Biographical

Yonder Alonso 1BPadres

Padres Player Cards | Padres Team Audit | Padres Depth Chart

2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)

PA	AVG	HR	R	RBI	SB	DRC+	WARP
Login or Subscribe today for access to projections!

Birth Date	4-8-1987
Height	6' 1"
Weight	230 lbs

Age	37 years, 0 months, 17 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 0.82015
: 0.72016
: 1.72017
: 0.62018
: 1.62019
proj

WARP Summary

Show All
Stats Only
Transactions
More PECOTA
Splits
Book Comments
Pitch f/x
Articles

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2010	CIN	23	22	29	6	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	.207	.207	.276	60	-1.3	-0.3	1.4	0.0
2011	CIN	24	47	98	29	4	0	5	10	21	0	0	0	.330	.398	.545	120	2.3	0.9	-2.1	0.3
2012	SDN	25	155	619	150	39	0	9	62	101	3	3	0	.273	.348	.393	99	-0.5	-5.3	9.1	1.0
2013	SDN	26	97	375	94	11	0	6	32	47	2	6	0	.281	.341	.368	100	0.6	-3.0	3.9	0.6
2014	SDN	27	84	288	64	19	1	7	17	36	1	6	1	.240	.285	.397	99	-0.3	1.3	2.1	0.6
2015	SDN	28	103	402	100	18	1	5	42	48	3	2	5	.282	.361	.381	99	1.2	-2.0	3.7	0.8
2016	OAK	29	156	532	122	34	0	7	45	74	1	3	1	.253	.316	.367	90	-5.0	0.2	6.0	0.7
2017	OAK	30	100	371	85	17	0	22	50	88	2	1	0	.266	.369	.527	123	11.9	-0.2	-2.7	1.3
2017	SEA	30	42	150	35	5	0	6	18	30	0	1	0	.265	.353	.439	125	5.1	-0.1	-2.8	0.4
2018	CLE	31	145	574	129	19	0	23	51	123	2	0	0	.250	.317	.421	96	-0.7	1.1	-0.6	0.6
2019	CHA	32	67	251	39	6	0	7	29	53	1	0	1	.178	.275	.301	79	-5.8	0.1	-0.1	-0.3
2019	COL	32	54	84	19	7	0	3	10	17	1	0	0	.260	.357	.479	102	0.5	0.3	-1.1	0.1
Career			1072	3773	872	181	2	100	366	648	16	22	8	.259	.332	.404	100	8.0	-6.9	16.8	6.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.

YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2008	SAR	A+	FSL	6	25	.255	.321	.376	.429	100	1.6	0.8	-0.5	134	0	0.0	-0.1	0.5	0.1
2009	SAR	A+	FSL	49	201	.253	.320	.366	.333	95	11.1	5.9	-3.8	155	0	2.2	-0.7	10.3	1.4
2009	CAR	AA	SOU	29	121	.252	.329	.369	.330	92	7.6	3.4	-2.2	138	0	3.1	0.0	5.1	1.0
2009	RDS	Rk	GCL	6	18	.231	.288	.333	.143	89	-1.7	0.6	-0.4	98	0	0.0	-1.4	0.0	-0.1
2010	CIN	MLB	NL	22	29	.262	.333	.417	.316	99	-2.7	0.8	-0.2	60	12	1.4	-0.3	-1.3	0.0
2010	CAR	AA	SOU	31	121	.263	.330	.388	.293	97	1.5	3.5	-1.5	126	0	0.5	-1.0	3.9	0.6
2010	LOU	AAA	INT	101	445	.268	.336	.424	.340	100	7.4	13.4	-7.6	126	0	0.4	-4.3	12.8	1.4
2011	CIN	MLB	NL	47	98	.249	.312	.384	.387	103	5.4	2.6	-0.5	120	19	-2.1	0.9	2.3	0.3
2011	LOU	AAA	INT	91	409	.259	.327	.400	.324	94	10.6	12.7	-4.6	139	0	-7.5	-2.2	16.5	1.4
2012	SDN	MLB	NL	155	619	.252	.315	.398	.318	96	8.1	17.0	-10.7	99	8	9.1	-5.3	-0.5	1.0
2013	SDN	MLB	NL	97	375	.257	.315	.399	.306	98	1	9.9	-6.2	100	10	3.9	-3.0	0.6	0.6
2013	TUC	AAA	PCL	4	14	.276	.337	.413	.571	112	1.4	0.4	-0.3	162	0	-0.1	-0.2	0.8	0.1
2014	SDN	MLB	NL	84	288	.256	.315	.394	.251	96	-2.3	7.4	-4.6	99	10	2.1	1.3	-0.3	0.6
2014	ELP	AAA	PCL	5	17	.269	.326	.424	.267	103	-1.9	0.4	0	0	0	-0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
2014	PDR	Rk	AZL	2	8	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		122	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2015	SDN	MLB	NL	103	402	.258	.320	.414	.313	94	5.6	10.9	-6.8	99	12	3.7	-2.0	1.2	0.8
2015	LEL	A+	CAL	2	9	.257	.328	.392	.167	99	0.1	0.2	-0.2	103	0	-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0
2015	ELP	AAA	PCL	4	17	.242	.330	.365	.300	113	0.2	0.5	-0.3	99	0	-0.4	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1
2016	OAK	MLB	AL	156	532	.260	.320	.426	.284	99	-8.9	15.0	-9.2	90	9	6.0	0.2	-5.0	0.7
2017	OAK	MLB	AL	100	371	.254	.321	.430	.301	103	14.1	10.8	-6.8	123	7	-2.7	-0.2	11.9	1.3
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	42	150	.258	.321	.438	.302	101	0.7	4.4	-2.7	125	7	-2.8	-0.1	5.1	0.4
2018	CLE	MLB	AL	145	574	.257	.328	.423	.283	106	0.6	16.1	-10.2	96	7	-0.6	1.1	-0.7	0.6
2019	CHA	MLB	AL	67	251	.258	.324	.450	.199	101	-12.4	7.6	-4.8	79	14	-0.1	0.1	-5.8	-0.3
2019	COL	MLB	NL	54	84	.244	.310	.414	.302	114	0.6	2.5	-0.8	102	-17	-1.1	0.3	0.5	0.1
2019	ABQ	AAA	PCL	9	38	.297	.356	.506	.458	120	5.1	1.3	-0.8	145	0	-0.2	-1.5	2.5	0.1

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
2008	SAR	A+	FSL	25	19	1	6	1	0	0	7	2	5	5	0	0	.316	.458	.368	.053	0	0
2009	CAR	AA	SOU	121	105	12	31	11	0	2	48	14	14	15	1	0	.295	.378	.457	.162	0	0
2009	RDS	Rk	GCL	18	15	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.000	0	0
2009	SAR	A+	FSL	201	175	21	53	13	0	7	87	38	24	30	0	1	.303	.387	.497	.194	0	0
2010	LOU	AAA	INT	445	406	50	120	31	2	12	191	56	37	76	9	1	.296	.356	.470	.175	0	0
2010	CAR	AA	SOU	121	101	19	27	5	0	3	41	13	19	16	4	2	.267	.388	.406	.139	0	0
2010	CIN	MLB	NL	29	29	2	6	2	0	0	8	3	0	10	0	0	.207	.207	.276	.069	0	0
2011	CIN	MLB	NL	98	88	9	29	4	0	5	48	15	10	21	0	0	.330	.398	.545	.216	0	0
2011	LOU	AAA	INT	409	358	46	106	24	4	12	174	56	46	60	6	5	.296	.374	.486	.190	4	0
2012	SDN	MLB	NL	619	549	47	150	39	0	9	216	62	62	101	3	0	.273	.348	.393	.120	4	1
2013	SDN	MLB	NL	375	334	34	94	11	0	6	123	45	32	47	6	0	.281	.341	.368	.087	7	0
2013	TUC	AAA	PCL	14	14	1	8	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	.571	.571	.571	.000	0	0
2014	PDR	Rk	AZL	8	8	1	3	0	0	1	6	4	0	1	0	0	.375	.375	.750	.375	0
2014	SDN	MLB	NL	288	267	27	64	19	1	7	106	27	17	36	6	1	.240	.285	.397	.157	3
2014	ELP	AAA	PCL	17	17	0	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.000	0
2015	LEL	A+	CAL	9	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	.167	.444	.167	.000	0	0
2015	SDN	MLB	NL	402	354	50	100	18	1	5	135	31	42	48	2	5	.282	.361	.381	.099	3	0
2015	ELP	AAA	PCL	17	13	3	3	1	0	0	4	2	4	3	0	0	.231	.412	.308	.077	0	0
2016	OAK	MLB	AL	532	482	52	122	34	0	7	177	56	45	74	3	1	.253	.316	.367	.114	4	0
2017	OAK	MLB	AL	371	319	52	85	17	0	22	168	49	50	88	1	0	.266	.369	.527	.260	0	0
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	150	132	20	35	5	0	6	58	18	18	30	1	0	.265	.353	.439	.174	0	0
2018	CLE	MLB	AL	574	516	64	129	19	0	23	217	83	51	123	0	0	.250	.317	.421	.171	5	0
2019	ABQ	AAA	PCL	38	31	7	13	3	1	2	24	12	5	6	0	0	.419	.500	.774	.355	1	0
2019	CHA	MLB	AL	251	219	23	39	6	0	7	66	27	29	53	0	1	.178	.275	.301	.123	2	0
2019	COL	MLB	NL	84	73	11	19	7	0	3	35	10	10	17	0	0	.260	.357	.479	.219	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	100	0.6100	0.6300	0.6508	0.7541	0.4359	0.6957	0.5294	0.3492	-0.0028
2011	372	0.4812	0.4409	0.7805	0.6648	0.2332	0.8908	0.4889	0.2195	0.0022
2012	2202	0.4882	0.4805	0.7902	0.7312	0.2413	0.8830	0.5221	0.2098	-0.0110
2013	1322	0.4917	0.4705	0.8312	0.6723	0.2753	0.9382	0.5784	0.1688	-0.0082
2014	1005	0.4955	0.4746	0.8449	0.6968	0.2564	0.9366	0.6000	0.1551	0.0052
2015	1453	0.4776	0.4549	0.8427	0.6902	0.2398	0.9186	0.6429	0.1573	-0.0059
2016	1877	0.4784	0.4614	0.8210	0.6659	0.2737	0.9298	0.5784	0.1790	0.0000
2017	2066	0.4589	0.4695	0.7402	0.7025	0.2719	0.8529	0.4934	0.2598	0.0000
2018	2174	0.4683	0.5028	0.7466	0.7279	0.3045	0.8610	0.5057	0.2534	0.0000
2019	1365	0.4747	0.4733	0.7492	0.6867	0.2803	0.8697	0.4826	0.2508	0.0000
Career	13936	0.4786	0.4750	0.7882	0.6993	0.2692	0.8918	0.5417	0.2118	-0.0027

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
2014-08-13	2014-09-29	60-DL	47	44	Right	Forearm	Tendon Injury		-
2014-06-17	2014-07-26	15-DL	39	32	Right	Wrist	Tendonitis		-
2014-03-19	2014-03-21	Camp	2	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2013-08-31	2013-09-28	DTD	28	26	Right	Hand	Strain		-	-
2013-06-01	2013-07-12	15-DL	41	39	Right	Wrist	Contusion		-	-
2012-08-07	2012-08-08	DTD	1	1	-	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-06-24	2012-06-26	DTD	2	2	Left	Knee	Strain	Bothered for a Few Days Cortisone Injection	-	-
2012-05-11	2012-05-11	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2011-09-20	2011-09-20	DTD	0	0	Right	Ankle	Soreness	Continued Soreness	-	-
2011-08-08	2011-08-09	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Soreness	Stepped on Sprinkler Head	-	-
2009-06-19	2009-08-22	Minors	64	0	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Hamate Fracture	2009-06-23

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2020	ATL	$
2019	CHA	$8,000,000
2018	CLE	$7,000,000
2017	OAK	$4,000,000
2016	OAK	$2,650,000
2015	SDN	$1,650,000
2014	SDN	$980,000
2013	SDN	$1,120,000
2012	SDN	$1,400,000
2011	CIN	$1,000,000
2010	CIN	$900,000
2009	CIN	$800,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$29,500,000
11 yr	Total	$29,500,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 116 d	Dan Lozano	1 year (2020)

Details

1 year (2020). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 2/14/20 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. Contract selected by Atlanta 7/18/20. Sent outright to Alternate Training Site 7/23/20. Acquired by San Diego in trade from Atlanta 8/12/20.
2 years/$16M (2018-19), plus 2020 option. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 12/21/17. 18:$7M, 19:$8M, 20:$9M club option ($1M buyout). 2020 option guaranteed if Alonso 1) passes physical after 2019 season and 2) has 550 plate appearances in 2019 or 1,100 plate appearances in 2018-19 combined. Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Cleveland 12/14/18. DFA by Chicago White Sox 6/28/19. Released 7/3/19. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 7/10/19 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$4M (2017). Signed by Oakland 12/2/16 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Seattle in trade from Oakland 8/6/17.
1 year/$2.65M (2016). Signed by Oakland 1/13/16 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.65M (2015). Re-signed by San Diego 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Oakland in trade from San Diego 12/2/15.
1 year/$980,000 (2014). Re-signed by San Diego 3/3/14.
1 year/$1.12M (2013). Re-signed by San Diego 3/9/13.
5 years/$4.55M (2008-12). $2M signing bonus. 08:$50,000, 09:$0.4M, 10:$0.5M, 11:$0.6M, 12:$1M. Signed Major League contract with Cincinnati 8/15/08. Award bonuses. Acquired by San Diego in trade from Cincinnati 12/17/11.
Drafted by Cincinnati 2008 (1-7) (Miami).

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

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Annual Player Comments

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Articles

Click here to see articles tagged with Yonder Alonso

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2017-05-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What has gotten into Yonder Alonso this season? Matching his career high in home runs by May 7th. If you're the A's, do you sell high and slide Healy over to first base, or try to lock him down on like a 3-year contract to provide a safety net for some of the weaker defenders in the A's infield? (Dave from San Francisco)	Aaron discussed him today. Key takeaway: "Alonso looks like a legitimately changed hitter." I heard him interviewed on MLB Network and he said he'd done work over the winter on his swing mechanics to make better contact. But when they asked him about getting the ball in the air more, he demurred. Dave Cameron at FanGraphs, though, says he's kind of a poster child for more loft. You raise a good point about his glove, but if he continues along a 1.000 OPS trajectory, will the A's be able to sign him? Seems that they'd try to get him to a reasonably cheap extension before the ASG and if they can't, trade him by the deadline. He's 30, so even if he's a different hitter, he's on the wrong side of the aging curve. (Rob Mains)
2017-02-14 12:00:00 (link to chat)	What does Oakland do with Chapman? Is Chapman good enough to push Healy off of Third? (Paul from DC)	I can honestly say I did not expect Matt Chapman to get pushed as high as he did, but our staff really went to bat for him. I could see the A's moving Healy across the diamond. A check of roster resource reminds me the A's signed Trevor Plouffe, which I don't remember at all, but makes perfect sense as an Athletics signings. I think they could rotate those guys through 1B/3B/DH to get them all at-bats, which I guess is something you do as the 2017 A's. I don't think Yonder Alonso will be blocking Chapman from that rotation. (The Top 101 Prospect Chat with Jeffrey Paternostro)
2014-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Think Rangel Ravelo will ever start hitting for power? If he does, is he one of the best 1B prospects in the minors? (SK from Boston)	I doubt it. There's some raw there, but it's likely more of a fringy power game. At his absolute peak, he's Yonder Alonso. Not really much to write home about. (Jordan Gorosh)
2014-04-03 19:30:00 (link to chat)	5x5 keeper lg, should I trade Saltalamacchia for Yonder Alonso? Thx much. Also what would you do if your girl deleted your MLB The Show career save file? Gotta dump her, right? (Babe Gross from Auburn)	In a vacuum I'd keep Salty. I don't think Alonso is special and the catcher position is harder to figure out in my opinion. Yeah, that's an obvious no go. Priorities. (Craig Goldstein)
2013-11-22 14:00:00 (link to chat)	At 1B next year, who puts up better numbers Matt Adams or Yonder Alonso? (higgsboson from Guelph)	Gimme Adams. Power has always been Alonso's issue (well that and platoon splits), and I am not too confident that the power is going to develop. (Doug Thorburn)
2013-09-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Medica. What's the deal? Pads must have some expectations to bring him up before the TL Championship series. Can he hit enough to play 1B in the bigs? (Bill from San Diego)	I believe Medica is Rule 5 Draft eligible this offseason. While he's not a big prospect, the injury to Yonder Alonso created some room, so why not see what he can do? Medica is limited to 1B defensively and doesn't have a ton of upside, but he's got some pop and has a track record of crushing left-handed pitching in the minors. So I think it's worthwhile to at least see if there's some Nate Freiman-style platoon potential in the bat. Doesn't profile as an everyday guy for me but has an outside shot to be a role player. (Jason Cole)
2013-06-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	There is some great fantasy coverage here at BP, but I think there's a gap in the overall literature here and elsewhere. You see a lot of work being done with recommending players that are owned in only a small percentage of leagues. The idea being "here are guys you can go get right now". What that doesn't really tell you, though, is whether those guys are actually better than the ones you have. For example, I have Kyle Seager, Jedd Gyorko, and Daniel Murphy filling out my 2B, MI, and CI slots. Would I be better off dropping Seager for a guy like Yonder Alonso? How do you evaluate a decision like that? (ravenight from Boston)	I would not get rid of Seager for Alonso. The reason that we can't necessarily outline whether the available players will be better than who you have is bc it's impossible to know everyone's situation so we try to recommend guys for you to consider if you want to make a move. Of course, our Twitter availability, the comments sections, and chat like these are a great forum for the specific questions like yours! For me, the question is whether or not Alonso offers something I need. I think he and Seager offer similar things with Seager having 3B elig. so might as well hold Seags. I do like Yonder, though. (Paul Sporer)
2013-05-22 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Jason, love your podcast with PaulS. What do you foresee in Yonder Alonso's future? Double power turning into homer power somewhat like Country Breakfast in 2012? cheers, Hoppy (Hoppy from Scotland)	Thanks, we love recording it for everyone. I see James Loney in his future to be honest. He'll hit for average and drive in runs, but 20 HRs would be a reach for him. (Jason Collette)
2013-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	12 team mixed keeper league. Is it worth holding onto Hosmer? He's my only 1B and is KILLING me. Yonder Alonso, Matt Adams, James Loney, and Mitch Moreland are the only decent names on waivers? Would you take any of them over Hosmer or try to make a trade for someone better? (kcasey1029 from Denver)	I'd prefer a trade since 1B is an elite offensive position, but in the meantime scoop Alonso to get some 1B production going. Hang onto Hosmer (unless he's part of the trade), but go and sit him for a bit. (Paul Sporer)
2013-03-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I try to understand the PECOTA approach since a few weeks now and with all my drafts in the books I wondered when I compare the PECOTA list with the draft tools offered on the web how potential new-comers (prospects) always fall short on the PECOTA list. Anybody who can help me to understand this better? Any comment would be appreciated. regards Udo (bechtudo from Knoxville, TN)	I reached out to a colleague at BP for an answer here (as it's a bit left of my comfort zone). Here's what he said: "In general, I think a lot of this is due to overly high expectations from rookie players by most, and the fact that a good projection is going to take into account a statistical expectation, not a "best case" (or even "above average") scenario. It's easy to remember the Amazing Mike Trout season, and Bryce Harper's very good season. But entering 2012, I thought catchers Mesoraco and Lavarnway would do quite well. Many thought guys like Yonder Alonso, Chris Parmelee, and (especially) Jesus Montero would do well. And even guys like Nieuwenhuis, Pastornicky, and Lombardozzi had reasonably adequate expectations from many. The really deceptive aspect of projecting rookies is that if they aren't good, they often get demoted, so their struggles aren't showcased, while the ones who do well get to keep playing and everyone notices, so there's a perception bias with regards to how well rookies actually did." Hope that helps! (Nick Faleris)
2013-03-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How likely is it that Yonder Alonso's college career at Miami was tainted by steroids? 60-40? (Matt from Chicago)	Matt, based on my knowledge of the situation, I'll put the likelihood at somewhere between 0 and 100%. (Geoff Young)
2012-07-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Are my Padres ever going to make a run again, or was 2010 the closest we're going to get? What does the future of the Padres organization look like, what is the state of our minor league system? (I aint Quentin from Beutiful San Diego)	The Padres have one of the deepest farm systems in baseball, and the key is whether that depth can overcome the lack of starpower. We've started to see some of the pieces of a future Padres contender already, with Yasmani Grandal and Yonder Alonso, and on the offensive side, Rymer Liriano should be coming sometime in 2013. Getting Joe Wieland and Robbie Erlin from the Rangers for Mike Adams at last year's deadline was a very nice move, and the Padres should be able to acquire more talent this July for Street. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-04-12 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I've got Hafner as my DH at the moment, but Both Smoak and Yonder Alonso have been dropped. Which of those three would you want? (JayT from San Francisco)	I'm assuming this is a relatively standard mixed league, 12 teams or so, in which case I'd grab Smoak. They're all close enough in value where you can gamble on his upside, and if he falls on his face, then you should still be able to get someone decent off the waiver wire. (Derek Carty)
2012-02-23 11:00:00 (link to chat)	What rookies do you see making an impact for the Padres this season? Spangenberg? Grandal? Gyorko? (Michael from Green Bay)	Spangenberg is pretty far away. I wouldn't expect to see him up before mid-2014 at the earliest. The other two could see action in San Diego this year, but probably as September callups. Impact this year? Yonder Alonso will start at first base. Maybe Brad Boxberger in the 'pen. Alonso is the best bet. (Geoff Young)
2011-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Lawrie, Jennings, Ackley... Are you high on any prospects likely to be called up soon? (Andrew from Las Vegas)	Yup, I like all three. You can also keep an eye on guys like Mike Moustakas, Jemile Weeks, Yonder Alonso, Anthony Rizzo, Lonnie Chisenhall, and a number of others. (Derek Carty)
2010-08-20 15:30:00 (link to chat)	Any chance the Reds' AAA affiliate could beat the Pirates in a 7 game series? They're trotting out a lineup of Dave Sappelt, Chris Valaika, Yonder Alonso, Todd Frazier, Juan Francisco, Danny Dorn, and Devin Mesoraco, with Sam LeCure, Matt Maloney, Aaron Harang, and Aroldis Chapman among their pitchers. (Joe from Cincy)	I was going to rip you and talk about how massive the different is between Triple-A and the big leagues is, but they might have a chance. I'll still favor the Pirates though. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-05-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How long do you think the Reds can stay this hot and could they actually be buyers this season with talent like Yonder Alonso on the way? (SprungOnSports from Long Island)	There's a lot of good young talent in Cincy, particularly in the rotation, where there's upside galore even if Aroldis Chapman doesn't show up, which he probably will. If Dusty Baker can stop with the self-destructive lineup assembly (.191/.263/.291 from the leadoff spot!) then I think they could be buyers, but I'm not sold on Alonso (.267/.388/.406 in Double-A, and apparently recently promoted to Triple-A) as being tremendously helpful at the moment. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-03-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	You've been reasonaly high on Yonder Alonso in the past, what made him drop off the list this time when a guy like Carter is so high? (Lincoln from Dallas)	The fact that he showed little power and did utterly nothing against lefties. I've written many times my feelings on first base prospects. If you don't look like some kind of No. 3 or 4 hitter on a championship level team, just how good of a first base prospect are you? (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-03-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Kevin, Thanks for the chat. Just curious, do you have any "pet" players you secretly cheer for? Guys like total tool-monsters who suddenly have the light bulb glow, less talented scrappy guys who won't be denied their opportunity, or a guy who masters a new pitch and worm-burns his way to a career? Maybe this seems more like a coaching question, but certainly the majors are filled with plenty of alternate path-to-glory stories. (JimmyJack from Issaquah, WA)	I actually root for most players believe it or not. I certainly want the rankings to look good, but I hardly would want anyone to fail just to make me look smart. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's true. I totally want Yonder Alonso to hit 40 home runs this year and make me look bad, I just don't think he will. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any concerns about Yonder Alonso hitting left-hand pitching? Does he eventually supplant Votto at first? (NeilEdwards6 from Cincy)	I have a lot of concerns about Alonso. Add him to my over-hyped list, actually. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-02 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Joe-thanks for the chat. Reds question-do the Reds move Joey Votto to LF when Yonder Alonso is ready, or trade Alonso? (raygu1 from burlington, NJ)	Neither guy can play left field well enough. I think they'll trade Votto just because he'll have a lot more perceived value by the time a deal has to happen. I'm not completely sold on the idea that Alonso will force this issue. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-30 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Anything to the Rolen for Yonder Alonso rumor? (Rob from Alaska)	That's not the vibe I'm getting. Reds would be willing to give Edwin Encarancion up but not Alonso. (John Perrotto)
2009-07-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Jerry Hairston? Did they miss Angel Berrora?? (Eli from Brooklyn)	Actually, he's a very good bench player, a nice addition for a team that usually has lousy benches. Since we're here, it's interesting to note that what we start with isn't always what we end up with, which is why I wait for final confirmation before discussing these deals. The Hairston deal was first reported as Austin Jackson for him. Yonder Alonso was initially mentioned in the Rolen deal--he's not. I really, truly hate analyzing rumors. It's a half-step up, maybe not that, from writing fiction. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-05-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were drafting at 10, 20 and 30, and were limited to college players, who do you like? (Tucci from Draft Day)	If I was to have to reach at each of those benchmarks, I'd take Jared Mitchell at 10, Chad Jenkins at 20, and Rich Poythress at 30. I love Mitchell's potential, even if there's a long way to go both in the field (where he's mistake-prone) and at the plate. Chad Jenkins has become one of my favorite first round arms, as I'm a sucker for a power sinker. And Poythress is just going to mash. I see less differences between him and Yonder Alonso than their respective draft standings would suggest. (Bryan Smith)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)	I'll buy your next reuben if you answer my previous Reds question :) (answer in LF - (1) Owings, (2) trade, (3) Votto next year). By the way, when I went to law school in Toledo I used to love listening to you on 1470. Keep up the good work. (Derek from Ohio)	Thanks for the kind words and mmmmm... though I don't see a previous question in the chat. It's fun to ponder, but I don't see them moving Owings to the outfield anytime soon. Votto to the outfield at some point makes sense, particularly with Yonder Alonso on the way, but I'm not sure when that has to happen. Which leaves them needing a trade. Holliday could be a good fit there, perhaps, but I'm not a great matchmaker for deals, particularly with an eye on the clock as I have now. (Jay Jaffe)

BP Roundtables

No BP Roundtables have mentioned this guy.

PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC