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Comparable Players (Similarity Index 76)

Rank	Score	Name	Year	DRC+	Trend
1	86	Chad Moeller	2006	55
2	84	Carlos Corporan	2015	65
3	84	Robinson Chirinos	2015	106
4	84	Jose Lobaton	2016	99
5	83	Matt Treanor	2007	98
6	83	Manny Pina	2018	90
7	82	Rene Rivera	2015	46
8	82	Javier Valentin	2007	88
9	81	Miguel Ojeda	2006	78
10	81	Francisco Cervelli	2017	91
11	80	Stephen Vogt	2016	102
12	80	Robby Hammock	2008	85
13	80	Nolan Reimold	2015	104
14	79	Scott Van Slyke	2018	0	DNP
15	79	Koyie Hill	2010	48
16	79	Michael McKenry	2016	69
17	79	Eli Whiteside	2011	67
18	79	Travis Ishikawa	2015	81
19	78	Chris Gimenez	2014	78
20	78	Mark Teahen	2013	0	DNP
21	78	Tyler Moore	2018	0	DNP
22	78	Adam Rosales	2014	94
23	78	Johnny Estrada	2007	84
24	78	Keith Ginter	2007	0	DNP
25	78	Robb Quinlan	2008	82
26	77	Emil Brown	2006	104
27	77	Steve Clevenger	2017	0	DNP
28	76	Ryan Langerhans	2011	76
29	76	Caleb Joseph	2017	76
30	76	Anthony Recker	2015	69
31	76	Danny Ardoin	2006	48
32	76	Dioner Navarro	2015	103
33	76	Chris Burke	2011	0	DNP
34	75	Ronny Paulino	2012	65
35	75	Humberto Quintero	2011	64
36	75	Nick Hundley	2015	99
37	75	Mike Jacobs	2012	88
38	75	Steve Pearce	2014	154
39	75	Greg Dobbs	2010	73
40	75	Mike Lamb	2007	116
41	75	Josh Bard	2009	75
42	75	George Kottaras	2014	78
43	75	Ivan De Jesus	2018	0	DNP
44	75	Ramon Vazquez	2008	95
45	74	Brennan Boesch	2016	0	DNP
46	74	Jesus Guzman	2015	0	DNP
47	74	Cory Sullivan	2011	0	DNP
48	74	Jack Hannahan	2011	87
49	74	Eric Fryer	2017	74
50	74	Alex Presley	2017	93
51	74	Kevin Cash	2009	76
52	74	Roger Bernadina	2015	0	DNP
53	74	Brandon Barnes	2017	0	DNP
54	74	Chris Coghlan	2016	74
55	74	Ryan Spilborghs	2011	60
56	73	Alejandro De Aza	2015	103
57	73	Jose Molina	2006	64
58	73	Elliot Johnson	2015	0	DNP
59	73	Joe Tipton	1953	110
60	73	Brian Bogusevic	2015	63
61	73	Scott Hatteberg	2001	88
62	73	Brendan Harris	2012	0	DNP
63	73	Johnny Monell	2017	0	DNP
64	73	Brayan Pena	2013	95
65	73	Ryan Roberts	2012	91
66	73	Mike Baxter	2016	0	DNP
67	73	Joe Pignatano	1961	91
68	73	Nick Green	2010	70
69	73	Matt Wieters	2017	74
70	73	Daniel Nava	2014	102
71	73	Ross Gload	2007	87
72	73	Yorvit Torrealba	2010	89
73	73	Andy Phillips	2008	95
74	73	Lenny Webster	1996	83
75	73	Jason Castro	2018	57
76	73	Ozzie Virgil	1988	91
77	73	Willie Harris	2009	98
78	73	Mike Fitzgerald	1992	86
79	73	Ernie Krueger	1922	0	DNP
80	73	Jason Varitek	2003	114
81	73	Welington Castillo	2018	93
82	73	Allen Craig	2016	0	DNP
83	73	Marco Scutaro	2007	103
84	73	Ed Bailey	1962	122
85	72	Jimmie Coker	1967	64
86	72	Phil Masi	1947	124
87	72	Matthew Lecroy	2007	55
88	72	Drew Sutton	2014	0	DNP
89	72	Alan Ashby	1983	92
90	72	Geovany Soto	2014	84
91	72	Esteban German	2009	88
92	72	Omar Quintanilla	2013	70
93	72	D'Angelo Jimenez	2009	0	DNP
94	72	Johnny Roseboro	1964	100
95	72	Ivey Wingo	1922	98
96	72	Hector Gimenez	2014	0	DNP
97	72	Martin Maldonado	2018	74
98	72	John Mayberry	2015	70
99	72	Chad Kreuter	1996	77
100	72	Sean Rodriguez	2016	106

BP Annual Player Comments

Year		Comment
2019		Due to publishing agreements, the 2019 player comments and team essays are only available in the Baseball Prospectus 2019 book (available in hardcopy, and soon e-book and Kindle).
2018		Frequently called "The Herrmannator" by the team's Twitter account and by the Arizona broadcasters, the Diamondbacks' third catcher/outfielder/pinch-hitter probably should have requested more than boots, clothes and a motorcycle. Herrmann backslid from a shockingly strong 2016 campaign to slip under replacement level (and the Mendoza line) again. At age 30, this is probably who he is. Because he can play behind the plate and has some pop in his bat, he'll keep getting jobs. It'll take more than hitting .186 to stop a Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Herrmannator. He'll be back.
2017		It was brilliant, really. In the waning days of the 2014 season, the ever-prescient Dave Stewart knew roster troubles would be in the future for client Chris Herrmann, so he did what any self-respecting then-agent would do: he pulled some strings with his former manager, and got himself hired as GM of the Diamondbacks. "Now, to get expectations as low as possible," he said to no one in particular, trading Miguel Montero and patching a season's worth of catching out of Gerald Laird, Tuffy Gosewisch, Jordan Pacheco and Oscar Hernandez. When the Twins called to talk trade in advance of the Rule 5 cutoff in November of 2015, Stewart pounced, completing one of the most notorious heists of the 21st century. After he succeeded in getting Herrmann used as a center fielder in 2016, Stewart wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
2016		Chris Herrmann is versatile, in that he bats left-handed (terribly), and can play catcher (poorly) or either outfield spot (badly).
2015		You don't see many catcher/outfielders, so Herrmann's versatility has earned him a few trips to Target Field. There's one problem with building your career on versatility alone: You can't take your favorite versatility out of the versatility rack and use it to line a shot into the right-field gap, which is what Herrmann needs to do more often if he wants to stick around. The Twins don't seem convinced he has the defensive chops to be a backup catcher—mind you, this is a franchise that employed Ryan Doumit in that role—and his bat lacks the juice for an outfield corner, leaving Herrmann as a likely fixture in Rochester. Might we suggest the knuckleball?
2014		The versatile Herrmann spent his first extended time in the big leagues last summer, yet struggled through the least productive season of his career. He’s never been a top prospect, but his discerning eye, lefty gap power and ability to catch as well as play an outfield corner gave him the luster of an intriguing utility option. Solid behind the plate, Herrmann uses his strong arm and quick release to gun down runners at a high rate, but last year he mysteriously stopped making contact or drawing walks and saw his on-base percentage plummet. The Twins are looking for someone to caddy for Josmil Pinto, and if Herrmann can rediscover the patience of his youth, he could be less of an automatic out than your typical backup backstop.
2013		Having shown impressive on-base skills in the minors, there's a good chance Chris Herrmann has a future in the big leagues as a fourth outfielder/third-string catcher.

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