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Paul Janish

30-Year-Old Shortstop – Atlanta Braves

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Janish is the kind of player who has very good value to professional baseball teams, but not to fantasy teams. Over a five-year career, Janish has posted an on-base percentage above .300 once and a ba...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 2"   WT: 200   DOB: 10/12/1982   BORN: Houston, TX   COLLEGE: Rice   DRAFTED: 5th Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Agreed to a one-year deal with the Braves following the 2012 season, avoiding arbitration.

May 10, 2013  –  Paul Janish News

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Janish (oblique) was activated from the DL on Friday and optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Paul Janish Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 23 A A 91 373 335 53 93 28 17 2 9 55 8 2 38 39 0 0 0 .278 .355 .421 .776
2006 23 A A 26 105 98 19 39 11 6 0 5 18 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 .398 .435 .612 1.047
2006 23 AA CHA 4 16 15 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .267 .313 .333 .646
2007 24 AA CHA 88 391 324 46 79 24 21 2 1 20 10 3 50 54 5 3 9 .244 .358 .330 .688
2007 24 AAA LOU 55 227 199 20 44 12 8 1 3 19 2 0 14 31 11 1 2 .221 .278 .317 .595
2008 25 AAA LOU 92 365 318 45 80 28 20 1 7 42 2 0 26 71 10 2 9 .252 .324 .387 .711
2008 25 MAJ CIN 38 89 80 5 15 3 2 0 1 6 0 0 7 18 0 0 2 .188 .270 .250 .520
2009 26 MAJ CIN 90 292 256 36 54 22 21 0 1 16 2 0 26 40 5 0 5 .211 .296 .305 .601
2010 27 MAJ CIN 82 228 200 23 52 15 10 0 5 25 1 3 22 30 3 1 2 .260 .338 .385 .723
2011 28 AAA Lou 13 53 43 9 11 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 7 4 0 1 2 .256 .377 .372 .749
2011 28 MAJ CIN 114 366 336 27 72 15 14 1 0 23 3 2 18 46 3 5 4 .214 .259 .262 .521
2012 29 AAA Lou 49 194 169 27 40 17 12 1 4 11 0 1 20 26 1 0 4 .237 .332 .391 .723
2012 29 MAJ ATL 55 186 167 18 31 7 6 1 0 9 1 0 17 30 0 0 2 .186 .269 .234 .503
2013 30 AAA Gwi 17 62 60 5 13 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 1 0 0 .217 .230 .250 .480
3-Year Averages MAJ   83 259 234 22 51 11 10 0 1 19 1 1 19 35 2 2 2 .218 .280 .274 .554
Career  (View All) MAJ   379 1161 1039 109 224 62 53 2 7 79 7 5 90 164 11 6 15 .216 .286 .291 .577

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Paul Janish Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2006 23 A A 373 335 10.2% 10.5% 0.97 88% .293 .143
2006 23 A A 105 98 6.7% 9.5% 0.70 90% .410 .214
2006 23 AA CHA 16 15 6.3% 31.3% 0.20 67% .400 .066
2007 24 AA CHA 391 324 12.8% 13.8% 0.93 83% .290 .086
2007 24 AAA LOU 227 199 6.2% 13.7% 0.45 84% .248 .096
2008 25 AAA LOU 365 318 7.1% 19.5% 0.37 78% .304 .135
2008 25 MAJ CIN 89 80 7.9% 20.2% 0.39 78% .230 .062
2009 26 MAJ CIN 292 256 8.9% 13.7% 0.65 84% .247 .094
2010 27 MAJ CIN 228 200 9.6% 13.2% 0.73 85% .285 .125
2011 28 AAA Lou 53 43 13.2% 7.5% 1.75 91% .263 .116
2011 28 MAJ CIN 366 336 4.9% 12.6% 0.39 86% .248 .048
2012 29 AAA Lou 194 169 10.3% 13.4% 0.77 85% .259 .154
2012 29 MAJ ATL 186 167 9.1% 16.1% 0.57 82% .226 .048
2013 30 AAA Gwi 62 60 1.6% 22.6% 0.07 77% .283 .033
3-Year Averages MAJ   259 234 7.3% 13.5% 0.54 85% .253 .056
Career MAJ   1161 1039 7.8% 14.1% 0.55 84% .250 .075

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2013 Stat Review for Paul Janish    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.217 AVG
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77% Contact Rate
WEAK
.283 BABIP
BELOW AVERAGE
Power

SLG and ISO are useful indicators of power.

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.250 SLG
TERRIBLE
.033 ISO
TERRIBLE
Plate Discipline

Patience at the plate often leads to positive outcomes.

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0.07 BB/K
TERRIBLE
1.6% BB Rate
TERRIBLE
22.6% K Rate
WEAK
OPS/OBP

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.480 OPS
TERRIBLE
.230 OBP
TERRIBLE

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Best Matchups for Paul Janish (by OPS, min 3 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Ted Lilly LA 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 .833 1.667 2.500
R.A. Dickey TOR 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.333 2.333
Sean West WAS 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 .667 1.000 1.750
Dan Hudson AZ 6 3 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1.167 1.738
Bud Norris HOU 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 .667 1.000 1.714
Chris Volstad COL 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.200 1.700
Sam Demel NY-A 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500
Mark Buehrle TOR 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 1.417
James Russell CHI-N 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333
Kevin Correia MIN 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 1.250

Worst Matchups for Paul Janish (by OPS, min 3 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Josh Lindblom TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
Justin Miller TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Justin Masterson CLE 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000
Jake Peavy CHI-A 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Edward Mujica STL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Carlos Villanueva CHI-N 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Adam Wainwright STL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Fernando Salas STL 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Michael Schwimer TOR 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
James Shields KC 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season.     Jump To:     ▲ Basic Stats      ▲ Split Stats      ▲ Advanced Stats      ▲ Games By Position

Paul Janish: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Janish strained his oblique during his rehab assignment for a shoulder injury, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Janish (shoulder) will start his rehab assignment Monday in Triple-A Gwinnett.

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Janish (shoulder) has been placed on the 15-day DL, the team's official Twitter page reports.

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Janish (shoulder) is expected to miss two to four weeks of the regular season, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Janish agreed to a one-year contract with the Braves earlier in the offseason to avoid arbitration, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Janish (shoulder) had surgery to repair a torn labrum after the end of the season, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Janish (shoulder) will return to Atlanta for further tests, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

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Janish's X-rays came back negative after he left Tuesday's loss at Miami with a dislocated left shoulder, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

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2012

The Reds were hoping that Janish could provide a reasonable facsimile of his 2010 performance at the plate last year while playing more often as the starting shortstop, but instead he collapsed. The plate discipline that made his lack of power tolerable disappeared, as his walk rate dropped from 10 percent to five percent. He had just 15 extra-base hits in 336 at-bats, including no homers. Zack Cozart has bypassed him on the depth chart, and if the Reds sign a veteran shortstop before spring training (they were rumored to be interested in Ryan Theriot at press time), he could be in danger of not making the Opening Day roster.

2011

Janish isn't ever going to hit for much power, but if he can continue to get on at the .340 OBP-pace that he posted in 2010, the Reds will take that from him as their starting shortstop and be satisfied, getting superb defense in return as part of the equation. The team added Edgar Renteria to be a veteran caddy to go along with him in January. Given Renteria's pedigree, particularly in the postseason, it looks like Janish will have to share the starting duties at best once again.

2010

The Reds' beat writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, John Fay, likes to cite the Reds' winning record with Janish as their starting shortstop, but that's conflated coincidence with causation, as the Reds beat up on a steady diet of the Pirates and Astros in September. While Janish gets praise for his defensive work (his UZR was second behind just Jack Wilson among all shortstops, though Janish obviously didn't play as many games), his bat is utterly impotent. If this were the 1970s, he'd be Mark Belanger. Unfortunately, in this era, on a team that already struggles to score runs, the Reds can't afford his lack of production. The Reds drew the same conclusion and signed Orlando Cabrera late in the offseason, relegating Janish to the role of a defensive replacement.

2009

At one point, the Reds had four shortstops on the DL (Alex Gonzalez, Jeff Keppinger, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Jolbert Cabrera), forcing them to call up and play Janish, who clearly wasn't ready for the prime time. His numbers at the plate at Louisville indicate he might not ever be ready for major league pitching.