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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date12-28-1989
Height6' 0"
Weight197 lbs
Age34 years, 3 months, 22 days
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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
2019 SEA 29 79 267 64 12 1 10 23 63 4 1 0 .269 .342 .454 102 1.9 -0.5 3.2 0.9
Career7926764121102363410.269.342.4541021.9-0.53.20.9

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 GRB A SAL 50 205 .260 .329 .385 .248 106 -7.6 6.0 2.6 84 0 -0.5 -0.6 -3.7 0.4
2012 JAM A- NYP 15 62 .257 .320 .359 .196 101 -4.5 1.7 0.5 66 0 0.3 -0.5 -1.9 0.0
2013 JUP A+ FSL 124 489 .251 .322 .363 .295 93 -7.3 14.3 6.2 88 0 17.3 -2.2 -14.8 2.1
2014 JAX AA SOU 134 595 .256 .330 .383 .313 100 5.1 16.4 7 105 0 1.7 -4.0 -5.5 1.7
2015 JAX AA SOU 69 296 .248 .324 .358 .249 94 -14.6 7.9 2.1 63 0 -3.5 1.2 -16.2 -0.9
2015 NWO AAA PCL 61 238 .267 .327 .400 .343 88 7.1 6.6 2.7 106 0 0.7 -0.4 -2.6 0.7
2016 NWO AAA PCL 113 407 .265 .331 .407 .293 88 -3.8 11.4 1.7 86 0 12.2 1.0 -11.9 1.5
2016 MSS Wnt AFL 8 28 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 JAX AA SOU 54 197 .242 .316 .362 .284 100 -1.4 5.3 2.7 108 0 -2.2 -0.4 2.0 0.8
2017 NWO AAA PCL 29 105 .266 .329 .406 .233 93 -6.4 3.1 1.9 65 0 -6.1 -1.0 -4.2 -0.6
2018 NWO AAA PCL 69 262 .268 .335 .420 .333 95 6.9 7.7 4.7 111 0 6.2 -2.2 4.4 2.1
2019 SEA MLB AL 79 267 .252 .322 .432 .325 98 3.4 8.1 -3.3 102 8 3.2 -0.5 1.9 0.9
2019 TAC AAA PCL 55 229 .291 .363 .497 .377 100 10.9 7.9 0.3 119 0 2.4 -3.4 7.1 1.2

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 JAM A- NYP 62 53 2 10 0 0 0 10 2 7 3 0 1 .189 .279 .189 .000 1 1
2012 GRB A SAL 205 175 20 38 10 0 1 51 16 24 26 5 2 .217 .313 .291 .074 1 4
2013 JUP A+ FSL 489 413 39 96 22 3 1 127 40 54 92 6 3 .232 .331 .308 .075 2 12
2014 JAX AA SOU 595 499 68 129 21 5 1 163 53 77 94 8 5 .259 .368 .327 .068 5
2015 JAX AA SOU 296 256 26 54 13 1 1 72 26 27 50 0 0 .211 .286 .281 .070 8 2
2015 NWO AAA PCL 238 207 18 58 11 1 0 71 18 22 40 0 1 .280 .355 .343 .063 2 4
2016 MSS Wnt AFL 28 22 5 6 1 0 0 7 2 6 1 0 0 .273 .429 .318 .045 0 0
2016 NWO AAA PCL 407 372 34 97 23 1 6 140 44 24 56 4 1 .261 .308 .376 .116 1 8
2017 NWO AAA PCL 105 89 7 18 4 0 1 25 6 10 16 0 0 .202 .287 .281 .079 1 4
2017 JAX AA SOU 197 168 21 42 7 0 2 55 25 25 26 3 2 .250 .352 .327 .077 1 1
2018 NWO AAA PCL 262 226 26 63 16 0 2 85 32 27 43 2 0 .279 .370 .376 .097 2 0
2019 TAC AAA PCL 229 196 36 64 15 1 7 102 37 29 40 4 1 .327 .415 .520 .194 2 0
2019 SEA MLB AL 267 238 37 64 12 1 10 108 31 23 63 1 0 .269 .342 .454 .185 1 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2019 1031 0.5015 0.4277 0.7642 0.6286 0.2257 0.8462 0.5345 0.2358 0.0000
Career10310.50150.42770.76420.62860.22570.84620.53450.23580.0000

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 KCA $
2023 SDN $2,350,000
2022 SDN $726,900
2021 SDN $571,500
2020 SEA $570,800
2019 SEA $
2018 MIA $
2017 MIA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$4,219,200
4 yrTotal$4,219,200

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 45 dParagon1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/5/24 (minor-league contract). Released by Milwaukee 2/22/24. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/23/24 (split contract paying $975,000 in majors, $175,000 in minors). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 games.
  • 1 year/$2.35M (2023). Re-signed by San Diego 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by San Diego 11/17/23.
  • 1 year/$726,900 (2022). Re-signed by San Diego 3/22.
  • 1 year/$571,500 (2021). Re-signed by San Diego 3/21.
  • 1 year/$570,800 (2020). Re-signed by Seattle 3/20. Acquired by San Diego in trade from Seattle 8/30/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/19 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 6/16/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Miami 3/18. DFA by Miami 3/29/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/4/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Miami 11/18/16. Re-signed by Miami 3/17.
  • Drafted by Miami 2012 (5-167) (LSU). $75,000 signing bonus ($249,700 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
90o 59 14 3 0 1 5 11 0 0 .264 .339 .377 94 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
80o 39 9 2 0 1 3 7 0 0 .257 .316 .400 86 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
70o 25 6 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 .273 .333 .455 80 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
60o 12 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .333 .364 75 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
50o 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 70 0.0 1B 0, 0.0
Weighted Mean410000100.250.250.250720.01B 0,0.0

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-09-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)Do you think campusano will be up with the pads before the super two deadline next year?
(jugdish from Faber)		It sort of depends on what happens with Francisco Mejia. If he's just bad now, then I'd guess we'll see Campusano sooner rather than later. That said, now that Austin Nola is in the mix, there's less urgency to get to Campusano--I'm not sure he'd get called up to be the backup backstop. (Mark Barry)
2020-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Which team struck your favorite deal and why?
(Jimmy Nutron from Space)		While I really like the Mike Clevinger trade for the Padres (and I think it is a perfectly adequate haul for the Indians), my favorite deal was another Padres trade, which I like for the Mariners. Here is the deal:

Padres acquire C Austin Nola, RHP Austin Adams and RHP Dan Altavilla in exchange for OF Taylor Trammell, C Luis Torrens, RHP Andres Muņoz and INF Ty France

Now, Austin Nola is a very valuable piece. His bat appears legit, he is a solid defender, and he is under team control through 2026 (despite being nearly 31 years old). However, the value of that team control is questionable given his age and lack of much track record.

For Nola, the Mariners snagged Taylor Trammell (broken swing but tooled up prospect with big potential), Andres Munoz (broken arm but electric when healthy), Ty France (good hitter with uncertain defensive home), and Luis Torrens (decent enough replacement for Nola with team control). I think it is a home run for the Mariners. All three hitter may be starters next year, and Munoz may close at some point next year. Love it! (Jesse Roche)
2020-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Austin Nola a sneaky option for a 2nd catcher in a 30 catcher league?
(Vic from Baltimore)		Yes. I can see him eclipsing 300 PAs with decent pop and rate stats. In fact, PECOTA projects 350 PAs. As you get closer to 30, the options really start to thin out. (Jesse Roche)


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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
2017 aaa -.020 -6.9 1275 .002 -0.9 19 -.037 .001 0.4 -7.7 -6.1
2017 aax .000 0.0 1814 .004 -2.5 37 -.003 .012 0.1 -3.2 -2.2
2018 aaa .005 3.9 929 .000 0.0 58 -.029 .001 1.0 4.5 6.2
2019 aaa .007 2.6 225 .001 -0.1 14 -.036 -.001 0.3 2.8 2.4
2019 mlb .003 0.1 168 -.003 0.1 1 .005 -.002 0.0 0.3 3.2

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