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Kyle Isbel RFRoyals

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 22)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date3-3-1997
Height5' 11"
Weight190 lbs
Age27 years, 1 months, 22 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2015
2016
2017
2018
-1.32019
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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 LEX A SAL 39 174 .254 .322 .387 .377 109 -0.4 4.9 -0.2 111 0 0.3 2.8 1.7 1.0
2018 IDA Rk PIO 25 119 .284 .360 .449 .429 105 15.2 3.8 -0.2 195 0 5.9 -0.8 7.9 1.6
2019 WIL A+ CAR 52 214 .246 .315 .358 .253 91 -1.2 5.7 -0.7 86 0 -1.7 1.8 -2.7 0.2
2019 ROY Rk AZL 7 27 .278 .361 .408 .389 96 3.5 0.9 0 155 0 1.6 1.0 1.4 0.5

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 LEX A SAL 174 159 30 46 12 1 3 69 14 12 43 12 3 .289 .345 .434 .145 1 0
2018 IDA Rk PIO 119 105 27 40 10 1 4 64 18 14 17 12 3 .381 .454 .610 .229 0 0
2019 WIL A+ CAR 214 194 26 42 7 3 5 70 23 15 44 8 3 .216 .282 .361 .144 1 1
2019 ROY Rk AZL 27 25 9 9 2 0 2 17 7 2 5 3 1 .360 .407 .680 .320 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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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 KCA $727,500
2022 KCA $701,900
2021 KCA $570,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,999,900
3 yrTotal$1,999,900

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 42 d1 year/$727,500 (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$727,500 (2023). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/23.
  • 1 year/$701,900 (2022). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/22.
  • 1 year/$570,500 (2021). Contract selected by Kansas City 3/31/21.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2018 (3-94) (UNLV). $592,300 signing bonus ($594,800 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 401 47 92 23 0 12 44 13 114 13 4 .240 .262 .393 68 6.0 0.6
80o 375 41 81 20 0 11 38 12 110 11 4 .225 .249 .372 58 -0.8 -0.1
70o 356 38 73 18 0 10 35 10 106 10 3 .213 .234 .354 50 -5.1 -0.5
60o 340 35 65 16 0 9 32 9 103 9 3 .199 .219 .330 44 -8.4 -0.9
50o 325 32 60 15 0 8 29 9 100 8 3 .192 .213 .316 38 -11.3 -1.2
40o 310 29 53 13 0 7 27 8 96 8 2 .177 .197 .291 32 -13.8 -1.5
30o 294 26 48 12 0 6 24 7 93 7 2 .169 .188 .275 26 -16.2 -1.7
20o 275 23 42 10 0 6 21 6 88 6 2 .158 .175 .263 18 -18.5 -2.0
10o 249 20 34 8 0 5 18 5 82 5 2 .140 .157 .236 8 -21.0 -2.2
Weighted Mean3313362160830910193.194.215.32041-10.1-1.1

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2021-04-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who do you think our the five first call ups prospects to the majors this year?
(Paul from Athens)
Taylor Trammell, Andrew Vaughn, Jonathan India, Kyle Isbel, and Akil Baddoo (or Chris Rodriguez or Tucupita Marcano or Jordan Sheffield or or or). It's a cheap answer because all these guys are breaking camp with their teams. (Craig Goldstein)
2021-01-15 12:00:00 (link to chat)Of these prospects, who is most likely to get significant MLB playing time in 2021? Jarren Duran, Kyle Isbel, Jeter Downs, or Luis Barrera. Thanks.
(Old timer from Raleigh)
Royals seem to be the most willing to play the prospects. I expect once you manipulate Nick Pivetta's service time, you will do the same with Downs and Durran. Barrera doesn't really strike me as a starter once he's up, but it's the A's so who knows. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
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)
2019-05-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Mark: love your intro about 2 first names! I'm in a 16 team 12 keeper pts. league and I'll need some good OF prospects soon. I already have Jesus Sanchez on my prospect bench. Hicks and Robles are keeper type OFs for me. Are there any prospect OFs flying under the radar for you? Thanks for the chats. Btw: Valera is already taken.
(balticwolf from Bethesda MD)
Never trust someone with 2 first names.

I'm not sure how under-the-radar they are, but I like Tirso Ornelas a lot. And Julio Rodriguez in Seattle (although he's currently hurt). Kyle Isbel is another guy that's probably slept on, but probably not for much longer. Also keep an eye on D'Shawn Knowles for the Angels. (Mark Barry)


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