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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 22)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date3-10-1997
Height6' 4"
Weight280 lbs
Age27 years, 1 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
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2018
-1.12019
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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
2018 PEO A MID 37 156 .246 .312 .360 .349 101 2.5 4.4 -2.8 148 0 0.3 -1.4 7.4 0.8
2018 CRD Rk GCL 8 28 .255 .342 .356 .550 109 4.3 0.9 -0.6 212 0 0.1 -0.7 2.9 0.2
2019 PMB A+ FSL 122 496 .238 .307 .347 .304 95 6 13.3 -8.5 118 0 -3.6 -6.1 7.7 0.3

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
2018 PEO A MID 156 139 16 40 9 0 3 58 15 16 31 0 0 .288 .359 .417 .129 1 0
2018 CRD Rk GCL 28 24 10 12 2 0 1 17 7 3 4 0 0 .500 .536 .708 .208 1 0
2019 PMB A+ FSL 496 439 47 107 32 1 10 171 53 52 112 1 1 .244 .327 .390 .146 2 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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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 SLN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 0 d1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Contract selected by St. Louis 6/4/23.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2018 (2s-75) (TCU). $800,000 signing bonus ($799,600 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 404 46 98 19 0 13 48 34 94 1 0 .267 .328 .425 91 5.6 1B 0 0.6
80o 377 40 85 17 0 11 43 29 90 1 0 .247 .304 .392 80 -1.4 1B 0 -0.2
70o 357 37 77 15 0 10 39 26 87 1 0 .235 .289 .372 72 -5.8 1B 0 -0.6
60o 341 33 70 14 0 9 36 24 85 1 0 .224 .277 .355 66 -9.2 1B 0 -1.0
50o 325 31 64 13 0 8 33 22 82 1 0 .213 .265 .337 60 -12.0 1B 0 -1.3
40o 309 28 58 11 0 8 30 20 80 1 0 .202 .252 .324 53 -14.6 1B 0 -1.6
30o 293 25 52 10 0 7 27 18 77 0 0 .191 .240 .305 47 -16.9 1B 0 -1.8
20o 273 22 46 9 0 6 24 16 73 0 0 .180 .227 .286 39 -19.3 1B 0 -2.1
10o 246 18 37 7 0 5 20 13 68 0 0 .160 .203 .255 28 -21.7 1B 0 -2.3
Weighted Mean3323267130934238310.219.272.35062-10.81B 0-1.2

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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)


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