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Birth Date8-28-1980
Height6' 6"
Weight200 lbs
Age32 years, 9 months, 21 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
1.52009
1.32010
1.42011
2012
0.42013
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YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
2003 PHI 22 1 0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.97 3.62 0.2 0.0
2004 PHI 23 52 1 77.0 0.7 76.3 9 3 1 2 0 0 312 68 23 20 6 96 19 15 5 55 2.34 3.47 3.94 14.8 1.3
2005 PHI 24 78 0 87.0 0.0 87.0 6 5 0 7 0 0 365 84 44 40 11 138 25 19 6 79 4.14 3.89 4.61 8.9 0.9
2006 PHI 25 50 17 134.3 90.3 44.0 11 9 2 3 8 0 620 176 92 85 20 283 50 46 10 99 5.69 4.91 5.38 12.8 1.3
2007 PHI 26 38 0 56.0 0.0 56.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 237 48 19 19 5 74 23 19 2 43 3.05 4.14 4.56 6.8 0.8
2008 PHI 27 76 0 82.7 0.0 82.7 4 2 1 4 0 0 340 79 29 28 6 115 23 19 1 67 3.05 3.30 4.30 10.3 1.0
2009 PHI 28 79 0 77.3 0.0 77.3 5 5 10 7 0 0 320 73 29 28 7 106 22 19 3 78 3.26 3.19 3.46 14.9 1.5
2010 PHI 29 55 0 53.0 0.0 53.0 6 2 5 5 0 0 217 42 16 15 4 61 13 10 4 64 2.55 2.63 2.63 12.6 1.3
2011 PHI 30 62 0 60.7 0.0 60.7 4 2 32 2 0 0 246 54 16 16 2 66 16 8 1 62 2.37 2.22 2.57 13.0 1.4
Career49118630.091.0539.04730523180266362426825161939191155325473.593.654.1494.29.4

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP FRA FRA+ TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP PPF PVORP PWARP VORP WARP
1998 MAR Rk 12 10 54.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.675 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 BAT A- 15 15 87.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.610 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 KAN A 21 21 135.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.624 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 CLR A+ 22 21 117.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.858 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 REA AA 26 26 171.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .283 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PHI MLB 1 0 2.0 3.62 116 -.008 .273 .325 .415 .256 .000 93 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
2003 CLR A+ 2 2 8.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .440 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SWB AAA 26 26 157.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .322 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 PHI MLB 52 1 77.0 3.94 119 .215 .275 .345 .449 .270 .273 103 14.9 1.5 14.8 1.3
2004 REA AA 2 1 2.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 PHI MLB 78 0 87.0 4.61 101 .250 .275 .343 .445 .274 .299 101 9.8 1.0 8.9 0.9
2006 PHI MLB 50 17 134.3 5.38 94 .295 .279 .348 .454 .271 .354 104 10.8 1.0 12.8 1.3
2007 PHI MLB 38 0 56.0 4.56 108 .243 .279 .347 .450 .271 .262 104 6.9 0.7 6.8 0.8
2007 REA AA 2 0 3.0 0.96 181 .170 .254 .336 .380 .254 .429 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 PHI MLB 76 0 82.7 4.30 109 .229 .278 .348 .445 .275 .300 102 10.8 1.1 10.3 1.0
2009 PHI MLB 79 0 77.3 3.46 125 .231 .272 .345 .435 .269 .314 102 14.9 1.5 14.9 1.5
2010 PHI MLB 55 0 53.0 2.63 138 .210 .269 .337 .427 .273 .288 97 12.8 1.3 12.6 1.3
2010 CLR A+ 2 0 2.0 7.54 27 .272 .253 .316 .404 .246 .000 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 REA AA 1 0 2.0 2.50 151 .181 .272 .348 .401 .279 .333 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 LEH AAA 2 0 1.7 7.05 17 .322 .245 .336 .401 .265 .250 86 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 PHI MLB 62 0 60.7 2.57 135 .213 .266 .334 .422 .272 .315 94 13.0 1.4 13.0 1.4
2011 CLR A+ 1 1 1.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 SBR A+ 1 0 1.0 1.84 156 -.034 .274 .339 .464 .289 .000 79 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
CareerMLB18630.04.14112.244.275.344.443.272.30710194.09.594.29.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
1998 MAR Rk 3 3 0 12 10 54.0 57 20 52 5 0% -.675 9.5 3.3 0.8 8.7 1.43 4.83 0.0 0.0
1999 BAT A- 5 5 0 15 15 87.7 80 43 75 5 0% -.610 8.2 4.4 0.5 7.7 1.40 4.72 0.0 0.0
2000 KAN A 14 5 0 21 21 135.7 113 45 123 5 0% -.624 7.5 3.0 0.3 8.2 1.16 2.59 0.0 0.0
2001 CLR A+ 9 9 0 22 21 117.7 137 49 101 4 0% -.858 10.5 3.7 0.3 7.7 1.58 3.90 0.0 0.0
2002 REA AA 16 4 0 26 26 171.3 150 53 132 11 0% .283 7.9 2.8 0.6 6.9 1.19 3.20 0.0 0.0
2003 PHI MLB 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 50% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.2 0.0
2003 SWB AAA 12 8 0 26 26 157.0 157 42 138 9 0% .322 9.0 2.4 0.5 7.9 1.27 3.50 0.0 0.0
2003 CLR A+ 0 0 0 2 2 8.0 11 2 9 0 0% .440 12.4 2.2 0.0 10.1 1.62 5.62 0.0 0.0
2004 PHI MLB 9 3 1 52 1 77.0 68 19 55 6 54% .273 7.9 2.2 0.7 6.4 1.13 2.34 14.8 1.3
2004 REA AA 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 3 2 1 1 0% .286 13.5 9.0 4.5 4.5 2.50 4.50 0.0 0.0
2005 PHI MLB 6 5 0 78 0 87.0 84 25 79 11 49% .299 8.7 2.6 1.1 8.2 1.25 4.14 8.9 0.9
2006 PHI MLB 11 9 2 50 17 134.3 176 50 99 20 45% .354 11.8 3.3 1.3 6.6 1.68 5.69 12.8 1.3
2007 PHI MLB 2 2 1 38 0 56.0 48 23 43 5 49% .262 7.7 3.7 0.8 6.9 1.27 3.05 6.8 0.8
2007 REA AA 0 0 0 2 0 3.0 3 0 4 0 43% .429 9.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2008 PHI MLB 4 2 1 76 0 82.7 79 23 67 6 53% .300 8.6 2.5 0.7 7.3 1.23 3.05 10.3 1.0
2009 PHI MLB 5 5 10 79 0 77.3 73 22 78 7 48% .314 8.5 2.6 0.8 9.1 1.23 3.26 14.9 1.5
2010 PHI MLB 6 2 5 55 0 53.0 42 13 64 4 51% .288 7.1 2.2 0.7 10.9 1.04 2.55 12.6 1.3
2010 LEH AAA 0 0 0 2 0 1.7 1 2 2 0 75% .250 5.3 10.6 0.0 10.6 1.76 5.29 0.0 0.0
2010 REA AA 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 2 0 1 0 33% .333 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2010 CLR A+ 0 1 0 2 0 2.0 1 0 3 1 40% .000 4.5 0.0 4.5 13.5 0.50 4.50 0.0 0.0
2011 CLR A+ 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2011 PHI MLB 4 2 32 62 0 60.7 54 16 62 2 51% .315 8.0 2.4 0.3 9.2 1.15 2.37 13.0 1.4
2013 SBR A+ 0 0 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 50% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.00 0.3 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-05-02 2013-05-02 On-Alr 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Scar Tissue - -
2013-03-22 - 15-DL - - Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-04-11 -
2013-02-01 2013-03-22 Camp 49 0 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-04-11 -
2012-03-26 2012-10-12 60-DL 200 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-04-11 -
2012-02-28 2012-03-26 Camp 27 0 Right Elbow Sprain UCL Ligament - -
2011-06-19 2011-07-15 15-DL 26 19 Right Hand Contusion and Inflammation Small Muscles -
2011-05-22 2011-05-24 DTD 2 2 Right Hand Contusion Batted Ball -
2010-04-29 2010-07-08 60-DL 70 62 Right Foot Surgery Big Toe Fracture 2010-05-04
2009-09-04 2009-09-08 DTD 4 4 Right Shoulder Inflammation Biceps Tendinitis -
2008-04-05 2008-04-10 DTD 5 5 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2007-07-30 2007-10-07 60-DL 69 58 Right Shoulder Strain -
2007-05-05 2007-05-23 15-DL 18 16 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2004-07-26 2004-09-03 15-DL 39 35 Right Fingers Sprain Little Finger -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 ANA $3,500,000
2012 CIN $6,000,000
2011 PHI $4,833,333
2010 PHI $4,833,333
2009 PHI $2,333,333
2008 PHI $1,400,000
2007 PHI $1,100,000
2006 PHI $400,000
2005 PHI $350,000
2004 PHI $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$21,549,999
2011Current$3,500,000
10 yrPvs + Cur$25,049,999
10 yrTotal$25,049,999

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 27 dScott Boras1 year/$3.5M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$3.5M (2013). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 11/28/12. Performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 35, 40, 45, 50 games finished. Roster bonuses: $0.5M each for 1, 45, 90, 135, 180 days on active roster and not on disabled list with right arm injury
  • 1 year/$8.5M (2012), plus 2013 mutual option. Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/20/12. 12:$6M, 13:$11M mutual option, $2.5M buyout. Of 2012 salary, $2M is deferred until 11/1/12 and $2M is deferred until 11/1/13. Madson declined 2013 option 10/31/12.
  • 3 years/$12M (2009-11). $1M signing bonus. 09:$2M, 10:$4.5M, 11:$4.5M. Signed extension with Philadelphia 1/20/09 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $0.15M each for 30, 35, 40, 45 games finished. $0.2M for 50, 55 GF. $0.25M for 60, 65 GF.
  • 1 year/$1.4M (2008). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/17/08 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonus.
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2007). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/07 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2006)
  • 1 year/$0.35M (2005)
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2004)
  • 1 year (2003). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 11/02. Recalled 9/03.
  • Drafted by Philadelphia 1998 (9-254) (Valley View HS, Moreno Valley, Calif.).

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-11-15 13:00:00I hear that odds are Pads won't re-sign Heath Bell, but who else is giving him offers? Also, if he leaves San Diego, would that hurt his fantasy value (worse ballpark) or help (better team)?
(Noah Braun from San Diego)
I haven't heard of any concrete offers yet, but the Red Sox sound like they’re going to be in on the remaining top closers (Bell and Ryan Madson). The Jays have been linked, but it seems more likely they’ll go for a cheaper option. Other teams without clear closers like the Reds and Dodgers could also get involved. The Padres might still be the favorite, though, especially if the Red Sox go a different direction (i.e. Madson, a cheaper option to compete with Bard, or a trade for someone like Joel Hanrahan).

It would likely hurt his value if he did leave, but the extent would depend on where he ends up. Being on a better team is more important for starting pitchers than relievers, since offense has a smaller impact on save chances than it does on a starter’s wins. The defense will of course matter for his ratios, but as long as he’s a closer, he’ll be a good bet for 30-35 saves, as he would be in San Diego. It’s also worth noting that Bell saw a big drop in K rate this year (20% compared to 29% in 2009-2010), and Pecto actually inflates Ks by 10 percent over a neutral park. That’s going to be something we’ll really need to keep an eye on next year, but it's not enough to make me shy away from him if I need a closer in my leagues and he's affordable. (Derek Carty)
2010-07-09 13:00:00keeper league - is Ryan Madson a good bet to close next year? trying to decide if I should pull the trigger on a deal...
(Henry from Fairport)
The Phillies have a club option for $12.5M on Lidge--I find it hard to believe they'll pick it up, considering the money trouble they claimed to have run into this winter when it came to keeping Lee. Madson's the man if that's the case, but if Lidge keeps dealing, who knows? (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-05 13:00:00Heath Bell will be traded by _____. My two favorite 8th inning guys that will soon become closers are ______ and ____.
(Tad Lucky from Vegas)
July. Mike Adams or Luke Gregerson, maybe? I thought Ryan Madson would be one of the answers to that question, but now he's out for 8 weeks thanks to a temper tantrum. Poor form, Mr. Madson. Someone should have tazed him before he made contact with that chair. (Marc Normandin)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2009-11-02 17:00:002009 WS Game FiveRyan Madson remembered that he had a changeup, and we're heading to New York. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-02 17:00:002009 WS Game FiveRyan Madson on and gives off a leadoff double. We almost have a ballgame here. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-11-02 17:00:002009 WS Game FiveHow many Yankees relievers are better than Ryan Madson? Four? Five? (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-12 15:00:00Phillies/Rockies Playoffs RoundtableDid Brad Lidge steal Ryan Madson's jersey? (William Burke)
 

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