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Rhiner Cruz PAstros

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 26) - Rest of Season Projections
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-1-1986
Height6' 2"
Weight205 lbs
Age26 years, 6 months, 23 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
2010
2011
-0.22012
-0.82013
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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
2012 HOU 25 52 0 55.0 0.0 55.0 1 1 0 3 0 0 253 65 38 37 8 107 29 29 2 46 6.05 5.05 5.46 -1.9 -0.2
2013 HOU 26 14 0 14.3 0.0 14.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 67 20 8 7 2 31 9 9 0 6 4.40 5.99 5.94 -1.7 -0.2
Career66069.30.069.31203003208546441013838382525.715.245.56-3.6-0.4

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
2007 DME Rk 4 1 13.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .267 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 KNG Rk 11 0 12.7 5.69 81 .236 .267 .346 .396 .267 .259 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 MTS Rk 4 0 6.0 6.73 73 .169 .245 .354 .366 .249 .071 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SAV A 15 0 30.3 5.31 65 .282 .266 .338 .398 .275 .287 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 BRO A- 6 0 9.7 3.94 106 .280 .253 .321 .375 .259 .333 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SAV A 50 0 61.0 4.99 70 .226 .256 .322 .367 .258 .256 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 GIG Wnt 3 0 3.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SLU A+ 51 0 75.3 6.53 50 .255 .255 .329 .381 .253 .270 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SLU A+ 8 0 13.0 1.18 178 .223 .266 .329 .369 .257 .400 118 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 BIN AA 36 0 58.7 6.17 78 .249 .263 .330 .402 .269 .250 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 GIG Wnt 21 0 18.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .213 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 HOU MLB 52 0 55.0 5.46 78 .304 .272 .336 .440 .276 .339 104 -1.7 -0.2 -1.9 -0.2
2012 OKL AAA 2 0 1.7 2.84 136 .236 .248 .311 .360 .242 .500 85 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 GIG Wnt 16 0 14.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 LEO Wnt 1 0 0.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 HOU MLB 14 0 14.3 5.94 62 .363 .262 .331 .439 .284 .360 96 -1.7 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2
2013 OKL AAA 7 0 9.7 9.59 -2 .256 .262 .346 .419 .271 .233 92 -3.7 -0.4 -3.7 -0.4
2013 ESP int 2 0 1.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB069.35.5474.316.270.335.440.277.344102-3.5-0.4-3.7-0.4

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
2007 DME Rk 0 1 1 4 1 13.3 8 10 18 0 0% .267 5.4 6.8 0.0 12.2 1.35 2.71 0.0 0.0
2007 KNG Rk 1 1 4 11 0 12.7 7 14 13 0 63% .259 5.0 9.9 0.0 9.2 1.65 0.71 0.0 0.0
2007 MTS Rk 2 0 0 4 0 6.0 1 5 4 0 43% .071 1.5 7.5 0.0 6.0 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2008 SAV A 2 2 1 15 0 30.3 27 14 33 4 44% .287 8.0 4.2 1.2 9.8 1.35 5.05 0.0 0.0
2008 BRO A- 0 0 1 6 0 9.7 9 6 13 1 60% .333 8.4 5.6 0.9 12.1 1.55 3.71 0.0 0.0
2009 SAV A 3 3 22 50 0 61.0 42 31 55 2 46% .256 6.2 4.6 0.3 8.1 1.20 1.92 0.0 0.0
2009 GIG Wnt 0 0 0 3 0 3.3 3 2 1 0 0% .250 8.2 5.5 0.0 2.7 1.52 8.18 0.0 0.0
2010 SLU A+ 0 5 6 51 0 75.3 62 53 66 6 43% .270 7.4 6.3 0.7 7.9 1.53 3.47 0.0 0.0
2011 GIG Wnt 0 0 0 21 0 18.3 11 10 17 1 0% .213 5.4 4.9 0.5 8.3 1.15 1.47 0.0 0.0
2011 SLU A+ 2 1 0 8 0 13.0 9 6 18 1 40% .400 6.2 4.2 0.7 12.5 1.15 2.77 0.0 0.0
2011 BIN AA 3 2 7 36 0 58.7 43 39 51 4 42% .250 6.6 6.0 0.6 7.8 1.40 4.14 0.0 0.0
2012 HOU MLB 1 1 0 52 0 55.0 65 29 46 8 40% .339 10.6 4.7 1.3 7.5 1.71 6.05 -1.9 -0.2
2012 LEO Wnt 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0% 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2012 GIG Wnt 1 1 0 16 0 14.0 12 9 18 1 0% .333 7.7 5.8 0.6 11.6 1.50 2.57 0.0 0.0
2012 OKL AAA 0 0 0 2 0 1.7 1 1 3 0 50% .500 5.4 5.4 0.0 16.2 1.20 5.40 0.0 0.0
2013 HOU MLB 0 1 0 14 0 14.3 20 9 6 2 35% .360 12.6 5.7 1.3 3.8 2.02 4.40 -1.7 -0.2
2013 ESP int 0 0 0 2 0 1.3 4 1 2 1 0% .600 27.0 6.8 6.8 13.5 3.75 20.25 0.0 0.0
2013 OKL AAA 0 0 0 7 0 9.7 9 5 5 2 41% .233 8.4 4.7 1.9 4.7 1.45 6.52 -3.7 -0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-04-24 2012-05-09 15-DL 15 0 Right Ankle Sprain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 HOU $
2013 HOU $498,000
2012 HOU $480,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$480,000
2011Current$498,000
2 yrPvs + Cur$978,000
2 yrTotal$978,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 0 d1 year/$0.498M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.498M (2013). Re-signed by Houston 3/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Selected by Houston from NY Mets in Rule 5 draft 12/8/11.
  • Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 2/15/07 (minor-league contract).
  • Released by Detroit 6/06.
  • Signed 2003 by Detroit 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) .315 .390 .584 .330
11 vs R (Multi) .285 .375 .423 .286
18 Split (Multi) .030 .015 .161 .044
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .315 .390 .584 .330
31 vs R (2012) .285 .375 .423 .286
38 Split (2012) .030 .015 .161 .044
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Articles

Rhiner Cruz is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 3, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-03
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: Xavier Cedeno's Not-So-Excellent AdventureGeoff Young2013-04-09
What You Need to Know: Opening Day MadnessDaniel Rathman2013-04-01
Pebble Hunting: The Astros' Best-Case Scenario vs. The Angels' Worst-Case ScenarioSam Miller2013-04-01
On the Beat: Fighting for Béisbol ProminenceJohn Perrotto2013-03-07
This article requires BP Premium accessSkewed Left: How to Analyze the Astros' SpendingZachary Levine2012-12-20
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Games of November 2-4Jason Martinez2012-11-05
Painting the Black: Who Are These Guys?R.J. Anderson2012-04-10


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