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He's probably very handsome. John Suomi
Kansas City Royals [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats L
Age 28
5' 11"
199 lbs.

Player Profile

Sections
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 LYN A+ 282 30 19 1 3 34 25 43 0 1 0.5 .260 .336 .382 -.503 .173 .227 .258 .161 -32.0 53-C -10 -3.2
2007 CLR A+ 75 12 5 0 2 7 12 6 0 0 0.6 .258 .387 .435 -.427 .167 .267 .258 .184 -6.9 16-C -3 -0.7
2007 HAR AA 122 11 7 1 2 14 7 19 0 0 -1.3 .223 .281 .357 -.604 .148 .190 .243 .125 -17.4 30-C -9 -2.1
2007 COH AAA 20 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0.3 .176 .250 .294 -.411 .176 .250 .294 .200 -1.6 5-C -1 0.0
2008 REA AA 118 14 5 1 3 13 9 12 0 0 0.4 .236 .305 .387 -.510 .165 .220 .266 .163 -13.0 29-C -5 -1.2
2008 LEH AAA 88 6 8 0 1 9 2 11 0 0 0.2 .244 .261 .372 -.412 .209 .227 .314 .177 -7.6 22-C -6 -1.1


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/8/09 12:33 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 249 20 12 1 3 20 17 46 0 0 -0.2 .222 .279 .324 -.286 .219 .277 .334 .213 -6.7 62-C -6 -0.3
75o 245 16 11 1 3 19 15 47 0 0 -0.2 .197 .250 .285 -.406 .195 .248 .294 .183 -13.3 61-C -6 -1.0
60o 241 14 10 1 2 18 13 48 0 0 -0.2 .181 .230 .259 -.486 .179 .228 .267 .159 -17.6 60-C -6 -1.4
50o 239 12 9 1 2 17 12 49 0 0 -0.2 .169 .215 .241 -.544 .167 .214 .248 .139 -20.6 59-C -6 -1.7
40o 236 11 9 1 2 16 11 49 0 0 -0.2 .161 .205 .228 -.584 .159 .204 .235 .122 -22.6 59-C -6 -1.9
25o 223 7 7 0 1 12 8 52 0 0 -0.1 .128 .162 .175 -.749 .126 .161 .180 .023 -29.9 56-C -5 -2.5
10o 223 7 7 0 1 12 8 52 0 0 -0.1 .131 .167 .181 -.732 .130 .166 .186 .023 -29.0 56-C -5 -2.5
Weighted Mean 233 11 9 1 2 16 11 48 0 0 -0.2 .164 .209 .232 -.541 .162 .207 .239 .127 -22.2 58-C -4 -1.5

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

30%

37%

54%

28%

1.41

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 28) 233 11 9 1 2 16 11 48 0 0 -0.2 .164 .209 .232 -.541 .162 .207 .239 .127 -22.2 58-C -4 -1.5
2010 (age 29) 234 13 10 0 2 18 13 48 0 0 -0.1 .179 .229 .259 -.479 .179 .230 .270 .158 -11.6 58-C -4 -0.7
2011 (age 30) 283 16 12 1 2 21 14 61 0 0 -0.1 .169 .216 .246 -.525 .169 .218 .257 .142 -11.2 69-C -5 -0.7
2012 (age 31) 206 11 8 0 2 15 11 43 0 0 0.0 .180 .227 .254 -.487 .180 .229 .265 .154 -5.2 52-C -5 -0.4
2013 (age 32)
-- out of baseball --
2014 (age 33)
-- out of baseball --
2015 (age 34)
-- out of baseball --

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .135 .179 .169
vs RHP .169 .217 .253
Split -.034 -.037 -.084
LgAvg -.035 -.040 -.079

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -19.6 -4.0 -1.5 $400,000 -26.1 0.0
2010 -15.4 -4.0 -0.7 $400,000 -13.8 0.1
2011 -21.4 -5.0 -0.7 $400,000 -12.9 0.1
2012 -14.0 -5.0 -0.4 $400,000 -6.3 0.1
2013
-- out of baseball --
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 .183 .139 .023 .127
2010 .209 .167 .119 .158
2011 .192 .156 .095 .142
2012 .196 .168 .138 .154
2013
-- out of baseball --
2014
-- out of baseball --
2015
-- out of baseball --


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 28% 0% 30%
2010 52% 29% 34%
2011 61% 48% 27%
2012 82% 64% 25%
2013 84% 76% 29%
2014 88% 84% 25%
2015 94% 90% 26%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Joe Siddall 1996 59 11 Joe Kmak 1992 46
2 Ed Fulton 1994 52 12 Ron Jones 1993 46
3 Craig Mayes 1999 50 13 Darron Cox 1996 44
4 Tim Decinces 2003 49 14 Robinson Cancel 2005 44
5 Dwight Lowry 1986 49 15 Tom Lampkin 1992 43
6 Brian Loyd 2002 48 16 Mark Strittmatter 1997 43
7 Doug Newstrom 2000 47 17 Willie Morales 2001 43
8 Dave Toth 1998 47 18 Scott Makarewicz 1995 43
9 Adam Brown 1995 47 19 Charlie Greene 1999 43
10 Pedro Lopez 1997 47 20 Jeff Smith 2003 43

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