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Andrew Susac CPirates

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Birth Date	3-22-1990
Height	6' 1"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	34 years, 0 months, 28 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 0.52015
: -0.02016
: -0.02017
: -0.12018
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2014	SFN	24	35	95	24	8	0	3	7	28	0	.273	.326	.466	91	-0.9	0.5	-1.9	0.2
2015	SFN	25	52	148	29	7	2	3	14	43	1	.218	.297	.368	79	-3.1	-0.8	2.5	0.5
2016	MIL	26	9	19	4	1	0	1	2	5	0	.235	.316	.471	88	-0.2	0.3	-0.9	0.0
2017	MIL	27	8	12	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	.083	.083	.083	62	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	0.0
2018	BAL	28	9	26	3	1	0	0	0	12	0	.115	.115	.154	57	-1.3	0.1	-0.6	-0.1
Career			113	300	61	17	2	7	23	94	1	.221	.283	.373	81	-6.0	0.3	-1.3	0.6

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
2012	SJO	A+	CAL	102	426	.269	.338	.419	.311	87	6.3	11.8	6.7	101	0	1.5	-0.7	0.9	2.0
2013	RIC	AA	EAS	84	310	.253	.329	.379	.299	95	16.2	8.4	3.8	130	0	8.1	-0.6	4.7	2.6
2014	SFN	MLB	NL	35	95	.248	.307	.379	.368	101	2.4	2.4	1.4	91	13	-1.9	0.5	-0.9	0.2
2014	FRE	AAA	PCL	63	253	.282	.346	.431	.305	92	10.5	7.6	3.7	115	0	13.7	0.4	2.5	2.8
2015	SFN	MLB	NL	52	148	.256	.315	.401	.299	90	-0.9	4.0	2.2	79	9	2.5	-0.8	-3.1	0.5
2015	SJO	A+	CAL	4	16	.253	.315	.403	.333	88	1.8	0.4	0	100	0	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2015	SAC	AAA	PCL	8	32	.262	.330	.375	.471	88	2.5	0.9	0.4	121	0	-0.5	-0.3	0.1	0.1
2016	MIL	MLB	NL	9	19	.261	.319	.431	.273	100	0.2	0.5	0.3	88	20	-0.9	0.3	-0.2	0.0
2016	SJO	A+	CAL	3	12	.259	.311	.402	.400	95	1.2	0.3	0.2	144	0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1
2016	CSP	AAA	PCL	11	43	.247	.324	.392	.200	109	-6.2	1.2	0.6	95	0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.8	0.1
2016	SAC	AAA	PCL	58	239	.272	.334	.420	.304	90	13.1	6.7	3.1	93	0	0.0	-2.3	-5.3	0.2
2017	MIL	MLB	NL	8	12	.252	.321	.435	.167	101	-2.4	0.4	0.1	62	13	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	0.0
2017	WIS	A	MID	2	8	.280	.327	.435	.333	102	1.8	0.2	0.1	148	0	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.1
2017	CSP	AAA	PCL	51	202	.285	.354	.456	.237	119	-6.5	6.0	3	69	0	-1.8	-1.5	-7.0	-0.1
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	9	26	.236	.308	.390	.214	106	-4.1	0.7	0.4	57	11	-0.6	0.1	-1.3	-0.1
2018	NOR	AAA	INT	42	158	.254	.325	.389	.333	94	10	4.6	2.1	149	0	4.1	-0.8	7.7	1.8
2019	OMA	AAA	PCL	26	93	.246	.332	.419	.286	96	3.8	3.2	1.9	109	0	0.7	-3.9	1.5	0.3

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
2012	SJO	A+	CAL	426	361	58	88	16	3	9	137	52	55	100	1	1	.244	.351	.380	.136	2	2
2013	RIC	AA	EAS	310	262	32	67	17	0	12	120	46	42	68	1	0	.256	.362	.458	.202	2	1
2014	FRE	AAA	PCL	253	213	34	57	9	0	10	96	32	34	50	0	0	.268	.379	.451	.183	1
2014	SFN	MLB	NL	95	88	13	24	8	0	3	41	19	7	28	0	0	.273	.326	.466	.193	0
2015	SJO	A+	CAL	16	14	1	4	1	0	1	8	3	1	4	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.286	0	0
2015	SFN	MLB	NL	148	133	14	29	7	2	3	49	14	14	43	0	0	.218	.297	.368	.150	0	0
2015	SAC	AAA	PCL	32	28	6	9	3	0	1	15	2	3	10	0	0	.321	.406	.536	.214	0	0
2016	SJO	A+	CAL	12	11	2	4	1	0	0	5	2	1	1	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.091	0	0
2016	MIL	MLB	NL	19	17	3	4	1	0	1	8	2	2	5	0	0	.235	.316	.471	.235	0	0
2016	CSP	AAA	PCL	43	40	2	5	1	0	0	6	3	2	16	0	0	.125	.163	.150	.025	1	0
2016	SAC	AAA	PCL	239	209	28	57	12	1	8	95	36	24	45	0	0	.273	.343	.455	.182	5	0
2017	CSP	AAA	PCL	202	171	22	35	10	0	8	69	35	26	53	0	0	.205	.307	.404	.199	4	0
2017	WIS	A	MID	8	7	2	3	0	0	1	6	2	1	0	0	0	.429	.500	.857	.429	0	0
2017	MIL	MLB	NL	12	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.000	0	0
2018	NOR	AAA	INT	158	125	15	32	7	0	6	57	26	31	42	0	0	.256	.405	.456	.200	1	0
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	26	26	1	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	12	0	0	.115	.115	.154	.038	0	0
2019	OMA	AAA	PCL	93	77	11	18	4	0	4	34	15	14	24	3	2	.234	.366	.442	.208	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2014	356	0.5365	0.4972	0.7401	0.7487	0.2061	0.8112	0.4412	0.2599	-0.0011
2015	581	0.4940	0.4441	0.6977	0.6829	0.2109	0.7347	0.5806	0.3023	0.0025
2016	73	0.5616	0.5068	0.6216	0.7073	0.2500	0.6897	0.3750	0.3784	0.0000
2017	54	0.5000	0.3889	0.5714	0.5556	0.2222	0.6667	0.3333	0.4286	0.0000
2018	110	0.5455	0.4818	0.5849	0.7167	0.2000	0.6047	0.5000	0.4151	0.0000
Career	1174	0.5162	0.4651	0.6894	0.7017	0.2114	0.7398	0.5066	0.3106	0.0009

Injury History — No longer being updated

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

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-05-29	2014-06-12	Minors	14	-		Not Disclosed	-
2014-04-22	2014-05-08	Minors	16	-	Head	Concussion	-	-
2013-08-01	2013-09-05	Minors	35	Right	Shoulder	Impingement	-	-
2013-07-01	2013-07-16	Minors	15	-	Fingers		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2020	PIT	$
2019	KCA	$
2018	BAL	$
2017	MIL	$537,400
2016	SFN	$
2015	SFN	$
2014	SFN	$

Years	Description	Salary
1 yr	Previous	$537,400
1 yr	Total	$537,400

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 9 d	Legacy Agency	1 year (2020)

Details

1 year (2020). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/31/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/27/20.
1 year (2019). DFA by Baltimore 1/11/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 1/17/18. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Baltimore 4/2/19.
1 year (2018). Claimed by Baltimore off waivers 2/2/18 after being DFA by Milwaukee 1/30/18. Re-signed by Baltimore 3/18. Placed on restricted list 8/28/18 (wrist). Activated from restricted list 9/11/18.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/17.
1 year (2016). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/16. Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from San Francisco 8/1/16.
1 year (2015). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/15.
1 year (2014). Contract selected by San Francisco 7/26/14.
Drafted by San Francisco 2011 (2-86) (Oregon State). $1.1M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	134	17	28	6	5	17	17	35	.243	.343	.426	103	7.5	C 0	0.7
80^o	112	13	22	5	4	14	14	30	.227	.327	.402	94	4.7	C 0	0.5
70^o	96	11	18	4	3	11	11	26	.214	.309	.369	88	3.0	C 0	0.3
60^o	83	9	15	3	3	10	9	23	.208	.301	.375	82	1.9	C 0	0.2
50^o	70	8	12	3	2	8	8	20	.197	.290	.344	77	1.0	C 0	0.1
40^o	57	6	10	2	2	6	6	16	.196	.281	.353	72	0.4	C 0	0.0
30^o	44	4	7	2	1	5	4	13	.179	.256	.308	67	-0.1	C 0	-0.1
20^o	28	3	5	1	1	3	3	8	.200	.286	.360	61	-0.4	C 0	-0.1
10^o	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.167	.286	.167	52	-0.2	C 0	-0.1
Weighted Mean	76	8	14	3	3	9	8	21	.212	.307	.394	80	1.4	C 0	0.1

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2017-03-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How would you rank these catchers for this year----Susac, Hedges, and Murphy----who might have the biggest impact and why. Thanks (misterbob from pa)	Well, Murphy is out until May or so now, and a fractured hand would make me stay away for this season even with Coors. Hedges is an elite defender, but I gather this is a fantasy question. He doesn't need to retain a ton of the El Paso explosion (assuming it isn't a desert mirage) to be a valuable everyday backstop, but there won't be a ton of offense there unless he is actually now Hunter Renfroe at catcher. I'll confess to not following the Brewers Spring that closely, but even if Susac has the everyday job, I mean, it's Andrew Susac. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2017-02-13 20:00:00 (link to chat)	NL catchers or middle relievers you see w surprising value in 2017? (db from Pgh)	At NL catcher, I like Andrew Susac and Devin Mesoraco, especially Mesoraco. I think a lot of other folks like Susac, too, so he might not end p being a bargain. Mesoraco is more likely to be available at a bargain price due to the ssignificant injury concerns. As for NL middle relief, I like Edubray Ramos, who is so good that he might end up being promoted from middle relief to closer sooner rather than later. I also like Grant Dayton and Koji Uehara due to their K rates. (Scooter Hotz)
2017-01-31 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Andrew Susac in Milwaukee? Will he win the starting role and be a top 10 fantasy catcher? He has good pedigree and was just stuck behind the best catcher in the league... (Rodney R. from Los Banos)	We've reached the Susac portion of the chat... I don't see any reason why he shouldn't be the starter in Milwaukee. I'm not too scared of Jett Bandy the baseball player. Now Jett Bandy the 80s movie villain, that's another story. Top 10 could be a bit optimistic, though. (Mark Barry)
2017-01-31 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Standard 8-team 5x5 NL-only keeper league (keep up to 8 with inflation - +$2, +$4, +$8, +$16, etc.) with 2 catchers. I have Realmuto as one of my keepers. Am I OK trying to get Andrew Susac or Austin Barnes for $1 as my second keeper? (Kingpin from Iowa)	I'd prefer Susac to Barnes there. I think he'll get much more PT and will probably be decent-ish. That seems like a good use of $1, especially in a 2 catcher NL only. Godspeed. (Mark Barry)
2017-01-18 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Surprising many experts, Andrew Susac is going to be a better fantasy catcher than ____ _______? (RotoLando from Cloud City Bar & Grill)	JT Realmuto (Bret Sayre)
2017-01-18 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Standard 5x5 NL-only keeper league, each team is allowed to keep 8 with salary escalators (+$2 in year two, +$4 in year three, +8 in year four, etc.) Is either Andrew Susac or Austin Barnes worth picking up for $1 as a 2nd catcher? (Kingpin from Grinnell, IA)	Absolutely on Susac. (Bret Sayre)
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	I've been holding on to Andrew Susac as my catcher of the future. Now that he's no longer eligible to be placed on my minor league roster, would you dump him for Andrew Knapp? (Crash from Durham)	Sure. There seem to be no plans to move Buster Posey to first in the near future and even with Posey playing 20-30 games at first, Susac is blocked. I'm not a big Knapp fan either, but what the hey? (Mike Gianella)
2014-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Andrew Susac anything more than a backup or do you think SF moves Posey to 1B or possibly 3B if Panda leaves and inserts Susac at Catcher ? (Jerry from San Jose)	I like Susac as an average everyday catcher. Unless the Giants are just trying to move Posey for the sake of moving him (or prolonging his career), I don't think you move him to make room for Susac. (Mark Anderson)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are either Jacob j.t. Realmuto or Andrew Susac viable prospects or just plain organizational depth? (tigerw701 from minneapolis)	Realmuto is a very legit prospect. We aren't talking superstars here, but major league level projection, regardless of the risk. (Jason Parks)

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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
2012	afa	.000	0.0	4017	.000	-0.1	103	-.018	-.007	1.4	1.0	1.5
2013	aax	.009	6.8	2806	.000	-0.3	67	-.057	.000	2.4	8.9	8.1
2014	mlb	-.006	-1.0	841	.003	-0.8	22	-.004	.004	0.1	-2.2	-1.9
2014	aaa	.023	12.1	1963	.000	-0.2	33	-.055	.000	1.2	13.5	13.7
2015	mlb	.006	1.7	1357	-.001	0.5	31	.045	.000	-0.7	2.1	2.5
2015	aaa	.006	0.3	228	.000	0.0	5	.006	.000	0.0	1.2	-0.5
2015	afa	.000	0.0	67	.000	0.0	2	.017	.000	0.0	0.8	0.0
2016	mlb	-.023	-0.8	143	.001	0.0	3	-.017	.000	0.0	-0.3	-0.9
2016	afa	.000	0.0	0	.000	0.0	1	-.007	-.001	0.0	0.4	0.0
2016	aaa	.015	9.7	0	.000	0.0	47	.017	.000	-0.5	9.7	-0.1
2017	mlb	-.009	-0.2	77	.009	-0.2	0	.000	.000	0.0	-0.4	-0.4
2017	aaa	-.002	-1.3	1850	.000	0.1	24	-.004	.000	0.1	-1.7	-1.8
2017	afx	.000	0.0	0	.000	0.0	1	-.007	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2018	aaa	.007	2.8	651	-.001	0.3	22	-.031	-.003	0.5	3.2	4.1
2018	mlb	-.008	-0.5	354	.000	0.0	6	.000	.002	0.0	-0.8	-0.6
2019	aaa	.001	0.2	320	.000	0.0	20	.019	.000	-0.2	0.0	0.7

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