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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 23)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
325 .210 13 36 42 0 93 0.2
Birth Date10-18-1995
Height6' 1"
Weight238 lbs
Age28 years, 6 months, 8 days
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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

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
2014 RSX Rk GCL 36 130 .000 .000 .000 .276 0.0 72 0 0.0 0.0 -7.8 0.0
2015 LOW A- NYP 56 229 .246 .314 .342 .408 104 4.4 6.3 -4.1 116 0 -3.9 -1.6 -1.5 -0.5
2016 GRN A SAL 117 499 .253 .319 .380 .284 104 14.3 13.3 -8.5 132 0 -3.2 1.8 6.4 1.1
2017 SLM A+ CAR 100 425 .251 .321 .378 .362 103 17.2 11.8 -7.5 149 0 -2.6 -0.7 20.0 2.2
2017 PME AA EAS 31 121 .250 .318 .380 .368 105 1.9 3.3 -2.1 122 0 0.2 -0.5 2.9 0.4
2018 PME AA EAS 90 376 .257 .327 .397 .339 104 14 10.7 -6.9 131 0 -2.1 -1.1 12.8 1.4
2018 PAW AAA INT 27 105 .246 .313 .378 .294 92 -1.8 3.1 -2 85 0 -1.2 -0.9 -1.5 -0.3
2018 MSS Wnt AFL 18 75 .258 .341 .377 .263 103 -3.6 2.0 -1.3 67 0 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0.1
2019 PAW AAA INT 122 468 .266 .341 .445 .241 92 7.8 16.0 -10.3 113 0 -3.5 -3.4 8.3 0.6

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
2014 RSX Rk GCL 130 112 17 21 3 1 0 26 10 14 37 1 0 .188 .292 .232 .045 1
2015 LOW A- NYP 229 199 30 53 13 3 4 84 38 25 78 2 2 .266 .349 .422 .156 3 0
2016 GRN A SAL 499 407 60 92 25 1 18 173 62 88 129 3 1 .226 .367 .425 .199 1 0
2017 SLM A+ CAR 425 349 56 96 20 2 11 153 63 66 110 1 4 .275 .388 .438 .163 7 0
2017 PME AA EAS 121 103 12 28 7 0 3 44 11 17 33 0 0 .272 .372 .427 .155 1 0
2018 PME AA EAS 376 311 43 79 19 2 15 147 56 59 112 0 1 .254 .370 .473 .219 5 0
2018 PAW AAA INT 105 93 10 20 2 0 5 37 15 11 37 1 0 .215 .305 .398 .183 0 0
2018 MSS Wnt AFL 75 64 5 11 2 0 1 16 9 9 26 0 0 .172 .280 .250 .078 1 0
2019 PAW AAA INT 468 377 64 77 17 2 25 173 57 82 139 0 2 .204 .353 .459 .255 3 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

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

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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 384 51 80 18 1 17 54 52 123 0 0 .244 .347 .460 116 15.7 1B -1 1.6
80o 364 46 73 16 1 16 49 47 119 0 0 .233 .333 .444 108 10.1 1B -1 1.0
70o 349 43 67 15 1 14 46 44 117 0 0 .222 .321 .417 102 6.4 1B -1 0.6
60o 337 40 64 14 1 14 43 41 114 0 0 .219 .315 .418 97 3.4 1B -1 0.3
50o 325 37 60 13 1 13 40 38 112 0 0 .212 .306 .403 92 0.8 1B -1 0.0
40o 313 35 55 12 1 12 38 36 109 0 0 .201 .294 .383 88 -1.6 1B -1 -0.2
30o 301 33 51 11 1 11 35 33 106 0 0 .193 .283 .367 83 -4.0 1B -1 -0.5
20o 286 30 47 10 1 10 32 30 103 0 0 .186 .273 .352 77 -6.5 1B -1 -0.8
10o 266 26 42 9 1 9 29 27 97 0 0 .178 .263 .339 69 -9.5 1B -1 -1.1
Weighted Mean329386114113413911200.213.308.406941.71B -10.1

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.
Year Age PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP VORP BRR POS_ADJ REP_ADJ RAA FRAA
20202450265932212065611690.214.311.411950.34.9-1.2-4.812.9-2.0-2.1
20212546160852011858571520.213.313.404940.24.1-1.1-4.511.9-2.2-2.0
20222646861872011859581560.215.314.406960.34.6-1.1-4.712.0-1.7-2.0
20232743157801911755551430.215.316.410960.34.3-1.0-4.411.1-1.3-1.8
20242844058821911856561450.216.316.410960.34.3-1.1-4.611.3-1.2-1.9
20252941754771711753521400.213.314.405950.23.5-1.0-4.510.7-1.7-1.8
20263040453741711652501360.215.314.410960.23.5-1.0-4.510.4-1.4-1.7
20273139251731611650491300.214.314.406950.23.1-1.0-4.510.1-1.6-1.7
20283237249691511547471240.213.314.404950.12.7-0.9-4.39.6-1.6-1.6

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5 87 Kala Ka'aihue 2008 0 DNP
6 87 Ryan O'Hearn 2017 0 DNP
7 87 Roderick Shoulders 2015 0 DNP
8 87 Jesus Aguilar 2013 0 DNP
9 87 Rhys Hoskins 2016 0 DNP
10 86 Nellie Rodriguez 2017 0 DNP
11 86 Chris Shaw 2017 0 DNP
12 85 Jerry Sands 2011 90
13 84 Jonathan Still 2008 0 DNP
14 84 Matt Curry 2012 0 DNP
15 84 Daniel Palka 2015 0 DNP
16 84 Chris McGuiness 2011 0 DNP
17 84 Dalton Kelly 2018 0 DNP
18 83 Justin Huber 2006 78
19 83 Xavier Scruggs 2011 0 DNP
20 83 Chris Dennis 2012 0 DNP
21 83 Paul Goldschmidt 2011 95
22 82 Matt Skole 2013 0 DNP
23 82 Lars Anderson 2011 62
24 82 Ryan Strieby 2009 0 DNP
25 82 Kody Hinze 2011 0 DNP
26 81 Dustin Geiger 2015 0 DNP
27 81 Matt Clark 2010 0 DNP
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29 80 Chris Carter 2010 88
30 80 Jamie Romak 2009 0 DNP
31 80 Daniel Vogelbach 2016 64
32 80 Jon Gaston 2010 0 DNP
33 80 Matt Olson 2017 146
34 80 Kyle Parker 2013 0 DNP
35 80 Bradley Zimmer 2016 0 DNP
36 80 Christin Stewart 2017 0 DNP
37 80 Ji-Man Choi 2014 0 DNP
38 80 Jon Singleton 2015 105
39 80 Greg Bird 2016 0 DNP
40 80 Rowdy Tellez 2018 101
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55 77 Brandon Allen 2009 63
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60 77 Josh Bell 2010 49
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62 77 Alex Liddi 2012 67
63 77 Thomas Neal 2011 0 DNP
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67 76 Daniel Paolini 2013 0 DNP
68 76 Taylor Smith-Brennan 2015 0 DNP
69 76 Trayce Thompson 2014 0 DNP
70 76 Brett Phillips 2017 90
71 76 Clint Frazier 2018 76
72 76 Nick Evans 2009 63
73 76 Chris Young 2007 97
74 76 Brett Wallace 2010 57
75 76 Chris Marrero 2012 0 DNP
76 76 Art Charles 2014 0 DNP
77 76 Andy Wilkins 2012 0 DNP
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79 76 Drew Robinson 2015 0 DNP
80 76 Hunter Renfroe 2015 0 DNP
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93 74 Kelly Dugan 2014 0 DNP
94 74 Joe Benson 2011 55
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98 74 Brandon Wood 2008 67
99 74 Conrad Gregor 2015 0 DNP
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BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
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 Ockimey came to Portland to walk, homer and strike out, and friends, he was all out of homers. In Salem, where he posted a .301 TAv as a 21-year-old, Ockimey looked straight out of Central Casting for a first base prospect. He’s big, he’s got a ton of natural raw, he strikes out too much and he can’t run or field a lick. The first two factors work in his favor, and he’s got a good enough work ethic that he might end up mitigating that last point as well. Ockimey won’t be able to outwork the swing-and-miss, though; it’s who he is, and the same long, leveraged swing that could one day produce plus game power also leaves him vulnerable to the K. If it all clicks for Ockimey, he could hit for enough power to become a second-division regular. If not, it’s tough to envision a role for him unless the majors expand to 28-man rosters.
2017 Pop-up prospect Josh Ockimey’s brother is a college linebacker and his sister is a Ph.D. candidate, but neither of them hit 18 homers and posted a .199 ISO in Greenville as a 20-year-old.

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DateQuestionAnswer
2017-07-19 17:00:00 (link to chat)Josh Ockimey. What's your take?
(Randy from Salem)		If we saw the bat in a vacuum, I'd love him a lot more. Hits for decent power, hits to all fields, and has a keen eye at the plate. Problem is, he's a first baseman, and the substantially high bars set for production at that position won't be kind to someone like Ockimey. I kind of like him, but if he reaches the majors, he's probably gonna be a TTO guy at best, and not last very long. (Brett Cowett)
2017-02-06 23:00:00 (link to chat)What are your thoughts on a couple of young power bats: Josh Ockimey and Dermis Garcia?
(Dave Bertis from Montpelier )		Yeah, Ockimey had a nice burst there last season. Mixed reviews on the hit tool in our conversations, it's a narrow road for him already, though there's loft in the swing and he realized some of his plus power in-game last year, which is an encouraging starting point. Garcia has a ton of power, but the swing still has a long way to go if he's ever gonna find it. This is not surprising, as he's newly 19. I'd gamble on Dermis' potentially elite raw and at-least-possible non-first-base profile over Ockimey I think, even allowing for the timeline differential. (Wilson Karaman)
2016-06-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)Chris, with the article on state of the First Base position this morning, can you talk about the position as it currently sits in the minor leagues? It seems like there are some promising bats coming up, but do any fit the traditional first base profile? I'm thinking guys like Dom Smith, Josh Naylor, Dan Vogelbach, Rowdy Tellez, Ronald Guzman, Casey Gillaspie, Josh Ockimey, etc... Thanks!!
(Matthew from KY)		It's definitely in a better place than before. I'm not sold on guys like Vogelbach and Tellez, but I love Smith, I really like Gillaspie and Ockimey is really intriguing. Not a position I love being "loaded" because, well, first base, but it's nice to see some prospects there. (Christopher Crawford)
2016-06-16 21:00:00 (link to chat)Josh Ockimey is beasting in A ball. What do you make of this?
(flashtheleather from HELLLOOO BRET WITH ONE T)		Not getting too excited at this point. Fine to speculate, but talk to me when he's in Double-A. (Bret Sayre)
2016-06-16 21:00:00 (link to chat)I might be going somewhat obscure with this question & apologize in advance but if you could have 1 of these 1B's, OF's, & SP's in a dynasty league who would you want & why: Josh Ockimey or Ronald Guzman, Brayan Hernandez or Brayan Emery, Christopher Acosta or Roniel Raudes?
(Max from In an Uber)		Guzman over Ockimey. Emery over Hernandez. Raudes over Acosta. (Bret Sayre)
2016-05-16 23:00:00 (link to chat)Thanks for the chat Wilson! Could you name me a few deeper league prospects that you think have a chance to burst onto the scene by season end? In other words, who is this year's Victor Robles and Anderson Espinosa?
(Jeffrey from Bloomington)		Acuna's the early captain of the dreamboat, I think. Josh Ockimey has some pedigree and is tearing up the Sally. I'm still riding shotgun on the Basabe train despite his struggles in full-season ball. Christin Stewart's not exactly out of nowhere, he was a first-rounder last year. But his destruction of the pitching-friendly Florida State League has been something to behold early. (Wilson Karaman)
2016-01-27 19:00:00 (link to chat)Matt, thanks for doing this chat. I just got back from a run to McDonalds. Name a couple of deeper names in the Red Sox system that you think could really breakout this year. I think Roniel Raudes may be one, but I don't know about another. What do you think Matt?
(Bill Clinton from Las Vegas)		Bill, I don't want to tell you how to live your life but you should be able to find some better food than McDonalds in Vegas.

To answer your question, I'll go with a few guys I saw in Lowell this year. Josh Ockimey, Victor Acosta, Austin Rei and Travis Lakins. I'm also really interested in Christopher Acosta. It's easy to forget now but he was about as highly regarded as Espinoza at the time they were signed. (Matt Collins)


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