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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date7-13-1988
Height6' 4"
Weight220 lbs
Age35 years, 9 months, 13 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2.12015
3.92016
4.72017
4.22018
3.92019
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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 CHN 22 37 62 15 2 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 .250 .262 .283 67 -2.2 -0.7 1.4 0.0
2012 COL 23 81 247 68 12 4 2 13 42 0 1 2 .297 .332 .410 84 -4.4 2.6 7.1 1.3
2013 COL 24 109 434 113 21 3 2 19 67 1 18 7 .280 .311 .361 77 -10.5 0.7 2.6 0.4
2014 COL 25 149 538 132 15 5 5 33 97 2 10 10 .267 .315 .348 78 -12.3 3.7 1.3 0.7
2015 COL 26 150 620 170 21 5 6 50 107 1 23 3 .301 .358 .388 96 -0.9 4.9 -0.6 2.1
2016 COL 27 146 635 192 32 8 11 66 80 3 11 7 .348 .416 .495 124 19.8 2.0 -1.2 3.9
2017 COL 28 155 682 189 28 4 8 59 90 6 6 5 .310 .374 .409 102 3.5 3.4 20.5 4.7
2018 COL 29 128 581 147 32 2 15 37 82 2 6 5 .276 .321 .428 98 0.2 4.5 20.1 4.2
2019 NYA 30 145 655 197 33 2 26 46 90 2 5 2 .327 .375 .518 128 27.0 -2.1 6.8 4.8
Career1100445412231963375324667178041.302.354.42310120.319.157.822.0

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
2009 PEO A MDW 38 168 .257 .332 .369 .366 105 -0.3 5.0 1.1 115 0 -1.0 0.0 3.1 0.8
2009 CUB Rk AZL 3 14 .271 .355 .360 .556 102 1.5 0.4 0 133 0 -0.3 0.1 1.1 0.1
2010 DAY A+ FSL 135 600 .254 .322 .369 .343 91 10.5 16.8 1.1 120 0 10.1 0.1 11.7 4.0
2011 CHN MLB NL 37 62 .258 .320 .393 .313 101 -3.8 1.7 0 67 14 1.4 -0.7 -2.2 0.0
2011 TEN AA SOU 50 202 .266 .337 .404 .389 120 4.5 6.0 0.2 136 0 1.8 0.1 8.6 1.7
2011 IOW AAA PCL 58 247 .279 .347 .427 .308 96 -3 7.7 0.5 88 0 4.4 -0.8 -2.9 0.8
2012 COL MLB NL 81 247 .256 .317 .409 .353 117 -2.8 6.8 -0.2 84 11 7.1 2.6 -4.4 1.3
2012 CSP AAA PCL 61 280 .279 .340 .436 .348 103 2.1 8.3 -0.2 104 0 -1.3 -1.0 2.3 0.8
2013 COL MLB NL 109 434 .250 .310 .385 .328 112 -12.8 11.4 -0.3 77 8 2.6 0.7 -10.5 0.4
2013 CSP AAA PCL 33 158 .282 .351 .440 .405 116 5.3 4.5 1.9 120 0 6.1 3.4 2.0 1.8
2014 COL MLB NL 149 538 .250 .310 .388 .322 122 -18.3 13.9 -0.6 78 8 1.3 3.7 -12.3 0.7
2015 COL MLB NL 150 620 .254 .313 .401 .362 110 -2.8 16.7 -0.8 96 6 -0.6 4.9 -0.9 2.1
2016 COL MLB NL 146 635 .256 .323 .419 .388 111 23.8 18.0 -0.8 124 8 -1.2 2.0 19.8 3.9
2017 COL MLB NL 155 682 .257 .323 .427 .351 105 4.3 20.0 -0.9 102 6 20.5 3.4 3.5 4.7
2018 COL MLB NL 128 581 .243 .309 .401 .298 112 -2.5 16.3 -0.8 98 8 20.1 4.5 0.2 4.2
2019 NYA MLB AL 145 655 .254 .323 .443 .349 101 30.7 19.8 -2.3 128 10 6.8 -2.1 27.0 4.8

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
2009 PEO A MDW 168 152 19 48 4 2 0 56 30 12 22 2 2 .316 .371 .368 .053 1 1
2009 CUB Rk AZL 14 12 2 5 0 1 0 7 4 1 3 1 0 .417 .462 .583 .167 0 0
2010 DAY A+ FSL 600 554 63 174 24 5 2 214 73 29 61 15 7 .314 .343 .386 .072 10 10
2011 CHN MLB NL 62 60 3 15 2 0 0 17 4 1 12 0 0 .250 .262 .283 .033 0 1
2011 IOW AAA PCL 247 227 23 65 7 1 3 83 23 14 27 5 5 .286 .328 .366 .079 4 0
2011 TEN AA SOU 202 187 32 67 15 2 2 92 27 11 22 4 3 .358 .386 .492 .134 4 0
2012 CSP AAA PCL 280 255 33 80 14 2 1 101 31 23 29 13 6 .314 .368 .396 .082 2 0
2012 COL MLB NL 247 229 26 68 12 4 2 94 22 13 42 1 2 .297 .332 .410 .114 2 3
2013 COL MLB NL 434 404 39 113 21 3 2 146 28 19 67 18 7 .280 .311 .361 .082 3 7
2013 CSP AAA PCL 158 143 34 52 8 5 1 73 22 10 19 8 2 .364 .405 .510 .147 3 0
2014 COL MLB NL 538 494 59 132 15 5 5 172 42 33 97 10 10 .267 .315 .348 .081 2
2015 COL MLB NL 620 564 85 170 21 5 6 219 61 50 107 23 3 .301 .358 .388 .087 2 3
2016 COL MLB NL 635 552 104 192 32 8 11 273 66 66 80 11 7 .348 .416 .495 .147 6 8
2017 COL MLB NL 682 609 95 189 28 4 8 249 64 59 90 6 5 .310 .374 .409 .099 5 3
2018 COL MLB NL 581 533 90 147 32 2 15 228 62 37 82 6 5 .276 .321 .428 .152 7 2
2019 NYA MLB AL 655 602 109 197 33 2 26 312 102 46 90 5 2 .327 .375 .518 .191 4 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2011 195 0.5590 0.5385 0.7905 0.6789 0.3605 0.8649 0.6129 0.2095 0.0025
2012 878 0.5103 0.5068 0.8337 0.6830 0.3233 0.9052 0.6763 0.1663 0.0124
2013 1496 0.5167 0.5053 0.8505 0.6429 0.3582 0.9235 0.7104 0.1495 0.0061
2014 1933 0.5065 0.4827 0.8392 0.6425 0.3187 0.8935 0.7270 0.1608 0.0060
2015 2411 0.5106 0.4338 0.8308 0.6019 0.2585 0.8880 0.6918 0.1692 0.0015
2016 2554 0.5153 0.4146 0.8820 0.5767 0.2423 0.9236 0.7767 0.1180 0.0000
2017 2656 0.5166 0.4115 0.8719 0.5503 0.2632 0.9046 0.7988 0.1281 0.0000
2018 2181 0.5167 0.4159 0.8589 0.5705 0.2505 0.9331 0.6780 0.1411 0.0000
2019 2446 0.4898 0.4534 0.8395 0.6260 0.2877 0.8960 0.7214 0.1605 0.0000
Career167500.51060.44490.85250.60280.28040.90750.72820.14750.0021

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
2014-09-27 2014-09-29 DTD 2 2 Left Knee Sprain Diving for Ball -
2014-08-16 2014-08-19 DTD 3 2 - Ankle Soreness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2026 NYA $15,000,000
2025 NYA $15,000,000
2024 NYA $15,000,000
2023 NYA $15,000,000
2022 NYA $15,000,000
2021 NYA $15,000,000
2020 NYA $12,000,000
2019 NYA $12,000,000
2018 COL $8,500,000
2017 COL $4,800,000
2016 COL $3,000,000
2015 COL $517,500
2014 COL $501,000
2013 COL $
2012 COL $
2011 CHN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$86,318,500
2019Current$15,000,000
11 yrPvs + Cur$101,318,500
2 yrFuture$30,000,000
13 yrTotal$131,318,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 128 dWasserman6 years/$90M (2021-26)

Details
  • 6 years/$90M (2021-26). Re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/27/21. 21-26:$15M/year. Full no-trade protection for 2021-22. Limited no-trade protection for 2023-26, allowing LeMahieu to block deals to five clubs. (LeMahieu earns right to block all trades after 2023 season as 10-and-5 player.)
  • 2 years/$24M (2019-20). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/12/19. 19:$12M, 20:$12M.
  • 1 year/$8.5M (2018). Re-signed by Colorado 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration).
  • 2 years/$7.8M (2016-17). Signed extension with Colorado 2/17/16 (avoided arbitration, $3.3M-$2.8M). 16:$3M, 17:$4.8M.
  • 1 year/$517,500 (2015). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/15.
  • 1 year/$501,000 (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13.
  • 2012. Acquired by Colorado in trade from Chicago Cubs 12/8/11.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 5/30/11.
  • Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2009 (2-79) (LSU). $508,000 signing bonus.

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 53 15 3 0 1 5 7 1 0 .319 .396 .447 131 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
80o 35 10 2 0 1 3 5 1 0 .323 .382 .484 124 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
70o 22 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 .250 .318 .300 119 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
60o 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .300 .364 .400 114 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
50o 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 110 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
Weighted Mean410000100.333.333.3331110.01B 0,0.0

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Are there any pending FAs whose value could vary significantly based on their destination?
(Jake from NY)		Trevor Bauer (1-year deal man himself). GABP is a difficult place to pitch so he could end up in a better situation or, well, Colorado.

DJ LeMahieu may regress a bit outside of NY.

Joc Pederson could finally receive everyday ABs (probably not, though)

Closers like Kirby Yates, Liam Hendriks, Ken Giles, and Alex Colome may end up on a team in which they do not close.

No obvious other big names that could see a change in value. Realmuto, Springer, Ozuna, and Semien are also FA after the year. (Jesse Roche)
2019-08-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is Nelson Cruz the most undervalued player in fantasy? Good grief.
(Jessica from NYC)		He's definitely undervalued, probably due to his age, but I'd currently give that award to either DJ LeMahieu or Cruz's teammate Max Kepler. (JP Breen)
2018-12-12 17:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of mid rotation arm should I target as I try to deal DJ Lemahieu and Jaimer Candelario?
(Strelow from Lockport)		format dependent (i'm assuming this is a deeper league with these two), but i'd go with Alex Wood. (Mike Gianella)
2017-09-18 23:00:00 (link to chat)When will Yoan Moncada become a better fantasy 2B than DJ LeMahieu? Also, speaking of the Rockies...Charlie Blackmon....my word, what a season he is having.
(matzabal from CO)		I wouldn't put that past him next year, but let's call it 2019 - when LeMahieu's counting bills from his 3/$40 deal with the Pirates - to project eclipse. The thing about guys with his skill set is that he just doesn't have to hit *that* much in order to create a bunch of fantasy value on account of the pop and speed components. (Wilson Karaman)
2015-08-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)IIRC both Arenado and DJ LeMahieu were considered poor defensive players as prospects. How much of their improvement is their own (ie make up) and how much credit does Colorado's coaching/PD staff deserve?
(JG from Sacramento)		A great question. I think you have to give the Rockies a little credit -- particularly with Arenado -- but ultimately it comes down to the players doing the work. The improvement Arenado has made is just...it's borderline unreal. He's sensational. (Christopher Crawford)
2014-07-03 19:00:00 (link to chat)I am so up in the air about 2B and SS where to look for the future in Dynasty league. Can you rate the following. DJ LeMahieu, Marwin Gonzalez, Brian Dozier Jordy Mercer,. Thank you for the time you put into this. As of now I have Doizer at 2nd and Mercer at SS with Jose Reyes.
(OB1 from NYC)		Woof.

Dozier, Marwin, DJ, Jordy. (Mauricio Rubio)
2013-02-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)Any of these hitters worth a flyer in an NL only standard 4x4 league? DJ LeMahieu, Adeiny Hechavarria, or Jordany Valdespin.
(Johnny T from The Hills)		All three are worth fliers, we're talking NL-only. Valdespin probably has the highest ceiling if he can get playing time because of the HR/SB combo. Hechavarria should play, but yawn on the stats. (Mike Gianella)


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