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He's probably very handsome. Kiel Thibault
Kansas City Royals [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 25
6'
200 lbs.

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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 BUR A 169 13 6 0 0 19 14 35 3 0 1.0 .218 .310 .259 -.580 .168 .235 .187 .139 -23.0 23-C 1 -1.5
2006 HDS A+ 109 15 11 0 1 18 9 18 0 1 -0.9 .340 .398 .485 -.284 .230 .278 .330 .210 -5.1 24-C -4 -0.6
2007 WIL A+ 369 35 16 2 4 36 25 53 9 2 -2.1 .254 .323 .352 -.468 .190 .238 .263 .170 -37.5 88-C 2 -1.5
2008 NWA AA 109 7 6 0 0 9 5 23 5 0 0.0 .160 .196 .220 -.795 .118 .148 .167 .041 -21.2 25-C -5 -2.0


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/8/09 12:34 AM)
-- 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 263 22 13 1 3 20 17 65 7 1 -0.5 .207 .265 .301 -.351 .204 .263 .311 .205 -10.6 65-C -3 0.0
75o 247 16 10 0 2 18 14 63 6 1 -0.4 .184 .238 .263 -.463 .182 .237 .271 .176 -16.5 61-C -3 -0.7
60o 232 13 9 0 2 15 12 61 5 1 -0.4 .168 .218 .234 -.547 .165 .217 .241 .149 -20.0 58-C -2 -1.2
50o 224 11 8 0 1 14 11 60 5 1 -0.4 .160 .209 .221 -.586 .158 .208 .228 .135 -21.4 56-C -2 -1.4
40o 212 9 7 0 1 12 10 58 4 1 -0.3 .150 .197 .204 -.633 .149 .196 .211 .112 -22.6 53-C -2 -1.5
25o 162 5 4 0 0 6 7 49 3 1 -0.2 .127 .168 .164 -.752 .126 .167 .170 .022 -21.8 42-C -2 -1.6
10o 162 5 4 0 0 6 7 49 3 1 -0.2 .127 .168 .164 -.752 .126 .167 .170 .022 -21.8 42-C -2 -1.6
Weighted Mean 219 10 8 0 1 14 11 59 4 1 -0.4 .158 .207 .218 -.565 .156 .206 .224 .131 -20.6 55-C -1 -1.1

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

32%

39%

53%

38%

1.42

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 25) 219 10 8 0 1 14 11 59 4 1 -0.4 .158 .207 .218 -.565 .156 .206 .224 .131 -20.6 55-C -1 -1.1
2010 (age 26) 230 12 8 0 2 16 12 59 5 1 -0.2 .159 .211 .231 -.559 .159 .212 .241 .142 -11.9 57-C -2 -0.6
2011 (age 27) 237 14 9 0 2 17 12 60 5 1 -0.1 .169 .221 .247 -.513 .169 .223 .258 .158 -6.5 59-C -1 -0.2
2012 (age 28)
-- out of baseball --
2013 (age 29)
-- out of baseball --
2014 (age 30)
-- out of baseball --
2015 (age 31)
-- out of baseball --

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .175 .227 .248
vs RHP .155 .202 .209
Split +.020 +.026 +.039
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -18.6 -1.0 -1.1 $400,000 -20.9 0.0
2010 -18.0 -2.0 -0.6 $400,000 -11.9 0.0
2011 -16.2 -1.0 -0.2 $400,000 -6.1 0.0
2012
-- out of baseball --
2013
-- out of baseball --
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --
Peak 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .176 .135 .022 .131
2010 .179 .133 .074 .142
2011 .195 .166 .129 .158
2012
-- out of baseball --
2013
-- out of baseball --
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 38% 0% 32%
2010 61% 43% 23%
2011 72% 62% 28%
2012 83% 70% 22%
2013 81% 76% 24%
2014 89% 82% 19%
2015 87% 86% 16%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Dave Toth 1995 67 11 Tony Gilmore 1994 59
2 Bob Lutticken 1991 66 12 Jeff Horn 1995 59
3 Tom Gregorio 2002 65 13 Brian Valichka 2008 58
4 Tony Arnerich 2005 61 14 Nick Thompson 1999 57
5 Joe Siwa 1992 60 15 Bob Natal 1991 57
6 Mike Higgins 1996 60 16 Matt Ceriani 2002 57
7 Todd Johnson 1996 60 17 Mike Morland 1994 57
8 Matt Pagnozzi 2008 60 18 Kris Gresham 1995 57
9 Ryan Kellner 2003 59 19 Roman Escamilla 1999 57
10 David Benham 2001 59 20 Joe Kmak 1988 56

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