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| Player Report for #25 Kala Kaaihue | | Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 |  | | Name: | Kala Kaaihue | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $350,000 | | Birthday: | 03-29-1985 | Signed Through: | 2009 Season | | Age: | 24 | Years of Major League Service: | 2 Years, 90 Days | | Born in: | Kailua (Hawaii) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 165 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 2 Years, 90 Days | | Weight: | 230 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 4 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season | | Position: | 1B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | | | Versus LHP | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | | | Versus RHP | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | | | Talent | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 6 | | First Base 9 | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 8 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 17 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 12 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-04-2009 | @ PHI | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-03-2009 | @ PHI | Loss, 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-2009 | @ PHI | Loss, 2-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-2009 | @ ATL | Win, 7-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-2009 | @ ATL | Loss, 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-2009 | PHI | Loss, 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-2009 | PHI | Loss, 3-12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-2009 | PHI | Loss, 2-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-2009 | PHI | Win, 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-2009 | FLO | Loss, 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 2009 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 156 | 619 | 168 | 35 | 1 | 25 | 70 | 90 | 74 | 168 | .271 | .349 | .452 | .801 | .768 | .181 | 33.6 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 156 | 709 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 280 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 100.3 | 5.66 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 161 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .352 | .484 | .836 | | Versus Right | | 458 | 124 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 47 | 68 | 54 | 126 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .271 | .347 | .441 | .789 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 82 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .308 | .390 | .698 | | May | | 116 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .359 | .509 | .867 | | June | | 103 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .272 | .348 | .515 | .862 | | July | | 94 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .191 | .303 | .277 | .579 | | August | | 98 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .348 | .378 | .726 | | September | | 111 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .342 | .392 | .550 | .942 | | October | | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .471 | .800 | 1.271 | | Spring Training | | 63 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .319 | .429 | .748 | | Last Year | | 651 | 187 | 37 | 2 | 27 | 91 | 114 | 78 | 200 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .287 | .361 | .475 | .836 | | 2 Years Ago | | 220 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .303 | .418 | .721 | | Career | | 1490 | 409 | 82 | 5 | 60 | 188 | 233 | 170 | 427 | 10 | 17 | 2 | .274 | .347 | .457 | .805 | | Home | | 297 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .351 | .414 | .765 | | Road | | 322 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 55 | 38 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .267 | .346 | .488 | .834 | | Grass | | 609 | 164 | 35 | 1 | 24 | 68 | 89 | 74 | 166 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .269 | .348 | .448 | .796 | | Turf | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .700 | 1.100 | | Day | | 189 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .259 | .336 | .397 | .733 | | Night | | 430 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 52 | 61 | 50 | 115 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .277 | .354 | .477 | .831 | | Close/Late | | 129 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .256 | .338 | .465 | .803 | | Inning 1-3 | | 250 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .325 | .424 | .749 | | Inning 4-6 | | 189 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .363 | .429 | .792 | | Inning 7-9 | | 162 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .265 | .356 | .488 | .844 | | Extra Innings | | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .450 | .778 | 1.228 | | 0 Outs | | 195 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .262 | .336 | .431 | .767 | | 1 Outs | | 267 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 27 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .461 | .804 | | 2 Outs | | 157 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .372 | .465 | .837 | | Scoring Position | | 124 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .234 | .320 | .403 | .723 | | Bases Empty | | 362 | 95 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 43 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .342 | .434 | .776 | | Runner on 1st | | 133 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .331 | .395 | .549 | .943 | | Runner on 2nd | | 53 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .406 | .528 | .935 | | Runner on 3rd | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .150 | .111 | .261 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .524 | .751 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .308 | .400 | .708 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .471 | .308 | .778 | | Bases Loaded | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .091 | .111 | .202 | | Two Strikes | | 297 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .165 | .235 | .293 | .528 | | First Pitch | | 72 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .347 | .342 | .514 | .856 | | Count 0-1 | | 54 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .352 | .352 | .667 | 1.019 | | Count 0-2 | | 60 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .145 | .233 | .378 | | Count 1-0 | | 60 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .306 | .517 | .823 | | Count 1-1 | | 62 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .419 | .419 | .710 | 1.129 | | Count 1-2 | | 94 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .309 | .468 | | Count 2-0 | | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .579 | .550 | .789 | 1.339 | | Count 2-1 | | 41 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .317 | .439 | .756 | | Count 2-2 | | 96 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .155 | .229 | .384 | | Count 3-0 | | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .821 | .400 | 1.221 | | Full Count | | 47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .514 | .468 | .982 | | Behind in Count | | 208 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .202 | .205 | .380 | .585 | | Ahead in Count | | 134 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .366 | .527 | .567 | 1.094 |
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| Career Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 2007 Washington - MLB | 22 | 56 | 220 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .303 | .418 | .721 | 6.0 | | 2008 Montreal - MLB | 23 | 158 | 651 | 187 | 37 | 2 | 27 | 91 | 114 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 200 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .361 | .475 | .836 | 52.3 | | 2009 Montreal - MLB | 24 | 156 | 619 | 168 | 35 | 1 | 25 | 70 | 90 | 74 | 2 | 5 | 168 | 1 | 1 | .271 | .349 | .452 | .801 | 33.6 | | Total MLB | 3 yrs. | 370 | 1490 | 409 | 82 | 5 | 60 | 188 | 233 | 170 | 2 | 10 | 427 | 1 | 3 | .274 | .347 | .457 | .805 | 91.9 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 2006 New Orleans - AAA | 21 | 102 | 304 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .326 | .398 | .724 | 8.3 | | 2007 New Orleans - AAA | 22 | 105 | 398 | 112 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .368 | .457 | .825 | 25.0 | | Total PCL | | 207 | 702 | 192 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 109 | 95 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 141 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .350 | .432 | .782 | 33.3 |
| | Player History | | 01-02-2006 | Drafted in the 2006 inaugural draft (Round 31, Pick 17, 917th overall Pick) by the Washington Nationals. | | 05-27-2007 | Hits three home runs against the Nashville Sounds, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! | | 07-04-2007 | Was selected to the 2007 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. | | 11-19-2007 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (8); Power: 13 (7); Eye: 13 (8). | | 05-22-2008 | Goes 5-7 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 0 RBI and 0 R. | | 07-06-2008 | Was selected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. | | 12-01-2008 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through automatic renewal. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | Year | PA | Rank | | 2008 | 742 | 2 | | 2009 | 709 | 3 | | | Year | AB | Rank | | 2008 | 651 | 1 | | 2009 | 619 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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