#68 David Begin, Shortstop, 30 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 6/1/2079 |
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| David Begin
3/6/2049
30
USA
5"9
175
Shortstop
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,614,286
2079 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 81 Days (941 total Days)
60 Day(s)
11 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 91 | 56 | 49 | 70 | 58 |
| Versus LHP | 82 | 53 | 47 | 68 | 58 |
| Versus RHP | 95 | 57 | 50 | 71 | 58 |
| Talent | 86 | 53 | 52 | 77 | 55 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 79 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 35 (Range), .939 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 44 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 69
Outfield Arm : 14
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/20 | @STL | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/21 | @STL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 5/23 | MIN | L 8-9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 5/24 | MIN | W 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/26 | SEA | W 11-0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/27 | SEA | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/28 | SEA | L 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/29 | @LAA | W 11-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
| 5/30 | @LAA | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
| 5/31 | @LAA | L 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 50 | 201 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 36 | .388 | .461 | .502 | .964 | 1.031 | .114 |
| Projected | 156 | 626 | 243 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 106 | 87 | 90 | 112 | .388 | .461 | .502 | .964 | 1.031 | .114 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 49 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 52.0 | 10.6 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .250 | .421 | .671 |
| vs. RHP | 163 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .423 | .505 | .521 | 1.027 |
| Close/Late | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .261 | .381 | .642 |
| Scoring Position | 50 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .420 | .492 | .660 | 1.152 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 23 | 92 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 7 | .500 | .569 | .620 | 1.188 |
| Road | 27 | 109 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 29 | .294 | .363 | .404 | .767 |
| This Week | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .125 | .176 | .188 | .364 |
| Last Week | 5 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .542 | .727 | 1.269 |
| March/April | 24 | 94 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | .362 | .440 | .436 | .877 |
| May | 26 | 107 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 17 | .411 | .476 | .561 | 1.037 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2073 | 9 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .394 | .645 | 1.039 | KCA |
| 2074 | 133 | 447 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 5 | 3 | .293 | .344 | .405 | .749 | KCA |
| 2075 | 140 | 486 | 151 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 6 | 4 | .311 | .394 | .492 | .886 | KCA |
| 2076 | 138 | 479 | 145 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 69 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 1 | .303 | .378 | .420 | .798 | KCA |
| 2077 | 145 | 595 | 211 | 37 | 7 | 16 | 86 | 113 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 7 | 3 | .355 | .411 | .521 | .932 | KCA,AL |
| 2078 | 151 | 605 | 207 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 87 | 124 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 125 | 8 | 0 | .342 | .412 | .514 | .926 | KCA,AL |
| 2079 | 50 | 201 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 4 | .388 | .461 | .502 | .964 | KCA |
| Total | 766 | 2844 | 934 | 167 | 23 | 72 | 431 | 470 | 318 | 14 | 20 | 545 | 33 | 15 | .328 | .396 | .479 | .875 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2068, A | 85 | 263 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 90 | 2 | 0 | .224 | .275 | .289 | .564 |
| 2069, A | 136 | 451 | 108 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 52 | 48 | 128 | 3 | 4 | .239 | .308 | .452 | .761 |
| 2070, A | 47 | 181 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .320 | .429 | .613 | 1.042 |
| 2070, AA | 90 | 341 | 103 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 53 | 46 | 56 | 6 | 2 | .302 | .381 | .513 | .894 |
| 2071, AA | 124 | 443 | 115 | 28 | 3 | 22 | 72 | 61 | 57 | 82 | 1 | 4 | .260 | .338 | .485 | .823 |
| 2071, AAA | 8 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 |
| 2072, AA | 18 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .344 | .461 | .508 | .969 |
| 2072, AAA | 119 | 434 | 115 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 43 | 96 | 3 | 0 | .265 | .330 | .412 | .742 |
| 2073, AAA | 136 | 515 | 160 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 100 | 96 | 58 | 98 | 5 | 8 | .311 | .376 | .522 | .898 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2074 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .195 | .231 | .426 |
| 2075 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .424 | .375 | .799 |
| 2076 | 14 | 58 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .328 | .391 | .466 | .856 |
| 2077 | 11 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .327 | .648 |
| 2078 | 9 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .366 | .525 | .891 |
| Total | 59 | 237 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 2 | .283 | .349 | .388 | .737 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 50 | 49 | 74 | 134 | 30 | 211 | 3 | .986 | 429.1 | 4.42 | | | | |
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Drafted in 6th round, 167th overall pick, by San Francisco in 2068...
Injured on 9/4/2069 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 5/2/2070 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 4/9/2071 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 6/13/2071 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 4 days...
Traded from San Francisco to Kansas City on 2/5/2072 (Going to KCA: 1B Pat Bowlby, SS David Begin. Going to SFN: P Luis Vargas)...
Had first career hit on 9/14/2073, off Henry Olesen Jr. (DET)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/30/2073, off Eduardo Banda (BOS)...
Won World Series with Kansas City in 2075...
Won World Series with Kansas City in 2076...
2/1/2077: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,857,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Milwaukee on 5/19/2077...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/2077, hitting .609 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
Injured on 6/24/2077 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Was selected to the 2077 Allstar game...
2/1/2078: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,907,143 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2078 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2078, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
2/1/2079: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,614,286 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (A) on 5/7/2079...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2075 - .311 - 5th
2077 - .355 - 1st
2078 - .342 - 2nd
| OBP
2075 - .394 - 10th
2077 - .411 - 4th
2078 - .412 - 4th
| OPS
2077 - .932 - 7th
2078 - .926 - 7th
| Hits
2077 - 211 - 3rd
2078 - 207 - 1st
| Runs
2077 - 113 - 7th
2078 - 124 - 3rd
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