#68 David Begin, Shortstop, 32 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Monday, 4/10/2081 |
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| David Begin
3/6/2049
32
USA
5"9
180
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
$ 6,750,000
2083
7 Year(s), 29 Days (1233 total Days)
8 Day(s)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 87 | 60 | 51 | 69 | 59 |
| Versus LHP | 78 | 57 | 50 | 67 | 59 |
| Versus RHP | 91 | 61 | 52 | 70 | 59 |
| Talent | 86 | 53 | 52 | 64 | 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 | | |
| 4/4 | @BOS | W 2-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 4/5 | @BOS | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 4/6 | @BOS | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 4/7 | @MIN | L 3-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 4/8 | @MIN | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 4/9 | @MIN | W 8-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 6 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .440 | .462 | .560 | 1.022 | 1.071 | .120 |
| Projected | 162 | 675 | 297 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 27 | 81 | .440 | .462 | .560 | 1.022 | 1.071 | .120 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.6 | 12.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .458 | .480 | .583 | 1.063 |
| Close/Late | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 1.125 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| Road | 6 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .440 | .462 | .560 | 1.022 |
| Last Week | 6 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .440 | .462 | .560 | 1.022 |
| March/April | 6 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .440 | .462 | .560 | 1.022 |
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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 | 152 | 616 | 197 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 85 | 98 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 128 | 6 | 6 | .320 | .386 | .442 | .828 | KCA |
| 2080 | 151 | 606 | 182 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 100 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 8 | 2 | .300 | .360 | .431 | .791 | KCA |
| 2081 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .462 | .560 | 1.022 | KCA |
| Total | 1025 | 3890 | 1246 | 217 | 32 | 94 | 569 | 644 | 414 | 18 | 26 | 753 | 44 | 19 | .320 | .386 | .465 | .851 | |
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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 |
| 2079 | 14 | 58 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .403 | .552 | .955 |
| 2080 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| Total | 77 | 310 | 91 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 66 | 4 | 2 | .294 | .354 | .413 | .767 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .967 | 51.0 | 5.29 | | | | |
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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...
9/1/2079: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $6,750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won World Series with Kansas City in 2079...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/2080, hitting .345 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/2080, hitting .619 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2075 - .311 - 5th
2077 - .355 - 1st
2078 - .342 - 2nd
2079 - .320 - 3rd
2080 - .300 - 6th
| OBP
2075 - .394 - 10th
2077 - .411 - 4th
2078 - .412 - 4th
2079 - .386 - 10th
| OPS
2077 - .932 - 7th
2078 - .926 - 7th
| Hits
2077 - 211 - 3rd
2078 - 207 - 1st
2079 - 197 - 3rd
2080 - 182 - 2nd
| Runs
2077 - 113 - 7th
2078 - 124 - 3rd
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