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Birth Date	5-8-1981
Height	6' 6"
Weight	230 lbs

Age	32 years, 1 months, 10 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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: 1.22012
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2008	BAL	27	4	1	13.0	7.7	5.3	0	0	0	0	1	59	16	10	9	4	33	2	2	2	8	6.23	6.85	7.03	-1.3	-0.1
2009	BAL	28	2	2	6.3	6.3	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	28	8	7	7	5	23	2	2	0	3	9.95	13.41	13.71	-3.1	-0.3
2010	BAL	29	49	0	49.3	0.0	49.3	4	2	17	6	0	222	54	30	27	10	92	22	20	2	37	4.93	5.64	6.57	-5.2	-0.5
2011	BAL	30	23	16	115.7	94.3	21.3	4	9	0	0	7	499	128	69	63	15	220	40	34	4	83	4.90	4.45	4.45	9.7	1.0
2012	CIN	31	36	0	61.0	0.0	61.0	3	2	1	0	0	269	65	22	18	2	94	22	21	6	52	2.66	3.23	3.49	11.6	1.2
2013	CIN	32	25	0	37.7	0.0	37.7	5	2	1	2	0	158	33	15	12	3	51	10	10	3	34	2.87	3.32	4.33	2.5	0.3
Career			139	19	283.0	108.3	174.7	16	16	19	8	8	1235	304	153	136	39	513	98	89	17	217	4.33	4.56	4.86	14.1	1.5

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'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	BAT	A-	15	14	90.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.290		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	LWD	A	14	7	71.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.275		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	gig	Wnt	3	1	5.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	CLR	A+	22	21	134.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.276		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SJO	A+	6	6	31.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.346		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	NRW	AA	43	9	91.3	4.94	86	.277	.263	.328	.409	.265	.325	94	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	SJO	A+	18	7	36.1	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.350		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	FRE	AAA	10	10	52.2	5.54	72	.332	.281	.355	.436	.280	.378	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	OKL	AAA	22	22	119.0	6.14	58	.301	.282	.346	.452	.273	.338	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	GIG	Wnt	8	6	33.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.266		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	BAL	MLB	4	1	13.0	7.03	59	.308	.264	.339	.433	.274	.279	106	-1.3	-0.1	-1.3	-0.1
2008	NOR	AAA	1	1	4.7	0.00	0	.000	.270	.327	.401	.240	.500		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MTR	mex	15	11	81.0	0.00	0	.229	.000	.000	.000	.000	.255		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	BAL	MLB	2	2	6.3	13.71	-75	.391	.284	.357	.486	.286	.167	103	-3.1	-0.3	-3.1	-0.3
2010	BAL	MLB	49	0	49.3	6.57	60	.299	.269	.335	.420	.271	.291	106	-5.2	-0.5	-5.2	-0.5
2010	NOR	AAA	4	3	17.0	3.63	119	.218	.273	.349	.434	.262	.280	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	BAL	MLB	23	16	115.7	4.45	101	.292	.268	.336	.433	.278	.317	101	9.7	1.0	9.7	1.0
2011	BOW	AA	4	4	18.0	2.58	138	.250	.257	.316	.390	.259	.292	90	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	CIN	MLB	36	0	61.0	3.49	125	.267	.269	.335	.430	.273	.337	108	11.4	1.2	11.6	1.2
2013	CIN	MLB	25	0	37.7	4.33	99	.246	.262	.323	.420	.266	.278	103	2.4	0.3	2.5	0.3
2013	DOM	int	1	0	3.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		19	283.0	4.85	93	.285	.268	.335	.429	.274	.307	103	13.6	1.5	13.7	1.4

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
2002	BAT	A-	9	2	0	15	14	90.3	79	46	77	5	0%	.290	7.9	4.6	0.5	7.7	1.38	3.59	0.0	0.0
2003	LWD	A	5	0	2	14	7	71.3	59	25	66	4	0%	.275	7.4	3.2	0.5	8.3	1.18	3.79	0.0	0.0
2003	gig	Wnt	0	1	0	3	1	5.0	7	2	3	1	0%	-1.000	12.6	3.6	1.8	5.4	1.80	1.80	0.0	0.0
2004	CLR	A+	7	9	0	22	21	134.7	121	38	107	13	0%	.276	8.1	2.5	0.9	7.1	1.18	3.27	0.0	0.0
2004	SJO	A+	1	2	0	6	6	31.7	44	12	21	7	0%	.346	12.5	3.4	2.0	6.0	1.77	5.68	0.0	0.0
2005	NRW	AA	3	8	19	43	9	91.3	104	24	60	6	57%	.325	10.3	2.4	0.6	5.9	1.40	5.03	0.0	0.0
2006	FRE	AAA	0	6	0	10	10	52.2	76	19	35	8	53%	.378	13.1	3.3	1.4	6.0	1.82	6.72	0.0	0.0
2006	SJO	A+	2	4	0	18	7	36.1	43	14	35	7	0%	.350	10.7	3.5	1.7	8.7	1.58	6.48	0.0	0.0
2007	OKL	AAA	5	10	0	22	22	119.0	152	46	73	19	44%	.338	11.5	3.5	1.4	5.5	1.66	6.43	0.0	0.0
2007	GIG	Wnt	4	0	0	8	6	33.0	27	10	25	2	0%	.266	7.4	2.7	0.5	6.8	1.12	2.73	0.0	0.0
2008	NOR	AAA	0	1	0	1	1	4.7	9	2	5	1	53%	.500	17.2	3.8	1.9	9.6	2.34	7.66	0.0	0.0
2008	MTR	mex	7	2	0	15	11	81.0	66	20	61	5	0%	.255	7.3	2.2	0.6	6.8	1.06	2.67	0.0	0.0
2008	BAL	MLB	0	0	0	4	1	13.0	16	2	8	4	62%	.279	11.1	1.4	2.8	5.5	1.38	6.23	-1.3	-0.1
2009	BAL	MLB	0	1	0	2	2	6.3	8	2	3	5	22%	.167	11.4	2.8	7.1	4.3	1.58	9.95	-3.1	-0.3
2010	NOR	AAA	1	1	0	4	3	17.0	15	5	14	1	55%	.280	7.9	2.6	0.5	7.4	1.18	1.59	0.0	0.0
2010	BAL	MLB	4	2	17	49	0	49.3	54	22	37	10	48%	.291	9.9	4.0	1.8	6.8	1.54	4.93	-5.2	-0.5
2011	BOW	AA	1	0	0	4	4	18.0	15	6	20	1	41%	.292	7.5	3.0	0.5	10.0	1.17	3.00	0.0	0.0
2011	BAL	MLB	4	9	0	23	16	115.7	128	40	83	15	43%	.317	10.0	3.1	1.2	6.5	1.45	4.90	9.7	1.0
2012	CIN	MLB	3	2	1	36	0	61.0	65	22	52	2	56%	.337	9.6	3.2	0.3	7.7	1.43	2.66	11.6	1.2
2013	CIN	MLB	5	2	1	25	0	37.7	33	10	34	3	45%	.278	7.9	2.4	0.7	8.1	1.14	2.87	2.5	0.3
2013	DOM	int	0	0	0	1	0	3.0	3	2	3	0	0%	.333	9.0	6.0	0.0	9.0	1.67	3.00	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-03-11	2012-03-18	Camp	7	0	-	Groin	Tightness		-	-
2011-06-13	2011-06-29	15-DL	16	13	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2010-05-24	2010-06-14	15-DL	21	18	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-04-14	2009-10-05	60-DL	174	155	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2009-05-05

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CIN	$
2013	CIN	$890,000
2012	CIN	$487,000
2009	BAL	$400,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$887,000
2011	Current	$890,000
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$1,777,000
3 yr	Total	$1,777,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 142 d	Phil Isaac	1 year/$0.89M (2013)

Details

1 year/$0.89M (2013). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/31/13 (avoided arbitration, $1.05M-$0.75M).
1 year/$0.487M (2012). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/10/12. Claimed by Cincinnati off waivers from Baltimore 4/3/12.
1 year (2011). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/11. Placed on restricted list 2/18/11. Reinstated from restricted list 5/21/11.
1 year (2010). Contract purchased 4/27/10.
1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed 3/8/09. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/30/09.
1 year (2008). Contract purchased 9/5/08.
1 year (2007). Signed as a free agent from SF 11/06 (minor-league contract). Acquired in trade from Baltimore 12/06 after being drafted # 5 from Texas in Rule 5 12/06. Re-signed 2/07.
1 year (2006). Re-signed 3/06. Optioned to Triple-A 3/06.
Signed 1999 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)	.274	.348	.424	.273
11	vs R (Multi)	.285	.347	.475	.292
18	Split (Multi)	-.011	.002	-.051	-.019
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.267	.348	.397	.266
31	vs R (2012)	.283	.348	.400	.267
38	Split (2012)	-.016	-.000	-.003	-.001
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-17
Skewed Left: Bayes and the Hit By Pitch	Zachary Levine	2013-06-13
Bullpen Report: A Test of Wil'	Mike Gianella	2013-06-06
Bullpen Report: Movin' on Up	Mike Gianella	2013-05-30
Bullpen Report: Diamondbacks Settle on Bell	Mike Gianella	2013-05-16
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 7, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-01
Transaction Analysis: An Expensive Lowrie	Mark Anderson	2013-02-05
Transaction Analysis: An Expensive Lowrie	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-05
Rumor Roundup: Monday, February 4	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-04
Playoff Prospectus: Giants-Reds Division Series Preview	Sam Miller	2012-10-06
On the Beat: Fireballer in the Hole	John Perrotto	2012-05-31
Heartburn Hardball: The Dangers of First Impressions	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-04-12
On the Beat: The Phillies' Achilles	John Perrotto	2012-04-05
Transaction Analysis: Getting Caught Up Before Opening Day	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-05
Collateral Damage: Mets Misery	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-16
Collateral Damage: Mets Misery	Stephani Bee	2012-03-16
Heartburn Hardball: The Race to the Bottom in 2012	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-02-16
Transaction Analysis: Dan Duquette Lands in Baltimore	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-07
The BP Broadside: The Birds Need a Leather Fetish	Steven Goldman	2011-08-31
Value Picks: Relievers for 8/4/11	Mike Petriello	2011-08-04
On the Beat: Cardinal Complications	John Perrotto	2011-07-25
Transaction Analysis Blog: Weekend Roundup Edition	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-18
Collateral Damage: Kneed to Know	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-17
Collateral Damage: Kneed to Know	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-17
Transaction Analysis: Down Goes Doumit	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-02
Contractual Matters: The Orioles' Roster Roulette	Jeff Euston	2011-05-24
On the Beat: Bronx Burnout	John Perrotto	2011-05-06
On the Beat: State Secret	John Perrotto	2011-05-04
On the Beat: Ozzie Loves the Heat	John Perrotto	2011-04-04
Transaction Analysis: Branyan, Weeks, and Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-22
Purpose Pitches: AL NRIs to Watch	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2011-01-06
Transaction Analysis: AL East Activity	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-04
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-12-16
One-Hoppers: The Little Closer That Could	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-10
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-08-26
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-08-19
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-08-12
The Week In Quotes: August 2-9	Alex Carnevale	2010-08-09
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-07-15
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-07-08
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-07-01
Transaction Action: Disorderly Conduct	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-06-24
Transaction Analysis: AL Quadrille	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-06-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-06-10
Transaction Action: Feeling Granderson	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-28
Prospectus Hit List: Coming Around	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-05-27
Under The Knife: Wednesday Update	Will Carroll	2010-05-26
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spot: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-05-13
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Three Shortstops	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-07
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-05-06
Transaction Action: Not Least, the AL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-04
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-04-29
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Transaction Action: Backwater Piracy and Sabeanesque Splurges	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-04
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-31
Transaction Analysis: Updates from the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-28
Prospectus Hit List: Senior Circuit Surprises	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-24
On the Beat: Week One Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-04-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-07
Caribbean Series 2009: Preview	Derek Jacques	2009-02-02
Transaction Analysis: Regular-Season Wrap-up	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-28
Transaction Analysis: July 30-31	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-01

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-07-09 13:00:00	Which closer loses his job first, regardless of cause (injury/ineffectiveness/etc): Axford, Simon, Street, Wagner (Andy from Chicago)	Alfredo Simon. John Axford's mustache precludes him from long-term ineffectiveness, and also acts as a self-healing miracle worker. (Marc Normandin)

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