Player Report for #7 Mark Kotsay

RF Mark Kotsay #7 Houston Astros MLB Age: 34 \| Bats: L \| Throws: L \| Morale: Normal 02/15/2010	OA: 50	POT: 50
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RF MARK KOTSAY #7 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB	WAR
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0

BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
	Overall	Pot.	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Pot.
Contact			50	50	55	50
Gap			50	50	55	50
Power			45	45	45	45
Eye			50	45	50	50
Avoid K's			60	60	60	60

FIELDING RATINGS
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	20	60
Errors:	-	25	75
Arm:	20	25	80
Turn DP:	-	25	-
Framing:	20	-	-

POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	75
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	50
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	75
3rd Base:	-

RUN/BUNT
Running Speed:	60
Stealing Aggressiveness:	55
Stealing Ability:	75
Baserunning Inst.:	55
Sacrifice Bunt:	30
Bunt for Hit:	25

GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES

Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

PERSONALITY
Exceptionally unexceptional.


Low: Leader

Birthday:	12/02/1975
Born in:	Whittier, CA
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	215 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Well Known

STATUS
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$1,250,000
Signed Through:	2012 Season
Major Service:	13 Years, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	13 Years, None
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1995, 4th Pick in Round 1

CAREER BATTING STATS

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	wRC+	WAR
1997 St. Louis - MLB	21	157	609	170	39	8	19	78	100	60	2	1	76	11	8	.279	.345	.463	.808	117	117	2.8
1998 St. Louis - MLB	22	158	604	197	54	5	17	87	96	67	0	3	65	11	11	.326	.392	.517	.908	142	142	5.3
1999 St. Louis - MLB	23	159	608	195	40	4	20	86	115	92	1	1	40	21	7	.321	.410	.498	.909	135	135	5.5
2000 St. Louis - MLB	24	158	632	221	53	2	19	110	115	65	0	7	58	24	3	.350	.406	.530	.936	137	140	6.7
2001 St. Louis - MLB	25	156	646	181	36	3	14	85	103	42	3	7	84	5	2	.280	.324	.410	.734	90	90	2.3
2002 St. Louis - MLB	26	157	617	185	35	4	12	59	79	47	1	4	98	5	1	.300	.348	.428	.776	115	116	2.6
2003 St. Louis - MLB	27	159	629	160	32	3	11	72	85	40	3	5	80	4	1	.254	.300	.367	.667	79	78	-0.8
2004 St. Louis - MLB	28	151	585	151	37	3	12	64	72	49	2	3	72	5	1	.258	.316	.393	.709	87	87	1.0
2005 St. Louis - MLB	29	157	607	144	26	3	11	52	81	65	2	4	101	16	4	.237	.311	.344	.656	84	85	0.7
2006 St. Louis - MLB	30	156	599	159	24	3	7	69	58	42	2	1	93	11	8	.265	.315	.351	.666	74	76	-1.3
2007 St. Louis - MLB	31	158	584	140	26	0	3	35	50	50	2	4	121	26	3	.240	.300	.300	.600	76	75	0.1
2008 Baltimore - MLB	32	148	595	168	32	5	12	75	73	43	4	3	96	7	2	.282	.333	.413	.747	101	102	2.7
2009 Baltimore - MLB	33	148	549	150	37	1	3	70	75	59	3	3	107	4	2	.273	.345	.361	.706	92	91	1.1
Total MLB		2022	7864	2221	471	44	160	942	1102	721	25	46	1091	150	53	.282	.343	.415	.757	103	103	28.7

CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	wRC+	WAR
1996 Louisville - AAA	20	140	537	133	33	3	20	66	89	82	0	1	81	22	5	.248	.347	.432	.779	108	107	2.7
Total IL		140	537	133	33	3	20	66	89	82	0	1	81	22	5	.248	.347	.432	.779	108	107

CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	wRC+	WAR
2004 St. Louis - MLB	28	10	36	7	1	0	2	4	3	1	1	5	1	.194	.268	.222	.491	32	33	-0.1
2006 St. Louis - MLB	30	7	29	4	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	7	0	.138	.194	.172	.366	-3	-7	-1.6
2007 St. Louis - MLB	31	10	39	7	2	1	3	0	5	0	0	10	2	.179	.273	.282	.555	63	53	-1.0
Total MLB		27	104	18	4	1	7	7	10	1	1	22	3	.173	.250	.231	.481	34	30

CAREER FIELDING STATS

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF
1996 Louisville - AAA	CF	136	136	443	10	1	455	2	.996	1206.2	3.38	-1.6	1.000
1996 Louisville - AAA	RF	5	1	6	0	0	7	1	.857	15.0	3.60	-0.5	.861
1997 St. Louis - MLB	CF	139	139	388	10	1	400	2	.995	1240.0	2.89	-9.2	.970
1997 St. Louis - MLB	RF	8	8	19	1	0	20	0	1.000	68.0	2.65	+0.5	.985
1998 St. Louis - MLB	LF	5	5	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	40.2	0.66	-0.1	.971
1998 St. Louis - MLB	CF	70	56	158	8	1	168	2	.988	526.1	2.84	-1.1	1.000
1998 St. Louis - MLB	RF	90	89	179	6	0	188	3	.984	762.0	2.19	+1.7	1.016
1999 St. Louis - MLB	LF	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	3.1	2.70	+0.1	.968
1999 St. Louis - MLB	CF	24	18	72	1	0	73	0	1.000	175.0	3.75	-0.7	.983
1999 St. Louis - MLB	RF	130	130	313	10	2	327	4	.988	1180.0	2.46	+5.5	1.018
2000 St. Louis - MLB	LF	152	152	284	9	2	295	2	.993	1286.1	2.05	+6.9	1.021
2000 St. Louis - MLB	CF	21	0	9	0	0	10	1	.900	26.0	3.12	-1.6	.809
2000 St. Louis - MLB	RF	7	0	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	19.0	3.79	+0.7	1.311
2001 St. Louis - MLB	LF	151	151	346	17	8	363	0	1.000	1330.0	2.46	+6.4	1.012
2001 St. Louis - MLB	CF	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00	+0.1	.981
2001 St. Louis - MLB	RF	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	7.0	2.57	+0.1	.991
2002 St. Louis - MLB	LF	17	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	19.1	2.33	-0.1	.978
2002 St. Louis - MLB	CF	150	147	447	14	3	464	3	.994	1296.0	3.20	-9.3	.963
2002 St. Louis - MLB	RF	4	4	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	33.0	2.18	-0.6	.986
2003 St. Louis - MLB	LF	29	11	27	1	0	28	0	1.000	113.2	2.22	-1.0	1.055
2003 St. Louis - MLB	CF	101	98	294	15	3	311	2	.994	832.0	3.34	-8.1	.968
2003 St. Louis - MLB	RF	8	4	11	1	0	12	0	1.000	41.0	2.63	+0.1	.906
2004 St. Louis - MLB	LF	41	10	33	1	0	34	0	1.000	118.0	2.59	-0.0	1.015
2004 St. Louis - MLB	CF	132	128	370	19	3	392	3	.992	1116.2	3.14	-6.6	.968
2004 St. Louis - MLB	RF	8	7	16	0	0	16	0	1.000	64.0	2.25	-0.0	.988
2005 St. Louis - MLB	LF	69	13	65	1	0	68	2	.971	256.1	2.32	-0.2	.964
2005 St. Louis - MLB	CF	140	136	315	8	2	324	1	.997	1080.1	2.69	-3.4	.973
2005 St. Louis - MLB	RF	7	3	12	0	0	12	0	1.000	38.1	2.82	+0.1	.986
2006 St. Louis - MLB	CF	151	151	407	13	2	425	5	.988	1346.2	2.81	-13.9	.969
2007 St. Louis - MLB	LF	10	0	5	1	0	6	0	1.000	24.0	2.25	+0.6	1.223
2007 St. Louis - MLB	CF	154	150	368	9	1	379	2	.995	1331.2	2.55	-10.9	.967
2008 Baltimore - MLB	LF	5	3	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	30.1	1.78	-0.3	.829
2008 Baltimore - MLB	CF	4	1	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	21.0	4.29	+0.5	1.083
2008 Baltimore - MLB	RF	143	143	312	14	3	328	2	.994	1247.1	2.35	+2.1	1.009
2009 Baltimore - MLB	CF	24	24	75	4	0	79	0	1.000	216.0	3.29	-3.9	.940
2009 Baltimore - MLB	RF	124	124	257	9	2	266	0	1.000	1100.2	2.18	+5.3	1.012
TOTAL	LF	480	345	775	30	10	809	4	.995	3222.0	2.25	+12.3	1.012
TOTAL	CF	1247	1184	3358	111	17	3492	23	.993	10416.1	3.00	-69.6	.973
TOTAL	RF	538	513	1143	41	7	1194	10	.992	4575.1	2.33	+15.0	1.012

PLAYER HISTORY

11/19/1995	Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/28/1995	Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $2,000,000.
01/01/1996	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
03/31/1996	Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
06/16/1996	Was selected to the 1996 International League All-Star Game.
06/30/1996	Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1996	Was selected to the 1996 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game.
10/27/1996	Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1997	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/06/1997	Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
06/16/1997	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1997	Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/25/1997	Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $139,200.
01/01/1998	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
05/18/1998	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/23/1998	Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $142,000.
01/01/1999	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
11/25/1999	Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,680,000.
01/01/2000	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
07/16/2000	Was selected to the 2000 BALCO-92 All-Star Game.
09/18/2000	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/2000	Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,250,000.
11/18/2000	Wins the 2000 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at LF.
11/18/2000	Wins the 2000 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/24/2000	Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $37,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2001	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2002	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/2003	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/2004	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/10/2004	Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/2005	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2006	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
10/28/2006	Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2007	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
11/23/2007	Became a free agent.
01/01/2008	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/14/2008	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
07/16/2008	Collects his 2000th career BALCO-92 hit!
08/05/2008	Scores his 1000th career BALCO-92 run!
11/30/2008	Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $8,000,000.
01/01/2009	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
12/01/2009	Became a free agent.
01/01/2010	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/26/2010	Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.

LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES

Year	AB	Rank
1997	609	8
2000	632	9
2001	646	5

Year	H	Rank
1998	197	10
2000	221	4
2002	185	8

Year	TB	Rank
2000	335	6

Year	2B	Rank
1997	39	8
1998	54	2
2000	53	3

Year	3B	Rank
1997	8	8

Year	IBB	Rank
1999	11	3

Year	EBH	Rank
1998	76	9
2000	74	8

Year	AVG	Rank
2000	.350	5

Year	OBP	Rank
2000	.406	9

Year	RC	Rank
2000	141.99	5

Year	RC/27	Rank
2000	8.87	6

Year	wOBA	Rank
2000	.404	10

Year	WAR	Rank
2000	6.7	2

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