLE | MLB | AL | 78 | 328 | .276 | .343 | .437 | .374 | 97 | -0.1 | 9.0 | -3.6 | 96 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | MIL | MLB | AL | 42 | 177 | .268 | .335 | .419 | .300 | 98 | -1.4 | 4.9 | -3.3 | 102 | 8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | TBA | MLB | AL | 1 | 1 | .262 | .334 | .354 | .000 | 91 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | ATL | MLB | NL | 25 | 101 | .257 | .323 | .415 | .358 | 95 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 106 | 15 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | ATL | MLB | NL | 125 | 383 | .257 | .327 | .407 | .346 | 98 | -2.4 | 11.0 | -6.2 | 96 | 8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | ATL | MLB | NL | 103 | 223 | .260 | .335 | .411 | .353 | 98 | 5 | 5.9 | -3.4 | 102 | 12 | -2.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | ATL | MLB | NL | 125 | 361 | .264 | .331 | .434 | .373 | 93 | 8.4 | 10.7 | -5.9 | 95 | 11 | -3.8 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | ATL | MLB | NL | 108 | 265 | .259 | .326 | .409 | .324 | 99 | 2.5 | 7.6 | -3.9 | 96 | 11 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NYN | MLB | NL | 95 | 179 | .265 | .340 | .433 | .377 | 92 | -6.9 | 5.4 | -2 | 67 | 10 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -6.9 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | ATL | MLB | NL | 15 | 45 | .263 | .334 | .414 | .323 | 100 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 79 | 12 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | NYN | MLB | NL | 40 | 61 | .258 | .328 | .404 | .243 | 98 | -1.9 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 79 | 13 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | ROM | A | SAL | 4 | 16 | .282 | .365 | .425 | .364 | 103 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 94 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | RIC | AAA | INT | 4 | 17 | .262 | .332 | .394 | .286 | 76 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 119 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Statistics For All Levels
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.| Year | Team | lvl | LG | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | SF | SH |
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| 1978 | BUT | Rk | PIO | 161 | 141 | 34 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 28 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 3 | .305 | .381 | .433 | .128 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | CNO | A- | NWN | 330 | 299 | 57 | 98 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 153 | 45 | 24 | 59 | 22 | 9 | .328 | .381 | .512 | .184 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | PEN | A+ | CRL | 609 | 555 | 105 | 178 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 248 | 99 | 33 | 66 | 44 | 12 | .321 | .366 | .447 | .126 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | REA | AA | EAS | 600 | 532 | 70 | 160 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 207 | 74 | 52 | 60 | 27 | 14 | .301 | .365 | .389 | .088 | 5 | 5 |
| 1982 | PHI | MLB | NL | 32 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .323 | .310 | .034 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | OKL | AAA | AA | 509 | 463 | 80 | 139 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 231 | 66 | 39 | 56 | 33 | 11 | .300 | .357 | .499 | .199 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | CLE | MLB | AL | 598 | 560 | 68 | 153 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 217 | 80 | 27 | 50 | 32 | 12 | .273 | .306 | .388 | .114 | 6 | 3 |
| 1984 | CLE | MLB | AL | 718 | 658 | 82 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 229 | 79 | 43 | 68 | 19 | 10 | .286 | .331 | .348 | .062 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | CLE | MLB | AL | 703 | 636 | 97 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 242 | 90 | 54 | 74 | 13 | 9 | .288 | .343 | .381 | .093 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | MLB | AL | 636 | 599 | 80 | 183 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 253 | 74 | 32 | 66 | 10 | 7 | .306 | .338 | .422 | .117 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | MLB | AL | 560 | 495 | 86 | 158 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 212 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 9 | .319 | .389 | .428 | .109 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | MLB | AL | 676 | 613 | 88 | 186 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 251 | 54 | 56 | 72 | 25 | 11 | .303 | .361 | .409 | .106 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | TEX | MLB | AL | 621 | 548 | 80 | 173 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 253 | 92 | 66 | 69 | 21 | 3 | .316 | .386 | .462 | .146 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | TEX | MLB | AL | 670 | 582 | 96 | 172 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 234 | 69 | 82 | 83 | 31 | 10 | .296 | .383 | .402 | .107 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | TEX | MLB | AL | 659 | 589 | 108 | 201 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 279 | 78 | 65 | 78 | 36 | 9 | .341 | .408 | .474 | .132 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | TEX | MLB | AL | 123 | 107 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .328 | .355 | .121 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | TEX | MLB | AL | 607 | 532 | 85 | 154 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 233 | 84 | 62 | 95 | 9 | 3 | .289 | .360 | .438 | .148 | 7 | 5 |
| 1994 | CHA | MLB | AL | 505 | 433 | 72 | 138 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 221 | 98 | 62 | 75 | 8 | 1 | .319 | .406 | .510 | .192 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | MLB | AL | 499 | 432 | 72 | 139 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 203 | 76 | 61 | 82 | 8 | 8 | .322 | .407 | .470 | .148 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | MLB | AL | 328 | 289 | 46 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 106 | 25 | 38 | 75 | 8 | 5 | .284 | .367 | .367 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | MIL | MLB | AL | 177 | 141 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 31 | 41 | 7 | 1 | .241 | .373 | .348 | .106 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | TBA | MLB | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | MLB | NL | 101 | 90 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .376 | .444 | .144 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | MLB | NL | 383 | 338 | 51 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 129 | 30 | 39 | 75 | 5 | 1 | .284 | .357 | .382 | .098 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | ATL | MLB | NL | 223 | 197 | 28 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 31 | 25 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .372 | .452 | .157 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | ATL | MLB | NL | 361 | 320 | 37 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 141 | 57 | 36 | 68 | 4 | 2 | .309 | .378 | .441 | .131 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | ATL | MLB | NL | 265 | 233 | 30 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 42 | 27 | 57 | 4 | 0 | .275 | .348 | .451 | .176 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | NYN | MLB | NL | 179 | 165 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 6 | 1 | .273 | .330 | .370 | .097 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYN | MLB | NL | 61 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .328 | .260 | .060 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | ATL | MLB | NL | 45 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .311 | .325 | .075 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | RIC | AAA | INT | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .286 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | ROM | A | SAL | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .438 | .308 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Plate Discipline
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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 |
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| 2003-08-17 | 2003-09-01 | 15-DL | 15 | 14 | Left | Fingers | Fracture | Middle Finger | - | - |
| 1996-08-04 | 1996-08-30 | 15-DL | 26 | 23 | Right | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | |
| 1996-07-07 | 1996-07-27 | 15-DL | 20 | 17 | Right | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | - |
| 1992-07-09 | 1992-10-05 | 60-DL | 88 | 76 | Right | Knee | Surgery | Patellar Tendonitis | 1992-09-08 | |
| 1992-05-04 | 1992-06-01 | 15-DL | 28 | 25 | Right | Knee | Inflammation | Patellar Tendonitis | - | |
| 1992-03-29 | 1992-04-22 | 15-DL | 24 | 15 | Right | Knee | Inflammation | Patellar Tendonitis | - | - |
| 1987-07-13 | 1987-08-10 | 15-DL | 28 | 24 | Right | Elbow | Hyperextension | - | - |
Compensation
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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 |
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| Weighted Mean | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ? | 0.0 |
BP Articles
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat) | Hey Mike what were your too 5 batting stances to imitate on the sand lot when you were a kid? You do the Julio Franco? The Andre Dawson straight leg? The Youkilis slide? The Craig counsel tower?...what should the kids be imitating from today's game? (Classberg from Chicago) | I was a pitching guy when I was a kid. I loved emulating Fernando's crazy windup, Ron Guidry, and Tom Seaver. (Mike Gianella) |
| 2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Imagine your memory of every player is erased...which player would you most like to see play for the first time. I'd choose a young Julio Franco, the bat speed plus the arm and the crazy stance. (Name from Place) | Bo Jackson. (Jason Parks) |
| 2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Does batting stance matter in scouting? If you saw three players at age 18 with the same hit tool/bat speed, one with Julio Franco's stance, one with Trout's neutral stance and one with Edwin Encarnacion's open stance would you prefer one over the other. I would imagine that Franco's natural complexity would make him more adaptable to a learned adjustment if he struggled during development. (Name from Place) | I used to worry about it more than I do now. As long as it works, let it rip. Every player has a unique relationship with the bat and the process of putting that bat to the ball. Are there things I want to see mechanically over others? Hell yes. But as long as the bat ends up in the right place in the right time, I don't care how a player makes it happen. (Jason Parks) |
| 2012-11-09 14:00:00 (link to chat) | Looking through the FA class of RP and SP, who are this year's Fernando Rodney, Hiroki Kuroda and Wei-Yun Chen? (jlarsen from chicago) | Projecting relievers is a fool's errand, given the sample sizes involved and the variation in reliever usage from year to year. But I'm a fool, so allow me to take a stab at it. A few names that stand out as potential bargains are Jason Grilli, Joel Peralta, and Octavio Dotel - Dotel might be the Julio Franco of this generations relief pitchers.
On the jukebox: Guns N' Roses, "My Michelle" (Doug Thorburn) |
| 2012-01-26 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Very random question:
What current prospect is most likely to have the longest career? Not the best player, the player most likely to resemble Julio Franco. Bonus points if the prospect eats a dozen egg whites before every game. (SC from Minneapolis) | Elvis Andrus strikes me as a guy that could pull a Vizquel and play until he's 75 years-old (Jason Parks) |
| 2010-02-23 13:00:00 (link to chat) | I'm fond of True Grit. Aside from Julio Franco, Moyer and the lot, which player do you think has least in the way of comparables? (I'm struck by this in seeing that Mauer's comps seem to be a lot of players WAY worse than him.) (collins from greenville nc) | Ichiro is a guy that PECOTA has always had trouble finding comps for - his index number last year was 17. However, as I said, Clay has expanded the possible universe of players a bit so I expect that it will feel a bit more confident in its list of comparables this year, even if it has to go back to Sam Rice to find one. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2009-10-09 13:30:00 (link to chat) | How do scouts typically measure bat speed? Can they just tell or do they look for a hitter's ability to hit mid-90s heat on the inside or up in the zone? (Dillon from Pasadena) | There's not some kind of timed measurement, but you are looking for barrel velocity as well as kind of a pop-time thing where you want to see how quick the bat flies into the hitting zone from the time one starts their swing. You're looking for warning signs like bat wrap, or hitches and triggers, but you also have to accept the fact that sometimes things just work for a guy. Julio Franco had an INSANE bat wrap, but you had no reason to fix it. Hunter Pence has a big ol' hitch, but it works, Gary Sheffield's waggle trigger -- you'd never teach it, but you'd never ask him to change it. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat) | Christian Guzman... is he really going to be as good as his projections say? Are his comps all late bloomers? (krissbeth from watertown) | I just have a very real problem with taking Cristian Guzman all that seriously, but happily, Jim Bowden keeps him locked down with the Nats, essentially making the question academic (or one for the realm of fantasy). Snark aside, he's come back better than I expected as a hitter, but his comps (Schoendienst, Julio Franco, Michael Young, and Grudz) are cause for continuing optimism. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-03-31 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Likely to make an in-season roster?: Julio Franco, Jeff Weaver, Bonds, Clemens. (Bill W from Brooklyn NY) | Still holding out hope for Bonds. Y'know, if the Mariners just got over themselves and plugged in Bonds for Vidro, they might actually be able to take advantage of the Angels' injuries. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-03-14 13:00:00 (link to chat) | So, what are PECOTA's comps for Billy Crystal? ;)
(But seriously: He didn't look that bad out there, to these eyes. Are we that far away from when medical science gives us 59-60 year-old ball players?)
(MA from Athens, GA) | Luke Appling, 1950; Julio Franco, 2007; Henny Youngman, any year.
...I think we're still pretty far away from seniors ballplayers, but it's not out of the realm of possibility some decades hence. If I'm still here answering questions then, remind me that you were ahead of the curve. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat) | There are a lot of veterans in the NRIs. Where do you see Julio Franco in his quest to play as a pentagenarian? (patsen29 from Toronto) | Done. He might still be able to catch up to the odd offering from a lefty, but he's a pinch-hitter in a game that doesn't really reserve roster space for the type any more. He could do it if he popped into the wayback machine to the '80s, when guys like Steve Braun and le grand Orange and Greg Gross and Harry Spilman were on rosters, but then either he wouldn't be a pentagenarian any more, or he could run into himself and blow a hole in the space-time continuum or something. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-02-04 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Is anyone going to sign Julio Franco? He turns 50 in August, and his goal was to play until then. (Rich from Columbus,OH) | My guess is that someone will give him that chance. Minnie Minoso was certainly a better player than Franco -- he had a lifetime 130 OPS+ -- but Franco was better after the age of 40. While Minoso's cameos came at ages 50 and 54, his "real" career ended at age 38.
Minoso trivia: His one base hit at age 50 or over came off Sid Monge. Franco trivia: He has reached base all 4 times he has faced John Franco. Franco trivia part 2: He went 1-for-7 in his career against Gaylord Perry, who is now 69 years old. (David Laurila) |
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