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Toronto Blue Jays

Colby Rasmus

current status: On roster

#28 CF | 6'2", 190 lbs. | Toronto

Birth Date:August 11, 1986 (26 years old)
Place of Birth:Columbus, GA
Hometown:Phenix City, AL
Bats:L
Throws:L

Experience:4 years
Drafted:Drafted by St. Louis in 2005 (1st round).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with St. Louis in 2011.

HOT
.375, 1HR in last 8AB

Season Stats

	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
YTD	43	145	18	34	7	0	7	19	12	60	0	0	.302	.428	.234
On Pace	159	536	67	126	26	0	26	70	44	222	0	0	.302	.428	.234

Scouting Report

Assets:	Is very athletic and blessed with a fine mix of size, speed and power at the plate. A good hitter who knows how to take a walk, he also has the range and versatility to play a quality center field.
Flaws:	Has some holes in his swing and will strike out in bunches. Needs to keep polishing up his whole game. Is mildly injury-prone. Doesn't use his speed enough on the base-paths.
Career Potential:	Talented, yet streaky outfielder.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
Texas League (AA)	All-Star Team	2007
Eastern League (AA)	All-Star Team	2008

Movements & Injuries

2013
1/14/2013	Re-signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract.
2012
8/18/2012	Missed 1 game (right groin).
8/17/2012	Right groin, day-to-day.
8/14/2012	Missed 3 games (right groin).
8/11/2012	Right groin, day-to-day.
8/07/2012	Missed 2 games (strained groin).
8/04/2012	Strained groin, day-to-day.
1/15/2012	Re-signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract.
2011
9/26/2011	Missed 1 game (flu).
9/25/2011	Flu, day-to-day.
9/16/2011	Missed 21 games (right wrist injury).
8/27/2011	Right wrist injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to August 24th, 2011).
8/24/2011	Right wrist injury, day-to-day.
7/27/2011	Acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals.
5/18/2011	Missed 3 games (abdominal injury).
5/15/2011	Abdominal injury, day-to-day.
2010
8/29/2010	Missed 2 games (calf injury).
8/27/2010	Calf injury, day-to-day.
8/26/2010	Missed 6 games (right calf injury).
8/20/2010	Right calf injury, day-to-day.
7/11/2010	Missed 1 game (hamstring).
7/10/2010	Hamstring, day-to-day.
6/09/2010	Missed 2 games (calf injury).
6/07/2010	Calf injury, day-to-day.
2009
8/19/2009	Missed 1 game (flu).
8/18/2009	Flu, day-to-day.
7/28/2009	Missed 1 game (heel injury).
7/27/2009	Heel injury, day-to-day.
6/30/2009	Missed 1 game (illness).
6/29/2009	Illness, day-to-day.
6/13/2009	Missed 1 game (heel injury).
6/12/2009	Heel injury, day-to-day.
4/05/2009	Contract purchased from Memphis (AAA).
2008
3/17/2008	Assigned to minor league camp.
2/04/2008	Re-signed by the St. Louis Cardinals to a minor league contract.
2005
6/11/2005	Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Career Transactions

2011
7/27/2011	St. Louis Cardinals traded Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet and P.J. Walters to the Toronto Blue Jays for Edwin Jackson, Octavio Dotel, Marc Rzepczynski, Corey Patterson and three players to be named later or cash.
2005
6/07/2005	Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (28th overall) in 2005.

Player News

Rasmus doubles, homers in Jays' loss to Rays | 05/21/2013 10:41 PM

News

Colby Rasmus went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, but the Blue Jays lost to the Rays on Tuesday.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

The homer was Rasmus' seventh on the year, and he scored two runs in the game. Rasmus is doing his usual thing this year, hitting .234/.303/.433 through 42 games. With the recent call-up of Anthony Gose, Rasmus might see some of his playing time disappear in the coming weeks if he doesn't produce more games like Tuesday's.

Colby Rasmus goes hitless in loss | 04/25/2013 10:21 PM

News

Colby Rasmus went hitless in a second straight game Thursday in the loss to the Yankees.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Rasmus hit four homers in his first 13 games, but he's been ice cold in the last nine and he's up to a crazy 33 strikeouts in 71 at-bats. The Jays have to at least bench him against left-handers until he heats back up. A platoon role might suit him best anyway.

Colby Rasmus hits grand slam in win | 03/27/2013 4:41 PM

News

Colby Rasmus hit a grand slam off Kirby Yates in the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Rays on Wednesday.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Ramus went 0-for-3 against the major league pitchers he faced, and he's still hitting just .175 for the spring. There's little reason to think he'll be an asset in mixed leagues early on.

Colby Rasmus hits first spring homer | 03/21/2013 4:19 PM

News

Colby Rasmus hit his first spring homer as part of the Blue Jays' 3-1 win over the Rays on Thursday.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Rasmus, who has dealt with soreness in his non-throwing shoulder, had been 4-for-25 with no extra-base hits this spring. The Blue Jays will almost certainly open the season with him in center field, but they have Rajai Davis, Emilio Bonifacio and Anthony Gose available as alternatives at the position.

Colby Rasmus in 2-for-18 slump | 03/16/2013 4:51 PM

News

Colby Rasmus went 0-for-4 on Saturday and is 2-for-18 since returning from a sore right shoulder.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Rasmus is 3-for-23 with no extra-base hits overall this spring. One wonders just how patient the Blue Jays will be with Rasmus is he gets off to another slow start this year. With Rajai Davis on the bench and Anthony Gose in Triple-A, they'll have alternatives in center field.

Colby Rasmus (shoulder) returns to lineup | 03/09/2013 9:40 AM

News

Colby Rasmus (shoulder) returned to the Blue Jays' lineup Saturday.

Chris Toman on Twitter

Impact

Rasmus missed the last nine days with soreness in his non-throwing shoulder. The injury was never considered a big deal and won't impact his status for Opening Day.

Rasmus (shoulder) won't play until Saturday | 03/07/2013 12:48 PM

News

Colby Rasmus (shoulder) isn't expected to return to Grapefruit League action until Saturday.

Gregor Chisholm on Twitter

Impact

Rasmus hasn't played since leaving last Wednesday's game with right shoulder discomfort. He was originally expected to return Thursday, but the Blue Jays want to give him some extra time just to be on the safe side.

Colby Rasmus' return delayed | 03/05/2013 7:49 PM

News

Colby Rasmus (shoulder) won't return to Grapefruit League action until Thursday.

BlueJays.mlb.com

Impact

He had been slated to play Tuesday, but evidently he's not quite ready yet. Structural damage in Rasmus' shoulder has been ruled out, though, so it's not considered to be a big deal.

Rasmus (shoulder) to return early next week | 03/02/2013 11:39 AM

News

MLB.com's Gregor Chrisholm reports that Colby Rasmus (shoulder) remains on track to return early next week.

Gregor Chisholm on Twitter

Impact

Rasmus was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to shoulder soreness, but it's not considered serious. The Blue Jays will continue to rest him through the weekend as a precautionary measure.

Rasmus scratched with sore right shoulder | 02/28/2013 11:41 AM

News

Colby Rasmus was scratched from the Blue Jays' lineup Thursday against the Yankees due to a sore shoulder.

John Lott on Twitter

Impact

The soreness is in Colby's non-throwing (right) shoulder and the hope is that he will be fine after a day or two of rest. Rasmus is 1-for-5 with three walks and two strikeouts so far in the Grapefruit League.

Jays, Rasmus avoid arb. with $4.675M deal | 01/14/2013 4:41 PM

News

Blue Jays avoided arbitration with OF Colby Rasmus by agreeing to a one-year, $4.675 million contract.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Rasmus gets a sizable raise after earning $2.7 million last season in his first year of arbitration. He receives the bump up in salary despite batting just .223/.289/.400 with 23 homers in 2012. Rasmus is still just 26, so he has time to turn things around, but he's put up a sub-.700 OPS in two straight seasons.

Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	YTD OBP	YTD SLG	YTD AVG	Status
5/22/2013	Tor	TB	CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.302	.428	.235	-
5/21/2013	Tor	TB	CF	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.303	.433	.234	-
5/20/2013	Tor	TB	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.402	.226	-
5/18/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.306	.414	.233	-
5/17/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308	.419	.233	-
5/15/2013	Tor	SF	CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.314	.429	.238	-
5/14/2013	Tor	SF	CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.311	.426	.238	-
5/12/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.308	.427	.231	-
5/11/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.310	.439	.237	-
5/10/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.303	.441	.234	-
5/09/2013	Tor	TB	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.311	.454	.241	-
5/08/2013	Tor	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNP
5/07/2013	Tor	TB	CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	.313	.467	.248	-
5/06/2013	Tor	TB	CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	.315	.446	.248	-
5/05/2013	Tor	Sea	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNP
5/04/2013	Tor	Sea	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.311	.423	.247	-
5/03/2013	Tor	Sea	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.314	.436	.255	-
5/02/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.440	.253	-
5/01/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.295	.425	.230	-
4/30/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.297	.441	.238	-
4/28/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.438	.225	-
4/27/2013	Tor	NYA	PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.289	.447	.224	-
4/26/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.293	.453	.227	-
4/25/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.465	.225	-
4/24/2013	Tor	Bal	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.301	.493	.239	-
4/23/2013	Tor	Bal	CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.314	.516	.250	-
4/22/2013	Tor	Bal	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.318	.517	.250	-
4/21/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.323	.536	.250	-
4/20/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.293	.509	.226	-
4/19/2013	Tor	NYA	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296	.531	.225	-
4/18/2013	Tor	ChA	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.565	.239	-
4/17/2013	Tor	ChA	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.314	.565	.239	-
4/16/2013	Tor	ChA	CF	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.340	.619	.262	-
4/15/2013	Tor	ChA	CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.311	.525	.225	-
4/14/2013	Tor	KC	PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.293	.514	.216	-
4/13/2013	Tor	KC	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.300	.528	.222	-
4/12/2013	Tor	KC	CF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.324	.576	.242	-
4/11/2013	Tor	Det	CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.567	.233	-
4/10/2013	Tor	Det	CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.276	.577	.192	-
4/09/2013	Tor	Det	CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	.292	.667	.191	-
4/07/2013	Tor	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNP
4/06/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	.250	.556	.167	-
4/05/2013	Tor	Bos	CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.429	.143	-
4/04/2013	Tor	Cle	CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.364	.091	-
4/03/2013	Tor	Cle	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.000	.000	-
4/02/2013	Tor	Cle	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.250	.000	.000	-

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
2013	Toronto	AL	43	145	18	34	7	0	7	19	12	60	0	0	.302	.428	.234
2012	Toronto	AL	151	565	75	126	21	5	23	75	47	149	4	3	.289	.400	.223
2011	Toronto	AL	35	133	14	23	10	0	3	13	5	39	0	0	.201	.316	.173
	St. Louis	NL	94	338	61	83	14	6	11	40	45	77	5	2	.332	.420	.246
	Total StL/Tor	MLB	129	471	75	106	24	6	14	53	50	116	5	2	.298	.391	.225
2010	St. Louis	NL	144	464	85	128	28	3	23	66	63	148	12	8	.361	.498	.276
2009	St. Louis	NL	147	474	72	119	22	2	16	52	36	95	3	1	.307	.407	.251
2008	Memphis	AAA	90	331	56	83	15	0	11	36	49	72	15	3	.346	.396	.251
	Palm Beach	A	3	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.182	.000	.000
	GCL Cardinals	R	3	9	1	5	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	.667	1.000	.556
2007	Springfield	AA	128	472	93	130	37	3	29	72	70	108	18	3	.381	.551	.275
2006	Palm Beach	A	53	193	22	49	4	5	5	35	27	35	11	3	.351	.404	.254
	Quad City	A	78	303	49	94	22	3	11	50	29	55	17	5	.373	.512	.310
2005	Johnson City	R	62	216	47	64	16	5	7	27	21	73	13	3	.362	.514	.296
	Russell County	HS	-	126	69	61	14	3	24	66	-	-	19	-	-	1.214	.484
MLB	Total	MLB	614	2119	325	513	102	16	83	265	208	568	24	14	.312	.423	.242
AL	Total	AL	229	843	107	183	38	5	33	107	64	248	4	3	.278	.391	.217
NL	Total	NL	385	1276	218	330	64	11	50	158	144	320	20	11	.334	.444	.259
AAA	Total	AAA	90	331	56	83	15	0	11	36	49	72	15	3	.346	.396	.251
AA	Total	AA	128	472	93	130	37	3	29	72	70	108	18	3	.381	.551	.275
A	Total	A	134	505	72	143	26	8	16	85	57	93	28	8	.361	.461	.283
R	Total	R	65	225	48	69	17	5	8	29	24	75	13	3	.376	.533	.307
HS	Total	HS	-	126	69	61	14	3	24	66	-	-	19	-	-	1.214	.484

2013 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
At Bats	5	2 times-last:vs. SF	last:May 14	7
Runs	2	3 times-last:vs. TB	last:May 21	4
Hits	3	vs. Bos	May 2	5
Doubles	1	7 times-last:vs. TB	last:May 21	2
Home Runs	1	7 times-last:vs. TB	last:May 21	2
Total Bases	6	vs. TB	May 21	9
Extra-Base Hits	2	vs. TB	May 21	2
Runs Batted In	3	vs. Bos	Apr 6	4
Base on Balls	1	12 times-last:at Bos	last:May 12	2
Times on Base	3	2 times-last:vs. Bos	last:May 2	5

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	151	2012 (Tor)
At Bats	565	2012 (Tor)
Runs	85	2010 (StL)
Hits	128	2010 (StL)
Doubles	28	2010 (StL)
Triples	6	2011 (StL/Tor)
Home Runs	23	2 times-last: 2012 (Tor)
Total Bases	231	2010 (StL)
Extra-Base Hits	54	2010 (StL)
Runs Batted In	75	2012 (Tor)
Base on Balls	63	2010 (StL)
Times on Base	192	2010 (StL)
Strikeouts	149	2012 (Tor)
Stolen Bases	12	2010 (StL)
Caught Stealing	8	2010 (StL)
Batting Average	.276	2010 (StL)
On Base Percentage	.361	2010 (StL)
Slugging Percentage	.498	2010 (StL)

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