#27 Jay Soester, Second Base, 24 yrs, New Orleans Colonels

#27 Jay Soester, Second Base, 24 yrs, New Orleans Colonels
Tuesday, 10/29/2010

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Jay Soester

3/6/1986
24
USA
6"0
180

Second Base
R
R

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Average
Loyal
Some ability
Good
Normal
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4.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 18,000,000
2012
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	100	69	78	89	99
Versus LHP	100	72	77	88	100
Versus RHP	100	68	79	89	98
Talent	98	73	71	92	92

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90
92
83
2
4
Normal

Fielding Ratings
2B : 94 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 90
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	@HOU	W 10-0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	#3
9/21	@HOU	W 4-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#3
9/22	@DAL	L 3-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#3
9/23	@DAL	L 3-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	#3
9/24	@DAL	L 4-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/25	@DAL	W 5-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/26	@SA	W 8-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	#3
9/27	@SA	W 5-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#3
9/28	@SA	L 4-6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#3
9/29	@SA	L 3-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3

Batting Stats 2010

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
	151	583	189	31	7	23	94	105	78	15	.324	.405	.520	.925	1.023	.196

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
	148	667	3	17	0	11	0	3	303	61	68	37	64.8	144.2	8.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	141	52	8	1	8	29	25	20	4	0	0	0	.369	.447	.610	1.057
vs. RHP	442	137	23	6	15	65	80	58	11	3	0	3	.310	.391	.491	.882
Close/Late	50	16	2	0	3	7	8	13	1	0	0	0	.320	.460	.540	1.000
Scoring Position	147	51	5	2	10	75	0	32	7	3	0	1	.347	.459	.612	1.071
Pinch Hitting	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	75	273	87	15	3	11	42	46	39	5	.319	.405	.516	.922
Road	76	310	102	16	4	12	52	59	39	10	.329	.405	.523	.927
March/April	26	106	37	7	1	7	27	16	12	4	.349	.417	.632	1.049
May	23	93	33	5	1	5	16	19	12	1	.355	.429	.591	1.020
June	21	84	24	3	2	2	13	16	10	2	.286	.365	.440	.805
July	25	91	38	9	2	4	13	21	13	4	.418	.495	.692	1.188
August	29	107	34	5	0	2	13	18	15	2	.318	.402	.421	.822
Sept/Oct	27	102	23	2	1	3	12	15	16	2	.225	.328	.353	.681

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	155	564	206	29	13	27	108	124	93	4	5	25	74	31	.365	.455	.606	1.061	NO,SL
2005	156	567	207	28	14	34	112	127	91	2	6	16	77	21	.365	.450	.644	1.094	NO,SL
2006	162	593	187	22	15	34	110	106	84	5	4	17	76	34	.315	.402	.575	.977	NO,SL
2007	152	561	183	28	9	30	118	101	96	4	6	7	70	25	.326	.424	.569	.993	NO,SL
2008	157	553	184	28	5	26	118	115	93	1	10	16	75	33	.333	.423	.542	.966	NO,SL
2009	162	618	182	30	9	26	101	112	94	3	10	16	76	34	.294	.385	.498	.883	NO,SL
2010	151	583	189	31	7	23	94	105	78	3	3	15	68	37	.324	.405	.520	.925	NO,SL
Total	1095	4039	1338	196	72	200	761	790	629	22	44	112	516	215	.331	.420	.564	.984

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	3	13	4	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	.308	.308	.538	.846
Total	3	13	4	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	.308	.308	.538	.846

Fielding Stats 2010

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	142	140	263	501	117	777	13	.983	1246.0	5.61
Leftfield	8	8	18	1	1	19	0	1.000	72.0	2.38

Player History

Played for USA in the 2004 World Cup...
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New Orleans in 2004...
Had first career hit on 4/4/2004, off Joey Gandolfo (MIA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/2004, off Jeffrey Locascio (MIA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/3/2004, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Carolina on 8/21/2004...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/2004, hitting .615 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Carolina on 9/22/2004...
Won SL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at 2B in 2004 with 27 HRs...
Won Noob Award in 2004, hitting .365 with 27 HR, 108 RBI...
Won overall Rookie of the Year Award with New Orleans in 2004...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2004...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at 2B in 2004...
Drove in 7 runs against Atlanta on 4/13/2005...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/12/2005, hitting .667 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2005, hitting .506 with 5 HR, 19 RBI...
Won SL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at 2B in 2005 with 34 HRs...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2005...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at 2B in 2005...
Won SL and Overall Flash Award (Best 2B/SS Tandem) with Billy Muir (NO) in 2005...
Played for USA in the 2006 World Cup...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Won SL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at 2B in 2006 with 34 HRs...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2006...
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 5/28/2007...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/2007, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/2/2007 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won SL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at 2B in 2007 with 30 HRs...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $16,720,000 through salary arbitration...
Played for USA in the 2008 World Cup...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Dallas on 4/3/2008...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 4/4/2008...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2008...
Selected to the All-ABL 3rd Team at 2B in 2008...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $16,720,000 through salary arbitration...
5/31/2009: Signed a contract extension with New Orleans, $18,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/29/2009 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2009...
Injured on 5/9/2010 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Phoenix on 6/6/2010...
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG 2004 - .365 - 3rd 2005 - .365 - 5th	OBP 2004 - .455 - 1st 2005 - .450 - 2nd 2007 - .424 - 6th 2008 - .423 - 5th	SLG 2004 - .606 - 1st 2005 - .644 - 1st 2006 - .575 - 2nd 2007 - .569 - 5th 2008 - .542 - 6th	OPS 2004 - 1.061 - 1st 2005 - 1.094 - 1st 2006 - .977 - 5th 2007 - .993 - 5th 2008 - .966 - 3rd	Hits 2004 - 206 - 6th 2005 - 207 - 8th
Triples 2004 - 13 - 1st 2005 - 14 - 1st 2006 - 15 - 1st 2007 - 9 - 5th 2009 - 9 - 7th	Homeruns 2004 - 27 - 6th 2005 - 34 - 3rd 2006 - 34 - 3rd 2007 - 30 - 7th 2008 - 26 - 10th	RBI 2004 - 108 - 8th 2005 - 112 - 8th 2007 - 118 - 10th 2008 - 118 - 10th	Runs 2004 - 124 - 3rd 2005 - 127 - 2nd 2009 - 112 - 9th	BB 2004 - 93 - 2nd 2005 - 91 - 1st 2006 - 84 - 3rd 2007 - 96 - 2nd 2008 - 93 - 2nd 2009 - 94 - 1st
SB 2004 - 74 - 4th 2005 - 77 - 3rd 2006 - 76 - 3rd 2007 - 70 - 3rd 2008 - 75 - 3rd 2009 - 76 - 5th

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