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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date12-6-1988
Height5' 9"
Weight180 lbs
Age35 years, 4 months, 19 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
4.32015
7.22016
0.12017
1.72018
2.42019
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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
2012 ARI 23 22 103 22 3 2 2 14 15 3 2 3 .259 .382 .412 87 -1.5 2.0 -1.8 0.2
2013 ARI 24 66 277 63 10 4 3 17 44 6 5 2 .252 .314 .360 79 -6.1 2.1 -5.0 -0.3
2014 CHA 25 123 538 146 26 10 1 43 83 5 15 9 .300 .362 .401 106 3.5 0.6 0.5 2.2
2015 CHA 26 153 689 175 28 9 14 58 131 14 18 8 .287 .361 .431 112 12.1 5.9 2.2 4.3
2016 CHA 27 157 706 176 29 9 14 63 115 14 14 5 .284 .362 .428 108 8.6 5.9 39.7 7.2
2017 WAS 28 23 107 27 7 1 2 14 18 1 3 1 .297 .393 .462 100 0.3 0.3 -2.9 0.1
2018 WAS 29 95 370 96 18 1 5 38 64 11 9 1 .301 .394 .411 106 3.9 0.4 5.2 1.7
2019 WAS 30 151 656 158 25 7 15 65 106 13 15 3 .279 .365 .428 102 4.6 3.6 4.3 2.5
Career79034468631464356312576678132.285.363.41710425.320.942.317.8

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
2010 MSO Rk PIO 68 282 .265 .321 .390 .457 110 29.4 9.6 -0.6 201 0 3.4 0.9 24.6 3.7
2011 VIS A+ CAL 65 301 .275 .346 .421 .379 99 28.3 9.0 -0.4 150 0 6.9 4.4 18.3 3.8
2011 MOB AA SOU 56 255 .259 .334 .391 .345 109 9.4 7.5 -2.3 121 0 6.7 -2.4 6.6 1.6
2012 ARI MLB NL 22 103 .258 .322 .405 .294 107 3.1 2.8 0.3 87 12 -1.8 2.0 -1.5 0.2
2012 MOB AA SOU 11 51 .241 .322 .360 .375 98 2.1 1.4 0.1 128 0 2.2 1.3 1.5 0.7
2012 RNO AAA PCL 119 562 .279 .343 .433 .432 112 40.6 16.7 -0.8 155 0 8.0 4.6 38.0 6.6
2013 ARI MLB NL 66 277 .255 .318 .395 .294 103 -5.4 7.3 -0.7 79 12 -5.0 2.1 -6.1 -0.3
2013 VIS A+ CAL 15 64 .267 .327 .420 .348 104 5.2 1.5 -0.7 142 0 -0.5 1.8 1.3 0.3
2013 RNO AAA PCL 10 40 .269 .332 .414 .148 99 -3.5 1.1 -0.6 51 0 -0.2 -0.7 -2.5 -0.3
2013 DIA Rk AZL 1 5 .337 .417 .554 .500 102 1.1 0.2 -0.1 101 0 0.0 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1
2014 CHA MLB AL 123 538 .254 .310 .390 .359 103 13.1 13.9 1.3 106 10 0.5 0.6 3.5 2.2
2014 CHR AAA INT 4 16 .274 .351 .427 .417 118 -0.7 0.5 0 80 0 -0.3 0.7 -0.6 0.0
2015 CHA MLB AL 153 689 .253 .311 .401 .345 105 13.8 18.6 1 112 5 2.2 5.9 12.1 4.3
2016 CHA MLB AL 157 706 .255 .317 .417 .329 103 12.4 20.0 -4.8 108 7 39.7 5.9 8.6 7.2
2017 WAS MLB NL 23 107 .262 .334 .431 .347 100 5.9 3.1 0.1 100 10 -2.9 0.3 0.3 0.1
2018 WAS MLB NL 95 370 .243 .314 .395 .364 99 13.6 10.4 -3.6 106 10 5.2 0.4 3.9 1.7
2018 POT A+ CAR 3 15 .239 .351 .369 .250 99 0.8 0.4 -0.1 113 0 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
2018 HAR AA EAS 2 6 .257 .315 .393 .000 106 -1 0.2 0 42 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2019 WAS MLB NL 151 656 .257 .325 .439 .319 103 7.5 19.8 -7.1 102 9 4.3 3.6 4.6 2.5

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
2010 MSO Rk PIO 282 226 48 87 14 4 7 130 37 35 44 20 8 .385 .504 .575 .190 0 0
2011 VIS A+ CAL 301 244 54 81 15 3 6 120 39 42 41 24 8 .332 .455 .492 .160 1 0
2011 MOB AA SOU 255 212 31 64 7 4 4 91 28 30 35 10 6 .302 .409 .429 .127 1 3
2012 MOB AA SOU 51 40 11 12 1 0 0 13 3 6 8 6 1 .300 .451 .325 .025 0 0
2012 ARI MLB NL 103 85 19 22 3 2 2 35 5 14 15 2 3 .259 .382 .412 .153 0 1
2012 RNO AAA PCL 562 488 119 186 46 5 7 263 45 53 68 38 10 .381 .456 .539 .158 1 5
2013 VIS A+ CAL 64 53 12 17 3 0 1 23 6 10 6 8 1 .321 .438 .434 .113 0 0
2013 DIA Rk AZL 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 .000 1 0
2013 RNO AAA PCL 40 35 5 5 2 0 1 10 5 3 8 0 0 .143 .225 .286 .143 1 0
2013 ARI MLB NL 277 250 40 63 10 4 3 90 22 17 44 5 2 .252 .314 .360 .108 1 3
2014 CHR AAA INT 16 16 2 5 1 0 0 6 2 0 4 2 0 .313 .313 .375 .063 0
2014 CHA MLB AL 538 486 76 146 26 10 1 195 35 43 83 15 9 .300 .362 .401 .101 2
2015 CHA MLB AL 689 610 98 175 28 9 14 263 56 58 131 18 8 .287 .361 .431 .144 2 5
2016 CHA MLB AL 706 619 91 176 29 9 14 265 59 63 115 14 5 .284 .362 .428 .144 3 7
2017 WAS MLB NL 107 91 24 27 7 1 2 42 13 14 18 3 1 .297 .393 .462 .165 1 0
2018 POT A+ CAR 15 12 3 3 0 0 1 6 3 2 3 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .250 0 0
2018 WAS MLB NL 370 319 55 96 18 1 5 131 33 38 64 9 1 .301 .394 .411 .110 0 2
2018 HAR AA EAS 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .000 0 0
2019 WAS MLB NL 656 566 103 158 25 7 15 242 49 65 106 15 3 .279 .365 .428 .148 3 9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2012 408 0.4975 0.4044 0.8727 0.5468 0.2634 0.9550 0.7037 0.1273 -0.0066
2013 1089 0.5152 0.3994 0.8713 0.5401 0.2500 0.9340 0.7273 0.1287 -0.0027
2014 2083 0.5118 0.4287 0.8712 0.5516 0.2999 0.9405 0.7377 0.1288 -0.0091
2015 2747 0.4918 0.4263 0.8121 0.5596 0.2973 0.8796 0.6892 0.1879 0.0025
2016 2654 0.4672 0.4593 0.8228 0.6000 0.3359 0.8737 0.7432 0.1772 0.0000
2017 421 0.4584 0.4228 0.7921 0.5544 0.3114 0.8598 0.6901 0.2079 0.0000
2018 1475 0.4563 0.4244 0.8179 0.5646 0.3067 0.8632 0.7480 0.1821 0.0000
2019 2648 0.4724 0.4264 0.8211 0.5524 0.3135 0.8929 0.7078 0.1789 0.0000
Career135250.48340.43000.83170.56330.30510.89470.72090.1683-0.0013

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
2014-08-09 2014-08-26 15-DL 17 13 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2014-07-12 2014-07-12 DTD 0 0 - Fingers Sprain -
2014-07-12 2014-07-18 DTD 6 2 Left Wrist Soreness -
2014-06-27 2014-06-28 DTD 1 1 - Lower Leg Cramp -
2014-05-03 2014-05-18 15-DL 15 14 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2014-04-20 2014-04-25 DTD 5 5 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2013-03-22 2013-07-09 15-DL 109 89 Left Elbow Sprain UCL Sprain - -
2012-09-30 2012-10-04 DTD 4 4 Right Hand Fracture HBP - -
2012-08-24 2012-09-01 Minors 8 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2011-04-30 2011-05-08 Minors 8 8 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2021 CHA $7,000,000
2020 WAS $9,500,000
2019 WAS $8,400,000
2018 WAS $6,000,000
2017 WAS $4,000,000
2016 CHA $2,750,000
2015 CHA $850,000
2014 CHA $511,000
2013 ARI $491,000
2012 ARI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$39,502,000
9 yrTotal$39,502,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 30 dDiamond Sports1 year/$8M (2021), 2022 option

Details
  • 1 year/$8M (2021), plus 2022 club option. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/8/20. 21:$7M, 22:$8.5M club option ($1M buyout). Award bonuses: $100,000 for MVP ($90,000 for second place in MVP vote, $80,000 for third, $70,000 for fourth, $60,000 for fifth). $100,000 for WS MVP. $75,000 for LCS MVP. $50,000 for Sporting News All-Star. $25,000 each for Gold Glove, All-Star election. $15,000 each for Silver Slugger, All-Star selection. DFA by Chicago White Sox 7/7/21. Released 7/13/21. Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 7/14/21. Angels pay pro-rated portion of $570,500 Major League minimum salary. DFA by LA Angels 8/15/21. Released 8/20/21.
  • 5 years/$23.5M (2015-19), plus 2020-21 club options. Signed extension with Chicago White Sox 3/20/15, replacing one-year, $560,000 contract signed 3/3/15. 15:$850,000, 16:$2.75M, 17:$4M, 18:$6M, 19:$8.4M, 20:$9.5M club option ($1.5M buyout), 21:$10.5M club option ($1.5M buyout). 2021 option increases to $13M with MVP in any season 2015-20 or $12M with second- or third-place finish in any MVP vote in 2015-20. Acquired by Washington in trade from Chicago White Sox 12/7/16. Washington exercised 2020 option 11/2/19.
  • 1 year/$511,000 (2014). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/1/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Arizona 3/2/13. Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Arizona 12/10/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Arizona 9/4/12.
  • Drafted by Arizona 2010 (19-571) (Miami-Ohio).

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 43 11 2 0 1 4 7 1 0 .297 .381 .432 121 2.7 RF 2 0.0
80o 29 7 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 .280 .379 .440 116 1.6 RF 1 0.0
70o 19 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 .250 .333 .312 112 0.9 RF 1 0.0
60o 10 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .222 .300 .222 108 0.4 RF 0 0.0
50o 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 105 0.1 RF 0 0.0
Weighted Mean300000100.000.000.0001060.1RF 00.0

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