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Yunel Escobar - Atlanta Braves
POS: SS
BATS: R   THROWS: R
AGE, DOB: 27, 11/2/1982
On 40 Man Roster: yes
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Escobar is entrenched as Atlanta's starting shortstop and can help fantasy teams with moderate power (a career-high 14 home runs in 2009) and a strong eye at the plate that should make his batting ave...Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players!

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ATL  9/26/2009
Escobar was 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBI in a win over the Nationals on Saturday. He also belted his 26th double of t...Join Now for Full Analysis!

Year Age* Lg Tm G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2005 22 A Rom 48 198 62 13 3 4 19 30 0 2 14 30 .313 .358 .470 .828
2006 23 AA MIS 121 428 112 21 4 2 45 55 7 9 59 77 .262 .359 .343 .702
2007 24 AAA RIC 46 180 60 10 3 2 29 20 7 3 14 27 .333 .379 .456 .835
2007 24 MAJ ATL 94 319 104 25 0 5 28 54 5 3 27 44 .326 .385 .451 .837
2008 25 MAJ ATL 136 514 148 24 2 10 60 71 2 5 59 62 .288 .366 .401 .766
2009 26 MAJ ATL 141 528 158 26 2 14 76 89 5 4 57 62 .299 .377 .436 .812
3Yr Avg MAJ   123 453 136 25 1 9 54 71 4 4 47 56 .300 .372 .419 .791
Career MAJ   371 1361 410 75 4 29 164 214 12 12 143 168 .301 .375 .426 .801
*age as of 7/1 of that season
Year Age* Lg Tm G AB H BB K BB% BB/K CT BABIP AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS SBO
2005 22 A Rom 48 198 62 14 30 .07 .47 .85 .354 .313 .358 .470 .828 0 2 .04
2006 23 AA MIS 121 428 112 59 77 .12 .77 .82 .315 .262 .359 .343 .702 7 9 .11
2007 24 AAA RIC 46 180 60 14 27 .07 .52 .85 .384 .333 .379 .456 .835 7 3 .17
2007 24 MAJ ATL 94 319 104 27 44 .08 .61 .86 .367 .326 .385 .451 .837 5 3 .08
2008 25 MAJ ATL 136 514 148 59 62 .10 .95 .88 .312 .288 .366 .401 .766 2 5 .04
2009 26 MAJ ATL 141 528 158 57 62 .10 .92 .88 .319 .299 .377 .436 .812 5 4 .05
3Yr Avg MAJ   123 453 136 47 56 .09 .84 .88 .327 .300 .372 .419 .791 4 4 .05
Career MAJ   371 1361 410 143 168 .10 .85 .88 .327 .301 .375 .426 .801 12 12 .05
*age as of 7/1 of that season  Expanded Stats Explained  Sortable Expanded Stats

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ATL  9/21/2009
Escobar (elbow) went 0-for-5 with a run scored and RBI in Monday's 11-3 win over the Mets. Escobar, who was not in the lineup ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/21/2009
Escobar (elbow) is in Monday's starting lineup against the Mets, the team's official web site reports. He missed Sunday's game after getti...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/20/2009
Escobar is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Phillies due to a sore elbow, the team's official web site reports. This doesn't look related to Escoba...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/19/2009
Escobar started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 in Saturday's win over Philadelphia. He had been pulled early from Friday's game after failing to run out a ground ball. It doesn't look like the incident f...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/18/2009
Escobar was pulled in the third inning of Friday's loss to Philadelphia for failing to run out a ground ball, the team's official web site reports. "He just has lapses, where I think he forgets," said manager Bobby Cox. At least he's not hurt. But manager...Join Now for Full Analysis!

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