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Matt Spring
Tampa Bay Rays [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 24
6' 2"
215 lbs.

Player Profile

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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 HUD A- 185 13 8 0 4 15 13 66 0 2 -3.1 .204 .262 .323 -.610 .151 .197 .227 .124 -51.6 40-C -6 -3.3
2006 SWM A 186 14 11 0 4 13 7 67 3 0 -0.6 .205 .237 .335 -.580 .162 .183 .268 .137 -26.9 29-C -5 -2.4
2007 CGA A 101 9 4 1 3 18 10 24 0 0 0.0 .209 .287 .374 -.501 .160 .218 .277 .160 -12.0 19-C 0 -0.8
2007 MNT AA 107 11 4 0 4 11 5 32 0 0 0.0 .165 .202 .330 -.538 .150 .179 .310 .155 -12.5 26-C -3 -1.1
2008 MNT AA 274 28 16 1 9 30 22 68 0 1 -1.6 .248 .314 .431 -.267 .209 .262 .375 .218 -11.6 55-C -4 -0.7


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/7/09 11:49 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 355 29 18 1 12 42 23 110 0 0 -1.5 .220 .276 .392 -.176 .223 .280 .412 .237 -1.0 85-C -4 1.2
75o 340 23 16 1 10 38 21 108 0 0 -1.3 .201 .256 .351 -.283 .204 .259 .369 .215 -9.5 82-C -4 0.3
60o 326 19 14 1 8 34 19 106 0 0 -1.2 .186 .239 .318 -.368 .189 .242 .335 .195 -15.5 79-C -4 -0.4
50o 323 18 14 1 8 33 19 105 0 0 -1.2 .183 .236 .312 -.385 .186 .239 .328 .191 -16.7 78-C -4 -0.6
40o 311 16 13 1 7 30 18 104 0 0 -1.1 .172 .224 .289 -.443 .175 .227 .304 .175 -20.3 76-C -4 -1.0
25o 295 12 11 0 5 26 16 101 0 0 -1.0 .159 .208 .260 -.519 .161 .211 .273 .152 -24.4 72-C -4 -1.5
10o 245 6 8 0 3 16 12 90 0 0 -0.8 .132 .177 .202 -.670 .134 .179 .212 .081 -28.9 61-C -4 -2.2
Weighted Mean 328 18 14 1 8 33 19 108 0 0 -1.2 .179 .231 .304 -.400 .182 .234 .319 .185 -17.4 79-C -4 -0.6

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

39%

54%

35%

17%

1.08

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 24) 328 18 14 1 8 33 19 108 0 0 -1.2 .179 .231 .304 -.400 .182 .234 .319 .185 -17.4 79-C -4 -0.6
2010 (age 25) 303 16 12 0 8 30 17 98 0 0 -0.8 .174 .227 .302 -.409 .179 .232 .321 .182 -13.2 74-C -5 -0.6
2011 (age 26) 232 11 9 1 5 24 14 74 0 0 -0.5 .168 .223 .293 -.430 .173 .229 .312 .178 -9.1 58-C -5 -0.4
2012 (age 27) 229 12 9 0 6 25 14 72 0 0 -0.3 .178 .233 .313 -.378 .183 .239 .333 .191 -5.2 57-C -5 -0.3
2013 (age 28) 268 14 11 0 7 28 16 84 0 0 -0.3 .174 .227 .306 -.402 .179 .233 .326 .185 -4.7 66-C -5 -0.2
2014 (age 29)
-- out of baseball --
2015 (age 30)
-- out of baseball --

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .196 .251 .331
vs RHP .175 .225 .292
Split +.021 +.026 +.039
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -17.7 -4.0 -0.6 $400,000 -17.7 0.0
2010 -17.0 -5.0 -0.6 $400,000 -14.6 0.2
2011 -13.9 -5.0 -0.4 $400,000 -10.1 0.0
2012 -11.3 -5.0 -0.3 $400,000 -6.2 0.0
2013 -14.5 -5.0 -0.2 $400,000 -5.2 0.2
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --
Peak 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .215 .191 .152 .185
2010 .225 .188 .150 .182
2011 .223 .185 .102 .178
2012 .220 .192 .156 .191
2013 .216 .176 .154 .185
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 17% 0% 39%
2010 46% 24% 31%
2011 69% 41% 31%
2012 80% 59% 29%
2013 82% 66% 23%
2014 79% 74% 24%
2015 85% 78% 24%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Gary Tremblay 1987 57 11 David Ross 2001 46
2 Scott Walter 2003 52 12 Jeff Hooper 1989 45
3 Brad Ripplemeyer 1994 51 13 Julian Benavidez 2006 45
4 C.J. Medlin 2006 50 14 John Upshaw 1981 44
5 Douglas Duke 1989 49 15 Dan Conway 2004 43
6 Mando Verdugo 1990 48 16 Peter Kuld 1991 43
7 Russ Jacobson 2002 48 17 Craig Wilson 1992 42
8 Colt Morton 2006 47 18 Jared Price 2006 42
9 Alvin Colina 2006 47 19 Craig Faulkner 1990 42
10 Bryan Baar 1992 46 20 Bobby Hughes 1995 42

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