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After a breakout 2011 All-Star season, it is tough to not be a little disappointed with Joyce's production in 2012. He struggled with an oblique injury that landed him on the disabled list in July and...
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Agreed to a one-year, $2.45 million contract with the Rays in January 2013, avoiding arbitration.
June 18, 2013 – Matt Joyce News
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Joyce is not in the lineup for Game 2 of the Rays' doubleheader against the Red Sox on Tuesday, the Tampa Tribune reports.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | AA | ERI | 130 | 514 | 456 | 61 | 117 | 53 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .257 | .333 | .454 | .787 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | TOL | 56 | 227 | 200 | 36 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 | .352 | .550 | .902 |
| 2008 | 23 | MAJ | DET | 92 | 277 | 242 | 40 | 61 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .252 | .339 | .492 | .831 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | DUR | 111 | 493 | 417 | 72 | 114 | 53 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 67 | 98 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .273 | .373 | .482 | .855 |
| 2009 | 24 | MAJ | TAM | 11 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .270 | .500 | .770 |
| 2010 | 25 | A+ | Cha | 10 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .379 | .525 | .759 | 1.284 |
| 2010 | 25 | AAA | Dur | 25 | 115 | 92 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .435 | .478 | .913 |
| 2010 | 25 | MAJ | TAM | 77 | 261 | 216 | 30 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .241 | .360 | .477 | .837 |
| 2011 | 26 | MAJ | TB | 141 | 522 | 462 | 69 | 128 | 53 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 106 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .277 | .347 | .478 | .825 |
| 2012 | 27 | A+ | Cha | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 |
| 2012 | 27 | AAA | Dur | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 2012 | 27 | MAJ | TB | 124 | 462 | 399 | 55 | 96 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .241 | .341 | .429 | .770 |
| 2013 | 28 | MAJ | TB | 63 | 239 | 209 | 39 | 56 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .351 | .526 | .877 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 114 | 414 | 359 | 51 | 92 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .256 | .348 | .451 | .799 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 508 | 1798 | 1560 | 236 | 399 | 180 | 94 | 11 | 75 | 245 | 26 | 9 | 205 | 376 | 1 | 16 | 16 | .256 | .345 | .474 | .819 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position
No No No| DATE | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | HBP | SF | E | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 18 | @Bos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .351 | .526 | .877 |
| Jun. 18 | @Bos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .353 | .529 | .882 |
| Jun. 16 | KC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .355 | .529 | .884 |
| Jun. 15 | KC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .354 | .535 | .889 |
| Jun. 14 | KC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .351 | .523 | .874 |
| Jun. 13 | KC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .348 | .503 | .851 |
| Jun. 12 | Bos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .346 | .503 | .849 |
| Jun. 11 | Bos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .500 | .843 |
| Jun. 10 | Bos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .335 | .481 | .816 |
| Jun. 9 | Bal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .332 | .472 | .804 |
| Jun. 8 | Bal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .330 | .474 | .804 |
| Jun. 7 | Bal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .339 | .488 | .827 |
| Jun. 6 | @Det | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .335 | .491 | .826 |
| Jun. 5 | @Det | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .342 | .503 | .845 |
| Jun. 4 | @Det | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .350 | .513 | .863 |
| Jun. 2 | @Cle | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .352 | .513 | .865 |
| Jun. 1 | @Cle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .510 | .853 |
| May. 31 | @Cle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .345 | .520 | .865 |
| May. 30 | @Mia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .348 | .507 | .855 |
| May. 29 | @Mia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .346 | .493 | .839 |
| May. 28 | Mia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .348 | .493 | .841 |
| May. 27 | Mia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .351 | .496 | .847 |
| May. 26 | NYY | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| May. 25 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .342 | .496 | .838 |
| May. 24 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .336 | .488 | .824 |
| May. 22 | @Tor | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| May. 21 | @Tor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .338 | .488 | .826 |
| May. 20 | @Tor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .331 | .483 | .814 |
| May. 19 | @Bal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .321 | .492 | .813 |
| May. 18 | @Bal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .323 | .474 | .797 |
| Last 7 Days | 23 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .423 | .739 | 1.162 | |
| Last 14 Days | 51 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .350 | .569 | .919 | |
| Last 30 Days | 100 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .310 | .393 | .640 | 1.033 | |
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Matt Joyce: MLB Games Played By Position
| Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | LF | CF | RF | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 18 | – | 42 | 4 |
| 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | 115 | 33 | – | 89 | 4 |
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | – | 136 | 15 | – | 126 | 1 |
| 2010 | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 13 | – | 52 | 11 |
| 2009 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 4 | 5 | 1 |
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Vs. Left
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .206 | .382 | .588 |
| 2012 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .209 | .330 | .631 |
| 2011 | 92 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .217 | .370 | .657 |
Vs. Right
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 175 | 34 | 12 | 27 | 5 | .280 | .554 | .930 |
| 2012 | 308 | 45 | 14 | 44 | 3 | .250 | .458 | .810 |
| 2011 | 370 | 58 | 16 | 60 | 13 | .292 | .505 | .866 |
Home
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 4 | .295 | .547 | .935 |
| 2012 | 198 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 4 | .237 | .369 | .719 |
| 2011 | 232 | 33 | 11 | 39 | 6 | .310 | .526 | .898 |
Away
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 114 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 2 | .246 | .509 | .829 |
| 2012 | 201 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 0 | .244 | .488 | .818 |
| 2011 | 230 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 7 | .243 | .430 | .751 |
| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | PA | AB | Walk Rate | Strikeout Rate | BB/K Ratio | Contact Rate | BABIP | Isolated Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | AA | ERI | 514 | 456 | 9.9% | 24.7% | 0.40 | 72% | .321 | .197 | |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | TOL | 227 | 200 | 10.6% | 27.3% | 0.39 | 69% | .328 | .280 | |
| 2008 | 23 | MAJ | DET | 277 | 242 | 11.2% | 23.5% | 0.48 | 73% | .297 | .240 | |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | DUR | 493 | 417 | 13.6% | 19.9% | 0.68 | 76% | .323 | .209 | |
| 2009 | 24 | MAJ | TAM | 37 | 32 | 8.1% | 18.9% | 0.43 | 78% | .136 | .312 | |
| 2010 | 25 | A+ | Cha | 40 | 29 | 25% | 20% | 1.25 | 72% | .474 | .380 | |
| 2010 | 25 | AAA | Dur | 115 | 92 | 19.1% | 18.3% | 1.05 | 77% | .353 | .185 | |
| 2010 | 25 | MAJ | TAM | 261 | 216 | 15.3% | 21.1% | 0.73 | 75% | .278 | .236 | |
| 2011 | 26 | MAJ | TB | 522 | 462 | 9.4% | 20.3% | 0.46 | 77% | .323 | .201 | |
| 2012 | 27 | A+ | Cha | 9 | 8 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1.00 | 88% | .286 | .125 | |
| 2012 | 27 | AAA | Dur | 3 | 2 | 33.3% | 0% | 0.00 | 100% | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | 27 | MAJ | TB | 462 | 399 | 11.9% | 22.1% | 0.54 | 74% | .282 | .188 | |
| 2013 | 28 | MAJ | TB | 239 | 209 | 11.3% | 17.2% | 0.66 | 80% | .273 | .258 | |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 414 | 359 | 11.6% | 21% | 0.55 | 76% | .300 | .195 | |||
| Career | MAJ | 1798 | 1560 | 11.4% | 20.9% | 0.55 | 76% | .292 | .218 | |||
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Best Matchups for Matt Joyce (by OPS, min 4 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Noesi | SEA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 |
| Phil Hughes | NY-A | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .455 | 1.273 | 1.844 |
| Jamey Wright | TB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| Jerome Williams | ANA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Glen Perkins | MIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Joakim Soria | TEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| Anibal Sanchez | DET | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.111 | 1.444 |
| Josh Tomlin | CLE | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.444 |
| Tyson Ross | SD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.417 |
| Aaron Laffey | LA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
Worst Matchups for Matt Joyce (by OPS, min 4 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Logan | NY-A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .143 |
| Chad Gaudin | SF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .125 |
| Dan Haren | WAS | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .118 |
| Alfredo Aceves | BOS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Freddy Garcia | BAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scott Downs | ANA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mariano Rivera | NY-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Phil Coke | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brett Cecil | TOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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2013
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2012
Joyce rewarded fantasy owners who took a chance on him, finishing the season with 19 home runs and 13 stolen bases. After a strong start in April (.884 OPS) and May (1.229 OPS), he cooled off in June (.528 OPS) and July (.653) before rebounding over the last two months. The fluctuation of OPS is directly correlated with his BABIP showing that the roller coaster between Joyce being lucky and unlucky. He's more of a player who can hit for power than a speed guy but should again get a handful of swipes given the Rays' philosophy to run more than most teams. At 27, Joyce is entering his prime and if he shows improvement against left-handed pitching (.217 BA last season) he could be in line for at extra 100 plate appearances, adding to his value. The Rays have him penciled in as their everyday right fielder with Ben Zobrist likely to receive the bulk of his playing time at second base.
2011
After coming over in the Edwin Jackson trade, the Rays had high hopes for Joyce. However, his first year with the team raised questions about his attitude and work ethic and he spent most of 2009 at Triple-A. Last season was a different story with coaches raving about his positive transformation. Unfortunately, an elbow injury cost him the first two months of the season and there wasn't a roster spot by the time he was done with his rehab. Joyce spent a short time at Triple-A before finally getting 216 at-bats with the Rays, playing mostly right field. He'll have a good shot of winning most of the time there this spring as a left-handed bat. He'll make for a nice fifth outfielder with pop (HR in every 21.6 at-bats last season) in most formats with 4-5 starts a week.
2010
Joyce started the season in the mix for the right-field spot and ended up spending most of 2009 at Triple-A Durham. His results were stellar, as he finished with a .273 batting average, 16 home runs and 14 stolen bases. He's only 25, so there's still time for him to pay dividends from the Edwin Jackson trade. Right now, there just isn't a spot for him with the big club, so he's likely ticketed for a return to Durham.
2009
Joyce was a bright spot on a Tigers squad that severely underperformed last year. He came up from Triple-A and posted solid power numbers to go along with a good eye at the plate. Joyce was traded to the Rays in December, where he'll get a chance to take over at least half of playing time in right field. He makes a nice speculative pick in deeper leagues as there is potential here.
