Jason Michaels

Full Name: Jason Drew Michaels	Primary Position: OF,LF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/205	First Game: April 6, 2001
Birthdate: May 4, 1976	MLB Experience: 7 years
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida	College: Miami (FL)
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Transactions
5 Trivia
6 Video Gallery
7 Picture Gallery
8 See Also
- 8.1 Recent Jason Michaels ArmchairGM Stories
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[edit] Biography

Jason Michaels (Jason Drew Michaels) was born on May 4, 1976 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 2001 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI. Michaels played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Jason Michaels's best season was 2006, when he knocked in 55 runs.

Michaels attended the University of Miami, and was the teammate and roommate of Pat Burrell. Both were drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998, Burrell in the first round, and Michaels in the fourth.

Michaels became the fourth outfielder in Philadelphia, but the team (and public) soured on him after an incident outside a nightclub on July 3, 2005, during which an intoxicated Michaels assaulted a police officer. [1]

In January 2006, Michaels was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Arthur Rhodes.

During the 2006 season, Jason Michaels was the everyday left fielder, but in 2007, he was mostly platooned with David Dellucci in left field.

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2001	PHI	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
2002	PHI	81	105	16	28	10	3	2	11	13	33	1	1	.267	.347	.476	.823
2003	PHI	76	109	20	36	11	0	5	17	15	22	0	0	.330	.416	.569	.985
2004	PHI	115	299	44	82	12	0	10	40	42	80	2	2	.274	.364	.415	.779
2005	PHI	105	289	54	88	16	2	4	31	44	45	3	3	.305	.399	.415	.814
2006	CLE	123	494	77	132	32	1	9	55	43	101	9	5	.267	.326	.391	.717
2007	CLE	105	267	43	72	11	1	7	39	20	50	3	4	.270	.324	.397	.721
Career		611	1569	254	439	92	7	37	194	177	333	18	15	.280	.354	.418	.772

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2001	PHI	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	PHI	RF	7	4	35	8	8	0	0	0	1.000
2002	PHI	CF	14	6	66	11	13	2	0	0	1.000
2002	PHI	LF	6	0	12	3	3	0	0	0	1.000
2002	PHI	3B	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.000
2003	PHI	RF	13	6	68	16	17	0	1	0	.941
2003	PHI	CF	5	3	29	8	8	0	0	0	1.000
2003	PHI	LF	23	5	82	13	16	3	0	0	1.000
2004	PHI	RF	12	5	67	22	23	1	0	0	1.000
2004	PHI	CF	44	40	323	95	99	1	3	0	.970
2004	PHI	LF	39	23	227	49	52	3	0	2	1.000
2005	PHI	RF	13	4	53	13	15	2	0	0	1.000
2005	PHI	CF	75	62	536	161	168	5	2	1	.988
2005	PHI	LF	22	2	46	11	12	1	0	1	1.000
2006	CLE	LF	117	115	1009	214	222	6	2	2	.991
2006	CLE	RF	1	1	9	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2007	CLE	RF	27	10	116	29	30	0	1	0	.967
2007	CLE	CF	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2007	CLE	LF	74	55	499	117	121	4	0	0	1.000
Total			504	346	3190	773	812	28	11	6	.986

[edit] Transactions

Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 49th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1994).
Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 44th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1996).
Selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 15th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1997).
Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 19, 1998).
Traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Arthur Rhodes (January 27, 2006).