Rubén Gotay

Ruben Bruce Gotay

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 25, 1982 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
High School: Santiago Veue Calzada (Fajardo, PR)
School: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed May 28, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 2004
Teams (by GP): Royals/Mets/Braves 2004-2008
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.170 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2001	18	KCR-min	Rk	52	213	184	29	58	15	1	3	19	5	6	26	22	.315	.398	.457	.855		84	2	0	2	1	1		DVT · GULF
2002	19	KCR-min	A	133	603	509	87	145	42	9	9	83	5	4	73	110	.285	.377	.456	.833		232	5	8	4	9	1		BUR · MIDW
2003	20	KCR-min	A+	134	582	502	68	131	31	2	9	72	8	1	60	97	.261	.343	.384	.727		193	7	7	4	9	1		WMT · CARL
2004	21	KCR-min	AA	106	476	405	71	117	22	6	9	68	9	10	51	60	.289	.373	.440	.812		178	9	6	9	5	0		WCH · TL
2004	21	KCR	AL	44	166	152	17	41	7	3	1	16	0	1	9	36	.270	.315	.375	.690	79	57	4	2	1	2	0	4
2005	22	KCR-min	AA	28	122	110	22	27	8	0	3	15	0	2	12	13	.245	.320	.400	.720		44	2	0	0	0	0		WCH · TL
2005	22	KCR	AL	86	317	282	32	64	14	2	5	29	2	2	22	51	.227	.288	.344	.632	69	97	3	4	4	5	0	4/D

2006	23	KCR-NYM-min	AAA	129	543	491	64	130	28	3	12	64	11	6	36	96	.265	.321	.407	.728		200	15	6	7	3	0		OMA,NFK · PCL,IL
2007	24	NYM-min	AAA	23	98	82	12	21	7	1	2	13	1	1	14	14	.256	.367	.439	.806		36	2	1	0	1	0		NOR · PCL
2007	24	NYM	NL	98	211	190	25	56	12	0	4	24	3	3	16	42	.295	.351	.421	.772	101	80	2	1	3	1	1	4/65
2008	25	ATL-min	AAA	3	14	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250	.357	.250	.607		3	0	1	0	0	0		RMD · IL
2008	25	ATL	NL	88	117	102	10	24	5	0	2	8	1	1	13	32	.235	.322	.343	.665	77	35	4	0	2	0	0	5/4
2009	26	ARI-min	AAA	118	479	371	65	101	29	2	11	57	2	4	102	69	.272	.429	.450	.879		167	5	1	3	2	1		REN · PCL
2010	27	STL-min	AAA	139	577	473	84	135	30	1	13	70	0	5	95	116	.285	.410	.436	.845		206	9	6	1	2	3		MEM · PCL
2011	28	ATL-FLA-min	AAA	134	518	450	58	111	12	3	9	47	11	4	57	81	.247	.333	.347	.679		156	18	3	4	4	0		GWI,NOR · IL,PCL
2012	29	TOR-min	AAA	22	92	78	14	27	3	0	0	14	3	0	13	19	.346	.435	.385	.819		30	1	0	0	1	1		LVG · PCL
4 Yrs				316	811	726	84	185	38	5	12	77	6	7	60	161	.255	.315	.371	.685	80	269	13	7	10	8	1
162 Game Avg.				162	416	372	43	95	19	3	6	39	3	4	31	83	.255	.315	.371	.685	80	138	7	4	5	4	1

KCR (2 yrs)				130	483	434	49	105	21	5	6	45	2	3	31	87	.242	.297	.355	.652	72	154	7	6	5	7	0
NYM (1 yr)				98	211	190	25	56	12	0	4	24	3	3	16	42	.295	.351	.421	.772	101	80	2	1	3	1	1
ATL (1 yr)				88	117	102	10	24	5	0	2	8	1	1	13	32	.235	.322	.343	.665	77	35	4	0	2	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				186	328	292	35	80	17	0	6	32	4	4	29	74	.274	.341	.394	.734	92	115	6	1	5	1	1
AL (2 yrs)				130	483	434	49	105	21	5	6	45	2	3	31	87	.242	.297	.355	.652	72	154	7	6	5	7	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2004	21	KCR	AL	44	166	-5	1	0	-2	1	-5	-0.4	6	0	0.1	.488	.497	0.2	-0.1	2	$	4
2005	22	KCR	AL	86	317	-13	-1	0	-6	1	-18	-1.8	11	-7	-0.8	.479	.489	-0.2	-0.4	-1	$316,000	4/D

2007	24	NYM	NL	98	211	0	-1	0	-6	1	-6	-0.6	6	0	0.0	.494	.497	0.6	-0.5	6	$	4/65
2008	25	ATL	NL	88	117	-3	-1	-0	1	0	-4	-0.4	3	-0	0.0	.496	.498	-0.1	0.1	-1	$403,000	5/4
4 Seasons				316	811	-21	-2	0	-13	3	-32	-3.1	25	-7	-0.7	.490	.495	0.5	-0.8	6	$719,000

KCR (2 yrs)				130	483	-18	-0	1	-8	2	-23	-2.2	16	-7	-0.7	.482	.493	0.0	-0.5	1	$316,000
NYM (1 yr)				98	211	0	-1	0	-6	1	-6	-0.6	6	0	0.0	.494	.497	0.6	-0.5	6	$
ATL (1 yr)				88	117	-3	-1	-0	1	0	-4	-0.4	3	-0	0.0	.496	.498	-0.1	0.1	-1	$403,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
2004	21	KCR	AL	166	119	17	3.8	110	.342	.270	.272	.315	.340	.375	.436	.690	.776	79	.364	-5.0	-0.5	.578	.158	.105	.0
2005	22	KCR	AL	317	232	29	3.3	104	.255	.227	.267	.288	.330	.344	.423	.632	.753	69	.332	-12.5	-1.2	.552	.195	.117	2.9

2007	24	NYM	NL	211	143	28	5.3	109	.359	.295	.270	.351	.340	.421	.432	.772	.772	101	.516	0.5	0.0	.698	.211	.126	3.4
2008	25	ATL	NL	117	85	11	3.5	106	.324	.235	.265	.322	.336	.343	.423	.665	.759	77	.347	-3.3	-0.3	.578	.235	.108	1.3
4 Yrs				811	579	85	3.9	107	.308	.255	.269	.315	.335	.371	.428	.685	.763	80	.391	-20.4	-1.9	.597	.197	.116	8.0
162 Game Avg.				416	297	44	3.9	107	.308	.255	.269	.315	.335	.371	.428	.685	.763	80	.391	-20.4	-1.9	.597	.197	.116	4

KCR (2 yrs)				483	351	46	3.5	106	.284	.242	.269	.297	.333	.355	.428	.652	.761	72	.343	-17.6	-1.7	.560	.182	.113	3.0
NYM (1 yr)				211	143	28	5.3	109	.359	.295	.270	.351	.340	.421	.432	.772	.772	101	.516	0.5	0.0	.698	.211	.126	3.4
ATL (1 yr)				117	85	11	3.5	106	.324	.235	.265	.322	.336	.343	.423	.665	.759	77	.347	-3.3	-0.3	.578	.235	.108	1.3

NL (2 yrs)				328	228	39	4.6	108	.347	.274	.268	.341	.338	.394	.429	.734	.767	92	.460	-2.8	-0.3	.653	.219	.120	4.8
AL (2 yrs)				483	351	46	3.5	106	.284	.242	.269	.297	.333	.355	.428	.652	.761	72	.343	-17.6	-1.7	.560	.182	.113	3.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2004	21	KCR	AL	166	0.6%	21.7%	5.4%	6.6%	27%	4.00	4.2	152.0	9.5	0.72	0.91	70%	24%	1.8%	16%
2005	22	KCR	AL	317	1.6%	16.1%	6.9%	6.6%	33%	2.32	5.5	56.4	9.7	0.62	0.64	73%	13%	4.1%	15%

2007	24	NYM	NL	211	1.9%	19.9%	7.6%	7.6%	29%	2.63	4.5	47.5	7.9	0.88	1.23	69%	22%	5.8%	12%
2008	25	ATL	NL	117	1.7%	27.4%	11.1%	6.0%	29%	2.46	3.2	51.0	12.8	0.73	1.08	58%	19%	5.4%	8%
4 Yrs				811	1.5%	19.9%	7.4%	6.8%	30%	2.68	4.5	60.5	9.4	0.71	0.86	69%	18%	4.2%	13%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.0%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	2.00	5.2	32.5	7.6	0.80	1.07	70%	19%	7.7%	11%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2004	21	KCR	AL	-5.3	-0.5	169	-1.3	2.0	-3.3	.99	-0.9	-0.5	-14.4	-1.3	0.97	-9.9	0.65	1
2005	22	KCR	AL	-12.5	-1.2	326	-1.5	4.4	-5.9	.97	-1.3	-0.3	-13.4	-1.3	0.94	-15.6	1.17	8

2007	24	NYM	NL	0.5	0.0	221	0.1	3.7	-3.6	.95	0.1	-0.1	1.8	0.2	0.91	3.0	0.73	52
2008	25	ATL	NL	-3.3	-0.3	119	-0.3	1.6	-1.9	.88	-0.3	-0.1	-6.2	-0.6	0.95	-3.6	0.81	65
4 Yrs				-20.6	-2.0	835	-3.1	11.6	-14.7	.96	-2.3	-1.0	-32.2	-3.1	0.94	-26.1	0.80	126

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2004	21	KCR	AL	1	0	31%	57	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	61%	9	4	5	3	2	1	6	1	5
2005	22	KCR	AL	3	0	32%	121	2	2	50%	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	6	54%	13	10	3	4	0	4	11	3	8

2007	24	NYM	NL	1	0	30%	105	3	3	50%	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	42%	11	6	5	5	4	1	10	5	5
2008	25	ATL	NL	0	0	23%	54	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	18%	4	4	0	1	0	1	6	4	1
4 Yrs				5	0	30%	337	6	7	46%	6	5	0	1	0	1	3	0	6	17	47%	37	24	13	13	6	7	33	13	19

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2004	21	KCR	AL	166	100%	41	4	2	1	0	0	0	0.65	1	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	50%	39	4	10%	25	8	32%	122	15	12%	18	9	50%	6	5	83%	0
2005	22	KCR	AL	317	100%	64	5	2	8	1	0	1	1.17	5	0	4	5	0	2	3	0	4	4	100%	59	3	5%	39	12	31%	189	25	13%	22	10	45%	8	3	38%	0

2007	24	NYM	NL	211	100%	56	8	0	52	15	0	6	0.73	4	0	3	4	0	2	2	0	4	3	75%	30	2	7%	19	6	32%	115	21	18%	11	5	45%	9	7	78%	0
2008	25	ATL	NL	117	100%	24	1	0	65	17	1	5	0.81	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	3	2	67%	27	4	15%	13	4	31%	69	7	10%	5	2	40%	2	2	100%	0
4 Yrs				811	100%	185	18	4	126	33	1	12	0.80	12	0	15	11	1	7	5	0	13	10	77%	155	13	8%	96	30	31%	495	68	14%	56	26	46%	25	17	68%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2004	21	KCR	AL	167	689	4.13	455	66%	30%	13%	31%	26%	70%	0%	46%	81%	25%	4%	7	0	12%	20	7	10%	16	11	33%	-1	0	0
2005	22	KCR	AL	318	1235	3.88	775	63%	32%	13%	25%	31%	68%	0%	43%	81%	23%	5%	16	0	17%	53	12	8%	26	16	27%	-1	0	0

2007	24	NYM	NL	213	925	4.34	585	63%	34%	11%	29%	26%	66%	1%	42%	83%	15%	8%	16	1	20%	42	9	11%	24	16	29%	-2	0	0
2008	25	ATL	NL	118	538	4.56	335	62%	37%	15%	26%	21%	63%	0%	39%	76%	14%	8%	10	0	20%	24	8	13%	15	10	38%	-1	0	0
4 Yrs				816	3387	4.15	2150	63%	33%	13%	27%	27%	67%	0%	43%	81%	20%	6%	49	1	17%	139	36	10%	81	53	31%	-5	0	0
MLB Averages						3.76		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2004	21	44	166	152	17	41	7	3	1	16	0	1	9	36	.270	.315	.375	.690	79	57	4	2	1	2	0
2005	22	130	483	434	49	105	21	5	6	45	2	3	31	87	.242	.297	.355	.652	72	154	7	6	5	7	0
2006	23	130	483	434	49	105	21	5	6	45	2	3	31	87	.242	.297	.355	.652	72	154	7	6	5	7	0
2007	24	228	694	624	74	161	33	5	10	69	5	6	47	129	.258	.313	.375	.688	81	234	9	7	8	8	1
2008	25	316	811	726	84	185	38	5	12	77	6	7	60	161	.255	.315	.371	.685	80	269	13	7	10	8	1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2004	21	44	164	150	15	39	7	3	1	14	0	9	36	.260	.307	.367	.673	16	44
2005	22	86	316	281	31	63	14	2	5	29	2	22	51	.224	.285	.342	.627	27	86

2007	24	98	210	189	24	55	12	0	4	23	3	16	42	.291	.348	.418	.766	27	98
2008	25	88	117	102	10	24	5	0	2	8	1	13	32	.235	.322	.343	.665	11	88
4 Yrs		316	807	722	80	181	38	5	12	74	6	60	161	.251	.311	.367	.678	81	316
162 Game Avg.		162	414	370	41	93	19	3	6	38	3	31	83	.251	.311	.367	.678	42	316

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