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| Player Report for #26 Matt Kata | | Monday, June 30th, 2014 |  | | Name: | Matt Kata | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $380,000 | | Birthday: | 03-14-1979 | Signed Through: | 2014 Season | | Age: | 35 | Years of Major League Service: | 6 Years, 111 Days | | Born in: | Avon Lake (Ohio) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 86 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 8 Years, 26 Days | | Weight: | 183 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 11 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | 3B | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | | | Talent | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 9 | | First Base 4 | | Stealing Ability: | 13 | | Second Base 14 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 10 | | Third Base 14 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 14 | | Left Field 11 (Arm: 12) | | Bunt for Hit: | 9 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-2014 | TOR | Loss, 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-2014 | TOR | Win, 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-23-2014 | TOR | Win, 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-2014 | TBA | Win, 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-2014 | TBA | Loss, 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-18-2014 | FLO | Win, 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-17-2014 | FLO | Loss, 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-15-2014 | @ PHI | Win, 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-14-2014 | @ PHI | Loss, 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-12-2014 | @ PHI | Loss, 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 2014 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 45 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .108 | .194 | .138 | .333 | .295 | .031 | -8.0 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 11 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1.8 | 0.78 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .158 | .059 | .217 | | Versus Right | | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .208 | .167 | .374 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | | April | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .154 | .000 | .154 | | May | | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .231 | .240 | .471 | | June | | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .182 | .103 | .285 | | Spring Training | | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .469 | .536 | 1.004 | | 2 Years Ago | | 141 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .275 | .433 | .708 | | Career | | 923 | 215 | 49 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 110 | 65 | 167 | 6 | 10 | 6 | .233 | .286 | .371 | .657 | | Home | | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .081 | .190 | .108 | .299 | | Road | | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .179 | .379 | | Grass | | 65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .108 | .194 | .138 | .333 | | Day | | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .133 | .000 | .133 | | Night | | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .238 | .231 | .469 | | Pinch Hitting | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | | Close/Late | | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | | Inning 1-3 | | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | | Inning 4-6 | | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .167 | .367 | | Inning 7-9 | | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .161 | .138 | .299 | | Extra Innings | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | | 0 Outs | | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .300 | .235 | .535 | | 1 Outs | | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .045 | .192 | .045 | .238 | | 2 Outs | | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .115 | .154 | .269 | | Scoring Position | | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 | .167 | .174 | .341 | | Bases Empty | | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .235 | .103 | .339 | | Runner on 1st | | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .154 | .297 | | Runner on 2nd | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | | Runner on 3rd | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Bases Loaded | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Two Strikes | | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .031 | .114 | .031 | .146 | | First Pitch | | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | | Count 0-1 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | | Count 0-2 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Count 1-0 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 1-1 | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | | Count 1-2 | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 2-0 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Count 2-1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 2-2 | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Full Count | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | | Behind in Count | | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .200 | .211 | .411 | | Ahead in Count | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .357 | .100 | .457 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| | 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 | | 2010 Modesto - AA | 31 | 92 | 281 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .256 | .350 | .413 | .763 | 9.5 | | 2011 Waconia - AAA | 32 | 71 | 265 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | .306 | .399 | .502 | .901 | 29.8 | | 2013 Chandler - AAA | 34 | 118 | 434 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 57 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 5 | .226 | .318 | .327 | .645 | 3.8 | | Total MLBAAA | | 189 | 699 | 179 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 93 | 101 | 92 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 10 | .256 | .349 | .393 | .742 | 33.6 | | Total MLBAA | | 92 | 281 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .256 | .350 | .413 | .763 | 9.5 |
| | Player History | | 01-01-2010 | Drafted in the 2010 inaugural draft (Round 36, Pick 6, 1056th overall Pick) by the Minnesota Twins. | | 08-11-2010 | Released by the Minnesota Twins. | | 08-11-2010 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. | | 11-17-2010 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2011 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (12); Eye: 7 (7). | | 04-18-2011 | Wins the MLBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. | | 04-25-2011 | Injured (swollen eye), day-to-day for 5 days. | | 05-06-2011 | Injured (dislocated finger), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. | | 05-28-2011 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. | | 06-04-2011 | Was selected to the 2011 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. | | 11-20-2011 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2012 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (13); Eye: 8 (11). | | 11-19-2012 | Became a free agent. | | 01-01-2013 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (10); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 10 (15). | | 04-01-2013 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization. | | 09-28-2013 | Wins the 2013 MLBAAA SL2 Glove Wizard Award at 3B. | | 01-01-2014 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (10). | |
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