1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 250 lbs | Age: 39
Draft: 2008 | Rd. 1, No. 13, St. Louis Cardinals | Arizona State
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 285 262 35 58 13 1 .221 .284 .431 .715
2015 107 96 14 29 5 0 .302 .374 .521 .895
2016 256 217 19 41 6 0 .189 .309 .318 .627
6 Seasons 1,440 1,284 143 305 40 2 .238 .316 .389 .705
AVG HR SB OPS
2013 .221 13 1 .715
2015 .302 5 0 .895
2016 .189 6 0 .627
6 Seasons .238 40 2 .705
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 28 428 65 9 13.8 8.4 88.6 111.1 11.7 43.1 .284 .549 .383 .388 .530 41.5 29.0 9.3
2016 29 1093 135 12 8.9 4.7 87.9 111.8 9.8 30.4 .203 .347 .280 .297 .376 35.6 32.4 11.3
Player 1521 200 21 10.5 5.8 88.2 111.8 10.4 34.5 .228 .408 .311 .324 .425 37.5 31.4 10.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 43.1 56.9 15.4 32.3 9.2 47.7 33.8 18.5 27.7 13.8 1.5 20.0 20.0 16.9
2016 51.9 48.1 18.5 24.4 5.2 41.5 31.9 25.2 26.7 20.0 3.7 14.8 11.9 21.5
Player 49.0 51.0 17.5 27.0 6.5 43.5 32.5 23.0 27.0 18.0 3.0 16.5 14.5 20.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
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Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 0.0 36.9 12.3 32.3 1.5 13.8 8.4
2016 1.5 37.8 20.7 26.7 4.4 8.9 4.7
Player 1.0 37.5 18.0 28.5 3.5 10.5 5.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 156 625 -2 -11 3 3 -6
2011 374 1,558 0 -15 4 7 -4
2012 253 995 -1 -5 3 4 1
2013 284 1,139 2 -13 4 4 -2
2015 106 424 3 0 1 1 5
2016 253 1,081 -9 -8 5 5 -6
Player 1,426 5,822 -6 -52 21 -6 -12
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 428 42.3 66.3 72.5 35.2 46.0 42.8 32.7 48.4 38.6 6.3 77.8
2016 1,093 44.6 61.0 75.1 25.7 48.7 41.8 23.4 41.4 34.0 6.5 70.4
Player 1,521 43.9 62.4 74.3 28.5 47.7 42.1 26.2 43.4 35.5 6.4 72.4
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 30.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2015 83 18
2016 84 17
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.38 6 6.1 0 2 9 0 0.0
Player 22.38 6 6.1 0 2 9 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 6 9 4 6 7 6 8 5 5 4 6 8 5 5 5 7 2 4 7 8 5 5 9 8 5 4 8 11 7 6 3
Player 6 9 4 6 7 6 8 5 5 4 6 8 5 5 5 7 2 4 7 8 5 5 9 8 5 4 8 11 7 6 3
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's batted balls would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .189 -.113 ↓ .302
xBA .203 -.081 ↓ .284
OBP .309 -.065 ↓ .374
xOBP .321 -.038 ↓ .359
SLG .318 -.203 ↓ .521
xSLG .347 -.202 ↓ .549
ISO .129 -.090 ↓ .219
xISO .144 -.121 ↓ .265
BABIP .271 -.129 ↓ .400
wOBA .280 -.103 ↓ .383
xwOBA .297 -.091 ↓ .388
wOBACON .344 -.175 ↓ .519
xwOBACON .376 -.154 ↓ .530
BACON .304 -.142 ↓ .446
xBACON .327 -.097 ↓ .424
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 35.6 -5.9 ↓ 41.5
Avg Exit Velocity 87.9 -0.7 ↓ 88.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.4 -12.7 ↓ 43.1
Barrel % 8.9 -4.9 ↓ 13.8
Avg Launch Angle 9.8 -1.9 ↓ 11.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.7 +0.9 ↑ 91.8
Breaking Velocity 82.2 +1.8 ↑ 80.4
Offspeed Velocity 84.3 -0.4 ↓ 84.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 12 +3 ↑ 9
Popup % 5.2 -4.0 ↓ 9.2
Flyball % 18.5 +3.1 ↑ 15.4
Line Drive % 24.4 -7.9 ↓ 32.3
Groundball % 51.9 +8.8 ↑ 43.1
Pull % 41.5 -6.2 ↓ 47.7
Straight Away % 31.9 -1.9 ↓ 33.8
Opposite Field % 25.2 +6.7 ↑ 18.5
Weak Contact % 1.5 +1.5 ↑ 0.0
Pull Airball % 14.8 -5.2 ↓ 20.0
Topped Contact % 37.8 +0.9 ↑ 36.9
Under Contact % 20.7 +8.4 ↑ 12.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.7 -5.6 ↓ 32.3
Solid Contact % 4.4 +2.9 ↑ 1.5
HR/FB % 24.0 -26.0 ↓ 50.0
Popups 7 +1 ↑ 6
Flyballs 25 +15 ↑ 10
Line Drives 33 +12 ↑ 21
Groundballs 70 +42 ↑ 28
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 44.6 +2.3 ↑ 42.3
Out of Zone % 55.4 -2.3 ↓ 57.7
Edge % 41.8 -1.0 ↓ 42.8
Zone Swing % 61.0 -5.3 ↓ 66.3
Out of Zone Swing % 25.7 -9.5 ↓ 35.2
In Zone Contact % 75.1 +2.6 ↑ 72.5
Out of Zone Contact % 48.7 +2.7 ↑ 46.0
Whiff % 34.0 -4.6 ↓ 38.6
First Strike % 55.1 -1.9 ↓ 57.0
First Pitch Swing % 23.4 -9.3 ↓ 32.7
Swing % 41.4 -7.0 ↓ 48.4
Meatball Swing % 70.4 -7.4 ↓ 77.8
Meatball % 6.5 +0.2 ↑ 6.3
Zone Swing & Miss % 24.9 -2.6 ↓ 27.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 51.3 -2.7 ↓ 54.0
In Zone 487 +306 ↑ 181
Out of Zone 606 +359 ↑ 247
Edge 457 +274 ↑ 183
In Zone Swings 297 +177 ↑ 120
Out of Zone Swings 156 +69 ↑ 87
In Zone Swing & Misses 74 +41 ↑ 33
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 80 +33 ↑ 47
Basic
Pitches 1,093 +665 ↑ 428
PA 256 +149 ↑ 107
AB 217 +121 ↑ 96
Hits 41 +12 ↑ 29
Singles 25 +7 ↑ 18
Doubles 10 +4 ↑ 6
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 6 +1 ↑ 5
Walks 29 +19 ↑ 10
Strikeouts 83 +52 ↑ 31
K% 32.4 +3.4 ↑ 29.0
BB% 11.3 +2.0 ↑ 9.3
HBP 9 +8 ↑ 1
Batted Balls 135 +70 ↑ 65
Number of Fastballs 666 +423 ↑ 243
Number of Offspeed 146 +67 ↑ 79
Number of Breaking 258 +156 ↑ 102
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 253 174 68.8 .243 .297
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 178 15.0 46.1% 3.9% 90 21.0 1.1% 6.7%
2011 428 15.8 39.0% 1.9% 264 22.6 1.1% 8.3%
2012 272 16.1 34.6% 4.0% 178 22.5 1.1% 12.9%
2013 275 17.4 25.8% 1.1% 190 23.6 0.5% 10.0%
2015 106 19.3 19.8% 13.2% 83 24.9 4.8% 24.1%
2016 378 18.6 22.0% 5.3% 164 24.9 3.0% 25.0%
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