RF Mark Kotsay #21
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/08/2007
 OA: 49 POT: 49
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RF MARK KOTSAY #21 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
75 255 74 13 0 6 32 25 35 .290 .357 .412 4 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 60
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 50
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 25 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2006 @ TB Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2006 TOR Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2006 BAL Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2006 BAL Win, 3-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2006 @ TOR Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/2006 @ TOR Loss, 1-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2006 SEA Win, 7-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/03/2006 TB Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/2006 TB Win, 4-1 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/2006 TB Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:12/02/1974
Born in:Whittier, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:140 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 73 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1994, 6th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2006 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 75 255 74 13 0 6 32 35 25 35 .290 .357 .412 .769 .340 .122 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 283 2 1 0 8 1 1 105 19 4 0 100.0 37.6 5.32 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   75 26 6 0 5 14 14 6 14 1 1 1 .347 .398 .627 1.024
Versus Right   180 48 7 0 1 18 21 19 21 0 0 1 .267 .340 .322 .662
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   53 13 3 0 1 6 6 6 9 0 0 1 .245 .333 .358 .692
June   91 24 4 0 2 11 10 9 10 1 0 0 .264 .327 .374 .700
July   46 18 5 0 1 10 11 4 4 0 1 1 .391 .451 .565 1.016
August   45 12 1 0 2 5 5 4 9 0 0 0 .267 .327 .422 .749
September   20 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .350 .409 .350 .759
Last Year   255 74 13 0 6 32 35 25 35 1 1 2 .290 .357 .412 .769
2 Years Ago   318 103 24 2 8 52 51 25 31 2 1 2 .324 .375 .487 .862
Career   5670 1719 374 26 120 736 879 539 623 43 9 26 .303 .364 .442 .806
Home   128 39 5 0 2 17 19 15 20 0 0 1 .305 .382 .391 .773
Road   127 35 8 0 4 15 16 10 15 1 1 1 .276 .331 .433 .764
Grass   235 71 13 0 6 32 34 24 31 1 1 2 .302 .370 .434 .804
Turf   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
Day   104 31 5 0 2 13 16 15 17 0 0 1 .298 .392 .404 .796
Night   151 43 8 0 4 19 19 10 18 1 1 1 .285 .331 .417 .749
As Starter   238 71 13 0 6 32 34 24 32 1 1 2 .298 .366 .429 .795
As Reliever / Substitution   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   64 21 2 0 2 6 9 5 9 0 0 0 .328 .377 .453 .830
Inning 1-3   75 19 2 0 0 10 8 8 9 0 1 0 .253 .325 .280 .605
Inning 4-6   92 27 9 0 2 12 16 9 14 1 0 2 .293 .365 .457 .822
Inning 7-9   74 23 2 0 4 9 10 7 9 0 0 0 .311 .370 .500 .870
Extra Innings   14 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
0 Outs   76 26 4 0 3 8 16 11 10 0 1 0 .342 .425 .513 .938
1 Outs   92 24 5 0 2 12 14 5 10 1 0 0 .261 .296 .380 .676
2 Outs   87 24 4 0 1 12 5 9 15 0 0 2 .276 .357 .356 .713
Scoring Position   72 21 5 0 1 22 10 9 13 1 1 0 .292 .366 .403 .769
Bases Empty   133 40 4 0 3 3 19 11 14 0 0 2 .301 .363 .398 .762
Runner on 1st   50 13 4 0 2 7 6 5 8 0 0 0 .260 .327 .460 .787
Runner on 2nd   23 5 0 0 1 4 2 3 5 0 1 0 .217 .308 .348 .656
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 10 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .444 .520 .964
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 .000 .214 .000 .214
Bases Loaded   6 4 2 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.000 1.714
Two Strikes   99 22 3 0 2 13 9 9 35 0 0 1 .222 .294 .313 .607
First Pitch   49 12 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 .245 .260 .286 .546
Count 0-1   26 11 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .423 .538 .962
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 1-0   37 10 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .270 .459 .730
Count 1-1   18 9 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .778 1.278
Count 1-2   34 10 2 0 1 6 5 0 13 0 0 0 .294 .294 .441 .735
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .333 .286 .619
Count 2-1   13 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .769 1.231
Count 2-2   26 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 11 0 0 1 .154 .185 .308 .493
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 0 .333 .692 .500 1.192
Full Count   20 6 0 0 0 1 3 9 5 0 0 0 .300 .517 .300 .817
Behind in Count   79 23 5 0 1 9 10 0 19 0 0 0 .291 .291 .392 .684
Ahead in Count   63 20 3 0 3 11 14 15 0 1 0 1 .317 .450 .508 .958
Batting 4th   7 4 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .571 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 5th   39 8 0 0 1 3 4 3 5 0 0 1 .205 .279 .282 .561
Batting 6th   125 37 9 0 2 15 16 12 16 1 0 0 .296 .355 .416 .771
Batting 7th   48 15 2 0 2 7 9 5 7 0 0 0 .312 .377 .479 .857
Batting 8th   21 7 1 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 1 .333 .440 .381 .821
Batting 9th   15 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Low Leverage   116 36 7 0 5 13 18 12 11 0 0 2 .310 .385 .500 .885
Medium Leverage   84 20 1 0 1 10 8 8 15 0 1 0 .238 .304 .286 .590
High Leverage   55 18 5 0 0 9 9 5 9 1 0 0 .327 .377 .418 .795
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Detroit - MLB 21 144 534 150 19 4 9 48 76 53 2 2 83 14 5 .281 .347 .382 .729 93 93 0.8
1997 Detroit - MLB 22 152 611 190 42 2 12 81 96 62 1 2 69 14 7 .311 .374 .445 .819 114 116 3.8
1998 Detroit - MLB 23 137 535 160 32 1 14 83 91 49 1 3 58 3 1 .299 .357 .441 .798 101 103 2.4
1999 Detroit - MLB 24 155 657 223 46 3 15 96 121 68 2 6 58 8 3 .339 .400 .487 .887 123 126 5.3
2000 Detroit - MLB 25 97 370 113 26 1 8 50 59 31 2 4 42 2 3 .305 .359 .446 .805 110 111 1.8
2001 Detroit - MLB 26 152 610 170 35 4 7 74 83 56 6 6 79 14 3 .279 .342 .384 .726 97 99 2.6
2002 Detroit - MLB 27 153 592 178 46 1 13 66 103 66 2 9 53 12 5 .301 .368 .448 .815 120 123 4.4
2003 Detroit - MLB 28 151 569 182 46 7 10 74 78 64 1 4 51 6 2 .320 .387 .478 .865 133 132 5.3
2004 Detroit - MLB 29 151 619 176 45 1 18 80 86 40 5 4 64 17 2 .284 .331 .447 .778 111 112 4.7
2005 Baltimore - MLB 30 81 318 103 24 2 8 52 51 25 2 2 31 5 1 .324 .375 .487 .862 127 129 1.8
2006 New York - MLB 31 75 255 74 13 0 6 32 35 25 2 1 35 4 0 .290 .357 .412 .769 104 106 0.6
Total MLB 1448 5670 1719 374 26 120 736 879 539 26 43 623 99 32 .303 .364 .442 .806 112 114 33.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1994 Lakeland - A 19 58 218 65 14 2 9 34 37 34 0 0 23 7 0 .298 .393 .505 .897 168 169 2.5
1994 Fayetteville - A 19 28 103 38 8 1 5 25 20 15 0 4 12 2 0 .369 .434 .612 1.046 209 198 1.4
1994 Total - A 19 86 321 103 22 3 14 59 57 49 0 4 35 9 0 .321 .406 .539 .945 182 179 3.9
1995 London - AA 20 47 191 62 8 0 10 33 32 19 0 2 20 1 0 .325 .382 .524 .906 157 152 1.5
1995 Toledo - AAA 20 90 372 143 25 1 17 78 78 43 1 0 55 22 11 .384 .450 .594 1.044 175 180 4.6
Total IL 90 372 143 25 1 17 78 78 43 1 0 55 22 11 .384 .450 .594 1.044 175 180
Total EL 47 191 62 8 0 10 33 32 19 0 2 20 1 0 .325 .382 .524 .906 157 152
Total SALL 28 103 38 8 1 5 25 20 15 0 4 12 2 0 .369 .434 .612 1.046 209 198
Total FLOR 58 218 65 14 2 9 34 37 34 0 0 23 7 0 .298 .393 .505 .897 168 169
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Detroit - MLB 22 2 8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 127 129 0.1
1998 Detroit - MLB 23 4 14 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .357 .732 87 94 0.6
1999 Detroit - MLB 24 5 23 6 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .261 .292 .435 .726 80 78 0.3
2001 Detroit - MLB 26 11 43 12 4 1 1 3 6 3 0 1 8 1 0 .279 .319 .488 .808 115 113 0.1
2002 Detroit - MLB 27 3 12 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .583 .917 142 146 0.5
2003 Detroit - MLB 28 5 22 8 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909 142 147 1.3
2004 Detroit - MLB 29 6 29 8 1 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 2 2 0 .276 .364 .310 .674 87 95 1.2
Total MLB 36 151 45 12 1 3 16 21 10 0 1 18 4 1 .298 .340 .450 .790 108 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1996 Detroit - LGS LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 Detroit - LGS CF 142 141 428 12 4 445 5 .989 1254.2 3.16 +1.5 1.011
1997 Detroit - LGS LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Detroit - LGS CF 149 146 420 17 4 443 6 .986 1308.0 3.01 -4.6 .986
1997 Detroit - LGS RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.0 .993
1998 Detroit - LGS LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .983
1998 Detroit - LGS CF 136 130 376 11 3 389 2 .995 1167.1 2.98 +5.1 1.005
1998 Detroit - LGS RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Detroit - LGS CF 154 150 455 18 1 482 9 .981 1350.2 3.15 +1.0 .998
2000 Detroit - LGS LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Detroit - LGS CF 96 96 281 7 1 290 2 .993 833.2 3.11 +0.3 .996
2001 Detroit - LGS CF 150 147 423 12 2 440 5 .989 1309.2 2.99 -0.9 .995
2001 Detroit - LGS RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.2 .991
2002 Detroit - LGS LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Detroit - LGS CF 150 145 399 8 1 410 3 .993 1304.1 2.81 +6.8 1.030
2002 Detroit - LGS RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2003 Detroit - LGS CF 149 147 407 11 2 423 5 .988 1291.0 2.91 +11.7 1.042
2004 Detroit - LGS LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 Detroit - LGS CF 150 146 382 14 2 396 0 1.000 1306.1 2.73 +12.1 1.047
2004 Detroit - LGS RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 New York - LGS LF 5 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 -0.6 .861
2006 New York - LGS CF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 -0.5 .994
2006 New York - LGS RF 61 54 93 0 0 96 3 .969 520.0 1.61 -5.6 .917
TOTAL LF 8 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 33.0 2.18 -0.6 .874
TOTAL CF 1279 1251 3579 110 20 3726 37 .990 11151.2 2.98 +32.3 1.012
TOTAL RF 65 58 98 0 0 101 3 .970 556.0 1.59 -5.5 .921
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1994 Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
07/03/1994 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
08/08/1994 Wins the FLOR Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (75); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (70).
04/03/1995 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1995 Wins the EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/02/1995 Named the #68 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1995 Was selected to the 1995 International League All-Star Game.
07/09/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
09/11/1995 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
09/24/1995 Wins the 1995 International League Round 1 with the Toledo Mud Hens!
10/05/1995 Wins the 1995 IL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
10/08/1995 Wins the 1995 IL Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (65).
04/01/1996 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
04/28/1996 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for one week.
11/18/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $194,000.
12/13/1996 Injured (dislocated shoulder, bruised ribs, lacerated finger),out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
05/29/1997 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/17/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/11/1998 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/19/1998 Injured (oblique strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
11/21/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,270,500.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
07/28/1999 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
08/10/1999 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/20/1999 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,399,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
05/17/2000 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
07/09/2000 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/04/2000 Injured (sprained thumb),out for 6 weeks.
11/25/2000 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,484,000.
12/24/2000 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $26,500,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/28/2001 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/29/2001 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/08/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
02/22/2004 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
03/28/2004 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
09/05/2004 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/06/2004 Declined his contract option.
11/29/2004 Became a free agent.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/09/2005 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
09/05/2005 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/28/2005 Became a free agent.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
05/10/2006 Signed a minor league contract ($65,000 bonus) with the New York Yankees organization.
11/27/2006 Became a free agent.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1999 733 1
Year AB Rank
1999 657 1
2001 610 8
2004 619 9
Year H Rank
1999 223 1
2003 182 8
Year 2B Rank
1997 42 5
1999 46 3
2002 46 6
2003 46 5
Year 3B Rank
2003 7 3
Year R Rank
2002 103 10
Year IBB Rank
2003 7 2
Year SF Rank
2002 9 4
Year AVG Rank
1999 .339 5
2003 .320 5
Year OBP Rank
2003 .387 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2003 7.10 8
Year WAR Rank
2003 5.0 10
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