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Birth Date	2-22-1983
Height	6' 0"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	30 years, 2 months, 29 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: 1.12009
: 0.82010
: 0.82011
: 1.02012
: 0.82013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2009	MIN	26	24	9	84.0	52.7	31.3	5	2	0	4	0	359	84	37	34	7	118	31	30	3	53	3.64	4.18	4.37	11.2	1.1
2010	MIN	27	53	13	130.7	85.7	45.0	10	3	0	9	1	535	122	42	38	11	180	35	30	3	78	2.62	3.82	4.92	5.3	0.8
2011	MIN	28	32	28	161.7	156.3	5.3	9	14	0	14	2	711	193	102	94	21	312	52	49	1	115	5.23	4.31	4.85	8.7	0.8
2012	MIN	29	55	11	109.0	52.0	57.0	4	12	1	3	0	472	126	71	62	10	188	27	24	2	69	5.12	3.77	4.51	9.2	1.0
2013	MIN	30	19	0	17.3	0.0	17.3	0	0	1	0	0	74	16	6	6	0	17	8	7	0	16	3.12	2.66	2.23	5.2	0.5
Career			183	61	502.7	346.7	156.0	28	31	2	30	3	2151	541	258	234	49	815	153	140	9	331	4.19	3.99	4.62	39.6	4.3

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
2005	ELZ	Rk	12	9	50.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.600		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	BLT	A	11	11	70.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.298		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	FTM	A+	7	7	40.2	6.42	69	.275	.261	.332	.396	.260	.344	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	NBR	AA	10	9	49.1	7.12	27	.320	.257	.332	.402	.268	.288	95	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	NBR	AA	9	9	50.7	3.81	121	.211	.257	.337	.391	.264	.285	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ROC	AAA	19	19	116.7	5.39	80	.235	.266	.338	.407	.257	.292	101	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ust	Wnt	2	1	6.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.300		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	ROC	AAA	25	24	138.7	6.40	72	.250	.266	.338	.409	.257	.299	104	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	MIN	MLB	24	9	84.0	4.37	108	.251	.271	.335	.435	.269	.291	98	11.2	1.1	11.2	1.1
2009	ROC	AAA	13	13	75.3	4.49	105	.253	.268	.337	.413	.262	.335	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	MIN	MLB	53	13	130.7	4.92	91	.236	.270	.335	.421	.271	.272	101	5.4	0.6	5.3	0.8
2011	MIN	MLB	32	28	161.7	4.85	92	.295	.269	.332	.427	.274	.330	101	8.5	0.9	8.7	0.8
2012	MIN	MLB	55	11	109.0	4.51	100	.268	.262	.329	.426	.271	.319	101	9.3	1.0	9.2	1.0
2013	MIN	MLB	19	0	17.3	2.23	152	.222	.265	.332	.447	.275	.320	105	5.2	0.5	5.2	0.5
Career		MLB		61	502.7	4.51	100	.265	.268	.332	.427	.272	.306	101	39.1	4.1	39.1	4.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2005	ELZ	Rk	4	3	12	9	50.3	49	16	55	4	0%	-.600	8.8	2.9	0.7	9.8	1.29	2.33	0.0	0.0
2006	BLT	A	2	3	11	11	70.0	68	14	55	3	0%	.298	8.7	1.8	0.4	7.1	1.17	2.96	0.0	0.0
2006	NBR	AA	1	2	10	9	49.1	51	18	30	6	57%	.288	9.3	3.3	1.1	5.5	1.41	3.67	0.0	0.0
2006	FTM	A+	2	5	7	7	40.2	47	8	33	4	50%	.344	10.5	1.8	0.9	7.4	1.37	4.25	0.0	0.0
2007	ROC	AAA	11	5	19	19	116.7	115	30	86	13	51%	.292	8.9	2.3	1.0	6.6	1.24	3.24	0.0	0.0
2007	NBR	AA	4	1	9	9	50.7	47	7	38	2	44%	.285	8.3	1.2	0.4	6.7	1.07	2.66	0.0	0.0
2007	ust	Wnt	0	0	2	1	6.0	6	0	3	0	0%	.300	9.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	1.00	1.50	0.0	0.0
2008	ROC	AAA	5	11	25	24	138.7	150	34	77	16	51%	.299	9.7	2.2	1.0	5.0	1.33	4.28	0.0	0.0
2009	ROC	AAA	4	6	13	13	75.3	87	19	44	2	47%	.335	10.4	2.3	0.2	5.3	1.41	4.66	0.0	0.0
2009	MIN	MLB	5	2	24	9	84.0	84	31	53	7	47%	.291	9.0	3.3	0.8	5.7	1.37	3.64	11.2	1.1
2010	MIN	MLB	10	3	53	13	130.7	122	35	78	11	54%	.272	8.4	2.4	0.8	5.4	1.20	2.62	5.3	0.8
2011	MIN	MLB	9	14	32	28	161.7	193	52	115	21	45%	.330	10.7	2.9	1.2	6.4	1.52	5.23	8.7	0.8
2012	MIN	MLB	4	12	55	11	109.0	126	27	69	10	48%	.319	10.4	2.2	0.8	5.7	1.40	5.12	9.2	1.0
2013	MIN	MLB	0	0	19	0	17.3	16	8	16	0	42%	.320	8.3	4.2	0.0	8.3	1.38	3.12	5.2	0.5

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-04-21	2013-04-25	DTD	4	7	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-07-05	2012-07-15	DTD	10	0	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Batted Ball	-	-
2011-09-04	2011-09-14	DTD	10	9	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2010-04-13	2010-04-16	DTD	3	2		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2010-03-01	2010-03-01	Camp	0	0	Left	Foot	Contusion	Batted Ball Off Heel	-
2004-02-20	2004-05-30	Coll	100	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2004-03-31

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	MIN	$
2013	MIN	$1,300,000
2012	MIN	$515,000
2011	MIN	$462,500
2010	MIN	$417,500
2009	MIN	$400,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$1,795,000
2011	Current	$1,300,000
5 yr	Pvs + Cur	$3,095,000
5 yr	Total	$3,095,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 104 d	Select Sports Group	1 year/$1.3M (2013)

Details

1 year/$1.3M (2013). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.515M (2012). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/12.
1 year/$0.4625M (2011). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 10/20/11.
1 year/$0.4175M (2010). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/7/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Minnesota 11/19/08. Re-signed by Minnesota 3/8/09. Recalled 7/3/09.
Drafted by Minnesota 2005 (3-84) (Nebraska). $0.4M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.230	.270	.332	.217
11	vs R (Multi)	.312	.362	.487	.299
18	Split (Multi)	-.082	-.092	-.155	-.082
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.029	-.032	-.065	-.030
30	vs L (2012)	.250	.294	.384	.243
31	vs R (2012)	.310	.352	.456	.283
38	Split (2012)	-.060	-.058	-.072	-.040
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.031	-.033	-.073	-.033

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
In A Pickle: Who'll Stop the Run?	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-04-25
Overthinking It: Have the Twins Learned to Love the Strikeout?	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-15
Transaction Analysis: Putting the 'Pen In Pennsylvania	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-17
Weekly Planner: Week 21	Paul Sporer	2012-08-17
Baseball at the Olympics: The Rich Tradition of an Absentee Sport	Max Marchi	2012-08-10
Resident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Weekend's Transactions	Derek Carty	2012-07-30
The Lineup Card: 8 People Who Could Use a Change of Scenery	Baseball Prospectus	2012-07-25
Fantasy Beat: Trumbo, the New Pujols?	Jason Collette	2012-06-11
Fantasy Beat: Examining Felipe Paulino	Jason Collette	2012-05-22
Resident Fantasy Genius: Building From the Bench	Derek Carty	2012-05-21
Punk Hits: Running Hot and Cold	Ian Miller	2012-05-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: Scouting the Twins' Closer Situation	Derek Carty	2012-05-03
Fantasy Beat: The Impact of BABIP, LOB%, and Luck	Jason Collette	2012-03-19
Preseason Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 2/23/12	Mike Petriello	2012-02-23
Transaction Analysis: Gio Dealt to Washington	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-23
Transaction Analysis: Gio Dealt to Washington	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Junkballin'	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Opponent Quality and the AL Cy Young Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-12
Collateral Damage: The Season-Ending Injury Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-06
Collateral Damage: The Season-Ending Injury Edition	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-06
Fantasy Beat: Who Am I?	Jason Collette	2011-07-06
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars Halfway Point Update	Jason Collette	2011-07-01
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #14	Craig Brown	2011-07-01
Prospectus Perspective: Minnesota Miscasts	Christina Kahrl	2011-06-24
On the Beat: Twin Killing?	John Perrotto	2011-06-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Anatomy of a Collapse	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-08
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Colon Train Chugs Along	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-06
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #9	Craig Brown	2011-05-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Bad-Start Starter Six-Pack	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-29
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/12	John Perrotto	2011-04-12
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #2	Craig Brown	2011-04-08
The BP Broadside: Thanks to Soriano, CC will Finish with 299 Career Wins	Steven Goldman	2011-04-06
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #1	Craig Brown	2011-04-04
BP Unfiltered: The Slowey Situation	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-24
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-23
What You Missed: 3/14-3/18	Stephani Bee	2011-03-18
Prospectus Q&A: Brian Duensing	David Laurila	2011-03-18
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-17
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Marc Normandin	2011-03-17
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, AL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-15
SIERA: Sleepers and Busts	Marc Normandin	2011-03-11
Painting the Black: Manny B.'s Inside Adventure	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-08
On the Beat: Red Sox Reboot	John Perrotto	2011-03-07
Purpose Pitches: Mourning for Morneau?	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rotation Rumble in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-04
BP Unfiltered: Duensing Is Done Swinging	John Perrotto	2011-03-02
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Francisco Liriano	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-23
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Transaction Analysis: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-21
GM for a Day: Minnesota Twins	Ken Funck	2010-11-15
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview: Rangers vs. Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-14
On the Beat: Billy The Kid's Last Stand	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Answering Questions, Dusting Brooms	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day Four Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: Saturday LDS Projections	Eric Seidman	2010-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: Saturday LDS Pitching Matchups	Matt Swartz	2010-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: Lefty-on-Lefty Violence	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-07
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-05
Prospectus Perspective: Achieving WARP Speed	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-01
On the Beat: Raising Arizona	John Perrotto	2010-09-24
Prospectus Perspective: October in Minneapolis	Marc Normandin	2010-09-24
On the Beat: Something to Build On	John Perrotto	2010-09-22
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #25	Craig Brown	2010-09-17
On the Beat: Breaking It Open	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
On the Beat: Manny Being Manny with a SAP Button	John Perrotto	2010-09-01
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #22	Craig Brown	2010-08-27
Playoff Odds Update: Twins Continue Their Rise	John Perrotto	2010-08-23
On the Beat: Retooling on the Fly	John Perrotto	2010-08-23
On the Beat: Going Green	John Perrotto	2010-08-20
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
On the Beat: Fish Future is Bright	John Perrotto	2010-08-18
Playoff Odds Update: Twins Looking Like a Postseason Lock	John Perrotto	2010-08-16
On the Beat: Recapturing The Magic	John Perrotto	2010-08-11
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-08-06
On the Beat: An ex-reliever's toughest save	John Perrotto	2010-08-02
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #18	Craig Brown	2010-07-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-30
On the Beat: Seeking Perfection	John Perrotto	2010-07-30
On the Beat: Staying Positive in a Negative Situation	John Perrotto	2010-07-21
Fantasy Beat: Duck And Cover	Craig Brown	2010-07-20
One-Hoppers: Game Story: Twins at Yankees, May 15	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-16
Transaction Action: Weekend Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-18
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
Playoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Angels LCS	Eric Seidman	2009-10-16
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-13
Prospectus Today: Tri-Series Roundup	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Twins LDS	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-07
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-30
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-27
Prospectus Hit List: Nearly All Wrapped Up	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-25
Fab Fours: Picking the Best Playoff Rotations	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-24
On the Beat: Weekend Wrapup	John Perrotto	2009-09-20
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-16
Transaction Action: Assorted Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-06
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Scheduling Impact in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-27
Transaction Action: Me(l)t-downs and Brave-ry	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-18
Transaction Action: Assorted AL Additions	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-09
Changing Speeds: A Fox Screen Test	Ken Funck	2009-07-28
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-04
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Future Shock: AL Two Steps Back	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-18

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-12 13:00:00	Thoughts on the Twins' organizational phobia against strikeout pitchers? (PepeShady from St Paul)	On the whole, it doesn't help them. But they do a very good job of making the most of what they do, so I can't fault them on that account. I like guys like Brian Duensing, or going back farther, Brad Radke, but they always live on the edge between success and getting pummeled. It's a tough way to make a long career. (Mike Fast)
2011-09-26 13:00:00	One last question and I know it may be early for this one... Any hitters or pitchers you like a breakout candidates next year? (Jquinton82 from NY)	Hm, I like the look of Jerome Williams in a small sample this year. I think Fister and McCarthy may be the real deal, though they're not exactly breakout candidates any more. I like Brian Duensing coming into this season, and still do. Dave Robertson and Kenley Jansen are two names that will surprise no one, but they could end up in bigger roles. In that vein, Greg Holland for the Royals, Vinnie Pestano for the Indians. And in the this-guys-stuff-intrigues-me-but-his-wildness-scares-me category, plus he has a cool name: Fautino de los Santos. (Mike Fast)
2011-05-23 13:00:00	What numbers do you expect from Hosmer for the balance of the season? Does he move into elite 1B territory as soon as next year? Also, tell me anything worth hearing about my Twins. (Patrick from DE)	The PECOTA projection was for .272/.326/.439, but PECOTA isn't told about his struggles with eyesight in 2009, so I expect better. I am hopeful for elite 1B territory at some point. Hmm, next year...as a Royals fan it's incredibly tempting to say yes. I'm not sure the evidence is there yet, though, if I try to be objective. I really want to say yes, though. Something worth hearing about your Twins? Ouch. Let's see...Jeremy Greenhouse found Carl Pavano had the straightest fastball in the Hardball Times Annual last fall...no wait, that's probably not the kind of thing you wanted to hear. How 'bout this: I really like Brian Duensing. He seems to be an under-the-radar guy who has decent stuff and good control. I like Scott Baker, too. (Mike Fast)
2010-08-26 13:00:00	OK, so this Brian Duensing thing is just a mirage, right? It wasn't a great outing last night, but a tough enough matchup that I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. (ChuckR from Addison, IL)	The ERA is definitely a mirage, but he had very low walk rates in the minors that allowed him to get away with the below-average whiff rate. As long as he has his control he's league average or a little better, but his ERA should be two runs higher than it is right now. (Marc Normandin)

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