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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date8-31-1991
Height6' 3"
Weight205 lbs
Age33 years, 3 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
-0.02016
-0.32017
0.52018
0.32019
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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
2016 CLE 24 21 17 5 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 .313 .353 .313 60 -0.8 0.1 -0.3 0.0
2017 CLE 25 60 115 28 6 0 4 3 37 0 1 2 .255 .272 .418 65 -4.7 -1.0 -0.5 -0.3
2018 CLE 26 81 143 36 10 1 1 5 34 2 3 0 .265 .301 .375 73 -4.1 1.9 3.0 0.5
2019 PIT 27 53 156 36 4 1 1 9 37 1 4 1 .254 .301 .317 66 -6.3 -0.1 1.1 0.1
Career215431105202618116384.260.295.36468-15.90.93.40.3

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
2011 IND Rk AZL 41 176 .272 .345 .403 .307 100 -7.6 6.1 -0.8 53 0 -4.5 2.9 -16.3 -1.2
2012 MHV A- NYP 60 230 .250 .319 .352 .278 96 -6.9 6.3 -1.8 59 0 12.5 2.1 -8.5 1.1
2013 LKC A MID 93 383 .252 .326 .372 .301 111 -1.7 10.8 1.9 105 0 10.3 2.4 -1.9 2.5
2013 CAR A+ CAR 39 163 .253 .329 .375 .311 108 -9.7 4.8 2.2 53 0 2.8 -0.5 -10.8 -0.2
2014 CAR A+ CAR 74 336 .259 .330 .385 .355 92 2.2 9.9 4.5 105 0 -3.3 1.3 -6.1 0.6
2014 AKR AA EAS 31 136 .263 .325 .405 .429 104 4.4 3.7 1.6 143 0 -3.9 2.9 4.3 0.9
2015 AKR AA EAS 72 327 .259 .319 .378 .321 92 2.7 8.8 3.9 108 0 4.2 0.5 -3.4 1.5
2015 COH AAA INT 65 261 .256 .323 .377 .266 104 -10.1 7.2 3.1 70 0 8.4 2.7 -11.8 1.0
2016 CLE MLB AL 21 17 .251 .312 .424 .625 111 -0.4 0.5 0 60 11 -0.3 0.1 -0.8 0.0
2016 COH AAA INT 104 460 .255 .318 .380 .349 108 6.6 12.9 4.9 114 0 -1.1 0.5 1.6 1.9
2016 ESC Wnt DWL 21 86 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 CLE MLB AL 60 115 .269 .337 .453 .343 103 -3.7 3.4 0.2 65 14 -0.5 -1.0 -4.7 -0.3
2017 COH AAA INT 40 170 .259 .327 .392 .343 106 -4.1 5.0 1.3 74 0 -1.3 0.3 -4.4 0.1
2018 CLE MLB AL 81 143 .256 .331 .416 .347 107 -2.3 4.0 0.2 73 10 3.0 1.9 -4.1 0.5
2018 ESC Wnt DWL 25 106 .171 .253 .246 .267 97 -0.2 2.1 0.6 88 4 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
2019 PIT MLB NL 53 156 .247 .318 .430 .333 101 -6.4 4.7 1.3 66 11 1.1 -0.1 -6.3 0.1
2019 IND AAA INT 20 81 .260 .333 .423 .292 94 -6.1 2.8 0.1 34 0 0.1 -2.0 -7.1 -0.5

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
2011 IND Rk AZL 176 159 28 41 2 3 2 55 14 12 31 5 1 .258 .316 .346 .088 1 2
2012 MHV A- NYP 230 214 30 47 9 1 2 64 18 11 50 9 1 .220 .264 .299 .079 0 3
2013 CAR A+ CAR 163 153 16 37 9 5 0 56 27 5 38 1 2 .242 .259 .366 .124 4 1
2013 LKC A MID 383 355 59 92 23 7 9 156 49 24 71 10 4 .259 .307 .439 .180 1 2
2014 AKR AA EAS 136 129 21 46 6 3 1 61 16 7 23 6 1 .357 .390 .473 .116 0
2014 CAR A+ CAR 336 308 44 89 14 7 3 126 46 23 65 15 6 .289 .336 .409 .120 2
2015 COH AAA INT 261 238 32 53 6 3 3 74 23 15 47 8 2 .223 .277 .311 .088 0 5
2015 AKR AA EAS 327 311 38 87 18 4 6 131 46 11 56 10 5 .280 .304 .421 .141 3 1
2016 ESC Wnt DWL 86 77 11 21 2 1 3 34 12 6 17 2 0 .273 .329 .442 .169 1 1
2016 CLE MLB AL 17 16 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 8 0 1 .313 .353 .313 .000 0 0
2016 COH AAA INT 460 429 62 127 31 1 11 193 53 19 88 12 10 .296 .329 .450 .154 2 7
2017 CLE MLB AL 115 110 18 28 6 0 4 46 11 3 37 1 2 .255 .272 .418 .164 1 1
2017 COH AAA INT 170 160 21 41 4 3 6 69 13 7 53 5 1 .256 .286 .431 .175 1 2
2018 ESC Wnt DWL 106 102 9 24 4 0 1 31 7 3 16 4 1 .235 .255 .304 .069 1 0
2018 CLE MLB AL 143 136 17 36 10 1 1 51 16 5 34 3 0 .265 .301 .375 .110 0 0
2019 IND AAA INT 81 78 6 15 3 1 1 23 10 3 29 1 1 .192 .222 .295 .103 0 0
2019 PIT MLB NL 156 142 15 36 4 1 1 45 6 9 37 4 1 .254 .301 .317 .063 1 3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2016 60 0.5333 0.6333 0.5263 0.7500 0.5000 0.6250 0.3571 0.4737 0.0000
2017 454 0.4780 0.5419 0.6423 0.6498 0.4430 0.7376 0.5143 0.3577 0.0000
2018 504 0.4464 0.5000 0.7302 0.7200 0.3226 0.8889 0.4444 0.2698 0.0000
2019 513 0.4464 0.5322 0.6996 0.7205 0.3803 0.8606 0.4537 0.3004 0.0000
Career15310.45920.52840.68590.70050.38460.82420.46480.31410.0000

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
2014-05-15 2014-05-27 Minors 12 0 Left Fingers Strain Middle Finger - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 CIN $
2023 CHA $
2022 MIA $
2021 PIT $1,225,000
2020 PIT $725,000
2019 PIT $577,000
2018 CLE $547,800
2017 CLE $
2016 CLE $
2015 CLE $
2014 CLE $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$3,074,800
4 yrTotal$3,074,800

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 165 d1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/5/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/16/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Miami as a free agent 11/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Miami 5/8/22. Returned to Triple-A 5/26/22. Contract selected by Miami 6/26/22. DFA by Miami 7/1/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/3/22.
  • 1 year/$1.225M (2021). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Pittsburgh 8/7/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/10/21.
  • 1 year/$725,000 (2020). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$577,000 (2019). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19.
  • 1 year/$547,800 (2018). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/18. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Cleveland 11/14/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/9/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract purchased by Cleveland 11/20/13. Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/14.
  • Signed by Cleveland 8/26/08 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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