#82 Dean Palmer, Second Base, 34 yrs, Minnesota Twins

#82 Dean Palmer, Second Base, 34 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Dean Palmer

12/27/1968
34
USA,FL,Tallahassee
6"1
175

Second Base
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R

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Minimal
Loyal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Normal
Normal
1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 550,000
2004
8 Year(s), 128 Days (1504 total Days)
77 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 77 Days (1797 total Days)
18 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	5	6	3	4
Versus LHP	5	5	6	3	4
Versus RHP	5	5	6	3	4
Talent	5	5	6	4	5

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2
2
1
3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
1B : 5 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 3 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 4 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 9
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
5/5	@BAL	L 4-9	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	#8
5/11	NYY	L 9-11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
5/16	@SEA	L 3-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#9
5/17	OAK	L 6-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
5/22	TOR	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
5/26	TEX	L 1-13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#5
5/30	@CLE	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
6/1	@DET	W 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#2
6/7	@STL	L 0-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/12	@PIT	W 12-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#6

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	18	32	4	2	0	2	4	4	1	12	.125	.152	.375	.527	.464	.250
Projected	46	82	10	5	0	5	10	10	3	31	.125	.152	.375	.527	.464	.250

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	6	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4	0	0	.0	1.9	1.8

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	20	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	.100	.100	.300	.400
vs. RHP	12	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	6	0	0	0	.167	.231	.500	.731
Close/Late	6	2	1	0	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333
Scoring Position	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833
Pinch Hitting	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	8	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Road	10	19	4	2	0	2	4	4	1	8	.211	.250	.632	.882
This Week	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	.250	.250	1.000	1.250
Last Week	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
March/April	5	3	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
May	10	21	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	9	.095	.136	.190	.327
June	3	8	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	.125	.125	.500	.625

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1993	144	437	110	22	2	24	75	57	38	1	1	124	1	1	.252	.312	.476	.788	KC
1994	153	577	147	26	4	25	89	78	52	0	4	146	0	0	.255	.314	.444	.758	KC
1995	100	288	64	12	1	10	40	39	24	0	0	74	0	0	.222	.282	.375	.657	KC
1996	111	407	77	16	3	15	47	52	43	1	4	138	0	0	.189	.266	.354	.620	KC
1997	96	285	60	13	0	12	47	27	15	0	1	96	0	0	.211	.249	.382	.632	CAL
1998	9	23	4	3	0	1	3	5	1	0	0	5	0	0	.174	.208	.435	.643	CAL PIT
1999	10	19	7	2	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	5	0	0	.368	.429	.474	.902	PIT
2000	143	476	110	27	4	26	82	62	46	1	4	140	0	0	.231	.298	.468	.766	PIT
2001	129	378	91	20	2	23	67	57	36	0	5	123	0	0	.241	.303	.487	.790	PIT
2002	91	312	55	11	1	13	43	36	30	0	0	107	0	0	.176	.249	.343	.591	PIT
2003	18	32	4	2	0	2	4	4	1	0	0	12	0	0	.125	.152	.375	.527	MIN
Total	1004	3234	729	154	17	151	498	422	288	3	19	970	1	1	.225	.288	.424	.711

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1986, A	105	347	84	13	0	11	40	39	22	55	0	0	.242	.281	.375	.656
1987, A	137	503	112	20	0	11	60	45	49	65	2	0	.223	.287	.328	.616
1988, A	134	527	135	32	1	19	77	57	59	64	3	1	.256	.327	.429	.755
1989, A	24	26	11	3	0	2	9	6	3	3	0	0	.423	.483	.769	1.252
1989, AA	95	343	110	12	1	21	72	47	24	41	0	0	.321	.359	.545	.904
1990, AA	132	533	193	37	2	26	85	104	51	59	4	1	.362	.405	.585	.991
1991, AA	131	537	170	37	2	24	80	80	40	71	2	2	.317	.355	.527	.882
1992, AAA	125	520	144	17	2	19	71	69	45	72	1	0	.277	.328	.427	.755
1996, AAA	21	85	33	3	0	18	35	30	8	25	0	0	.388	.423	1.059	1.482
1997, AAA	27	109	39	6	0	10	18	22	16	21	1	0	.358	.437	.688	1.125
1998, AAA	131	484	156	17	0	80	163	131	73	84	1	0	.322	.409	.853	1.262
1999, AAA	132	478	154	24	2	52	134	114	78	106	0	1	.322	.414	.707	1.121

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1999	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
2001	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Total	4	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	2	0	6	0	1	6	0	1.000	7.0	7.71
Second Base	7	2	8	17	4	26	1	.962	30.1	7.71
Third Base	3	2	0	7	0	7	0	1.000	14.0	4.50
Shortstop	1	1	1	5	0	6	0	1.000	9.0	6.00
Centerfield	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	6.0	4.50
Rightfield	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	11.0	1.64

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/3/1986 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 3/11/1986 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/11/1993, off Jose Rijo (OAK)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1993, off Robb Nen (DET)...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (Y) on 9/21/1993...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1993, hitting .326 with 13 HR, 30 RBI...
2/2/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/26/1996 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week...
2/2/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 7 runs on 8/27/1997...
2/2/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from California to Pittsburgh on 2/2/1998 (Going to PIT: 1B Dean Palmer. Going to CAL: P Terrell Wade, 3B Wade Boggs, SS Cesar Izturis, P Aaron Cook)...
7/20/1998: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $620,000 per year, for 2 years.
5/10/2000: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $550,000 per year, for 4 years.
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (C), driving in 6 runs on 7/27/2001...

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