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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date7-15-1992
Height5' 10"
Weight207 lbs
Age31 years, 9 months, 1 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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0.32018
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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
2017 CIN 24 28 64 15 2 0 3 4 15 1 4 1 .259 .317 .448 96 -0.2 1.1 -1.1 0.2
2018 CIN 25 78 247 55 10 1 7 20 60 5 6 1 .252 .324 .404 96 -0.3 1.0 -2.5 0.3
2019 CIN 26 94 260 64 11 7 7 18 63 4 4 3 .271 .331 .466 94 -0.8 1.0 -5.2 0.2
Career200571134238174213810145.262.326.43895-1.33.1-8.80.7

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
2013 DYT A MID 12 51 .251 .321 .372 .438 111 4.5 1.4 -0.2 152 0 -0.6 -1.4 2.4 0.2
2013 BIL Rk PIO 34 149 .272 .346 .413 .351 92 17.7 4.5 -1.3 167 0 0.1 0.7 2.2 0.6
2014 DYT A MID 132 562 .256 .319 .378 .284 92 2.3 16.0 -2 101 0 -8.6 3.1 -8.0 0.0
2015 DAY A+ FSL 109 475 .250 .308 .345 .271 94 10.7 12.8 -2.2 125 0 11.4 4.2 1.9 3.0
2015 PEN AA SOU 17 66 .260 .336 .380 .294 102 2.2 1.8 -0.3 127 0 0.8 -1.5 0.6 0.2
2015 PER Wnt AFL 18 77 .000 .000 .000 .232 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016 PEN AA SOU 123 505 .249 .317 .364 .271 90 25.9 13.6 -2.3 129 0 1.0 1.2 5.3 2.0
2017 CIN MLB NL 28 64 .258 .331 .419 .300 96 1.9 1.9 -0.1 96 12 -1.1 1.1 -0.2 0.2
2017 LOU AAA INT 99 408 .263 .328 .405 .315 101 -3.5 12.1 -1.5 99 0 5.1 0.6 -0.1 1.6
2018 CIN MLB NL 78 247 .246 .316 .399 .310 99 0.1 6.9 -1.7 96 7 -2.5 1.0 -0.3 0.3
2018 LOU AAA INT 48 202 .262 .326 .403 .341 93 10.7 5.9 -1.2 136 0 4.9 -0.8 7.3 1.6
2019 CIN MLB NL 94 260 .247 .321 .420 .339 99 2.8 7.9 -1 94 12 -5.2 1.0 -0.8 0.2
2019 LOU AAA INT 40 172 .268 .342 .451 .333 98 7.3 5.9 -0.6 135 0 2.1 2.0 7.5 1.5

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
2013 DYT A MID 51 43 7 15 2 0 1 20 6 8 10 2 1 .349 .451 .465 .116 0 0
2013 BIL Rk PIO 149 129 27 42 9 1 8 77 29 17 24 12 0 .326 .416 .597 .271 0 0
2014 DYT A MID 562 498 68 118 34 7 7 187 68 46 110 30 5 .237 .305 .376 .139 10
2015 PER Wnt AFL 77 67 8 14 4 0 1 21 13 7 11 8 1 .209 .299 .313 .104 1 0
2015 DAY A+ FSL 475 405 68 98 18 0 12 152 63 53 83 30 7 .242 .338 .375 .133 7 1
2015 PEN AA SOU 66 51 7 12 3 0 2 21 8 13 15 4 3 .235 .409 .412 .176 0 0
2016 PEN AA SOU 505 419 71 100 22 3 13 167 45 65 88 36 10 .239 .362 .399 .160 3 0
2017 LOU AAA INT 408 363 46 93 20 2 7 138 40 37 83 23 6 .256 .328 .380 .124 0 5
2017 CIN MLB NL 64 58 8 15 2 0 3 26 10 4 15 4 1 .259 .317 .448 .190 0 1
2018 CIN MLB NL 247 218 27 55 10 1 7 88 31 20 60 6 1 .252 .324 .404 .151 4 0
2018 LOU AAA INT 202 173 25 50 12 4 5 85 38 20 39 10 7 .289 .373 .491 .202 3 1
2019 LOU AAA INT 172 145 27 42 8 1 6 70 26 19 34 6 6 .290 .384 .483 .193 3 0
2019 CIN MLB NL 260 236 30 64 11 7 7 110 23 18 63 4 3 .271 .331 .466 .195 2 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2017 242 0.5124 0.4050 0.7653 0.5484 0.2542 0.8529 0.5667 0.2347 0.0000
2018 991 0.5045 0.4662 0.7273 0.6420 0.2872 0.7882 0.5887 0.2727 0.0000
2019 1046 0.4541 0.4771 0.7214 0.6842 0.3047 0.8215 0.5345 0.2786 0.0000
Career22790.48220.46470.72860.65140.29170.81040.56150.27140.0000

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2020 CIN $573,500
2019 CIN $545,000
2018 CIN $545,000
2017 CIN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,663,500
3 yrTotal$1,663,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 115 dMoye Sports2021

Details
  • 2021. Claimed off waivers by Atlanta 2/22/21 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 2/20/21. DFA by Atlanta 3/27/21. Sent outright to Alternate Training Site 4/3/21.
  • 1 year/$573,500 (2020). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20. Claimed by Seattle off waivers 9/3/20 after being DFA by Cincinnati 8/28/20. Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers 12/22/20 after being DFA by Seattle 12/16/20.
  • 1 year/$545,000 (2019). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/19.
  • 1 year/$545,000 (2018). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Cincinnati 11/18/16. Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/17.
  • Drafted by Cincinnati 2013 (1-27) (Samford). $1.8124M signing bonus (slot amount).

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 47 10 2 0 1 4 10 2 1 .238 .319 .357 109 2.7 CF 0, LF 1 0.0
80o 31 7 1 0 1 3 7 1 0 .250 .323 .393 103 1.5 CF 0, LF 0 0.0
70o 20 5 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 .278 .350 .500 98 0.8 CF 0, LF 0 0.0
60o 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .273 .200 94 0.4 CF 0, LF 0 0.0
50o 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 91 0.1 CF 0, LF 0 0.0
Weighted Mean300000100.000.000.000910.1CF 0, LF 00.0

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2015-04-29 20:00:00 (link to chat)Would you rather own Nick Williams or Phil Ervin in a dynasty? How much does Ervn's hot start affect your decision?
(Marlon from Earth)		Nick Williams and it's not close. For the second question, it doesn't. Let's see what happens when he's at a more age-appropriate level. (Bret Sayre)
2015-02-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)I've been asking everyone on JaCoby Jones, but heard nothing. Seems to have plus power and run tools and the Pirates seem to think he can stick at SS. He is hitting for now, but has a bad approach. Does he have a big ceiling or just old for the level?
(Matt from Cambridge)		You've come to the right place, Matt. I'm a big Jones fan. He's a risky prospect, but his ceiling is very high. I saw a good amount of him a few summers back when he played on a star-studded Harwich team that set the Cape all time record for team homers. That squad also had Austin Wilson, Eric Jagielo, Phil Ervin, AJ Reed, Brian Ragira and Brett Austin. Fun times. Jones's batting practice group was ridiculous every game. Here's the thing - he's a fast twitch guy. Great athlete. Runs, throws, makes outstanding defensive plays, can hit the ball a mile in batting practice. Will he hit? His approach, pitch recognition and command of the strike zone have a ways to go. Ultimately, it's hard to predict him hitting enough to be more than a role 5 type average regular, but I still think that's possible. And after you (quickly) run out of guys you're confident will be role 5+ Jones offers as much upside as basically anyone. (Al Skorupa)
2014-01-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)I'm surprised to see Phillip Ervin ranked almost 30 spots higher than Austin Meadows considering their relatively similar profiles. I always thought Meadows would rate higher, with louder tools and more projection. Any insight into what caused the separation?
(tonynelson19 from MN)		I like Ervin more; better chance to stay up the middle; plus runner with plus arm; better bat speed. Just needs to stay healthy. (Jason Parks on the Top 101 Prospects)
2014-01-29 19:00:00 (link to chat)If you had to rank these OF for dynasty purposes: Phillip Ervin, Nick Williams, Raimel Tapia, Domingo Santana and Jorge Bonifacio.
(Connor from Dallas )		Wow, you hit on a lot of semi-under the radar guys I love here. Tapia, Williams, Santana, Bonifacio, Ervin. But I think it's fairly close all the way around except for Ervin. (Ben Carsley)
2014-01-29 19:00:00 (link to chat)I know the BP 101 isn't a fantasy list, but how does Phillip Ervin rank 63 on the BP 101 but doesn't crack the top 50 on the 2013 Draftees list?
(tonynelson19 from MN)		Parks made the BP 101, Sayre made the top 50 Draftees list. And the difference between real life and fantasy can have a HUGE impact on valuations. (Ben Carsley)
2013-11-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)Do you think the power Phillip Ervin showed during his first pro season stint is for real or an aberration? Thanks for the chat!
(Tim from Toronto)		Another answer from Mark Anderson, because going to Scout School didn't make me know much about Phillip Ervin: "I certainly don't buy the power surge in the rookie-level Pioneer League, but there's a little more juice in the bat than I think he was given credit for entering the draft. I think there's a chance he ends up with average power that manifests in a pile of doubles and 15 home runs a year, which makes him an extremely useful player if he can stick in the middle of the outfield." (Ben Lindbergh)


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