Welcome Home Travis Metcalf! Former Jayhawk great claimed by the Kansas City Royals

by James Quinn on Apr 8, 2009 7:37 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

Copied over from Rock Chalk Talk. Needless to say I am pretty happy with this move.

The Kansas City Royals claimed former KU great Travis Metcalf today off waivers from the Texas Rangers. Metcalf (26) plays third base and is considered an above average defender with some good pop in his bat. His major league batting line is .249/.300/.475 in 242 plate appearances.

Metcalf owns the University of Kansas single season home run record with 18 in 2004. He was an 11th round draft choice that year.

Oddly enough Mom and Dad Metcalf were in Lawrence just a few weeks ago. Travis' younger brought Tyler plays for the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The Metcalfs came to Hoglund to cheer on Tyler during WIU series against Kansas. Tyler looked plenty good in his own right. He hit three homeruns in two games.

Career statitics from The Cube below

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Unif	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2002	KAN	Big12	19	-	NCAA				27	78	13	21	5	1	0	3	2	0	5	14	0		1	0	3	.269	.313	.359	672
2003	KAN	Big12	20	-	NCAA				55	198	40	57	14	1	11	44	0	0	12	48	2		3	2	3	.288	.332	.535	867
2004	KAN	Big12	21	-	NCAA				63	221	51	63	16	0	18	58	6	2	41	51	8		0	5	5	.285	.407	.602	1009
	SPO	Nwst	21	Tex	A-	-	3b		72	290	48	78	21	1	15	62	1	2	37	74	3	1	1	6	6	.269	.351	.503	854
2005	BKR	Calif	22	Tex	A+		3b		132	505	80	147	32	7	22	94	8	2	49	129	6	0	1	5	14	.291	.358	.513	871
2006	FRI	Tex	23	Tex	AA	11	3b		121	425	51	94	16	2	8	37	9	7	45	112	3	1	0	4	9	.221	.298	.325	623
2007	FRI	Tex	24	Tex	AA		3b		55	200	38	56	18	0	7	34	2	1	21	44	1	2	0	4	3	.280	.345	.475	820
	OKL	PCL	24	Tex	AAA	-	3b		18	61	2	9	3	0	0	6	0	0	7	17	0	0	1	1	3	.148	.232	.197	429
	TEX	AL	24	Tex	MLB	30	3b	9	57	161	25	41	12	1	5	21	0	1	13	41	0	0	5	2	6	.255	.307	.435	742
2008	OKL	PCL	25	Tex	AAA		3b		71	265	36	67	14	1	5	37	0	1	18	59	1	0	1	3	6	.253	.300	.370	670
	TEX	AL	25	Tex	MLB	30	3b	9	23	56	11	13	2	0	6	14	0	0	3	12	1	0	0	1	2	.232	.279	.589	868

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)									80	217	36	54	14	1	11	35	0	1	16	53	1	0	5	3	8	.249	.300	.475	775
Minor League Totals - 5 Season(s)									469	1746	255	451	104	11	57	270	20	13	177	435	14	4	4	23	41	.258	.328	.428	756

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Cool :)

by sterlingice on Apr 8, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought this was odd

I guess it’s simply a “depth” pickup since that seems to be DM’s latest watch word. But, I guess I’d prefer us to pick up some more pitchers. It’s weird that pitching was supposed to be our strength and it now seems a bit worrisome.

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by kabrink on Apr 8, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't think it's that odd

If Gordon get’s hurt (knocking on wood), a guy in AAA to bring up who plays exclusively 3rd base is never bad.

by I need more Esteban on Apr 9, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Sadly, his bat seems to be Pena-esque when translating to the big leagues

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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 9, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh to hell with you bastard man!

To hell with you!

That MLB batting line is more Smithesque than Penaesque.

In seriousness, he is OBP challenged, but he is young, with only half a season of MLB experience. He already has the power and he is a plus fielder. It isn’t like he is going to be a huge star but the guy is a solid MLB roster addition. Plus, he is a Jayhawk so I will cheer my bloody lungs out for him.

www.rockchalktalk.com for pretty good KU baseball coverage

by James Quinn on Apr 9, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs