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Sal Fasano
Toronto Blue Jays [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 36
6' 2"
225 lbs.

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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
2005 OTT 3A 49 6 3 0 4 12 2 15 0 0 0.3 .267 .327 .600 .223 .261 .306 .565 .282 3.7 11-C 2 0.5
2005 BAL MJ 174 25 3 0 11 20 9 41 0 0 0.6 .250 .310 .475 .028 .259 .328 .513 .280 8.0 47-C -8 1.3
2006 CLR 1C 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -0.1 .083 .083 .083 -.829 .167 .167 .167 .000 -2.2 0.0
2006 REA 2A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 -1.080 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
2006 PHI MJ 149 9 8 0 4 10 5 47 0 1 -0.8 .243 .284 .386 -.172 .241 .282 .383 .225 -2.6 41-C -1 0.8
2006 NYA MJ 57 3 4 0 1 5 2 14 0 0 -0.3 .143 .222 .286 -.510 .143 .236 .265 .179 -4.7 17-C 0 0.1
2007 SYR 3A 163 18 4 0 8 14 6 33 1 0 -1.4 .262 .337 .455 .066 .250 .313 .453 .262 5.2 37-C 2 1.7
2007 TOR MJ 49 5 3 0 1 4 2 19 0 0 0.5 .178 .229 .311 -.420 .178 .229 .311 .183 -2.8 14-C -1 0.0


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2008 Forecast

(projection generated 3/18/08 9:52 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 152 22 7 0 7 24 9 37 2 1 -0.3 .261 .328 .477 .043 .259 .329 .482 .280 7.1 40-C -1 1.6
75o 140 17 6 0 6 20 7 35 1 1 -0.3 .241 .303 .427 -.079 .240 .304 .431 .257 2.5 37-C -1 1.1
60o 133 14 6 0 5 18 7 34 1 0 -0.3 .229 .287 .396 -.155 .227 .288 .400 .241 0.0 35-C -1 0.8
50o 131 13 6 0 4 17 6 33 1 0 -0.3 .225 .283 .388 -.174 .224 .284 .392 .237 -0.6 35-C -1 0.8
40o 127 12 5 0 4 17 6 33 1 0 -0.3 .220 .276 .375 -.206 .219 .278 .379 .231 -1.6 34-C -1 0.7
25o 110 8 4 0 3 12 5 29 1 0 -0.2 .197 .245 .317 -.349 .196 .246 .320 .196 -5.1 30-C -1 0.3
10o 86 4 3 0 1 7 3 24 0 0 -0.1 .173 .210 .257 -.503 .173 .211 .260 .148 -7.1 25-C -1 0.0
Weighted Mean 105 10 4 0 4 13 5 27 1 0 -0.2 .224 .282 .385 -.181 .223 .283 .389 .236 -0.5 29-C 0 1.1

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

25%

43%

33%

54%

1.14

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
2008 (age 36) 105 10 4 0 4 13 5 27 1 0 -0.2 .224 .282 .385 -.181 .223 .283 .389 .236 -0.5 29-C 0 1.1
2009 (age 37) 127 12 5 0 3 15 7 34 1 0 -0.2 .213 .277 .351 -.240 .216 .283 .362 .224 -1.5 34-C -2 0.4
2010 (age 38)
-- out of baseball --
2011 (age 39)
-- out of baseball --
2012 (age 40)
-- out of baseball --
2013 (age 41)
-- out of baseball --
2014 (age 42)
-- out of baseball --

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .240 .301 .413
vs RHP .220 .274 .369
Split +.020 +.026 +.044
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year OWARP DWARP Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2008 0.1 1.0 1.1 $1,200,000 -0.7 1.6
2009 0.0 0.4 0.4 $550,000 -2.2 0.2
2010 0.0 0.2 0.2 $450,000 -0.5 0.4
2011 0.0 0.1 0.1 $475,000 0.2 0.6
2012 0.0 0.0 0.0 $425,000 -0.2 0.1
2013 0.0 0.0 0.0 $425,000 0.0 0.1
2014 0.0 0.0 0.0 $450,000 0.0 0.0
Peak 1.9 $1,075,000 0.0 2.9


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2008 .257 .237 .196 .236
2009 .243 .223 .201 .224
2010
-- out of baseball --
2011
-- out of baseball --
2012
-- out of baseball --
2013
-- out of baseball --
2014
-- out of baseball --


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2008 54% 0% 25%
2009 69% 45% 10%
2010 93% 71% 9%
2011 96% 89% 4%
2012 95% 93% 3%
2013 97% 95% 2%
2014 100% 96% 1%

Most Comparable Players

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Ryan Thompson 1992 40 11 Gary Carter 2003 33
2 John Flaherty 1979 36 12 Jerry McNertney 1971 33
3 Mike Difelice 1981 36 13 Ron Tingley 1982 33
4 Ray Murray 1970 36 14 Ray Mueller 1960 33
5 Steve Yeager 1973 35 15 Bob Scheffing 2007 32
6 Doug Mirabelli 1992 35 16 Charlie O'Brien 1975 32
7 Kelly Stinnett 1975 34 17 Frank Thomas 1969 32
8 Del Rice 1975 34 18 Jim Hegan 2000 31
9 Tim Laker 1957 34 19 Terry Steinbach 1979 30
10 Mickey Livingston 1998 33 20 Walt Dropo 2005 30

Player Comments

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2007

Sal Fasano displayed a winning personality with the Yankees, but little else of merit; Posada has been exceptionally durable, missing time only for scheduled days off and minor injuries since 2001. Still, that accounts for 25 to 31 games caught by backups each year. In that time, the reserves have hit roughly .219/.253/.340 in 810 plate appearances. There has got to be a better way.

2006

Had an astonishingly good run, stepping up when injuries made him the starting catcher, popping homers at an unprecedented rate. He also gave up stolen bases at an unprecedented rate, gutting his fielding rating. Signed with the Phillies, where he`s not exactly the perfect reserve behind Mike Lieberthal, but he`ll do.


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