FanGraphs+ Player-Profile Game: Question #2

Play the player-profile game every day this week at 11:00am ET. We’re giving away a free annual subscription to FanGraphs+ to the first reader who guesses correctly the identity of that day’s mystery player. (Limit one copy per customer).

As Eno Sarris announced yesterday, the newest iteration of FanGraphs+ is now available for purchase with money. As in recent years, we’re celebrating the release of FG+ by way of the player-profile game.

Said game is easy: the author offers the text of an actual player profile from the newest iteration of FG+, being careful to omit any proper names that might reveal the identity of the player in question. The reader, in turn, attempts to identify the player using only the details provided in the profile.

First reader to guess correctly (in the comments section below) gets a free annual subscription to FanGraphs+.

Today’s entry, of above-average difficulty, was written by hirsute adventurer Bradley Woodrum.

Who is it?

A million years ago, [THIS PLAYER] was a third-round draft pick, smashing his way through the minor leagues. In modern times, [THIS PLAYER] is a utility infielder with Copper Level dreams. Given that he acquitted himself well in his 44 games with [HIS CLUB] last year, the defense-first, glove-last infielder should find a roster to cling onto come warm weather. That roster, however, will not be your fantasy roster. Rather, it is likely to be a Triple-A affiliate that just suddenly realized they need one more player to get the group rate for the team’s bus reservations. [THIS PLAYER], given his defense apparently translates to any position he finds himself in, could very well reach the majors again in 2015, but his offensive ceiling is so low that hobbits feel cramped when looking at his statistics. This is not the infielder you want on your fantasy team. Unless you’re trying to show off how great the rest of your team is.

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