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Portrait of Nelson Velazquez

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 20)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date12-26-1998
Height6' 0"
Weight190 lbs
Age25 years, 4 months, 18 days
BatsR
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
2017 CUB Rk AZL 32 126 .251 .328 .379 .286 101 2.9 4.0 -0.9 112 0 -1.4 0.0 1.3 0.3
2018 SBN A MID 31 120 .259 .327 .384 .304 96 -11.8 3.3 -1.2 25 0 -0.6 -0.1 -8.4 -0.7
2018 EUG A- NWL 72 293 .252 .325 .383 .320 97 9.4 8.2 -2.1 106 0 -5.4 -1.2 1.5 0.1
2019 SBN A MID 72 285 .247 .322 .364 .390 101 8.4 7.8 -2.2 126 0 1.8 -1.3 7.5 1.5
2019 CUT Rk AZL 6 21 .221 .306 .328 .333 94 2.2 0.7 -0.2 136 0 -0.6 -0.2 0.7 0.0

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 CUB Rk AZL 126 110 26 26 5 2 8 59 17 15 39 5 2 .236 .333 .536 .300 0 0
2018 EUG A- NWL 293 264 35 66 18 2 11 121 33 23 81 12 4 .250 .322 .458 .208 0 1
2018 SBN A MID 120 112 6 21 1 0 0 22 7 7 43 3 0 .188 .242 .196 .009 0 0
2019 SBN A MID 285 262 33 75 16 4 4 111 34 21 77 5 3 .286 .338 .424 .137 1 1
2019 CUT Rk AZL 21 19 4 6 1 0 2 13 5 2 5 0 0 .316 .381 .684 .368 0 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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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 CHN $
2022 CHN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 111 d1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/31/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/19/21.
  • Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2017 (5-165) (P.J. Education HS, P.R.). $400,000 signing bonus ($285,800 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 396 40 57 10 0 19 48 15 152 2 1 .151 .183 .329 23 -21.0 -2.2
80o 371 35 50 9 0 17 42 13 145 2 1 .141 .170 .310 14 -25.6 -2.7
70o 354 31 45 8 0 15 38 12 140 2 1 .133 .161 .289 7 -28.4 -3.0
60o 339 28 40 7 0 13 35 10 135 2 0 .123 .148 .265 1 -30.5 -3.3
50o 325 26 36 6 0 12 32 9 131 2 0 .115 .139 .250 -5 -32.2 -3.4
40o 311 24 33 6 0 11 29 9 127 1 0 .110 .135 .241 -10 -33.6 -3.6
30o 296 21 29 5 0 10 26 8 122 1 0 .102 .125 .225 -16 -34.9 -3.7
20o 279 19 24 4 0 8 23 7 116 1 0 .089 .112 .193 -23 -36.0 -3.8
10o 254 15 21 4 0 7 19 5 108 1 0 .085 .103 .187 -33 -36.8 -3.9
Weighted Mean33127397013331013320.123.149.268-3-31.5-3.4

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