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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 |
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| 2018 | KAN | A | SAL | 12 | 49 | .240 | .310 | .366 | .319 | 97 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 145 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | WNS | A+ | CAR | 26 | 107 | .243 | .320 | .356 | .319 | 103 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 121 | 0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | WSX | Rk | AZL | 5 | 17 | .234 | .303 | .330 | .154 | 103 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 106 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | WNS | A+ | CAR | 49 | 218 | .237 | .319 | .360 | .269 | 106 | 2.8 | 5.9 | -0.8 | 114 | 0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | BIR | AA | SOU | 42 | 180 | .249 | .319 | .376 | .348 | 103 | 9.3 | 4.8 | -0.4 | 154 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | CHR | AAA | INT | 29 | 134 | .275 | .352 | .466 | .336 | 112 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -0.2 | 103 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Statistics For All Levels
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.| Year | Team | lvl | LG | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | SF | SH |
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| 2018 | WSX | Rk | AZL | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .353 | .154 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | KAN | A | SAL | 49 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .341 | .347 | .409 | .068 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | WNS | A+ | CAR | 107 | 98 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .306 | .355 | .347 | .041 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | CHR | AAA | INT | 134 | 118 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .331 | .398 | .424 | .093 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | BIR | AA | SOU | 180 | 164 | 30 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .341 | .400 | .451 | .110 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | WNS | A+ | CAR | 218 | 191 | 20 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 4 | .272 | .346 | .377 | .105 | 3 | 1 |
Plate Discipline
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Injury History — No longer being updated | Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET |
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Compensation
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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 |
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| 90o | 403 | 48 | 112 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 11 | 54 | 12 | 6 | .292 | .320 | .405 | 89 | 14.8 | 2B -3 | 1.3 |
| 80o | 376 | 42 | 97 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 10 | 52 | 11 | 5 | .270 | .298 | .368 | 79 | 7.3 | 2B -3 | 0.5 |
| 70o | 357 | 38 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 51 | 10 | 5 | .258 | .284 | .358 | 71 | 2.4 | 2B -3 | 0.0 |
| 60o | 341 | 35 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 49 | 9 | 4 | .245 | .271 | .337 | 64 | -1.4 | 2B -2 | -0.4 |
| 50o | 325 | 32 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 48 | 8 | 4 | .232 | .256 | .315 | 58 | -4.6 | 2B -2 | -0.7 |
| 40o | 309 | 29 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 4 | .226 | .249 | .313 | 52 | -7.5 | 2B -2 | -1.0 |
| 30o | 293 | 27 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 3 | .210 | .233 | .288 | 45 | -10.2 | 2B -2 | -1.3 |
| 20o | 274 | 24 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 3 | .194 | .216 | .262 | 38 | -13.0 | 2B -2 | -1.6 |
| 10o | 247 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 2 | .181 | .199 | .252 | 27 | -16.0 | 2B -2 | -1.9 |
| Weighted Mean | 332 | 33 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 48 | 8 | 4 | .239 | .263 | .324 | 61 | -3.2 | 2B -2 | -0.6 |
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BP Articles
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| 2021-02-04 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Who are the best prospects that will get a look in 2021? (Tyler from Vancouver) | Many will get a look, some earlier than others. Obviously, players who debuted last year will be back, including Nick Madrigal, Dylan Carlson, Sixto Sanchez, Randy Arozarena, Ian Anderson, Ryan Mountcastle, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Daulton Varsho, etc. Another top-prospect early 2021 debut likely is Andrew Vaughn. Otherwise, our ETAs should help guide the search for potential 2021 impact players, though some likely will not debut until well after the All-Star break (Wander Franco, Jarred Kelenic, Julio Rodriguez, etc.). (Jesse Roche) |
| 2020-10-07 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Nick Madrigal hit .340 in 103 AB with severe reverse splits this season (although with a caveat for SSS). Do you feel he has any offensive growth remaining- particularly in reference to potential over-the-fence power? (ironcityguys from daBurgh) | I don't think it's likely that we're gonna get real power growth from Madrigal. What you hope is that any strength shows itself in doubles/gap power because the homers just aren't going to be there unless they're ball-aided. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2020-07-30 12:00:00 (link to chat) | I'm probably closer to a 7 than a 6 at this point lolz (Jeff McNeil from Queens) | No one will be happier than...well Jarrett Seidler, and he's pretty pleased right now since he gets to write a Nick Madrigal call up. But 7 is perennial all-star so let's put a pin in that one for a bit. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2020-03-23 12:00:00 (link to chat) | Which of these 2B options are you buying in an OBP league: Lourdes Gurriel, Kolten Wong, Brandon Lowe, Rougned Odor (15% k rate in ST), Nick Madrigal, Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Newman or Nick Kingery? Alternatively, an opportunistic owner has offered me Ketal Marte for Josh Hader. The speed of Madrigal is attractive, but he sounds a bit Dee Gordon-ish, and wonder how you think his situation will play out. (Karl from hands) | We are apparently the official publication of Nick Madrigal, so...(I'd be fine with Brandon Lowe too). If this is otherwise a standard roto I'd take Marte for Hader though, assuming you have other relief options. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2020-03-02 12:00:00 (link to chat) | If you looked at you top prospect list and picked five guys who are going to be called up and have an impact this year.....who would you pick? (Charles from New Mexico) | Adell, Lux and Robert are the obvious ones. Kieboom. Jarrett would want me to mention Nick Madrigal. If you want some deeper, sleeper cuts, I'd lean Jazz Chisholm and Alec Bohm (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2020-02-28 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Give me the names of top prospects who are going to come up this year? (Charlie from Atlanta) | The list is extensive. Here are top-50 prospects who likely will be in the majors at some point in 2020: Jo Adell, Gavin Lux, Luis Robert, MacKenzie Gore, Carter Kieboom, Dylan Carlson, Nick Madrigal, Jesus Luzardo, Dustin May, Brendan Rodgers, Nate Pearson, Casey Mize, Forrest Whitley, Alec Bohm, Cristian Pache, Ryan Mountcastle, Spencer Howard, and Matt Manning. There are obviously others, and even more who will surprise, but I'd wager these prospects will arrive at some point. (Jesse Roche) |
| 2020-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Any chance we see Andrew Vaughn at the show this year? (darielsantana from santo domingo) | After the signing of Edwin Encarnacion, I doubt we see Vaughn in the majors in 2020. The White Sox have not been shy of keeping prospects down until the following April (e.g., Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert, and Nick Madrigal). Of course, the White Sox are also looking to compete in 2020 and if either Jose Abreu or Edwin Encarnacion are injured while Vaughn is tearing up the upper minors, he definitely could see a promotion. I just would not expect him to arrive until 2021. (Jesse Roche) |
| 2020-01-15 13:00:00 (link to chat) | How good will Wander Franco be according to you? (Chi Chi from Warehouse) | I think he's a perennial all-star waiting to happen. That kind of bat control is, well, it's tempting to say generational but Nick Madrigal is right there. Still, he's an absolute freak in the best possible terms. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2020-01-13 13:00:00 (link to chat) | How long before ChiSox 2B prospect Nick Madrigal entrenches himself on the South Side? Any rookie projections for 2020? (ironcityguys from daBurgh) | Madrigal is a polished college bat, a top-five pick that hit almost .340 in the upper minors last year. If you have designs on competing, you should probably just start him Opening Day over Leury Garcia. I'd expect the White Sox to keep him down for the clawback. I'm very curious to see how this plays out and I imagine he's a difficult projection given the uniquely high contact rate. (AL Central Top 10 Chat) |
| 2020-01-13 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Just giving you a hard time - I figured it was a combination of it being a busy time of year and question volume for the team-specific chats. Thanks as always for hosting this.
My question is how did everyone seem to miss on Arraez? He didn't hit a lot of homers, so it's not like the ball impacted him a ton. Just an outlier? Can he do it again? (P from The Middle) | I don't think he's a true talent .330 hitter, but basically no one is nowadays (heh, maybe Nick Madrigal), and even if the batting average regresses some he's still a useful guy. The short answer on Arraez is he only really only offered the hit tool in terms of value as a prospect, so you really had to believe he'd hit .300+ in the majors, and that's a big ask on any hit tool projection. It's very difficult to know how that kind of bat will play against major league stuff until it does. This happened with Jeff McNeil to a certain extent as well. (AL Central Top 10 Chat) |
| 2019-10-18 12:00:00 (link to chat) | cannot make up my mind Nick Madrigal or Vidal Brujan as the top 2B prospect to arrive next year? (team detroit from chattanooga) | I would bet on Nick Madrigal making it next year, mainly because the Rays don't typically rush guys (even though Brujan needs to be added to the 40-man for Rule 5 purposes). The White Sox have publicly said they want to be more competitive sooner rather than later, which could force their hand if Madrigal plays well. (Steve Givarz) |
| 2019-09-25 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Royce Lewis or Nick Madrigal in a keep forever h2h points league. Who would you rather have long term? (Jon from MN) | It doesn't look great right now, but I think Lewis makes the adjustments. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-07-31 12:00:00 (link to chat) | Nick Madrigal is hitting much better at AA than he did in A-ball this season. Will the ChiSox give him a look before season's end? If not, is he top 10 on this upcoming offseason's top 100? (ironcityguys from urban area) | He just got promoted to Triple-A, but my answer is still no. I think we see him after they get an extra year of control on him in April (which isn't condoning the practice of service time manipulation. We'll see how he does in Triple-A but he could well *earn* a call up in September and not receive it. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-07-03 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Seems like Nick Madrigal's star is starting to rise a bit. Any chance he sees the majors late this year? (Buddy from Peoria, IL) | I think he could earn a shot but again see it as unlikely that the org gives him time there until early next year. Perhaps if Chicago remains on the fringes of the wild card and wants to make a push. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-05-10 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Nick Madrigal seems to be having an uneven year in high A ball--good onbase, no power. Any additional info on him you can share? (Buddy from Peoria, IL) | The power output isn't ideal, but he's still got a good ideal at the plate and I think he'll run. I'm not worried. I think we're still looking at a solid average and double digit homers/steals when it's all said and done. (Mark Barry) |
| 2019-05-22 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Thanks for the chat Craig. Has Nick Madrigal's season so far been a bit underwhelming? (The Pointy End from Somewhere) | My pleasure! Yes, it has and I think those creeping doubts about how much power he has are resonating right now. It's still early, and we've cited the roundtable we did on Madrigal and the smaller-framed guys who trade off hit for power a lot (Jeffrey did it in his article today, even), but there has to be power to trade off for. Whether Madrigal has enough is going to be the question. That might also be the issue for Pratto, going back to before. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-04-19 18:00:00 (link to chat) | Excluding anyone in the majors currently and also Vladdy dadi... give me your top 5 prospects of your choice to start a dynasty with. (Rocky from Los Angeles ) | I'll stick to guys I've seen, however briefly. Hitters would be Royce Lewis, Alex Kirilloff and Nick Madrigal. All are young, have very advanced hit tools and really understand the strike zone. Pitchers would be Mitch Keller, Brusdar Graterol and Ian Anderson. They each already have the requisite pitches and enough command of each to have pretty high floors and the chance to be great fantasy starters. (Scott Delp) |
| 2019-03-15 16:00:00 (link to chat) | Are you a Nick Madrigal fan? (Buddy from Peoria, IL) | I am. I'd like to see a little more pop, like any pop, but I think this season he'll earn back some of the draft day fans. (Mark Barry) |
| 2019-03-08 16:00:00 (link to chat) | First year player draft starts this weekend (2018 Draft pick, J2, and random prospects who weren't rostered before 2018). I have first pick, trying to decide between all the 2018 draft guys and others; Kristian Robinson, Paddack. Who would you take? (Gary Mack from in the back) | Nick Madrigal is a top choice from 2018 draft. I like Paddack a lot, and he's close to the MLB now, but Mize the better upside long term. Kristian Robinson maybe my third choice behind Madrigal, Mize. (Kevin Jebens) |
| 2019-02-14 12:00:00 (link to chat) | Hey Jeff. Thanks for chattin!
Do you think Nick Madrigal can be a 300/350/450 guy with 30 SB a year when he is fully matured, say 2 or 3 years into the majors? or is that SLUG% too high?
He seems very advanced with the stick and scouts are always talking about "power comes later". (sailenac from SD) | That's in the general vicinity of the "lesser Jose Altuve seasons" which is a comp we've used around here. And yeah, I'm somewhat bullish on the swing generating at least 40 game pop once he's fully healthy, It's not like it's a Ben Revere hack. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2019-02-14 12:00:00 (link to chat) | Hot take! Who has best offensive career? Ke'Bryan Hayes, Yusniel Diaz, Nick Madrigal, Nate Lowe, Garrett Hampson. Do any of them really stand out as definitively the best of this group or are they all close? And yes, this is an altered fantasy question. Thanks, Jeff. (djdj from house) | Probably Madrigal who gives you Hayes' batting average with Hampson's steals, but Hayes could also have a power breakout and be a fantasy monster. I don't know that I'd BET on that, but I would not be surprised certainly. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2019-02-25 16:00:00 (link to chat) | Does Nick Madrigal see the Majors this year? If so, what do you expect from him? (Buddy from Peoria, IL) | Probably not. You will dream of Dustin Pedroia, you will get, I dunno, right-handed Joe Panik? (Jon Hegglund) |
| 2019-02-18 16:00:00 (link to chat) | Hey Kevin thanks for chattin!
I have my choice between Nate Lowe, Vidal Brujan, Gavin Lux, Nick Madrigal, Yusniel Diaz, and Ke'Bryan Hayes, in a draft coming up for 12-t keep-forever dynasty. I'm in the position to win now coming off a 1st place finish last year. Which of these TWO do you like most for offensive output? (djdj from house) | Long term, Madrigal for sure. Next, it's between Yusniel and Brujan. Brujan has more SB upside, Yusniel a safer floor and less speed. However, if you want specific help for the short term, Hayes and Yusniel your best bets. I'd still go Yusniel over Hayes for 2019 help--but take Madrigal even if he doesn't help this year. (Kevin Jebens) |
| 2019-02-11 13:00:00 (link to chat) | So I have first pick in my draft - First year players, so we're talking 2018 draftees and J2 guys. Considering India or Larnach - who would you take, and is there someone else I should consider? (Gary Mack from in the back) | I'd lean Larnach. He's probably my favorite guy of the 2018 draftees. I know Bret loves Nick Madrigal, and I've consulted his list often this offseason. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/45978/dynasty-rankings-the-top-50-signees-from-2018/ (Mark Barry) |
| 2019-01-23 12:00:00 (link to chat) | Holy Nick Madrigal. Does Bret have a gun pointed to your head right now? (Jeff from Miami) | We really, really, really think he will hit. We talk a fair bit about him on the companion podcast, and Jarrett would have him top ten overall right now for one. You can also tell that Bret provides no editorial leverage because of the lack of big beefy corner bats on the list. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2018-12-19 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Crystal ball time...if the White Sox sign Machado i would presume it’s to play 3b. How would you see this impacting Yoan Moncada and the development of Nick Madrigal? Madrigal appears that he could move up quickly and eventually will settle at 2b. Thanks. (Cubbie Bear from Chi-Town) | I'm not sold on Machado at 3B. Feels like he still fancies himself as a SS, so I'd imagine that would be a big piece of the free agency pitch. Tim Anderson was a lot better defensively last season, but was sort of a disaster in 2016-17, so I don't think he has that spot on lock. Let's say Moncada at 3B, Madrigal at 2B, Anderson in CF and Machado at the six. (Mark Barry) |
| 2018-12-06 20:00:00 (link to chat) | Does Nick Madrigal's lack of power concern you as a prospect evaluator? How much does it limit his value? (Terry from Connecticut) | There's more power projection there than it might seem, in part because of the era. We like him a lot, but he might be a much better real life player than a fantasy player if that concerns you. (Jarrett Seidler) |
| 2018-08-29 19:00:00 (link to chat) | What's the difference in Nick Madrigal and Nicky Lopez the profiles seem similar yet all the love for madrigal and you rarely hear about Lopez? (bphil2712 from The Ozarks ) | Madrigal's hit tool is more than a grade better than Lopez's and Madrigal has more speed. Not to mention the lack of strikeouts (4 in 146 PA). And I think we've all come to agree that short guys with elite bat control are worth more than we think, which is why Madrigal gets the hype. I agree that no one talks about Lopez. He can take a walk, something Madrigal is still learning to do, but otherwise is a little uninspiring. (Eddy Almaguer) |
| 2018-09-04 19:00:00 (link to chat) | Are you confident the White Sox starting middle infield in, say ... 2022 will be Timmy and Moncada? (George from Kankakee) | I think they're both solid regulars at SS/2B right now, I think there's a lot more in there from Moncada and think Anderson can keep improving. However, 2022 is pretty far away and a lot can happen by then. Moncada may get bigger and move to 3B or 1B, and there's always a chance guys have to move off shortstop just because it's so difficult--although Anderson has athleticism to spare and has looked a looooooooot better there in recent weeks.
Still, Nick Madrigal may put pressure on a position change for *someone* as soon as next year, so 2022 feels like forever away. (Nick Schaefer) |
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