Morgan Ensberg

Full Name: Morgan Paul Ensberg	Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/210	First Game: September 20, 2000
Birthdate: August 26, 1975	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Redondo Beach, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Transactions
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8 See Also
- 8.1 Recent Morgan Ensberg ArmchairGM Stories
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[edit] Biography

Morgan Ensberg (Morgan Paul Ensberg) was born on August 26, 1975 in Redondo Beach, California. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 2000 for the Houston Astros. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI. Ensberg has played for the Houston Astros for his entire 6 year career.

Most people believe that Morgan Ensberg's best season was 2005, when he slugged 36 home runs, hit for a .283 average and knocked in 101 runs.

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[edit] Batting

Ensberg is one of the better pure hitters in the league. He has a phenomenal eye at the plate and rarely gets himself out. He's one of the premier third baseman in the league right now, having refined his approach and developed power to all fields rather than being strictly a pull hitter. He works the count very well and is content to take a walk if the pitcher doesn't give in. He's one of the better clutch hitters the Astros have, and is a rare power hitter that changes his approach with two strikes. Ensberg's biggest weakness may be that he's too patient; he'll often fall behind in the count early by taking pitches down the middle in an attempt to work the count and most of his strike outs come on called third strikes.

[edit] Baserunning and Defense

Ensberg has the speed to be a moderate stolen base threat but his instincts and jumps leave a lot to be desired. He doesn't read pitchers well which results in poor jumps, and he is prone to making mistakes on the basepaths. With his speed he could stand to be more aggressive, but that may result in him running into more outs.

Ensberg's defense has come a long, long way since his first full season in 2003. He's vastly improved his hands and his range, definitely helped along the way by Adam Everett. He has a strong arm but his accuracy is poor. With all the strides he's made in his defense, he'll never be a Gold Glove-caliber third baseman and at this point is merely average; slightly above average at best.

[edit] Overall

Along with Lance Berkman, Ensberg looks to solidify the middle of Houston's lineup for the next few years. A late bloomer, Ensberg has only recently come into his own as a hitter. Still, at this point he's one of the best third basemen in baseball and the Astros don't seem to have any plans to replace him anytime in the near future.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2000	HOU	N	4	7	0	2	0	0	.286	.286	.286	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002	HOU	N	49	132	14	32	3	19	.242	.346	.394	7	2	18	25	3	0	2	0	8
2003	HOU	N	127	385	69	112	25	60	.291	.377	.530	15	1	48	60	6	1	7	1	10
2004	HOU	N	131	411	51	113	10	66	.275	.330	.411	20	3	36	46	0	5	6	1	17
2005	HOU	N	150	526	86	149	36	101	.283	.388	.557	30	3	85	119	8	0	6	9	12
2006	HOU	N	127	387	67	91	23	58	.235	.396	.463	17	1	101	96	4	0	1	7	3
2007	HOU	N	85	224	36	52	8	31	.232	.323	.384	10	0	31	48	0	2	0	0	6
2007	SD	N	30	58	11	13	4	8	.224	.308	.483	3	0	7	19	0	0	0	0	1
2007	TOT	N	115	282	47	65	12	39	.230	.320	.404	13	0	38	67	0	2	0	0	7
Total			703	2130	334	564	109	343	.265	.366	.476	102	10	326	414	21	8	22	18	57

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
2000	HOU	N	3B	1	1	9	1	1	1	0	0	.667
2002	HOU	N	3B	43	37	328.1	28	76	8	5	0	.929
2003	HOU	N	3B	111	89	818	77	184	9	18	0	.967
2003	HOU	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	HOU	N	3B	118	103	920.2	80	164	13	23	1	.949
2004	HOU	N	SS	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	HOU	N	3B	148	147	1286.1	100	296	15	31	0	.964
2006	HOU	N	3B	117	106	975	80	230	12	25	0	.963
2007	HOU	N	3B	68	52	492.1	36	107	11	12	0	.929
2007	SD	N	3B	12	10	92.2	3	29	1	3	0	.970
2007	SD	N	1B	1	1	9	7	1	1	1	0	.889
2007	TOT	N	3B	80	62	585	39	136	12	15	0	.936
Total			DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			SS	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	618	545	4922.1	405	1087	70	117	1	.955
Total			1B	1	1	9	7	1	1	1	0	.889

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Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 61st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1994).
Selected by Houston Astros in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 18, 1998).