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Rob Johnson
Seattle Mariners [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 25
6' 1"
200 lbs.

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Mariners Depth Chart (updated: 08-09)
PosOrderNamePT%PA AVG R HR RBI SB OBP SLG VORP
C 8 Rob Johnson 50 111 .234 11 1 9 2 .293 .339 -0.7
1   2009 Total 50 111 .234 11 1 9 2 .293 .339 -0.7

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 TAC AAA 359 28 9 4 4 33 13 74 14 7 -0.1 .231 .261 .318 -.410 .214 .242 .293 .185 -29.8 71-C 2 -1.4
2007 TAC AAA 465 57 26 0 6 40 39 62 7 7 -0.6 .268 .331 .372 -.203 .246 .307 .343 .226 -11.0 68-C -5 -0.8
2008 TAC AAA 463 55 30 0 9 49 37 61 7 6 -2.5 .305 .363 .441 -.080 .276 .328 .392 .249 4.9 90-C -3 9-LF -4 0.6
2008 SEA MLB 32 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0.0 .129 .129 .226 -.753 .129 .129 .226 .000 -4.4 7-C 0 -0.4


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/7/09 11:13 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 454 57 22 2 9 47 32 79 9 3 -0.2 .274 .329 .403 -.025 .278 .333 .426 .265 14.2 108-C -7 2.6
75o 424 46 18 2 7 41 29 78 7 3 -0.2 .255 .309 .370 -.123 .258 .312 .391 .247 3.6 101-C -7 1.5
60o 397 37 16 2 6 37 25 76 6 3 -0.2 .240 .292 .342 -.204 .242 .294 .362 .231 -4.2 95-C -7 0.7
50o 375 31 14 1 5 34 23 74 6 3 -0.1 .227 .278 .321 -.266 .230 .281 .339 .217 -9.5 90-C -7 0.1
40o 366 29 13 1 5 32 22 74 5 3 -0.1 .222 .272 .312 -.292 .225 .275 .330 .211 -11.5 88-C -7 -0.2
25o 344 24 12 1 4 29 20 71 5 2 -0.1 .211 .260 .293 -.349 .214 .263 .310 .198 -15.4 83-C -6 -0.6
10o 263 12 7 1 2 19 13 61 2 2 -0.1 .178 .222 .235 -.519 .180 .224 .248 .148 -22.3 65-C -5 -1.6
Weighted Mean 381 33 15 1 6 36 24 74 6 3 -0.1 .234 .285 .332 -.237 .237 .288 .351 .224 -5.9 91-C -6 0.4

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

32%

48%

29%

26%

1.27

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) 381 33 15 1 6 36 24 74 6 3 -0.1 .234 .285 .332 -.237 .237 .288 .351 .224 -5.9 91-C -6 0.4
2010 (age 26) 388 33 16 1 5 34 24 75 6 3 -0.1 .226 .279 .320 -.253 .232 .285 .342 .217 -7.5 93-C -5 0.2
2011 (age 27) 394 36 16 1 6 36 25 70 5 3 0.0 .239 .292 .342 -.189 .245 .299 .365 .229 -3.0 94-C -5 0.4
2012 (age 28) 367 33 15 1 6 36 24 67 5 3 0.0 .239 .293 .345 -.183 .245 .300 .369 .231 -2.4 88-C -6 0.6
2013 (age 29) 336 29 12 1 5 31 22 62 4 2 0.0 .237 .293 .338 -.195 .243 .299 .362 .228 -2.9 81-C -5 0.3
2014 (age 30) 382 34 14 1 6 36 26 68 5 2 0.1 .235 .290 .332 -.210 .241 .296 .355 .225 -2.9 91-C -5 0.3
2015 (age 31) 327 30 12 1 6 34 23 53 5 2 0.1 .249 .306 .356 -.137 .255 .313 .380 .241 0.3 79-C -6 0.4

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .249 .304 .359
vs RHP .229 .278 .320
Split +.020 +.026 +.039
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -7.7 -6.0 0.4 $400,000 -6.3 1.8
2010 -10.4 -5.0 0.2 $400,000 -7.3 1.1
2011 -5.8 -5.0 0.4 $625,000 -3.4 3.2
2012 -4.7 -6.0 0.6 $950,000 -2.0 4.1
2013 -5.2 -5.0 0.3 $625,000 -3.5 3.6
2014 -7.1 -5.0 0.3 $700,000 -2.6 1.7
2015 -0.9 -6.0 0.4 $1,125,000 0.3 2.9
Peak 2.1 $1,750,000 0.0 15.5


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .247 .217 .198 .224
2010 .242 .215 .188 .217
2011 .248 .230 .203 .229
2012 .258 .230 .189 .231
2013 .250 .218 .187 .228
2014 .240 .210 .187 .225
2015 .265 .234 .210 .241


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 26% 0% 32%
2010 41% 8% 28%
2011 40% 19% 37%
2012 42% 23% 34%
2013 56% 28% 25%
2014 63% 45% 20%
2015 73% 61% 20%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

64

Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Walt McKeel 1997 58 11 Koyie Hill 2005 48
2 Jim Gaudet 1981 55 12 Brian Schneider 2002 47
3 Ed Hearn 1986 54 13 Ray Smith 1981 47
4 Bill Bathe 1986 51 14 Brad Ausmus 1995 47
5 Mike Durant 1995 49 15 Joe Girardi 1990 46
6 Sean Mulligan 1996 49 16 Scooter Tucker 1992 46
7 Jason Jaramillo 2008 49 17 Andy Stewart 1996 46
8 Jason Moler 1995 49 18 Keith Osik 1994 46
9 Justin Knoedler 2006 49 19 Casey McGehee 2008 45
10 Don McCormack 1981 48 20 Mike Heath 1981 45

Player Comments

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2008

We're beginning to wonder if Johnson is a fugitive from justice in one or more jurisdictions of the Southern League. Why else would the Mariners insist that he not see any time at Double-A, no matter how badly his bat suffered at Triple-A Tacoma? Johnson will likely get his third tour of the Pacific Coast League this season, the upside being that if he ever solves the league well enough to convince people he can hit, his reward will be to come to the majors as either Johjima's or Clement's back-up.

2007

In the mad rush to get their catching prospects to the majors, the Mariners made Johnson--with all of 80 High-A plate appearances under his belt--skip Double-A altogether and spend all of 2006 in Tacoma. Guess what? It was hard! Johnson`s a good catch-and-throw guy, but his bat is going to take some time to develop. Tacoma might not be big enough for Johnson and Clement to both get the playing time they need.


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