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  • Erik Komatsu

    Birth Date: 09/30/1987

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    Erik Jordan Komatsu was born on October 1, 1987 in Camarillo, California.

    He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in round eight of the 2008 MLB Draft. Komatsu reached Double-A before getting traded to the Washington Nationals for Jerry Hairston at the deadline in 2011. The St. Louis Cardinals took Komatsu in the Rule-5 Draft later that year, and he made his Major League debut for them on April 6, 2012.

    The Minnesota Twins acquired Komatsu through waivers on May 4, 2012. He slashed .219/.297/.219 across 19 games for the club. Komatsu drove in one run, and spent time defensively at all three outfield positions. Rule-5 stipulations still applied to Komatsu after the Twins claimed him on waivers, so he was returned to the Nationals system later that month when removed from the 25-man roster.

    Komatsu never played at the Major League level again. He spent the next few years bouncing around various minor league systems. His last stint in professional baseball was with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2015.

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    Erik Komatsu Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    2012 24 2TM 2LG -0.4 30 58 51 5 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 .216 .293 .216 .509 44 .251 46 11 2 0 0 1 0 H9/8D7  
    2012 24 STL NL -0.1 15 21 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 .286 .211 .496 40 .233 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 /H987  
    2012 24 MIN AL -0.2 15 37 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .219 .297 .219 .516 47 .261 55 7 2 0 0 1 0 /9HD87  
    1 Yr -0.4 30 58 51 5 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 .216 .293 .216 .509 44 .251 46 11 2 0 0 1 0 H9/8D7  
    162 Game Avg -1.9 162 313 275 27 59 0 0 0 5 0 0 32 27 .216 .293 .216 .509 44 .251 46 59 11 0 0 5 0    
                                                               
    MIN (1 Yr) -0.2 15 37 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .219 .297 .219 .516 47 .261 55 7 2 0 0 1 0 /9HD87  
    STL (1 Yr) -0.1 15 21 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 .286 .211 .496 40 .233 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 /H987  
                                                               
    AL (1 Yr) -0.2 15 37 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .219 .297 .219 .516 47 .261 55 7 2 0 0 1 0 /9HD87  
    NL (1 Yr) -0.1 15 21 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 .286 .211 .496 40 .233 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 /H987  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/12/2025.

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    ashbury

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    A couple years later he closed out his career in an Independent league, and didn't even hit well when there (I speculate injuries after his Rule-5 stints played a role).  But what did both St Louis and the Twins see in him, at the time, that vanished so quickly?  His hitting stats at AA at the advanced age of 23 don't stand out, for example, and I don't remember his defense being touted so highly that offense wouldn't matter.

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    18 hours ago, ashbury said:

    A couple years later he closed out his career in an Independent league, and didn't even hit well when there (I speculate injuries after his Rule-5 stints played a role).  But what did both St Louis and the Twins see in him, at the time, that vanished so quickly?  His hitting stats at AA at the advanced age of 23 don't stand out, for example, and I don't remember his defense being touted so highly that offense wouldn't matter.

    For the Twins, I don't think they saw a long term piece. Just needed a guy for a few weeks while they were nursing some injuries. Never ideal, but all 30 teams get into that situation every now and again. More of a mystery as to why Cardinals took him in Rule-5. But was only really used as a class NL pinch hit/double switch guy. 15 appearances for St. Louis and he only started one game. Was mostly just a tool in the old school NL rules.

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