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Yorvit Torrealba
Colorado Rockies [ Team Audit page ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 27
5' 11"
200 lbs.

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Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2003 SFN MLB 218 22 10 2 4 29 14 39 1 0 5.3 .260 .312 .390 -.074 .257 .309 .386 .243 3.0 56-C 13 2.9
2005 SEA MLB 116 14 4 0 2 8 7 25 0 0 3.2 .241 .293 .333 -.212 .252 .316 .364 .240 -1.2 36-C 1 1.2
2004 SFN MLB 192 19 7 3 6 23 17 31 2 0 5.3 .227 .302 .407 -.116 .224 .299 .402 .245 1.1 48-C 4 1.8
2005 SFN MLB 103 18 8 0 1 7 9 25 1 0 5.6 .226 .301 .344 -.177 .223 .305 .362 .236 -0.6 24-C 3 0.7


EQA Distribution

Five-Year WARP

2006 Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Percentile PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
90o 269 49 17 2 10 39 24 47 3 1 6.2 .316 .384 .525 .242 .293 .363 .495 .286 18.4 66-C 1 3.1
75o 245 38 14 2 7 32 21 43 2 1 5.6 .294 .361 .475 .120 .273 .341 .448 .265 10.3 61-C 2 2.4
60o 229 31 12 2 6 27 19 41 2 1 5.1 .278 .343 .438 .029 .258 .324 .414 .249 5.1 57-C 2 1.9
50o 220 27 11 1 5 25 17 39 2 1 4.8 .270 .334 .419 -.018 .250 .316 .396 .241 2.7 55-C 2 1.7
40o 206 22 10 1 4 22 16 37 2 1 4.4 .255 .318 .385 -.101 .236 .300 .363 .225 -1.2 52-C 2 1.3
25o 188 17 8 1 3 17 13 34 1 0 3.9 .236 .297 .341 -.208 .218 .280 .322 .203 -5.4 48-C 2 0.9
10o 163 11 6 1 1 12 10 30 1 0 3.2 .207 .265 .276 -.366 .192 .250 .261 .164 -10.2 42-C 2 0.4
Weighted Mean 208 26 11 1 5 24 17 37 2 1 5.0 .277 .342 .436 .023 .257 .323 .411 .248 4.7 52-C 2 1.9

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate

37%

53%

30%

38%

Five-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2006 (age 27) 208 26 11 1 5 24 17 37 2 1 5.0 .277 .342 .436 .023 .257 .323 .411 .248 4.7 52-C 2 1.9
2007 (age 28) 211 28 11 2 6 26 18 37 2 1 4.5 .278 .345 .447 .044 .258 .326 .422 .253 5.2 53-C 2 1.8
2008 (age 29) 156 18 8 1 4 19 12 27 2 0 4.5 .275 .341 .435 .018 .255 .322 .410 .248 3.4 41-C 3 1.5
2009 (age 30) 178 21 9 1 4 20 15 30 2 1 4.4 .273 .342 .426 .006 .253 .323 .402 .246 2.4 46-C 3 1.1
2010 (age 31) 151 16 8 1 4 17 13 26 1 0 4.5 .266 .335 .416 -.024 .246 .317 .392 .241 1.2 40-C 3 0.9

Valuation

Year OWARP DWARP Tot WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2006 0.4 1.5 1.9 $1,975,000 4.7 12.5
2007 0.4 1.3 1.8 $1,950,000 5.2 5.1
2008 0.3 1.2 1.5 $1,675,000 3.4 3.9
2009 0.2 0.9 1.1 $1,350,000 2.4 3.0
2010 0.1 0.8 0.9 $1,125,000 1.2 1.8
Peak 7.1 $5,825,000 16.9 26.2


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Five-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2006 .265 .241 .203 .248
2007 .274 .249 .228 .253
2008 .259 .234 .203 .248
2009 .263 .237 .209 .246
2010 .260 .244 .215 .241


Five-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2006 38% 0% 37%
2007 42% 10% 38%
2008 61% 15% 21%
2009 65% 33% 21%
2010 74% 43% 19%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

67

Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Joe Tipton 1950 68 11 Mike Heath 1983 57
2 Ray Katt 1955 68 12 Randy Knorr 1996 56
3 Brad Ausmus 1997 65 13 Jerry Grote 1970 54
4 Duffy Dyer 1973 63 14 Barry Lyons 1988 54
5 Pete Daley 1957 62 15 Michael Barrett 2004 54
6 Craig Colbert 1993 61 16 Josh Paul 2003 52
7 Bob Kearney 1984 61 17 Phil Roof 1969 52
8 Andy Etchebarren 1971 59 18 Floyd Rayford 1985 52
9 Jerry May 1971 58 19 Steve Nicosia 1983 51
10 Steve Swisher 1979 57 20 Brandon Inge 2005 51

Player Comments

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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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