3B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 220 lbs | Age: 37
Draft: 2007 | Rd. 5, No. 174, Boston Red Sox | Liberty Eylau (TX) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2015 270 255 23 54 9 2 .212 .241 .361 .602
2016 31 27 2 3 0 0 .111 .226 .111 .337
2017 39 38 5 8 0 0 .211 .231 .368 .599
6 Seasons 1,234 1,150 119 262 43 10 .228 .272 .391 .663
AVG HR SB OPS
2015 .212 9 2 .602
2016 .111 0 0 .337
2017 .211 0 0 .599
6 Seasons .228 43 10 .663
MLB Percentile Rankings
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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 26 1034 199 15 7.5 5.6 88.6 113.3 15.4 29.1 .242 .411 .259 .300 .372 36.2 22.2 4.1
2016 27 125 14 0 0.0 0.0 87.2 105.0 9.6 21.4 .178 .202 .174 .234 .321 28.6 41.9 12.9
2017 28 138 24 3 12.5 7.7 90.6 111.8 11.7 33.3 .260 .401 .250 .291 .444 58.3 35.9 2.6
Player 1297 237 18 7.6 5.3 88.7 113.3 14.6 29.1 .238 .392 .250 .293 .377 38.0 25.6 4.7
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 37.2 62.8 29.1 25.6 8.0 33.2 38.7 28.1 22.1 12.6 2.5 11.1 26.1 25.6
2016 50.0 50.0 0.0 35.7 14.3 28.6 42.9 28.6 21.4 21.4 7.1 7.1 21.4 21.4
2017 45.8 54.2 25.0 25.0 4.2 25.0 54.2 20.8 12.5 33.3 0.0 12.5 20.8 20.8
Player 38.8 61.2 27.0 26.2 8.0 32.1 40.5 27.4 21.1 15.2 2.5 11.0 25.3 24.9
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
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 3.0 28.1 30.7 22.1 5.0 7.5 5.6
2016 0.0 50.0 14.3 35.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 12.5 20.8 20.8 33.3 0.0 12.5 7.7
Player 3.8 28.7 28.7 24.1 4.2 7.6 5.3
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.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -4.8 -2 50 36.2 17 .176 .294 .200 33.3 29.4 29.4 .257 .322 .250 50.0
2017 Slider -3.7 -1 31 22.5 8 .125 .125 .113 56.3 62.5 50.0 .093 .100 .087 0.0
2017 Sinker 6.2 1 21 15.2 8 .429 1.000 .600 23.1 25.0 40.0 .419 .729 .508 100.0
2017 Changeup -0.8 0 14 10.1 3 .333 .333 .300 42.9 0.0 0.0 .373 .401 .346 66.7
2017 Cutter -5.9 -1 10 7.2 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 50.0 50.0 .366 1.321 .660 100.0
2017 Curveball 2.8 0 9 6.5 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Split-Finger 5.2 0 1 0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 Slurve -20.2 0 1 0.7 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2017 Sweeper 2.3 0 1 0.7 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 286 1,109 4 -5 6 5 9
2013 371 1,521 -7 -11 7 4 -7
2014 232 927 -8 -11 2 5 -13
2015 269 1,030 -6 -12 5 2 -11
2016 31 125 -2 -2 1 0 -3
2017 39 138 -2 -1 0 0 -3
Player 1,228 4,850 -23 -43 20 -23 -28
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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 1,034 50.4 63.6 80.6 29.0 51.4 42.0 27.4 46.4 28.3 9.0 67.7
2016 125 44.8 48.2 92.6 30.4 33.3 38.4 22.6 38.4 33.3 6.4 62.5
2017 138 52.9 72.6 69.8 24.6 31.3 39.9 41.0 50.0 39.1 9.4 76.9
Player 1,297 50.1 63.3 80.0 28.7 47.6 41.5 28.5 46.0 30.0 8.8 68.4
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 93 78
2016 41 63
2017 86 61
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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 %
2017 -- 0 0.2 0 2 0 0 --
Player -- 0 0.2 0 2 0 0 --
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2017 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Player 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .211 +.100 .111 -.101 .212
xBA .260 +.082 .178 -.064 .242
OBP .231 +.005 .226 -.015 .241
xOBP .279 -.005 .284 +.011 .273
SLG .368 +.257 .111 -.250 .361
xSLG .401 +.199 .202 -.209 .411
ISO .158 +.158 .000 -.149 .149
xISO .140 +.116 .024 -.146 .170
BABIP .333 +.119 .214 -.023 .237
wOBA .250 +.076 .174 -.085 .259
xwOBA .291 +.057 .234 -.066 .300
wOBACON .378 +.190 .188 -.125 .313
xwOBACON .444 +.123 .321 -.051 .372
BACON .333 +.119 .214 -.057 .271
xBACON .412 +.069 .343 +.026 .317
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 58.3 +29.7 28.6 -7.6 36.2
Avg Exit Velocity 90.6 +3.4 87.2 -1.4 88.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 33.3 +11.9 21.4 -7.7 29.1
Barrel % 12.5 +12.5 0.0 -7.5 7.5
Avg Launch Angle 11.7 +2.1 9.6 -5.8 15.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.7 -0.5 93.2 +1.2 92.0
Breaking Velocity 84.5 +1.2 83.3 +1.2 82.1
Offspeed Velocity 82.2 -2.0 84.2 +0.7 83.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 +3 0 -15 15
Popup % 4.2 -10.1 14.3 +6.3 8.0
Flyball % 25.0 +25.0 0.0 -29.1 29.1
Line Drive % 25.0 -10.7 35.7 +10.1 25.6
Groundball % 45.8 -4.2 50.0 +12.8 37.2
Pull % 25.0 -3.6 28.6 -4.6 33.2
Straight Away % 54.2 +11.3 42.9 +4.2 38.7
Opposite Field % 20.8 -7.8 28.6 +0.5 28.1
Weak Contact % 12.5 +12.5 0.0 -3.0 3.0
Pull Airball % 12.5 +5.4 7.1 -4.0 11.1
Topped Contact % 20.8 -29.2 50.0 +21.9 28.1
Under Contact % 20.8 +6.5 14.3 -16.4 30.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 33.3 -2.4 35.7 +13.6 22.1
Solid Contact % 0.0 0.0 0.0 -5.0 5.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -- -- -- 15.5
Popups 1 -1 2 -14 16
Flyballs 6 +6 0 -58 58
Line Drives 6 +1 5 -46 51
Groundballs 11 +4 7 -67 74
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.9 +8.1 44.8 -5.6 50.4
Out of Zone % 47.1 -8.1 55.2 +5.6 49.6
Edge % 39.9 +1.5 38.4 -3.6 42.0
Zone Swing % 72.6 +24.4 48.2 -15.4 63.6
Out of Zone Swing % 24.6 -5.8 30.4 +1.4 29.0
In Zone Contact % 69.8 -22.8 92.6 +12.0 80.6
Out of Zone Contact % 31.3 -2.0 33.3 -18.1 51.4
Whiff % 39.1 +5.8 33.3 +5.0 28.3
First Strike % 69.2 -5.0 74.2 +11.2 63.0
First Pitch Swing % 41.0 +18.4 22.6 -4.8 27.4
Swing % 50.0 +11.6 38.4 -8.0 46.4
Meatball Swing % 76.9 +14.4 62.5 -5.2 67.7
Meatball % 9.4 +3.0 6.4 -2.6 9.0
Zone Swing & Miss % 30.2 +22.8 7.4 -12.0 19.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 68.8 +2.1 66.7 +18.1 48.6
In Zone 73 +17 56 -463 519
Out of Zone 65 -4 69 -442 511
Edge 55 +7 48 -385 433
In Zone Swings 53 +26 27 -303 330
Out of Zone Swings 16 -5 21 -127 148
In Zone Swing & Misses 16 +14 2 -62 64
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 11 -3 14 -58 72
Basic
Pitches 138 +13 125 -909 1,034
PA 39 +8 31 -239 270
AB 38 +11 27 -228 255
Hits 8 +5 3 -51 54
Singles 4 +1 3 -33 36
Doubles 2 +2 0 -7 7
Triples 2 +2 0 -2 2
Home Runs 0 0 0 -9 9
Walks 1 -3 4 -7 11
Strikeouts 14 +1 13 -47 60
K% 35.9 -6.0 41.9 +19.7 22.2
BB% 2.6 -10.3 12.9 +8.8 4.1
HBP 0 0 0 0 0
Batted Balls 24 +10 14 -185 199
Number of Fastballs 81 +18 63 -591 654
Number of Offspeed 15 -2 17 -82 99
Number of Breaking 40 -5 45 -231 276
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts R 31 6 19.4 .188 .115
2017 Shifts R 39 2 5.1 .264 .000
! 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 %
2012 302 15.1 47.7% 1.3% 198 19.5 4.5% 5.1%
2013 455 15.4 46.4% 1.5% 257 21.6 2.3% 7.8%
2014 318 16.1 34.6% 2.5% 160 22.6 1.3% 8.1%
2015 327 17.5 29.7% 4.3% 177 22.7 5.6% 18.6%
2016 41 17.7 34.1% 0.0% 25 22.9 20.0% 16.0%
2017 48 18.2 29.2% 0.0% 15 20.8 0.0% 6.7%
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