#1 Ruben "El caballo" Sierra, Rightfield, 33 yrs, Kansas City Royals Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ruben Sierra El caballo 10/6/1965 33 P.R.,,RIO PIEDRAS 6"1 205
Rightfield S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,000,000 1999 9 Year(s), 152 Days (1700 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 152 Days (1700 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Talent | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 5 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 5 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/3 | OAK | W 7-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/5 | OAK | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/6 | @DET | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/8 | @DET | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/9 | @MIN | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/10 | @MIN | W 7-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/11 | @MIN | W 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/13 | BAL | W 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/14 | BAL | W 15-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/15 | BAL | W 8-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 129 | 423 | 113 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 70 | 55 | 88 | .267 | .344 | .494 | .838 | .822 | .227 |
Projected | 129 | 423 | 113 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 70 | 55 | 88 | .267 | .344 | .494 | .838 | .822 | .227 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 117 | 489 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 209 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 75.9 | 6.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .235 | .207 | .442 |
vs. RHP | 394 | 108 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 85 | 68 | 52 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .352 | .515 | .868 |
Close/Late | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .353 | .429 | .782 |
Scoring Position | 117 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .364 | .564 | .928 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 68 | 230 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 41 | 31 | 48 | .243 | .328 | .491 | .820 |
Road | 61 | 193 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 40 | .295 | .362 | .497 | .859 |
March/April | 23 | 80 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 17 | .287 | .330 | .600 | .930 |
May | 24 | 80 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | .275 | .352 | .487 | .839 |
June | 26 | 83 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 20 | .301 | .389 | .482 | .871 |
July | 19 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 18 | .194 | .293 | .355 | .648 |
August | 25 | 78 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | .231 | .308 | .449 | .756 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | .325 | .408 | .625 | 1.033 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1989 | 52 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .269 | .348 | .617 | CLE |
1990 | 62 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .355 | .559 | .914 | CLE |
1991 | 112 | 318 | 88 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 51 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .335 | .465 | .801 | CLE |
1992 | 114 | 293 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .342 | .491 | .833 | CLE |
1993 | 64 | 142 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .294 | .415 | .710 | CLE |
1994 | 112 | 408 | 110 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 52 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .319 | .424 | .743 | CLE |
1995 | 152 | 618 | 184 | 43 | 3 | 29 | 112 | 111 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 0 | .298 | .366 | .518 | .884 | CLE |
1996 | 150 | 601 | 153 | 36 | 1 | 30 | 105 | 124 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .321 | .468 | .789 | KC |
1997 | 151 | 588 | 144 | 42 | 3 | 28 | 134 | 93 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .294 | .469 | .763 | KC |
1998 | 129 | 423 | 113 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 70 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .344 | .494 | .838 | KC |
Total | 1098 | 3505 | 938 | 240 | 12 | 154 | 631 | 589 | 334 | 6 | 37 | 606 | 5 | 5 | .268 | .329 | .475 | .804 | |
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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 |
1986, AAA | 138 | 512 | 164 | 31 | 4 | 40 | 123 | 105 | 68 | 62 | 8 | 3 | .320 | .395 | .631 | 1.026 |
1987, AAA | 138 | 510 | 174 | 33 | 1 | 53 | 137 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 6 | 3 | .341 | .417 | .722 | 1.138 |
1988, AAA | 137 | 515 | 173 | 33 | 1 | 63 | 148 | 118 | 68 | 89 | 6 | 1 | .336 | .409 | .771 | 1.180 |
1989, AAA | 42 | 154 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 42 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 0 | .377 | .445 | .818 | 1.263 |
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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 |
1996 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .370 | .500 | .870 |
1997 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .292 | .542 |
Total | 20 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .329 | .429 | .758 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 118 | 113 | 211 | 9 | 3 | 223 | 3 | .987 | 982.1 | 2.04 | | | | |
Rightfield | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 1.70 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1986... Had first career hit on 5/31/1989, off Chris Bosio (KC)... Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1989, off Jeff Reardon (BAL)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Oakland on 4/11/1992... 2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,954,286 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,954,286 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,954,286 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/18/1996 to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Chicago (A) on 5/17/1996... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Detroit on 7/22/1997... Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 8/31/1997... Hit 3 homeruns against Milwaukee, driving in 7 runs on 9/2/1998...
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