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Sheldon Neuse 2B  

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 24)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
325 .240 6 28 33 1 68 -0.3
Birth Date12-10-1994
Height6' 0"
Weight232 lbs
Age29 years, 4 months, 14 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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2018
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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 OAK 24 25 61 14 3 0 0 4 19 0 0 0 .250 .295 .304 70 -2.1 0.3 -1.7 -0.2
Career256114300419000.250.295.30470-2.10.3-1.7-0.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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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 AUB A- NYP 36 141 .247 .314 .337 .280 89 0.2 3.9 0.5 90 0 2.9 -0.4 -4.8 0.2
2017 HAG A SAL 77 321 .253 .314 .375 .347 101 17 9.0 2.7 147 0 3.7 -1.9 14.9 3.0
2017 STO A+ CAL 22 94 .262 .325 .396 .490 100 13.5 2.6 0.4 217 0 -1.9 0.4 10.8 1.3
2017 MID AA TEX 18 75 .256 .317 .387 .532 109 2.2 2.0 0.3 142 0 1.0 0.3 2.9 0.7
2017 MSS Wnt AFL 22 93 .000 .000 .000 .338 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 NAS AAA PCL 135 537 .267 .335 .410 .385 91 -5.8 15.8 1.8 77 0 -2.4 -0.4 -12.7 0.2
2019 OAK MLB AL 25 61 .262 .339 .459 .368 100 -3.6 1.8 -0.1 70 11 -1.7 0.3 -2.1 -0.2
2019 LVG AAA PCL 126 560 .286 .359 .495 .384 109 18.1 19.1 1.8 117 0 14.2 0.3 15.1 4.4

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 AUB A- NYP 141 126 16 29 5 3 1 43 11 13 26 2 2 .230 .305 .341 .111 1 0
2017 MID AA TEX 75 67 9 25 4 0 0 29 6 6 21 0 0 .373 .427 .433 .060 1 0
2017 STO A+ CAL 94 83 21 32 3 0 7 56 22 9 25 2 0 .386 .457 .675 .289 0 0
2017 MSS Wnt AFL 93 86 20 27 7 0 5 49 23 7 16 0 0 .314 .366 .570 .256 0 0
2017 HAG A SAL 321 292 40 85 19 3 9 137 51 25 66 12 5 .291 .349 .469 .178 2 0
2018 NAS AAA PCL 537 499 48 131 26 3 5 178 55 32 172 4 1 .263 .304 .357 .094 5 1
2019 LVG AAA PCL 560 498 99 158 31 2 27 274 102 56 132 3 3 .317 .389 .550 .233 2 0
2019 OAK MLB AL 61 56 3 14 3 0 0 17 7 4 19 0 0 .250 .295 .304 .054 1 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2019 246 0.4797 0.4837 0.7143 0.6186 0.3594 0.7808 0.6087 0.2857 0.0000
Career2460.47970.48370.71430.61860.35940.78080.60870.28570.0000

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
2022 OAK $700,000
2019 OAK $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$700,000
1 yrTotal$700,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 78 d1 year/$700,000 (2022)

Details
  • 1 year/$700,000 (2022). Claimed by Oakland off waivers 3/16/22 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 11/30/21. DFA by Oakland 9/24/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/25/22.
  • 2021. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Oakland 2/12/21. DFA by LA Dodgers 11/30/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Re-signed by Oakland 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Contract selected by Oakland 8/29/19.
  • Acquired by Oakland in trade from Washington 7/16/17.
  • Drafted by Washington 2016 (2-58) (Oklahoma). $900,000 signing bonus ($1.107M 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
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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
202025481491032221148241642.225.266.35272-0.0-2.5-0.7-3.312.4-10.82.3
202126479481022121047251621.225.268.34572-0.1-2.8-0.8-3.512.3-10.92.3
2022273973981171838211361.220.262.33969-0.1-3.2-0.7-3.010.2-9.81.9
2023284014083181840211340.225.268.34973-0.0-2.3-0.8-3.110.3-8.71.9
2024293863980161837211310.223.267.34171-0.1-2.9-0.8-3.19.9-9.01.9
2025303803979161837211280.225.270.34773-0.1-2.5-0.8-3.29.8-8.41.8
2026313633774151735201230.223.269.34272-0.1-2.8-0.8-3.19.3-8.31.8
2027323483572151733191180.222.267.33971-0.1-3.0-0.7-3.18.9-8.21.7
2028333243266131631181100.221.267.33870-0.2-3.0-0.7-3.08.3-7.71.6

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1 97 Patrick Wisdom 2016 0 DNP
2 94 Patrick Kivlehan 2014 0 DNP
3 93 Russell Mitchell 2009 0 DNP
4 93 Wes Hodges 2009 0 DNP
5 92 Chris Dominguez 2011 0 DNP
6 92 Matthew Dean 2017 0 DNP
7 92 Corey Smith 2006 0 DNP
8 91 Danny Valencia 2009 0 DNP
9 91 Luke Hughes 2009 0 DNP
10 91 Logan Taylor 2018 0 DNP
11 91 Marquez Smith 2009 0 DNP
12 90 Jeremie Tice 2011 0 DNP
13 90 Adam Duvall 2013 0 DNP
14 90 Justin Bloxom 2012 0 DNP
15 90 Patrick Leonard 2017 0 DNP
16 90 Travis Mattair 2013 0 DNP
17 89 Hunter Dozier 2016 63
18 89 David Thompson 2018 0 DNP
19 89 Zack Cox 2013 0 DNP
20 89 Gabriel Quintana 2017 0 DNP
21 88 Jesse Hodges 2018 0 DNP
22 88 Richie Shaffer 2015 90
23 88 Ramon Morla 2014 0 DNP
24 88 Christian Villanueva 2015 0 DNP
25 88 Joel Guzman 2009 0 DNP
26 88 Tripper Johnson III 2006 0 DNP
27 88 Mitch Walding 2017 0 DNP
28 87 Tommy Mendonca 2012 0 DNP
29 87 Joe Leonard 2013 0 DNP
30 87 B.A. Vollmuth 2014 0 DNP
31 87 Taylor Sparks 2017 0 DNP
32 87 Andrew Burns 2015 0 DNP
33 87 Stefan Welch 2013 0 DNP
34 87 David Vidal 2014 0 DNP
35 86 Eric Wood 2017 0 DNP
36 86 Josh Fuentes 2017 0 DNP
37 85 Scott White 2008 0 DNP
38 85 Brian Anderson 2017 66
39 85 Andrew Daniel 2017 0 DNP
40 85 Ryan Fisher 2012 0 DNP
41 85 Michael Walker 2012 0 DNP
42 85 Juan Silverio 2015 0 DNP
43 84 Jonathan Greene 2010 0 DNP
44 84 Josh Fields 2007 92
45 84 Eric Duncan 2009 0 DNP
46 84 Taylor Smith-Brennan 2016 0 DNP
47 83 Wade Gaynor 2012 0 DNP
48 83 Vinnie Catricala 2013 0 DNP
49 83 Jose Brizuela 2017 0 DNP
50 83 Ryan Wheeler 2013 76
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52 83 Mike Costanzo 2008 0 DNP
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55 83 Wilson Betemit 2006 98
56 83 Ryder Jones 2018 82
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59 83 Matt Tuiasosopo 2010 65
60 83 Mikey White 2018 0 DNP
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62 82 Tony Blanco 2006 0 DNP
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64 82 Matthew Duffy 2013 0 DNP
65 82 Mauricio Ramos 2016 0 DNP
66 82 Brandon Laird 2012 81
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68 82 Jarek Cunningham 2014 0 DNP
69 82 Kaleb Cowart 2016 58
70 82 Riccio Torrez 2014 0 DNP
71 82 Christopher Bostick 2017 78
72 82 Kevin Ahrens 2013 0 DNP
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75 82 Steffan Wilson 2010 0 DNP
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85 81 Kyle Greene 2010 0 DNP
86 81 Harold Garcia 2011 0 DNP
87 81 Matt Den Dekker 2012 0 DNP
88 81 Jared Goedert 2009 0 DNP
89 81 Ricky Oropesa 2014 0 DNP
90 81 Brahiam Maldonado 2010 0 DNP
91 81 Brandon Hicks 2010 77
92 81 Henry Wrigley 2011 0 DNP
93 81 Jason Vosler 2018 0 DNP
94 81 Mark Shorey 2009 0 DNP
95 81 Dustin Lawley 2013 0 DNP
96 81 Niko Goodrum 2016 0 DNP
97 81 Chad Pinder 2016 81
98 81 Quincy Latimore 2013 0 DNP
99 81 Chris Errecart 2009 0 DNP
100 81 Edgardo Baez 2010 0 DNP

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 Neuse is a beefy third baseman the A's acquired from Washington in the Sean Doolittle/Ryan Madson trade last summer. He's a better defender than you'd think by simply looking at him, especially if you only see a headshot: Like so many of us, he suffers from Really Large Face Syndrome. It's not clear where he'd play given the A's current and future infield, but there's time for that to sort itself out; while he reached Double-A last year, he'll have to perform for a full season in the high minors before the A's start shifting the puzzle pieces around to slot him in. There's reason for optimism, though, specifically in the above-average bat speed that should let him hit enough to reach the majors.
2017 The Nats tabbed Sheldon Neuse in the second round after a breakout offensive season at Oklahoma, though despite the suggestion of his moniker the bat profiles as more of an average asset.

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2019-10-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who of these relatively unheralded, defense-limited sluggers do you think has best chance to be an impact player in majors: Jared Walsh, Jaylin Davis, Sheldon Neuse, Pavin Smith, Luken Baker? I'm trying to predict an Aquino-like jump.
(Josh from NYC)		I'm encouraged but the jump Smith has made, getting more balls in the air. His problem was always a flat bat path, to my eye. Second choice would be Davis. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-08-30 16:00:00 (link to chat)I have two spots on the end of my bench to stash roto keepers for 2020. Who do you like out of Clint Frazier, Mike Tauchman, Trent Grisham, Seth Brown, and Sheldon Neuse?
(Mason from Kansas)		Well, first of all I'm going to fade the A's a little bit--their collective AAA numbers in Vegas this year are insane. I think I have to go Tauchman, Grisham, and then Frazier. Frazier would be first but I don't know that Tauchman hasn't passed him in the Yankees OF pecking order. Dude just rakes. You could use the other spot on Frazier to hedge that lineup spot, which is probably what I'd do. I like Grisham, but there's still plenty of uncertainty there. (Jon Hegglund)
2018-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)Sheldon Neuse has had a terrible season at AAA so far. Moreover, during his brief stint in AA last year, he showed no power. How much of a prospect is he? Does he project as a starter or is he more of a fringe guy?
(John from Harrisonburg)		Greg, not Craig, Goldstein liked him a fair bit last year, but he's always been more of a fringe dude for me. This is the first time he hasn't really hit though, so giving him some consolidation time given how fast he moved last year seems reasonable. I don't know if there is much more than a second-division reward at the end of the rainbow here though. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2018-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)The top 10 current prospects Mike Rizzo has traded away are the ____th best top 10 in baseball. A list for you to choose from: Jesus Luzardo, Sheldon Neuse, Dane Dunning, Taylor Hearn, Blake Perkins, Kelvin Gutierrez, Yohanse Morel, Tyler Watson, McKenzie Mills, Pedro Avila, Max Schrock, and Travis Ott.
(Andrew from Boston)		It's a decent top three in Jesus Lizard, Dunning, Hearn, but it drops off pretty quickly. Bottom five, better than the Mariners and the Giants off the top of my head. Rizzo gets a bit underrated as a GM still I think. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2018-04-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)If you were the A's what positions do you put Franklin Barreto, Jorge Mateo, and Sheldon Neuse? Third base is blocked with Matt Chapman. Are any of them better shortstops, defensively, than Marcus Semien? And the A's seem intent on using Dustin Fowler in centerfield once healthy.
(Ken from Fairfax)		Barreto second base, Mateo center field and Neuse first base. They're going to need to make some trades or see some injuries but these things have a way of working themselves out. (Mike Gianella)
2018-05-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)With Jorge Mateo, Franklin Barreto, and Sheldon Neuse all knocking at the door of the majors, what should the A's do with them? Matt Chapman is ensconced at 3B. The A's aren't giving Barreto or Mateo reps in center despite the fact Dustin Fowler is at best a tick below average defensively there. And it isn't clear Mateo or Barreto would be better than Marcus Semien at shortstop. They can't all play second base...
(John from Harrisonburg)		So this is a good problem for a team to have. Talent logjams have a way of clearing up. Remember when the Cubs had Too Many Shortstops? The thing about some of these guys is that some of them simply wind up being not that great, and you can trade people for stuff too. I mean, is Neuse really threatening to unseat anyone right now? Barreto will work his way into the lineup somehow. Part of the reason some of these guys are still in Triple-A is that Jed Lowrie has been playing his ass off, but he's a free agent after this year. Patience, grasshopper. (Nicolas Stellini)
2017-07-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think of the return the A's got for Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle? Jesus Luzardo seems like a great addition, though, the history of TJ surgery is always troubling (and he's so young). While I'm not sure where Sheldon Neuse fits with Matt Chapman just breaking into the big leagues.
(Mark from Palo Alto)		luzardo is a pretty good selection, arm is as you said troubling. We will see how it holds up.
I don't know what Neuse really is, but if he is an average 3B defensively with pop and luzardo is healthy, it is a good haul for two relievers. (Javier Barragan)


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