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He's probably very handsome. Kasey Kiker
Texas Rangers [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Pitcher
Throws L
Age 20
5' 10"
170 lbs.

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Historical Stats | 2008 Forecast | Diagnostics | Seven-Year Forecast | Most Comparable Pitchers | Player Comments

Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
2006 SPO 1A 0 7 0 16 15 52.0 44 35 51 5 46% .291 -43 1.52 4.15 8.66 8.87 9.5 10.5 4.6 2.4 -16.2 -1.0
2007 CLN 1B 7 4 0 20 20 96.3 84 41 112 10 39% .318 -24 1.30 2.90 10.73 7.70 12.4 7.9 6.2 2.7 -17.7 -0.5


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2008 Forecast

(projection generated 3/17/08 10:57 AM)
-- Equivalents --
Percentile W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
90o 6 8 0 22 22 116.7 123 87 84 15 41% .301 1 1.80 5.05 5.76 4.74 9.0 6.2 5.9 1.1 9.8 1.9 2.2
75o 5 8 0 22 22 109.7 123 88 79 18 41% .310 -5 1.93 5.97 6.51 5.60 9.6 6.6 5.9 1.4 -2.5 0.6 1.0
60o 4 9 0 22 22 102.0 122 88 74 20 41% .320 -11 2.06 7.03 7.28 6.59 10.3 7.1 5.9 1.7 -14.8 -0.7 -0.3
50o 4 9 0 21 21 99.3 121 87 72 20 41% .323 -13 2.10 7.47 7.54 7.01 10.5 7.3 5.9 1.8 -19.5 -1.2 -0.8
40o 3 9 0 21 21 96.3 120 86 70 20 41% .325 -15 2.13 7.95 7.73 7.48 10.6 7.4 5.9 1.9 -24.6 -1.7 -1.3
25o 3 9 0 21 21 92.3 114 82 67 19 41% .324 -16 2.11 8.83 7.61 8.46 10.5 7.3 5.9 1.8 -34.6 -2.7 -2.4
10o 2 9 0 25 18 91.7 98 70 66 13 41% .303 -11 1.83 9.53 5.94 9.64 9.2 6.3 5.9 1.2 -47.8 -4.0 -3.6
Weighted Mean 4 10 0 23 23 108.7 130 93 79 21 41% .319 -11 2.05 7.14 7.24 6.71 10.2 7.1 5.9 1.7 -15.0 -0.9 -0.2

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

33%

70%

9%

12%

1.35

Seven-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
2008 (age 20) 4 10 0 23 23 108.7 130 93 79 21 41% .319 -11 2.05 7.14 7.24 6.71 10.2 7.1 5.9 1.7 -15.0 -0.9 -0.2
2009 (age 21) 4 8 0 28 18 97.0 115 77 72 19 40% .316 -13 1.96 6.84 6.93 6.42 10.1 6.5 6.0 1.7 -10.7 -0.5 0.1
2010 (age 22) 4 7 0 30 16 91.7 105 78 67 16 39% .313 -15 1.99 6.72 6.81 6.33 9.8 7.0 6.0 1.5 -8.4 -0.4 0.2
2011 (age 23) 3 5 0 25 11 67.3 80 53 52 11 40% .328 -13 1.97 6.73 6.83 6.34 10.2 6.5 6.2 1.5 -7.5 -0.4 0.1
2012 (age 24) 4 7 0 33 13 87.0 107 53 67 17 40% .327 -10 1.83 6.63 6.67 6.20 10.5 5.1 6.2 1.8 -5.7 -0.3 0.2
2013 (age 25) 4 7 1 43 11 96.7 110 52 71 20 40% .303 -9 1.67 6.04 6.04 5.66 9.8 4.4 5.9 1.8 -2.1 0.1 0.7
2014 (age 26) 3 4 0 28 7 60.7 73 33 45 13 40% .318 -10 1.75 6.36 6.43 5.94 10.3 4.5 6.0 1.8 -3.4 -0.1 0.3

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHB .275 .420 .472
vs RHB .300 .441 .542
Split -.025 -.020 -.070
LgAvg -.020 -.021 -.054

Valuation

Year WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2008 -0.2 $400,000 -13.1 1.9
2009 0.1 $400,000 -9.1 1.6
2010 0.2 $450,000 -7.0 4.0
2011 0.1 $425,000 -6.3 4.0
2012 0.2 $475,000 -4.6 3.1
2013 0.7 $950,000 -0.9 4.6
2014 0.3 $600,000 -2.4 1.9
Peak 1.8 $700,000 0.0 20.9


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2008 5.60 7.01 8.46 6.71
2009 5.37 6.50 7.90 6.42
2010 4.96 6.63 8.76 6.33
2011 4.77 7.11 9.36 6.34
2012 5.08 6.48 8.72 6.20
2013 4.12 5.86 7.90 5.66
2014 5.65 6.48 7.14 5.94


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2008 12% 0% 33%
2009 21% 7% 46%
2010 28% 12% 39%
2011 40% 17% 35%
2012 53% 32% 36%
2013 47% 31% 37%
2014 68% 48% 31%

Most Comparable Pitchers

Similarity Index

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Rank Pitcher Year Score Trend Rank Pitcher Year Score Trend
1 Travis Wood 2007 48 11 Dan Serafini 1994 25
2 Brian Barber 1993 45 12 Jason Miller 2003 25
3 John Danks 2005 44 13 Darwin Peguero 1999 25
4 Bobby Seay 1999 35 14 Francisco Rodriguez 2002 25
5 Bubba Nelson 2002 34 15 Gil Meche 1999 24
6 Ryan Tucker 2007 33 16 Troy Carrasco 1995 24
7 Jake Woods 2002 30 17 Juan Cedeno 2004 23
8 Matt Ford 2001 27 18 Dave Doorneweerd 1993 23
9 Bruce Chen 1998 27 19 Luis Colmenares 1997 22
10 Josh Girdley 2001 25 20 Justin Thompson 1993 22

Player Comments

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2007

The team`s first-round pick in 2006, Kasey Kiker is a short left-hander who touched 98 MPH in high school, drawing some early Billy Wagner comparisons. It`s too soon to be thinking that way, but he has the potential.


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