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Birth Date	3-13-1995
Height	5' 11"
Weight	180 lbs

Age	30 years, 3 months, 2 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 2015
: 2016
: 2017
: 2018
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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	KCA	24	103	402	91	22	2	2	18	51	1	1	1	.240	.276	.325	61	-18.6	2.5	2.5	0.0
Career			103	402	91	22	2	2	18	51	1	1	1	.240	.276	.325	61	-18.6	2.5	2.5	0.0

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
2016	BNC	Rk	APP	62	283	.251	.323	.371	.296	96	16.1	8.4	3.9	151	0	7.8	5.4	3.4	2.9
2017	WIL	A+	CAR	70	324	.253	.323	.386	.315	95	11.9	9.0	3.6	127	0	4.4	0.8	8.4	2.8
2017	NWA	AA	TEX	59	253	.262	.329	.386	.296	99	-5.6	6.9	1.8	70	0	-0.4	2.2	-6.5	0.4
2017	SUR	Wnt	AFL	20	90	.000	.000	.000	.439			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2018	NWA	AA	TEX	73	325	.258	.327	.396	.351	108	10.7	9.3	3.2	123	0	-4.3	2.8	7.3	1.9
2018	OMA	AAA	PCL	57	256	.266	.334	.409	.294	91	10.1	7.5	1.8	119	0	0.7	0.0	6.6	1.7
2019	KCA	MLB	AL	103	402	.252	.319	.428	.273	101	-21.7	12.1	1.1	61	7	2.5	2.5	-18.6	0.0
2019	OMA	AAA	PCL	31	138	.268	.347	.458	.352	96	10.6	4.8	1.1	140	0	4.5	-1.3	7.9	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
2016	BNC	Rk	APP	283	231	54	65	6	5	6	99	29	35	30	24	4	.281	.393	.429	.147	4	3
2017	NWA	AA	TEX	253	232	26	60	6	1	0	68	11	16	29	7	4	.259	.312	.293	.034	0	3
2017	WIL	A+	CAR	324	285	42	84	12	7	2	116	27	36	23	14	8	.295	.376	.407	.112	0	2
2017	SUR	Wnt	AFL	90	81	15	31	5	2	2	46	10	7	14	3	2	.383	.433	.568	.185	1	0
2018	OMA	AAA	PCL	256	223	33	62	6	2	7	93	26	27	29	6	2	.278	.364	.417	.139	0	3
2018	NWA	AA	TEX	325	281	42	93	8	5	2	117	27	33	23	9	4	.331	.397	.416	.085	3	8
2019	OMA	AAA	PCL	138	116	27	41	6	1	3	58	13	20	5	9	3	.353	.457	.500	.147	0	0
2019	KCA	MLB	AL	402	379	44	91	22	2	2	123	30	18	51	1	1	.240	.276	.325	.084	0	4

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2019	1529	0.5114	0.4905	0.8467	0.6598	0.3133	0.8934	0.7436	0.1533	0.0000
Career	1529	0.5114	0.4905	0.8467	0.6598	0.3133	0.8934	0.7436	0.1533	0.0000

Injury History — No longer being updated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
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Compensation

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$7,418,750
4 yr	Total	$7,418,750

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 139 d	Octagon	2024

Details

2024. Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Atlanta 11/16/23.
1 year/$3.7M (2023). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Kansas City 7/30/23 with $1,253,226 remaining on contract.
1 year/$2.55M (2022). Lost arbitration with Kansas City 6/17/22 ($2.95M-$2.55M).
1 year/$597,500 (2021). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/21.
1 year/$571,250 (2020). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/20.
1 year (2019). Contract selected by Kansas City 5/14/19.
Drafted by Kansas City 2016 (5-163) (Creighton). $243,300 signing bonus ($324,800 slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	FRAA
90^o	59	15	1	2	5	8	1	1	.283	.345	.415	115	2B 1,
80^o	39	10	1	1	3	5	1	0	.286	.342	.400	107	2B 1,
70^o	25	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	.318	.375	.500	101	2B 0,
60^o	12	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.182	.250	.182	96	2B 0,
50^o	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	92	2B 0,
Weighted Mean	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	93	2B 0,

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2020-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Always scrounging for filling out the team. Based on ADP I see the following players undervalued by the market, your thoughts? Alex Dickerson, Anthony Santander, Nicky Lopez, Hanser Alberto, Miguel Rojas, Brandon Belt, Adam Frazier (ugh), Victor Reyes, Avisail Garcia, Leury Garcia, Mauricio Dubon, Nomar Mazara, and why not Josh Donaldson? (pauls121 from Madison)	Based on ADP, I like Mazara (of course) and Donaldson. I am not in on the others mostly due to lack of impact offensive ability (Lopez, Alberto, Rojas, Frazier, Reyes, L. Garcia), lack of consistent playing time (Dickerson, Avisail Garcia, Mauricio Dubon), and simply proper pricing of the talent (Santander and Belt). (Jesse Roche)
2020-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm looking for multi position player to target after pick 350....Vanmeter, Peraza, Happ? Yes, or do you have better options? (Vic from Baltimore)	Of those 3, Happ by far, though I have doubts he will be eligible anywhere except OF this year. I doubt VanMeter or Peraza are anything more than utility pieces this year. Going strictly off NFBC ADP, I'd maybe target Nicky Lopez (2B/SS) who is dirt cheap after his disastrous 2019 debut yet locked into a starting role with David Fletcher type upside. After that, maybe Eric Sogard who should see time all over the infield for the Brewers and surprised last year with his bat. (Jesse Roche)
2019-08-02 16:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the deal with Trent Grisham? (Jerry Seinfeld from New York, NY)	Helllllo, Jerry. Grisham's call-up was dealt with expertly by Keanan Lamb and J.P. Breen, but my take is: be very suspicious of AAA breakouts this year. I think Grisham is an exciting player, but he'll need a Cain injury (hardly stretching the imagination, I know) to find regular playing time, and if he does? The speed looks like it will play, but less so if he's low in the order. The plate discipline is nice, but I don't trust the average. Unrelatedly, does anyone have any good ideas for transforming my Nicky Lopez sleeve tattoo into something less embarrassing? (Jon Hegglund)
2019-06-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's an inappropriate length of time to hold on when hugging an acquaintance? Also, who are you higher on from a fantasy perspective: Shed Long or Nicky Lopez? (Adam from Durham)	if you have to ask, it's too long. Not particularly high on either from a fantasy angle. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-05-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In a salary cap dynasty league, with a middle infield roster crunch. I have Segura, Tim Anderson & Villar as MI starters, all on long-term contracts, and Kingery on the bench. But Cole Tucker and Nicky Lopez are going to hit their 100-AB minimums, and i don't have spots for all 5. Who is/are odd man/men out? Thanks (Slappy from NC)	Lopez easily. Probably Tucker as the other guy, assuming you're in a roto and steals are a category. Villar is a big value there and less so in points league and the like. (Craig Goldstein)

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