LF Yoenis 'La Potencia' Cespedes #52
Toronto Blue Jays MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/04/2017
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LF YOENIS 'LA POTENCIA' CESPEDES #52 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 482 117 15 4 29 67 42 129 .243 .306 .471 2 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 55
Errors: - 25 40
Arm: - 20 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/03/2017 CWS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/2017 CWS Win, 10-0 5 1 2 5 1 0 1 0
09/01/2017 CWS Loss, 4-5 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/31/2017 @ BOS Win, 8-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/2017 @ BOS Win, 6-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/2017 @ BOS Loss, 0-14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/28/2017 @ ARI Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/2017 @ ARI Win, 5-1 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/26/2017 @ ARI Loss, 6-7 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/25/2017 CLE Loss, 4-18 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Has a self-centered attitude.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:10/18/1985
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Cuban
Height:5' 10"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,300,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 9 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 161 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2011, 17th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 126 482 117 15 4 29 67 68 42 129 .243 .306 .471 .777 .330 .228 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 121 529 3 0 1 16 0 2 227 48 2 4 33.3 64.6 4.51 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   163 37 6 2 7 17 20 15 44 1 0 0 .227 .291 .417 .708
Versus Right   319 80 9 2 22 50 48 27 85 1 0 3 .251 .314 .498 .813
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 4 0 0 1 5 4 2 9 0 0 1 .167 .259 .292 .551
March   21 7 1 1 1 4 2 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .364 .619 .983
April   100 36 5 2 10 18 20 7 20 0 0 0 .360 .402 .750 1.152
May   97 20 1 0 5 9 14 14 33 0 0 0 .206 .306 .371 .677
June   94 19 1 0 5 13 10 9 24 1 0 0 .202 .269 .372 .642
July   50 12 4 0 2 8 6 3 12 1 0 1 .240 .291 .440 .731
August   107 20 3 1 5 10 13 7 32 0 0 2 .187 .250 .374 .624
September   13 3 0 0 1 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747
Spring Training   85 20 6 1 6 12 11 8 29 0 0 0 .235 .301 .541 .842
Last Year   585 147 39 2 27 92 79 39 162 4 0 9 .251 .306 .463 .769
2 Years Ago   599 137 25 3 15 76 52 28 166 4 0 5 .229 .267 .356 .623
Career   2925 732 137 16 132 414 390 196 766 18 0 35 .250 .303 .443 .747
Home   227 57 9 2 11 30 30 17 56 2 0 1 .251 .304 .454 .757
Road   255 60 6 2 18 37 38 25 73 0 0 2 .235 .309 .486 .795
Grass   206 49 4 2 15 32 33 21 57 0 0 1 .238 .311 .495 .807
Turf   276 68 11 2 14 35 35 21 72 2 0 2 .246 .302 .453 .755
Day   149 35 6 3 9 21 22 8 42 1 0 0 .235 .272 .497 .769
Night   333 82 9 1 20 46 46 34 87 1 0 3 .246 .321 .459 .780
As Starter   477 114 14 4 29 67 67 42 127 2 0 3 .239 .303 .468 .771
As Reliever / Substitution   5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Pinch Hitting   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   99 23 5 0 6 16 15 4 25 0 0 2 .232 .276 .465 .741
Inning 1-3   162 38 3 3 9 24 19 23 47 1 0 1 .235 .332 .457 .788
Inning 4-6   158 40 6 1 6 10 21 13 34 0 0 0 .253 .310 .418 .728
Inning 7-9   147 36 5 0 14 33 26 5 44 1 0 1 .245 .273 .565 .837
Extra Innings   15 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 .200 .294 .267 .561
0 Outs   125 31 4 1 10 18 27 14 35 1 0 1 .248 .326 .536 .862
1 Outs   159 39 6 1 8 21 20 14 40 1 0 1 .245 .309 .447 .755
2 Outs   198 47 5 2 11 28 21 14 54 0 0 1 .237 .291 .449 .741
Scoring Position   119 27 2 0 6 37 18 11 34 2 0 1 .227 .293 .395 .688
Bases Empty   274 70 10 3 18 18 38 25 74 0 0 1 .255 .320 .511 .831
Runner on 1st   89 20 3 1 5 12 12 6 21 0 0 1 .225 .281 .449 .731
Runner on 2nd   43 8 1 0 1 5 5 3 13 0 0 1 .186 .255 .279 .534
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .182 .286 .182 .468
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 10 0 0 3 12 7 3 11 0 0 0 .278 .333 .528 .861
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Bases Loaded   11 5 0 0 2 13 3 1 2 0 0 0 .455 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   258 50 9 2 12 23 32 23 129 0 0 1 .194 .262 .384 .646
First Pitch   56 17 1 0 8 17 11 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .316 .750 1.066
Count 0-1   36 11 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .324 .472 .797
Count 0-2   44 8 3 1 3 3 5 0 24 0 0 1 .182 .200 .500 .700
Count 1-0   40 13 1 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .325 .525 .850
Count 1-1   38 9 2 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .237 .526 .763
Count 1-2   89 23 3 0 7 15 13 0 43 0 0 0 .258 .258 .528 .787
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 2-1   28 12 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .400 .607 1.007
Count 2-2   67 8 1 0 1 1 5 0 38 0 0 0 .119 .119 .179 .299
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 1 0 0 0 2 3 13 0 0 0 0 .083 .560 .083 .643
Full Count   58 11 2 1 1 4 9 23 24 0 0 0 .190 .420 .310 .730
Behind in Count   169 42 6 1 12 23 25 0 67 0 0 2 .249 .257 .509 .766
Ahead in Count   94 30 3 2 4 17 15 19 0 2 0 0 .319 .426 .521 .947
Batting Leadoff   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 2nd   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 3rd   372 74 8 1 19 46 47 34 107 2 0 3 .199 .270 .379 .649
Batting 4th   38 14 4 1 1 5 6 3 8 0 0 0 .368 .415 .605 1.020
Batting 5th   50 18 2 1 7 14 9 5 8 0 0 0 .360 .418 .860 1.278
Batting 6th   9 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.111 1.667
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Low Leverage   223 52 4 2 15 22 25 18 63 0 0 1 .233 .293 .471 .764
Medium Leverage   170 41 7 2 9 23 26 20 46 1 0 1 .241 .323 .465 .788
High Leverage   88 24 4 0 5 22 17 4 20 1 0 1 .273 .309 .489 .797
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
2012 Toronto - MLB 26 16 63 20 2 1 3 9 12 3 0 1 12 1 1 .317 .343 .524 .867 132 132 0.8
2013 Toronto - MLB 27 152 600 163 34 3 29 97 95 42 6 4 137 12 7 .272 .324 .483 .807 126 127 4.8
2014 Toronto - MLB 28 156 596 148 22 3 29 73 84 42 12 3 160 19 8 .248 .309 .441 .751 112 112 4.0
2015 Toronto - MLB 29 150 599 137 25 3 15 76 52 28 5 4 166 7 3 .229 .267 .356 .623 72 68 0.0
2016 Toronto - MLB 30 151 585 147 39 2 27 92 79 39 9 4 162 10 4 .251 .306 .463 .769 108 107 2.4
2017 Toronto - MLB 31 126 482 117 15 4 29 67 68 42 3 2 129 2 4 .243 .306 .471 .777 102 103 1.8
Total MLB 751 2925 732 137 16 132 414 390 196 35 18 766 51 27 .250 .303 .443 .747 105 104 13.8
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
2011 Whitby - A 25 86 363 148 22 4 27 84 85 43 6 1 56 18 7 .408 .477 .713 1.190 189 181 5.9
2012 Sackville - AAA 26 119 460 134 23 5 24 90 94 40 10 5 103 28 10 .291 .357 .520 .877 134 133 4.2
Total MAAA 119 460 134 23 5 24 90 94 40 10 5 103 28 10 .291 .357 .520 .877 134 133
Total MA 86 363 148 22 4 27 84 85 43 6 1 56 18 7 .408 .477 .713 1.190 189 181
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
2012 Toronto - MLB 26 6 24 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 .125 .154 .125 .279 -22 -33 -0.3
2013 Toronto - MLB 27 17 71 20 1 1 6 16 13 4 0 0 21 2 0 .282 .320 .577 .897 149 154 0.5
Total MLB 23 95 23 1 1 6 17 13 5 0 1 27 2 0 .242 .277 .463 .740 105 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Toronto - MLB LF 16 15 25 0 0 27 2 .926 135.2 1.66 +1.0 .984
2013 Toronto - MLB LF 151 148 295 6 2 304 3 .990 1309.2 2.07 +2.1 .994
2013 Toronto - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Toronto - MLB LF 148 147 262 6 0 271 3 .989 1306.2 1.85 +4.7 1.028
2014 Toronto - MLB CF 5 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 -0.6 .988
2015 Toronto - MLB LF 133 129 251 4 0 265 10 .962 1142.2 2.01 +9.6 1.064
2015 Toronto - MLB CF 20 18 44 3 0 48 1 .979 160.2 2.63 -0.9 .905
2016 Toronto - MLB C 5 5 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 43.0 7.74 -2.1 1.004 8 1 0 0.0
2016 Toronto - MLB LF 124 124 243 4 1 250 3 .988 1102.1 2.02 +6.1 1.048
2016 Toronto - MLB CF 19 19 41 8 2 50 1 .980 170.1 2.59 -4.2 .886
2017 Toronto - MLB C 1 1 9 0 0 11 2 .818 9.0 9.00 -0.8 .000 1 1 0 0.0
2017 Toronto - MLB 3B 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.4 .780
2017 Toronto - MLB LF 110 107 210 4 0 217 3 .986 949.2 2.03 +6.2 1.062
2017 Toronto - MLB CF 12 12 34 3 1 39 2 .949 110.1 3.02 -2.0 .954
TOTAL C 6 6 45 1 0 48 2 .958 52.0 7.96 -2.9 1.004 9 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.4 .780
TOTAL LF 682 670 1286 24 3 1334 24 .982 5946.2 1.98 +29.7 1.035
TOTAL CF 57 50 125 14 3 143 4 .972 457.1 2.74 -7.8 .915
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2011 Drafted in the 2011 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
06/19/2011 Was selected to the 2011 MLB Class A All-Star Game.
06/20/2011 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/24/2011 Named the #46 prospect in the MLB
07/04/2011 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
07/21/2011 Hits three home runs against the Vallejo Bisons, going 5-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/21/2011 Goes 5-5 against the Vallejo Bisons, with 3 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
07/25/2011 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
08/08/2011 Hits three home runs against the Paradise Steelhounds, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/20/2011 Wins the 2011 MA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/22/2011 Finished 3rd in 2011 MA SL1 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/31/2011 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
06/17/2012 Was selected to the 2012 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/13/2012 Wins the 2012 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at LF.
10/15/2012 Wins the 2012 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/17/2012 Finished 3rd in 2012 MAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/21/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $480,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
05/01/2013 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/06/2013 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/09/2013 Was selected to the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/07/2013 Wins the 2013 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/18/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $490,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
11/11/2014 Wins the 2014 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
11/25/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
11/02/2015 Wins the 2015 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,160,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
11/19/2016 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,300,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
04/10/2017 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/2017 Injured (dead arm),out for 2-3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2015 166 9
Year TB Rank
2013 290 10
Year 2B Rank
2016 39 10
Year HR Rank
2014 29 6
Year RBI Rank
2013 97 8
Year R Rank
2013 95 9
Year HP Rank
2014 12 8
Year EBH Rank
2013 66 8
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