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Birth Date	10-4-1983
Height	5' 11"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	40 years, 6 months, 14 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2007	OAK	23	68	248	53	13	0	7	24	39	3	0	0	.249	.327	.408	102	1.6	-1.8	-3.3	0.8
2008	OAK	24	148	588	148	25	1	7	44	69	11	2	3	.279	.346	.370	96	-1.3	-2.0	5.5	2.9
2009	OAK	25	147	614	156	37	1	15	28	59	8	8	2	.274	.313	.421	101	2.5	0.7	-12.0	1.8
2010	OAK	26	131	544	120	18	2	13	33	49	12	3	2	.242	.303	.366	95	-2.7	-3.5	-8.3	0.9
2011	OAK	27	134	515	109	26	0	14	38	64	7	2	2	.237	.301	.385	96	-1.6	-1.6	-9.7	1.0
2012	OAK	28	75	278	57	15	0	1	9	53	3	1	0	.218	.250	.286	79	-6.7	-1.6	-9.5	-0.6
2012	WAS	28	43	164	39	5	0	5	11	20	2	1	0	.267	.321	.404	77	-4.2	-0.4	-5.1	-0.3
2013	OAK	29	15	35	10	2	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	.303	.343	.545	95	-0.1	-1.1	-1.0	-0.1
2013	WAS	29	79	281	56	11	1	3	20	32	3	2	0	.222	.283	.310	94	-1.5	1.0	-2.7	0.9
2014	MIN	30	131	503	130	34	0	3	34	46	9	0	1	.288	.345	.383	106	3.2	-4.7	-13.2	0.6
2015	MIN	31	131	479	104	17	0	5	29	59	7	0	0	.240	.296	.314	82	-8.4	-1.8	-5.5	0.5
2016	MIN	32	106	373	89	24	1	8	18	48	5	0	0	.258	.301	.403	90	-3.7	-0.9	-6.2	0.5
2017	ATL	33	81	309	78	13	0	19	17	39	13	0	0	.283	.351	.536	129	12.2	-2.8	1.9	2.6
2018	ATL	34	105	388	94	24	0	12	22	43	13	0	0	.271	.332	.444	115	8.4	-2.0	-5.5	1.8
2019	WAS	35	85	309	74	11	0	17	20	36	6	0	1	.264	.324	.486	115	7.6	0.4	-8.6	1.4
Career			1479	5628	1317	275	6	131	349	659	102	19	11	.259	.315	.392	99	5.2	-22.1	-83.2	14.9

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
2004	VAN	A-	NWN	46	211	.000	.000	.000	.329			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	STO	A+	CLF	114	523	.000	.000	.000	.297			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MID	AA	TXS	99	444	.000	.000	.000	.313			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	OAK	MLB	AL	68	248	.269	.335	.424	.267	93	3.7	7.4	4.2	102	13	-3.3	-1.8	1.6	0.8
2007	SAC	AAA	PCL	55	240	.280	.350	.434	.333	99	-2.8	7.1	2.5	92	0	3.4	-2.3	-1.0	0.9
2008	OAK	MLB	AL	148	588	.262	.328	.413	.310	98	-0.8	17.0	10	96	10	5.5	-2.0	-1.3	2.9
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	147	614	.262	.328	.417	.280	101	-1.5	17.7	9.2	101	8	-12.0	0.7	2.5	1.8
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	131	544	.258	.323	.407	.245	100	-13	15.0	8	95	10	-8.3	-3.5	-2.7	0.9
2010	SAC	AAA	PCL	3	10	.251	.329	.352	.333	97	2.9	0.3	0.2	167	0	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.2
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	134	515	.256	.318	.402	.244	96	-2.6	13.9	8	96	10	-9.7	-1.6	-1.6	1.0
2012	OAK	MLB	AL	75	278	.254	.317	.409	.267	95	-17.1	7.6	4.6	79	7	-9.5	-1.6	-6.7	-0.6
2012	WAS	MLB	NL	43	164	.251	.315	.396	.274	98	1.1	4.5	2.7	77	7	-5.1	-0.4	-4.2	-0.3
2013	OAK	MLB	AL	15	35	.266	.324	.420	.286	95	2.8	0.9	0.6	95	9	-1.0	-1.1	-0.1	-0.1
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	79	281	.254	.314	.398	.240	102	-8.6	7.4	4.5	94	9	-2.7	1.0	-1.5	0.9
2014	MIN	MLB	AL	131	503	.254	.315	.395	.310	106	3.8	13.0	7.2	106	10	-13.2	-4.7	3.2	0.6
2015	MIN	MLB	AL	131	479	.252	.314	.399	.265	108	-20.7	12.9	7.8	82	8	-5.5	-1.8	-8.4	0.5
2016	MIN	MLB	AL	106	373	.256	.318	.419	.276	113	-9	10.5	5.7	90	8	-6.2	-0.9	-3.7	0.5
2017	ATL	MLB	NL	81	309	.256	.323	.423	.268	95	15.5	9.0	5.4	129	12	1.9	-2.8	12.2	2.6
2018	ATL	MLB	NL	105	388	.245	.315	.405	.275	96	11.3	10.9	5.8	115	9	-5.5	-2.0	8.4	1.8
2019	WAS	MLB	NL	85	309	.252	.323	.432	.248	104	3.9	9.3	5.4	115	13	-8.6	0.4	7.6	1.4

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
2004	VAN	A-	NWN	211	175	27	52	10	3	3	77	31	18	26	0	1	.297	.394	.440	.143	3	3
2005	STO	A+	CLF	523	441	85	122	26	5	12	194	65	63	61	5	3	.277	.380	.440	.163	2	2
2006	MID	AA	TXS	444	376	64	107	26	1	7	156	55	58	50	5	3	.285	.393	.415	.130	0	0
2007	OAK	MLB	AL	248	213	27	53	13	0	7	87	39	24	39	0	0	.249	.327	.408	.160	5	3
2007	SAC	AAA	PCL	240	211	32	59	9	0	3	77	27	21	41	0	0	.280	.354	.365	.085	1	1
2008	OAK	MLB	AL	588	530	54	148	25	1	7	196	42	44	69	2	3	.279	.346	.370	.091	1	2
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	614	570	74	156	37	1	15	240	88	28	59	8	2	.274	.313	.421	.147	7	1
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	544	495	55	120	18	2	13	181	71	33	49	3	2	.242	.303	.366	.123	4	0
2010	SAC	AAA	PCL	10	8	4	3	2	0	1	8	5	2	1	0	0	.375	.500	1.000	.625	0	0
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	515	460	54	109	26	0	14	177	44	38	64	2	2	.237	.301	.385	.148	7	3
2012	WAS	MLB	NL	164	146	17	39	5	0	5	59	25	11	20	1	0	.267	.321	.404	.137	3	2
2012	OAK	MLB	AL	278	262	19	57	15	0	1	75	18	9	53	1	0	.218	.250	.286	.069	2	2
2013	WAS	MLB	NL	281	252	19	56	11	1	3	78	25	20	32	2	0	.222	.283	.310	.087	4	2
2013	OAK	MLB	AL	35	33	6	10	2	0	2	18	7	2	3	0	0	.303	.343	.545	.242	0	0
2014	MIN	MLB	AL	503	452	37	130	34	0	3	173	61	34	46	0	1	.288	.345	.383	.095	7
2015	MIN	MLB	AL	479	433	36	104	17	0	5	136	50	29	59	0	0	.240	.296	.314	.074	4	6
2016	MIN	MLB	AL	373	345	34	89	24	1	8	139	49	18	48	0	0	.258	.301	.403	.145	4	1
2017	ATL	MLB	NL	309	276	38	78	13	0	19	148	50	17	39	0	0	.283	.351	.536	.254	2	1
2018	ATL	MLB	NL	388	347	45	94	24	0	12	154	50	22	43	0	0	.271	.332	.444	.173	6	0
2019	WAS	MLB	NL	309	280	37	74	11	0	17	136	63	20	36	0	1	.264	.324	.486	.221	3	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2049	0.5193	0.4065	0.8619	0.5658	0.2345	0.9236	0.7013	0.1381	-0.0021
2009	2095	0.5179	0.4726	0.8677	0.6286	0.3050	0.9150	0.7630	0.1323	0.0059
2010	1857	0.5256	0.4496	0.8683	0.6158	0.2656	0.9151	0.7479	0.1317	0.0103
2011	2002	0.5270	0.4156	0.8594	0.5668	0.2471	0.8930	0.7735	0.1406	-0.0076
2012	1598	0.5407	0.4524	0.8354	0.5891	0.2916	0.8841	0.7196	0.1646	-0.0080
2013	1203	0.5445	0.4206	0.8814	0.5420	0.2755	0.9437	0.7351	0.1186	-0.0041
2014	1993	0.5258	0.4230	0.8897	0.5868	0.2413	0.9252	0.7939	0.1103	-0.0124
2015	1708	0.5340	0.4573	0.8579	0.6162	0.2751	0.9021	0.7443	0.1421	-0.0083
2016	1332	0.4985	0.4752	0.8389	0.6581	0.2934	0.9153	0.6684	0.1611	0.0000
2017	1094	0.4753	0.5247	0.8275	0.6981	0.3676	0.8815	0.7346	0.1725	0.0000
2018	1337	0.4615	0.5333	0.8303	0.7455	0.3514	0.9087	0.6877	0.1697	0.0000
2019	1043	0.4899	0.5197	0.8118	0.7280	0.3195	0.9059	0.6059	0.1882	0.0000
Career	19311	0.5163	0.4560	0.8560	0.6197	0.2823	0.9100	0.7305	0.1440	-0.0023

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
2014-03-06	2014-03-07	Camp	1	0	Right	Foot	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2012-05-03	2012-05-04	DTD	1	0	-	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2011-04-01	2011-04-01	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Sprain	Mild	-
2010-06-06	2010-06-06	DTD	0	0			Soreness	Hit By Foul Ball	-
2010-04-24	2010-05-18	15-DL	24	21		Trunk	Strain	Intercostal	-
2009-06-12	2009-06-13	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Contusion		-
2008-09-23	2008-09-26	DTD	3	2		Hip	Contusion	Collision At Plate	-
2008-06-07	2008-06-07	DTD	0	0	Right	Thigh	Contusion	Foul Ball	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2022	ANA	$1,750,000
2021	ANA	$1,500,000
2020	WAS	$6,000,000
2019	WAS	$4,000,000
2018	ATL	$3,500,000
2017	ATL	$1,500,000
2016	MIN	$6,000,000
2015	MIN	$6,000,000
2014	MIN	$2,750,000
2013	WAS	$6,487,500
2012	OAK	$5,037,500
2011	OAK	$3,437,500
2010	OAK	$637,500
2009	OAK	$410,000
2008	OAK	$395,000

Years	Description	Salary
15 yr	Previous	$49,405,000
15 yr	Total	$49,405,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 113 d	ALIGND	1 year/$1.75M (2022)

Details

1 year/$1.75M (2022). Re-signed by LA Angels as a free agent 3/11/22.
1 year/$1.5M (2021). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/15/21.
2 years/$10M (2019-20). Signed by Washington as a free agent 11/19/18. 19:$4M, 20:$6M.
1 year/$3.5M (2018). Signed extension with Atlanta 9/23/17.
1 year/$1.5M (2017). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 1/30/17. Performance bonuses based on starts at catcher: $50,000 each for 65, 70 starts. $0.1M for 75 starts. $0.15M for 80 starts. $0.2M for 85 starts. $0.25M for 90 starts. $0.3M for 95 starts. $0.35M for 100 starts. $0.5M for 105 starts. $0.55M for 110 starts.
2 years/$12M (2015-16), plus 2017 vesting option. Signed extension with Minnesota 7/31/14. 15:$6M, 16:$6M, 17:$6M vesting option (guaranteed with 485 plate appearances in 2016).
1 year/$2.75M (2014). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/23/13. Award bonuses, including $25,000 for All-Star.
4 years/$16.25M (2010-13), plus 2014 club option. Signed extension with Oakland 7/23/10, replacing 1 year/$0.42M deal signed 3/8/10. $0.15M signing bonus. 10:$0.6M, 11:$3.4M, 12:$5M, 13:$6.45M, 14:$8.5M club option, $0.65M buyout. 2014 option guaranteed at $9.25M with 113 starts in 2013. Acquired by Washington in trade from Oakland 8/3/12. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Washington 8/23/13. Oakland declined 2014 option 11/1/13.
1 year/$410,000 (2009). Re-signed by Oakland 2/26/09.
1 year/$395,000 (2008). Re-signed by Oakland 2/28/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Oakland 2007.
Drafted by Oakland 2004 (2-67) (Cal-State Fullerton). $550,000 signing bonus.

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2021-03-03 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you please help me understand some of the really weird values the Ax generated recently for my 11-team AL-only 5x5 (OBP) Roto league? Here are some of the values & projections (R/HR/RBI/SB/OBP): $4.83 (99th hitter) Martin Maldonado 29/9/30/1/.280 (279 PA), the 10th C off the board. $4.80 (100th hitter) Kurt Suzuki 29/9/32/1/.308 (253 PA), the 11th C off the board. * Why value Maldonado > Suzuki? $4.44 (104th hitter) Yuli Gurriel 74/22/84/4/.318 (609 PA), only the 6th 1B off the board(!) * Why value Maldonado > Gurriel? One last example: The last 1B off the board was $.89 (130th hitter) Hunter Dozier 74/21/77/5/.326 (622 PA) * Why value Gurriel more than $3.60 above Dozier when their projections are so similar? Thanks very much for any insight you can offer! (DiamondStars from The US and A)	These questions are always really tough to answer without seeing the specific league settings because roster spots also factor in heavily to the positional depth calculation, which would be my guess for what's driving some of this. In the first case my guess would be that the replacement level OBP for catcher in this league is so bad that Maldonado's extra volume is actually a positive there, even though he otherwise looks equivalent or worse compared to Suzuki. Gurriel's extra homer and 7 RBI may be worth more than you think in this context, although I'm also seeing projections that are slightly different to yours and less favourable to Dozier! If you send over a direct link to your league setup on the AX, I can check with our tech team and make sure nothing weird is going on. (Darius Austin)
2019-06-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In an NL-only league that scores OBP and SLG instead of AVG, is it time to cut bait on Yadier Molina and Buster Posey in favor of waiver guys like Kurt Suzuki, Tyler Flowers, or Brian McCann? (Tynan from Tacoma, WA)	I'm facing a similar Posey question in a couple of leagues. I know injuries are involved, neither have really hit for any power. In the OBP/SLG format, especially in redraft, I'm cool with moving on, as crazy as that feels to say. (Mark Barry)
2013-10-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were Oakland, who stays and goes for 2014? Some choices are obvious -- Chris Young and Kurt Suzuki are gone. Grant Balfour and Bartolo Colon are probably not affordable. Brett Anderson, Seth Smith, and Josh Reddick are all non-tender candidates, though Smith and Reddick could be back because it doesn't look like Michael Choice is ready. How do they fix the middle of the infield? Jed Lowrie isn't going to put up this type of offense to make up for that poor of a glove and Eric Sogard and Albert Callaspo -- just, no. The Coliseum hides the total mediocre state of the A's rotation. (Dave from Chicago)	Great question. Agree on Young and Suzuki. Balfour will probably price himself out of Oakland, a team that has no problem with a revolving door of closers. I think that Reddick sticks around, unless his homer counts exorbitantly drive up the price in his first year of arbitration. It will be interesting to see what Colon wants contractually, and the A's could easily bow out if he wants a multi-year deal. There is no way that the A's pay $8 million for Anderson next year, so his option will be declined, but it will be interesting to see if he re-signs on a one-year deal to re-establish his value. Coco Crisp will probably be taken up on his $7.5 million option, given his somewhat unique blend of speed and power in CF (as well as his clubhouse appeal). The A's like the power that Lowrie offers in the middle of the diamond, and their backup options are less than inspiring (Nakajima has turned out to be a waste of $6.5 million). The A's pitching succeeds in many ways that are tough to see. Yes, the Coliseum and its immense foul territory certainly help, but the A's have an excellent system in place for pitcher development. They emphasize balance, posture, and pitch repetition - and they eschew the slide step! So they earn the benefit of the doubt when it comes to developing pitchers from within and identifying which arms to bring into the system. On the jukebox: Aerosmith, "Ragdoll" (Doug Thorburn)
2013-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a good fit for the Redbirds at catcher? Doumit's bat would be great, but I can't see Matheny settling for the glove. (doog7642 from Blaine, MN)	Kelly Shoppach is available. Otherwise finding a quality catcher is tough, just like finding a quality shortstop at this time of the year. Maybe if the need is still there in a few weeks the Cardinals can convince the Phillies to hand over Carlos Ruiz, or the Nationals to give up Kurt Suzuki before his buyout is due. (R.J. Anderson Trade Deadline Wrap Chat)
2013-03-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	My lineup: C-Ramos-1B-Konerko- 2B-Altuve-3B-?-SS-Desmond-OF-Stanton-OF-B.J. Upton-OF-Adam Jones-OF-Olt-DH-Ike Davis- Been offered Strasburg straight up for Stanton. He also has Moustakas and Santana that I'd like to get. I just don't think that Stras is enough for Stanton. What say you? (MerleDixon from PA)	I would hold on to Stanton, but it seems as though you need a starting catcher, assuming Kurt Suzuki is the primary guy in Washington. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-09-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which baseball player do you think would make the best frontman in a music-playing group (otherwise known as a band)? What would be the name of said group and what kind of music would they make? (Will from (Rochester))	To answer this question, we must first define its opposite. Obviously Bronson Arroyo is the absolute WORST frontman for a music-playing group, so who is the most unlike Bronson Arroyo? He's a white pitcher who can hit a little, so let's find a non-white catcher who can't hit at all. Is that Kurt Suzuki? Kurt Suzuki it is. He would play that weird amalgam of Hawaiian reggae that people over there seem to like, and they would be called The Children of Kamehameha. (Ian Miller)
2012-05-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Which one (or more) of the A's' non-hitters are closest to running out of chances? (edwardarthur from Illinois)	Daric Barton comes to mind. A's fans have been frustrated with him for years now, though some of that is his approach more than his actual performance. Turns out that not even followers of Team Moneyball appreciate guys who strike out because they take a lot of pitches. Me, I have a Jack Cust shirsey in my drawer, so I love the guy. One wonders about the length of Kurt Suzuki's leash, too. He appears to be a good defensive catcher with the blocking of balls, and I don't recall him doing too badly by Mike Fast's pitch-framing studies, either, but a repeat of his 2010 year offensively might open the door for Derek Norris sooner rather than later. (Jason Wojciechowski)
2011-08-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What would you do with the A's? Trevor Cahill has been terrible for the past few months. Brett Anderson is likely out for most of next season. Kurt Suzuki has regressed badly at the plate. Their free agent acquisitions didn't help them contend this season and they didn't deal them at the deadline, so there's no space to let prospects audition. Then again, their prospects (Chris Carter, Michael Taylor, Adrian Cardenas, Michael Choice, and Grant Green) all have some major flaws. (Tom from Madison)	Besides moving to a new stadium somewhere? Here's what Beane said in Tyler Kepner's piece yesterday: "Sometimes, you're relegated to buying that lottery ticket. Anybody will tell you that the lottery is not a great way to invest your money. But sometimes, you don't have a lot of options." Post-Moneyball Beane sounds more and more like post-Super-System Doyle Brunson every day. My advice, though, would be to find a bopper somewhere, since there's no one in the system ready to hit in the middle of the order. Cahill, McCarthy and Gonzalez should be good enough to make you competitive even with Anderson hurt. Sign Willingham to a reasonable 2-year deal if you can, but don't go longer than that. Cross your fingers that Jemile Weeks and Brandon Allen can be building blocks. But mostly, find a bopper. Crazy thought: find out how much of Adam Dunn's contract Kenny Williams would be willing to eat. this offseason. (Ken Funck)
2011-07-13 12:30:00 (link to chat)	With the A's season is over, what offensive players should be brought back? The only ones I definitely bring back are Jemile Weeks and Scott Sizemore. (Tom from Madison)	Well, Kurt Suzuki isn't going anywhere, Chris Carter will be worth playing, and maybe Daric Barton will have hit his way back to the majors by then. Other than that--I was going to say Cliff Pennington (who was actually Oakland's most valuable player last season, according to WARP), though it would be better if the A's could arrange to bring back his glove and substitute someone else's bat. However, I've just noticed that FRAA seems to hate him this season as much as it loved him in 2010. Anyone noticed any big change in Pennington's play in the field? (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-06-29 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah)	Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2011-03-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Speaking of Martin ... should we expect Kurt Suzuki to similarly fall off the planet Earth (like, again, Ozzie Smith)? Also, trim those sideburns, Petriello! (RC from Go Clemson)	You could argue that it's already begun, right? Suzuki hit only .242/.303/.366 last year, which even for a catcher is pretty lousy (though the double digit homers were nice). The difference here is that Suzuki's peak wasn't as great as Martin's, so the fall probably won't be as noticable either. (Mike Petriello)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Kurt Suzuki has caught a lot of games over the last few years and his offensive output seems to have regressed in a big way last season. His WAR in 2008 was 3.0, but it dropped to 2.6 in 2009, and then 1.6 in 2010. Do you see the A's sitting him more in 2011? (Tom from Madison)	Yeah -- I'm sure Donaldson, Powell, or some Bako-esque reserve could take some playing time away from him. And the As seem to be in the mold of preserving the health of their players. (Eric Seidman)
2010-03-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Christina, I look at Oakland's line-up without anyone I'd like on my fantasy team and can't understand how Pecota has them playing 500 ball. What are your thoughts on the A's? (lennyd from Portland)	Either you don't have a lot of teams in your league, or you're very picky, or maybe you have no use for steals; while I'm not wild about an outfield with Coco Crisp and Rajai Davis in it as everyday players, they will snag bags. For pitching, whether you're in a keeper league or not, just go grab Brett Anderson. Like steals, saves are a commodity you should want, and Andrew Bailey's the real deal. Position-related supply/demand issues might encourage you to snag Kurt Suzuki or Mark Ellis. Basically, it's going to be a better real-world ballclub than a generator of traditional category fantasy stars. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-08-15 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Better catcher in five years: Kurt Suzuki or Jesus Flores? (Drew W from NoVa)	Oooh, I like this question, in no small part because I really like both of them, but where I see Suzuki as a guy who will always be one of the best second-rank catchers in the game (as in, a step behind the stars), Flores is someone I see with a chance to push his way into the first, even in a NL already gifted with McCann, Martin, and Soto. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	So here's the question I asked at the event in Philadelphia last week: What unlikely players, historically or currently, do you personally root for? Jay mentioned Saul Rivera, Steven followed Wayne Tolleson back in the day, for me it was Jacob Brumfield. (Arthur from Philadelphia)	I was a big, big fan of George Williams, beyond TTO considerations, it was more basically because I sat near his brother and nephews and nieces one game, and I sort of liked the plucky little group of cheeseheads and their happiness over their uncle making it to The Show. Active, I've become a bit of a silly/irrational fan of Peter Moylan, since he's got the foreign/exotic angle on top of being a side-armer. And as an A's fan, I'm perhaps goofy in that my current favorite Athletic is Kurt Suzuki. (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Ichiro gets greedy and tried to steal third after swiping second. Very nice throw by Kurt Suzuki to nail him. (Steph Bee)

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2006	aax	.000	0.0	1208	.000	-0.1	10	.005	-.003	0.1	0.0	0.0
2007	mlb	-.003	-1.9	2980	.000	-0.3	33	.041	-.002	-0.9	-3.1	-3.3
2007	aaa	.006	3.3	2143	.000	0.0	36	-.015	.000	0.3	3.7	3.4
2008	mlb	.002	2.2	5665	-.002	3.1	78	-.060	-.012	3.4	7.6	5.5
2009	mlb	-.011	-15.3	5900	-.001	2.3	95	.013	-.007	-0.3	-14.3	-12.0
2010	mlb	-.002	-2.2	4951	.001	-1.4	76	.033	-.002	-1.7	-5.2	-8.3
2010	aaa	.011	0.3	93	.000	0.0	2	.006	.000	0.0	0.3	0.3
2011	mlb	-.007	-8.8	5525	.000	0.5	118	.000	-.002	0.2	-8.6	-9.7
2012	mlb	-.015	-14.7	4662	.000	-0.6	83	-.034	.001	1.7	-13.9	-14.7
2013	mlb	-.006	-4.9	3550	-.003	2.7	59	.060	-.005	-2.0	-4.1	-3.7
2014	mlb	-.016	-14.2	4485	-.001	1.2	76	.021	-.002	-0.9	-14.7	-13.2
2015	mlb	-.003	-2.8	4950	-.001	1.4	83	.086	-.002	-3.6	-5.9	-5.5
2016	mlb	-.005	-4.7	4245	-.002	1.6	56	.073	-.005	-2.5	-6.3	-6.2
2017	mlb	-.001	-0.6	3241	-.002	1.4	48	.027	-.002	-0.9	-0.7	1.9
2018	mlb	-.009	-7.5	3793	-.001	1.5	51	.010	.000	-0.4	-6.6	-5.5
2019	mlb	-.009	-5.9	3060	.002	-1.7	42	.046	.006	-1.3	-9.3	-8.6

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PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

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