1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 240 lbs | Age: 40
Draft: 2007 | Rd. 25, No. 756, Kansas City Royals | Troy
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 10 9 3 3 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
2015 352 309 44 84 10 0 .272 .358 .424 .782
2016 224 196 16 46 5 0 .235 .305 .332 .637
4 Seasons 590 518 63 133 15 0 .257 .336 .384 .720
AVG HR SB OPS
2014 .333 0 0 .733
2015 .272 10 0 .782
2016 .235 5 0 .637
4 Seasons .257 15 0 .720
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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%
2015 30 1394 258 13 5.0 3.7 89.9 113.2 11.8 33.7 .287 .456 .340 .362 .387 35.7 14.8 10.5
2016 31 857 164 8 4.9 3.6 87.7 112.9 13.9 25.6 .225 .346 .282 .295 .311 32.3 17.0 8.9
Player 2251 422 21 5.0 3.6 89.1 113.2 12.6 30.6 .263 .414 .317 .336 .358 34.4 15.6 9.9
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 42.6 57.4 20.9 31.0 5.4 37.2 39.9 22.1 20.9 15.9 5.4 16.3 24.0 16.7
2016 47.6 52.4 21.3 20.1 11.0 34.8 42.1 23.2 18.3 23.8 5.5 16.5 18.3 17.7
Player 44.5 55.5 21.1 26.8 7.6 36.3 40.8 22.5 19.9 19.0 5.5 16.4 21.8 17.1
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 0.4 34.5 22.5 29.1 5.0 5.0 3.7
2016 4.3 31.1 25.6 23.2 4.3 4.9 3.6
Player 1.9 33.2 23.7 26.8 4.7 5.0 3.6
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 4 17 0 -1 0 0 -1
2014 10 40 1 0 0 0 1
2015 348 1,379 1 -15 12 8 6
2016 224 857 -5 -9 6 4 -3
Player 586 2,293 -4 -24 18 -4 3
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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 %
2015 1,394 43.0 69.9 88.8 25.6 67.0 42.8 26.4 44.5 18.4 5.5 85.5
2016 857 44.1 65.9 88.8 24.4 70.1 42.2 24.6 42.7 17.2 7.0 86.7
Player 2,251 43.4 68.3 88.8 25.1 68.1 42.6 25.7 43.8 17.9 6.0 86.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 30.1 47.3 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
2015 87 92 78 64 95 33 48 72 92 54 79 85 69 71 30
2016 90 34
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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 21.35 5 4.8 0 2 6 0 0.0
Player 21.35 5 4.8 0 2 6 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 5 6 0 6 6 5 6 5 4 2 6 6 4 4 5 5 3 5 5 6 4 3 6 6 5 4 6 8 5 5 3
Player 5 6 0 6 6 5 6 5 4 2 6 6 4 4 5 5 3 5 5 6 4 3 6 6 5 4 6 8 5 5 3
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's batted balls 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

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .235 -.037 .272
xBA .225 -.062 .287
OBP .305 -.053 .358
xOBP .309 -.065 .374
SLG .332 -.092 .424
xSLG .346 -.110 .456
ISO .097 -.055 .152
xISO .121 -.048 .169
BABIP .259 -.039 .298
wOBA .282 -.058 .340
xwOBA .295 -.067 .362
wOBACON .292 -.065 .357
xwOBACON .311 -.076 .387
BACON .282 -.044 .326
xBACON .286 -.060 .346
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 32.3 -3.4 35.7
Avg Exit Velocity 87.7 -2.2 89.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 25.6 -8.1 33.7
Barrel % 4.9 -0.1 5.0
Avg Launch Angle 13.9 +2.1 11.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.2 +0.3 92.9
Breaking Velocity 82.4 +0.8 81.6
Offspeed Velocity 85.3 +0.2 85.1
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 8 -5 13
Popup % 11.0 +5.6 5.4
Flyball % 21.3 +0.4 20.9
Line Drive % 20.1 -10.9 31.0
Groundball % 47.6 +5.0 42.6
Pull % 34.8 -2.4 37.2
Straight Away % 42.1 +2.2 39.9
Opposite Field % 23.2 +1.1 22.1
Weak Contact % 4.3 +3.9 0.4
Pull Airball % 16.5 +0.2 16.3
Topped Contact % 31.1 -3.4 34.5
Under Contact % 25.6 +3.1 22.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.2 -5.9 29.1
Solid Contact % 4.3 -0.7 5.0
HR/FB % 14.3 -4.2 18.5
Popups 18 +4 14
Flyballs 35 -19 54
Line Drives 33 -47 80
Groundballs 78 -32 110
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 44.1 +1.1 43.0
Out of Zone % 55.9 -1.1 57.0
Edge % 42.2 -0.6 42.8
Zone Swing % 65.9 -4.0 69.9
Out of Zone Swing % 24.4 -1.2 25.6
In Zone Contact % 88.8 0.0 88.8
Out of Zone Contact % 70.1 +3.1 67.0
Whiff % 17.2 -1.2 18.4
First Strike % 57.1 +3.1 54.0
First Pitch Swing % 24.6 -1.8 26.4
Swing % 42.7 -1.8 44.5
Meatball Swing % 86.7 +1.2 85.5
Meatball % 7.0 +1.5 5.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 11.2 0.0 11.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 29.9 -3.1 33.0
In Zone 378 -220 598
Out of Zone 479 -315 794
Edge 362 -234 596
In Zone Swings 249 -169 418
Out of Zone Swings 117 -86 203
In Zone Swing & Misses 28 -19 47
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 35 -32 67
Basic
Pitches 857 -537 1,394
PA 224 -128 352
AB 196 -113 309
Hits 46 -38 84
Singles 37 -21 58
Doubles 4 -11 15
Triples 0 -1 1
Home Runs 5 -5 10
Walks 20 -17 37
Strikeouts 38 -14 52
K% 17.0 +2.2 14.8
BB% 8.9 -1.6 10.5
HBP 2 -3 5
Batted Balls 164 -94 258
Number of Fastballs 532 -296 828
Number of Offspeed 134 -128 262
Number of Breaking 190 -96 286
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 209 50 23.9 .277 .256
! 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 %
2012 3 17.4 33.3% 0.0% 3 19.3 0.0% 0.0%
2014 4 16.8 0.0% 0.0% 11 23.5 0.0% 0.0%
2015 401 16.4 36.9% 3.5% 252 23.5 7.9% 18.7%
2016 236 17.0 33.1% 2.1% 178 22.9 9.0% 16.9%
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