Adrian Beltre  
Third Baseman | Detroit Tigers

Hitting
Beltre provides an ongoing clinic on how to hit .300. He works the count in his favor, waiting for his pitch or settling for a walk. One thing's for sure, late in the game you're glad you have him on the field. He's still a singles hitter at heart, and knows how to shorten up and protect the plate with two strikes. He has the mental discipline to handle clutch situations. During the last two years, he has become more patient and gotten better loft on the ball. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency. A spray hitter in the classic sense, Adrian puts the ball all over the park.

Baserunning & Defense
You might not expect it, but Beltre is a pretty good fielder too. He's also one of the better throwing third basemen in the league. Beltre has better-than-average speed, and he has made himself into a solid basestealer by developing a quick first step and studying the moves of pitchers.

2010 Outlook
Beltre is in charge when he's at the plate.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1999 COL 3B 59 61 73 50 50 50 50 56 59 20 0 Low Minors 69 79 . 308
2000 NEV 3B 69 62 75 50 50 50 50 56 59 21 0 Active 73 78 . 328
2001 NEV 3B 72 70 75 50 50 50 50 56 59 22 1 Active 78 79 . 347
2002 NEV 3B 80 71 76 50 50 50 50 56 59 23 2 Active 83 86 . 363
2003 NEV 3B 83 82 78 50 50 50 50 56 59 24 3 Active 88 87 . 389
2004 NEV 3B 89 86 78 50 50 50 50 56 59 25 4 DL 99 87 . 406
2005 CHW 3B 98 96 80 50 50 50 50 56 59 26 5 Active 99 87 . 441
2006 CHW 3B 99 99 83 50 50 50 50 56 59 27 6 Active 99 87 . 450
2007 CHW 3B 99 99 83 50 50 50 50 56 59 28 7 Active 99 87 . 449
2008 CHW 3B 99 99 83 50 50 50 50 56 59 29 8 Active 99 87 . 448
2009 DET 3B 99 99 83 50 50 50 50 56 59 30 9 Active 99 87 . 447
2010 DET 3B 99 99 83 50 50 50 50 56 59 31 10 Active 99 87 . 446
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Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.