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2013 Projections (seasonal age 29) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date10-31-1983
Height6' 3"
Weight235 lbs
Age29 years, 6 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.32009
-0.62010
0.22011
0.72012
0.52013
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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
2007 TEX 23 6 3 16.0 11.7 4.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 13 4 4 1 19 4 4 2 7 2.25 4.37 5.85 0.5 0.0
2008 TEX 24 25 11 63.3 45.0 18.3 3 8 1 2 1 0 316 97 74 61 7 148 25 21 6 35 8.67 4.96 6.14 3.5 0.5
2009 TEX 25 1 0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 4 1 5 1 1 1 0 36.00 22.14 41.32 -2.6 -0.3
2010 KCA 26 4 0 4.0 0.0 4.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 25 10 10 10 4 25 3 3 0 1 22.50 17.80 19.22 -5.7 -0.6
2011 KCA 27 2 2 14.7 14.7 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 60 11 3 2 0 13 5 5 2 7 1.23 3.54 4.08 1.6 0.2
2012 KCA 28 30 25 166.0 146.0 20.0 8 10 0 0 13 1 709 176 84 78 15 260 59 56 11 104 4.23 4.23 4.94 6.4 0.7
2013 KCA 29 8 7 41.0 38.7 2.3 1 2 0 0 4 0 181 43 27 23 4 73 17 17 0 28 5.05 4.29 4.47 3.6 0.4
Career7648306.0256.050.0152113201136235220618232543114107221825.354.605.457.30.9

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 AUG A 13 11 59.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .234 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SAR A+ 25 25 137.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .256 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 LEL A+ 2 2 10.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.125 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 WIL A+ 23 22 119.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.067 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 WIL A+ 13 13 63.1 3.87 114 .265 .258 .336 .393 .260 .313 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 FRI AA 7 7 38.1 4.64 99 .243 .274 .348 .423 .281 .366 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 PME AA 9 9 48.1 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .392 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 TEX MLB 6 3 16.0 5.85 82 .243 .290 .360 .449 .280 .240 102 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
2007 FRI AA 26 25 148.7 5.44 85 .251 .271 .349 .420 .271 .285 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 TEX MLB 25 11 63.3 6.14 82 .309 .276 .344 .439 .273 .370 110 3.4 0.3 3.5 0.5
2008 FRI AA 1 1 1.3 7.20 54 .293 .288 .370 .457 .285 .200 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 OKL AAA 8 8 35.0 5.03 95 .253 .275 .344 .432 .270 .336 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 TEX MLB 1 0 1.0 41.32 -619 .472 .264 .337 .421 .268 .250 105 -2.6 -0.3 -2.6 -0.3
2009 OKL AAA 25 18 111.3 4.20 100 .282 .275 .341 .422 .271 .344 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 OBR Wnt 9 9 58.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .261 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 4 0 4.0 19.22 -210 .528 .269 .338 .450 .276 .353 105 -5.7 -0.6 -5.7 -0.6
2010 OMA AAA 24 22 131.7 5.93 82 .247 .285 .356 .442 .273 .295 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 OBR Wnt 6 4 26.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .244 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 KCA MLB 2 2 14.7 4.08 112 .227 .271 .334 .405 .268 .239 104 1.6 0.2 1.6 0.2
2011 OMA AAA 33 18 144.3 4.39 115 .271 .306 .367 .479 .284 .343 91 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 OBR Wnt 7 6 28.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .348 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 KCA MLB 30 25 166.0 4.94 90 .269 .266 .332 .428 .273 .310 102 6.7 0.7 6.4 0.7
2012 OBR Wnt 1 1 5.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .312 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 KCA MLB 8 7 41.0 4.47 99 .280 .268 .334 .446 .286 .295 98 4.2 0.4 3.6 0.4
2013 MEX int 1 0 2.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB48306.05.9278.282.270.336.433.274.3161051.50.20.70.2

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 AUG A 3 3 0 13 11 59.7 46 14 29 1 0% .234 6.9 2.1 0.2 4.4 1.01 2.26 0.0 0.0
2004 SAR A+ 8 7 0 25 25 137.0 133 54 51 12 0% .256 8.7 3.5 0.8 3.4 1.36 3.74 0.0 0.0
2005 WIL A+ 4 9 0 23 22 119.3 145 36 60 17 0% -1.067 10.9 2.7 1.3 4.5 1.52 6.34 0.0 0.0
2005 LEL A+ 0 1 0 2 2 10.7 18 4 3 1 0% -2.125 15.1 3.4 0.8 2.5 2.06 9.25 0.0 0.0
2006 FRI AA 2 4 0 7 7 38.1 55 11 21 2 47% .366 13.0 2.6 0.5 5.0 1.73 7.80 0.0 0.0
2006 PME AA 1 5 0 9 9 48.1 73 14 29 4 0% .392 13.7 2.6 0.7 5.4 1.81 6.36 0.0 0.0
2006 WIL A+ 5 4 0 13 13 63.1 67 14 46 4 55% .313 9.6 2.0 0.6 6.6 1.28 3.14 0.0 0.0
2007 TEX MLB 1 0 0 6 3 16.0 13 4 7 1 55% .240 7.3 2.2 0.6 3.9 1.06 2.25 0.5 0.0
2007 FRI AA 15 4 0 26 25 148.7 145 48 93 11 47% .285 8.8 2.9 0.7 5.6 1.30 3.93 0.0 0.0
2008 OKL AAA 2 3 0 8 8 35.0 43 8 19 1 57% .336 11.1 2.1 0.3 4.9 1.46 5.14 0.0 0.0
2008 TEX MLB 3 8 1 25 11 63.3 97 25 35 7 48% .370 13.8 3.6 1.0 5.0 1.93 8.67 3.5 0.5
2008 FRI AA 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 1 2 1 0 80% .200 6.9 13.8 0.0 6.9 2.31 6.92 0.0 0.0
2009 OKL AAA 6 7 0 25 18 111.3 130 50 78 4 53% .344 10.5 4.0 0.3 6.3 1.62 4.53 0.0 0.0
2009 TEX MLB 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 0% .250 18.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 3.00 36.00 -2.6 -0.3
2009 OBR Wnt 4 2 0 9 9 58.3 47 16 49 5 0% .261 7.3 2.5 0.8 7.6 1.08 2.62 0.0 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 0 1 0 4 0 4.0 10 3 1 4 38% .353 22.5 6.8 9.0 2.2 3.25 22.50 -5.7 -0.6
2010 OBR Wnt 2 1 0 6 4 26.0 19 4 18 0 0% .244 6.6 1.4 0.0 6.2 0.88 1.04 0.0 0.0
2010 OMA AAA 10 9 0 24 22 131.7 145 32 59 13 51% .295 9.9 2.2 0.9 4.0 1.34 4.10 0.0 0.0
2011 OBR Wnt 3 2 0 7 6 28.7 35 9 25 3 0% .348 11.0 2.8 0.9 7.8 1.53 5.34 0.0 0.0
2011 KCA MLB 2 0 0 2 2 14.7 11 5 7 0 46% .239 6.8 3.1 0.0 4.3 1.09 1.23 1.6 0.2
2011 OMA AAA 12 5 2 33 18 144.3 126 54 81 5 44% .343 7.9 3.4 0.3 5.1 1.25 2.18 0.0 0.0
2012 OBR Wnt 0 0 0 1 1 5.0 5 3 3 0 0% .312 9.0 5.4 0.0 5.4 1.60 7.20 0.0 0.0
2012 KCA MLB 8 10 0 30 25 166.0 176 59 104 15 54% .310 9.5 3.2 0.8 5.6 1.42 4.23 6.4 0.7
2013 MEX int 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 3 2 3 0 0% .500 13.5 9.0 0.0 13.5 2.50 0.00 0.0 0.0
2013 KCA MLB 1 2 0 8 7 41.0 43 17 28 4 51% .295 9.4 3.7 0.9 6.1 1.46 5.05 3.6 0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-09-14 2012-09-21 DTD 7 0 - General Medical Illness Strep Throat - -
2012-03-21 2012-03-21 Camp 0 0 - Knee Contusion Batted Ball - -
2009-05-31 2009-06-04 Minors 4 0 - General Medical Infectious Disease Strep Throat -
2009-03-11 2009-03-22 Camp 11 0 Right Hand Blisters -
2008-04-24 2008-06-09 15-DL 46 43 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2008-03-24 2008-04-12 15-DL 19 10 Right Fingers Blisters Middle Finger -
2007-05-04 2007-05-11 Minors 7 0 - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 KCA $
2013 KCA $532,000
2012 KCA $488,925
2011 KCA $
2010 KCA $406,210
2008 TEX $391,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,286,135
2011Current$532,000
4 yrPvs + Cur$1,818,135
4 yrTotal$1,818,135

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 63 d1 year/$0.532M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.532M (2013). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/2/13.
  • 1 year/$488,925 (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/18/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Kansas City 9/18/11.
  • 1 year/$406,210 (2010). Re-signed by Texas 2/23/10. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Texas 4/2/10. DFA by Kansas City 4/23/10.
  • 1 year/$406,210 (2009). Re-signed by Texas 2/20/09.
  • 1 year/$0.391M (2008). Re-signed by Texas 2/15/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Texas 9/5/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Acquired by Texas in trade from Boston 7/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Contract purchased 11/04. Re-signed 3/05. Claimed off waivers by San Diego after being DFA by Boston 7/05. Claimed by Boston off waivers from San Diego 7/05.
  • Signed by Boston 7/00 as an amateur free agent from Mexico.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .291 .371 .418 .282
11 vs R (Multi) .266 .325 .411 .257
18 Split (Multi) .025 .046 .007 .025
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .292 .371 .419 .282
31 vs R (2012) .263 .321 .403 .253
38 Split (2012) .029 .050 .015 .029
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 25, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-25
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-20
This article requires BP Premium accessPebble Hunting: A Week of Watching Manny MachadoSam Miller2013-05-10
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week SevenPaul Sporer2013-05-10
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 9th, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessWhat You Need to Know: What Choo Think is Wrong with Kimbrel?Daniel Rathman2013-05-08
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week SixPaul Sporer2013-05-03
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-02
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 13, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-13
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 11, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-11
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 7, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 7, 2013Joe Hamrahi2013-04-07
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: Staying Ahead of the Curve With PitchersBret Sayre2013-04-04
BP Unfiltered: The Velocity Gainers and Losers of Spring 2013Harry Pavlidis2013-04-01
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Bottom of the BarrelIan Miller2013-03-29
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Bottom of the BarrelRussell A. Carleton2013-03-29
This article requires BP Premium accessRumor Roundup: Royally FlushedDaniel Rathman2013-03-14
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, October 3Daniel Rathman2012-10-03
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessValue Picks: Outfielders for 9/7/12Paul Singman2012-09-07
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, August 29Daniel Rathman2012-08-29
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessWeekly Planner: Week 22Derek Carty2012-08-24
What You Need to Know: Monday, August 6Daniel Rathman2012-08-06
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessWeekly Planner: Week 19Paul Sporer2012-08-03
This article requires BP Premium accessPebble Hunting: How Pitchers React to Home RunsSam Miller2012-07-11
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, June 12Daniel Rathman2012-06-12
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, May 23Daniel Rathman2012-05-23
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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL ActionChristina Kahrl2009-12-13
Transaction Analysis: AL West MovesChristina Kahrl2009-06-25
Transaction Analysis: The Mess in the WestChristina Kahrl2009-04-30
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2010-04-16 13:00:00Royals Fever! Catch it! I loved your old work on them. So I keep hearing how their ownership is smarter. So exactly how smart is a team that thinks Jason Kendall and Yuniesky Betancourt help form a strong middle core? And Gil Meche was worth signing to a huge long-term deal......
(dangor from New York)
Royals fan in NYC. They're everywhere. Obviously, they're misguided in their thinking on those players, though not so much Meche. The brass there just values the wrong things, in my opinion. Latest example is Luis Mendoza, who was picked up two days before the end of spring training and four days later was brought in to protect a one-run lead in the eighth. Yeah, he's got a 94 mph sinker. He also doesn't have a track record of, you know, retiring batters.

You'll never catch me calling the Royals dumb because I know Dayton Moore and like the man and he's always been very good to me. I also know that he's not dumb. I just don't agree with the way he evaluates big-league talent. I have hope that he'll redeem himself when some of his pitching prospects hit Kansas City. (Bradford Doolittle)


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