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Portrait of P.J. Higgins

P.J. Higgins CCubs

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date5-10-1993
Height5' 10"
Weight195 lbs
Age30 years, 11 months, 9 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
2015 EUG A- NWL 15 61 .234 .296 .325 .391 92 2 1.7 0 154 0 -0.7 0.6 1.1 0.3
2015 CUB Rk AZL 21 87 .260 .342 .355 .333 101 3.4 2.6 0.4 139 0 2.5 0.9 -0.4 0.6
2016 SBN A MID 121 537 .250 .317 .356 .337 98 16.4 14.3 2.4 141 0 3.0 -2.7 15.1 3.5
2017 MYR A+ CAR 98 406 .247 .319 .377 .260 97 -2.6 11.2 5.5 92 0 1.7 -2.5 -3.1 1.3
2018 MYR A+ CAR 69 277 .242 .320 .362 .332 97 11.1 7.9 0.8 132 0 0.6 0.0 8.6 1.9
2018 TEN AA SOU 41 160 .242 .314 .377 .288 93 -4.1 4.6 1.1 89 0 -0.9 -0.8 -1.3 0.3
2018 MSS Wnt AFL 10 46 .281 .373 .405 .161 105 -2.6 1.2 0.7 71 0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2
2019 TEN AA SOU 72 299 .250 .322 .378 .319 103 4.2 8.0 0.3 106 0 -0.9 -0.1 2.4 1.1
2019 IOW AAA PCL 36 140 .261 .342 .454 .333 94 5 4.7 1.5 107 0 -4.4 -3.0 1.8 0.1

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 EUG A- NWL 61 57 8 18 4 0 0 22 5 3 11 1 0 .316 .361 .386 .070 0 0
2015 CUB Rk AZL 87 80 17 23 4 3 2 39 10 7 15 3 0 .288 .345 .488 .200 0 0
2016 SBN A MID 537 445 57 126 30 1 0 158 40 72 75 3 1 .283 .389 .355 .072 4 8
2017 MYR A+ CAR 406 342 32 81 9 0 4 102 23 43 47 3 1 .237 .327 .298 .061 5 10
2018 TEN AA SOU 160 145 14 35 5 1 1 45 15 12 27 1 0 .241 .306 .310 .069 1 0
2018 MYR A+ CAR 277 232 22 67 17 0 3 93 37 34 40 3 1 .289 .381 .401 .112 4 4
2018 MSS Wnt AFL 46 38 4 6 0 0 1 9 6 7 7 0 0 .158 .283 .237 .079 1 0
2019 IOW AAA PCL 140 117 18 34 8 2 5 61 19 17 29 0 2 .291 .374 .521 .231 4 1
2019 TEN AA SOU 299 268 31 74 10 0 5 99 38 25 51 5 2 .276 .338 .369 .093 4 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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 ARI $
2022 CHN $
2021 CHN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 103 d1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Cincinnati 11/13/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 2023. DFA by Chicago Cubs 12/29/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 1/6/23 (elected free agency). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/12/23 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Arizona 7/15/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/22/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/19/21. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 11/5/21 (elected free agency).
  • Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2015 (12-353) (Old Dominion). $110,000 signing bonus.

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 383 39 83 12 0 9 38 33 70 0 0 .242 .312 .356 74 2.5 C -9, 1B 1 -0.5
80o 363 35 73 10 0 8 35 29 68 0 0 .224 .290 .328 66 -2.3 C -9, 1B 1 -1.1
70o 349 32 68 10 0 7 32 27 66 0 0 .217 .281 .315 60 -5.5 C -9, 1B 1 -1.4
60o 337 30 63 9 0 7 30 25 65 0 0 .207 .270 .306 55 -8.0 C -9, 1B 1 -1.7
50o 325 28 58 8 0 6 29 24 63 0 0 .197 .260 .285 51 -10.1 C -9, 1B 1 -1.9
40o 313 26 55 8 0 6 27 22 62 0 0 .193 .254 .284 46 -12.1 C -9, 1B 0 -2.1
30o 301 24 50 7 0 5 25 20 60 0 0 .182 .241 .262 41 -14.0 C -9, 1B 0 -2.3
20o 287 22 47 7 0 5 23 18 58 0 0 .179 .236 .263 35 -16.0 C -9, 1B 0 -2.6
10o 267 19 40 6 0 4 20 16 55 0 0 .163 .216 .237 27 -18.4 C -9, 1B 0 -2.8
Weighted Mean329296090629246400.201.264.29252-9.4C -9, 1B 1-1.8

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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
2016 afx .000 0.0 0 .000 0.0 86 .004 .004 -0.2 -0.5 3.0
2017 afa .000 0.0 0 .000 0.0 99 .009 .006 -0.5 1.3 1.7
2018 afa .000 0.0 0 .000 0.0 53 -.022 .008 0.7 1.3 0.6
2018 aax -.008 -1.7 81 -.001 0.0 11 -.010 -.005 0.1 0.6 -0.9
2019 aaa -.013 -4.2 32 .000 0.0 16 .010 -.003 -0.1 -3.8 -4.4
2019 aax -.006 -1.5 60 .000 0.0 26 -.087 .000 1.4 -0.1 -0.9

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