Player Report for #35 Young-lau Ku

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

Name:	Young-lau Ku	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$300,000
Birthday:	07-14-1988	Signed Through:	2022 Season
Age:	34	Years of Major League Service:	2 Years, 102 Days
Born in:	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines (Quebec)	Major League Service Days this Year:	184 Days
Nationality:	Canadian
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 28 Days
Weight:	192 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	14 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Position:	RF	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	2008, 6th Pick in Round 8
Morale:	Good	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

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Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	83	Left Field 58 (Arm: 54)
Stealing Ability:	51	Center Field 43 (Arm: 54)
Baserunning Instincts:	41	Right Field 86 (Arm: 54)
Sacrifice Bunt:	65
Bunt for Hit:	71
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
10-03-2022	CHC	Win, 10-6	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
10-02-2022	@ SEA	Loss, 5-11	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
10-01-2022	@ SEA	Win, 6-4	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
09-30-2022	@ SEA	Loss, 3-12	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
09-28-2022	@ LAD	Win, 9-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
09-27-2022	@ LAD	Win, 11-10	3	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
09-26-2022	@ LAD	Loss, 2-7	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
09-25-2022	OAK	Loss, 2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
09-24-2022	OAK	Loss, 1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
09-23-2022	OAK	Loss, 3-7	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

lbsq 2022 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	150	542	150	21	8	22	90	95	52	115	.277	.353	.467	.820	.803	.190	5.1
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	150	615	15	0	0	10	0	6	253	51	14	14	50.0	87.0	5.57
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		152	52	11	3	6	26	31	10	25	0	0	3	.342	.394	.572	.966
Versus Right		390	98	10	5	16	64	64	42	90	6	0	12	.251	.338	.426	.763
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		6	3	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.625	1.500	2.125
Last Week		21	9	2	0	1	1	4	3	4	0	0	1	.429	.520	.667	1.187
April		72	19	1	1	5	17	13	9	18	0	0	1	.264	.354	.514	.868
May		95	26	7	2	0	18	15	7	14	2	0	6	.274	.355	.389	.744
June		94	23	1	1	5	14	16	4	20	2	0	2	.245	.284	.436	.720
July		90	28	5	3	3	13	18	11	18	1	0	1	.311	.388	.533	.922
August		96	27	3	0	2	18	17	9	23	0	0	2	.281	.355	.375	.730
September		86	23	4	1	4	6	12	12	21	1	0	0	.267	.354	.477	.830
October		9	4	0	0	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	3	.444	.583	1.444	2.028
Spring Training		7	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804
Last Year		12	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	.250	.308	.250	.558
Career		667	182	29	9	24	108	113	63	147	7	0	19	.273	.349	.451	.800
Home		268	73	9	4	7	42	53	17	60	3	0	6	.272	.327	.414	.741
Road		274	77	12	4	15	48	42	35	55	3	0	9	.281	.377	.518	.895
Grass		542	150	21	8	22	90	95	52	115	6	0	15	.277	.353	.467	.820
Day		163	42	6	3	6	19	28	17	37	2	0	7	.258	.349	.442	.791
Night		379	108	15	5	16	71	67	35	78	4	0	8	.285	.354	.478	.832
Close/Late		126	34	4	1	4	16	21	8	34	1	0	2	.270	.321	.413	.734
Inning 1-3		146	34	7	4	7	23	22	11	30	2	0	5	.233	.305	.479	.784
Inning 4-6		202	58	10	2	6	38	37	22	37	2	0	7	.287	.373	.446	.819
Inning 7-9		182	54	4	2	8	27	33	19	45	2	0	3	.297	.369	.473	.841
Extra Innings		12	4	0	0	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	.333	.333	.583	.917
0 Outs		186	56	6	6	10	22	47	13	42	1	0	3	.301	.355	.559	.914
1 Outs		175	45	8	1	6	36	30	19	41	5	0	5	.257	.338	.417	.755
2 Outs		181	49	7	1	6	32	18	20	32	0	0	7	.271	.365	.420	.785
Scoring Position		169	50	8	1	6	67	27	15	35	6	0	5	.296	.359	.462	.821
Bases Empty		255	79	9	5	14	14	52	32	55	0	0	6	.310	.399	.549	.948
Runner on 1st		118	21	4	2	2	9	16	5	25	0	0	4	.178	.236	.297	.533
Runner on 2nd		48	11	2	0	2	8	7	6	12	0	0	1	.229	.327	.396	.723
Runner on 3rd		17	9	2	1	0	12	7	3	2	2	0	1	.529	.565	.765	1.330
Runner on 1st & 2nd		51	15	1	0	2	14	8	2	8	0	0	1	.294	.333	.431	.765
Runner on 1st & 3rd		26	7	1	0	0	10	1	0	5	1	0	1	.269	.286	.308	.593
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		7	3	1	0	0	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	.429	.600	.571	1.171
Bases Loaded		20	5	1	0	2	18	2	1	6	3	0	1	.250	.280	.600	.880
Two Strikes		269	50	8	5	9	38	36	23	115	2	0	5	.186	.261	.353	.614
First Pitch		65	18	3	1	1	9	11	0	0	1	0	3	.277	.304	.400	.704
Count 0-1		42	18	2	0	5	18	11	0	0	2	0	1	.429	.422	.833	1.256
Count 0-2		42	7	2	0	1	6	5	0	18	0	0	0	.167	.167	.286	.452
Count 1-0		57	22	2	1	3	9	9	0	0	1	0	2	.386	.400	.614	1.014
Count 1-1		44	19	3	0	3	7	10	0	0	0	0	3	.432	.468	.705	1.173
Count 1-2		82	13	1	2	2	7	8	0	40	0	0	2	.159	.179	.293	.471
Count 2-0		13	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615
Count 2-1		32	12	1	1	1	6	6	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.394	.563	.956
Count 2-2		83	16	4	1	4	16	8	0	37	0	0	1	.193	.202	.410	.612
Count 3-0		1	1	0	0	0	0	6	10	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Count 3-1		19	6	2	0	0	3	5	19	0	0	0	0	.316	.658	.421	1.079
Full Count		62	14	1	2	2	9	15	23	20	2	0	2	.226	.438	.403	.841
Behind in Count		166	38	5	2	8	31	24	0	58	2	0	3	.229	.240	.428	.667
Ahead in Count		122	45	5	2	4	18	27	29	0	1	0	3	.369	.497	.541	1.038

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2014 Minnesota - LBSQ	25	40	80	23	7	0	2	13	12	8	2	0	20	1	2	.287	.367	.450	.817	1.3
2015 Minnesota - LBSQ	26	19	33	6	1	1	0	3	4	3	1	1	10	1	0	.182	.263	.273	.536	-3.1
2021 Montreal - LBSQ	32	9	12	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	-0.9
2022 Houston - LBSQ	33	150	542	150	21	8	22	90	95	52	15	6	115	14	14	.277	.353	.467	.820	5.1
Total LBSQ	4 yrs.	218	667	182	29	9	24	108	113	63	19	7	147	17	16	.273	.349	.451	.800	2.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2008 Tieton - R	19	44	136	50	8	1	6	34	30	12	5	4	11	8	4	.368	.427	.574	1.000	20.6
2008 North Great River - A	19	55	186	60	9	1	4	23	24	19	3	1	30	12	3	.323	.392	.446	.839	16.2
2009 Crestwood - AA	20	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0.4
2010 Crestwood - AA	21	25	32	9	4	1	0	8	3	3	0	0	4	1	0	.281	.343	.469	.812	2.3
2011 Crestwood - AA	22	93	179	49	12	2	5	34	31	19	2	0	28	4	1	.274	.350	.447	.797	10.5
2012 Crestwood - AA	23	91	186	59	9	2	3	36	42	34	4	1	29	7	6	.317	.431	.435	.867	16.1
2013 New Kingman-Butler - AAA	24	123	446	121	19	3	12	66	65	40	4	6	84	11	9	.271	.333	.408	.741	13.2
2015 New Kingman-Butler - AAA	26	53	211	65	13	2	5	36	29	15	3	2	43	6	5	.308	.359	.460	.819	11.9
2016 New Kingman-Butler - AAA	27	120	455	127	22	3	8	63	54	45	12	4	85	19	4	.279	.357	.393	.750	21.3
2017 New Kingman-Butler - AAA	28	120	459	123	21	6	15	84	67	65	13	6	98	11	9	.268	.370	.438	.808	18.8
2018 New Kingman-Butler - AAA	29	120	459	118	13	5	9	61	77	50	11	9	111	15	8	.257	.338	.366	.704	-0.3
2019 New Kingman-Butler - AAA	30	118	448	128	23	2	6	60	80	68	8	7	86	11	13	.286	.384	.386	.770	11.1
2020 Bosque Farms - R	31	4	5	3	1	0	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.714	1.400	2.114	3.3
2020 De Pue - AAA	31	117	439	129	14	2	14	72	81	67	12	5	72	16	17	.294	.398	.431	.828	14.0
Total LBSQAAA		771	2917	811	125	23	69	442	453	350	63	39	579	89	65	.278	.363	.408	.771	90.0
Total LBSQAA		210	400	118	26	5	8	79	76	56	6	1	62	12	7	.295	.389	.445	.834	29.3
Total LBSQA		55	186	60	9	1	4	23	24	19	3	1	30	12	3	.323	.392	.446	.839	16.2
Total LBSQR		48	141	53	9	1	7	37	33	14	5	4	11	8	4	.376	.439	.603	1.042	24.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2014 Minnesota - ML	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
2014 Minnesota - ML	RF	15	12	24	0	0	24	0	1.000	112.1	1.92
2014 Minnesota - ML	CF	10	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	14.2	3.07
2014 Minnesota - ML	LF	6	0	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	14.0	4.50
2014 Minnesota - ML	C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0	0	0	0.0
2015 Minnesota - ML	CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
2015 Minnesota - ML	LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	4.0	2.25
2015 Minnesota - ML	RF	11	9	21	1	0	22	0	1.000	76.0	2.61
2021 Montreal - ML	CF	2	2	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	18.0	2.50
2021 Montreal - ML	LF	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50
2021 Montreal - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
2022 Houston - ML	RF	147	147	298	17	3	318	3	.991	1307.1	2.17
2022 Houston - ML	LF	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	18.0	0.50
2022 Houston - ML	CF	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	.500	9.0	1.00

Player History
01-01-2018	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (50); Power: 54 (60); Eye: 51 (80).
09-25-2018	Wins the 2018 LBSQAAA SL1 Glove Wizard Award at RF.
01-01-2019	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (50); Power: 55 (57); Eye: 51 (80).
07-25-2019	Injured (strained hip muscle), out for one week.
08-13-2019	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
09-18-2019	Won the 2019 LBSQ Triple A Round 3 with the New Kingman-Butler Zombies!
09-29-2019	Wins the 2019 LBSQAAA SL1 Glove Wizard Award at RF.
01-01-2020	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 56 (57); Eye: 52 (81).
03-21-2020	Got claimed off waivers by New York while with Minnesota.
09-17-2020	Won the 2020 LBSQ Triple A Round 3 with the De Pue Pistons!
11-24-2020	Became a minor league free agent.
01-01-2021	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (50); Power: 57 (57); Eye: 53 (87).
01-07-2021	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $820,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
05-17-2021	Released by the Montreal Expos.
01-01-2022	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (50); Power: 58 (57); Eye: 53 (92).
03-06-2022	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
08-14-2022	Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 6 days.