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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-31-1982
Height6' 1"
Weight190 lbs
Age31 years, 4 months, 20 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.72009
-0.22010
2011
2012
-0.32013
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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
2005 SLN 23 40 0 55.0 0.0 55.0 4 0 1 0 0 0 225 46 22 18 5 70 15 13 4 29 2.95 4.16 4.80 4.4 0.5
2006 SLN 24 43 1 56.7 2.0 54.7 1 2 0 0 0 0 245 58 23 21 4 85 20 17 5 32 3.34 4.22 4.88 4.7 0.5
2007 SLN 25 44 17 129.3 92.7 36.7 8 6 0 0 8 1 580 157 76 68 23 263 40 38 13 53 4.73 5.90 6.96 -11.5 -1.5
2008 SLN 26 26 6 64.7 29.3 35.3 6 3 0 2 1 0 273 72 38 37 5 111 19 18 3 32 5.15 4.14 4.84 6.8 0.7
2009 SLN 27 32 8 80.0 43.0 37.0 2 6 0 0 1 1 345 85 45 43 8 137 23 21 7 34 4.84 4.63 5.96 -6.1 -0.7
2010 KCA 28 16 0 19.7 0.0 19.7 0 4 0 1 0 0 89 25 16 14 4 44 4 3 1 10 6.41 5.44 6.45 -2.2 -0.2
Career20132405.3167.0238.3212113102175744322020149710121110331904.464.885.82-3.8-0.7

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
2003 PEO A 30 4 65.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .319 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PMB A+ 2 1 6.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .188 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SCO Wnt 9 0 11.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.778 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 TEN AA 13 12 72.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .248 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 MEM AAA 3 3 14.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .347 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 msa Wnt 4 3 14.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.385 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 SLN MLB 40 0 55.0 4.80 97 .216 .275 .341 .441 .270 .238 102 4.1 0.4 4.4 0.5
2005 MEM AAA 9 0 13.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.550 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SLN MLB 43 1 56.7 4.88 98 .251 .274 .342 .446 .266 .293 98 4.8 0.5 4.7 0.5
2006 MEM AAA 14 5 42.1 3.67 113 .213 .278 .346 .435 .276 .270 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 SLN MLB 44 17 129.3 6.96 58 .291 .277 .346 .453 .270 .297 102 -13.3 -1.3 -11.5 -1.5
2007 MEM AAA 2 1 8.3 7.92 -1 .272 .276 .337 .449 .269 .207 88 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SLN MLB 26 6 64.7 4.84 95 .266 .272 .341 .443 .269 .313 99 4.1 0.4 6.8 0.7
2008 MEM AAA 3 3 12.7 7.51 24 .377 .281 .343 .443 .270 .346 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SLN MLB 32 8 80.0 5.96 62 .271 .269 .337 .425 .264 .282 95 -7.0 -0.7 -6.1 -0.7
2009 MEM AAA 3 3 15.7 4.02 99 .194 .268 .340 .392 .268 .250 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 16 0 19.7 6.45 62 .307 .266 .336 .421 .272 .300 105 -2.2 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2
2010 OMA AAA 3 3 11.7 5.24 107 .287 .289 .353 .452 .268 .326 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 ROU AAA 15 0 23.3 6.07 85 .323 .285 .356 .442 .272 .396 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 LIC Wnt 3 3 9.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .314 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 NBR AA 4 1 7.0 5.12 84 .472 .262 .326 .402 .264 .484 80 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB32405.35.8275.269.273.342.442.268.289100-9.4-0.9-3.8-0.7

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
2003 PEO A 5 3 0 30 4 65.0 70 10 43 2 0% .319 9.7 1.4 0.3 6.0 1.23 2.91 0.0 0.0
2003 PMB A+ 1 0 0 2 1 6.0 3 0 4 0 0% .188 4.5 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.50 0.00 0.0 0.0
2003 SCO Wnt 1 0 1 9 0 11.3 8 2 6 1 0% -.778 6.4 1.6 0.8 4.8 0.88 1.59 0.0 0.0
2004 MEM AAA 1 0 0 3 3 14.7 20 3 10 3 0% .347 12.2 1.8 1.8 6.1 1.56 5.51 0.0 0.0
2004 TEN AA 8 2 0 13 12 72.3 56 11 57 6 0% .248 7.0 1.4 0.7 7.1 0.93 2.37 0.0 0.0
2004 msa Wnt 0 0 0 4 3 14.0 18 3 10 0 0% -1.385 11.6 1.9 0.0 6.4 1.50 4.50 0.0 0.0
2005 SLN MLB 4 0 1 40 0 55.0 46 15 29 5 60% .238 7.5 2.5 0.8 4.7 1.11 2.95 4.4 0.5
2005 MEM AAA 2 1 0 9 0 13.7 12 7 11 1 0% -.550 7.9 4.6 0.7 7.2 1.39 3.28 0.0 0.0
2006 SLN MLB 1 2 0 43 1 56.7 58 20 32 4 57% .293 9.2 3.2 0.6 5.1 1.38 3.34 4.7 0.5
2006 MEM AAA 2 0 0 14 5 42.1 36 6 33 3 61% .270 7.7 1.3 0.6 7.1 1.00 2.14 0.0 0.0
2007 SLN MLB 8 6 0 44 17 129.3 157 40 53 23 51% .297 10.9 2.8 1.6 3.7 1.52 4.73 -11.5 -1.5
2007 MEM AAA 0 0 0 2 1 8.3 8 1 2 2 42% .207 8.7 1.1 2.2 2.2 1.08 4.34 0.0 0.0
2008 MEM AAA 1 1 0 3 3 12.7 22 2 4 4 59% .346 15.6 1.4 2.8 2.8 1.89 7.80 0.0 0.0
2008 SLN MLB 6 3 0 26 6 64.7 72 19 32 5 52% .313 10.0 2.6 0.7 4.5 1.41 5.15 6.8 0.7
2009 MEM AAA 2 0 0 3 3 15.7 13 1 9 1 55% .250 7.5 0.6 0.6 5.2 0.89 3.44 0.0 0.0
2009 SLN MLB 2 6 0 32 8 80.0 85 23 34 8 54% .282 9.6 2.6 0.9 3.8 1.35 4.84 -6.1 -0.7
2010 OMA AAA 0 1 0 3 3 11.7 16 1 3 1 36% .326 12.3 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.45 5.38 0.0 0.0
2010 ROU AAA 1 1 0 15 0 23.3 41 4 12 3 49% .396 15.8 1.5 1.2 4.6 1.93 8.88 0.0 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 0 4 0 16 0 19.7 25 4 10 4 47% .300 11.4 1.8 1.8 4.6 1.47 6.41 -2.2 -0.2
2011 LIC Wnt 0 1 0 3 3 9.0 12 6 2 1 0% .314 12.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 2.00 8.00 0.0 0.0
2012 NBR AA 0 1 0 4 1 7.0 16 0 5 1 34% .484 20.6 0.0 1.3 6.4 2.29 10.29 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-07-28 2008-07-28 DTD 0 0 Right Hand Blister -
2008-04-23 2008-06-18 15-DL 56 51 Right Elbow Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 $
2011 KCA $
2009 SLN $650,000
2008 SLN $414,000
2007 SLN $400,000
2006 SLN $334,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$1,798,000
4 yrTotal$1,798,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 110 d1 year (2010)

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 11/19/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Kansas City 4/23/10. DFA by Kansas City 6/3/10 (refused assignment). Signed by Houston as a free agent 6/13/10 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.65M (2009). Re-signed by St. Louis 1/20/09 (avoided arbitration). Released by St. Louis 11/4/09.
  • 1 year/$0.414M (2008). Re-signed 3/4/08.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2007). Re-signed 2/07.
  • 1 year/$0.334M (2006). Re-signed 2/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Contract purchased 5/05.
  • Drafted 2002 (16-492) (Dixie JC, Utah).

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BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day RostersJohn Perrotto2010-04-01
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Prospectus Today: Totally UnrealJoe Sheehan2008-04-29
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Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-04-07
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-04-03
Spring Training Preview: NL CentralJoe Sheehan2008-02-11
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DateQuestionAnswer
2010-01-14 16:00:00What should the Cardinals do with the 5th starter spot behind Carp/Wainwright/Lohse/Penny?
(Jake from St. Louis)		Mitchell Boggs likes ground balls (which is good, because he also likes walks). Brad Thompson likes GBs too, but doesn’t like strikeouts. I don’t see the point of signing a free agent to be your 5th starter, so put Boggs and Thompson in a cage, and whoever emerges with his arm still attached gets the ball on fifth day. (Russell A. Carleton)
2010-01-14 16:00:00Thanks for answering my question, but Brad Thompson is in the Royals' organization now. So, I guess you're going with Mitchell Boggs as the 5th starter in STL?
(Jake from St. Louis, MO)		This is what happens when you read Dr. Sears rather than Christina Kahrl's transaction column. (Russell A. Carleton)
2008-05-22 13:00:00Two part question - #1 Is there an underlying reason for the Cardinals' seemingly high injury rate among picthers (Carpenter, Mulder, Isringhausen, Kinney, Brad Thompson, Tyler Johsnon all just this year)? #2 Is the club doing anything to try to address the problem on a more macro level?
(Kingpin from Grinnell, IA)		(Warwick Avenue by Duffy) I think 1 is best explained that three of those came into the organization as upside-based injury risks. If you bring in the type of guys they do, some are going to blow up. With Carpenter, there was quite the run there. On 2, yes, they've definitely been looking at it, overhauling their minor league pitching structure and doing some very forward thinking things. They have Sig Mejdal in the front office, remember. He's in the top five of smart guys I've met in the game. (Will Carroll)


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