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Preston Tucker LFWhite Sox

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Birth Date	7-6-1990
Height	6' 0"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	33 years, 9 months, 19 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2015	HOU	24	98	323	73	19	0	13	20	68	3	2	.243	.297	.437	102	1.8	-1.2	-3.1	0.4
2016	HOU	25	48	144	22	8	1	4	8	40	2	0	.164	.222	.328	66	-5.6	0.2	-1.7	-0.5
2018	ATL	27	80	142	31	10	0	4	9	34	3	0	.240	.303	.411	86	-2.0	0.4	1.0	0.3
2018	CIN	27	17	42	7	1	0	2	4	9	1	0	.189	.286	.378	91	-0.3	-0.2	-2.6	-0.2
Career			243	651	133	38	1	23	41	151	9	2	.222	.281	.403	89	-6.2	-0.8	-6.5	0.0

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	TCV	A-	NYP	42	188	.241	.321	.345	.315	97	14.9	5.1	-2.1	167	0	-3.9	2.8	11.5	1.4
2013	LNC	A+	CAL	75	333	.265	.341	.428	.339	111	16.6	9.4	-3.5	141	0	-1.7	0.8	6.5	1.2
2013	CCH	AA	TEX	60	268	.252	.320	.379	.287	105	5.4	7.3	-2.5	131	0	-4.5	-0.2	1.8	0.2
2014	CCH	AA	TEX	65	290	.248	.316	.367	.278	97	17	8.0	-3.3	153	0	1.9	-1.5	10.9	1.7
2014	OKL	AAA	PCL	73	309	.273	.341	.425	.365	94	4.3	9.3	-3.3	98	0	-1.5	-0.8	-2.4	0.1
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	98	323	.254	.315	.405	.274	107	-0.3	8.7	-2.2	102	10	-3.1	-1.2	1.8	0.4
2015	FRE	AAA	PCL	33	143	.276	.343	.416	.287	105	7.1	4.0	-1.5	136	0	3.8	0.4	2.8	1.0
2016	HOU	MLB	AL	48	144	.255	.319	.418	.200	104	-8.7	4.1	-1.7	66	12	-1.7	0.2	-5.6	-0.5
2016	CCH	AA	TEX	6	24	.253	.309	.381	.154	98	-3.4	0.6	-0.3	8	0	0.0	0.1	-2.6	-0.2
2016	FRE	AAA	PCL	53	229	.277	.340	.431	.355	88	14.5	6.4	-2.2	124	0	-4.3	0.5	2.3	0.3
2017	FRE	AAA	PCL	128	569	.276	.341	.439	.263	104	8.2	16.8	-7.2	97	0	-4.9	-0.9	0.2	0.4
2018	ATL	MLB	NL	80	142	.243	.312	.400	.293	96	1	4.0	-0.7	86	13	1.0	0.4	-2.0	0.3
2018	CIN	MLB	NL	17	42	.229	.295	.370	.192	101	-0.8	1.2	-0.3	91	14	-2.6	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2
2018	GWN	AAA	INT	16	62	.264	.337	.421	.273	101	-2.3	1.8	-0.5	70	0	0.1	0.4	-2.0	0.0
2018	LOU	AAA	INT	2	9	.259	.341	.386	.286	89	-0.9	0.3	-0.1	72	0	0.0	0.0	-1.9	-0.2
2019	CHR	AAA	INT	25	93	.267	.342	.443	.289	111	-2	3.2	-1.2	99	0	-0.4	-0.6	-0.1	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	TCV	A-	NYP	188	165	32	53	7	0	8	84	38	18	16	1	2	.321	.390	.509	.188	2	0
2013	LNC	A+	CAL	333	298	61	97	18	1	15	162	74	29	45	3	0	.326	.384	.544	.218	4	0
2013	CCH	AA	TEX	268	237	36	62	14	1	10	108	29	27	46	0	1	.262	.347	.456	.194	0	0
2014	CCH	AA	TEX	290	261	41	72	17	0	17	140	43	26	46	3	3	.276	.348	.536	.261	0
2014	OKL	AAA	PCL	309	275	38	79	18	0	7	118	51	31	74	2	0	.287	.356	.429	.142	3
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	323	300	35	73	19	0	13	131	33	20	68	0	2	.243	.297	.437	.193	0	0
2015	FRE	AAA	PCL	143	129	20	38	4	0	11	75	35	12	25	1	0	.295	.357	.581	.287	1	0
2016	CCH	AA	TEX	24	21	1	2	0	0	0	2	3	2	9	0	0	.095	.167	.095	.000	1	0
2016	HOU	MLB	AL	144	134	11	22	8	1	4	44	8	8	40	0	0	.164	.222	.328	.164	0	0
2016	FRE	AAA	PCL	229	209	35	63	14	3	8	107	29	15	49	1	1	.301	.349	.512	.211	3	0
2017	FRE	AAA	PCL	569	492	84	123	20	7	24	229	96	65	102	2	3	.250	.333	.465	.215	10	0
2018	ATL	MLB	NL	142	129	15	31	10	0	4	53	22	9	34	0	0	.240	.303	.411	.171	1	0
2018	GWN	AAA	INT	62	60	7	15	4	1	0	21	6	2	5	0	0	.250	.274	.350	.100	0	0
2018	LOU	AAA	INT	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.000	0	0
2018	CIN	MLB	NL	42	37	4	7	1	0	2	14	5	4	9	0	0	.189	.286	.378	.189	0	0
2019	CHR	AAA	INT	93	83	14	23	8	0	1	34	10	9	7	0	1	.277	.344	.410	.133	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2015	1275	0.4541	0.5012	0.7355	0.6891	0.3448	0.7970	0.6333	0.2645	0.0082
2016	582	0.4828	0.4948	0.6806	0.6833	0.3189	0.7240	0.5938	0.3194	0.0000
2018	716	0.4860	0.4944	0.7458	0.6983	0.3016	0.8189	0.5856	0.2542	0.0000
Career	2573	0.4695	0.4979	0.7259	0.6903	0.3269	0.7866	0.6111	0.2741	0.0041

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

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2019	CHA	$
2018	ATL	$565,000
2017	HOU	$
2016	HOU	$515,000
2015	HOU	$

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$1,080,000
2 yr	Total	$1,080,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 85 d		1 year (2023)

Details

1 year (2023). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/12/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by San Diego 6/18/23. DFA by San Diego 8/1/23. Released 8/4/23.
1 year (2022). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 3/31/22 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2021). Re-signed by Kia Tigers of Korea.
1 year/$550,000 (2020). Re-signed by Kia Tigers of Korea 12/19. $300,000 signing bonus.
1 year (2019). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 2/23/19 (minor-league contract). Signed by Kia Tigers of KBO 5/10/19.
1 year/$0.565M (2018). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/18. Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Atlanta 7/30/18. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Cincinnati 9/2/18.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Houston 3/17. Acquired by Atlanta in trade 12/20/17 after being DFA by Houston 12/15/17.
1 year/$0.515M (2016). Re-signed by Houston 3/16.
1 year (2015). Contract selected by Houston 5/7/15.
Drafted by Houston 2012 (7-219) (Florida). $100,000 signing bonus ($151,400 slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	WARP
90^o	381	47	87	17	3	16	52	34	83	1	.254	.325	.462	109	17.7	1.9
80^o	362	43	78	16	2	14	47	31	81	1	.239	.309	.429	101	12.4	1.3
70^o	348	40	73	15	2	13	44	29	79	0	.232	.300	.417	96	8.8	0.9
60^o	336	37	69	14	2	13	42	27	77	0	.226	.292	.413	91	5.9	0.6
50^o	325	35	65	13	2	12	39	25	75	0	.220	.284	.400	87	3.4	0.4
40^o	314	33	61	12	2	11	37	24	74	0	.213	.277	.385	82	1.1	0.1
30^o	302	31	56	11	2	10	35	22	72	0	.203	.265	.366	78	-1.3	-0.1
20^o	288	28	53	10	2	10	32	20	69	0	.201	.260	.367	72	-3.8	-0.4
10^o	269	25	45	9	1	8	29	18	66	0	.181	.241	.323	65	-6.9	-0.7
Weighted Mean	328	36	66	13	2	12	40	26	76	0	.221	.287	.399	88	4.2	0.4

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-01-27 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Preston Tucker: Likely starter or fourth outfielder? (delatopia from the 415)	Probably depends on whether or not he leaves Houston, but in a vacuum I think he can be a starter. Or at least the left-handed end of a platoon. (Matt Collins)
2015-09-21 20:30:00 (link to chat)	Can you rank these OFs for future: Eddie Rosario, Odubel Herrera, Aaron Altherr, Preston Tucker, Pete O'Brien. (ColeWhittier from Pasadena, CA)	I'd go Rosario, Herrera, Tucker, Altherr, O'Brien. (Bret Sayre)
2015-06-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Preston Tucker worth hanging onto in a 14 team mixed dynasty league? (tntzombie from Cleveland)	Oh, absolutely. You can't throw away someone who's hitting fourth in a major-league lineup. He's a solid fourth or fifth fantasy OF. (J.P. Breen)
2015-03-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Which of these "fringe" prospects can you see playing beyond this label and their division 2 projections and being above average regulars some day? Mac Williamson, Preston Tucker, Darnell Sweeney, Tony Kemp, Devon Travis? (GI JIM from Uranus)	Do you remember the seen in 30 rock when Kenneth is Tracey's work wife and he gives him the plan for the day and then Tracey says "I'M NOT DOING ANY OF THAT!" ? That's how I feel about the names you just mentioned. Sweeney and Kemp the best of the bunch though. (Christopher Crawford)
2014-07-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Bat only... what are the upsides of guys like Preston Tucker, Kennys Vargas, Christian Walker, and Dan Vogelbach? I know a couple may profile as DH types, but what kind of ceilings are we looking at? (MP from Bluegrass State)	At least Tucker can play the OF. For guys at low positions on the defensive spectrum, they really have to hit. Most of these guys should be good for 20-25 homers, but at 1B or LF, that alone doesn't get you much past second-division regular territory. They also have to hit closer to .300 and show strong on base skills, which may or may not happen. (Jeff Moore)
2014-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Preston Tucker is a prospect no one seems to talk about, but he keeps hitting. 25 homers and a solid enough k/bb rate last year and he's started off hot in AA again this year. What's the take on him and his future? (Pat from Tallahassee, FL)	Personally, I'm just not buying the bat speed. I don't think he's going to consistently handle MLB velocity, and if he doesn't absolutely rake, he's not going to be of value. There's very little defensive value with Tucker and the bat has to play to an extreme for him to be an MLB contributor. (Mark Anderson)
2013-08-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your take on Preston Tucker? Could he develop into an everyday Major Leaguer or 4th OF? (Alex from Houston)	Maybe second-division every day guy, but I think the Astros may have enough OF talent soon that he won't need to be forced into a role. I've yet to see him (hoping to get Corpus Christi one more time before the season ends), but the scouts I've spoken to like the swing and eye at the plate and think it's more doubles than HR at the end of the day. He's a fringy defender. Platoon type of bat that can have success in the right spot. (Jason Cole)
2013-07-29 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi again ZM, Deep dynasty league... What are your thoughts on Preston Tucker, Jesse Hahn or Eddie Butler? thanks again awesome stuff. (Andy B from WI)	Eddie Butler has an impact arm I would get him on my team if I could. Jesse Hahn has two potential plus pitches, but has injury history and I wonder what it will be going forward. I'm not on the Preston Tucker wagon. (Zach Mortimer)

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