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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 20)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
325 .159 7 31 23 2 29 -1.5
Birth Date9-3-1998
Height6' 0"
Weight180 lbs
Age25 years, 7 months, 22 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
2017 DOD Rk AZL 34 140 .261 .341 .388 .304 102 0.2 4.4 1.2 116 0 2.8 -0.3 2.2 1.0
2018 GRL A MID 27 119 .262 .326 .383 .316 94 2.5 3.3 1.1 132 0 2.0 -1.8 3.8 0.9
2018 OGD Rk PIO 32 155 .284 .364 .452 .432 111 13.9 4.9 1.7 181 0 -2.6 3.2 8.2 1.5
2019 GRL A MID 103 470 .244 .323 .368 .314 99 26.1 12.9 2.6 146 0 -1.8 -0.5 21.1 3.6
2019 RCU A+ CAL 21 89 .258 .325 .411 .292 100 1.9 2.4 0.6 99 0 -1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2

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
2017 DOD Rk AZL 140 118 17 30 4 1 2 42 14 19 25 4 2 .254 .364 .356 .102 1 0
2018 GRL A MID 119 98 13 26 1 0 1 30 5 20 18 3 3 .265 .390 .306 .041 0 1
2018 OGD Rk PIO 155 127 41 44 9 3 3 68 24 27 29 11 4 .346 .465 .535 .189 0 0
2019 RCU A+ CAL 89 80 14 20 3 2 1 30 13 7 15 1 3 .250 .307 .375 .125 1 1
2019 GRL A MID 470 386 68 101 25 4 6 152 58 74 83 4 4 .262 .381 .394 .132 6 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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2024 MIA $
2023 MIA $
2022 LAN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 10 d1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Re-signed by Miami 3/24. Acquired by Houston in trade 4/6/24 after being DFA by Miami 4/2/24.
  • 2023. Acquired by Miami in trade from LA Dodgers 1/11/23. Re-signed by Miami 3/23.
  • 2022. Contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/19/21.
  • Drafted by LA Dodgers 2017 (11-340) (South Hills HS, West Covina, Calif.). $247,500 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 401 43 71 4 0 10 38 46 104 3 2 .202 .293 .299 60 -1.8 SS 2, 2B -1 -0.1
80o 375 37 63 4 0 9 33 40 100 3 2 .190 .276 .284 49 -8.0 SS 2, 2B -1 -0.7
70o 356 34 56 3 0 8 30 36 97 3 2 .177 .260 .263 42 -11.9 SS 2, 2B -1 -1.2
60o 340 31 51 3 0 7 28 33 94 2 2 .168 .248 .247 35 -14.9 SS 2, 2B -1 -1.5
50o 325 28 47 3 0 7 26 30 91 2 2 .161 .238 .243 30 -17.4 SS 2, 2B -1 -1.7
40o 310 26 41 2 0 6 24 27 89 2 1 .146 .220 .218 24 -19.5 SS 2, 2B -1 -2.0
30o 294 23 37 2 0 5 21 24 85 2 1 .139 .208 .202 17 -21.6 SS 2, 2B -1 -2.2
20o 275 20 33 2 0 5 19 21 82 2 1 .131 .196 .198 10 -23.5 SS 1, 2B -1 -2.4
10o 249 17 26 1 0 4 16 17 76 1 1 .113 .173 .170 -1 -25.5 SS 1, 2B -1 -2.6
Weighted Mean331294830727319322.162.239.24232-16.3SS 2, 2B -1-1.6

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
2020215115899301247501415.217.293.30332-1.0-12.8-1.02.913.1-27.83.7
2021225075898401248501375.218.294.30933-1.0-12.6-1.12.713.0-27.33.7
2022234755492501246461314.217.293.31233-0.9-12.0-1.02.412.2-25.63.5
2023244555388401245461254.218.297.31734-0.9-11.3-1.02.211.7-24.13.3
2024254224983401141421154.219.297.31434-0.8-10.5-0.91.910.9-22.43.1
2025264134881401140411133.219.296.31733-0.8-10.6-1.01.810.6-22.03.0
2026274094880401140411113.219.298.31934-0.8-10.4-1.01.610.5-21.63.0
2027284074779401140411112.218.297.31834-0.8-10.7-1.11.510.5-21.53.0
2028293954677401139401071.219.298.32034-0.8-10.4-1.11.310.1-20.82.9

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DateQuestionAnswer
2020-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey thanks for the chat. Who are a few of your favorite break out guys this year?
(sykklone from IA)
Other than the J2 guys I already mentioned, and trying not to pick the obvious guys, I'll go position-by-position:
Catcher - Miguel Amaya
First Base - Bryce Ball
Second Base - Miguel Hiraldo, Maikol Escotto, Keithron Moss & Kendall Simmons
Third Base - Hudson Potts & Aaron Schunk
Shortstop - Jose Garcia, Ryan Vilade, Maikel Garcia & Jacob Amaya
Outfield - Heriberto Hernandez, Kyle Isbel, Peyton Burdick, Bryant Packard & Brayan Buelvas
Pitcher - Cole Winn, Luis Medina, Tahmaj Thomas, Blake Walston, Luis Frias, Adam Kloffenstein, Daulton Jefferies, Ricky Vanasco & Yerry Rodriguez (Jesse Roche)


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