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Alejandro Kirk CBlue Jays

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 20)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date11-6-1998
Height5' 8"
Weight265 lbs
Age26 years, 9 months, 14 days
BatsR
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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 BLJ Rk GCL 1 3 .270 .335 .351 .000 93 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 74 0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2018 BLU Rk APP 58 244 .264 .347 .405 .354 107 22.6 7.7 0.4 174 0 3.2 -2.4 19.7 2.7
2019 LNS A MID 21 96 .247 .331 .374 .299 110 5.9 2.7 1 162 0 0.1 0.9 6.1 1.1
2019 DUN A+ FSL 71 276 .240 .315 .349 .317 108 10.4 7.3 4.1 154 0 0.8 -3.4 12.8 2.4

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
2017 BLJ Rk GCL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .000 0 0
2018 BLU Rk APP 244 206 31 73 10 1 10 115 57 33 21 2 0 .354 .443 .558 .204 3 0
2019 DUN A+ FSL 276 233 26 67 25 0 4 104 36 38 31 2 0 .288 .395 .446 .159 1 0
2019 LNS A MID 96 77 15 23 6 1 3 40 8 18 8 1 0 .299 .427 .519 .221 1 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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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 TOR $767,300
2022 TOR $710,400
2021 TOR $573,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$2,051,200
3 yrTotal$2,051,200

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 47 d1 year/$767,300 (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$767,300 (2023). Re-signed by Toronto 3/23.
  • 1 year/$710,400 (2022). Re-signed by Toronto 3/22.
  • 1 year/$573,500 (2021). Re-signed by Toronto 3/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Contract selected by Toronto 9/11/20.
  • Signed by Toronto 9/24/16 as a free agent from Mexico.

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 405 49 90 9 0 17 53 35 82 1 0 .246 .310 .410 85 14.8 C 1 1.7
80o 378 43 77 7 0 15 46 31 79 1 0 .224 .287 .376 74 7.1 C 1 0.9
70o 358 39 71 7 0 14 42 28 76 0 0 .217 .277 .367 67 2.1 C 1 0.3
60o 341 35 63 6 0 12 38 25 74 0 0 .202 .260 .337 60 -1.7 C 1 -0.1
50o 325 32 58 6 0 11 35 23 72 0 0 .194 .250 .324 54 -4.9 C 1 -0.4
40o 309 29 52 5 0 10 32 21 69 0 0 .182 .237 .305 47 -7.9 C 1 -0.7
30o 292 26 46 4 0 9 29 18 67 0 0 .170 .220 .284 40 -10.6 C 1 -1.0
20o 272 23 41 4 0 8 26 16 63 0 0 .162 .210 .273 33 -13.4 C 1 -1.3
10o 245 19 32 3 0 6 21 13 58 0 0 .140 .184 .231 22 -16.4 C 1 -1.7
Weighted Mean3323461601237247300.200.257.33856-3.5C 1-0.3

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-09-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Craig, A lot of Cs debuted this season that have the potential to be at least average-everyday catchers. Any changes +/- from last seasons' write-ups that you saw from their major-league time for Tyler Stephenson, Keibert Ruiz, Ryan Jeffers, William Contreras, Sam Huff, Alejandro Kirk, Luis Campusano?
(The Colonel from Pasadena, CA)		Great Q. I like Stephenson more than I did before. Jeffers impressed but I don't think I'd roll with him for 130+ (and the Twins don't need to). Keibert, no change. Contreras no real change. I didn't get to see much Huff. I've been low on Kirk. I think he can really hit but idk that he's a regular backstop. Campusano is still the class of the position as a prospect. (Craig Goldstein)
2020-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who are your favorite young catchers after Rutschman for dynasty purposes?
(Jordan from Milwaukee)		I could just point to our Top 101 and our Top 40 catchers, but where is the fun in that? After Rutschman, my rankings are:
2. Joey Bart
3. Daulton Varsho
4. Sean Murphy
5. Luis Campusano
6. Francisco Alvarez
7. Keibert Ruiz
8. Zack Collins
9. Diego Cartaya
10. Tyler Stephenson
11. Ivan Herrera
12. Miguel Amaya
13. Sam Huff
14. Andrew Knizner
15. Ryan Jeffers
16. William Contreras
17. Alejandro Kirk
18. Gabriel Moreno
19. Ronaldo Hernandez
20. Cal Raleigh
21. Bo Naylor
22. Mario Feliciano
23. Shea Langeliers
24. Connor Wong
25. Korey Lee (Jesse Roche)
2019-11-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)What's the upside for someone like Alejandro Kirk. If he retains C eligibility, could he be a top 10 guy?
(Frank from Carlsbad, CA)		Sure. He's a better catcher than Astudillo, but somehow a worse frame for the position. It's an odd profile and I doubt he has Astudillos positional flexibility so he's gonna be C or bust. (Toronto Blue Jays Top 10 Chat)
2019-07-19 12:00:00 (link to chat)Alejandro Kirk is fun, right?
(Dan from California)		Fun is exactly the word I would use. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-05-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Alejandro Kirk is a name I hadn't heard until this year, and he seems particularly impressive as a hitter. If he sticks at catcher, that's something special?
(Freida from Wisconsin)		I don't know a ton about him, but that line looks awfully tasty. (Mark Barry)
2019-05-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)All Alejandro Kirk does is hit.
(Carls from St Louis)		It's true because he sure doesn't field or run. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-05-17 16:00:00 (link to chat)Is Alejandro Kirk a potential Astudillo who can take a walk? Wouldn't that make him a top tier catcher if he makes it?
(Cameron from South Dakota)		That's a tough comp to put on anyone...Astudillo's particular hit tool is almost a unicorn. Sure, if Kirk could maintain a whiff rate that low I'd tag him with that. I'd like to see him at Double-A and see if that BB/SO holds. (Mike Gianella)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
2019 afx .000 0.0 0 .000 0.0 16 .001 -.006 0.1 0.2 0.1
2019 afa .000 0.0 0 .000 0.0 53 -.016 -.006 0.7 1.1 0.8

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