CF Alex Escobar #2
St. Louis Cardinals FORT
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
12/31/2000
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF ALEX ESCOBAR #2 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 506 117 19 5 9 44 31 126 .231 .276 .342 12 -2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 8
Errors: - 1 7
Arm: - 1 8
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 7
1st Base: - Center Field: 7
2nd Base: - Right Field: 9
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Aggressiveness: 7
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2000 NYM Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/01/2000 NYM Win, 3-2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
09/30/2000 NYM Win, 9-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2000 @ ARI Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/28/2000 @ ARI Loss, 1-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2000 @ ARI Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2000 MIN Loss, 3-4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2000 MIN Win, 13-8 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/23/2000 MIN Win, 6-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/2000 @ CLE Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Mr. Hustle.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/06/1974
Born in:Valencia, CAR
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$555,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 60 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1996, 15th Pick in Round 3
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 506 117 19 5 9 44 67 31 126 .231 .276 .342 .618 .272 .111 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 539 1 0 0 3 5 1 173 33 12 6 66.7 49.1 3.28 -2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   121 27 2 2 3 13 12 7 27 0 0 0 .223 .266 .347 .613
Versus Right   385 90 17 3 6 31 55 24 99 1 5 1 .234 .280 .340 .620
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   77 13 2 2 0 4 6 3 15 0 3 0 .169 .200 .247 .447
May   88 18 2 0 2 9 10 2 22 0 0 0 .205 .222 .295 .518
June   85 22 2 3 2 9 15 7 18 1 0 0 .259 .312 .424 .735
July   75 18 4 0 2 5 16 7 20 0 0 1 .240 .313 .373 .687
August   89 20 4 0 0 5 5 7 27 0 1 0 .225 .281 .270 .551
September   87 24 5 0 3 11 15 3 22 0 0 0 .276 .300 .437 .737
October   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Spring Training   73 16 2 0 2 9 10 5 17 0 0 1 .219 .278 .329 .607
Last Year   197 35 2 0 5 14 17 6 55 0 1 0 .178 .202 .264 .466
Career   703 152 21 5 14 58 84 37 181 1 6 1 .216 .256 .320 .576
Home   247 55 11 1 5 26 37 13 60 1 3 0 .223 .261 .336 .597
Road   259 62 8 4 4 18 30 18 66 0 2 1 .239 .291 .347 .639
Grass   489 115 19 5 9 44 67 29 121 1 4 1 .235 .279 .350 .629
Turf   17 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 .118 .211 .118 .328
Day   33 10 2 1 0 2 4 1 5 0 1 1 .303 .343 .424 .767
Night   473 107 17 4 9 42 63 30 121 1 4 0 .226 .272 .336 .608
As Starter   506 117 19 5 9 44 67 31 126 1 5 1 .231 .276 .342 .618
Close/Late   79 15 3 0 3 5 5 3 27 0 0 0 .190 .220 .342 .561
Inning 1-3   160 31 3 3 3 19 23 10 37 1 4 1 .194 .244 .306 .550
Inning 4-6   198 56 10 1 3 17 34 11 40 0 1 0 .283 .321 .389 .709
Inning 7-9   146 29 6 1 3 8 10 10 49 0 0 0 .199 .250 .315 .565
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   170 38 8 2 3 8 30 11 42 0 5 0 .224 .271 .347 .618
1 Outs   182 49 7 2 3 20 29 10 42 1 0 1 .269 .309 .379 .688
2 Outs   154 30 4 1 3 16 8 10 42 0 0 0 .195 .244 .292 .536
Scoring Position   105 29 5 2 3 35 16 4 31 1 5 0 .276 .300 .448 .748
Bases Empty   313 68 12 2 5 5 37 20 74 0 0 0 .217 .264 .316 .581
Runner on 1st   88 20 2 1 1 4 14 7 21 0 0 1 .227 .292 .307 .598
Runner on 2nd   45 15 3 1 1 12 6 1 8 0 3 0 .333 .348 .511 .859
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 7 2 1 0 8 6 1 7 0 1 0 .304 .333 .478 .812
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 1 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Two Strikes   230 27 6 0 4 12 14 13 126 1 0 0 .117 .164 .196 .360
First Pitch   81 28 3 2 4 15 16 0 0 0 1 1 .346 .354 .580 .934
Count 0-1   49 14 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .367 .653
Count 0-2   47 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 .064 .064 .085 .149
Count 1-0   48 17 4 2 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .354 .354 .521 .875
Count 1-1   49 15 3 0 1 4 11 0 0 0 2 0 .306 .306 .429 .735
Count 1-2   83 12 3 0 1 3 5 0 44 0 0 0 .145 .145 .217 .361
Count 2-0   14 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   20 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .350 .700
Count 2-2   51 6 0 0 2 5 3 0 29 0 0 0 .118 .118 .235 .353
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   14 2 0 0 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 .143 .520 .143 .663
Full Count   49 6 2 0 1 4 6 13 28 1 0 0 .122 .302 .224 .526
Behind in Count   179 29 6 1 1 7 11 0 69 0 1 0 .162 .162 .223 .385
Ahead in Count   97 33 5 2 0 9 20 18 0 0 1 0 .340 .443 .433 .876
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   70 13 4 0 0 4 8 7 14 0 3 0 .186 .260 .243 .503
Batting 8th   147 36 7 0 4 13 22 9 40 0 1 0 .245 .288 .374 .663
Batting 9th   286 67 8 5 5 27 37 15 72 1 1 1 .234 .274 .350 .624
Low Leverage   242 55 12 3 2 11 24 16 61 0 0 0 .227 .275 .326 .602
Medium Leverage   217 54 6 2 6 24 34 8 50 0 4 1 .249 .279 .378 .657
High Leverage   44 7 1 0 1 9 9 6 14 1 1 0 .159 .255 .250 .505
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
1999 St. Louis - FORT 24 47 197 35 2 0 5 14 17 6 0 0 55 2 2 .178 .202 .264 .466 18 13 -1.7
2000 St. Louis - FORT 25 151 506 117 19 5 9 44 67 31 1 1 126 12 6 .231 .276 .342 .618 60 58 -2.1
Total FORT 198 703 152 21 5 14 58 84 37 1 1 181 14 8 .216 .256 .320 .576 49 46 -3.8
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 Providence - AAA 21 129 497 141 22 5 15 67 51 33 9 6 144 34 15 .284 .336 .439 .774 131 124 5.6
1997 Providence - AAA 22 131 493 118 21 5 18 70 68 48 8 4 143 27 8 .239 .315 .412 .726 108 103 4.8
1998 Providence - AAA 23 132 531 157 30 9 14 52 85 43 4 3 168 52 22 .296 .351 .465 .816 142 142 7.2
1999 Providence - AAA 24 89 362 92 14 2 4 21 50 25 6 0 112 38 8 .254 .313 .337 .650 91 87 3.3
Total MAAA 481 1883 508 87 21 51 210 254 149 27 13 567 151 53 .270 .330 .420 .750 120 116
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1996 Providence - AAA CF 129 129 316 9 1 331 6 .982 1153.2 2.54 +16.7 1.072
1996 Providence - AAA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Providence - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Providence - AAA CF 124 120 288 6 0 296 2 .993 1070.0 2.47 +18.3 1.085
1997 Providence - AAA RF 11 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 86.0 1.67 +1.1 1.066
1998 Providence - AAA CF 123 122 276 9 1 289 4 .986 1075.1 2.39 +11.0 1.102
1998 Providence - AAA RF 15 9 25 1 1 26 0 1.000 96.2 2.42 +0.9 1.048
1999 St. Louis - MLB CF 47 47 121 10 1 134 3 .978 397.0 2.97 -2.9 .961
1999 Providence - AAA CF 82 79 212 6 2 223 5 .978 698.2 2.81 +14.9 1.095
1999 Providence - AAA RF 10 9 12 0 0 13 1 .923 78.0 1.38 +0.1 1.055
2000 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 151 378 21 0 404 5 .988 1271.1 2.82 -10.9 .956
TOTAL CF 656 648 1591 61 5 1677 25 .985 5666.0 2.62 +47.3 1.043
TOTAL RF 38 27 53 1 1 55 1 .982 263.2 1.84 +2.1 1.055
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/14/1996 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 55th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
09/11/1996 Injured (foot contusion),out for one week.
10/12/1996 Wins the 1996 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
08/25/1997 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/02/1997 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
09/10/1997 Injured (oblique strain),out for 4 weeks.
10/12/1997 Wins the 1997 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
02/19/1998 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
07/02/1998 Named the #73 prospect in the FORT
07/12/1998 Was selected to the 1998 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/16/1998 Wins the 1998 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at CF.
10/18/1998 Wins the 1998 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at CF.
10/20/1998 Finished 2nd in 1998 MAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/31/1998 Named the #76 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/23/1999 Injured (fever),out for 4 days.
10/16/1999 Wins the 1999 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at CF.
11/03/1999 Named the #68 prospect in the FORT
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
03/28/2000 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2000 151 9
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