#31 Fernando Vina, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#31 Fernando Vina, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Fernando Vina

4/16/1969
29
USA,CA,SACRAMENTO
5"9
170

Shortstop
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,685,714
1998 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 58 Days (918 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 58 Days (918 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	7	4	5	8
Versus LHP	4	6	4	4	8
Versus RHP	7	7	4	5	9
Talent	6	6	4	6	8

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6
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7
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 6 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/28	CHA	W 10-8	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
9/30	TOR	W 4-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#1
10/1	@CLE	L 2-11	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
10/3	@CLE	W 9-6	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
10/8	@OAK	L 5-8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#1
10/9	@OAK	W 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/11	OAK	L 3-10	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
10/12	OAK	W 8-7	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	#1
10/13	OAK	L 5-6	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	#1
10/15	@OAK	L 3-4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	147	540	169	32	4	16	63	131	74	43	.313	.424	.476	.900	.935	.163
Projected	147	540	169	32	4	16	63	131	74	43	.313	.424	.476	.900	.935	.163

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	129	647	30	0	0	16	3	0	257	52	0	0	.0	113.9	7.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	46	10	2	1	0	6	11	7	9	0	2	1	.217	.321	.304	.626
vs. RHP	494	159	30	3	16	57	120	67	34	0	1	29	.322	.432	.492	.924
Close/Late	51	17	3	0	2	5	12	3	6	0	1	4	.333	.407	.510	.917
Scoring Position	119	35	7	2	1	42	0	21	13	0	0	7	.294	.429	.412	.840
Pinch Hitting	14	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.357	.500

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	73	277	89	15	3	7	33	74	44	23	.321	.433	.473	.906
Road	74	263	80	17	1	9	30	57	30	20	.304	.410	.479	.889
March/April	24	98	34	7	1	3	7	24	13	7	.347	.439	.531	.969
May	26	96	25	6	0	1	3	18	16	8	.260	.398	.354	.752
June	26	91	32	6	1	4	14	22	10	12	.352	.449	.571	1.020
July	20	64	18	0	0	1	5	18	10	2	.281	.420	.328	.748
August	24	90	26	5	2	3	19	24	10	3	.289	.377	.489	.866
Sept/Oct	27	101	34	8	0	4	15	25	15	11	.337	.446	.535	.981
Postseason	6	20	7	0	0	2	5	3	0	3	.350	.381	.650	1.031

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1993	42	148	45	4	5	3	19	35	19	13	1	10	4	4	.304	.425	.459	.885	ATL KC
1994	144	556	175	39	7	12	90	126	39	35	2	28	12	10	.315	.394	.475	.869	KC
1995	143	536	158	40	5	5	61	106	56	39	4	19	0	0	.295	.398	.416	.814	KC
1996	139	520	154	33	2	5	59	99	66	27	5	30	0	0	.296	.400	.396	.796	KC
1997	148	592	186	42	0	10	71	128	53	30	2	33	2	0	.314	.397	.436	.833	KC
1998	147	540	169	32	4	16	63	131	74	30	0	43	0	0	.313	.424	.476	.900	KC
Total	763	2892	887	190	23	51	363	625	307	174	14	163	18	14	.307	.404	.441	.845

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1993, A	22	86	43	5	2	4	18	21	10	0	2	0	.500	.515	.744	1.259
1993, AA	40	153	54	14	2	4	16	28	16	5	4	6	.353	.393	.549	.942
1993, AAA	45	149	52	7	2	7	20	22	21	11	5	3	.349	.406	.564	.969

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1993	6	20	8	1	0	1	4	3	2	1	0	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055
1994	4	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273
1995	6	15	5	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	1	.333	.444	.333	.778
1996	13	47	16	4	0	1	5	12	9	2	0	0	.340	.446	.489	.936
1997	5	23	5	1	0	1	5	5	1	1	0	0	.217	.250	.391	.641
1998	6	20	7	0	0	2	5	3	0	3	0	0	.350	.381	.650	1.031
Total	40	136	42	7	0	5	22	24	15	8	0	1	.309	.377	.471	.848

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	2	1	5	8	1	14	1	.929	14.0	9.00
Shortstop	140	128	186	507	95	700	7	.990	1145.2	5.50

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 41st overall pick, by Atlanta in 1993...
Traded from Atlanta to Kansas City on 2/27/1993 (Going to ATL: P Rich Rodas. Going to KC: 2B Fernando Vina)...
Injured on 7/8/1993 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 3 days...
Had first career hit on 8/12/1993, off Bill Wegman (OAK)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/15/1993, off Kent Bottenfield (MIN)...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/9/1998...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Runs
1994 - 126 - 6th

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