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Comparable Players (Similarity Index 79)

Rank	Score	Name	Year	DRC+	Trend
1	90	Josh Rutledge	2013	78
2	89	Enrique Hernandez	2016	79
3	87	Stephen Drew	2007	79
4	87	Michael Morse	2006	87
5	87	Didi Gregorius	2014	90
6	84	Brad Miller	2014	90
7	83	Eugenio Suarez	2016	94
8	83	Jonathan Villar	2015	89
9	83	Ian Desmond	2010	82
10	82	Yamaico Navarro	2012	72
11	82	Tim Anderson	2017	78
12	82	Jorge Polanco	2018	97
13	82	Josh Barfield	2007	56
14	81	Luis Valbuena	2010	59
15	81	Johan Camargo	2018	116
16	80	Freddy Galvis	2014	75
17	80	Matt Duffy	2015	104
18	80	Chin-lung Hu	2008	57
19	80	Tim Beckham	2014	0	DNP
20	80	Kolten Wong	2015	91
21	80	Omar Quintanilla	2006	61
22	80	Gio Urshela	2016	0	DNP
23	80	Chris Taylor	2015	58
24	79	Lonnie Chisenhall	2013	94
25	79	Cheslor Cuthbert	2017	77
26	79	Blake Swihart	2016	82
27	79	Jake Marisnick	2015	72
28	79	Danny Espinosa	2011	96
29	79	Trevor Plouffe	2010	61
30	79	Matt Reynolds	2015	0	DNP
31	78	Andy Marte	2008	69
32	78	Jason Donald	2009	0	DNP
33	78	Kyle Seager	2012	111
34	78	Eduardo Nunez	2011	89
35	78	Alcides Escobar	2011	75
36	78	Chad Pinder	2016	81
37	78	Ryder Jones	2018	82
38	78	Kelly Johnson	2006	0	DNP
39	78	Wilson Betemit	2006	98
40	78	Danny Santana	2015	44
41	78	Blake DeWitt	2010	81
42	78	Felix Pie	2009	88
43	78	Wilmer Flores	2016	117
44	78	Brandon Drury	2017	83
45	77	Arismendy Alcantara	2016	59
46	77	Tyler Pastornicky	2014	69
47	77	T.J. Rivera	2013	0	DNP
48	77	Chase d'Arnaud	2011	57
49	77	Wilmer Difo	2016	84
50	77	Nick Franklin	2015	63
51	77	Jurickson Profar	2017	76
52	77	Willy Aybar	2007	0	DNP
53	77	Tyler Goeddel	2017	0	DNP
54	77	Brent Morel	2011	88
55	77	Reid Brignac	2010	89
56	77	Jordany Valdespin	2012	85
57	77	Cody Asche	2014	94
58	77	Jimmy Paredes	2013	47
59	77	Mark Teahen	2006	117
60	76	Scooter Gennett	2014	102
61	76	Ryan Wheeler	2013	76
62	76	Steve Lombardozzi	2013	76
63	76	Grant Green	2012	0	DNP
64	76	Alen Hanson	2017	66
65	76	Scott Kingery	2018	70
66	76	Joey Wendle	2014	0	DNP
67	76	Daniel Robertson	2018	112
68	76	German Duran	2009	0	DNP
69	76	Moises Sierra	2013	83
70	76	Carlos Triunfel	2014	91
71	76	C.J. Retherford	2010	0	DNP
72	76	Dansby Swanson	2018	91
73	76	Diory Hernandez	2008	0	DNP
74	76	Odubel Herrera	2016	104
75	76	Enrique Cruz	2006	0	DNP
76	76	Aaron Hill	2006	94
77	76	Christian Bethancourt	2016	73
78	76	Kendrys Morales	2007	91
79	76	Adrian Gonzalez	2006	113
80	76	Jhonny Peralta	2006	90
81	76	Ryan Brett	2016	0	DNP
82	76	Eddie Rosario	2016	83
83	76	Jason Kipnis	2011	98
84	75	Junior Lake	2014	62
85	75	Ruben Gotay	2007	79
86	75	Sean Rodriguez	2009	86
87	75	Jake Lemmerman	2013	0	DNP
88	75	Vinnie Catricala	2013	0	DNP
89	75	Zack Cozart	2010	0	DNP
90	75	Nate Schierholtz	2008	95
91	75	Erik Gonzalez	2016	60
92	75	DJ LeMahieu	2013	77
93	75	Daniel Murphy	2009	90
94	75	Devon Travis	2015	116
95	75	Matt Murton	2006	100
96	75	Andrew Burns	2015	0	DNP
97	75	Joshua Tobias	2017	0	DNP
98	75	Josh Rodriguez	2009	0	DNP
99	75	Derek Dietrich	2014	105
100	75	Jed Lowrie	2008	91

BP Annual Player Comments

Year		Comment
2019		Due to publishing agreements, the 2019 player comments and team essays are only available in the Baseball Prospectus 2019 book (available in hardcopy, and soon e-book and Kindle).
2018		Muñoz repeated Double-A to start last year, and repeated his habit of beginning the year on the DL (hamstring), but then proceeded to rake his way into a Triple-A promotion. He added outfield to his résumé in Nashville, mostly in center field, but he also showed up for a few games in the corners, and he is strong-armed enough that he could work in right. The issue isn't his defense at short, but that his bat won't earn its way into a major-league starting lineup without more walks, more pop or both. If you're light on bat, your options are to be Andrelton Simmons with the glove or to play everywhere so you manager can combine two bench spots into one and carry a sixth lefty in the bullpen. Muñoz is not Andrelton Simmons, so he appears to be taking the latter path to the majors.
2017		Yairo Munoz saw plenty of time around the horn in 2016, but it’s his offensive positioning that needs refining if he’s going to turn a slap-happy stroke into a viable home run rate.
2016		Benjamin Franklin famously said, “He that can have patience can have what he will.” Munoz could test the A's in this regard, as he has all the tools to stick at shortstop, but questions remain about his focus after he committed 34 errors between Low- and High-A. He has a plus arm in the field and enough range for the position, but his sloppy footwork might cause him to shift to third as he advances. He'll show plus speed at times, though this is likely to play closer to average as he fills out his frame, so he won't be able to compensate for mistakes that way. But Franklin wasn't just thinking of Munoz's defense when he told us about patience; the prospect's approach at the plate needs work as well. He's got good feel for the barrel and above-average raw strength but hits off his front foot too often. Then again, Franklin also said, “Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out," so maybe Munoz is just doing his best in the face of conflicting coaching.

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