3B Andy LaRoche #12
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/29/2007
 OA: 46 POT: 46
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3B ANDY LAROCHE #12 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 572 139 19 4 25 82 65 91 .243 .330 .421 11 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 55 25
Arm: 20 60 25
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 30 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2007 @ MIN Win, 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2007 @ MIN Win, 9-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2007 @ MIN Loss, 5-6 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/26/2007 @ DET Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2007 @ DET Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2007 @ DET Loss, 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2007 CWS Win, 5-3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/22/2007 CWS Win, 6-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/2007 CWS Win, 6-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/20/2007 SEA Win, 6-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
LaRoche has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:09/13/1982
Born in:Fort Scott, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$350,000
Signed Through:2007 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2001, 12th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2007 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 154 572 139 19 4 25 82 91 65 91 .243 .330 .421 .751 .332 .178 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 658 13 0 0 12 3 8 241 48 11 7 61.1 81.7 4.76 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   160 42 8 0 8 26 32 20 20 4 0 1 .263 .341 .463 .803
Versus Right   412 97 11 4 17 56 58 45 71 4 3 12 .235 .326 .405 .731
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   94 30 5 1 3 12 16 6 9 3 0 1 .319 .356 .489 .845
May   103 26 3 1 9 20 19 9 25 1 0 2 .252 .322 .563 .885
June   83 17 3 1 3 9 13 16 11 1 1 1 .205 .337 .373 .710
July   95 23 4 0 2 16 12 13 19 2 0 3 .242 .345 .347 .693
August   101 21 0 1 5 13 14 7 21 1 1 2 .208 .270 .376 .647
September   96 22 4 0 3 12 17 14 6 0 1 4 .229 .351 .365 .715
Spring Training   71 12 3 0 4 13 12 5 12 0 0 2 .169 .244 .380 .624
Last Year   521 118 28 0 15 61 74 55 98 4 3 12 .226 .312 .367 .679
Career   1093 257 47 4 40 143 165 120 189 12 6 25 .235 .322 .395 .717
Home   267 60 10 2 10 34 48 39 37 2 2 9 .225 .341 .390 .730
Road   305 79 9 2 15 48 43 26 54 6 1 4 .259 .320 .449 .769
Grass   506 124 16 4 22 72 79 57 80 7 3 12 .245 .332 .423 .755
Turf   66 15 3 0 3 10 12 8 11 1 0 1 .227 .316 .409 .725
Day   181 39 6 1 9 26 22 19 30 3 0 4 .215 .300 .409 .708
Night   391 100 13 3 16 56 69 46 61 5 3 9 .256 .344 .427 .771
As Starter   569 138 19 4 24 80 89 63 91 8 3 12 .243 .327 .417 .743
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 1.333 2.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   131 38 5 1 10 20 23 11 21 0 0 1 .290 .350 .573 .922
Inning 1-3   186 39 7 0 5 31 25 24 34 5 1 6 .210 .312 .328 .640
Inning 4-6   185 50 5 3 7 21 31 22 28 2 2 5 .270 .360 .443 .803
Inning 7-9   188 44 7 1 11 27 31 18 28 1 0 2 .234 .306 .457 .764
Extra Innings   13 6 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .462 .500 .923 1.423
0 Outs   185 36 3 3 4 8 32 21 31 3 3 6 .195 .293 .308 .601
1 Outs   202 50 9 0 11 41 33 21 36 5 0 3 .248 .320 .455 .776
2 Outs   185 53 7 1 10 33 25 23 24 0 0 4 .286 .377 .497 .875
Scoring Position   139 29 8 1 1 48 24 26 25 8 3 5 .209 .337 .302 .639
Bases Empty   311 80 8 3 15 15 43 29 47 0 0 6 .257 .332 .447 .779
Runner on 1st   122 30 3 0 9 19 23 10 19 0 0 2 .246 .313 .492 .805
Runner on 2nd   35 9 0 0 0 5 5 8 8 0 2 4 .257 .447 .257 .704
Runner on 3rd   14 7 4 0 1 9 5 1 3 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   49 9 2 0 0 7 9 6 6 0 0 0 .184 .273 .224 .497
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 2 1 0 0 5 2 3 2 2 0 0 .143 .263 .214 .477
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 2 1 1 0 10 0 2 1 2 1 0 .154 .235 .385 .620
Bases Loaded   14 0 0 0 0 12 3 6 5 3 0 1 .000 .292 .000 .292
Two Strikes   231 49 6 2 9 31 34 32 91 2 0 4 .212 .316 .372 .688
First Pitch   84 21 2 1 5 14 9 0 0 4 2 4 .250 .272 .476 .748
Count 0-1   50 16 1 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 .320 .333 .520 .853
Count 0-2   32 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 15 1 0 2 .219 .257 .375 .632
Count 1-0   59 20 3 0 3 9 11 0 0 1 1 0 .339 .333 .542 .876
Count 1-1   72 15 5 1 2 9 11 0 0 0 0 4 .208 .250 .389 .639
Count 1-2   88 12 2 0 3 5 6 0 42 1 0 2 .136 .154 .261 .415
Count 2-0   19 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .150 .263 .413
Count 2-1   37 8 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .216 .378 .595
Count 2-2   71 18 1 1 2 10 8 0 24 0 0 0 .254 .254 .380 .634
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 7 0 0 1 4 9 16 0 0 0 0 .350 .639 .500 1.139
Full Count   40 12 1 1 3 13 16 32 10 0 0 0 .300 .611 .600 1.211
Behind in Count   170 35 5 0 7 14 16 0 57 2 0 5 .206 .226 .359 .585
Ahead in Count   135 38 5 0 6 22 30 33 0 2 1 0 .281 .418 .452 .869
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   214 50 5 2 9 30 35 23 37 0 1 5 .234 .322 .402 .724
Batting 4th   16 7 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .438 .444 .438 .882
Batting 5th   128 30 4 1 9 23 21 14 29 4 0 2 .234 .311 .492 .803
Batting 6th   161 39 7 1 6 24 27 24 17 3 2 5 .242 .352 .410 .762
Batting 7th   36 9 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 .250 .325 .306 .631
Batting 8th   16 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Low Leverage   255 69 7 2 16 27 37 24 35 0 0 5 .271 .345 .502 .847
Medium Leverage   203 43 6 1 6 22 31 24 35 3 1 6 .212 .309 .340 .649
High Leverage   113 27 6 1 3 33 22 17 21 5 2 2 .239 .336 .389 .725
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
2006 Kansas City - MLB 23 152 521 118 28 0 15 61 74 55 12 4 98 10 2 .226 .312 .367 .679 83 84 0.5
2007 Kansas City - MLB 24 154 572 139 19 4 25 82 91 65 13 8 91 11 7 .243 .330 .421 .751 99 101 1.4
Total MLB 306 1093 257 47 4 40 143 165 120 25 12 189 21 9 .235 .322 .395 .717 91 93 1.9
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
2001 GCL - DE 18 57 196 59 8 0 29 50 49 29 4 2 44 4 8 .301 .398 .786 1.184 196 186 2.7
2001 Spokane - BC 18 6 24 7 2 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 .292 .346 .500 .846 128 129 0.2
2002 GCL - DE 19 59 200 55 15 0 5 28 29 29 3 3 34 7 2 .275 .370 .425 .795 152 160 2.3
2003 Wilmington - A 20 132 495 117 22 3 18 73 54 72 10 5 74 11 2 .236 .342 .402 .744 129 130 4.2
2004 Wichita - AA 21 118 447 123 26 3 18 57 73 48 14 3 73 3 5 .275 .361 .468 .829 130 133 2.8
2005 Omaha - AAA 22 134 479 126 20 1 24 85 75 70 16 6 92 20 4 .263 .371 .459 .831 123 122 4.0
Total PCL 134 479 126 20 1 24 85 75 70 16 6 92 20 4 .263 .371 .459 .831 123 122
Total TL 118 447 123 26 3 18 57 73 48 14 3 73 3 5 .275 .361 .468 .829 130 133
Total CARL 132 495 117 22 3 18 73 54 72 10 5 74 11 2 .236 .342 .402 .744 129 130
Total NORW 6 24 7 2 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 .292 .346 .500 .846 128 129
Total GULF 116 396 114 23 0 34 78 78 58 7 5 78 11 10 .288 .384 .604 .988 174 173
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
2001 GCL - GULF 18 7 29 8 0 0 5 11 8 5 0 0 5 0 1 .276 .382 .793 1.175 193 175 0.0
2002 GCL - GULF 19 11 39 10 3 0 0 5 2 8 0 0 5 0 0 .256 .383 .333 .716 127 102 0.2
2003 Wilmington - CARL 20 4 15 2 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .133 .176 .200 .376 16 -1 0.7
2004 Wichita - TL 21 6 23 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 .304 .385 .304 .689 96 102 -0.6
2006 Kansas City - MLB 23 19 68 8 1 0 2 5 7 8 0 1 17 0 2 .118 .208 .221 .428 16 11 -1.1
Total MLB 19 68 8 1 0 2 5 7 8 0 1 17 0 2 .118 .208 .221 .428 16 11
Total TL 6 23 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 .304 .385 .304 .689 96 102
Total CARL 4 15 2 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .133 .176 .200 .376 16 -1
Total GULF 18 68 18 3 0 5 16 10 13 0 0 10 0 1 .265 .383 .529 .912 155 133
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 GCL - DE 1B 4 3 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 26.0 7.62 -0.3 .899
2001 Spokane - BC 3B 4 4 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 35.0 2.31 +0.5 1.076
2001 GCL - DE 3B 8 7 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 61.0 1.92 +0.5 1.092
2001 GCL - DE SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.130
2002 GCL - DE 3B 56 55 22 76 14 106 8 .925 428.0 2.06 -0.1 .989
2003 Wilmington - A 1B 26 25 224 16 19 242 2 .992 223.2 9.66 +0.2 1.013
2003 Wilmington - A 3B 110 105 63 238 24 314 13 .959 944.0 2.87 +7.0 1.005
2003 Wilmington - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 Wichita - AA 1B 94 94 762 42 85 807 3 .996 797.0 9.08 +3.2 1.052
2004 Wichita - AA 3B 30 21 11 31 3 51 9 .824 198.2 1.90 -3.4 .867
2004 Wichita - AA SS 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
2005 Omaha - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Omaha - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Omaha - AAA 3B 133 130 70 226 31 306 10 .967 1157.0 2.30 +2.3 1.031
2005 Omaha - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.058
2006 Kansas City - LGS 2B 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 .985
2006 Kansas City - LGS 3B 151 145 91 276 32 393 26 .934 1303.2 2.53 -6.7 .961
2006 Kansas City - LGS SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Kansas City - LGS 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Kansas City - LGS 3B 153 148 110 266 27 396 20 .949 1334.1 2.54 -6.5 .974
2007 Kansas City - LGS SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 124 122 1008 58 104 1071 5 .995 1046.2 9.17 +3.2 1.038
TOTAL 2B 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 .985
TOTAL 3B 645 615 375 1127 133 1588 86 .946 5461.2 2.48 -6.3 .987
TOTAL SS 3 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.2 1.094
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2001 Drafted in the 2001 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 54th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
08/27/2001 Wins the GULF Player of the Week Award.
09/07/2001 Wins the 2001 GULF Round 1 MVP Award.
09/25/2001 Wins the 2001 GULF Platinum Stick Award at DH.
09/28/2001 Wins the 2001 GULF Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
09/14/2002 Wins the 2002 Gulf Coast League Round 2 with the GCL Royals!
09/25/2002 Wins the 2002 GULF Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
06/22/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Carolina League All-Star Game.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
06/20/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Texas League All-Star Game.
06/20/2004 Injured (bruised hip),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/25/2004 Injured (bruised hip),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/25/2004 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
08/27/2004 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/25/2004 Wins the 2004 TL Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
04/18/2005 Wins the PCL AmericanL Player of the Week Award.
06/18/2005 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/25/2005 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/27/2005 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 4 , Pick 15, 105th overall Pick) by the Atlanta Braves from the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
02/06/2006 Released by the Atlanta organization, returned to the Kansas City Royals.
11/04/2006 Wins the 2006 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
11/27/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $350,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
2006 12 8
2007 13 7
Year SF Rank
2007 8 7
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