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Darren Ford CFPirates

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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date10-1-1985
Height5' 9"
Weight190 lbs
Age27 years, 7 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
2010
-0.12011
2012
-0.32013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2010 SFN 24 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2011 SFN 25 26 16 14 7 4 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 7 5 .286 .375 .286 .248 -0.7 0.0 -0.1
Career33161484000415100096.286.375.286.248-0.70.0-0.1

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 PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2005 HEL Rk 61 277 .264 .275 .357 .416 .000 .375 100 1.1 6.0 -0.4 -2.9 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 WVA A 125 566 .287 .254 .327 .377 .000 .362 110 13.1 12.4 0.7 12.1 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 WVA A 51 254 .310 .271 .337 .414 .000 .417 107 14 7.2 0.6 -2.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 BRV A+ 72 317 .243 .269 .337 .397 .000 .285 96 -6.5 9.3 0.8 -5.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 BRV A+ 91 401 .239 .256 .323 .379 .000 .296 98 -9.3 11.3 0.6 -8.7 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SJO A+ 38 155 .248 .275 .337 .413 .000 .318 89 -2 4.4 0.3 -0.8 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SJO A+ 101 441 .313 .274 .342 .417 .000 .379 96 25.6 12.9 0.7 2.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SFN MLB 7 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 RIC AA 113 516 .258 .000 .000 .000 .000 .308 95 -0.9 14.0 1.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SFN MLB 26 16 .248 .254 .317 .390 .000 .444 104 -0.2 0.3 0 0.0 -1.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1
2011 RIC AA 23 97 .237 .269 .327 .406 .000 .387 99 -2.3 1.7 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 FRE AAA 18 76 .176 .291 .350 .466 .000 .283 90 -5.5 1.0 0.2 0.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 GIA Rk 8 32 .409 .277 .357 .420 .000 .368 99 6.4 0.6 0.1 0.6 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 TAC AAA 70 329 .255 .282 .340 .432 .000 .331 96 -1.6 5.1 0.8 9.8 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 LEO Wnt 36 171 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .328 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 IND AAA 25 97 .239 .271 .343 .418 .267 .317 98 -2.3 2.9 -0.7 -0.5 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1
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Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2005 HEL Rk 277 57 64 4 3 1 24 33 70 18 4 .271 .364 .326 .055 .264 0.0 -2.9 0.0
2006 WVA A 566 93 139 24 3 7 54 56 133 69 15 .283 .352 .387 .104 .287 0.0 12.1 0.0
2007 WVA A 254 48 75 15 4 5 33 23 56 31 10 .335 .391 .504 .170 .310 0.0 -2.1 0.0
2007 BRV A+ 317 46 63 7 1 4 27 35 67 36 6 .231 .315 .308 .077 .243 0.0 -5.0 0.0
2008 BRV A+ 401 57 79 13 3 2 27 46 88 48 11 .230 .319 .303 .073 .239 0.0 -8.7 0.0
2008 SJO A+ 155 21 28 4 1 0 7 23 42 14 1 .219 .342 .266 .047 .248 0.0 -0.8 0.0
2009 SJO A+ 441 81 114 17 9 9 50 49 97 35 12 .300 .386 .463 .163 .313 0.0 2.8 0.0
2010 SFN MLB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2010 RIC AA 516 64 116 20 9 5 40 39 106 37 15 .251 .311 .365 .114 .258 0.0 2.5 0.0
2011 SFN MLB 16 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 5 .286 .375 .286 .000 .248 -0.7 0.0 -0.1
2011 FRE AAA 76 10 15 2 0 2 7 4 23 10 0 .211 .263 .324 .113 .176 0.0 0.7 0.0
2011 RIC AA 97 11 24 3 0 0 2 9 24 6 3 .279 .347 .314 .035 .237 0.0 1.5 0.0
2011 GIA Rk 32 9 9 0 1 2 6 6 4 2 1 .375 .500 .708 .333 .409 0.0 0.6 0.0
2012 LEO Wnt 171 24 41 8 1 1 13 13 31 11 3 .266 .335 .351 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 TAC AAA 329 39 83 16 3 4 33 23 61 26 14 .273 .326 .385 .112 .255 0.0 9.8 0.0
2013 IND AAA 97 11 20 1 2 1 7 11 24 12 3 .235 .323 .329 .094 .239 -0.7 -0.5 -0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2011-06-27 2011-07-30 Minors 33 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2011-05-23 2011-06-20 15-DL 28 26 Ankle Sprain -
2010-08-21 2010-09-02 Minors 12 0 Right Knee Soreness -
2007-04-04 2007-04-12 Minors 8 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 127 dJoshua Kusnick1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/5/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Seattle (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/11. Released by San Francisco 11/28/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased 11/20/09. Re-signed 3/10.
  • Acquired by San Francisco in trade from Milwaukee 7/20/08 (Ray Durham deal).
  • Drafted 2004 (18-526). Signed 5/05, $0.2M signing bonus (draft-and-follow).

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BP Articles

Darren Ford is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessSobsequy: Notable NL Minor-League Free Agent SigneesAdam Sobsey2013-02-27
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of AmericaJason Wojciechowski2013-01-17
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Games of November 19Jason Martinez2012-11-20
This article requires BP Premium accessThe Platoon Advantage: Springtime Can Kill YouJason Wojciechowski2012-02-22
Baseball ProGUESTus: 27 Outs, 140 Characters: Fandom in the Time of TwitterMaiya Gessling2012-01-10
Transaction Analysis: Calling for the CavalryBen Lindbergh2011-05-31
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Can the Braves Contend?John Perrotto2011-05-27
Future Shock: Opening Day MadnessKevin Goldstein2011-04-08
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Spring LeaderboardsCraig Brown2011-03-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Dodgers, Padres, GiantsChristina Kahrl2010-09-27
The Week In Quotes: September 6-12Alex Carnevale2010-09-13
An Agent's Take: Flexible MoralityJosh Kusnick2010-03-30
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Any Frandsen of Yours Is...Christina Kahrl2010-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Weekend Moves OmnibusChristina Kahrl2008-07-21
This article requires BP Premium accessSchrodinger's Bat: Clearing the DecksDan Fox2008-03-20


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-04-13 13:00:00Did you get a good look at any Giants this spring? Who would win a 60 yard dash-Gary Brown or Darren Ford?
(Josh G from Stockton)
I did. Brown is stupid fast. I wouldn't bet against him. (Jason Parks)
2010-06-07 18:30:00Ugh....Gary Brown...I think I prefer a real hitter for the Giants. The Giants don't seem to have any luck turning out position players, so I would have liked them to select the guy with the most polished bat, Cox or Brentz or Gyorko. I just don't trust the Giants to turn a hacker into a decent player. I read his profile and just think...Eugenio Velez...Darren Ford, and then I throw up in my mouth a little.
(Gregjitsu from SoCal)
He's bigger, stronger and faster than those guys. You're making poor assumptions. (Kevin Goldstein)


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