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Erik Kratz
Pittsburgh Pirates [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 29
6' 4"
245 lbs.

Player Profile

Sections
Historical Stats | 2009 Forecast | Diagnostics | Seven-Year Forecast | Valuation | Most Comparable Players

Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS EqBRR AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2006 NHP AA 284 34 10 0 6 27 16 54 1 0 1.0 .225 .290 .333 -.548 .165 .215 .244 .144 -35.9 57-C -2 -2.4
2006 SYR AAA 47 12 2 0 1 7 5 4 0 0 0.6 .250 .319 .375 -.223 .225 .298 .350 .235 -1.4 12-C 0 0.1
2007 NHP AA 182 22 15 1 8 30 12 33 0 0 0.0 .250 .317 .506 -.447 .162 .215 .323 .182 -16.3 44-C 0 -0.8
2007 SYR AAA 124 10 2 0 5 19 8 28 0 1 -0.3 .214 .273 .366 -.408 .174 .228 .330 .183 -10.1 28-C 0 -0.6
2008 NHP AA 121 15 5 0 7 19 13 26 2 0 -0.3 .245 .347 .500 -.405 .157 .238 .324 .198 -9.7 18-C 1 -0.4
2008 SYR AAA 158 20 11 1 9 24 9 33 1 0 0.2 .234 .287 .510 -.255 .190 .236 .429 .224 -6.2 38-C 4 0.6


EQA Distribution
Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

 (projection generated 3/7/09 10:33 PM)
-- Equivalents --
Percentile PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS EqBRR AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
90o 326 34 17 1 11 36 22 78 1 1 -0.9 .227 .288 .405 -.152 .226 .288 .419 .240 0.8 79-C 3 1.8
75o 311 28 15 1 9 32 20 76 1 1 -0.8 .208 .268 .362 -.259 .207 .267 .375 .218 -6.9 75-C 2 0.9
60o 301 24 14 1 8 30 19 76 1 1 -0.7 .196 .256 .338 -.320 .195 .256 .349 .205 -11.0 73-C 2 0.4
50o 289 21 12 1 7 27 18 74 1 1 -0.7 .183 .243 .310 -.388 .183 .242 .321 .188 -15.2 71-C 1 0.0
40o 281 18 12 0 6 25 17 73 1 1 -0.7 .175 .234 .291 -.434 .174 .233 .301 .176 -17.7 69-C 1 -0.4
25o 266 15 10 0 5 21 16 72 1 1 -0.6 .162 .220 .263 -.503 .161 .220 .273 .156 -21.1 65-C 0 -0.9
10o 177 5 6 0 1 6 10 56 1 0 -0.4 .125 .181 .186 -.696 .125 .180 .192 .029 -21.9 45-C -2 -1.7
Weighted Mean 264 18 11 0 6 24 16 68 1 1 -0.7 .180 .240 .304 -.399 .180 .239 .314 .183 -14.2 65-C 1 0.0

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

40%

46%

39%

29%

1.30

Seven-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS EqBRR AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2009 (age 29) 264 18 11 0 6 24 16 68 1 1 -0.7 .180 .240 .304 -.399 .180 .239 .314 .183 -14.2 65-C 1 0.0
2010 (age 30) 273 19 11 0 6 28 16 70 1 1 -0.4 .183 .241 .305 -.413 .180 .237 .311 .184 -9.4 67-C 2 0.2
2011 (age 31) 267 20 12 0 7 29 16 66 1 1 -0.3 .188 .246 .325 -.374 .184 .242 .332 .195 -6.9 66-C 2 0.2
2012 (age 32) 246 17 11 0 6 26 17 61 1 1 -0.2 .186 .249 .318 -.379 .182 .245 .324 .194 -3.9 61-C -1 0.1
2013 (age 33)
-- out of baseball --
2014 (age 34)
-- out of baseball --
2015 (age 35)
-- out of baseball --

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .198 .260 .335
vs RHP .176 .233 .291
Split +.021 +.027 +.044
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -14.1 1.0 0.0 $400,000 -12.5 0.1
2010 -14.3 2.0 0.2 $400,000 -7.4 0.2
2011 -11.8 2.0 0.2 $400,000 -5.7 0.7
2012 -10.9 -1.0 0.1 $400,000 -3.6 0.4
2013
-- out of baseball --
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --
Peak 0.6 $500,000 0.0 1.7


Stars & Scrubs Chart
Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .218 .188 .156 .183
2010 .229 .192 .155 .184
2011 .234 .195 .157 .195
2012 .234 .204 .170 .194
2013
-- out of baseball --
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 29% 0% 40%
2010 59% 34% 26%
2011 63% 44% 18%
2012 78% 65% 18%
2013 84% 71% 14%
2014 89% 82% 14%
2015 96% 83% 9%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Craig Faulkner 1994 49 11 Jon DeBus 1987 36
2 Alan Probst 1999 48 12 Gary Tremblay 1991 35
3 Eli Whiteside 2008 45 13 Brandon Marsters 2004 35
4 Brian Dorsett 1990 44 14 Ryan Budde 2008 35
5 Mike Rivera 2005 43 15 Ryan Jorgensen 2008 34
6 Bruce Bochy 1984 39 16 Jared Sandberg 2007 33
7 Corky Miller 2005 38 17 Chris Norton 1999 33
8 Randy Ruiz 2006 38 18 Keith McDonald 2002 33
9 Jeff Kipila 1994 38 19 Stan Holmes 1989 32
10 Brian Peterson 2007 38 20 Jim Foster 2000 31

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