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Pablo Sandoval
San Francisco Giants [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats B
Age 22
5' 11"
180 lbs.

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 Giants Depth Chart (updated: 08-09)
PosOrderNamePT%PA AVG R HR RBI SB OBP SLG VORP
3B 3 Pablo Sandoval 85 202 .305 30 7 33 1 .347 .492 4.1
C 5 Pablo Sandoval 5 12 .305 30 7 33 1 .347 .492 4.1
2   2009 Total 90 214 .305 30 7 33 1 .347 .492 4.1

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 AUG A 473 43 20 1 1 49 22 74 3 4 -0.3 .265 .309 .322 -.455 .211 .242 .260 .165 -47.5 91-1B -9 21-3B -3 -6.0
2007 SJO A+ 423 56 33 5 11 52 16 52 3 1 0.0 .287 .312 .476 -.202 .249 .269 .394 .226 -10.2 58-C 8 39-1B 0 0.7
2008 SJO A+ 301 61 25 2 12 59 23 39 2 1 -1.9 .359 .412 .597 .212 .317 .364 .536 .300 28.8 49-C 2 10-1B 0 3.1
2008 NRW AA 184 29 13 0 8 37 8 20 0 1 0.3 .337 .364 .549 .276 .341 .364 .562 .305 21.6 30-C 2 7-1B 1 2.2
2008 SFN MLB 154 24 10 1 3 24 4 14 0 0 0.0 .345 .357 .490 .204 .347 .357 .514 .297 11.1 14-1B 0 10-3B 1 1.2


EQA Distribution
Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

 (projection generated 3/7/09 11:26 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 623 93 47 3 22 97 35 83 3 2 0.5 .323 .362 .531 .230 .322 .362 .547 .302 52.5 146-C -4 6.7
75o 590 78 42 3 18 84 32 82 3 2 0.5 .307 .347 .495 .139 .307 .347 .510 .288 37.1 138-C -5 5.3
60o 565 68 39 3 16 76 30 80 3 2 0.4 .296 .336 .470 .074 .295 .335 .484 .277 27.0 132-C -5 4.2
50o 541 60 36 2 13 68 29 79 2 2 0.4 .285 .325 .446 .015 .285 .325 .460 .266 18.4 127-C -5 3.4
40o 522 54 33 2 12 61 27 78 2 2 0.4 .277 .317 .427 -.034 .277 .317 .440 .258 11.8 123-C -5 2.7
25o 495 46 30 2 9 53 26 76 2 2 0.4 .266 .306 .402 -.096 .266 .306 .415 .246 4.1 117-C -5 1.9
10o 455 36 26 2 6 42 23 73 2 1 0.3 .250 .290 .367 -.186 .250 .290 .378 .229 -5.8 108-C -5 0.8
Weighted Mean 565 66 38 3 15 73 30 82 3 2 0.4 .289 .329 .455 .032 .289 .329 .469 .269 24.4 133-C -5 3.7

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

39%

56%

17%

10%

1.03

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 22) 565 66 38 3 15 73 30 82 3 2 0.4 .289 .329 .455 .032 .289 .329 .469 .269 24.4 133-C -5 3.7
2010 (age 23) 581 71 39 3 16 77 34 83 3 2 0.5 .292 .335 .464 .041 .288 .330 .472 .273 23.8 136-C -5 3.9
2011 (age 24) 567 70 39 3 16 79 33 78 3 2 0.5 .293 .337 .470 .054 .289 .332 .478 .276 23.5 133-C -5 3.7
2012 (age 25) 573 71 38 2 17 81 34 81 2 2 0.6 .294 .338 .471 .057 .290 .333 .479 .276 23.6 134-C -6 3.6
2013 (age 26) 553 67 36 2 17 76 33 76 2 2 0.6 .290 .335 .468 .045 .286 .330 .476 .274 19.9 130-C -6 3.1
2014 (age 27) 566 70 36 2 18 80 37 75 3 2 0.6 .289 .337 .469 .050 .285 .332 .477 .275 18.3 133-C -8 2.9
2015 (age 28) 527 65 34 2 18 77 37 71 2 1 0.6 .293 .343 .483 .081 .288 .338 .491 .281 18.2 124-C -6 2.8

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .272 .314 .415
vs RHP .296 .337 .494
Split -.024 -.022 -.079
LgAvg +.004 -.004 +.007

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 10.3 -5.0 3.7 $8,100,000 27.6 28.2
2010 13.8 -5.0 3.9 $8,625,000 26.6 32.5
2011 14.9 -5.0 3.7 $8,925,000 25.8 31.5
2012 15.2 -6.0 3.6 $9,375,000 25.2 30.7
2013 13.4 -6.0 3.1 $8,225,000 21.1 27.8
2014 14.5 -8.0 2.9 $8,150,000 19.6 26.9
2015 16.9 -6.0 2.8 $8,775,000 19.9 27.2
Peak 21.0 $40,400,000 146.0 177.7


Stars & Scrubs Chart
Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .288 .266 .246 .269
2010 .292 .271 .253 .273
2011 .292 .271 .252 .276
2012 .300 .272 .258 .276
2013 .292 .273 .240 .274
2014 .304 .265 .248 .275
2015 .313 .270 .253 .281


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 10% 0% 39%
2010 13% 2% 34%
2011 23% 4% 37%
2012 26% 7% 42%
2013 29% 14% 35%
2014 38% 22% 31%
2015 46% 26% 29%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Arquimedez Pozo 1996 31 11 Tony Abreu 2007 20
2 Benito Santiago 1988 29 12 Alex Romero 2006 20
3 Ruben Sierra 1988 27 13 Victor Diaz 2004 19
4 Leo Hernandez 1982 26 14 Darryl Motley 1982 18
5 Pedro Munoz 1991 21 15 Carlos Gonzalez 2008 18
6 Joe Desa 1982 21 16 Rafael Palmeiro 1987 18
7 Jose Guillen 1999 21 17 Carlos Baerga 1991 18
8 Ron Jones 1987 21 18 Richard Hidalgo 1998 18
9 Ivan Rodriguez 1994 20 19 Francisco Cabrera 1989 17
10 Alex Fernandez 2004 20 20 Wally Joyner 1985 17

Player Comments

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2008

Free-swinging Pablo Sandoval has been bounced from catcher to third to first and back behind the plate in his four professional seasons and hit last year for just the second time in that span, albeit with lousy perihperals. He's 21, but it's still not clear what the Giants have here


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