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Yorvit Torrealba
Colorado Rockies [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 30
5' 11"
200 lbs.

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Padres Depth Chart (updated: 03-19)
PosOrderNamePT%PA AVG R HR RBI SB OBP SLG VORP
C 8 Yorvit Torrealba 30 198 .238 18 3 21 2 .305 .343 4.6
1   2010 Total 30 198 .238 18 3 21 2 .305 .343 4.6

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 CSP AAA 40 0 2 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 -0.1 .167 .250 .222 -.691 .135 .200 .162 .095 -6.6 8-C 1 -0.3
2006 COL MLB 241 23 16 3 7 43 11 49 4 3 -0.6 .247 .293 .439 -.157 .237 .283 .415 .236 0.6 60-C 6 1.2
2007 COL MLB 443 47 22 1 8 47 34 73 2 1 0.3 .255 .323 .376 -.150 .247 .318 .368 .241 5.3 104-C 6 1.7
2008 COL MLB 261 19 17 0 6 31 12 44 0 4 -4.1 .246 .293 .394 -.167 .244 .290 .395 .231 -1.4 65-C -2 0.2


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2009 Forecast

(projection generated 3/7/09 1:56 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 261 36 16 1 7 36 20 42 1 1 -1.1 .305 .367 .475 .041 .286 .349 .450 .275 12.7 64-C 0 2.0
75o 245 27 13 1 6 30 17 41 1 1 -1.0 .274 .333 .416 -.111 .257 .317 .394 .246 3.4 61-C 0 1.2
60o 237 24 12 1 5 27 15 40 1 1 -0.9 .259 .316 .387 -.186 .243 .301 .366 .230 -0.8 59-C 0 0.7
50o 235 23 12 1 4 26 15 40 1 1 -0.9 .255 .312 .379 -.206 .239 .296 .359 .226 -1.9 58-C 0 0.6
40o 229 20 11 1 4 24 14 39 1 1 -0.9 .245 .300 .359 -.256 .230 .286 .340 .215 -4.4 57-C 0 0.4
25o 223 18 10 1 3 22 13 39 0 1 -0.8 .235 .288 .339 -.308 .220 .274 .321 .203 -7.0 56-C 0 0.1
10o 200 12 8 0 2 15 10 36 0 1 -0.7 .204 .252 .279 -.462 .192 .240 .264 .161 -13.3 51-C 0 -0.6
Weighted Mean 220 20 11 1 4 23 14 37 0 1 -0.9 .254 .310 .375 -.136 .238 .295 .355 .223 -0.9 55-C 0 0.7

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

23%

38%

34%

42%

0.89

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 30) 220 20 11 1 4 23 14 37 0 1 -0.9 .254 .310 .375 -.136 .238 .295 .355 .223 -0.9 55-C 0 0.7
2010 (age 31) 190 16 9 0 4 21 13 33 0 0 -0.6 .251 .310 .370 -.238 .232 .290 .346 .223 -1.9 48-C 1 0.6
2011 (age 32) 213 19 10 0 3 23 15 37 0 0 -0.6 .256 .315 .368 -.230 .236 .295 .343 .224 -1.5 53-C 1 0.5
2012 (age 33) 167 13 9 1 3 19 10 29 0 0 -0.4 .254 .309 .377 -.231 .234 .289 .352 .224 -1.0 43-C 0 0.3
2013 (age 34) 167 14 8 0 3 20 11 32 0 0 -0.2 .257 .314 .384 -.212 .237 .294 .359 .229 -0.4 43-C 0 0.3
2014 (age 35) 113 8 5 0 2 12 8 22 0 0 -0.2 .247 .313 .364 -.242 .228 .294 .340 .223 -0.6 31-C 0 0.1
2015 (age 36) 261 30 15 1 5 27 25 46 0 1 -0.1 .267 .345 .401 -.133 .247 .323 .374 .247 0.4 64-C -4 0.1

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .269 .330 .404
vs RHP .248 .301 .359
Split +.021 +.029 +.045
LgAvg +.020 +.024 +.038

Valuation

Year BRAA FRAA Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2009 -2.2 0.0 0.7 $850,000 -2.3 2.0
2010 -2.0 1.0 0.6 $800,000 -2.5 1.1
2011 -2.0 1.0 0.5 $875,000 -2.0 1.0
2012 -1.6 0.0 0.3 $700,000 -2.0 0.7
2013 -0.9 0.0 0.3 $825,000 -0.9 1.2
2014 -1.2 0.0 0.1 $725,000 -0.9 0.5
2015 3.2 -4.0 0.1 $775,000 0.0 0.6
Peak 2.6 $2,100,000 0.0 6.4


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2009 .246 .226 .203 .223
2010 .251 .227 .190 .223
2011 .247 .228 .193 .224
2012 .261 .220 .197 .224
2013 .252 .229 .188 .229
2014 .254 .223 .164 .223
2015 .256 .231 .058 .247


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2009 42% 0% 23%
2010 61% 14% 20%
2011 61% 24% 15%
2012 81% 43% 22%
2013 89% 53% 17%
2014 91% 67% 17%
2015 93% 82% 14%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Gary Bennett 2003 58 11 Tony Pena 1988 46
2 Joe Girardi 1995 56 12 Dixie Howell 1951 45
3 Pete Daley 1960 55 13 Vance Wilson 2004 45
4 Russ Gibson 1970 49 14 Alberto Castillo 2001 45
5 Mike Matheny 2001 49 15 Kirt Manwaring 1996 44
6 Carlos Hernandez 1998 48 16 Bob Melvin 1992 44
7 Robert Machado 2004 47 17 Bob Kearney 1987 44
8 Mike Difelice 2000 47 18 Pat Borders 1994 43
9 Jerry Grote 1973 46 19 Chad Moeller 2006 43
10 Ray Katt 1958 46 20 Sammy White 1959 42

Player Comments

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2008

When Iannetta spit the bit, this career backup inherited his playing time behind the plate. Like Matsui, Torrealba was a humidor hero, batting just .212/.292/.326 away from Denver. He didn't even throw as well as he usually does. Back with the Rockies, he should revert to a backup role, while being cheered wildly for his heroics last October.

2007

Fished out of the teeming pool of backup catchers, Torrealba started the season on the DL, but when he finally did play from June through August he did well, at least by backup catcher standards. The shoulder that had troubled him from the start finally shelved him for good in September. A good defensive catcher with a very strong arm, Torrealba should make a satisfactory backup to Iannetta this year.

2006

Considered a promising prospect after a solid 2002 season as a 23-year-old backup for the Giants, the M`s snagged Torrealba along with Jesse Foppert for Randy Winn at the trade deadline, hoping to find the production they`ve lacked behind the plate for years. One hundred eight at-bats and a Kenji Johjima signing later, Torrealba was shipped to Colorado for Marcos Carvajal, a deal that could end up being the proverbial good trade for both teams.

2005

When Brian Sabean traded Joe Nathan, Boof Bonser and Francisco Liriano for A.J. Pierzynski, many Giants fans wondered why they didn't simply play Torrealba instead. Now the Pierzynski deal looks even worse, while Torrealba remains a somewhat flawed but cheap, serviceable option. He won't play much with Matheny on board for the next three years.

2003

The unsung hero of the 2002 Giants. No one said word one about Torrealba’s performance all year, but when all was said and done he probably should have been part of the Rookie of the Year discussion. The list of catchers with as many plate appearances as Torrealba who hit better (measured by EQA) is awfully short: Posada, Piazza, Rodriguez, Lieberthal, and Redmond. That’s it. While 150 plate appearances doesn’t wipe out seven years of so-so play in the minors, you also can’t completely ignore that kind of hitting from a 23-year-old with a good defensive rep in his first major league season. He could have a nice career in front of him.

2002

What were the odds of two catchers named "Torrealba" making their major-league debuts in the same week? Yorvit and Steve (with the Braves) turned the trick last September. This Torrealba is a glove man who could hit an empty .275 in the majors; that sucks, until you realize he would be both better and cheaper than Benito Santiago. John Flaherty looked about like this in 1994, so don't be surprised to see Torrealba as a staple of Hacking Mass lineups for years to come.

2000

Perhaps the closest thing the Giants have to a sleeper, Torrealba hit .315 in A ball before struggling at both Double- and Triple-A. He's a 21-year-old catcher with a very nice upside. Given the Giants' recent track record with young talent, that probably means he's the next Doug Mirabelli.

1999

Came up quickly through the ranks last season, but he sure didn't do it with his bat. He gets lots of attention for his glove, which may just be Nichols' Law at work (Nichols’ Law: if a catcher isn’t hitting, he’ll get a rep as a great defensive player). Regardless, his hitting makes Kirt Manwaring look like Yogi Berra, which means Yorvit's glove must be a lot better than Manwaring's.


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