AJ Reed
1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 275LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 2, #42, Houston Astros | Kentucky
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2017 6 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2018 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2019 49 44 1 6 1 0 .136 .204 .205 .409
4 Seasons 199 175 12 26 4 0 .149 .241 .234 .475
AVG HR SB OPS
2017 .000 0 0 .000
2018 .000 0 0 .000
2019 .136 1 0 .409
4 Seasons .149 4 0 .475
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2016 23 556 75 6 8.0 4.3 88.6 109.7 11.8 22.7 .186 .325 .245 .276 .353 41.3 34.0 12.8
2017 24 27 5 0 0.0 0.0 84.1 96.4 19.5 0.0 .063 .077 .000 .060 .072 20.0 16.7 0.0
2018 25 7 2 0 0.0 0.0 73.0 83.3 21.5 0.0 .017 .017 .000 .018 .027 0.0 33.3 0.0
2019 26 207 24 2 8.3 4.1 88.3 106.7 20.5 20.8 .132 .257 .185 .202 .298 33.3 42.9 8.2
Player 797 106 8 7.5 4.0 88.1 109.7 14.3 20.8 .165 .294 .219 .247 .321 37.7 35.7 11.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 49.3 32.0 14.7 4.0 34.7 37.3 28.0 1.3 37.3 26.7 22.7 4.0 8.0 4.3
2017 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 37.5 37.5 12.5 12.5 37.5 37.5 25.0 0.0 33.3 37.5 16.7 4.2 8.3 4.1
Player 47.2 32.1 13.2 7.5 35.8 36.8 27.4 0.9 37.7 30.2 19.8 3.8 7.5 4.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -2 63 30.4 10 .143 .143 .230 17.9 30.0 15.8 .161 .179 .249 0.0
2019 Slider 1.0 1 55 26.6 15 .267 .467 .313 50.0 53.3 29.6 .187 .410 .246 42.9
2019 Changeup -6.9 -2 32 15.5 13 .083 .083 .123 55.0 38.5 50.0 .099 .232 .177 42.9
2019 Sinker -7.0 -2 29 14.0 8 .000 .000 .088 21.4 25.0 22.2 .096 .164 .182 40.0
2019 Curveball -2.2 0 15 7.2 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2019 Cutter 2.4 0 8 3.9 -- -- -- 66.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Slurve 3.3 0 4 1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.7 0 2 28.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .007 .007 .006 0.0
2018 Sinker -3.2 0 2 28.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 Curveball -2.5 0 1 14.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 Split-Finger -16.7 0 1 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .045 .045 .048 0.0
2018 Slider -10.3 0 1 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 141 556 -7 -9 4 2 -10
2019 48 206 -2 -4 1 0 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 556 46.8 65.4 76.5 24.0 45.1 43.3 43.3 43.3 32.8 6.7 75.7
2017 27 37.0 100.0 70.0 23.5 75.0 48.1 50.0 51.9 28.6 7.4 100.0
2018 7 71.4 60.0 100.0 100.0 50.0 42.9 66.7 71.4 20.0 14.3 100.0
2019 207 50.0 64.1 75.8 29.1 30.0 44.2 46.9 46.4 38.5 8.7 77.8
Player 797 47.5 65.9 76.3 25.6 42.1 43.7 44.7 44.7 34.0 7.3 77.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2016 73 16
2019 47 5
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.8 3 4.5 -2 1 5 1 33.3
2019 23.1 1 1.1 0 2 0 1 100.0
Player 22.2 4 5.5 -2 3 5 2 50.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 3 6 3 3 2 3 6 5 1 4 4 3 6 5 5 5 3 3 6 3 7 5 7 7 5 5 2 5 7 5 3
2019 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 4 7 4 5 3 4 7 6 2 5 5 4 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 4 8 7 8 8 6 6 3 6 8 6 4
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Exit Velocity 88.6 84.1 -4.5 ↓ 73.0 -11.1 ↓ 88.3 15.3 ↑
Launch Angle 11.8 19.5 7.7 ↑ 21.5 2.0 ↑ 20.5 -1.0 ↓
Barrel % 8.0 0.0 -8.0 ↓ 0.0 0.0 8.3 8.3 ↑
Hard Hit % 41.3 20.0 -21.3 ↓ 0.0 -20.0 ↓ 33.3 33.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 22.7 0.0 -22.7 ↓ 0.0 0.0 20.8 20.8 ↑
xBA .186 .063 -0.123 ↓ .017 -0.046 ↓ .132 0.115 ↑
BA .164 .000 -0.164 ↓ .000 0.000 .136 0.136 ↑
xwOBA .276 .060 -0.216 ↓ .018 -0.042 ↓ .202 0.184 ↑
wOBA .245 .000 -0.245 ↓ .000 0.000 .185 0.185 ↑
xSLG .325 .077 -0.248 ↓ .017 -0.060 ↓ .257 0.240 ↑
SLG .262 .000 -0.262 ↓ .000 0.000 .205 0.205 ↑
K% 34.0 16.7 -17.3 ↓ 33.3 16.6 ↑ 42.9 9.6 ↑
BB% 12.8 0.0 -12.8 ↓ 0.0 0.0 8.2 8.2 ↑
Swing % 43.3 51.9 8.6 ↑ 71.4 19.5 ↑ 46.4 -25.0 ↓
Whiff% 32.8 28.6 -4.2 ↓ 20.0 -8.6 ↓ 38.5 18.5 ↑
In Zone % 46.8 37.0 -9.8 ↓ 71.4 34.4 ↑ 50.0 -21.4 ↓
Out of Zone % 53.2 63.0 9.8 ↑ 28.6 -34.4 ↓ 50.0 21.4 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 24.0 23.5 -0.5 ↓ 100.0 76.5 ↑ 29.1 -70.9 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 43.3 50.0 6.7 ↑ 66.7 16.7 ↑ 46.9 -19.8 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 66.0 50.0 -16.0 ↓ 100.0 50.0 ↑ 71.4 -28.6 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 139 45 32.4 .237 .272
2017 Shifts L 6 1 16.7 .000 .000
2018 Shifts L 3 0 0.0 .000
2019 Shifts L 49 29 59.2 .331 .084
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 165 18.6 24.2% 4.2% 94 22.8 8.5% 10.6%
2017 6 24.3 0.0% 0.0% 4 14.9 50.0% 0.0%
2018 2 16.3 0.0% 0.0% 0 -- -- --
2019 63 18.1 20.6% 0.0% 29 24.0 0.0% 6.9%
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