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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date6-5-1984
Height6' 1"
Weight220 lbs
Age39 years, 10 months, 20 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.42015
0.22016
2.22017
1.22018
1.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2011 TBA 27 20 60 12 2 0 1 5 13 0 0 0 .218 .283 .309 76 -1.5 -1.0 -3.8 -0.4
2013 TEX 29 13 30 5 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 .179 .233 .286 90 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 0.0
2014 TEX 30 93 338 73 15 0 13 17 71 7 0 1 .239 .290 .415 104 1.5 -0.3 0.3 1.7
2015 TEX 31 78 273 54 16 1 10 28 62 5 0 0 .232 .325 .438 106 3.0 -1.3 -0.5 1.4
2016 TEX 32 57 170 33 11 0 9 15 44 5 0 1 .224 .314 .483 97 -0.2 0.2 -5.2 0.2
2017 TEX 33 88 309 67 13 1 17 34 79 10 1 0 .255 .360 .506 121 9.2 -1.7 -0.2 2.2
2018 TEX 34 113 426 80 15 1 18 45 140 19 2 0 .222 .338 .419 107 4.8 -1.4 -10.8 1.2
2019 HOU 35 114 437 87 22 1 17 51 125 13 1 2 .238 .347 .443 100 2.1 -0.1 3.0 2.6
Career5762043411974851975405944.234.329.43910518.5-6.0-17.68.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2002 BOI A- NWN 62 255 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 LNS A MDW 108 403 .000 .000 .000 .278 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 LNS A MDW 84 355 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 DAY A+ FSL 74 253 .239 .300 .332 .306 108 -0.1 0.1 0 97 0 -0.9 0.1 -0.7 -0.1
2006 PEO A MDW 126 529 .251 .332 .366 .273 96 12.4 10.1 0.6 111 0 7.3 2.8 -2.8 1.9
2007 DAY A+ FSL 79 293 .257 .326 .379 .306 102 3.9 8.8 2.7 120 0 5.5 0.1 7.0 2.3
2007 TEN AA SOU 42 146 .258 .333 .399 .263 103 -3.6 4.7 2.1 63 0 4.0 -0.4 -5.5 0.5
2008 DAY A+ FSL 37 156 .258 .333 .380 .299 108 6.5 4.5 1.3 139 0 2.3 -0.5 4.2 1.2
2008 TEN AA SOU 38 117 .248 .329 .370 .287 110 -2.2 3.5 0.7 74 0 -1.5 0.1 -4.8 -0.2
2008 CUB Rk AZL 4 19 .251 .349 .372 .545 98 3.8 0.6 0.1 313 0 0.7 0.4 4.6 0.6
2009 DAY A+ FSL 69 270 .251 .322 .361 .324 99 21 7.7 2.7 172 0 1.1 -0.8 18.0 2.9
2009 TEN AA SOU 12 43 .252 .333 .380 .290 93 0.1 1.4 0.8 116 0 1.1 -0.6 1.0 0.4
2010 TEN AA SOU 77 318 .265 .342 .393 .322 103 31.7 9.7 5.1 168 0 -2.0 -1.5 25.9 3.8
2010 IOW AAA PCL 15 62 .274 .343 .444 .386 103 6.2 1.9 1.1 144 0 -1.7 0.2 3.6 0.5
2011 TBA MLB AL 20 60 .253 .317 .403 .268 97 -1 1.6 0.9 76 17 -3.8 -1.0 -1.5 -0.4
2011 DUR AAA INT 78 319 .258 .326 .390 .324 95 -5.6 9.9 3.6 98 0 -8.7 -2.0 -0.3 0.2
2012 MAG Wnt VWL 6 23 .000 .000 .000 .300 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TEX MLB AL 13 30 .250 .320 .401 .227 101 -2.3 0.8 0 90 14 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 0.0
2013 ROU AAA PCL 74 311 .257 .334 .396 .294 90 9.7 8.9 2.9 103 0 -7.3 1.7 -1.9 0.4
2014 TEX MLB AL 93 338 .246 .304 .371 .265 99 3.1 8.7 5.3 104 10 0.3 -0.3 1.5 1.7
2015 TEX MLB AL 78 273 .255 .315 .411 .270 111 0.3 7.4 4.5 106 12 -0.5 -1.3 3.0 1.4
2015 ROU AAA PCL 4 14 .267 .339 .380 .200 86 -1.9 0.4 0.2 42 0 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1
2016 TEX MLB AL 57 170 .258 .319 .425 .250 110 0.7 4.8 2.8 97 12 -5.2 0.2 -0.2 0.2
2016 FRI AA TEX 3 9 .248 .313 .363 .000 93 -2.9 0.2 0 2 0 -0.6 0.0 -1.0 -0.2
2016 ROU AAA PCL 3 12 .264 .312 .404 .286 77 -2.4 0.3 0.1 24 0 -0.1 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1
2017 TEX MLB AL 88 309 .255 .323 .429 .298 112 8.1 9.0 5.2 121 10 -0.2 -1.7 9.2 2.2
2018 TEX MLB AL 113 426 .244 .310 .405 .304 109 4.4 11.9 6.7 107 15 -10.8 -1.4 4.8 1.2
2019 HOU MLB AL 114 437 .258 .328 .448 .306 102 10.3 13.2 8 100 8 3.0 -0.1 2.1 2.6

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2002 BOI A- NWN 255 231 35 57 15 2 8 100 38 16 66 5 2 .247 .311 .433 .186 1 1
2003 LNS A MDW 403 362 51 84 27 1 7 134 39 28 82 10 2 .232 .297 .370 .138 4 4
2004 LNS A MDW 355 319 56 77 18 6 7 128 39 25 70 7 2 .241 .310 .401 .160 3 3
2005 DAY A+ FSL 253 231 30 63 6 0 7 90 27 16 42 3 4 .273 .327 .390 .117 1 1
2006 PEO A MDW 529 433 74 105 30 2 9 166 47 69 79 19 10 .242 .359 .383 .141 7 7
2007 TEN AA SOU 146 127 11 28 4 2 2 42 16 13 31 1 1 .220 .288 .331 .110 5 5
2007 DAY A+ FSL 293 239 35 62 14 2 3 89 20 37 48 8 5 .259 .379 .372 .113 5 5
2008 CUB Rk AZL 19 13 5 6 1 1 0 9 3 6 2 1 0 .462 .632 .692 .231 0 0
2008 DAY A+ FSL 156 120 22 34 4 2 5 57 18 26 21 3 1 .283 .426 .475 .192 3 3
2008 TEN AA SOU 117 103 12 25 7 3 0 38 8 10 18 0 0 .243 .304 .369 .126 2 2
2009 DAY A+ FSL 270 227 40 68 13 5 11 124 47 35 40 2 2 .300 .404 .546 .247 0 0
2009 TEN AA SOU 43 35 4 9 3 0 0 12 5 7 4 0 1 .257 .381 .343 .086 0 0
2010 TEN AA SOU 318 264 53 84 24 0 15 153 64 42 35 1 5 .318 .421 .580 .261 0 0
2010 IOW AAA PCL 62 55 10 20 4 0 3 33 10 2 8 0 0 .364 .435 .600 .236 0 0
2011 TBA MLB AL 60 55 4 12 2 0 1 17 7 5 13 0 0 .218 .283 .309 .091 0 0
2011 DUR AAA INT 319 282 24 73 13 1 6 106 24 29 69 1 1 .259 .343 .376 .117 0 1
2012 MAG Wnt VWL 23 19 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 0 0 .158 .304 .158 .000 0 0
2013 ROU AAA PCL 311 265 35 68 10 2 8 106 40 38 55 2 0 .257 .356 .400 .143 2 2
2013 TEX MLB AL 30 28 3 5 3 0 0 8 0 2 6 0 0 .179 .233 .286 .107 0 0
2014 TEX MLB AL 338 306 36 73 15 0 13 127 40 17 71 0 1 .239 .290 .415 .176 4
2015 TEX MLB AL 273 233 33 54 16 1 10 102 34 28 62 0 0 .232 .325 .438 .206 2 5
2015 ROU AAA PCL 14 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .000 0 0
2016 FRI AA TEX 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
2016 ROU AAA PCL 12 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .000 0 0
2016 TEX MLB AL 170 147 21 33 11 0 9 71 20 15 44 0 1 .224 .314 .483 .259 2 1
2017 TEX MLB AL 309 263 46 67 13 1 17 133 38 34 79 1 0 .255 .360 .506 .251 1 1
2018 TEX MLB AL 426 360 48 80 15 1 18 151 65 45 140 2 0 .222 .338 .419 .197 2 0
2019 HOU MLB AL 437 366 57 87 22 1 17 162 58 51 125 1 2 .238 .347 .443 .205 5 2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2011 216 0.5463 0.5231 0.8053 0.7034 0.3061 0.9036 0.5333 0.1947 -0.0019
2013 121 0.5868 0.4876 0.8136 0.6761 0.2200 0.8750 0.5455 0.1864 -0.0026
2014 1251 0.5132 0.4700 0.7738 0.6355 0.2956 0.8529 0.5944 0.2262 -0.0030
2015 1094 0.5073 0.4196 0.7756 0.5892 0.2449 0.8440 0.6061 0.2244 0.0008
2016 692 0.4566 0.4422 0.7059 0.5981 0.3112 0.7937 0.5641 0.2941 0.0000
2017 1270 0.4504 0.4323 0.6776 0.6224 0.2765 0.7556 0.5337 0.3224 0.0000
2018 1795 0.4691 0.4412 0.6654 0.6295 0.2749 0.7396 0.5153 0.3346 0.0000
2019 1705 0.4845 0.4686 0.6596 0.6477 0.3003 0.7626 0.4508 0.3404 0.0000
Career81440.48400.45000.70690.62770.28270.78930.53410.2931-0.0004

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-09-01 2014-09-12 DTD 11 10 - Neck Tightness -
2014-04-30 2014-05-03 DTD 3 2 - General Medical Illness - -
2014-02-03 2014-02-03 WIN 0 0 Left Fingers Contusion HBP Little Finger - -
2012-03-26 2012-10-04 60-DL 192 162 - Head Recovery From Concussion - -
2012-03-14 2012-03-26 Camp 12 0 - Head Concussion Foul Tip - -
2011-10-10 2011-12-05 WIN 56 0 Right Hand Fracture 5th Metacarpal - -
2010-05-25 2010-06-03 Minors 9 0 - Head Concussion -
2009-05-15 2009-05-27 Minors 12 0 Not Disclosed -
2008-08-26 2008-09-05 Minors 10 0 Left Wrist Sprain - -
2008-05-16 2008-06-29 Minors 44 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2004-07-11 2004-09-01 Minors 52 0 Left Fracture Little Toe - -
2003-07-29 2003-08-07 Minors 9 0 Left Shoulder Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2022 BAL $900,000
2021 TEX $1,000,000
2020 TEX $5,750,000
2019 HOU $5,750,000
2018 TEX $2,250,000
2017 TEX $1,950,000
2016 TEX $1,550,000
2015 TEX $518,290
2014 TEX $502,232
2013 TEX $
2012 TBA $480,700
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$20,651,222
10 yrTotal$20,651,222

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 22 dMDR Sports1 year/$900,000 (2022)

Details
  • 1 year/$900,000 (2022). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 3/12/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 2/15/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. Released by NY Yankees 3/27/21. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 7/5/21. 1 year/$800,000 (split contract with salary of $150,000 in majors).
  • 1 year/$6.75M (2020), plus 2021 club option. 20:$5.75M, 21:$6.5M club option ($1M buyout). Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Texas 8/31/20. (As part of the deal, Rangers pay Mets $358,209.)
  • 1 year/$5.75M (2019). Signed by Houston as a free agent 12/5/18.
  • 1 year/$2.35M (2018), plus 2019 club option. Signed extension with Texas 3/21/17. 18:$2.25M, 19:$2.375M club option ($0.1M buyout). 2019 option may increase based on plate appearances. Texas declined 2019 option 11/2/18.
  • 1 year/$1.95M (2017). Re-signed by Texas 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.55M (2016). Re-signed by Texas 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$518,290 (2015). Re-signed by Texas 3/4/15.
  • 1 year/$502,232 (2014). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 2/26/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/2/13. Acquired by Texas in trade 4/8/13 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 3/31/13.
  • 1 year/$480,700 (2012). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 10/29/10. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Chicago Cubs 1/7/11.
  • Signed 2000 by Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 46 10 2 0 2 5 12 0 0 .256 .370 .462 123 3.5 C -1 0.0
80o 31 6 1 0 1 3 8 0 0 .231 .333 .385 117 2.0 C -1 0.0
70o 20 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 .294 .400 .529 113 1.2 C -1 0.0
60o 11 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .111 .200 .111 109 0.6 C 0 0.0
50o 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 106 0.1 C 0 0.0
Weighted Mean300000100.000.000.0001060.1C 00.0

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DateQuestionAnswer
2016-01-14 20:00:00 (link to chat)Who are a couple of catcher sleepers to take late in 5x5 keeper league?
(LittleRon from WV)		Assuming a 15-team, one catcher mixer I like Wilson Ramos (people are suddenly shying away from him) and Robinson Chirinos. In a two catcher format, Geovany Soto and Jarrod Saltalamacchia are backups who could push their way into enough time to be better than the bottom end guys who are playing every day. (Mike Gianella)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
2008 afa .000 0.0 686 .000 0.0 15 -.010 .003 0.1 0.1 2.3
2009 afa .000 0.0 2213 -.001 1.0 67 .027 .004 -1.2 -1.1 1.1
2009 aax .010 1.4 487 .000 0.0 11 -.003 -.001 0.0 2.1 1.1
2010 aax -.005 -3.9 3149 -.002 2.0 72 .003 -.001 -0.1 -3.5 -2.0
2010 aaa -.012 -2.1 643 -.001 0.1 12 -.008 -.002 0.1 -2.3 -1.7
2011 aaa -.013 -9.7 3003 .000 0.1 57 .005 -.001 -0.2 -10.8 -8.7
2011 mlb -.031 -4.3 649 -.003 0.6 22 .000 .002 0.0 -3.5 -3.8
2013 mlb -.015 -0.4 100 -.008 0.2 0 .000 -.002 0.0 1.0 -0.3
2013 aaa -.007 -4.5 2320 .000 -0.1 51 .031 .001 -1.0 -4.6 -7.3
2014 mlb -.007 -5.6 3894 -.002 1.9 63 -.080 -.002 2.9 -0.5 0.3
2015 aaa -.003 -0.1 149 .000 0.0 1 .004 .000 0.0 -0.2 -0.1
2015 mlb -.002 -1.7 3299 -.002 2.0 35 -.003 -.006 0.4 0.9 -0.5
2016 mlb -.017 -7.4 2179 -.004 1.9 26 .003 -.004 0.0 -6.5 -5.2
2016 aaa -.002 -0.1 0 .000 0.0 4 -.005 .000 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
2016 aax -.003 -0.1 0 .000 0.0 1 .006 -.004 0.0 -0.1 -0.6
2017 mlb -.002 -1.6 3504 -.002 2.4 54 .023 -.002 -0.9 0.2 -0.2
2018 mlb -.011 -11.2 4583 -.001 0.7 46 .026 -.007 -0.8 -11.0 -10.8
2019 mlb -.003 -3.5 4403 -.005 5.8 47 .014 -.004 -0.5 1.9 3.0

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