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Birth Date	6-6-1991
Height	5' 11"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	32 years, 10 months, 18 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 2015
: 2016
: -0.12017
: 0.02018
: 0.02019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2017	ANA	26	12	23	1	1	3	8	1	1	.050	.174	.200	70	-0.8	-0.1	-0.6	-0.1
2018	ANA	27	8	12	1	1	1	6	0	0	.091	.167	.364	73	-0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0
Career			20	35	2	2	4	14	1	1	.065	.171	.258	71	-1.2	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1

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
2012	LEX	A	SAL	49	222	.256	.330	.377	.302	102	12.3	6.5	2.8	153	0	-4.7	3.0	13.1	2.1
2013	LNC	A+	CAL	104	499	.270	.344	.429	.327	112	9.2	13.5	4.9	125	0	-9.7	3.9	1.8	1.5
2014	CCH	AA	TEX	66	305	.249	.317	.364	.383	96	14.9	8.4	1.1	135	0	1.2	-2.7	5.7	1.5
2015	FRE	AAA	PCL	117	456	.277	.340	.432	.317	106	7.7	12.6	3	91	0	-5.4	0.1	-11.7	-0.1
2016	CCH	AA	TEX	10	44	.254	.327	.393	.323	100	0.9	1.2	0.5	141	0	1.2	-0.1	1.0	0.4
2016	FRE	AAA	PCL	106	407	.276	.338	.429	.266	95	-20.4	11.4	3.8	32	0	-3.7	2.5	-34.1	-2.1
2017	ANA	MLB	AL	12	23	.264	.331	.425	.000	93	-3	0.7	0	70	13	-0.6	-0.1	-0.8	-0.1
2017	SLC	AAA	PCL	105	453	.278	.344	.434	.338	104	20.4	13.4	2.5	115	0	1.4	4.7	9.9	3.1
2018	ANA	MLB	AL	8	12	.249	.322	.402	.000	95	-0.7	0.3	0.1	73	17	0.2	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2018	SLC	AAA	PCL	45	191	.275	.349	.444	.290	122	2.4	5.6	1.8	123	0	-2.3	-1.2	5.7	1.0
2019	NAS	AAA	PCL	34	132	.262	.337	.447	.227	91	-6.7	4.5	-0.5	61	0	0.6	0.4	-6.2	-0.1

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
2012	LEX	A	SAL	222	151	37	34	9	1	2	51	25	65	44	12	2	.225	.464	.338	.113	1	2
2013	LNC	A+	CAL	499	386	88	100	18	6	8	154	60	102	100	16	5	.259	.415	.399	.140	3	5
2014	CCH	AA	TEX	305	229	33	60	21	1	1	86	26	61	76	5	8	.262	.418	.376	.114	2
2015	FRE	AAA	PCL	456	361	56	87	21	6	3	129	40	74	99	6	11	.241	.369	.357	.116	6	12
2016	CCH	AA	TEX	44	36	4	10	4	0	0	14	4	8	5	1	0	.278	.409	.389	.111	0	0
2016	FRE	AAA	PCL	407	359	35	70	15	0	3	94	27	32	108	4	3	.195	.268	.262	.067	4	7
2017	SLC	AAA	PCL	453	361	82	98	26	4	10	162	51	75	97	14	2	.271	.396	.449	.177	6	8
2017	ANA	MLB	AL	23	20	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	3	8	1	1	.050	.174	.200	.150	0	0
2018	SLC	AAA	PCL	191	145	27	34	11	3	3	60	24	40	38	4	1	.234	.397	.414	.179	3	2
2018	ANA	MLB	AL	12	11	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	1	6	0	0	.091	.167	.364	.273	0	0
2019	NAS	AAA	PCL	132	108	14	18	4	0	3	31	10	21	40	0	0	.167	.311	.287	.120	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2017	92	0.4348	0.3152	0.6207	0.4500	0.2115	0.8333	0.2727	0.3793
2018	47	0.6383	0.3191	0.6667	0.4000	0.1765	0.8333	0.0000	0.3333
Career	139	0.5036	0.3165	0.6363	0.4331	0.1997	0.8333	0.1805	0.3637

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
2014-06-20	-	Minors	-	-	-		Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	ANA	$
2017	ANA	$
2016	HOU	$

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
0 y 40 d	CAA Sports	1 year (2018)

Details
1 year (2018). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/18. Released by LA Angels 9/4/18. 1 year (2017). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/17. 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Houston 11/20/15. Re-signed by Houston 3/16. Claimed by LA Angels off waivers from Houston 11/22/16. Drafted by Houston 2012 (2-61) (University of Florida). $0.875M signing bonus ($0.8441M slot).

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
90^o	383	45	74	18	2	10	41	51	96	6	2	.230	.340	.391	94	15.2	2B 0, SS 0	1.7
80^o	363	41	67	16	2	9	37	46	93	6	2	.218	.323	.370	86	9.7	2B 0, SS 0	1.1
70^o	349	38	62	15	2	8	35	43	91	5	2	.209	.313	.354	81	6.0	2B 0, SS 0	0.7
60^o	337	36	58	14	2	8	33	40	89	5	1	.201	.303	.347	76	3.1	2B 0, SS 0	0.4
50^o	325	34	53	13	1	7	31	37	87	5	1	.190	.290	.319	71	0.6	2B 0, SS 0	0.1
40^o	313	32	50	12	1	7	29	35	85	4	1	.185	.281	.314	67	-1.8	2B 0, SS 0	-0.2
30^o	301	29	46	11	1	6	27	32	83	4	1	.176	.269	.295	62	-4.1	2B 0, SS 0	-0.4
20^o	287	27	42	10	1	6	25	29	80	4	1	.168	.258	.288	56	-6.6	2B 0, SS 0	-0.7
10^o	267	24	37	9	1	5	22	26	76	3	1	.158	.246	.269	48	-9.6	2B 0, SS 0	-1.0
Weighted Mean	329	34	54	13	1	7	31	38	88	5	1	.191	.292	.319	73	1.4	2B 0, SS 0	0.2

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-01-27 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Which of these 3 will make the most fantasy impact the next 2 years Cristhian Adames, Andrew Velazquez, & Nolan Fontana? (coachdorsey00 from Tennessee)	Can I say none of the above? Because it's probably none of the above. Gun to my head, I cry for a little bit then say Adames just because he has the easiest route to playing time. Velazquez is the best player, but I don't think he plays much the next two years. But yeah, none of the above. (Matt Collins)
2013-04-30 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Nick Tropeano and Nolan Fontana both could have the "advanced/polished college player" label attached to them, and both are tearing up their level (AA and A+, respectively). How soon do we see them at the MLB level? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	It comes down to how aggressive Houston wants to be. I would say 2014 but perhaps Houston decides to give them a glimpse of big-league life in September. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Astros pushed Nolan Fontana fast and he's doing well in A-ball Lexington already. ETA to the Majors for him? Is he or Jonathan Villar the shortstop of the future at this point? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	For the next question, Ashitaka1110, I have seen both players, but not recently. Fontana has great bloodlines, as his grandfather is former Milwaukee Brave RHP Lew Burdette, which might help him get there a little sooner. Villar was a good get in the Pence deal, and the Astros will have a couple of talented kids to evaluate. (Dan Evans)

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