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Brian Esposito
Houston Astros [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 30
6' 1"
205 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 MEM AAA 186 13 9 0 2 12 3 32 0 1 -1.8 .234 .264 .320 -.497 .196 .222 .263 .152 -19.6 43-C -7 -2.1
2007 MEM AAA 254 11 6 0 4 16 11 52 0 2 0.0 .178 .217 .252 -.695 .139 .173 .201 .053 -42.6 67-C -7 -3.7
2008 TUL AA 266 27 2 1 5 26 8 46 4 1 0.1 .206 .241 .283 -.806 .118 .141 .169 .000 -50.0 65-C -4 -3.7


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/7/09 8:32 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 257 18 9 1 5 22 11 58 0 1 -1.2 .229 .269 .334 -.277 .232 .272 .343 .207 -6.5 63-C -1 0.2
75o 243 12 7 0 3 18 9 60 0 1 -1.0 .191 .227 .271 -.464 .193 .229 .278 .159 -16.7 60-C -1 -0.9
60o 224 8 6 0 2 14 7 62 0 1 -0.8 .159 .191 .217 -.621 .161 .193 .223 .093 -23.6 56-C -1 -1.6
50o 211 5 5 0 1 11 6 63 0 1 -0.7 .140 .170 .186 -.711 .142 .171 .191 .049 -26.7 53-C -1 -1.8
40o 201 6 5 0 2 9 6 63 0 0 -0.7 .152 .183 .206 -.653 .154 .185 .212 .016 -22.7 51-C -1 -1.8
25o 201 6 5 0 2 9 6 63 0 0 -0.7 .152 .183 .206 -.653 .154 .185 .212 .016 -22.7 51-C -1 -1.8
10o 201 6 5 0 2 9 6 63 0 0 -0.7 .152 .183 .206 -.653 .154 .185 .212 .016 -22.7 51-C -1 -1.8
Weighted Mean 250 9 6 0 2 16 8 69 0 1 -0.8 .159 .192 .218 -.609 .162 .193 .224 .095 -22.1 62-C -1 -1.2

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

41%

41%

58%

36%

2.71

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 30) 250 9 6 0 2 16 8 69 0 1 -0.8 .159 .192 .218 -.609 .162 .193 .224 .095 -22.1 62-C -1 -1.2
2010 (age 31) 271 11 6 0 2 19 10 72 0 1 -0.6 .174 .211 .230 -.570 .174 .209 .233 .123 -14.2 66-C -1 -0.8
2011 (age 32) 197 7 4 0 2 13 9 55 0 1 -0.3 .167 .209 .219 -.590 .167 .208 .222 .116 -8.4 50-C -2 -0.5
2012 (age 33) 249 9 7 0 2 18 9 66 0 1 -0.3 .165 .204 .220 -.600 .165 .202 .223 .110 -8.4 62-C -2 -0.5
2013 (age 34) 153 5 4 0 1 11 5 36 0 0 -0.2 .177 .212 .229 -.567 .177 .210 .233 .125 -3.9 40-C -3 -0.3
2014 (age 35)
-- out of baseball --
2015 (age 36)
-- out of baseball --

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .176 .210 .247
vs RHP .156 .188 .210
Split +.020 +.023 +.037
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -24.4 -1.0 -1.2 $400,000 -23.8 0.2
2010 -23.1 -1.0 -0.8 $400,000 -15.7 0.1
2011 -17.4 -2.0 -0.5 $400,000 -9.4 0.0
2012 -22.8 -2.0 -0.5 $400,000 -9.0 0.0
2013 -12.9 -3.0 -0.3 $400,000 -5.0 0.0
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --
Peak 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .159 .049 .016 .095
2010 .186 .102 .071 .123
2011 .177 .083 .039 .116
2012 .157 .135 .070 .110
2013 .182 .133 .081 .125
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 36% 0% 41%
2010 51% 36% 39%
2011 69% 52% 42%
2012 69% 64% 44%
2013 82% 66% 44%
2014 90% 84% 38%
2015 98% 96% 37%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Dan Firova 1987 48 11 Pedro Lopez 1999 27
2 Charlie Greene 2001 43 12 Chris Ashby 2005 27
3 Chris Heintz 2004 42 13 Fernando Lunar 2007 27
4 Hector Ortiz 2000 41 14 Stan Hough 1984 26
5 Steve Torrealba 2008 37 15 Julio Mosquera 2002 23
6 John Pachot 2005 32 16 Chris Tremie 2000 22
7 Jeff Smith 2004 32 17 Frank Charles 1999 21
8 Carlos Hernandez 1997 31 18 Jason Hill 2007 21
9 Rick Wrona 1994 31 19 Chris Snusz 2003 19
10 Jason Brown 2004 30 20 Doug Davis 1993 18

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