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A.J. Ellis
Birthdate: 4/9/1981     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/215     Position: C
Contract: $2M / 1 Years (2013)
5/18/2013: Ellis is not in Saturday's lineup, Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reports.
5/16/2013 - Catchers on Fire: Salvador Perez and A.J. Ellis by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 15
5/7/2013 - Being A.J. Ellis by Eno Sarris (FanGraphs) 13
5/4/2013 - Catcher Tiers Update: May 2013 by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 9
3/11/2013 - Pod's Picks: Catcher by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 7
3/8/2013 - Catchers: Tiered Rankings by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 23


DashboardCustomize
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2006Dodgers (AA)8231403421216.9 %16.9 %.044.312.250.383.294.327106   
2007Dodgers (AA)11043085957114.0 %14.2 %.140.301.269.382.409.366123   
2008Dodgers (AAA)8433744459014.8 %13.1 %.135.367.321.436.456.401136   
2008Dodgers4301000.0 %66.7 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-1000.10.0-0.1
2009Dodgers (AAA)9036004839217.8 %12.2 %.060.363.314.438.375.377125   
2009Dodgers81000100.0 %10.0 %.000.111.100.100.100.089-600.20.0-0.1
2010Dodgers (AAA)18760117117.1 %15.8 %.115.327.262.400.377.363112   
2010Dodgers441280616010.9 %14.1 %.046.330.278.363.324.31495-0.8-1.70.4
2011Dodgers (AAA)5924823628020.2 %9.3 %.114.338.304.467.418.415138   
2011Dodgers311032811013.6 %15.5 %.106.313.271.392.376.352126-1.4-0.90.6
2012Dodgers133505134452012.9 %21.2 %.144.329.270.373.414.3411180.3-1.63.7
2013Steamer10640374038113.0 %18.6 %.114.296.247.353.362.3171016.1-1.12.7
2013Bill James10841874144013.9 %17.5 %.114.311.261.368.375.323    
2013Oliver 430114947112.1 %19.3 %.142.299.255.356.397.332 -0.1-0.72.8
2013Fans (18)130513106871012.7 %18.9 %.122.322.268.372.390.338 -1.0-0.73.7
2013ZiPS10238353542012.8 %18.3 %.097.300.248.355.345.31399-1.0-0.91.8
2013Dodgers351442910013.9 %16.7 %.123.344.287.387.410.3551312.0-0.11.5
2013ZiPS (R)7830042630013.1 %18.0 %.103.310.256.363.359.3231040.3-0.51.8
2013ZiPS (U)11344463540013.3 %17.5 %.109.321.266.371.376.3331112.3-0.63.2
2013Steamer (R)7629052827113.0 %18.1 %.115.300.252.356.367.3211036.7-0.62.3
2013Steamer (U)11143473737113.3 %17.7 %.118.315.263.367.381.3331108.7-0.83.8
Total- - -255893176890012.7 %18.8 %.120.326.270.372.390.3371150.4-4.36.1

News
5/7 - Fantasy: A.J. Ellis: hardly swinging, hardly missing by Noah Woodward
4/29 - NL East division update: April edition by Brad Johnson
4/16 - THT Awards by John Barten
5/20 - Clayton Kershaw looks to give bullpen a rest by True Blue LA
5/19 - Dodgers Week 7 review: It's over by True Blue LA
5/18 - Dodgers vs. Braves starting lineups: Tim Federowicz starts b» by True Blue LA
1/19 - Players Avoiding Arbitration: Friday by Ben Nicholson-Smith
11/22 - Olney On Orioles, Red Sox, Kazmir, Heisey by Ben Nicholson-Smith
10/29 - NL West Notes: Kershaw, Rockies' Opening, Dodgers by Edward Creech

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2006Dodgers (AA)822523146353910342153253333320.250
2007Dodgers (AA)110357430966422285957601618411214.269
2008Dodgers (AAA)8427433788631744445950044832802.321
2008Dodgers4330000010002000000.000
2009Dodgers (AAA)90283360897413204839645443641122.314
2009Dodgers810101100001001000000.100
2010Dodgers (AAA)186176161051011713012101110.262
2010Dodgers44108128302550061614118114500.278
2011Dodgers (AAA)5918424856391502362850123716501.304
2011Dodgers3185103231911281114016301201.271
2012Dodgers1334235051148020113445265111077461700.270
2013Steamer10634040384591717403852675533 11.247
2013Bill James108360418946818174144581073    00.261
2013Oliver 3654309364171114947524837341011.255
2013Fans (18)130436513117852111068716559793  00.268
2013ZiPS102319383795914153542495706361101.248
2013Dodgers35122144352571291020024002200.287
2013ZiPS (R)7825130064481214263039354415801.256
2013ZiPS (U)113373444997319263540593784171001.266
2013Steamer (R)7624529062441215282738353322 10.252
2013Steamer (U)11136743497691927373758377324 10.263
Total- - -25575189320315033317689011312168115132601.270

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2006Dodgers (AA)16.9 %16.9 %1.00.250.383.294.676.0443.6.312 0.4351.9.327106
2007Dodgers (AA)14.0 %14.2 %0.98.269.382.409.791.1403.2.301 -1.36311.6.366123
2008Dodgers (AAA)14.8 %13.1 %1.14.321.436.456.892.1353.7.367 -0.86216.5.401136
2008Dodgers0.0 %66.7 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.8.000-100
2008Average8.7 %17.5 %0.50.264.333.416.749.1525.1.300    .328 
2009Dodgers (AAA)17.8 %12.2 %1.45.314.438.375.813.0603.5.363 -0.95711.6.377125
2009Dodgers0.0 %10.0 %0.00.100.100.100.200.0000.1.111 0.0-1-2.0.089-60
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Dodgers (AAA)17.1 %15.8 %1.08.262.400.377.777.1156.4.327 0.2111.2.363112
2010Dodgers10.9 %14.1 %0.78.278.363.324.687.0460.4.330-1.6-0.114-0.8.31495
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Dodgers (AAA)20.2 %9.3 %2.17.304.467.418.885.1141.8.338 -0.54813.1.415138
2011Dodgers13.6 %15.5 %0.88.271.392.376.769.1062.8.313-0.4-0.5142.9.352126
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Dodgers12.9 %21.2 %0.61.270.373.414.786.1441.2.329-0.9-0.66810.6.341118
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer13.0 %18.6 %0.70.247.353.362.715.1142.2.296-0.5-0.6470.5.317101
2013Bill James13.9 %17.5 %0.79.261.368.375.743.1141.5.311 -0.5502.7.323 
2013Oliver12.1 %19.3 %0.63.255.356.397.753.1422.4.299 -0.7555.8.332 
2013Fans (18)12.7 %18.9 %0.67.268.372.390.762.1222.1.322 -0.7689.3.338 
2013ZiPS12.8 %18.3 %0.70.248.355.345.700.0972.0.300 -0.943-0.7.31399
2013Dodgers13.9 %16.7 %0.83.287.387.410.797.1231.6.3440.0-0.1214.6.355131
2013Average8.2 %20.0 %0.41.253.319.404.722.1515.0.294    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)13.1 %18.0 %0.73.256.363.359.722.1031.8.3100.0-0.5361.9.323104
2013ZiPS (U)13.3 %17.5 %0.76.266.371.376.746.1091.8.3210.0-0.7576.6.333111
2013Steamer (R)13.0 %18.1 %0.72.252.356.367.723.1152.5.300-0.3-0.3341.5.321103
2013Steamer (U)13.3 %17.7 %0.75.263.367.381.748.1182.3.315-0.3-0.5556.1.333110
Total- - -12.7 %18.8 %0.67.270.372.390.762.1201.4.326-2.9-1.411614.6.337115

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2008Dodgers1.000.0 %100.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2009Dodgers1.6711.1 %55.6 %33.3 %33.3 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2010Dodgers1.6215.6 %52.2 %32.2 %13.8 %0.0 %4.3 %40.0 %
2011Dodgers1.4215.9 %49.3 %34.8 %8.3 %8.3 %2.9 %0.0 %
2012Dodgers1.3722.9 %44.5 %32.6 %4.8 %12.5 %5.6 %14.3 %
2013Dodgers1.2421.6 %43.3 %35.1 %11.8 %5.9 %2.4 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.4020.5 %46.3 %33.2 %8.2 %8.8 %4.4 %18.8 %

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2008Dodgers100000061117
2009Dodgers5311000142640
2010Dodgers4729144252191313504
2011Dodgers3424112110187277464
2012Dodgers14210473587189113512242
2013Dodgers4234214130266374640
Total- - -2711941201612163155523523907

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2008Dodgers-0.05-0.050.00-0.43-0.040.59 0-0.080.00
2009Dodgers-0.07-0.130.05-1.50-0.160.600.021-0.130.01
2010Dodgers0.55-2.112.652.420.271.042.4310.150.38
2011Dodgers-0.27-1.381.11-0.55-0.160.790.0120.11-0.45
2012Dodgers-0.61-9.148.534.720.451.110.9331.07-1.62
2013Dodgers-0.21-2.382.161.960.210.98 00.49-0.71
Total- - --0.67-15.1814.516.620.561.040.7571.61-2.26

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2008Dodgers58.8% (93.9)  17.6% (80.0)23.5% (83.8)   
2009Dodgers65.0% (91.7)27.5% (85.0) 5.0% (77.0)2.5% (80.0)   
2010Dodgers62.2% (91.1)18.4% (83.4)3.7% (87.2)9.6% (76.8)6.1% (80.9)  2.8%
2011Dodgers64.1% (91.2)12.1% (83.2)8.9% (87.9)7.1% (77.6)7.6% (82.5)0.2% (86.0) 0.2%
2012Dodgers62.8% (91.4)14.6% (83.4)6.0% (86.9)7.9% (77.6)7.0% (82.0)1.2% (86.0)0.5% (76.6)1.6%
2013Dodgers64.7% (91.2)17.8% (83.5)3.8% (86.5)6.3% (78.3)6.7% (82.9)0.6% (84.8) 2.5%
Total- - -63.2% (91.3)15.4% (83.4)5.6% (87.1)7.8% (77.6)6.9% (82.1)0.8% (85.8)0.3% (76.6)1.7%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2008Dodgers58.8 %     17.7 %5.9 %  17.7 %   
2009Dodgers55.0 %2.5 %   10.0 %22.5 %5.0 %  5.0 %   
2010Dodgers40.2 %5.6 %6.2 %1.2 % 12.6 %17.1 %8.8 %  7.6 %   
2011Dodgers43.1 %15.7 %4.7 %0.2 % 8.0 %12.9 %8.8 %  6.5 %   
2012Dodgers35.1 %13.7 %5.9 %0.9 % 11.8 %15.8 %8.0 %0.2 % 6.9 % 0.4 % 
2013Dodgers40.9 %12.0 %3.8 %1.7 % 10.8 %19.4 %4.5 %0.2 % 6.6 %   
Total- - -38.0 %12.5 %5.3 %1.0 % 11.2 %16.3 %7.6 %0.1 % 6.9 % 0.2 % 

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2008Dodgers93.7     82.477.3  83.7  
2009Dodgers91.780.4   90.485.077.0  84.2  
2010Dodgers91.589.987.483.5 90.783.177.2  82.2  
2011Dodgers91.390.388.185.7 91.084.078.0  82.3  
2012Dodgers91.691.787.886.1 89.983.977.681.5 82.0 78.0
2013Dodgers91.790.386.584.6 89.983.577.384.8 83.4  
Total- - -91.691.187.685.2 90.183.777.682.1 82.3 78.0

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2008Dodgers-0.1  -0.2-0.5  -1.08  -6.36-12.24  
2009Dodgers-1.3-0.1 -0.4-0.1  -4.97-0.82 -19.06-6.24  
2010Dodgers-0.3-1.2-1.62.6-1.0  -0.11-1.32-9.005.61-3.26  
2011Dodgers4.5-0.7-0.50.0-0.60.0 1.53-1.28-1.140.08-1.640.00 
2012Dodgers-0.92.4-2.04.6-0.42.00.1-0.070.76-1.522.65-0.297.560.60
2013Dodgers6.1-1.7-0.51.60.00.0 1.52-1.55-1.964.09-0.10-0.59 
Total- - -8.0-1.3-4.68.3-2.62.00.10.33-0.22-2.132.78-0.976.310.60

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2008Dodgers-0.1     -0.2-0.1  -0.4  
2009Dodgers-1.1-0.1   -0.10.2-0.4  -0.3  
2010Dodgers0.6-0.10.50.7 -2.2-2.41.9  -1.2  
2011Dodgers5.4-2.8-0.30.0 1.1-0.3-0.1  -0.2  
2012Dodgers-5.3-0.5-1.90.5 4.62.03.6-0.1 1.4 0.1
2013Dodgers1.72.40.1-0.4 1.5-2.11.30.0 0.6  
Total- - -1.2-1.1-1.50.7 4.9-2.86.2-0.1 -0.1 0.1

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2008Dodgers-1.07     -6.43-5.79  -12.29  
2009Dodgers-4.91-5.38   -2.832.29-17.65  -17.27  
2010Dodgers0.30-0.321.5910.88 -3.51-2.784.23  -3.12  
2011Dodgers2.68-3.88-1.260.00 2.95-0.58-0.28  -0.73  
2012Dodgers-0.67-0.16-1.422.47 1.740.572.00-3.46 0.92 0.65
2013Dodgers0.643.110.56-3.68 2.22-1.694.632.49 1.38  
Total- - -0.08-0.22-0.731.95 1.12-0.442.12-2.27 -0.05 0.65

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2008Dodgers33.3 %33.3 %33.3 %50.0 %100.0 %80.0 %60.0 %100.0 %5.9 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Dodgers45.0 %30.0 %37.5 %100.0 %66.7 %86.7 %50.0 %50.0 %5.0 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Dodgers23.3 %53.5 %37.7 %71.2 %95.2 %87.4 %47.8 %64.1 %4.0 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Dodgers20.3 %55.2 %36.4 %74.0 %95.7 %89.2 %46.1 %58.3 %3.7 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Dodgers22.4 %54.6 %37.6 %72.1 %88.0 %83.0 %47.0 %56.0 %6.0 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Dodgers16.0 %53.3 %34.4 %72.0 %91.4 %86.8 %49.4 %56.3 %4.5 %
2013Average29.5 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.5 %45.9 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -21.5 %54.0 %36.9 %72.7 %90.3 %84.9 %47.5 %57.6 %5.2 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2008Dodgers22.2 %37.5 %29.4 %50.0 %100.0 %80.0 %47.1 %18.9
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Dodgers38.1 %36.8 %37.5 %100.0 %71.4 %86.7 %47.5 %19.1
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Dodgers22.5 %50.8 %37.2 %70.4 %94.7 %87.6 %51.8 %19.8
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Dodgers17.2 %53.1 %36.0 %73.7 %93.0 %88.6 %52.4 %21.3
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Dodgers21.0 %51.6 %37.1 %67.9 %88.3 %82.8 %52.4 %22.4
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Dodgers18.3 %47.8 %34.0 %70.9 %92.0 %86.6 %53.1 %22.2
2013Average29.0 %62.1 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.1 %22.5
Total- - -20.5 %50.9 %36.4 %69.8 %90.2 %84.7 %52.3 %21.9

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2008DodgersC3110.0710000000 00001.0000
2009DodgersC7227.23620000000 10011.0000
2010DodgersC4334308.2263221010401 2610117.997 
2011DodgersC2925221.2167110000101 114281.000 
2012DodgersC1311281151.01007876154742 74361137.995 
2013DodgersC3535308.0272261011110 1313412.997 
Total- - -C2482252027.0175214981751354 125631875.9960

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2008DodgersC10.00  0 0    00.1        
2009DodgersC27.20  0 0    20.2        
2010DodgersC308.20  -2 -2    15-0.8 -2      
2011DodgersC221.2-1  -2 -3    9-0.4 0      
2012DodgersC1151.02  -1 2    45-1.7 2      
2013DodgersC308.02  1 2              
Total- - -C2027.03  -4 -1    71-2.6 0      

Fans Scouting Report
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2010Dodgers308.2113234253826393032-2
2011Dodgers221.2358493754585650520
2012Dodgers1151.0861413360506057522
Total- - -1681.12255413255475651480

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2008Dodgers-0.80.00.10.10.10.2-0.5-0.1($0.2) 
2009Dodgers-2.00.00.20.30.20.5-1.2-0.1($0.5) 
2010Dodgers-0.7-1.7-0.83.82.61.83.50.4$1.5 
2011Dodgers3.1-0.9-1.43.01.90.55.90.6$2.8 
2012Dodgers10.8-1.60.314.99.910.235.83.7$16.9 
2013Dodgers5.2-0.12.04.22.64.614.11.5$7.4 
Total- - -15.6-4.30.426.317.417.857.56.1$27.8 

Contracts
  • $2m / 1 Years (2013) (Edit)
    • signed by Los Angeles Dodgers on 1/18/2013 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2013: $2M
    • Source: espn.go.com
    • Submitted by filihok
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