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He's probably very handsome. Luke Montz
Washington Nationals [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 25
6' 2"
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 POT A+ 519 59 27 3 16 76 51 91 3 3 -3.7 .229 .313 .410 -.337 .192 .256 .337 .206 -33.2 83-1B -2 27-C 0 -2.8
2007 POT A+ 253 43 15 1 7 39 45 54 3 2 -0.1 .269 .406 .458 -.199 .205 .315 .353 .238 -6.0 43-C -2 8-1B 0 0.1
2007 HAR AA 158 22 5 1 5 19 8 50 0 0 -0.6 .233 .274 .384 -.340 .203 .241 .351 .200 -10.3 38-C -6 -1.0
2008 HAR AA 254 30 14 0 14 53 31 46 0 1 -2.0 .282 .368 .536 -.003 .244 .323 .476 .269 8.7 48-C 0 1.4
2008 COH AAA 181 18 8 1 2 18 13 37 1 1 0.2 .256 .309 .351 -.270 .232 .287 .327 .213 -8.1 42-C 1 0.0
2008 WAS MLB 26 2 0 0 1 3 5 9 0 0 -0.1 .143 .308 .286 -.322 .143 .308 .286 .219 -0.9 6-C 0 0.0


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/8/09 12:20 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 478 55 25 2 16 56 51 109 2 1 -0.8 .241 .325 .420 -.043 .244 .327 .439 .263 12.5 113-C -4 2.9
75o 458 47 23 1 14 51 47 108 2 1 -0.7 .227 .309 .390 -.122 .230 .311 .408 .248 3.5 109-C -4 2.0
60o 437 40 20 1 12 46 43 106 2 1 -0.7 .213 .293 .362 -.197 .216 .296 .378 .233 -4.4 104-C -4 1.1
50o 430 37 19 1 11 44 41 105 2 1 -0.7 .208 .288 .351 -.224 .211 .290 .367 .227 -7.0 102-C -4 0.8
40o 422 35 18 1 10 43 40 104 1 1 -0.6 .203 .282 .341 -.250 .206 .285 .357 .222 -9.5 100-C -4 0.6
25o 411 32 17 1 10 40 38 103 1 1 -0.6 .197 .275 .327 -.288 .199 .277 .342 .213 -12.8 98-C -4 0.2
10o 371 23 13 1 7 32 32 97 1 1 -0.5 .175 .250 .282 -.406 .178 .252 .295 .184 -21.9 89-C -4 -0.9
Weighted Mean 433 38 19 1 11 46 42 105 2 1 -0.7 .209 .289 .354 -.228 .212 .292 .370 .228 -4.0 103-C -4 1.0

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

28%

46%

22%

12%

1.09

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) 433 38 19 1 11 46 42 105 2 1 -0.7 .209 .289 .354 -.228 .212 .292 .370 .228 -4.0 103-C -4 1.0
2010 (age 26) 412 34 18 1 10 43 38 101 1 1 -0.5 .207 .285 .345 -.254 .207 .283 .356 .223 -6.4 98-C -5 0.6
2011 (age 27) 372 30 16 1 10 42 33 91 1 1 -0.3 .205 .279 .351 -.259 .205 .277 .362 .222 -5.0 89-C -4 0.5
2012 (age 28) 370 29 16 1 10 41 32 91 1 1 -0.2 .199 .274 .344 -.281 .199 .272 .354 .217 -5.3 89-C -4 0.3
2013 (age 29) 358 32 15 1 11 42 35 82 1 1 -0.2 .216 .298 .376 -.184 .216 .296 .388 .239 -0.4 86-C -4 0.5
2014 (age 30) 347 25 12 0 9 36 30 86 1 1 -0.1 .190 .264 .318 -.337 .190 .263 .328 .204 -4.9 84-C -1 0.1
2015 (age 31) 274 22 12 0 8 33 28 60 1 1 -0.1 .220 .304 .371 -.177 .220 .302 .382 .240 0.0 67-C -3 0.3

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .225 .309 .384
vs RHP .205 .282 .338
Split +.020 +.027 +.046
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -6.8 -4.0 1.0 $775,000 -5.7 1.4
2010 -8.5 -5.0 0.6 $400,000 -8.3 1.3
2011 -8.0 -4.0 0.5 $425,000 -5.7 1.0
2012 -9.8 -4.0 0.3 $400,000 -5.9 2.1
2013 -1.7 -4.0 0.5 $1,125,000 -0.7 2.1
2014 -13.4 -1.0 0.1 $400,000 -4.8 0.9
2015 -1.0 -3.0 0.3 $1,050,000 0.2 1.6
Peak 3.1 $2,525,000 0.0 8.8


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .248 .227 .213 .228
2010 .245 .224 .205 .223
2011 .247 .227 .203 .222
2012 .251 .226 .190 .217
2013 .263 .225 .190 .239
2014 .240 .205 .188 .204
2015 .298 .241 .197 .240


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 12% 0% 28%
2010 37% 14% 18%
2011 52% 34% 21%
2012 59% 44% 20%
2013 69% 56% 21%
2014 74% 62% 14%
2015 88% 74% 15%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Lloyd McClendon 1985 59 11 Joe Citari 1989 51
2 Ozzie Virgil 1982 57 12 Joe Dillon 2001 51
3 B.J. Waszgis 1996 57 13 Mike Wolff 1996 50
4 Grant Psomas 2008 57 14 Creighton Gubanich 1998 49
5 Kevin Cash 2003 56 15 David Ross 2003 49
6 Pat Casey 1985 55 16 Bobby Estalella 2000 49
7 Larry See 1986 54 17 Tim Spehr 1992 49
8 Jack Fimple 1985 52 18 Marty Castillo 1983 48
9 Earl Snyder 2002 52 19 Jeff Hearron 1987 48
10 Don McCormack 1981 51 20 Bill Bathe 1986 48

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