#53 Buck Kruse, Second Base, 32 yrs, Denver Zephyrs

#53 Buck Kruse, Second Base, 32 yrs, Denver Zephyrs
Thursday, 10/17/2009

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Buck Kruse

1/13/1977
32
USA
6"2
175

Second Base
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,057,143
2009
6 Year(s), 16 Days (1048 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 16 Days (1048 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	47	55	43	51	40
Versus LHP	57	59	47	56	40
Versus RHP	42	53	41	49	40
Talent	5	6	4	6	5

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Fielding Ratings
2B : 7 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .946 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 9 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	HIK	W 2-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#2
9/24	@SAS	L 3-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	#2
9/25	@SAS	L 6-11	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	#2
9/26	@HOU	W 5-4	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
9/27	@HOU	W 4-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/28	BRK	W 5-1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#2
9/30	@SAS	L 2-3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/1	HOU	W 11-8	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#2
10/4	@SEA	L 1-12	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	#2
10/5	HIK	L 1-8	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#2

Batting Stats 2009

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	155	595	153	18	4	20	69	99	47	166	.257	.321	.402	.723	.806	.145
Projected	155	595	153	18	4	20	69	99	47	166	.257	.321	.402	.723	.806	.145

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	145	661	10	0	1	5	6	2	239	42	77	16	82.8	89.6	5.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	147	38	5	0	4	22	29	16	37	0	0	3	.259	.343	.374	.718
vs. RHP	448	115	13	4	16	47	70	31	129	2	6	7	.257	.314	.411	.724
Close/Late	83	21	2	0	4	12	12	5	20	1	3	1	.253	.290	.422	.712
Scoring Position	139	35	6	1	6	49	0	12	39	2	5	5	.252	.319	.439	.758
Pinch Hitting	9	3	1	1	1	3	2	0	5	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	76	281	69	10	0	10	35	53	29	82	.246	.323	.388	.711
Road	79	314	84	8	4	10	34	46	18	84	.268	.313	.414	.727
March/April	26	103	25	3	0	4	16	15	10	34	.243	.313	.388	.701
May	24	100	27	2	1	3	5	15	5	21	.270	.315	.400	.715
June	26	94	30	3	2	7	24	19	7	25	.319	.375	.617	.992
July	24	88	20	3	1	1	4	11	6	30	.227	.292	.318	.610
August	25	96	20	3	0	4	12	21	9	28	.208	.284	.365	.649
Sept/Oct	30	114	31	4	0	1	8	18	10	28	.272	.326	.333	.659

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	162	571	127	24	7	4	53	54	31	0	0	111	37	9	.222	.262	.310	.572	BUT
2005	162	659	136	18	6	7	57	77	46	0	0	145	67	15	.206	.258	.284	.542	BUT
2006	153	599	162	23	9	13	60	89	46	0	0	133	62	11	.270	.322	.404	.726	DEN
2007	154	587	148	14	7	19	53	92	61	6	2	141	72	20	.252	.328	.397	.725	DEN
2008	155	607	167	29	7	16	75	94	43	9	3	134	85	15	.275	.331	.425	.756	DEN,AL
2009	155	595	153	18	4	20	69	99	47	10	2	166	77	16	.257	.321	.402	.723	DEN,AL
Total	941	3618	893	126	40	79	367	505	274	25	7	830	400	86	.247	.304	.369	.673

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
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2009

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	148	143	263	425	97	705	17	.976	1285.1	4.94
Third Base	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	11.0	1.64
Shortstop	3	1	3	3	0	7	1	.857	12.0	5.25

Player History

Had first career hit on 4/1/2004, off Adam Beall (BRK)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/2004, off Jeff Vella (SAS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/2007, hitting .387 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop in 2007...
1/26/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/2008, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 2 RBI...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop in 2008...
1/26/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Hits
2006 - 162 - 9th

Triples
2004 - 7 - 7th
2005 - 6 - 6th
2006 - 9 - 2nd
2007 - 7 - 5th
2008 - 7 - 3rd

Runs
2008 - 94 - 6th

SB
2004 - 37 - 3rd
2005 - 67 - 1st
2006 - 62 - 1st
2007 - 72 - 1st
2008 - 85 - 1st

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