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Jose Tabata

24-Year-Old Outfielder – Pittsburgh Pirates

2013 Stats

AVG

.280

HR

2

RBI

6

R

9

SB

1

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Pittsburgh mercifully sent Tabata to Triple-A in early July after three months of general disinterest. The outfielder hit .230 through July 1 and played a defense which often focused on avoiding injur...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 5' 11"   WT: 210   DOB: 8/12/1988   BORN: Anzoategui, Venezuela   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: No   Show ContractHide Contract

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Jose Tabata Contract Information:

In August of 2011, Tabata signed a contract extension for six years, with options that keep him under team control through 2019. Tabata gets a guaranteed $15 million, with the chance to earn up to $37.25 million if the Pirates exercise the three team options at the end of the contract.

May 19, 2013  –  Jose Tabata News

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Jose Tabata 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 17 A A 86 349 319 50 95 28 22 1 5 51 15 5 30 66 0 0 0 .298 .377 .420 .797
2007 18 A Tam 103 444 411 56 126 23 16 2 5 54 15 7 33 70 0 0 0 .307 .371 .392 .763
2008 19 R GCL 4 13 11 4 5 3 1 0 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .538 1.091 1.629
2008 19 AA ALT 101 429 383 56 104 23 15 2 6 49 18 2 34 67 1 4 7 .272 .339 .368 .707
2008 19 AA TRE 79 332 294 40 73 12 9 0 3 36 10 2 26 49 1 4 7 .248 .320 .310 .630
2009 20 AA ALT 60 249 224 30 68 19 16 1 2 24 7 6 20 25 0 1 4 .304 .369 .411 .780
2009 20 AAA IND 32 148 134 21 37 11 7 1 3 10 4 2 10 18 1 1 2 .276 .333 .410 .743
2010 21 AAA Ind 53 252 224 42 69 18 13 2 3 19 25 6 23 35 0 3 2 .308 .373 .424 .797
2010 21 MAJ PIT 102 441 405 61 121 29 21 4 4 35 19 7 28 57 5 1 2 .299 .346 .400 .746
2011 22 A+ Bra 4 11 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .364 .250 .614
2011 22 AAA Ind 9 38 33 6 11 6 6 0 0 2 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 .333 .421 .515 .936
2011 22 MAJ PIT 91 382 334 53 89 23 18 1 4 21 16 7 40 61 1 3 4 .266 .349 .362 .711
2012 23 AAA Ind 41 173 158 21 47 9 9 0 0 15 5 2 10 20 0 1 4 .297 .353 .354 .707
2012 23 MAJ PIT 103 374 333 43 81 26 20 3 3 16 8 12 29 58 6 0 6 .243 .315 .348 .663
2013 24 MAJ PIT 32 83 75 9 21 7 5 0 2 6 1 0 6 13 1 0 1 .280 .341 .427 .768
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3-Year Averages MAJ   98 398 357 52 97 24 19 2 3 24 14 8 32 58 4 1 4 .272 .338 .361 .699
Career  (View All) MAJ   328 1280 1147 166 312 85 64 8 13 78 44 26 103 189 13 4 13 .272 .338 .376 .714

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Jose Tabata Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
May. 19 Hou 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .341 .427 .768
May. 18 Hou 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .346 .432 .778
May. 17 Hou 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .346 .437 .783
May. 16 Mil Did not play.
May. 15 Mil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .351 .443 .794
May. 14 Mil 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .351 .456 .807
May. 13 Mil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .324 .413 .737
May. 12 @NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .328 .419 .747
May. 11 @NYM 5 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .333 .426 .759
May. 10 @NYM 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .295 .321 .616
May. 9 @NYM 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .298 .327 .625
May. 8 Sea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
May. 7 Sea Did not play.
May. 5 Was Did not play.
May. 4 Was Did not play.
May. 3 Was Did not play.
May. 1 @Mil 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204 .278 .306 .584
Apr. 30 @Mil 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .260 .289 .549
Apr. 29 @Mil Did not play.
Apr. 28 @StL 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .265 .295 .560
Apr. 27 @StL 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .175 .250 .225 .475
Apr. 26 @StL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .222 .453
Apr. 25 @Phi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .216 .206 .422
Apr. 24 @Phi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .235 .226 .461
Apr. 23 @Phi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .219 .233 .452
Apr. 22 @Phi Did not play.
Apr. 21 Atl Did not play.
Apr. 20 Atl 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .250 .269 .519
Apr. 19 Atl 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .280 .304 .584
Apr. 18 Atl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .250 .263 .513
Last 7 Days 13 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .400 .462 .862
Last 14 Days 26 3 11 3 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .464 .654 1.118
Last 30 Days 57 7 17 4 0 2 5 5 10 1 0 1 0 0 .298 .365 .474 .839
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Jose Tabata: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 25 7 19
2012 96 32 77
2011 88 76 2 15
2010 102 93 13

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Jose Tabata Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013272130.185.333.519
20127912155.241.380.706
20117412153.297.419.819

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013487131.333.479.897
2012254312113.244.339.650
20112604131613.258.346.679

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013313020.258.387.730
201214717122.218.313.607
2011177343148.316.429.823

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013446241.295.455.795
2012186262146.263.376.708
201115719178.210.287.584
Jose Tabata 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 17 A A 349 319 8.6% 18.9% 0.45 79% .363 .122
2007 18 A Tam 444 411 7.4% 15.8% 0.47 83% .360 .085
2008 19 R GCL 13 11 15.4% 0% 0.00 100% .333 .636
2008 19 AA ALT 429 383 7.9% 15.6% 0.51 83% .316 .096
2008 19 AA TRE 332 294 7.8% 14.8% 0.53 83% .289 .062
2009 20 AA ALT 249 224 8% 10% 0.80 89% .335 .107
2009 20 AAA IND 148 134 6.8% 12.2% 0.56 87% .301 .134
2010 21 AAA Ind 252 224 9.1% 13.9% 0.66 84% .355 .116
2010 21 MAJ PIT 441 405 6.3% 12.9% 0.49 86% .340 .101
2011 22 A+ Bra 11 8 27.3% 27.3% 1.00 63% .200 .125
2011 22 AAA Ind 38 33 13.2% 10.5% 1.25 88% .379 .182
2011 22 MAJ PIT 382 334 10.5% 16% 0.66 82% .316 .096
2012 23 AAA Ind 173 158 5.8% 11.6% 0.50 87% .341 .057
2012 23 MAJ PIT 374 333 7.8% 15.5% 0.50 83% .287 .105
2013 24 MAJ PIT 83 75 7.2% 15.7% 0.46 83% .317 .147
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3-Year Averages MAJ   398 357 8% 14.6% 0.55 84% .318 .089
Career MAJ   1280 1147 8% 14.8% 0.54 84% .316 .104

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

Contact

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.280 AVG
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83% Contact Rate
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.317 BABIP
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Power

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.427 SLG
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.147 ISO
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Plate Discipline

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0.46 BB/K
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7.2% BB Rate
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15.7% K Rate
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OPS/OBP

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.768 OPS
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.341 OBP
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Jose Tabata

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Best Matchups for Jose Tabata (by OPS, min 3 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Rafael Betancourt COL 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .667 1.667 2.333
Matt Garza CHI-N 7 5 0 0 0 1 0 .714 1.000 1.714
Mat Latos CIN 7 3 1 1 1 1 0 .429 1.000 1.556
Zach Duke WAS 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500
Matt Maloney BOS 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500
Adam Wainwright STL 12 6 1 3 1 2 0 .500 .917 1.455
Wei-Yin Chen BAL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333
Manuel Corpas COL 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 1.333
Luke Hochevar KC 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333
Stephen Strasburg WAS 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333

Worst Matchups for Jose Tabata (by OPS, min 3 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Jon Garland COL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
David Huff CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Clayton Kershaw LA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Joe Saunders SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jordan Zimmermann WAS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Huston Street SD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Josh Tomlin CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Andrew Werner OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Mark Rogers MIL 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Rick Porcello DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000

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

Jose Tabata: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Tabata, who has a career batting average of .476 (10-for-21) against Tuesday starter Kyle Lohse, will bat second and play right field against the Brewers.

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Tabata went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, and three RBI in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Mets.

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Tabata started in just his first game since May 1 on Friday, going 1-for-4 against the Mets.

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Tabata (hamstring) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

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Tabata (hamstring) lined out to right field Wednesday in a pinch-hitting role against the Mariners.

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Tabata could be placed on the disabled list if his injured hamstring does not improve by Tuesday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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Tabata left Wednesday's game against the Brewers with a left hamstring injury and will undergo an MRI on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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Tabata will start in right field and bat second Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

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Tabata went 0-for-3 on Wednesday and has one hit in 13 at-bats thus far in 2013.

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Tabata is manning right field and batting seventh in the order Saturday against the Dodgers.

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Tabata will serve as Pittsburgh's fourth outfielder, following the demotion of Alex Presley on Wednesday.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Tabata has shown glimmers of greatness and a propensity for injury since coming over from the Yankees in 2008. The outfielder stole nine bags in the first 20 games of the season and appeared primed for a breakout. A hamstring injury slowed him down, thereafter, and he would never be quite the same. The Pirates shut Tabata down in early September with a fractured wrist. He tried to play through it after inking a $15 million contract extension but was ineffective. He's got the ability to hit .300 -- he batted .299 in 405 at-bats as a rookie in 2010 -- but questions remain about his ability to stay healthy. He's slated to start every day in right field. With any luck, Tabata might finally realize his potential -- just be prepared for a stint or two on the DL.

2011

An MVP-type showing in the 2009 Arizona Fall League paid almost immediate dividends for Tabata and the Pirates. Tabata piggy-backed his AFL showing by stealing 23 bases in just 53 Triple-A games at the start of 2010, batting .308/.373/.424 prior to his recall to Pittsburgh. He promptly got a pair of knocks in his first major league game in Washington and never really looked back. In fact, he could have sat out either of the team's last two games to secure a .300 batting average, but chose to play in both (going 0-for-7) and finished with a composite line of .299/.346/.400 in 405 at-bats. He stole 19 bases in 26 attempts and gave the Pirates decent defense in mostly left field and occasionally center. The way he's able to take the ball to the opposite field with conviction bodes well for his ability to stay out of protracted slumps. Tabata's got left field and a spot in the batting order locked down for 2011. He makes for a smart target late in fantasy drafts, as he'll help in several categories including runs, batting average and stolen bases. At a listed age of 22, Tabata also has a chance to develop power down the road, as his 21 doubles suggest.

2010

Tabata led the Arizona Fall League with a .392 batting average and could force the Pirates' hand with a strong spring training and early-season start at Triple-A. After recovering from personal issues in spring training and an early-season hamstring problem that saw him miss six weeks, Tabata lit up Double-A and was hitting .302/.370/.404 when he was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis. He cooled off with Indy, putting up a line of .276/.333/.410. He hit just five homers in 2009, but that number figures to increase with experience. General manager Neal Huntington has made it known that the organization intends to bring up Tabata in 2010 if he continues to hit.

2009

The Pirates hope that Tabata builds upon his performance from Double-A Altoona last summer in 2009. The main component in the Xavier Nady trade, Tabata hit .348 for Altoona in 22 games after struggling with Double-A Trenton, where he hit just .248. Tabata suffered a broken hamate bone in 2007, perhaps adding to his slow start last year. Regardless, the Pirates hope that after another year or two in the minors he'll be able to contribute at the major league level. Although Pittsburgh does not feature a particularly deep outfield, it's unlikely that the team will want to start Tabata's arbitration clock a second before it has to. As a result, it might not be wise to expect even a September call-up for the skilled outfielder.

2008

Tabata's season at High-A Tampa ended because of a broken hamate bone in his wrist just after turning 19 in August. The combination of his age and level of play are enough to put him among the game's most-promising hitting prospects, while the .307/.371/.392 line is just a hint of his long-term potential. Tabata only hit five homers, but he stole 15 bases in 22 attempts, and there's little reason to believe that his power won't develop as he fills out his frame the next few years. The Yankees may start him at Double-A to see how he fares out of spring training, while the possibility of seeing him at Yankee Stadium as an everday regular in 2009 (Bobby Abreu is in the final year of his contract) is still a possibility and will hinge on how he responds to Double-A pitching.

2007

Tabata projects as a potential replacement in right field for the Yankees once Bobby Abreu's contract runs out after this season. He'll turn 19 this August, but if he continues to use his good bat speed to drive the ball all over the ballpark, finishing the year a Triple-A is a possibility. Tabata also runs very well and would be a legitimate 30-steal candidate in the right environment. Keep him in mind for minor-league drafts and deep-keeper formats.