#68 Edwin Encarnacion, Third Base, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#68 Edwin Encarnacion, Third Base, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Thursday, 10/26/2014

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Edwin Encarnacion

1/7/1983
31
Dominican Republic
6"1
195

Third Base
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,998,000
2015
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	55	63	73	47	33
Versus LHP	53	67	73	46	33
Versus RHP	56	61	73	47	33
Talent	47	70	69	55	34

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39
80
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Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
3B : 61 (Range), .935 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 88
Outfield Arm : 7

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	@CHA	W 12-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	#8
9/22	@MIN	L 1-13	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/23	@MIN	L 3-7	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#8
9/24	@MIN	L 3-15	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/26	TOR	W 5-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	#8
9/27	TOR	L 6-9	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/28	TOR	W 3-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/29	MIN	W 5-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#8
9/30	MIN	W 8-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
10/1	MIN	L 0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8

Batting Stats 2014

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	149	513	143	24	3	21	90	80	40	130	.279	.332	.460	.792	.763	.181
Projected	149	513	143	24	3	21	90	80	40	130	.279	.332	.460	.792	.763	.181

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	139	560	3	0	0	6	0	4	236	48	10	3	76.9	82.3	5.8

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	132	37	7	2	5	23	20	8	30	2	0	1	.280	.322	.477	.799
vs. RHP	381	106	17	1	16	67	60	32	100	2	0	2	.278	.336	.454	.790
Close/Late	52	18	3	0	3	10	6	2	16	0	0	0	.346	.370	.577	.947
Scoring Position	156	42	5	1	7	66	0	9	45	4	0	1	.269	.306	.449	.755
Pinch Hitting	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	77	261	83	15	2	9	46	48	22	63	.318	.372	.494	.866
Road	72	252	60	9	1	12	44	32	18	67	.238	.291	.425	.716
March/April	23	90	24	1	0	5	11	15	4	26	.267	.298	.444	.742
May	24	80	22	7	0	3	16	10	3	21	.275	.301	.475	.776
June	26	93	31	3	1	5	22	15	11	23	.333	.404	.548	.952
July	23	82	24	6	1	4	16	14	5	17	.293	.337	.537	.874
August	28	90	19	2	0	3	11	11	7	20	.211	.273	.333	.606
Sept/Oct	25	78	23	5	1	1	14	15	10	23	.295	.374	.423	.797

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2005	69	211	49	16	0	9	31	25	20	0	0	60	3	0	.232	.299	.436	.735	CIN
2006	145	547	134	22	0	18	83	62	37	3	3	133	21	6	.245	.295	.384	.679	CIN
2007	157	581	153	23	2	22	89	77	44	3	5	129	26	11	.263	.316	.423	.739	CIN
2008	149	555	148	26	3	22	73	78	38	2	3	128	19	17	.267	.314	.443	.758	CIN
2009	150	621	183	37	1	24	84	92	46	3	3	130	36	7	.295	.345	.473	.818	CIN
2010	149	558	160	38	2	21	102	84	54	5	2	124	27	6	.287	.354	.475	.829	CIN
2011	147	518	153	28	2	31	99	84	60	1	4	134	21	5	.295	.367	.537	.904	CIN
2012	153	573	191	26	3	31	121	109	51	1	4	115	31	9	.333	.386	.551	.938	CIN
2013	157	592	159	23	1	19	89	93	54	2	4	121	18	9	.269	.330	.407	.737	CIN
2014	149	513	143	24	3	21	90	80	40	3	4	130	10	3	.279	.332	.460	.792	DET
Total	1425	5269	1473	263	17	218	861	784	444	23	32	1204	212	73	.280	.336	.460	.796

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2013	4	15	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	.267	.389	.267	.656
Total	4	15	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	.267	.389	.267	.656

Fielding Stats 2014

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	2	2	22	2	1	24	0	1.000	17.0	12.71
Third Base	145	137	89	236	17	350	25	.929	1193.2	2.64

Player History

Injured on 7/13/2006 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Houston on 6/9/2007...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2007, hitting .340 with 7 HR, 27 RBI...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,042,857 through salary arbitration...
2/1/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,378,571 through salary arbitration...
2/1/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration...
10/27/2010: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/2011, hitting .625 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/2012, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 6/16/2012...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/2012, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (N) on 9/12/2012...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 6/30/2013...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 2013...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/6/2014 to a 2-year deal worth $5,998,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 7/25/2014...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

SLG
2012 - .551 - 9th

OPS
2012 - .938 - 10th

RBI
2012 - 121 - 2nd

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