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Jay Hattin
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San Diego PADRES
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Jay Payton 17 | CF Current Status: Active Full Name: Jason Lee Payton Born: 11/22/1972 Birthplace: Zanesville, OH Height: 5'10" Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right College: Georgia Tech MLB Debut: 09/01/1998 .234 4 39 2 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 2004 112 363 37 85 14 3 4 39 117 33 47 2 0 .297 .322 .234 Career 684 2287 309 644 107 17 73 284 1004 154 296 25 24 .330 .439 .282 Career Stats | Splits | Game Log | Hit Chart | Postseason & All-Star Last 10 Games: DATE OPP AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB AVG AUG 13 @CIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 AUG 14 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 AUG 15 @CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 AUG 16 ATL 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .239 AUG 17 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 AUG 18 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 AUG 20 FLA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 AUG 22 FLA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 AUG 23 @NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 AUG 24 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Totals 14 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 .143 Quick Splits: vs. Left: .250 vs. Right: .227 Home: .215 Road: .253 Day: .250 Night: .229 Grass: .234 Turf: --- Current Month: .133 Last 30 Days: .175 Biography: Jason Lee (Jay) Payton graduated from Zanesville (OH) High School in 1991...In high school, he played baseball, soccer and basketball...played basketball against the Atlanta Hawks' Jimmy Jackson...in 1991, led his Midland (Cincinnati) Club to the Connie Mack World Series Title in Farmington, NM...was voted World Series MVP...earned All-America honors in baseball and academics at Georgia Tech...as a junior in 1994, he led the country's collegians with 102 RBI in 67 games...also that season, he helped lead his Yellow Jackets team to a College World Series appearance where they advanced to the Championship Game before losing to the University of Oklahoma...had a home run in a 2-1 victory over Cal State Fullerton in Game Three...hit .434 (129-297) with 20 home runs and eight stolen bases...was a college teammate of Boston's Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek...toured Japan in the fall of 1998 with the Major League All-Stars as a guest of Garciaparra's....toured Japan again in the fall of 2000 as a member of the Major League Baseball All-Star team. 2003 Career Highlights: By Year: yyyy 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Enjoyed the best all-around campaign of his career, setting personal highs in games played (157), at-bats (600), runs (93), hits (181), doubles (32), homers (28), RBI (89) and walks (43)...batted .302 (181-for-600) for the year, which was the highest qualifying average of his career...his 181 hits ranked 11th in the National League and 22nd in all of baseball, while his .302 average finished 19th in the senior circuit...started out as the club's No. 2 hitter but was shifted to the 6-hole in late June where he flourished with a .333 (75-for-225) average, 17 doubles, a triple, 13 homers and 44 RBI in 69 games...that average was the third highest in the NL among 6-hole batters, minimum 150 AB's...finished the year with 53 multi-hit games, tied for ninth in the NL...of those 53, eight were 3-hit affairs and three were 4-hit games...batted .322 at home but a very solid .281 on the road, which trailed only Todd Helton (.324) among Rockie regulars...his power numbers were almost equal, as he hit 16 doubles, 13 homers and 50 RBI in Denver, compared to 16 doubles, 15 homers and 39 RBI on the road...all three of his multi-homer games came on the road...grounded into a National League-leading 27 doubleplays, which matched Todd Zeile's club record set in 2002...only Paul Konerko (28) hit into more GDP's in the majors...the club's everyday leftfielder, Payton committed only 4 error's in 316 total chances...started 143 games in left field, four in center and once in right...three of his four errors came in LF, where he finished with a .990 fielding percentage...among all major league leftfielders this season, he played in the sixth most games (149), notched the sixth most innings (1230.0), saw the fourth most total chances (307) and averaged the fifth most chances per 9.0 innings (2.25)...notched 6 OF assists overall, one off his career high of 7 set in 2000 as a Met...opened the year with a .314 average in April, but then slipped the next two months, batting .295 in May and .273 in June...rebounded in July and August, hitting at a combined .343 (70-for-204) with 18 doubles, 11 homers and 42 RBI...Payton's .345 July average was the fourth highest in a single month throughout in his career...strung together a season-best 10-game hit streak June 13-22, batting .333 (14-for-42)...carried the offensive load during the club's six-game roadtrip July 29-Aug. 3, hitting safely in all six contests with a .423 average (11-for-26)...went 6-for-13 with a double in three games at Cincinnati (July 29-31), including a career-high tying 4 hits on July 29...then went 5-for-13 in the weekend set at Pittsburgh, including a 3-for-6 effort with 2 homers and a career-best 7 RBI in the series finale on Aug. 3...the 7 RBI fell just one shy of the franchise record and were the most by a Rockie since Todd Hollandsworth drove in 7 on April 15, 2001 vs. Arizona...was one of only 13 players to collect at least 7 RBI in the majors this year and his 2 home runs (both 3-run shots) marked his second career multi-homer game, first since May 3, 2002 at Houston...his batting average did not fall below .300 after July 26 and reached as high as .314 with just a month to play before a .233 September (21-for-90) brought it down to .302...notched four straight multi-hit games Aug. 26-29, including 2 home runs on Aug. 29 at Dodger Stadium...delivered his third multi-HR game of the year (fourth career) on Sept. 3 at Pac Bell. Fantasy Comparison: Bobby Abreu 1874 Carlos Beltran 1843 Vladimir Guerrero 1680 Barry Bonds 1647 Jay Payton 447 17 - CF Jay Payton Age: 31 Date of birth: November 22, 1972 Place of Birth: Zanesville, OH Hometown: Zanesville, OH Country: USA HT: 5-10 WT: 185 Bats/Throws: R/R Salary: $ 1,500,000 MLB Seasons: 6 Drafted by NY Mets in 1994 (1st round). Acquired as a free agent in 2004. MOVEMENTS & INJURIES 13-Jan-04 Signed as a free agent by the San Diego Padres to a two-year contract. 20-Dec-03 Colorado Rockies declined to tender contract. GOING INTO CAMP: A full year in Colorado did Payton very well. Now with the Padres, it'll be tough to match that output, but he'll start most games in center field. ASSETS: An excellent contact hitter with some gap power. He'll work the count in his favor and he's an excellent runner who can be a force on the base paths. FLAWS: While a fine runner, Payton does need to work on his base-stealing techniques. Struggles in clutch situations. CAREER POTENTIAL: Best off in a platoon role. 2004 GAME HIGHS TOTAL OPP DATE LAST SEASON At Bats 5 15 times-last:vs.LA last:Aug.1 7 Runs 3 vs.Col May25 3 Hits 4 vs.Col May25 4 Doubles 2 vs.Fla May8 2 Triples 1 3 times-last:vs.Atl last:Aug.16 1 Home Runs 1 4 times-last:vs.SF last:Jul.22 2 Total Bases 0 - - 10 Extra-Base Hits 0 - - 3 Runs Batted In 4 vs.Col May25 7 Base on Balls 2 2 times-last:vs.Col last:Jun.2 3 Times on Base 0 - - 4 Strikeouts 3 vs.SF Apr.8 2 Stolen Bases 1 2 times-last:vs.SF last:Jul.27 1 Caught Stealing 0 - - 1 CAREER HIGHS (SEASON) TOTAL SEASON Games 157 2003 (Col) At Bats 600 2003 (Col) Runs 93 2003 (Col) Hits 181 2003 (Col) Doubles 32 2003 (Col) Triples 7 2002 (NYN/Col) Home Runs 28 2003 (Col) Total Bases 307 2003 (Col) Extra-Base Hits 65 2003 (Col) Runs Batted In 89 2003 (Col) Base on Balls 43 2003 (Col) Time on Bases 231 2003 (Col) Strikeouts 77 2003 (Col) Stolen Bases 7 2002 (NYN/Col) Caught Stealing 11 2000 (NYN) Batting Average .302 2003 (Col) On Base Percentage .354 2003 (Col) Slugging Average .512 2003 (Col) *Never qualified to be league leader (min 502 PA) AWARDS 1995 Double-A All-Star Team (Baseball America) Most Valuable Player (Eastern League - AA) Eastern League All-Star Team (AA) (Outfielder) 1994 Player of the Year (Short-Season - Baseball America) Short Season All-Star Team (Baseball America) New York-Penn League All-Star Team (A) (Outfielder) TRANSACTIONS 13-Jan-04 Signed as a free agent by the San Diego Padres. 31-Jul-02 Colorado Rockies traded John Thomson and Mark Little to the New York Mets for Jay Payton, Robert Stratton and Mark Corey. 02-Jun-94 Drafted by the New York Mets in supplemental round (29th overall) in 1994. CAREER STATS Year Team Lea G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG E 2004 San Diego NL 112 363 37 85 14 3 4 39 33 47 2 0 .297 .322 .234 2 2003 Colorado NL 157 600 93 181 32 5 28 89 43 77 6 4 .354 .512 .302 4 2002 Colorado NL 47 170 36 57 14 4 8 28 8 20 3 3 .376 .606 .335 0 NY Mets NL 87 275 33 78 6 3 8 31 21 34 4 1 .336 .415 .284 1 Total NYN/Col NL 134 445 69 135 20 7 16 59 29 54 7 4 .351 .488 .303 1 2001 NY Mets NL 104 361 44 92 16 1 8 34 18 52 4 3 .298 .371 .255 4 St. Lucie A 4 16 7 6 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 .500 .563 .375 0 2000 NY Mets NL 149 488 63 142 23 1 17 62 30 60 5 11 .331 .447 .291 6 1999 NY Mets NL 13 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 .333 .375 .250 0 Norfolk AAA 38 144 27 56 13 2 8 35 12 13 2 2 .437 .674 .389 1 St. Lucie A 7 26 3 9 1 1 0 3 4 5 0 1 .433 .462 .346 1 1998 NY Mets NL 15 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .348 .364 .318 0 Norfolk AAA 82 322 45 84 14 4 8 30 26 50 12 7 .318 .404 .261 7 St. Lucie A 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .400 .143 .143 0 1997 DNP-Injured - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1996 Norfolk AAA 55 153 30 47 6 3 6 26 11 25 10 1 .363 .503 .307 0 Binghamton AA 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 .286 .200 .200 0 St. Lucie A 9 26 4 8 2 0 0 1 4 5 2 1 .400 .385 .308 0 GCL Mets R 3 13 3 5 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 .385 .692 .385 0 1995 Norfolk AAA 50 196 33 47 11 4 4 30 11 22 11 3 .284 .398 .240 2 Binghamton AA 85 357 59 123 20 3 14 54 29 32 16 7 .395 .535 .345 3 1994 Binghamton AA 8 25 3 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 .357 .320 .280 1 Pittsfield A 58 219 47 80 16 2 3 37 23 18 10 2 .439 .498 .365 5 TOTAL NL 684 2287 309 644 107 17 73 284 154 296 25 24 .330 .439 .282 17 AAA 225 815 135 234 44 13 26 121 60 110 35 13 .339 .469 .287 10 AA 97 392 62 132 21 3 14 57 33 37 17 9 .390 .513 .337 4 A 81 294 61 104 22 3 3 41 38 30 12 4 .437 .480 .354 6 R 3 13 3 5 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 .385 .692 .385 0