#4 Jeff Blauser, Second Base, 37 yrs, Minnesota Twins

#4 Jeff Blauser, Second Base, 37 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Jeff Blauser

11/8/1965
37
USA,CA,Los Gatos
6"0
175

Second Base
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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 700,000
2004
11 Year(s), 126 Days (2018 total Days)
77 Day(s)
16 Year(s), 116 Days (2868 total Days)
20 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	6	2	8	6
Versus LHP	7	6	2	8	6
Versus RHP	6	6	2	8	6
Talent	7	6	2	8	6

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 3 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 3 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/2	@CHW	L 4-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#9
6/3	@CHW	W 7-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#9
6/4	CLE	L 1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/5	CLE	W 5-2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	#9
6/6	CLE	W 6-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
6/7	@STL	L 0-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
6/8	@STL	L 4-5	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	#7
6/9	@STL	L 1-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#8
6/11	@PIT	W 4-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
6/12	@PIT	W 12-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	#7

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	60	171	39	9	1	4	29	24	36	57	.228	.373	.363	.735	.756	.135
Projected	154	440	100	23	3	10	75	62	93	147	.228	.373	.363	.735	.756	.135

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	55	215	4	0	0	3	3	1	62	14	0	0	.0	26.5	5.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	39	12	6	0	1	9	4	8	8	0	0	1	.308	.438	.538	.976
vs. RHP	132	27	3	1	3	20	20	28	49	1	3	3	.205	.354	.311	.664
Close/Late	19	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	10	0	2	2	.158	.280	.158	.438
Scoring Position	48	11	3	0	1	23	0	8	16	1	3	0	.229	.317	.354	.671
Pinch Hitting	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	24	68	11	3	1	0	5	5	10	28	.162	.284	.235	.519
Road	36	103	28	6	0	4	24	19	26	29	.272	.418	.447	.865
This Week	5	10	3	2	0	0	6	3	3	4	.300	.462	.500	.962
Last Week	7	18	4	0	1	1	3	4	3	8	.222	.348	.500	.848
March/April	22	64	18	4	0	2	15	10	15	12	.281	.402	.438	.840
May	27	83	15	3	0	1	6	8	15	35	.181	.327	.253	.580
June	11	24	6	2	1	1	8	6	6	10	.250	.406	.542	.948

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1993	152	509	123	21	5	3	41	70	86	9	3	157	8	5	.242	.359	.320	.679	TEX
1994	154	485	105	28	1	9	66	73	86	11	3	157	0	0	.216	.345	.334	.679	TEX
1995	157	490	107	20	2	6	64	59	98	13	2	161	0	0	.218	.362	.304	.666	NYY
1996	147	438	99	15	7	5	51	53	64	8	1	115	0	0	.226	.335	.326	.661	NYY
1997	148	478	120	18	5	1	41	79	74	9	2	120	0	0	.251	.361	.316	.676	NYY
1998	152	495	136	30	3	3	69	81	89	11	5	112	0	0	.275	.393	.366	.759	NYY
1999	133	427	101	20	3	4	50	67	96	6	6	92	0	0	.237	.379	.326	.705	NYY
2000	85	106	20	7	0	0	8	9	13	1	0	37	0	0	.189	.283	.255	.538	PIT
2001	142	530	151	28	7	7	56	99	79	10	2	117	1	0	.285	.386	.404	.790	PIT
2002	137	490	120	36	0	2	31	82	87	9	1	129	1	0	.245	.368	.331	.699	PIT
2003	60	171	39	9	1	4	29	24	36	4	1	57	0	0	.228	.373	.363	.735	MIN
Total	1467	4619	1121	232	34	44	506	696	808	91	26	1254	10	5	.243	.364	.336	.701

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1985, AA	135	514	152	19	4	15	72	71	46	84	4	4	.296	.346	.436	.781
1986, AA	75	281	84	11	1	9	41	34	23	56	3	3	.299	.344	.441	.785
1986, AAA	7	26	9	3	0	2	4	3	3	10	0	0	.346	.414	.692	1.106
1987, AAA	137	554	149	24	2	18	72	58	33	145	2	3	.269	.300	.417	.717
1988, AAA	125	541	163	28	2	19	68	69	30	104	10	1	.301	.329	.466	.795
1989, AAA	122	463	143	27	1	19	70	67	37	91	8	2	.309	.350	.495	.845
1990, AAA	122	496	117	16	1	15	56	59	51	105	4	2	.236	.300	.363	.663
1991, AAA	107	261	82	14	1	5	36	42	46	55	5	2	.314	.410	.433	.843
1992, AAA	104	259	67	8	0	7	31	35	52	87	3	0	.259	.375	.371	.746

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1994	4	12	3	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650
1995	4	14	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527
1998	10	26	7	1	0	0	6	3	7	7	1	0	.269	.424	.308	.732
2001	3	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237
Total	21	64	14	1	0	0	8	8	13	17	1	0	.219	.351	.234	.585

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
Third Base	58	55	26	101	7	131	4	.969	483.2	2.44

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 4/1/1985 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 5/31/1986 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 7 weeks...
Injured on 4/8/1988 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week...
Injured on 7/19/1989 with a Bruised Hand, out for 5 days...
Traded from Atlanta to Texas on 6/2/1991 (Going to ATL: CF Sammy Sosa. Going to TEX: P Andy Ashby, P Ben McDonald, 3B Jeff Blauser, CF Al Martin)...
Injured on 4/3/1992 with a Stiff Neck, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 4/3/1993, off Bret Saberhagen (KC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1993, off Pedro J. Martinez (OAK)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1993, off Jose DeLeon (NYY)...
2/2/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $885,714 through salary arbitration...
2/2/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $885,714 through salary arbitration...
2/2/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $885,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 9/22/1997 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
10/19/1997: Signed a contract extension with New York (Y), $576,000 per year, for 2 years.
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/8/2000 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year...
5/10/2001: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $700,000 per year, for 3 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

BB
1995 - 98 - 4th

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