#68 David Begin, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Monday, 7/10/2076 |
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| David Begin
3/6/2049
27
USA
5"9
175
Shortstop
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4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 400,000
2076 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 120 Days (464 total Days)
99 Day(s)
8 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 90 | 60 | 46 | 70 | 61 |
| Versus LHP | 81 | 57 | 44 | 68 | 61 |
| Versus RHP | 94 | 61 | 47 | 71 | 61 |
| Talent | 86 | 53 | 40 | 77 | 55 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 67 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 29 (Range), .938 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 30 (Range), .957 (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 | | |
| 6/17 | @MIL | L 4-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 6/18 | @MIL | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 6/19 | HOU | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 6/21 | HOU | L 9-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 6/24 | STL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 6/25 | STL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 6/28 | @PIT | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 7/2 | @STL | W 7-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 7/7 | BAL | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 7/9 | BAL | W 8-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 72 | 262 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 54 | .279 | .349 | .382 | .731 | .668 | .103 |
| Projected | 133 | 482 | 134 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 72 | 52 | 99 | .279 | .349 | .382 | .731 | .668 | .103 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 68 | 292 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 35.3 | 4.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 73 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .346 | .411 | .757 |
| vs. RHP | 189 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .351 | .370 | .721 |
| Close/Late | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .394 | .370 | .764 |
| Scoring Position | 92 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .327 | .380 | .707 |
| Pinch Hitting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 37 | 130 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 22 | .300 | .370 | .438 | .808 |
| Road | 35 | 132 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 32 | .258 | .329 | .326 | .655 |
| Last Week | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 |
| March/April | 23 | 83 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | .301 | .396 | .434 | .830 |
| May | 25 | 92 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | .261 | .337 | .359 | .695 |
| June | 21 | 78 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 22 | .282 | .325 | .359 | .684 |
| July | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
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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 | 72 | 262 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 0 | .279 | .349 | .382 | .731 | KCA |
| Total | 354 | 1226 | 366 | 66 | 6 | 32 | 196 | 175 | 133 | 5 | 10 | 238 | 13 | 7 | .299 | .367 | .440 | .807 | |
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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 |
| Total | 25 | 87 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .330 | .310 | .640 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 71 | 68 | 125 | 188 | 40 | 315 | 2 | .994 | 600.0 | 4.72 | | | | |
| Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2075 - .311 - 5th
| OBP
2075 - .394 - 10th
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