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Daniel Descalso
Birthdate: 10/19/1986     Bats/Throws: L/R
Height/Weight: 5-10/190     Position: 2B/3B
Contract: Add New Contract
5/21/2013: Descalso went 3-for-3 with a double and five RBI in Tuesday's victory over the Padres.
2/27/2013 - Cardinals Infield: Depth Chart Discussions by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 1
10/17/2012 - Playoff Rookies in Review: St. Louis Cardinals by Marc Hulet (FanGraphs) 4
4/4/2012 - 2B Roundup: Position Battles and Lineup Placement by Jeff Zimmerman (RotoGraphs) 15
3/20/2012 - Cards at Second: Daniel Descalso to the Rescue? by Erik Hahmann (RotoGraphs) 8
2/13/2012 - Scutaro, Descalso and Greene: 2B Movers and Shaker» by Jeff Zimmerman (RotoGraphs) 5


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Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2007Cardinals (A-)6628302931129.2 %13.1 %.068.312.268.346.336.32999   
2008Cardinals (A+)1154568575077.2 %11.6 %.129.259.243.313.372.31592   
2008Cardinals (AA)94206417.1 %4.8 %.081.361.351.405.432.372120   
2009Cardinals (AA)733248465109.6 %12.7 %.208.356.323.396.531.418151   
2009Cardinals (AAA)461722231739.3 %12.2 %.067.281.253.327.320.30176   
2010Cardinals (AAA)1165329867188.8 %9.0 %.139.294.281.349.420.34398   
2010Cardinals113706415.4 %16.2 %.059.321.265.324.324.296822.41.20.4
2011Cardinals1483751352828.8 %17.3 %.089.323.264.334.353.29988-5.90.20.3
2011Cardinals131103000.0 %18.2 %.000.429.333.333.333.29787   
2012Cardinals1434264412668.7 %19.5 %.096.279.227.303.324.27873-3.93.10.2
2012Cardinals135229623.8 %23.1 %.170.265.234.260.404.27672   
2013Steamer1033924363738.5 %16.7 %.113.296.252.320.365.30088-2.50.50.7
2013Bill James1213294383048.8 %16.1 %.113.292.250.322.363.299    
2013Oliver 4759534788.2 %17.9 %.125.301.258.324.383.309 -0.1-0.11.6
2013Fans (18)1315134474857.6 %17.2 %.082.305.256.318.338.289 -1.0-0.40.8
2013ZiPS1484855554358.2 %15.9 %.107.296.254.322.361.30088-2.0-0.70.8
2013Cardinals31912121337.7 %19.8 %.145.270.229.297.373.29286-2.80.2-0.1
2013ZiPS (R)1013264383148.2 %16.4 %.112.294.251.320.363.30086-2.4-0.30.4
2013ZiPS (U)1324176504478.1 %17.1 %.119.289.246.315.365.29885-5.1-0.10.3
2013Steamer (R)742823262748.4 %17.2 %.115.295.251.319.365.30086-2.80.30.3
2013Steamer (U)1053735384078.2 %17.8 %.122.289.245.314.367.29885-5.60.50.2
Total- - -33392979471128.5 %18.5 %.097.298.244.316.340.28881-10.24.70.8
Postseason- - -2663212623.2 %22.2 %.143.293.250.271.393.27974   

News
3/20 - Five questions: St. Louis Cardinals by Greg Simons
10/18 - THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 17 by Shane Tourtellotte
10/15 - THT Live: WPS Recap for Oct. 14 by Shane Tourtellotte
5/23 - Cardinals series preview by True Blue LA
5/15 - Recap: Mets fall again in St. Louis, are the Thomas Edisons » by Amazin' Avenue
5/12 - Can Best-In-League Cardinals Get Any Better? by Viva El Birdos
1/21 - Cards Notes: Wainwright, Miller, Descalso, Matheny by Edward Creech

Standard
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2007Cardinals (A-)6625028367557502931260375206123.268
2008Cardinals (A+)1154034569864242857503335310551177.243
2008Cardinals (AA)93742131111064312110111.351
2009Cardinals (AA)7328832493542658465131141401701.323
2009Cardinals (AAA)461501723832402231716021114330.253
2010Cardinals (AAA)1164695321328832398671471485651384.281
2010Cardinals1134379720064206100010.265
2011Cardinals148326375866220313528339653310322.264
2011Cardinals139113300030002002000.333
2012Cardinals14337442685641074412637383537563.227
2012Cardinals134752117202962112012120.234
2013Steamer10334939288611844363733466433 32.252
2013Bill James12130032975521634383029253    42.250
2013Oliver 423475109772039534739385435883.258
2013Fans (18)13146451311993184447483948855  52.256
2013ZiPS148429485109782155554340477547753.254
2013Cardinals318391191160212137118100131.229
2013ZiPS (R)10129032673511534383127353324542.251
2013ZiPS (U)13237341792622136504434471424673.246
2013Steamer (R)7425128263431423262724348322 43.251
2013Steamer (U)10533437382542025384031466422 74.245
Total- - -3338179291991443810794717913172106179126.244
Postseason- - -26566314102021262114014120.250

Advanced
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2007Cardinals (A-)9.2 %13.1 %0.70.268.346.336.682.0687.0.312 1.034-0.4.32999
2008Cardinals (A+)7.2 %11.6 %0.62.243.313.372.685.1294.6.259 -1.348-3.9.31592
2008Cardinals (AA)7.1 %4.8 %1.50.351.405.432.837.0816.0.361 -0.261.0.372120
2009Cardinals (AA)9.6 %12.7 %0.76.323.396.531.928.2084.1.356 -0.56120.6.418151
2009Cardinals (AAA)9.3 %12.2 %0.76.253.327.320.647.0674.6.281 0.416-5.3.30176
2010Cardinals (AAA)8.8 %9.0 %0.98.281.349.420.769.1395.2.294 -0.370-1.4.34398
2010Cardinals5.4 %16.2 %0.33.265.324.324.648.0595.8.3211.10.24-0.7.29682
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Cardinals8.8 %17.3 %0.51.264.334.353.687.0893.7.3230.9-0.737-5.1.29988
2011Cardinals0.0 %18.2 %0.00.333.333.333.667.0002.6.429 0.01-0.2.29787
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Cardinals8.7 %19.5 %0.45.227.303.324.627.0965.8.2793.5-0.536-12.7.27873
2012Cardinals3.8 %23.1 %0.17.234.260.404.664.1706.5.265 0.44-1.6.27672
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer8.5 %16.7 %0.51.252.320.365.685.1134.2.2961.1-0.640-4.8.30088
2013Bill James8.8 %16.1 %0.55.250.322.363.685.1134.8.292 -0.433-4.3.299 
2013Oliver8.2 %17.9 %0.46.258.324.383.707.1254.8.301 -0.152-2.1.309 
2013Fans (18)7.6 %17.2 %0.44.256.318.338.656.0824.4.305 -0.447-10.5.289 
2013ZiPS8.2 %15.9 %0.52.254.322.361.683.1074.9.296 -0.749-6.0.30088
2013Cardinals7.7 %19.8 %0.39.229.297.373.670.1455.1.2700.10.19-1.6.29286
2013Average8.1 %20.0 %0.41.253.318.403.721.1505.0.295    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)8.2 %16.4 %0.50.251.320.363.683.1125.0.2940.0-0.333-3.9.30086
2013ZiPS (U)8.1 %17.1 %0.47.246.315.365.680.1195.1.2890.1-0.142-5.5.29885
2013Steamer (R)8.4 %17.2 %0.49.251.319.365.685.1154.5.2950.7-0.428-3.3.30086
2013Steamer (U)8.2 %17.8 %0.46.245.314.367.681.1224.8.2890.8-0.337-4.9.29885
Total- - -8.5 %18.5 %0.46.244.316.340.656.0975.0.2985.6-0.985-20.2.28881
Postseason- - -3.2 %22.2 %0.14.250.271.393.664.1436.2.293 0.45-1.8.27974

Batted Ball
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2010Cardinals2.4314.3 %60.7 %25.0 %57.1 %0.0 %17.6 %0.0 %
2011Cardinals1.4019.6 %46.9 %33.5 %14.9 %1.1 %16.4 %14.3 %
2011Cardinals2.0014.3 %57.1 %28.6 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2012Cardinals1.4023.4 %44.7 %32.0 %9.7 %4.3 %9.2 %10.0 %
2012Cardinals0.8119.4 %36.1 %44.4 %6.3 %12.5 %0.0 %0.0 %
2013Cardinals1.3018.5 %46.2 %35.4 %21.7 %8.7 %6.7 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.4221.0 %46.4 %32.6 %14.8 %3.3 %12.4 %12.5 %
Postseason- - -0.9418.6 %39.5 %41.9 %5.6 %11.1 %0.0 %0.0 %

More Batted Ball
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2010Cardinals177443004276118
2011Cardinals122875113201424948661360
2011Cardinals421002042529
2012Cardinals130936891210161710041621
2012Cardinals13167102074136210
2013Cardinals3023125200122211333
Total- - -2992101353137243127521573432
Postseason- - -17188104078161239

Win Probability
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2010Cardinals-0.34-0.620.281.200.110.760.3610.05-0.50
2011Cardinals1.46-5.857.31-1.88-0.121.071.0425-0.491.86
2011Cardinals0.07-0.070.13-0.79-0.090.670.762-0.040.14
2012Cardinals-0.86-7.236.37-13.51-1.361.011.7822-0.900.04
2012Cardinals0.20-0.670.87-1.37-0.160.97 0-0.160.37
2013Cardinals0.54-1.231.774.990.540.831.765-0.110.76
Total- - -0.80-14.9315.73-9.20-0.831.011.4053-1.442.24
Postseason- - -0.26-0.731.00-2.16-0.240.920.762-0.200.49

Pitch Type
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2010Cardinals66.9% (91.1)6.8% (82.6)0.8% (88.0)13.6% (75.9)11.9% (82.9)   
2011Cardinals58.5% (91.6)10.1% (82.4)5.4% (88.1)11.7% (76.2)9.9% (82.8)3.7% (85.2)0.7% (76.7)1.9%
2012Cardinals60.2% (91.5)12.4% (83.1)4.4% (86.4)10.7% (77.3)8.1% (83.2)2.8% (84.3)1.3% (76.1)0.7%
2013Cardinals59.3% (90.8)11.2% (81.1)2.1% (86.7)14.0% (76.8)11.9% (81.9)1.5% (84.0) 1.2%
Total- - -59.7% (91.4)11.2% (82.7)4.5% (87.2)11.5% (76.7)9.3% (82.8)2.9% (84.8)0.9% (76.3)1.2%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2010Cardinals38.1 %13.6 %8.5 %1.7 % 6.8 %7.6 %11.9 %  11.9 %   
2011Cardinals38.9 %10.9 %3.6 %2.5 % 8.5 %11.6 %11.0 %0.2 % 10.2 % 0.7 % 
2012Cardinals34.5 %14.0 %4.8 %1.9 % 9.9 %14.8 %8.7 %0.3 % 9.4 % 1.2 %0.1 %
2013Cardinals34.5 %11.7 %3.9 %2.1 % 10.8 %10.8 %10.5 %2.1 % 12.3 %   
Total- - -36.4 %12.5 %4.4 %2.2 % 9.3 %12.9 %9.9 %0.4 % 10.1 % 0.8 %0.0 %

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2010Cardinals91.492.988.187.8 88.981.775.6  82.2  
2011Cardinals91.791.188.085.0 90.282.776.381.0 83.0 76.7
2012Cardinals91.791.587.183.9 90.383.076.781.2 83.8 75.7
2013Cardinals90.991.086.681.0 90.181.175.481.1 82.3  
Total- - -91.691.487.484.2 90.282.776.481.1 83.2 76.0

Pitch Values
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2010Cardinals0.20.7-0.10.5-0.5  0.308.95-7.073.09-3.56  
2011Cardinals-6.6-1.31.31.55.1-0.80.3-0.85-0.961.820.933.85-1.552.97
2012Cardinals-1.2-0.8-3.8-0.3-2.1-1.80.7-0.12-0.41-5.39-0.18-1.60-3.893.25
2013Cardinals-1.61.80.40.1-0.3-0.2 -0.834.765.920.30-0.75-3.28 
Total- - --9.10.4-2.21.82.2-2.70.9-0.450.10-1.440.460.69-2.693.16

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2010Cardinals1.0-0.4-0.20.1 -0.11.20.0  -0.8  
2011Cardinals-5.8-0.1-0.90.6 -1.20.02.6-0.2 3.2 0.3
2012Cardinals0.1-2.9-4.7-1.6 1.2-3.20.8-0.2 -1.8 0.9
2013Cardinals-2.70.50.50.9 0.21.4-0.60.7 -1.2  
Total- - --7.4-2.9-5.4-0.1 0.1-0.62.80.4 -0.5 1.2

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2010Cardinals2.14-2.36-2.142.98 -0.9813.240.13  -5.67  
2011Cardinals-1.10-0.08-1.801.70 -1.070.011.72-10.53 2.33 2.97
2012Cardinals0.02-1.29-6.06-5.14 0.76-1.340.56-4.19 -1.16 4.87
2013Cardinals-2.351.373.4912.57 0.583.75-1.6810.48 -2.94  
Total- - --0.60-0.67-3.58-0.10 0.03-0.150.822.74 -0.15 4.26

Plate Discipline
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2010Cardinals25.0 %80.4 %51.7 %73.3 %91.1 %86.7 %48.3 %51.4 %5.9 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Cardinals33.1 %70.9 %49.1 %61.9 %89.2 %78.6 %42.4 %62.1 %10.1 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Cardinals28.1 %70.4 %46.5 %68.5 %88.5 %81.7 %43.4 %57.5 %8.3 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Cardinals26.2 %71.3 %46.0 %58.3 %89.2 %79.3 %43.9 %57.1 %9.0 %
2013Average29.7 %65.0 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.4 %45.8 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -29.8 %71.1 %47.7 %64.9 %88.9 %80.4 %43.2 %59.1 %9.0 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2010Cardinals32.2 %69.5 %50.9 %68.4 %95.1 %86.7 %50.0 %20.5
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Cardinals32.6 %64.7 %48.8 %58.1 %88.5 %78.4 %50.4 %20.7
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Cardinals26.2 %65.8 %46.1 %62.7 %88.9 %81.5 %50.3 %21.9
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Cardinals26.7 %64.3 %45.9 %67.4 %83.3 %78.8 %51.1 %20.4
2013Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.2 %22.5
Total- - -29.0 %65.3 %47.3 %61.3 %88.4 %80.2 %50.4 %21.2

Fielding
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2012Cardinals1B5018.020300010010    1.000 
Total- - -1B5018.020300010010    1.000 
2011Cardinals2B18982.224340006150     1.000 
2012Cardinals2B9666626.01372255414216265     .986 
2013Cardinals2B2417172.04575532174140     .960 
Total- - -2B13892880.220633410736521455     .982 
2010Cardinals3B9973.02150004400     1.0001
2011Cardinals3B11761666.051125651131505     .967 
2012Cardinals3B22891.18172100000     .926 
Total- - -3B14878830.161157861171905     .9651
2010CardinalsSS101.0010000000     1.0000
2011CardinalsSS131197.017352207342     .963 
2012CardinalsSS2620184.02469853141133     .921 
2013CardinalsSS3325.0221010000     .800 
Total- - -SS4334307.0431071174211475     .9320

Advanced Fielding
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2012Cardinals1B18.0 0 011331.0001   0  0.60.10.754.8
Total- - -1B18.0 0 011331.0001   0  0.60.10.754.8
2011Cardinals2B82.2 0 0-1-13428.8241   0 0.0-1.20.6-0.6-7.5
2012Cardinals2B626.0 0 000204162.79431   1 -0.1-1.40.3-1.3-2.5
2013Cardinals2B172.0 0 0-3-37155.7755     -0.20.4-1.5-1.3-8.6
Total- - -2B880.2 0 0-4-4309245.79337   1 -0.3-2.2-0.7-3.2-4.1
2010Cardinals3B73.0 0 0111311.8463  2.0  0.21.50.62.354.3
2011Cardinals3B666.0 0 0-5-614597.66921   4 0.2-5.11.4-3.5-7.7
2012Cardinals3B91.1 0 0-1-12115.7142   0 -0.10.1-0.2-0.1-4.2
Total- - -3B830.1 0 0-5-6179123.68726  2.04 0.3-3.41.8-1.3-2.4
2010CardinalsSS1.0 0 000111.0000  0.0   0.00.00.00.0
2011CardinalsSS97.0 -1 0103627.7503   0 -0.5-0.8-0.4-1.8-20.5
2012CardinalsSS184.0 0 -1-6-77355.75311   0 0.3-0.7-2.9-3.2-18.1
2013CardinalsSS25.0 0 0-1-152.4000      -1.3-0.2-1.5-111.5
Total- - -SS307.0 -1 -1-6-811585.73914  0.00 -0.2-2.8-3.4-6.4-23.0

Fans Scouting Report
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2011Cardinals845.24465585162657465634
2012Cardinals919.12258615461665863601
Total- - -1765.06661605361666664615

Aggregate Defensive Ratings
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnFSRDRSTZLUZRSTDEVERRADR
2010Cardinals3B73.0 12.01.91+/- 02
2010CardinalsSS1.0 00.00.10+/- 00

Value
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2010Cardinals-0.81.22.41.10.12.54.10.4$1.7 
2011Cardinals-5.10.2-5.910.91.8-4.12.70.3$1.3 
2012Cardinals-13.53.1-3.912.62.0-1.91.50.2$0.7 
2013Cardinals-1.50.2-2.82.70.4-2.3-0.9-0.1($0.5) 
Total- - --21.04.7-10.227.24.4-5.97.40.8$3.2 

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