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PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date1-7-1982
Height5' 9"
Weight240 lbs
Age42 years, 3 months, 11 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
0.12015
-0.12016
2017
2018
-1.22019
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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
2005 ATL 23 18 40 7 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 .179 .200 .231 74 -1.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.0
2006 ATL 24 23 43 11 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .268 .302 .390 83 -0.7 0.9 0.0 0.2
2007 ATL 25 16 33 7 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .212 .212 .303 72 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0
2008 ATL 26 14 15 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 76 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0
2009 KCA 27 64 183 45 10 0 6 12 18 0 0 0 .273 .318 .442 96 -0.3 -0.5 2.3 0.7
2010 KCA 28 60 174 40 10 0 1 12 27 1 2 0 .253 .306 .335 77 -4.4 -0.2 6.1 0.9
2011 KCA 29 72 240 55 11 0 3 12 24 2 0 0 .248 .288 .338 87 -3.3 -1.8 8.0 1.4
2012 KCA 30 68 226 50 10 1 2 9 24 0 0 1 .236 .262 .321 77 -5.9 -2.0 -0.5 0.0
2013 DET 31 71 243 68 11 0 4 6 26 2 0 2 .297 .315 .397 95 -0.9 -2.9 4.8 1.2
2014 CIN 32 115 372 88 18 1 5 20 42 0 2 3 .253 .291 .353 86 -5.5 -6.5 0.3 -0.3
2015 CIN 33 108 367 91 17 0 0 29 34 2 2 0 .273 .334 .324 84 -5.3 -3.5 -5.6 0.1
2016 SLN 34 9 14 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 81 -0.3 0.0 -1.1 -0.1
Career638195046893223105214767.259.299.35185-29.2-16.813.24.2

Statistics for All Levels

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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
2001 DNV Rk APL 64 269 .000 .000 .000 .420 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 MCN A SAL 81 300 .000 .000 .000 .252 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 MYR A+ CRL 6 22 .000 .000 .000 .267 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 MYR A+ CRL 82 306 .000 .000 .000 .313 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 GRN AA SOU 77 299 .000 .000 .000 .340 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 ATL MLB NL 18 40 .252 .314 .409 .219 97 -5.3 1.2 0.6 74 12 -0.5 -0.2 -1.2 0.0
2005 RIC AAA INT 81 319 .000 .000 .000 .342 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 ATL MLB NL 23 43 .260 .331 .427 .286 96 0 1.3 0.6 83 14 0.0 0.9 -0.7 0.2
2006 RIC AAA INT 87 352 .255 .321 .382 .327 95 1.1 4.5 2.7 106 0 -1.5 -3.9 2.7 0.4
2007 ATL MLB NL 16 33 .252 .322 .399 .207 105 -3.6 1.0 0.5 72 18 -0.7 -0.1 -1.0 0.0
2007 RIC AAA INT 94 370 .265 .335 .404 .322 93 2.9 5.4 -0.5 109 0 -2.1 -3.4 4.5 0.4
2008 ATL MLB NL 14 15 .286 .357 .439 .333 97 -0.1 0.4 0 76 13 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0
2008 OMA AAA PCL 60 266 .273 .339 .440 .304 104 6.7 8.2 3.2 121 0 -0.4 -2.7 3.9 1.2
2009 KCA MLB AL 64 183 .260 .326 .416 .273 104 -0.4 5.3 0.5 96 14 2.3 -0.5 -0.3 0.7
2009 OMA AAA PCL 22 98 .275 .346 .435 .299 96 3.3 2.8 -0.6 103 0 -2.8 -0.6 0.7 0.0
2010 KCA MLB AL 60 174 .258 .320 .403 .295 111 -7.1 4.8 2.4 77 10 6.1 -0.2 -4.4 0.9
2011 KCA MLB AL 72 240 .263 .321 .416 .261 109 -9.3 6.5 3.9 87 13 8.0 -1.8 -3.3 1.4
2011 ESC Wnt DWL 22 81 .000 .000 .000 .206 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 KCA MLB AL 68 226 .253 .315 .405 .253 101 -11.6 6.2 2.6 77 8 -0.5 -2.0 -5.9 0.0
2013 DET MLB AL 71 243 .246 .310 .378 .315 100 -0.3 6.4 3.7 95 14 4.8 -2.9 -0.9 1.2
2014 CIN MLB NL 115 372 .250 .308 .382 .273 101 -7.4 9.6 -0.5 86 11 0.3 -6.5 -5.5 -0.3
2015 CIN MLB NL 108 367 .253 .312 .399 .303 92 -4.9 9.9 5.4 84 8 -5.6 -3.5 -5.3 0.1
2016 SLN MLB NL 9 14 .274 .360 .426 .182 91 -1.2 0.4 0.1 81 14 -1.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1
2016 PMB A+ FSL 6 21 .261 .335 .348 .278 86 -1.4 0.6 -0.1 77 0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1
2016 SFD AA TEX 9 33 .254 .323 .383 .214 97 -3.7 0.9 0.1 59 0 -0.5 -1.6 -1.9 -0.3
2016 MEM AAA PCL 5 22 .245 .322 .385 .211 82 -1.5 0.6 0.2 74 0 0.2 0.0 -0.9 0.0
2016 CRD Rk GCL 3 9 .262 .311 .351 .286 87 1 0.3 -0.1 125 0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2017 OMA AAA PCL 38 134 .272 .334 .422 .286 101 -9.4 4.0 2.4 65 0 -5.5 -1.5 -5.2 -0.6

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
2001 DNV Rk APL 269 235 39 87 16 2 1 110 33 31 30 3 1 .370 .442 .468 .098 1 1
2002 MYR A+ CRL 22 19 3 4 1 0 0 5 1 3 4 0 0 .211 .318 .263 .053 0 0
2002 MCN A SAL 300 271 26 62 10 0 3 81 25 22 37 0 3 .229 .289 .299 .070 3 3
2003 MYR A+ CRL 306 286 24 84 14 1 2 106 27 11 28 2 5 .294 .316 .371 .077 6 6
2004 GRN AA SOU 299 277 30 87 10 4 2 111 30 15 29 3 5 .314 .347 .401 .087 4 4
2005 RIC AAA INT 319 282 27 92 21 2 0 117 25 28 19 3 1 .326 .380 .415 .089 6 6
2005 ATL MLB NL 40 39 2 7 2 0 0 9 4 1 7 0 0 .179 .200 .231 .051 0 0
2006 ATL MLB NL 43 41 9 11 2 0 1 16 5 2 5 0 0 .268 .302 .390 .122 0 0
2006 RIC AAA INT 352 325 32 98 18 1 1 121 33 21 28 6 6 .302 .345 .372 .071 1 1
2007 RIC AAA INT 370 345 42 104 20 2 6 146 48 19 38 5 7 .301 .339 .423 .122 3 3
2007 ATL MLB NL 33 33 2 7 0 0 1 10 3 0 3 0 1 .212 .212 .303 .091 0 0
2008 ATL MLB NL 15 14 3 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .071 0 0
2008 OMA AAA PCL 266 234 33 71 17 1 6 108 31 26 17 7 3 .303 .374 .462 .158 3 3
2009 KCA MLB AL 183 165 17 45 10 0 6 73 18 12 18 0 0 .273 .318 .442 .170 2 4
2009 OMA AAA PCL 98 88 11 27 6 1 4 47 18 4 9 2 1 .307 .351 .534 .227 2 2
2010 KCA MLB AL 174 158 11 40 10 0 1 53 19 12 27 2 0 .253 .306 .335 .082 2 1
2011 KCA MLB AL 240 222 17 55 11 0 3 75 24 12 24 0 0 .248 .288 .338 .090 4 0
2011 ESC Wnt DWL 81 75 5 15 1 0 2 22 7 4 12 0 0 .200 .235 .293 .093 2 0
2012 KCA MLB AL 226 212 16 50 10 1 2 68 25 9 24 0 1 .236 .262 .321 .085 4 1
2013 DET MLB AL 243 229 19 68 11 0 4 91 22 6 26 0 2 .297 .315 .397 .100 4 2
2014 CIN MLB NL 372 348 23 88 18 1 5 123 26 20 42 2 3 .253 .291 .353 .101 3
2015 CIN MLB NL 367 333 17 91 17 0 0 108 18 29 34 2 0 .273 .334 .324 .051 1 2
2016 SFD AA TEX 33 32 2 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 0 0 .188 .212 .188 .000 0 0
2016 PMB A+ FSL 21 19 1 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 .263 .238 .263 .000 2 0
2016 MEM AAA PCL 22 20 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 .200 .227 .200 .000 1 0
2016 CRD Rk GCL 9 9 3 3 1 0 1 7 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .778 .444 0 0
2016 SLN MLB NL 14 13 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .077 0 0
2017 OMA AAA PCL 134 124 8 34 3 0 0 37 15 6 7 1 0 .274 .308 .298 .024 2 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 52 0.4423 0.4231 0.8636 0.5217 0.3448 0.9167 0.8000 0.1364 0.0004
2009 720 0.4625 0.4250 0.9020 0.5766 0.2946 0.9479 0.8246 0.0980 0.0029
2010 633 0.4992 0.4771 0.8113 0.6456 0.3091 0.9020 0.6224 0.1887 0.0002
2011 960 0.4833 0.4500 0.8819 0.6078 0.3024 0.9362 0.7800 0.1181 -0.0006
2012 826 0.5145 0.4625 0.8770 0.6094 0.3067 0.9228 0.7805 0.1230 -0.0011
2013 910 0.4813 0.4593 0.8612 0.6347 0.2966 0.9424 0.7000 0.1388 0.0067
2014 1343 0.4758 0.4788 0.8647 0.6604 0.3139 0.9218 0.7557 0.1353 0.0088
2015 1328 0.4736 0.4285 0.8946 0.6041 0.2704 0.9395 0.8042 0.1054 -0.0014
2016 39 0.5385 0.4872 0.7368 0.6667 0.2778 0.7857 0.6000 0.2632 0.0000
Career68110.48270.45410.87220.62110.29820.93030.75850.12780.0025

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
2014-09-11 2014-09-12 DTD 1 1 - General Medical Illness -
2014-08-10 2014-08-12 DTD 2 1 Left Thigh Tightness Hamstring -
2014-05-06 2014-05-07 DTD 1 1 - Thigh Soreness Hamstring - -
2013-08-21 2013-08-22 DTD 1 1 Right Contusion Great Toe - -
2011-07-21 2011-07-23 DTD 2 1 Left Contusion Foul Ball - -
2008-05-05 2008-05-23 15-DL 18 17 Mid Back Strain -
2007-05-02 2007-05-17 15-DL 15 14 Head Concussion Follow Through on Bat -
2006-08-18 2006-08-26 Minors 8 0 Left Wrist Contusion -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 DET $
2017 SLN $2,500,000
2017 KCA $
2016 SLN $2,500,000
2015 CIN $1,400,000
2014 CIN $875,000
2013 DET $875,000
2012 KCA $875,000
2011 KCA $660,000
2010 KCA $428,000
2009 KCA $405,000
2008 ATL $390,000
2007 ATL $380,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$11,288,000
11 yrTotal$11,288,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 81 dMDR Sports1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/8/18 (minor-league contract). Retired 6/19/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/7/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.535M in majors. May earn additional $10,000 in performance bonuses. May opt out of contract if not on Major League roster at end of spring training and 5/1/17.
  • 2 years/$5M (2016-17). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/30/15. 16:$2.5M, 17:$2.5M. DFA by St. Louis 11/21/16. Released by St. Louis 11/28/16.
  • 2 years/$2.275M (2014-15). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/12/13. 14:$0.875M, 15:$1.4M.
  • 1 year/$0.875M (2013). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/10/12.
  • 1 year/$0.875M (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/16/12 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Kansas City 11/20/12 (elected free agency 11/28/12).
  • 1 year/$0.66M (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City 12/2/10 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.428M (2010). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/28/10.
  • 1 year/$0.405M (2009). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/28/09 (split contract, $138,700 in minors). DFA by Kansas City 4/25/09, sent outright to Triple-A 5/6/09. Contract purchased by Kansas City 5/31/09.
  • 1 year/$0.39M (2008). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/3/08. Claimed off waivers by Kansas City 5/30/08 after being DFA by Atlanta 5/23/08. Contract purchased by Kansas City 11/3/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Re-signed 2/07. Optioned to Triple-A 5/18/07. Recalled 9/1/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Re-signed by Atlanta 2/06. Recalled 9/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Atlanta 5/50. Optioned to Triple-A 6/05. Recalled 7/05. Optioned to Triple-A 8/05 Recalled 9/05.
  • Signed by Atlanta 2000 as an amateur free agent from Cuba.

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 383 40 99 15 2 8 40 23 55 1 0 .281 .331 .403 85 13.5 C -10, 1B 0 0.3
80o 363 36 87 13 1 7 36 21 54 1 0 .260 .309 .367 77 8.1 C -10, 1B 0 -0.2
70o 349 34 80 12 1 6 34 20 52 1 0 .248 .297 .348 71 4.5 C -10, 1B 0 -0.6
60o 337 32 75 11 1 6 32 18 51 1 0 .240 .287 .340 66 1.6 C -10, 1B 0 -0.9
50o 325 30 71 11 1 6 30 17 50 1 0 .235 .281 .338 62 -0.8 C -10, 1B 0 -1.2
40o 313 28 66 10 1 5 28 16 49 1 0 .226 .272 .318 57 -3.2 C -10, 1B 0 -1.4
30o 301 26 61 9 1 5 26 15 48 1 0 .217 .262 .310 52 -5.4 C -10, 1B 0 -1.7
20o 287 23 55 8 1 4 24 13 46 1 0 .205 .246 .287 47 -7.9 C -10, 1B 0 -1.9
10o 267 21 48 7 1 4 21 12 44 1 0 .192 .233 .276 39 -10.8 C -10, 1B 0 -2.2
Weighted Mean3293073111631175010.239.284.341630.0C -10, 1B 0-1.1

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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
2005 aaa .000 0.0 2632 -.001 0.8 51 .062 -.003 -1.8 -1.0 0.0
2005 mlb -.004 -0.4 436 .000 0.0 9 .021 .002 -0.1 -0.6 -0.5
2006 mlb -.001 0.0 289 .000 0.0 3 .026 -.007 0.0 0.4 0.0
2006 aaa -.004 -1.6 1588 .001 -0.3 33 .027 .002 -0.5 -2.8 -1.5
2007 mlb -.009 -0.8 380 .000 0.0 8 -.056 .001 0.3 -0.5 -0.7
2007 aaa -.002 -0.4 601 -.001 0.1 14 .022 -.001 -0.2 -0.4 -2.1
2008 aaa .004 1.9 1886 .000 0.1 37 .019 .003 -0.5 1.6 -0.4
2009 aaa -.003 -0.2 266 .000 0.0 7 -.004 .000 0.0 -0.2 -2.8
2009 mlb .015 3.7 1147 .004 -1.4 23 -.019 .004 0.3 2.5 2.3
2010 mlb .014 5.2 1762 .000 0.0 35 -.012 -.003 0.3 5.4 6.1
2011 mlb .016 8.8 2697 -.001 0.7 68 .000 .003 0.0 9.1 8.0
2012 mlb .005 1.9 1927 -.001 0.5 60 .028 .001 -1.0 1.4 -0.5
2013 mlb .012 6.3 2618 .001 -0.5 50 .008 .004 -0.2 5.6 4.8
2014 mlb .003 1.1 1494 .000 0.0 24 -.068 .000 1.0 2.1 0.3
2015 mlb -.004 -2.6 3562 .000 0.2 62 .063 -.001 -2.0 -5.1 -5.6
2016 afa .000 0.0 0 .000 0.0 1 .015 .001 0.0 0.0 -0.1
2016 mlb -.016 -0.2 57 .063 -0.8 4 .029 .008 -0.1 -1.1 -1.1
2016 aaa .005 0.2 0 .000 0.0 5 .003 .000 0.0 0.2 0.2
2016 aax -.008 -0.4 0 .000 0.0 5 .001 -.001 0.0 -0.4 -0.5
2017 aaa -.009 -3.8 1617 .000 0.1 33 .038 .001 -0.8 -4.5 -5.5

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