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Positions: RF-754, OF-353, CF-63, 0F-55, LF-13, 3B-2

Full Name: Austin Ryan Kearns
Born: May 20,1980 in Lexington, Kentucky
Height: 6-3  Weight: 220  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: Lafayette (Lexington, Kentucky)  "Generals"
College: None

Contract: Signed 3-year, $17,500,000 contract with the Washington Nationals on Feb 2,2007. Club option for 2010 ($10m), Avoided arbitration

Drafted: Selected by Cincinnati Reds in 1st Round (7th overall) of 1998 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,950,000)

First Round Draft Pick 1998 (#7)

High School All-American 1998 (OF)

Rookie of the Month 1x May-2002 (NL)

Top Prospect 1999 MLB (#76),2001 MLB (#24),2002 MLB (#11),1999 Cin (#2),2000 Cin (#6),2001 Cin (#1),2002 Cin (#1)

Topps All-Star Rookie 2002 (OF)

Signed by Scout: Robert Koontz

MLB Debut: Apr 17,2002

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Scouting Report
Power:	67
Batting:	47
Speed:	43
Contact:	34
Patience:	78
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Transactions History

Selected by Cincinnati Reds in 1st Round (7th overall) of 1998 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)   (Signing Bonus: $1,950,000)

Jul 30,1998 - signed
Jul 13,2006 - Traded by Reds with Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner to Nationals for Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris and Daryl Thompson
Feb 1,2007 - Signed by Nationals (3-years) to avoid arbitration

Disabled List History

Aug 27,2002 - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained left hamstring)
Oct 2,2002 - Activated
Nov 5,2003 - Activated
May 19,2004 - Activated
Jun 8,2004 - 15 Day Disabled list - (sore right thumb)
Jul 11,2004 - Transferred to 60 day DL.
Aug 24,2004 - 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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