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Andy LaRoche

Pittsburgh Pirates

1983/09/13 26

6-1 210

Fort Scott, KS

R / R

3

the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003 (39th round)

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2009 Pirates 150 524 64 135 29 5 12 64 50 84 3 1 .258 .330 .401

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • A strong power hitter, LaRoche gets around on the ball quickly. He's also a very good defensive third baseman.
Flaws
  • Needs to break out of the "pull hitter" mold and his aggressive approach leads to a lot of strikeouts.
Career Potential
  • Can be a good power-hitting third baseman.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

September 21, 2009 Missed 3 games (illness).
September 18, 2009 Illness, day-to-day.
June 6, 2009 Missed 1 game (right knee injury).
June 5, 2009 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
March 4, 2009 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a one-year contract.
August 10, 2008 Missed 4 games (thumb injury).
August 5, 2008 Thumb injury, day-to-day.
July 27, 2008 Optioned to Las Vegas (AAA).
June 9, 2008 Recalled from Las Vegas (AAA).
May 3, 2008 Missed 29 games (right thumb injury) and optioned to Las Vegas (AAA).
March 30, 2008 Right thumb injury, 15-day DL.
February 28, 2008 Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year contract.
September 2, 2007 Recalled from Las Vegas (AAA).
June 2, 2007 Optioned to Las Vegas (AAA).
May 6, 2007 Recalled from Las Vegas (AAA).
April 1, 2007 Optioned to Las Vegas (AAA).
March 3, 2007 Re-signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year contract.
March 17, 2006 Optioned to minor league camp.
February 20, 2006 Re-signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year contract.
November 17, 2005 Contract purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Trades

July 31, 2008 In a three-way deal; the Boston Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh traded Jason Bay to the Red Sox. Los Angeles traded Bryan Morris and Andy Laroche to the Pirates.
June 4, 2003 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round in 2003.

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