A.J. Puk

Age: 24

Bats/Throws: L/L

6' 7" / 238

Birthdate: 4/25/1995 (24 y, 9 m, 30 d)
Drafted: 2016 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 6, Overall: 6, Team: Oakland Athletics

Service Time: 0.041

Reported as the pre-2020 value.
0 years and 41 days days of service time.

MiLB Options: 3

Reported as the pre-2020 season number of waiver options remaining.

Prospects Report

Team Rank: NAOverall Rank: 25Reported: 2020ETA: 2020

Fastball	Slider	Curveball	Changeup	Command	Future Value
65 / 65	60 / 60	50 / 55	55 / 60	45 / 50	55

RotoWire News: Puk, who fired a scoreless first inning during which he issued a walk and recorded a strikeout in Saturday's 12-2 Cactus League loss to the Cubs, impressed with his full repertoire of pitches, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. "The changeup that he didn't have last year, that's what is going to make him who he is," manager Bob Melvin said. "His fastball even plays up because of it. He looked really good." (2/23/2020)

2/17/2020	FG	ZiPS Top 100 Prospects by Dan Szymborski
2/14/2020	RG	Mining the News - 2/14/20 by Paul Sporer
2/14/2020	RG	2020 Re-Draft Top 25 by Paul Sporer
2/13/2020	RG	2020 New Pitch Tracker by Jason Collette
2/12/2020	FG	2020 Top 100 Prospects by Eric Longenhagen

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Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2016	Athletics (A-)	0	4	10	10	32.2	11.02	3.31	0.00	.271	48.6 %	47.4 %	0.0 %	3.03	1.93	2.41
2017	Athletics (A+)	4	5	14	11	61.0	14.46	3.39	0.15	.336	61.8 %	40.5 %	1.7 %	3.69	2.24	3.10
2017	Athletics (AA)	2	5	13	13	64.0	12.09	3.52	0.28	.380	65.0 %	47.6 %	4.1 %	4.36	2.35	2.82
2019	Athletics (A+)	0	0	3	3	6.0	13.50	6.00	3.00	.300	64.5 %	33.3 %	33.3 %	6.00	7.00	3.79
2019	Athletics (AA)	0	0	6	1	8.1	14.04	3.24	2.16	.412	87.0 %	57.9 %	40.0 %	4.32	4.53	2.26
2019	Athletics (AAA)	4	1	9	0	11.0	13.09	2.45	2.45	.191	58.8 %	39.1 %	25.0 %	4.91	5.52	4.25
2019	Athletics	2	0	10	0	11.1	10.32	3.97	0.79	.321	80.9 %	48.3 %	8.3 %	3.18	3.39	4.35	0.2
2020	THE BAT	10	8	38	23	147.0	9.94	3.59	1.07	.295	74.4 %			3.64	3.86
2020	ATC	8	6	31	18	116.0	9.79	3.66	1.18	.304	71.8 %			4.11	3.97
2020	Depth Charts	11	8	38	23	147.0	10.02	3.68	1.18	.305	73.8 %			3.98	4.05		2.7
2020	Steamer	9	8	38	23	144.0	9.88	2.81	1.29	.289	74.3 %	41.3 %		3.82	3.94	4.13	2.9
2020	ZiPS	6	4	26	12	67.3	10.16	4.54	1.07	.309	73.3 %			4.14	4.15		1.1
Total	- - -	2	0	10	0	11.1	10.32	3.97	0.79	.321	80.9 %	48.3 %	8.3 %	3.18	3.39	4.35	0.2

Standard

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	ShO	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2016	Athletics (A-)	0	4	3.03	10	10	0	0	0	0	32.2	137	23	18	11	0	12	0	0	3	0	40
2017	Athletics (A+)	4	5	3.69	14	11	0	0	0	1	61.0	254	44	28	25	1	23	0	4	2	0	98
2017	Athletics (AA)	2	5	4.36	13	13	0	0	0	0	64.0	279	64	34	31	2	25	0	3	7	0	86
2019	Athletics (A+)	0	0	6.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	25	5	5	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	9
2019	Athletics (AA)	0	0	4.32	6	1	0	0	1	0	8.1	35	9	4	4	2	3	0	0	3	0	13
2019	Athletics (AAA)	4	1	4.91	9	0	0	0	1	2	11.0	44	7	7	6	3	3	0	1	1	0	16
2019	Athletics	2	0	3.18	10	0	0	0	2	1	11.1	47	10	4	4	1	5	0	0	2	0	13
2020	THE BAT	10	8	3.64	38	23					147.0	616	123	65	59	18	59	2	6			162
2020	ATC	8	6	4.11	31	18			1		116.0		103	57	53	15	47	0	1			126
2020	Depth Charts	11	8	3.98	38	23			1		147.0		129	69	65	19	60		6			163
2020	Steamer	9	8	3.82	38	23	0	0	1		144.0	601	128	66	61	21	45		6			158
2020	ZiPS	6	4	4.14	26	12					67.3		59	33	31	8	34	0	3	8	0	76
Total	- - -	2	0	3.18	10	0	0	0	2	1	11.1	47	10	4	4	1	5	0	0	2	0	13

Advanced

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season | Averages

Season	Team	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2016	Athletics (A-)	11.02	3.31	3.33	0.00	29.2 %	8.8 %	20.4 %	.184	1.07	.271	48.6 %			1.93
2017	Athletics (A+)	14.46	3.39	4.26	0.15	38.6 %	9.1 %	29.5 %	.194	1.10	.336	61.8 %			2.24
2017	Athletics (AA)	12.09	3.52	3.44	0.28	30.8 %	9.0 %	21.9 %	.255	1.39	.380	65.0 %			2.35
2019	Athletics (A+)	13.50	6.00	2.25	3.00	36.0 %	16.0 %	20.0 %	.238	1.50	.300	64.5 %			7.00
2019	Athletics (AA)	14.04	3.24	4.33	2.16	37.1 %	8.6 %	28.6 %	.281	1.44	.412	87.0 %			4.53
2019	Athletics (AAA)	13.09	2.45	5.33	2.45	36.4 %	6.8 %	29.5 %	.175	0.91	.191	58.8 %			5.52
2019	Athletics	10.32	3.97	2.60	0.79	27.7 %	10.6 %	17.0 %	.238	1.32	.321	80.9 %	71	76	3.39
2019	Average	8.88	3.29	2.69	1.40	23.0 %	8.5 %	14.4 %	.249	1.33	.296	72.3 %			4.49
2020	THE BAT	9.94	3.59	2.77	1.07				.229	1.23	.295	74.4 %			3.86
2020	ATC	9.79	3.66	2.67	1.18				.240	1.30	.304	71.8 %			3.97
2020	Depth Charts	10.02	3.68	2.72	1.18				.238	1.29	.305	73.8 %			4.05
2020	Steamer	9.88	2.81	3.52	1.29	26.3 %	7.5 %	18.8 %	.232	1.20	.289	74.3 %			3.94
2020	ZiPS	10.16	4.54	2.24	1.07				.237	1.38	.309	73.3 %			4.15
Total	- - -	10.32	3.97	2.60	0.79	27.7 %	10.6 %	17.0 %	.238	1.32	.321	80.9 %	71	76	3.39

ZiPS 3 Year Projections

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Age	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP	WAR
2020	25	6	4	26	12	67.3	59	33	31	8	34	76	10.16	4.54	2.24	1.07	.237	1.38	.309	73.3 %	4.14	4.15	1.1
2021	26	6	4	26	12	68.0	58	32	30	8	34	79	10.46	4.50	2.32	1.06	.232	1.35	.307	74.3 %	3.97	4.05	1.1
2022	27	6	4	26	12	67.7	57	32	30	8	33	80	10.64	4.39	2.42	1.06	.230	1.33	.307	73.6 %	3.99	3.98	1.1

Batted Ball

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	IFH%	BUH%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Soft%	Med%	Hard%	SIERA	xFIP-	xFIP
2016	Athletics (A-)	1.37	17.9 %	47.4 %	34.6 %	22.2 %	0.0 %			38.8 %	20.0 %	41.2 %						2.41
2017	Athletics (A+)	0.88	13.5 %	40.5 %	46.0 %	22.4 %	1.7 %			39.5 %	20.2 %	40.3 %						3.10
2017	Athletics (AA)	1.59	22.6 %	47.6 %	29.9 %	18.4 %	4.1 %			50.3 %	21.2 %	28.5 %						2.82
2019	Athletics (A+)	0.67	16.7 %	33.3 %	50.0 %	0.0 %	33.3 %			41.7 %	33.3 %	25.0 %						3.79
2019	Athletics (AA)	2.20	15.8 %	57.9 %	26.3 %	20.0 %	40.0 %			44.4 %	22.2 %	33.3 %						2.26
2019	Athletics (AAA)	0.75	8.7 %	39.1 %	52.2 %	25.0 %	25.0 %			45.8 %	16.7 %	37.5 %						4.25
2019	Athletics	1.17	10.3 %	48.3 %	41.4 %	25.0 %	8.3 %	7.1 %	0.0 %	27.6 %	31.0 %	41.4 %	17.2 %	41.4 %	41.4 %	3.95	95	4.35
Total	- - -	1.17	10.3 %	48.3 %	41.4 %	25.0 %	8.3 %	7.1 %	0.0 %	27.6 %	31.0 %	41.4 %	17.2 %	41.4 %	41.4 %	3.95	95	4.35

More Batted Ball

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	IFH	BU	BUH	RS	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2016	Athletics (A-)	37	27	14	6					181	358	539
2017	Athletics (A+)	51	58	17	13					341	680	1021
2017	Athletics (AA)	78	49	37	9					379	716	1095
2019	Athletics (A+)	4	6	2	0					36	74	110
2019	Athletics (AA)	11	5	3	1					39	85	124
2019	Athletics (AAA)	9	12	2	3					56	103	159
2019	Athletics	14	12	3	3	1	0	0	19	73	129	202
Total	- - -	14	12	3	3	1	0	0	19	73	129	202

Win Probability

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	WPA	-WPA	+WPA	RE24	REW	pLI	inLI	gmLI	exLI	Pulls	WPA/LI	Clutch	SD	MD
2019	Athletics	-0.04	-0.53	0.49	1.45	0.12	0.71	0.80	1.20	1.77	10	0.08	-0.14	2	2
Total	- - -	-0.04	-0.53	0.49	1.45	0.12	0.71	0.80	1.20	1.77	10	0.08	-0.14	2	2

Pitch Type

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	FB%	SL%	CT%	CB%	CH%	SF%	KN%	XX%
2019	Athletics	63.9% (97.1)	24.8% (89.7)		2.0% (82.0)	9.4% (89.3)
Total	- - -	63.9% (97.1)	24.8% (89.7)		2.0% (82.0)	9.4% (89.3)

PITCHf/x Pitch Type

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	FA%	FT%	FC%	FS%	FO%	SI%	SL%	CU%	KC%	EP%	CH%	SC%	KN%	UN%
2019	Athletics	68.3 %						20.8 %	1.5 %			9.4 %
Total	- - -	68.3 %						20.8 %	1.5 %			9.4 %

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	vFA	vFT	vFC	vFS	vFO	vSI	vSL	vCU	vKC	vEP	vCH	vSC	vKN
2019	Athletics	96.6						89.4	81.7			89.4
Total	- - -	96.6						89.4	81.7			89.4

Pitch Info Pitch Type

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	FA%	FC%	FS%	SI%	CH%	SL%	CU%	CS%	KN%	SB%	XX%
2019	Athletics	63.9 %				9.4 %	24.8 %	2.0 %
Total	- - -	63.9 %				9.4 %	24.8 %	2.0 %

Pitch Info Pitch Velocity

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	vFA	vFC	vFS	vSI	vCH	vSL	vCU	vCS	vKN	vSB
2019	Athletics	97.5				89.8	90.0	82.2
Total	- - -	97.5				89.8	90.0	82.2

Pitch Values

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	wFB	wSL	wCT	wCB	wCH	wSF	wKN	wFB/C	wSL/C	wCT/C	wCB/C	wCH/C	wSF/C	wKN/C
2019	Athletics	2.6	0.4		0.4	-1.1			1.99	0.90		10.65	-6.01
Total	- - -	2.6	0.4		0.4	-1.1			1.99	0.90		10.65	-6.01

PITCHf/x Pitch Values

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	wFA	wFT	wFC	wFS	wFO	wSI	wSL	wCU	wKC	wEP	wCH	wSC	wKN
2019	Athletics	3.4						-0.5	0.5			-1.1
Total	- - -	3.4						-0.5	0.5			-1.1

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	wFA/C	wFT/C	wFC/C	wFS/C	wFO/C	wSI/C	wSL/C	wCU/C	wKC/C	wEP/C	wCH/C	wSC/C	wKN/C
2019	Athletics	2.49						-1.17	15.07			-5.74
Total	- - -	2.49						-1.17	15.07			-5.74

Pitch Info Pitch Values

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	wFA	wFC	wFS	wSI	wCH	wSL	wCU	wCS	wKN	wSB
2019	Athletics	2.6				-1.1	0.4	0.4
Total	- - -	2.6				-1.1	0.4	0.4

Pitch Info Pitch Values / 100

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	wFA/C	wFC/C	wFS/C	wSI/C	wCH/C	wSL/C	wCU/C	wCS/C	wKN/C	wSB/C
2019	Athletics	2.01				-5.74	0.76	10.37
Total	- - -	2.01				-5.74	0.76	10.37

Plate Discipline

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season | Averages

Season	Team	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%
2019	Athletics	26.9 %	67.4 %	46.5 %	53.6 %	77.3 %	70.2 %	48.5 %	63.8 %	13.9 %
2019	Average	31.6 %	68.5 %	47.0 %	62.7 %	84.9 %	76.2 %	41.8 %	60.9 %	11.1 %
Total	- - -	26.9 %	67.4 %	46.5 %	53.6 %	77.3 %	70.2 %	48.5 %	63.8 %	13.9 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season | Averages

Season	Team	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	Pace
2019	Athletics	25.3 %	65.4 %	46.5 %	54.2 %	75.7 %	70.2 %	53.0 %	23.9
2019	Average	30.6 %	65.2 %	47.0 %	59.4 %	84.9 %	76.2 %	47.4 %	24.4
Total	- - -	25.3 %	65.4 %	46.5 %	54.2 %	75.7 %	70.2 %	53.0 %	23.9

Pitch Info Plate Discipline

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season | Averages

Season	Team	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	Pace
2019	Athletics	26.3 %	66.0 %	46.5 %	53.9 %	76.5 %	70.2 %	51.0 %	24.2
Total	- - -	26.3 %	66.0 %	46.5 %	53.9 %	76.5 %	70.2 %	51.0 %	24.2

Fielding

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	Pos	G	GS	Inn	A	FE	TE	DPS	DPT	DPF	SB	FP
2019	Athletics (A+)	P	3	3	6.0	0
2019	Athletics (AA)	P	6	1	8.1	1
2019	Athletics (AAA)	P	9	0	11.0	0
2019	Athletics	P	10	0	11.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.000
Total	- - -	P	10	0	11.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.000

Advanced Fielding

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	Pos	Inn	rSZ	rCERA	rSB	rGDP	rARM	rGFP	rPM	DRS	BIZ	Plays	RZR	OOZ	FSR	FRM	ARM	DPR	RngR	ErrR	UZR	UZR/150
2019	Athletics	P	11.1	0		0			0	-1	-1						-0.1
Total	- - -	P	11.1	0		0			0	-1	-1						-0.1

Inside Edge Fielding

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	Pos	Inn	Impossible (0%)	Remote (1-10%)	Unlikely (10-40%)	Even (40-60%)	Likely (60-90%)	Routine (90-100%)
2019	Athletics	P	11.1	0.0% (0)	0.0% (1)	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	100.0% (1)
Total	- - -	P	11.1	0.0% (0)	0.0% (1)	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	100.0% (1)

Value

Projections | Minor Leagues | Regular Season

Season	Team	RA9-WAR	BIP-Wins	LOB-Wins	FDP-Wins	RAR	WAR	Dollars	Salary
2019	Athletics	0.3	-0.1	0.1	0.0	2.4	0.2	$1.9
Total	- - -	0.3	-0.1	0.1	0.0	2.4	0.2	$1.9

Drafts

2016 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 6, Overall: 6

Team: Oakland Athletics
School: Florida

2013 June Amateur Draft - Round: 35, Pick: 20, Overall: 1056

Team: Detroit Tigers
School: Washington (IA) HS

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