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Tyler Flowers C White Sox

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Birth Date	1-24-1986
Height	6' 4"
Weight	245 lbs

Age	27 years, 4 months, 1 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 0.02009
: 0.02010
: 0.62011
: 0.22012
: 0.92013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2009	CHA	23	10	20	16	3	3	1	0	0	4	3	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.350	.250	.223	0.2	-0.0	0.0
2010	CHA	24	8	15	11	2	1	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.333	.091	.197	0.4	-0.0	0.0
2011	CHA	25	38	129	110	13	23	5	1	5	45	14	38	3	2	0	16	0	1	.209	.310	.409	.262	6.0	-0.2	0.6
2012	CHA	26	52	153	136	19	29	6	0	7	56	12	56	4	0	1	13	2	1	.213	.296	.412	.239	2.6	-0.9	0.2
2013	CHA	27	37	130	119	11	24	5	0	4	41	9	40	2	0	0	12	0	1	.202	.269	.345	.206	-1.9	0.4	-0.2
Career			145	447	392	48	80	17	1	16	147	42	147	10	2	1	41	2	3	.204	.296	.375	.234	7.3	-0.8	0.7

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2006	DNV	Rk	34	150	.305	.255	.330	.370	.000	.330	97	5.7	3.1	-1.6	1.2	-4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ROM	A	106	445	.319	.263	.332	.398	.000	.343	96	28.4	12.6	-6.3	1.5	-1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MYR	A+	122	520	.343	.263	.332	.405	.000	.347	101	50	15.5	3.9	2.9	-9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CHA	MLB	10	20	.223	.286	.363	.431	.000	.375	99	-0.8	0.6	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
2009	BIR	AA	77	317	.359	.261	.332	.394	.000	.390	95	32.4	8.7	4	-0.3	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CHR	AAA	31	119	.270	.269	.333	.403	.000	.389	99	1.3	3.3	1.7	0.2	-0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	CHA	MLB	8	15	.197	.262	.324	.378	.000	.167	102	-1	0.4	0.2	-0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
2010	CHR	AAA	100	412	.264	.270	.330	.423	.000	.284	99	1.7	11.4	6.4	-0.1	-2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	CHA	MLB	38	129	.262	.250	.311	.396	.000	.261	100	0.2	2.3	1.6	-0.2	0.2	6.0	0.6	6.0	0.6
2011	CHR	AAA	65	270	.289	.265	.326	.419	.000	.350	102	5.3	2.7	2.9	-1.3	-2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	CHA	MLB	52	153	.239	.262	.316	.422	.000	.301	105	-3.2	2.8	2.3	-0.9	-0.4	2.6	0.2	2.6	0.2
2013	CHA	MLB	37	130	.206	.245	.306	.396	.256	.267	107	-7	3.6	2.2	0.4	0.3	-1.9	-0.2	-1.9	-0.2
Career		MLB		447	.231	.255	.314	.406	.261	.277	105	-13	11.7	6.4	-0.8	0.4	6.4	0.6	6.4	0.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2006	DNV	Rk	150	24	36	9	0	5	16	16	30	0	0	.279	.376	.465	.186	.305	0.0	1.2	0.0
2007	ROM	A	445	65	116	34	2	12	70	49	74	3	4	.298	.381	.488	.190	.319	0.0	1.5	0.0
2008	MYR	A+	520	72	119	32	1	17	88	98	102	8	7	.288	.430	.494	.206	.343	0.0	2.9	0.0
2009	CHA	MLB	20	3	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	.188	.350	.250	.062	.223	0.2	-0.0	0.0
2009	BIR	AA	317	54	75	18	2	13	43	57	76	3	0	.302	.449	.548	.246	.359	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2009	CHR	AAA	119	13	30	10	0	2	13	10	32	0	0	.286	.361	.438	.152	.270	0.0	0.2	0.0
2010	CHA	MLB	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	.091	.333	.091	.000	.197	0.4	-0.0	0.0
2010	CHR	AAA	412	43	76	22	2	16	53	55	121	2	1	.220	.335	.434	.214	.264	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2011	CHA	MLB	129	13	23	5	1	5	16	14	38	0	1	.209	.310	.409	.200	.262	6.0	-0.2	0.6
2011	CHR	AAA	270	36	58	8	0	15	32	39	84	2	0	.261	.390	.500	.239	.289	0.0	-1.3	0.0
2012	CHA	MLB	153	19	29	6	0	7	13	12	56	2	1	.213	.296	.412	.199	.239	2.6	-0.9	0.2
2013	CHA	MLB	130	11	24	5	0	4	12	9	40	0	1	.202	.269	.345	.143	.206	-1.9	0.4	-0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-03-15	2013-03-19	Camp	4	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2012-10-03	2012-10-04	DTD	1	Left	Hand	Fracture	HBP	-	-
2009-10-01	2009-10-02	DTD	1		Forearm	Contusion		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CHA	$
2013	CHA	$510,000
2012	CHA	$483,000

Years	Description	Salary
1 yr	Previous	$483,000
2011	Current	$510,000
2 yr	Pvs + Cur	$993,000
2 yr	Total	$993,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
1 y 148 d	O'Connell Sports	1 year/$0.51M (2013)

Details

1 year/$0.51M (2013). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/22/13.
1 year/$0.483M (2012). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/4/12.
1 year (2011). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/11.
1 year (2010). Re-sgned by Chicago White Sox 3/3/10.
1 year (2009). Acquired in trade from Atlanta 12/4/08. Contract purchased by Chicago White Sox 9/1/09.
Drafted by Atlanta 2005 (33-1,007) (Chipola JC, Fla.) (draft-and-follow).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.232	.282	.490	.259
11	vs R (Multi)	.197	.312	.355	.236
18	Split (Multi)	-.034	.030	-.134	-.023
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.014	-.024	-.036	-.020
30	vs L (2012)	.269	.309	.596	.294
31	vs R (2012)	.179	.289	.298	.208
38	Split (2012)	-.091	-.020	-.299	-.086
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.013	-.022	-.038	-.020

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/18	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-18
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/10	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-10
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 17	Larry Granillo	2013-04-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/12	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-12
Fantasy Freestyle: High-Stakes League Free Agent Rundown	Jason Collette	2013-04-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 3	Larry Granillo	2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 1	Larry Granillo	2013-04-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 2, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-02
Painting the Black: The First 24 Hours	R.J. Anderson	2013-04-02
Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-19
Overthinking It: Ready For Their Close-Ups?	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-08
Skewed Left: Filling the Free Agent Voids	Zachary Levine	2013-01-15
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 19	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-19
The Lineup Card: 11 Potential Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2012-12-13
Minor League Update: The 2005-12 Arizona Fall League All-Stars	Jason Martinez	2012-12-13
Overthinking It: Teams That Still Have Holes to Fill	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-07
In A Pickle: Introducing the Bloop Factor	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-09-20
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 10	Larry Granillo	2012-09-11
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 27	Larry Granillo	2012-08-28
In A Pickle: A.J. Pierzynski and the Last Thing You Expected	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 17	Larry Granillo	2012-08-18
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 13	Larry Granillo	2012-08-14
Painting the Black: Why Does Everybody Go Inside On Matt Holliday?	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 20	Larry Granillo	2012-05-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: Building From the Bench	Derek Carty	2012-05-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 14	Larry Granillo	2012-04-15
Preseason Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 3/21/12	Michael Jong	2012-03-21
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-28
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One	Steven Goldman	2012-02-28
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Derek Carty	2012-02-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 27	Larry Granillo	2011-09-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 26	Larry Granillo	2011-09-27
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 8/7/11	Michael Jong	2011-09-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 2	Larry Granillo	2011-09-03
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 8/31/11	Michael Jong	2011-08-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 28	Larry Granillo	2011-08-29
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 8/22/11	Michael Jong	2011-08-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 13	Larry Granillo	2011-08-14
Overthinking It: The Avila Advantage	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-21
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 31	Kevin Goldstein	2011-06-01
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-23
Future Shock: Prospect Preview: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2011-03-22
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2011-03-21
BP Unfiltered: Day Three in AZ, Cubs vs. Sox	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-11
Future Shock: Chicago White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-25
Future Shock: Monday Ten-Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-20
Transaction Analysis: Recent Deliveries	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-08
GM for a Day: Tampa Bay Rays	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-23
GM for a Day: Chicago White Sox	Ben Lindbergh	2010-11-08
Transaction Analysis: White Sox, Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-29
On the Beat: Septembers To Remember For Some Longshots	John Perrotto	2010-09-27
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-24
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-09-14
Future Shock: Org Watch: Braves, White Sox, Cardinals	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-14
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 8	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-09
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 22	Kevin Goldstein	2010-06-23
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 9	Kevin Goldstein	2010-06-10
Transaction Action: Senior Circuit Shakeups	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-27
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 10	Kevin Goldstein	2010-05-11
Future Shock: Scouting Notebook, Part 1	Kevin Goldstein	2010-05-06
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
Fixing Problems: Finding Alternative Solutions to Roster Quandaries	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-21
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-21
Future Shock: The Top 101 Prospects Update, Part 2	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-08
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-14
Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 1	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-08
Future Shock: Top 101 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-03
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
Transaction Action: AL Catsup	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-15
Transaction Analysis: The Vazquez Trade	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-22
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-17
Transaction Action: A Teahen Scandal?	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-05
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-30
Transaction Action: Drama Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-11
Future Shock: Futures Game Viewing Guide	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-12
Transaction Action: Snagging a Snake	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-08
Future Shock Blog: June 30	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-30
Future Shock Blog: June 18	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-18
Prospectus Roundtable: Windy City Showdown Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2009-06-15
Prospectus Today: AL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL Central	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-20
Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 1	Kevin Goldstein	2009-03-17
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-02
The Week In Quotes: December 1-7	Alex Carnevale	2008-12-08
Transaction of the Day: A Peach of a Deal	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-03
Prospectus Today: The Arizona Fall League	Joe Sheehan	2008-11-10
Future Shock: Braves Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-07
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-23

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-03-09 13:00:00	Your choice for a cheap catcher . Jesus Flores,Adam Moore or Tyler Flowers ? (Spirou from Montreal)	Tyler Flowers seems like the only one with legitimate upside out of those guys. And please don't tell me Adam Moore is still going to see playing time. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-03-17 14:00:00	Re: Dunn ----> White Sox. Speaking of which, any idea why Tyler Flowers is getting so few spring ABs? I think he has all of 9 or 10. Are the Sox just trying to figure out what they have in Brent Lillibridge and there aren't enough to go around, or what? (ChuckR from Addison, IL)	Dunn would be a lovely addition on the South Side, absolutely. The problem is whether the Sox have enough to make it worthwhile; trading Becks ought to be a non-starter, and they'll need to keep Flowers for the inevitable post-AJP future. I think what's happened with Flowers is that he just really has no chance of making the club, and because they're serious about his future behind the plate, they don't want him DHing at the outset and being a third catcher of sorts when he could be solidifying last year's gains behind the plate in the early months as an everyday Knight down in Charlotte. The Lillibridge menace doesn't seem too likely; with Vizquel, Nix, Jones, Kotsay, and Castro all likely to make the team, he's up against the 12th pitcher candidates, and that's probably not a fight he can win. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-11-17 14:00:00	Kevin, has Tyler Flowers' defense improved this year to the point where there are far fewer questions about his ability to stay behind the plate? (Eric from Memphis)	Absolutely. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-17 14:00:00	To follow up on your answer to the Tyler Flowers question, if Flowers stays at catcher, does he max out as a solid regular, or is the potential higher than that? (Mike from Chicago)	I don't think he's be huge, but he'll be an above-average regular with power and patience making up for a lower batting average. Dude's swing is loaded with holes. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-17 13:00:00	Good to see you back. There seems to be no general consensus on Tyler Flowers. What is your projection? (scottlong from indy)	Always good to hear from an ex-colleague and a fellow Hawkeye. I think Flowers future really depends on whether or not the White Sox are willing to take the hit on defense. He's like Jeff Clement in the sense that there's just no way to project anything but a negative in his fielding column. With Paul Konerko nearing the end of days, I think I might just move Flowers to first base and let him hit. However, that's a big positional adjustment, and it's not like A.J. Pierzynski has been providing fantastic defense the last few seasons. I wouldn't, but don't be surprised if the White Sox let him be behind the plate. (Bryan Smith)
2008-12-04 13:30:00	As a White Sox fan, I don't know how to take the Vasquez trade: it feels like selling low on him and blowing it up for this year, with the hope that Flowers becomes the next Piazza, but at the same time, Kenny Williams has a history of selling off pitchers at a good time (Freddy Garcia, Faustino de los Santos, etc.)...so really, I'm torn. I guess the real question is, based on the fact that there are only three legitimate starting pitchers wearing black next year, could we see Ozzie boldly try a four man rotation? If there's any manager in baseball bold enough to do it, it's got to be him, right? (ssteadman from St. Louis, MO)	The White Sox have a fairly extensive track record of finding guys to give them 30 decent starts, so you could argue that Vazquez is replaceable in a way that Tyler Flowers won't ever be. I really like that trade for the White Sox, which is part loving Flowers, part still liking Lillibridge, and part thinking Kenny Williams is a savvy guy. 411 time. (Joe Sheehan)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	Phegley and Davis were guys we thought we dropping, not going up draft boards. I like the Davis pick better, as he offers a little more upside. I know we advocate drafting best player available first and foremost: but with Tyler Flowers in the system, is Phegley necessary? I guess if you have two bad defensive catchers you just hope that one ends up staying at the position? (Bryan Smith)

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