#73 Karl Strauss, Catcher, 32 yrs, Montreal Expos
Thursday, 6/1/2074 |
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| Karl Strauss
11/30/2041
32
USA
6"2
200
Catcher
R
R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 12,000,000
2074
10 Year(s), 86 Days (1806 total Days)
63 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
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6
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
C : 7 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/20 | COL | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 5/21 | COL | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 5/22 | COL | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 5/24 | @CHN | L 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 5/25 | @CHN | W 5-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 5/26 | @CHN | W 10-8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
| 5/27 | @CHN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 5/29 | PIT | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/30 | PIT | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 5/31 | PIT | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 53 | 188 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 20 | .245 | .293 | .511 | .804 | .772 | .266 |
| Projected | 151 | 534 | 131 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 111 | 60 | 37 | 57 | .245 | .293 | .511 | .804 | .772 | .266 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 45 | 208 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 29.2 | 5.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .320 | .435 | .755 |
| vs. RHP | 165 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .290 | .521 | .811 |
| Close/Late | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .333 | .551 |
| Scoring Position | 50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .259 | .500 | .759 |
| Pinch Hitting | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 26 | 93 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | .258 | .301 | .527 | .828 |
| Road | 27 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 14 | .232 | .286 | .495 | .780 |
| This Week | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| Last Week | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .294 | .533 | .827 |
| March/April | 26 | 89 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | .213 | .284 | .472 | .756 |
| May | 27 | 99 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .273 | .302 | .545 | .847 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2063 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .462 | .636 | 1.098 | CIN |
| 2064 | 134 | 403 | 107 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 2 | .266 | .305 | .427 | .731 | CIN |
| 2065 | 114 | 389 | 100 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 6 | .257 | .308 | .406 | .714 | CIN |
| 2066 | 149 | 550 | 144 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 75 | 76 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 7 | .262 | .317 | .429 | .746 | CIN |
| 2067 | 151 | 542 | 129 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 74 | 74 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 8 | .238 | .299 | .428 | .727 | CIN |
| 2068 | 153 | 521 | 137 | 26 | 2 | 22 | 91 | 97 | 57 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 10 | 13 | .263 | .341 | .447 | .788 | CIN CHN |
| 2069 | 149 | 541 | 147 | 36 | 3 | 34 | 111 | 86 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 13 | 10 | .272 | .331 | .538 | .868 | CHN,NL |
| 2070 | 154 | 537 | 140 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 95 | 85 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 13 | 9 | .261 | .323 | .510 | .833 | CHN MTL |
| 2071 | 146 | 555 | 175 | 43 | 4 | 34 | 104 | 101 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 7 | 9 | .315 | .375 | .591 | .966 | MTL |
| 2072 | 155 | 584 | 161 | 25 | 1 | 36 | 115 | 99 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 4 | .276 | .325 | .507 | .832 | MTL,NL |
| 2073 | 147 | 523 | 129 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 87 | 79 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 10 | 6 | .247 | .328 | .457 | .785 | MTL |
| 2074 | 53 | 188 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | .245 | .293 | .511 | .804 | MTL |
| Total | 1515 | 5344 | 1419 | 274 | 28 | 271 | 902 | 808 | 450 | 50 | 50 | 610 | 75 | 76 | .266 | .326 | .479 | .805 | |
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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 |
| 2060, A | 80 | 293 | 86 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 32 | 42 | 8 | 7 | .294 | .356 | .485 | .841 |
| 2061, A | 136 | 519 | 167 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 106 | 108 | 73 | 82 | 14 | 12 | .322 | .401 | .570 | .971 |
| 2062, AA | 35 | 133 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | .286 | .326 | .459 | .785 |
| 2062, AAA | 76 | 291 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 39 | 20 | 62 | 8 | 6 | .285 | .324 | .460 | .784 |
| 2063, AAA | 138 | 565 | 160 | 26 | 4 | 35 | 130 | 83 | 45 | 81 | 11 | 15 | .283 | .329 | .529 | .858 |
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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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 51 | 45 | 364 | 20 | 0 | 389 | 5 | .987 | 412.1 | 8.49 | 1 | 72 | 14 | 19.4 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by New York (A) in 2060...
Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 6/1/2060 (Going to CIN: C Jake Taylor, RF Stella Artois, C Karl Strauss. Going to NYY: P Crown Royal)...
Injured on 5/1/2062 with a Broken Finger, out for 3-4 weeks...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 9/15/2063, off James Martinez (NYM)...
Injured on 5/5/2065 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5-6 weeks...
1/29/2067: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,114,286 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2068: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 5/11/2068...
Traded from Cincinnati to Chicago (N) on 7/31/2068 (Going to CHN: C Karl Strauss, P Hank BMW, P Fredrick Neville. Going to CIN: P Brandon Ingram, P Lance Sylvestre, P Leon Vacas)...
1/29/2069: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,378,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 4/27/2069...
Was selected to the 2069 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 7/20/2069...
10/5/2069: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/2070, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Traded from Chicago (N) to Montreal on 6/1/2070 (Going to MTL: C Karl Strauss. Going to CHN: SS Shawn Hunter)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2070, hitting .316 with 11 HR, 21 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Colorado on 5/17/2071...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/2071, hitting .423 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/2071, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2071, hitting .360 with 8 HR, 26 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Arizona on 6/18/2072...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/2072, hitting .591 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 2072 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2072, hitting .345 with 8 HR, 23 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Atlanta on 7/19/2073...
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SLG
2069 - .538 - 10th
2071 - .591 - 3rd
| OPS
2071 - .966 - 3rd
| Homeruns
2069 - 34 - 9th
2070 - 35 - 10th
2072 - 36 - 5th
| RBI
2069 - 111 - 10th
2072 - 115 - 6th
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