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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date1-7-1991
Height5' 11"
Weight192 lbs
Age33 years, 10 months, 14 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
1.82015
1.62016
1.52017
0.22018
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
2014 CIN 23 21 60 10 0 0 1 4 10 0 0 0 .185 .241 .241 74 -1.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.0
2015 CIN 24 81 274 61 9 0 3 25 45 2 0 1 .252 .324 .326 86 -3.5 2.4 6.0 1.8
2016 CIN 25 115 420 97 23 1 7 36 72 2 1 0 .257 .323 .379 87 -5.5 -1.7 3.4 1.6
2017 CIN 26 121 423 100 24 2 7 42 68 3 4 0 .270 .347 .403 90 -4.0 -1.6 0.7 1.5
2018 CIN 27 138 522 114 21 3 10 54 96 2 0 4 .248 .328 .372 86 -7.3 -3.3 -10.3 0.2
2019 CIN 28 114 364 73 14 0 11 44 83 2 1 0 .231 .328 .380 90 -3.2 -3.7 15.3 2.5
Career5902063455916392053741165.250.328.37187-25.2-8.414.77.5

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
2009 RDS Rk GCL 14 55 .213 .282 .305 .256 92 -0.8 1.7 0 107 0 0.6 -0.9 0.8 0.2
2010 BIL Rk PIO 35 131 .274 .332 .405 .395 98 7.1 4.7 2.9 138 0 1.4 -0.1 1.7 1.0
2011 DYT A MID 97 372 .254 .324 .379 .320 96 3.8 10.8 5.7 111 0 2.3 -0.3 1.1 2.0
2012 BAK A+ CAL 59 231 .268 .336 .418 .340 95 7.3 6.8 4.1 115 0 0.2 -5.3 4.1 1.0
2012 PEN AA SOU 41 142 .259 .332 .389 .226 103 -10.5 3.9 2.3 40 0 -10.1 1.3 -7.3 -1.0
2013 PEN AA SOU 98 395 .242 .314 .362 .300 100 -0.1 10.7 6.5 106 0 -19.4 -2.3 -3.1 -0.8
2014 CIN MLB NL 21 60 .242 .299 .367 .209 101 -3.1 1.5 0.9 74 14 -0.4 -0.4 -1.7 0.0
2014 LOU AAA INT 78 292 .259 .324 .391 .277 110 -10.1 8.7 5 80 0 -7.1 -3.0 -10.2 -0.7
2015 CIN MLB NL 81 274 .254 .312 .402 .294 92 -2.7 7.4 4.3 86 8 6.0 2.4 -3.5 1.8
2015 LOU AAA INT 5 18 .252 .321 .376 .385 93 1.2 0.5 0.3 103 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1
2016 CIN MLB NL 115 420 .254 .319 .410 .299 94 -1 11.9 7.1 87 11 3.4 -1.7 -5.5 1.6
2017 CIN MLB NL 121 423 .254 .322 .423 .312 97 2.5 12.4 7.3 90 8 0.7 -1.6 -4.0 1.5
2018 CIN MLB NL 138 522 .248 .319 .406 .291 100 -6.8 14.6 7.8 86 6 -10.3 -3.3 -7.3 0.2
2019 CIN MLB NL 114 364 .249 .320 .427 .278 97 -2.7 11.0 6 90 9 15.3 -3.7 -3.2 2.5
2019 LOU AAA INT 1 3 .252 .322 .402 .500 101 0.1 0.1 0.1 72 0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

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
2009 RDS Rk GCL 55 48 5 10 2 0 0 12 6 6 9 0 0 .208 .296 .250 .042 0 0
2010 BIL Rk PIO 131 111 17 34 9 0 0 43 12 18 25 4 1 .306 .412 .387 .081 0 0
2011 DYT A MID 372 326 47 89 24 2 3 126 43 37 59 2 1 .273 .344 .387 .113 5 3
2012 PEN AA SOU 142 130 10 26 4 1 2 38 12 11 22 1 1 .200 .262 .292 .092 0 1
2012 BAK A+ CAL 231 198 26 55 12 1 4 81 22 29 45 0 2 .278 .371 .409 .131 1 2
2013 PEN AA SOU 395 339 31 88 19 1 3 118 44 45 57 1 0 .260 .348 .348 .088 4 4
2014 CIN MLB NL 60 54 3 10 0 0 1 13 1 4 10 0 0 .185 .241 .241 .056 0
2014 LOU AAA INT 292 256 18 63 9 3 1 81 29 28 34 0 1 .246 .319 .316 .070 3
2015 CIN MLB NL 274 242 23 61 9 0 3 79 18 25 45 0 1 .252 .324 .326 .074 3 2
2015 LOU AAA INT 18 16 0 5 3 0 0 8 2 1 4 0 0 .313 .333 .500 .188 1 0
2016 CIN MLB NL 420 377 34 97 23 1 7 143 51 36 72 1 0 .257 .323 .379 .122 3 2
2017 CIN MLB NL 423 370 26 100 24 2 7 149 44 42 68 4 0 .270 .347 .403 .132 3 5
2018 CIN MLB NL 522 460 50 114 21 3 10 171 46 54 96 0 4 .248 .328 .372 .124 3 3
2019 LOU AAA INT 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .667 .333 0 0
2019 CIN MLB NL 364 316 32 73 14 0 11 120 40 44 83 1 0 .231 .328 .380 .149 1 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2014 199 0.5075 0.4724 0.7979 0.6535 0.2857 0.8636 0.6429 0.2021 -0.0023
2015 938 0.5096 0.4947 0.8276 0.6674 0.3152 0.8652 0.7448 0.1724 0.0016
2016 1478 0.4885 0.4729 0.7897 0.6454 0.3082 0.8412 0.6867 0.2103 0.0000
2017 1539 0.4743 0.4711 0.8069 0.6521 0.3078 0.8887 0.6506 0.1931 0.0000
2018 1952 0.4688 0.4524 0.7961 0.6361 0.2903 0.8814 0.6312 0.2039 0.0000
2019 1370 0.4745 0.4642 0.7594 0.6523 0.2944 0.8373 0.6038 0.2406 0.0000
Career74760.48100.46830.79430.64860.30120.86440.65570.20570.0001

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
2013-07-01 2013-07-08 Minors 7 0 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 ARI $740,000
2024 CHN $2,510,000
2023 CHN $3,250,000
2022 DET $7,500,000
2021 CIN $4,187,500
2020 CIN $3,937,500
2019 CIN $2,937,500
2018 CIN $4,437,500
2017 CIN $575,000
2016 CIN $517,500
2015 CIN $
2014 CIN $500,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$27,842,500
2019Current$3,250,000
10 yrPvs + Cur$31,092,500
10 yrTotal$31,092,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 47 dBallengee1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/2/24 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Arizona 3/25/24. Diamondbacks pay Major League minimum of $740,000, with Cubs responsible for the balance of Barnhart's 2024 salary.
  • 2 years/$6.5M (2023-24). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/23/22. 23:$3.25M, 24:$3.25M. Barnhart may opt out of contract after 2023 season. 2024 salary may increase based on starts as catcher in 2023: $250,000 each for 91,101 starts, $500,000 for 111 starts. Annual performance bonuses based on starts as catcher: $250,000 each for 91, 101 starts. $500,000 for 111 starts. DFA by Chicago Cubs 8/19/23. Released 8/20/23.
  • 4 years/$16M (2018-21), plus 2022 club option. Signed extension with Cincinnati 9/22/17. $1.75M signing bonus. 18:$4M, 19:$3.5M, 20:$2.5M, 21:$3.75M, 22:$7.5M club option, $500,000 buyout. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Cincinnati 11/3/21. Detroit exercised 2022 club option 11/3/21.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/17.
  • 1 year/$517,500 (2016). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/15.
  • 1 year/$500,000 (2014). Contract purchased by Cincinnati 11/20/13. Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/14.
  • Drafted by Cincinnati 2009 (10-299) (Brownsburg HS, Ind.). $250,000 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
90o 54 14 3 0 1 6 9 0 0 .298 .389 .426 118 0.0 C -1 0.0
80o 36 9 2 0 1 4 6 0 0 .290 .371 .452 111 0.0 C -1 0.0
70o 23 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 .250 .318 .300 106 0.0 C 0 0.0
60o 12 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .300 .364 .400 102 0.0 C 0 0.0
50o 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 98 0.0 C 0 0.0
Weighted Mean410000100.333.333.333990.0C 00.0

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-11-13 12:00:00 (link to chat)Who says no? Tucker Barnhart for Brendan Rogers?
(Quincy from Ames)		I'd want a clean bill of health and some more confidence in the bat against major league pitching before I dealt for Brendan Rodgers. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-05-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)In a salary cap, dynasty league and only have roster spots for 2 catchers. Zunino coming off the IL soon, and i have Tucker Barnhart & Bryan McCann on one team, and Barnhart & Jason Castro on another. Who would you drop on these 2 teams? thanks
(Slappy from NC)		I'd probably drop Barnhart in the first league, just because having two drags on the batting average would be tough. I'd drop Castro in the second league because he's not going to get enough playing time to be valauble. Barnhart's BABIP should improve to the point that he's hovering around a .230-.250 batting average going forward. (J.P. Breen)
2018-02-28 20:00:00 (link to chat)Is Tucker Barnhart a solid #2 in a 12 team two catcher league?
(Todd from Beavis and Butthead's Couch)		The bar for the second catcher in a two-catcher league is, "Is he a starter?" If yes, then you should be OK. (Eddy Almaguer)
2014-01-29 19:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think of Tucker Barnhart? How do you evaluate and predict a catchers defensive ability, game management, and all those other "intangibles" for a catcher. Maybe those skills don't directly relate to fantasy, but I think they indirectly affect your pitchers (especially the young ones---see Yadier Molina). I guess what I am asking is who is the next (either in the 2014 draft or in MiLB) Ron Karkovice, Gary Carter, Jim Sundberg, Roy Campanella and in my humble opinion, Yadier Molina?
(Eli from Boston)		This is probably a better question for Parks and the MiLB crew here. I'm not super familiar with Barnhart, as he's not a fantasy asset. I can tell you that the best defensive catching prospect right now is Austin Hedges, and Mr. Hedges is not a Top 100 fantasy name. (Ben Carsley)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
2011 afx .000 0.0 3994 .000 0.0 89 -.055 -.002 3.1 3.8 2.3
2012 afa .000 0.0 2730 .002 -1.4 63 -.025 .011 1.0 -0.6 0.2
2012 aax -.025 -11.2 1753 .000 -0.1 44 -.048 .007 1.2 -9.9 -10.1
2013 aax -.025 -26.0 4117 -.001 1.0 100 -.050 .000 3.1 -19.5 -19.4
2014 mlb -.010 -1.3 696 -.001 0.2 12 -.069 .003 0.5 1.2 -0.4
2014 aaa -.008 -7.2 3444 -.001 0.6 65 -.013 .000 0.6 -4.6 -7.1
2015 mlb .007 4.1 2958 -.001 0.6 44 -.009 .000 0.2 3.9 6.0
2015 aaa .000 0.0 227 .001 0.0 8 -.011 .001 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
2016 mlb -.002 -2.3 4879 -.002 2.3 89 -.029 .002 1.7 1.8 3.4
2017 mlb -.008 -8.2 4807 -.002 2.7 60 -.122 -.001 4.9 -0.9 0.7
2018 mlb -.010 -11.5 4954 -.003 3.6 59 .005 -.009 -0.3 -8.4 -10.3
2019 aaa .001 0.0 30 .000 0.0 1 -.013 .000 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2019 mlb .012 10.1 3610 -.005 4.9 46 .009 -.001 -0.3 14.7 15.3

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