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Brock Holt

24-Year-Old Second Baseman – Boston Red Sox

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2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Holt offers tremendous patience and an excellent batting eye at the plate. When he made his September debut, it was as if Pirates observers had never seen a patient hitter before (which is only partia...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: L   HT: 5' 10"   WT: 170   DOB: 6/11/1988   BORN: Fort Worth, TX   COLLEGE: Rice   DRAFTED: 9th Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Brock Holt Contract Information:

Signed a one-year contract with Boston in March 2013.

March 28, 2013  –  Brock Holt News

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Holt was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday.

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Brock Holt 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
2010 22 A+ Bra 47 218 193 31 67 14 12 1 1 27 6 6 19 30 2 2 2 .347 .407 .435 .842
2011 23 AA Alt 132 579 511 62 147 40 30 9 1 40 17 10 50 85 6 5 7 .288 .356 .387 .743
2012 24 AA Alt 102 432 382 52 123 32 24 6 2 43 11 11 40 51 3 3 4 .322 .389 .432 .821
2012 24 AAA Ind 24 106 95 13 41 8 7 0 1 7 5 2 9 9 1 1 0 .432 .476 .537 1.013
2012 24 MAJ PIT 24 72 65 6 19 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 14 2 1 0 .292 .329 .354 .683
2013 25 AAA Paw 34 131 115 14 25 3 3 0 0 12 5 0 13 26 0 3 0 .217 .290 .243 .533
3-Year Averages MAJ   24 72 65 6 19 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 14 2 1 0 .292 .329 .354 .682

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Brock Holt Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2010 22 A+ Bra 218 193 8.7% 13.8% 0.63 84% .407 .088
2011 23 AA Alt 579 511 8.6% 14.7% 0.59 83% .344 .099
2012 24 AA Alt 432 382 9.3% 11.8% 0.78 87% .368 .110
2012 24 AAA Ind 106 95 8.5% 8.5% 1.00 91% .471 .105
2012 24 MAJ PIT 72 65 5.6% 19.4% 0.29 78% .373 .062
2013 25 AAA Paw 131 115 9.9% 19.8% 0.50 77% .281 .026
3-Year Averages MAJ   72 65 5.6% 19.4% 0.29 78% .373 .062

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

Contact

Good contact skills often lead to better fantasy stats.

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

SLG and ISO are useful indicators of power.

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.243 SLG
TERRIBLE
.026 ISO
TERRIBLE
Plate Discipline

Patience at the plate often leads to positive outcomes.

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0.50 BB/K
GOOD
9.9% BB Rate
GOOD
19.8% K Rate
AVERAGE
OPS/OBP

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.533 OPS
TERRIBLE
.290 OBP
POOR

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Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats    (View All Matchup Data)

Best Matchups for Brock Holt (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Manuel Corpas COL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 4.000
Alfredo Simon CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Jordan Lyles HOU 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.333 2.333
Chuckie Fick HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
R.A. Dickey TOR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Carlos Marmol CHI-N 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.167
Yovani Gallardo MIL 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000
Mike Leake CIN 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000
Fernando Rodriguez OAK 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000
James Russell CHI-N 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000

Worst Matchups for Brock Holt (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Rafael Dolis CHI-N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Cory Gearrin ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Sam LeCure CIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Bobby Parnell NY-N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Francisco Rodriguez MIL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Mickey Storey TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jose Valdez HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Alberto Cabrera CHI-N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jim Henderson MIL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Wesley Wright HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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

Brock Holt: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Holt made his first start of spring training at third base Wednesday afternoon, ESPN Boston reports. It was the first time he's played third since his days at Rice University. Holt handled all of his chances without error, including a nice diving stop to throw out Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen.

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Holt's ability to play third base will be a factor in the decision to keep him or Pedro Ciriaco as Boston's utility infield backup, the Providence Journal reports.

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Holt will see action at third base during spring training, WEEI.com reports.

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Holt was traded to the Red Sox on Wednesday, MLB reports. The main piece in the deal was Joel Hanrahan, who along with Holt, will head to Boston in exchange for Mark Melancon, Stolmy Pimentel, Ivan De Jesus, and Jerry Sands.

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Holt started at second base Monday after the Pirates scratched Neil Walker (back).

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Holt is out of the lineup Sunday for the second straight game following the return of second baseman Neil Walker.

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Holt is batting .414 (12-for-29) since his recall from Triple-A on Sept. 1.

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Holt will hit leadoff and play second base Friday against the Cubs, according to the Pirates' Twitter Feed.

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