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Birth Date8-30-1980
Height6' 4"
Weight230 lbs
Age32 years, 8 months, 24 days
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0.42010
-1.02011
-0.42012
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Standard

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
2006 CLE 25 38 7 74.7 37.0 37.7 1 10 0 3 3 0 340 88 46 45 9 132 31 28 7 58 5.42 4.73 5.49 4.5 0.4
2007 CLE 26 32 32 215.0 215.0 0.0 19 8 0 0 26 0 879 199 78 73 16 282 61 59 11 137 3.06 4.01 5.70 -1.2 0.2
2008 CLE 27 22 22 120.7 120.7 0.0 8 7 0 0 9 2 549 126 80 73 7 179 70 70 9 58 5.44 4.92 6.35 -5.5 -0.6
2009 CLE 28 24 24 125.3 125.3 0.0 5 12 0 0 8 2 596 151 97 88 16 238 70 70 8 79 6.32 5.41 6.58 -10.7 -1.1
2010 CLE 29 33 33 210.3 210.3 0.0 13 14 0 0 22 2 880 203 98 88 17 299 72 72 9 124 3.77 4.07 5.10 -0.7 0.4
2011 CLE 30 32 32 188.7 188.7 0.0 7 15 0 0 15 4 833 205 125 110 22 325 60 57 14 109 5.25 4.60 5.65 -8.7 -1.0
2012 CLE 31 3 3 14.3 14.3 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 62 17 15 12 4 35 3 3 1 2 7.53 7.23 7.19 -3.4 -0.4
2013 TBA 32 8 8 44.7 44.7 0.0 2 4 0 0 3 0 198 48 29 26 9 85 13 10 5 42 5.24 5.08 4.95 0.3 0.0
Career192161993.7956.037.75573038611433710375685151001575380369646094.664.575.73-25.5-2.0

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
2002 MHV A- 3 0 4.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 BNC Rk 13 11 76.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .322 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 LKC A 24 24 148.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .231 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 AKR AA 1 1 6.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .318 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 KIN A+ 13 13 70.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .292 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 AKR AA 15 15 87.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .369 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 BUF AAA 1 1 6.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 AKR AA 14 14 90.7 5.56 79 .261 .260 .331 .390 .255 .305 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 BUF AAA 13 12 83.0 5.59 95 .223 .275 .344 .427 .261 .255 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 CLE MLB 38 7 74.7 5.49 89 .278 .280 .347 .448 .271 .338 100 4.5 0.4 4.5 0.4
2006 BUF AAA 6 5 27.1 4.21 99 .259 .259 .321 .386 .254 .329 93 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CLE MLB 32 32 215.0 5.70 81 .229 .275 .342 .434 .268 .280 98 -1.5 -0.2 -1.2 0.2
2008 CLE MLB 22 22 120.7 6.35 68 .274 .274 .341 .439 .271 .294 102 -6.8 -0.7 -5.5 -0.6
2008 LKC A 1 1 4.0 2.97 129 .077 .277 .352 .417 .275 .100 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 AKR AA 1 1 5.0 3.06 134 .271 .279 .347 .426 .262 .474 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CLE MLB 24 24 125.3 6.58 56 .309 .274 .341 .444 .273 .319 95 -10.7 -1.1 -10.7 -1.1
2009 LKC A 1 1 6.3 2.93 138 .072 .261 .347 .375 .272 .077 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 AKR AA 1 1 7.0 4.37 97 .149 .248 .306 .361 .243 .167 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 COH AAA 5 5 33.0 4.76 102 .242 .263 .333 .400 .259 .273 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CLE MLB 33 33 210.3 5.10 82 .251 .269 .336 .420 .272 .283 97 -0.3 -0.0 -0.7 0.4
2011 CLE MLB 32 32 188.7 5.65 72 .284 .268 .330 .419 .270 .291 99 -7.6 -0.8 -8.7 -1.0
2011 AGU Wnt 1 1 4.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 CLE MLB 3 3 14.3 7.19 14 .374 .261 .324 .420 .279 .250 87 -3.4 -0.4 -3.4 -0.4
2012 LKC A 2 2 12.3 13.48 -88 .000 .257 .322 .370 .241 .233 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 COH AAA 2 2 12.0 1.25 172 .000 .271 .335 .420 .252 .317 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TBA MLB 8 8 44.7 4.95 83 .294 .264 .329 .437 .277 .302 94 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
CareerMLB161993.75.7175.270.272.338.431.271.29497-22.1-2.3-22.0-1.6

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
2002 BNC Rk 2 4 1 13 11 76.3 89 10 42 4 0% .322 10.5 1.2 0.5 5.0 1.30 3.30 0.0 0.0
2002 MHV A- 0 0 0 3 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 0% .167 4.5 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.75 0.00 0.0 0.0
2003 LKC A 17 4 0 24 24 148.3 117 14 83 10 0% .231 7.1 0.8 0.6 5.0 0.88 2.06 0.0 0.0
2003 AKR AA 0 0 0 1 1 6.0 8 0 3 1 0% .318 12.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 1.33 4.50 0.0 0.0
2004 BUF AAA 1 0 0 1 1 6.0 6 3 2 0 0% .286 9.0 4.5 0.0 3.0 1.50 6.00 0.0 0.0
2004 AKR AA 4 8 0 15 15 87.0 114 21 63 3 0% .369 11.8 2.2 0.3 6.5 1.55 4.76 0.0 0.0
2004 KIN A+ 5 2 0 13 13 70.0 68 20 57 6 0% .292 8.7 2.6 0.8 7.3 1.26 2.83 0.0 0.0
2005 BUF AAA 7 4 0 13 12 83.0 76 15 49 10 54% .255 8.2 1.6 1.1 5.3 1.10 3.25 0.0 0.0
2005 AKR AA 6 5 0 14 14 90.7 100 20 57 7 57% .305 9.9 2.0 0.7 5.7 1.32 4.07 0.0 0.0
2006 BUF AAA 1 3 0 6 5 27.1 28 8 28 2 49% .329 9.3 2.7 0.7 9.3 1.33 5.65 0.0 0.0
2006 CLE MLB 1 10 0 38 7 74.7 88 31 58 9 60% .338 10.6 3.7 1.1 7.0 1.59 5.42 4.5 0.4
2007 CLE MLB 19 8 0 32 32 215.0 199 61 137 16 65% .280 8.3 2.6 0.7 5.7 1.21 3.06 -1.2 0.2
2008 LKC A 0 0 0 1 1 4.0 1 0 3 0 60% .100 2.2 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.25 0.00 0.0 0.0
2008 AKR AA 1 0 0 1 1 5.0 9 0 2 0 47% .474 16.2 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.80 1.80 0.0 0.0
2008 CLE MLB 8 7 0 22 22 120.7 126 70 58 7 65% .294 9.4 5.2 0.5 4.3 1.62 5.44 -5.5 -0.6
2009 LKC A 1 0 0 1 1 6.3 1 1 7 0 54% .077 1.4 1.4 0.0 10.0 0.32 0.00 0.0 0.0
2009 COH AAA 1 3 0 5 5 33.0 32 6 27 5 61% .273 8.7 1.6 1.4 7.4 1.15 3.55 0.0 0.0
2009 AKR AA 1 0 0 1 1 7.0 4 0 5 1 58% .167 5.1 0.0 1.3 6.4 0.57 1.29 0.0 0.0
2009 CLE MLB 5 12 0 24 24 125.3 151 70 79 16 56% .319 10.8 5.0 1.1 5.7 1.76 6.32 -10.7 -1.1
2010 CLE MLB 13 14 0 33 33 210.3 203 72 124 17 56% .283 8.7 3.1 0.7 5.3 1.31 3.77 -0.7 0.4
2011 CLE MLB 7 15 0 32 32 188.7 205 60 109 22 56% .291 9.8 2.9 1.0 5.2 1.40 5.25 -8.7 -1.0
2011 AGU Wnt 0 0 0 1 1 4.0 3 0 2 0 0% .250 6.8 0.0 0.0 4.5 0.75 2.25 0.0 0.0
2012 CLE MLB 0 3 0 3 3 14.3 17 3 2 4 50% .250 10.7 1.9 2.5 1.3 1.40 7.53 -3.4 -0.4
2012 COH AAA 1 0 0 2 2 12.0 13 3 7 0 56% .317 9.8 2.2 0.0 5.2 1.33 4.50 0.0 0.0
2012 LKC A 1 1 0 2 2 12.3 12 1 13 5 54% .233 8.8 0.7 3.6 9.5 1.05 3.65 0.0 0.0
2013 TBA MLB 2 4 0 8 8 44.7 48 13 42 9 54% .302 9.7 2.6 1.8 8.5 1.37 5.24 0.3 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-08-28 2012-10-04 DtdDL 37 0 Right Ankle Sprain - -
2011-07-03 2011-07-18 15-DL 15 12 Right Thigh Strain Moderate Quad While Running -
2008-05-24 2008-07-26 60-DL 63 53 Left Hip Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 TBA $3,250,000
2012 CLE $2,500,000
2011 CLE $6,287,500
2010 CLE $5,087,500
2009 CLE $2,937,500
2008 CLE $500,000
2007 CLE $387,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$17,700,000
2011Current$3,250,000
7 yrPvs + Cur$20,950,000
7 yrTotal$20,950,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 4 dJorge Brito1 year/$3.25M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$3.25M (2013). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 12/18/12. Performance bonuses: May earn additional $1.25M based on innings pitched and $0.6M based on relief appearances.
  • 4 years/$15M (2008-11), plus 2012-14 club options. Signed extension with Cleveland 4/10/08, replacing 1 year/$0.4578M deal signed 2/28/08. $0.75M signing bonus. 08:$0.5M, 09:$2.75M, 10:$4.9M, 11:$6.1M, 12:$7M club option, 13:$9M club option, 14:$12M club option. Escalators may increase 2012 option by $1M, 2013 & 2014 options by $2M each based on Cy Young vote previous 2 seasons. Cleveland exercised $7M 2012 option 10/31/11. Placed on restricted list 1/26/12 after authorities in the Dominican Republic charged him as Roberto Hernandez Heredia with using a false identity. Contract restructured 3/14/12, reducing 2012 salary to $2.5M, plus performance bonuses, and reducing price of 2013 option to $6M in exchange for elimination of 2014 option. Cleveland declined 2013 option 10/31/12.
  • 1 year/$0.3875M (2007). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Cleveland 11/04. Re-signed 3/05.
  • Signed by Cleveland 2000 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .297 .357 .459 .299
11 vs R (Multi) .246 .319 .404 .265
18 Split (Multi) .052 .037 .055 .033
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .364 .405 .667 .408
31 vs R (2012) .217 .240 .565 .325
38 Split (2012) .146 .165 .101 .083
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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2012-01-20 14:00:00With the news of the Fausto Carmona situation, is there a way for teams to better evaluate talent so that players don't have to pretend they are someone else. "Fausto" was signed, in part, because they thought he was 2 years younger than he was. Despite being the 2 years older, he still became an effective pitcher in MLB. Should teams/scouts not put such an emphasis on age when looking at players?
(Brian from Springfield, MO)
It's a great question, a book worthy one even. It's clear that even if Carmona was going as Heredia, and was two years older, he probably would not have gotten the chance. That's a bad system. At the same time, I don't side with the people that are angry with Carmona. He did whatever he could to escape abject poverty. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-08-16 17:00:00What kind of ERA do you think Ubaldo Jiminez will be putting up in the AL? And thoughts on Fausto Carmona? Can you see him putting up sub-4 ERAs over the next couple of years? Thanks!
(DS from LA)
Carmona's LOB% fluctuates wildly so anything is possible. I see the talent level in the ALC improving so sub 4 is possible for both, but more possible for Jimenez. (Jason Collette)
2010-12-14 13:00:00The Rangers lost out on Lee, consider Elvis Andrus to be a superior defender, and play in Jet Stream Park. Wouldn't this be a good time for the Indians to sing the praises of Fausto Carmona's power sinker and contact Texas? I mean, yeah, Cleveland needs Carmona, too, but this might not be a bad "sell high" scenario for them.
(buffum from Austin TX)
Given the presence of so many other mid-rotation types being shopped, I would have to think Texas is better off seeing if Greinke's available for some package they can put together. Then, if not, they can turn around and comparison shop between the Blantons, Carmonas, etc. And given their depth, they can afford to be picky, instead of overpaying for any of them, in terms of treasure or talent. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-07-06 14:00:00Hi Ben, welcome to Chattin'-berg in Mid-July. Why does everybody seem to think the Indians should trade Fausto Carmona? That's a pretty reasonable contract for a respectable starting pitcher.
(Not a boy named Sue from Seattle)
It's not an unreasonable contract, but sometimes the reasonable contracts are the ones it makes the most sense to trade. It's hard to unload an albatross without paying a good chunk of change yourself, or accepting a middling return. If the Indians don't think Carmona will be around for their next playoff-contending team, which is unlikely to appear in 2011, they might be better off dealing him to a team that's willing to pay for the privilege of leveraging him now. Couple that with the fact that Fausto is wreathed in an All-Star aura, and probably pitching a bit over his head, and he seems like someone who could be expendable if the right offer comes calling. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-06-18 14:00:00It looks like the Reds are at least real enough to stay in the race with the Cards. Who should they target to bolster the roster for the 2nd half? Is Fausto Carmona enough? Lee/Haren too much? It seems the Reds have as much near-ready talent as anybody, if not uber-elite types.
(Rick from Chicago)
The Reds are actually my sleeper team to potentially nab Lee. I also wouldn't be surprised if they go after Jake Westbrook or someone like that to stabilize the rotation. Can't see them getting Haren, or thinking that Carmona would be enough. (Eric Seidman)
2010-03-23 16:30:00Wither Trevor Cahill and Fausto Carmona? Will they be effective pitchers this season?
(Jasper the cat from Birdwatching)
I mean, both have trouble getting Ks, and neither has great control. Carmona has better ground ball skill, and SIERA showed us that extra ground ball skill beyond just being slightly above average has an accelerating effect on preventing runs. So, I guess Carmona might be a better bet. Neither seem particularly good at missing bats, though, and that's the most persistent pitcher skill. (Matt Swartz)
2010-01-13 13:00:00What are the prospects on effective injury comebacks by Anibal Sanchez or Fausto Carmona in 2010?
(Sean from Newton, NJ)
All are supposed to be 100 percent by spring training. I've been told Carmona has finally understood that he needs to get in shape and is the Indians are excited to see him in February. (John Perrotto)
2008-09-09 13:30:00Who is the real Fausto Carmona? Last years stats? This year? Somewhere in between?
(ken from locust grove)
Darn, erased an answer. He's a Carlos Zambrano knockoff--less fastball, less command, more trouble with lefties. A #3 starter with lots of variance. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-02-07 14:00:00What do you expect from Fausto Carmona this year? His strikeout rate steadily improved over the course of the season...
(Peter from Boston)
Very few pitchers are as good as Carmona was last year, so you can expect some fallback, maybe to an ERA in the mid-3.00s. You're correct that his K rate improved in-season, which it appeared to me at the time wasn't a fluke; he was figuring things out. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-01-24 13:00:00Do you have any favorite sleeper starting pitchers that you envision making a significant jump from marginal SP #5s to potential front-liners akin to Fausto Carmona last year?
(MB from New York, NY)
I have a sneaking suspicion Zach Duke of the Pirates is going to have a good year. He is healthy again and has a history with new pitching coach Jeff Andrews from their days together in the minor leagues. (John Perrotto)
2008-02-19 13:00:00I am in a keeper league and trying to decide between Fausto Carmona and Carlos Zambrano--Zambrano has done it longer but always seems to be an injury risk where Carmona is younger with more upside...your thoughts?
(jimbo34 from chicago)
I'd agree with you on both. Depends -- are you playing for this year (Zambrano) or building for the future (Carmona). Carmona's much, much more risky this year, even if Cleveland is well aware and handles those risks properly. (Will Carroll)


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