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Portrait of Nathan Lukes

Nathan Lukes OFRays

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 24)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date7-12-1994
Height5' 11"
Weight185 lbs
Age29 years, 9 months, 13 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
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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 MHV A- NYP 5 18 .298 .384 .414 .417 104 1.9 0.5 0 119 0 2.9 0.8 -0.1 0.4
2016 LKC A MID 89 393 .254 .317 .363 .349 99 19.3 10.5 0.5 130 0 -2.2 -0.2 6.6 1.7
2016 LYN A+ CAR 5 23 .270 .324 .405 .333 106 -1.5 0.7 0.1 48 0 -1.0 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2
2016 PCH A+ FSL 21 71 .246 .321 .342 .211 93 -6.7 2.0 -0.4 51 0 1.5 0.1 -4.8 -0.2
2017 PCH A+ FSL 6 22 .239 .310 .334 .500 99 2.4 0.6 -0.2 155 0 -0.4 -0.3 1.0 0.1
2017 MNT AA SOU 98 404 .250 .323 .374 .323 102 0.4 11.0 -1.8 96 0 6.7 1.4 -0.1 1.9
2018 MNT AA SOU 115 484 .243 .315 .373 .336 93 8.7 13.8 -3.8 113 0 13.7 -1.1 7.6 3.1
2019 DUR AAA INT 91 295 .262 .341 .437 .260 102 -18.8 10.0 -0.7 59 0 4.1 1.3 -15.6 -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 MHV A- NYP 18 16 4 5 2 0 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 .313 .389 .438 .125 0 0
2016 LYN A+ CAR 23 23 3 6 1 0 0 7 1 0 5 1 0 .261 .261 .304 .043 0 0
2016 PCH A+ FSL 71 67 5 13 1 0 1 17 4 3 9 0 1 .194 .229 .254 .060 0 1
2016 LKC A MID 393 342 54 103 21 8 5 155 32 37 60 14 8 .301 .375 .453 .152 4 4
2017 MNT AA SOU 404 359 46 97 15 5 3 131 35 32 71 6 8 .270 .330 .365 .095 6 4
2017 PCH A+ FSL 22 20 3 8 1 0 0 9 3 2 4 1 2 .400 .455 .450 .050 0 0
2018 MNT AA SOU 484 435 62 121 29 3 6 174 51 31 93 9 4 .278 .331 .400 .122 6 6
2019 DUR AAA INT 295 260 26 57 8 3 4 83 31 26 56 7 3 .219 .294 .319 .100 4 2

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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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 TOR $720,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$720,000
1 yrTotal$720,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 0 d1 year/$720,000 (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$720,000 (2023). Contract selected by Toronto 11/13/22. Re-signed by Toronto 3/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/29/21 (minor-league contract).
  • Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Cleveland 8/1/16.
  • Drafted by Cleveland 2015 (7-214) (Sacramento State). $130,000 signing bonus ($190,100 slot).

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 382 40 89 16 2 9 41 20 83 4 3 .251 .296 .384 75 5.6 0.6
80o 363 36 82 15 2 9 37 18 81 4 3 .243 .284 .380 67 0.8 0.1
70o 348 34 76 14 2 8 35 17 79 3 2 .235 .275 .364 62 -2.4 -0.3
60o 336 32 70 13 2 7 33 16 77 3 2 .224 .264 .345 57 -5.0 -0.5
50o 325 30 66 12 2 7 31 15 75 3 2 .218 .258 .340 52 -7.2 -0.8
40o 314 28 61 11 2 6 29 14 73 3 2 .208 .248 .321 48 -9.2 -1.0
30o 302 26 56 10 1 6 27 13 71 3 2 .198 .237 .304 43 -11.2 -1.2
20o 287 24 51 9 1 5 25 12 69 2 2 .189 .225 .285 37 -13.3 -1.4
10o 268 21 45 8 1 5 22 10 66 2 1 .179 .211 .278 30 -15.8 -1.7
Weighted Mean3293067122731157632.218.258.33954-6.5-0.7

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