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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 25)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date8-22-1993
Height6' 1"
Weight178 lbs
Age30 years, 8 months, 4 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
2019 SEA 25 27 60 6 0 0 0 3 21 0 0 0 .107 .153 .107 45 -4.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.2
Career27606000321000.107.153.10745-4.10.2-0.5-0.2

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
2015 EVE A- NWL 56 248 .259 .327 .367 .368 108 5.9 6.8 0.5 119 0 9.4 1.2 -3.1 1.6
2016 CLN A MID 63 284 .245 .312 .347 .355 96 5.5 7.6 -0.4 124 0 -2.4 1.5 3.0 1.0
2016 BAK A+ CAL 41 184 .259 .334 .396 .310 96 0.8 5.3 0.1 75 0 -4.4 -1.1 -8.5 -0.9
2017 MOD A+ CAL 88 412 .263 .331 .410 .356 99 11 11.4 0.1 124 0 -0.1 0.8 9.7 2.3
2017 ARK AA TEX 31 145 .251 .323 .377 .373 91 12.3 3.9 0.4 176 0 1.5 -1.5 9.9 1.5
2017 PER Wnt AFL 20 63 .000 .000 .000 .302 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 ARK AA TEX 84 394 .262 .332 .403 .331 101 6.9 11.2 0.9 142 0 -1.2 -1.9 15.0 2.5
2019 SEA MLB AL 27 60 .251 .321 .436 .171 101 -9.4 1.8 0.1 45 9 -0.5 0.2 -4.1 -0.2
2019 MOD A+ CAL 7 29 .279 .353 .445 .375 92 0.4 0.8 -0.3 56 0 0.6 1.4 -1.1 0.2
2019 TAC AAA PCL 43 211 .293 .364 .504 .321 103 3.8 7.3 -0.1 92 0 1.7 -0.2 -1.4 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
2015 EVE A- NWL 248 219 34 70 8 1 2 86 22 5 33 13 3 .320 .367 .393 .073 1 11
2016 BAK A+ CAL 184 166 19 41 6 0 2 53 22 11 39 2 0 .247 .300 .319 .072 1 4
2016 CLN A MID 284 248 38 72 5 1 1 82 21 25 48 6 1 .290 .363 .331 .040 1 6
2017 ARK AA TEX 145 125 18 42 9 1 1 56 11 15 15 6 1 .336 .417 .448 .112 1 1
2017 MOD A+ CAL 412 355 71 105 25 3 2 142 32 45 65 16 4 .296 .385 .400 .104 1 4
2017 PER Wnt AFL 63 56 12 13 2 1 0 17 6 4 13 2 1 .232 .306 .304 .071 0 1
2018 ARK AA TEX 394 345 70 98 20 0 8 142 33 37 68 5 2 .284 .361 .412 .128 3 3
2019 TAC AAA PCL 211 185 29 51 15 0 8 90 31 23 44 2 2 .276 .360 .486 .211 1 0
2019 MOD A+ CAL 29 25 7 6 1 1 0 9 3 2 9 0 0 .240 .345 .360 .120 0 0
2019 SEA MLB AL 60 56 3 6 0 0 0 6 4 3 21 0 0 .107 .153 .107 .000 0 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2019 239 0.4937 0.4686 0.6875 0.5678 0.3719 0.7463 0.6000 0.3125 0.0000
Career2390.49370.46860.68750.56780.37190.74630.60000.31250.0000

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
2019 SEA $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 30 d1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/13/22 (minor-league contract). Released by Arizona 6/6/22. Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 6/18/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2021). Re-signed by Seattle 3/21. Claimed by San Francisco off waivers 5/17/21 after being DFA by Seattle 5/13/21. DFA by San Francisco 5/22/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/26/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Re-signed by Seattle 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Contract selected by Seattle 11/16/18. Re-signed by Seattle 3/19.
  • Drafted by Seattle 2015 (3-94) (Washington). $607,700 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 58 15 2 0 2 4 12 1 0 .283 .345 .434 99 0.0 CF 0, 0.0
80o 39 9 1 0 1 2 8 0 0 .257 .297 .371 91 0.0 CF 0, 0.0
70o 24 6 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 .273 .333 .455 85 0.0 CF 0, 0.0
60o 12 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .182 .250 .182 81 0.0 CF 0, 0.0
50o 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 76 0.0 CF 0, 0.0
Weighted Mean410000100.250.250.250770.0CF 0,0.0

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-05-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think about Hunter Bishop's upside and chances that he gets to it?
(sykklone from IA)		Bishop has massive upside. My peak projection in my Ceiling-Only Top 101 is .260/.350/.490/30/15. He has huge power with playable speed on the bases. All about whether he will make enough contact. I wrote this about Hunter Bishop back in January:

The younger brother of Braden Bishop, a speedy outfielder for the Mariners, Hunter has the same plus speed and high-end athleticism. However, the comparisons end there. He inherited nearly all the power in the Bishop family. His large, 6-foot-5 frame generates easy double-plus raw power to all fields.

Until this past year, though, Bishop and his long levers struggled to make quality and regular contact. He hit just .242/.362/.381 with a 30.2 percent strikeout rate in 2018 between college and the Cape Cod League. A mechanical adjustment at the plate allowed Bishop to more regularly tap into his raw power and make more consistent contact. As such, he enjoyed a massive breakout performance during his junior year (.342/.479/.748), pacing teammate and potential 2020 first-overall pick Spencer Torkelson at the plate. During his brief debut between the Arizona and Northwest Leagues, he flashed power (307.7-foot estimated fly-ball distance, .200 ISO), speed (eight stolen bases in 32 games), and patience (26 percent walk rate).

Despite his progress, Bishop continues to suffer from an elevated swing-and-miss, partly due to his size, swing length, and, at times, passive approach. Further, he lacks much of a track record of success against advanced pitching, and he faltered a bit in Pac-12 Conference play (.269/.395/.529). Nevertheless, few prospects possess his combination of game-changing power and impact speed. (Jesse Roche)
2019-05-01 12:00:00 (link to chat)Thoughts on Braden Bishop's callup. Will he stick? Thanks.
(Old Timer from Raleigh NC)		There's probably a Spidermen pointing at each other joke about optioning Mallex Smith for Bishop. That's probably a little unfair to Mallex, but outside of his gaudy 2018 which was a little bit BABIP driven I don't know if there's much difference here. (Jeffrey Paternostro)


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