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Positions: 2B-859, SS-366, 3B-7, 1B-3, DH-2

Full Name: Mark William Ellis
Born: Jun 6,1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Stevens (Rapid City, South Dakota)
College: University of Florida

Contract: Signed 2-year, $11,000,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics on Oct 20,2008. Club option for 2011 ($6m with $500k buyout)

Drafted: Selected by Kansas City Royals in 9th Round (271st overall) of 1999 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) (Signing Bonus: $1,000)

Hitting for the Cycle Jun 4,2007

Player of the Week 1x Aug-16-2009

Regional Home Run Leader South Dakota

Top Prospect 2001 Kc (#9),2002 Oak (#6)

Topps All-Star Rookie 2002 (2B)

Signed by Scout: Cliff Pastornicky

MLB Debut: Apr 9,2002

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Scouting Report
Power:	40
Power:	54
Speed:	64
Contact:	73
Patience:	62
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Transactions History

Selected by Kansas City Royals in 9th Round (271st overall) of 1999 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)   (Signing Bonus: $1,000)

Jun 3,1999 - signed
Jan 8,2001 - Traded by Royals with Johnny Damon to Athletics for A.J. Hinch, Angel Berroa and Roberto Hernandez.
Oct 20,2004 - On disabled list
Sep 24,2007 - 2008 option exercised by Athletics

Disabled List History

Apr 4,2004 - 15 Day Disabled list - (dislocated right shoulder)
Sep 3,2004 - Transferred to 60 day DL.
Nov 11,2004 - Activated
Jun 1,2006 - 15 Day Disabled list - (broken right thumb)
Jun 30,2006 - Activated

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Disabled List Notes: The accumulation of disabled list data started in 2001. Though most DL visits are accounted for during this time, the injury description and activation date are not always available.

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