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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-21-1979
Height6' 2"
Weight235 lbs
Age34 years, 1 months, 29 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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0.22010
0.12011
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-0.12013
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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
2008 SFN 29 3 3 12.7 12.7 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0 67 17 13 12 1 23 13 12 2 3 8.53 7.21 7.77 -2.5 -0.2
2009 ANA 30 40 13 121.3 75.3 46.0 11 2 0 0 4 1 505 105 55 53 12 163 55 53 4 69 3.93 4.75 5.50 0.4 -0.1
2010 ANA 31 14 1 33.7 5.0 28.7 1 2 0 0 0 0 157 38 20 17 1 56 20 19 1 17 4.54 4.29 4.24 1.6 0.2
2011 ANA 32 3 3 15.7 15.7 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 69 19 11 10 0 26 4 4 1 7 5.74 3.13 4.38 1.0 0.1
2012 SDN 33 3 0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 2 2 1 5 2 2 0 2 9.00 10.64 12.15 -1.3 -0.1
Career6320185.3108.776.71370061808181101941527394908984.564.765.39-0.9-0.2

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 SLO A- 16 9 53.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 HAG A 44 0 52.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .154 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 NRW AA 5 0 6.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .414 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 NRW AA 42 5 79.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .290 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 NRW AA 11 2 27.0 5.21 76 .290 .263 .331 .400 .265 .238 91 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 NRW AA 15 9 62.1 2.91 128 .205 .258 .329 .388 .264 .258 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 FRE AAA 15 15 91.0 5.48 79 .263 .278 .351 .440 .275 .309 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 NRW AA 1 1 5.0 10.88 -15 .375 .283 .345 .424 .266 .333 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 FRE AAA 29 25 150.0 5.01 86 .262 .289 .356 .451 .274 .296 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 ORI Wnt 18 6 42.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .309 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SFN MLB 3 3 12.7 7.77 29 .345 .273 .347 .446 .274 .333 98 -2.9 -0.3 -2.5 -0.2
2008 FRE AAA 26 25 142.0 4.64 106 .251 .289 .361 .467 .278 .324 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 ANA MLB 40 13 121.3 5.50 82 .243 .274 .339 .441 .271 .255 97 0.4 0.0 0.4 -0.1
2009 SLC AAA 2 2 7.7 7.56 65 .319 .288 .360 .460 .270 .407 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 ANA MLB 14 1 33.7 4.24 98 .296 .269 .336 .414 .271 .314 93 1.6 0.2 1.6 0.2
2010 SLC AAA 13 7 46.3 5.71 91 .204 .283 .358 .433 .273 .228 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 ANG Rk 2 1 4.0 5.39 88 .112 .000 .000 .000 .000 .222 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ANA MLB 3 3 15.7 4.38 100 .323 .276 .343 .457 .280 .333 98 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.1
2011 SLC AAA 24 24 137.0 6.05 98 .260 .301 .370 .474 .280 .342 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ORI Wnt 7 4 18.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .338 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SDN MLB 3 0 2.0 12.15 -92 .384 .253 .320 .417 .264 .200 97 -1.3 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1
2012 TUC AAA 21 20 98.7 5.22 109 .287 .287 .352 .444 .273 .346 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 MAG Wnt 8 1 17.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .178 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 ABQ AAA 5 5 23.3 5.75 98 .268 .279 .353 .421 .269 .317 113 2.1 0.2 2.2 0.2
CareerMLB20185.35.3981.270.273.340.437.272.28096-1.3-0.1-0.9-0.2

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 SLO A- 3 2 0 16 9 53.7 44 23 49 0 0% .310 7.4 3.9 0.0 8.2 1.25 1.84 0.0 0.0
2003 HAG A 5 0 25 44 0 52.3 21 15 56 3 0% .154 3.6 2.6 0.5 9.6 0.69 1.20 0.0 0.0
2003 NRW AA 0 0 0 5 0 6.7 12 5 5 0 0% .414 16.1 6.7 0.0 6.7 2.54 13.43 0.0 0.0
2004 NRW AA 4 7 8 42 5 79.3 66 51 81 4 0% .290 7.5 5.8 0.5 9.2 1.48 3.06 0.0 0.0
2005 NRW AA 0 1 1 11 2 27.0 22 9 20 2 58% .238 7.3 3.0 0.7 6.7 1.15 2.67 0.0 0.0
2006 FRE AAA 6 4 0 15 15 91.0 91 30 64 10 54% .309 9.0 3.0 1.0 6.3 1.33 4.05 0.0 0.0
2006 NRW AA 5 3 0 15 9 62.1 50 10 51 1 57% .258 7.2 1.4 0.1 7.4 0.97 1.30 0.0 0.0
2007 FRE AAA 11 8 0 29 25 150.0 155 51 98 17 46% .296 9.3 3.1 1.0 5.9 1.37 4.32 0.0 0.0
2007 NRW AA 0 0 0 1 1 5.0 8 2 3 2 55% .333 14.4 3.6 3.6 5.4 2.00 10.80 0.0 0.0
2007 ORI Wnt 0 5 3 18 6 42.7 45 16 31 3 0% .309 9.5 3.4 0.6 6.5 1.43 4.64 0.0 0.0
2008 FRE AAA 6 10 0 26 25 142.0 138 72 143 11 49% .324 8.7 4.6 0.7 9.1 1.48 4.18 0.0 0.0
2008 SFN MLB 0 2 0 3 3 12.7 17 13 3 1 47% .333 12.1 9.2 0.7 2.1 2.37 8.53 -2.5 -0.2
2009 SLC AAA 1 1 0 2 2 7.7 13 3 5 2 45% .407 15.2 3.5 2.3 5.8 2.08 11.69 0.0 0.0
2009 ANA MLB 11 2 0 40 13 121.3 105 55 69 12 53% .255 7.8 4.1 0.9 5.1 1.32 3.93 0.4 -0.1
2010 ANG Rk 0 0 0 2 1 4.0 2 1 2 0 0% .222 4.5 2.2 0.0 4.5 0.75 0.00 0.0 0.0
2010 SLC AAA 2 3 2 13 7 46.3 32 19 36 4 55% .228 6.2 3.7 0.8 7.0 1.10 2.72 0.0 0.0
2010 ANA MLB 1 2 0 14 1 33.7 38 20 17 1 51% .314 10.2 5.3 0.3 4.5 1.72 4.54 1.6 0.2
2011 ORI Wnt 1 2 0 7 4 18.3 23 12 11 1 0% .338 11.3 5.9 0.5 5.4 1.91 7.85 0.0 0.0
2011 ANA MLB 1 1 0 3 3 15.7 19 4 7 0 53% .333 10.9 2.3 0.0 4.0 1.47 5.74 1.0 0.1
2011 SLC AAA 9 11 0 24 24 137.0 170 65 109 14 55% .342 11.2 4.3 0.9 7.2 1.72 6.44 0.0 0.0
2012 SDN MLB 0 0 0 3 0 2.0 2 2 2 1 50% .200 9.0 9.0 4.5 9.0 2.00 9.00 -1.3 -0.1
2012 TUC AAA 6 9 0 21 20 98.7 120 42 64 3 48% .346 10.9 3.8 0.3 5.8 1.64 5.66 0.0 0.0
2012 MAG Wnt 0 0 0 8 1 17.7 11 4 16 3 0% .178 5.6 2.0 1.5 8.2 0.85 4.08 0.0 0.0
2013 ABQ AAA 1 2 0 5 5 23.3 28 9 20 1 54% .317 10.8 3.5 0.4 7.7 1.59 6.17 2.2 0.2

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-03-07 2013-04-01 Camp 25 0 Left Knee Surgery Meniscus 2013-03-12 -
2012-03-08 2012-03-22 Camp 14 0 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2011-05-06 2011-05-13 Minors 7 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2010-05-11 2010-07-26 15-DL 76 67 Right Shoulder Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 LAN $
2012 SDN $
2011 ANA $
2010 ANA $420,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$420,000
1 yrTotal$420,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 12 d1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/10/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/1/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by San Diego 5/20/12. DFA by San Diego 6/4/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/8/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Sent outright to Triple-A by LA Angels 9/1/11.
  • 1 year/$0.42M (2010). Re-signed by LA Angels 2/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/10/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by LA Angels 4/23/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by San Francisco 8/14/08. Sent outright to Triple-A by San Francisco 9/18/08.
  • Drafted by San Francisco 2002 (31-937) (Missouri State).

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .269 .374 .386 .287
11 vs R (Multi) .274 .343 .438 .288
18 Split (Multi) -.004 .031 -.051 -.001
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .000 .333 .000 .212
31 vs R (2012) .400 .500 1.000 .499
38 Split (2012) -.400 -.167 -1.000 -.287
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Articles

Matt Palmer is referenced in the following articles.

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This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: The Mystique and Aura of the Other 29 TeamsBen Lindbergh2013-05-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: A Call-Up Who Can Do LotsR.J. Anderson2012-06-06
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Mets MiseryStephani Bee2012-03-16
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Mets MiseryCorey Dawkins2012-03-16
This article requires BP Premium accessDivide and Conquer, AL West: The High-Flying HalosJoey Matschulat2011-07-14
Transaction Analysis Blog: Angels Activate Downs and PineiroR.J. Anderson2011-04-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Never Enough PitchingBen Lindbergh2011-04-12
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/9John Perrotto2011-04-09
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Ozzie Loves the HeatJohn Perrotto2011-04-04
Team Injury Projection: Los Angeles AngelsMarc Normandin2011-04-01
Team Injury Projection: Los Angeles AngelsCorey Dawkins2011-04-01
This article requires BP Premium accessDivide and Conquer, NL West: Value Over Replacement FluffGeoff Young2011-03-22
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The Short StackChristina Kahrl2010-12-29
Transaction Analysis: Angels and Royals MovesChristina Kahrl2010-12-01
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit List: AL: The Wheat from The ChaffJay Jaffe2010-09-17
This article requires BP Premium accessChanging Speeds: The Golden GenerationKen Funck2010-08-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Tuesday Morning TriptychChristina Kahrl2010-08-03
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Send Me Some AngelsChristina Kahrl2010-07-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Send Me Some AngelsKevin Goldstein2010-07-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Double Your PleasureChristina Kahrl2010-05-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: 25th Man TweaksChristina Kahrl2010-05-11
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: AL Roster CleanupChristina Kahrl2010-04-06
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day RostersJohn Perrotto2010-04-01
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Lefty-less and ZedlinessChristina Kahrl2010-03-16
This article requires BP Premium accessAhead in the Count: The No Turnover StandingsMatt Swartz2010-03-15
This article requires BP Premium accessCamp Battles: AL WestChristina Kahrl2010-02-18
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Angels LCSEric Seidman2009-10-16
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: Angels versus Red Sox LDSChristina Kahrl2009-10-08
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Junior Circuit JumbleChristina Kahrl2009-08-27
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This article requires BP Premium accessChanging Speeds: A Fox Screen TestKen Funck2009-07-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: It's a Holliday WeekendChristina Kahrl2009-07-24
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Call the DoctorJay Jaffe2009-07-09
Transaction Analysis: AL West MovesChristina Kahrl2009-06-25
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Weekend WrapJohn Perrotto2009-06-14
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Mid-week RoundupJohn Perrotto2009-05-20
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Bleeding BullpensJay Jaffe2009-05-12
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Weekend WrapJohn Perrotto2009-05-10
Transaction Analysis: The Mess in the WestChristina Kahrl2009-04-30
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL Roster RoundupChristina Kahrl2009-04-10
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: National League RoundupChristina Kahrl2008-09-20
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Senior Circuit ShufflingChristina Kahrl2008-08-21


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