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Jason Berken PWhite Sox

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 29) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date11-27-1983
Height6' 0"
Weight205 lbs
Age29 years, 5 months, 22 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.42009
0.72010
0.02011
-0.22012
-0.12013
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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
2009 BAL 25 24 24 119.7 119.7 0.0 6 12 0 0 3 1 560 164 92 87 19 262 44 42 6 66 6.54 5.36 5.71 3.5 0.4
2010 BAL 26 41 0 62.3 0.0 62.3 3 3 0 4 0 0 262 64 24 21 5 96 19 16 0 45 3.03 3.56 4.28 6.7 0.7
2011 BAL 27 40 0 47.0 0.0 47.0 1 2 0 3 0 0 223 63 29 28 10 111 21 19 1 41 5.36 5.49 5.36 0.0 0.0
2012 BAL 28 1 0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 7 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 18.00 32.05 20.87 -2.4 -0.3
2012 CHN 28 4 4 18.7 18.7 0.0 0 3 0 0 1 0 85 23 14 10 3 40 6 6 1 11 4.82 5.17 5.29 0.5 0.1
Career11028248.7138.3110.310200741114032016614839523918481635.365.035.388.21.0

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
2006 ABE A- 9 8 45.1 3.08 121 .233 .246 .315 .343 .269 .289 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 FRD A+ 27 26 151.0 4.97 108 .259 .267 .343 .405 .264 .319 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 BOW AA 26 25 145.7 3.81 119 .241 .270 .343 .415 .263 .304 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 BAL MLB 24 24 119.7 5.71 84 .308 .275 .348 .446 .275 .341 102 3.3 0.3 3.5 0.4
2009 BOW AA 2 2 8.0 7.34 53 .213 .261 .347 .433 .273 .167 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 NOR AAA 5 5 25.7 4.25 102 .203 .264 .326 .403 .256 .240 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 BAL MLB 41 0 62.3 4.28 108 .248 .269 .335 .428 .273 .307 105 6.7 0.7 6.7 0.7
2011 BAL MLB 40 0 47.0 5.36 84 .326 .266 .336 .428 .274 .353 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 NOR AAA 5 4 18.0 4.08 110 .245 .268 .345 .408 .254 .348 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 BAL MLB 1 0 1.0 20.87 -265 .777 .283 .341 .458 .277 .571 101 -2.4 -0.3 -2.4 -0.3
2012 CHN MLB 4 4 18.7 5.29 91 .289 .268 .323 .431 .265 .312 112 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.1
2012 NOR AAA 26 26 144.0 5.01 85 .239 .267 .336 .401 .242 .323 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 CHR AAA 8 8 49.7 4.21 106 .237 .262 .334 .404 .264 .295 94 4.6 0.5 4.6 0.5
CareerMLB28248.75.3987.300.271.340.437.274.335957.70.87.80.9

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
2006 ABE A- 1 4 0 9 8 45.1 39 5 46 4 48% .289 7.8 1.0 0.8 9.2 0.98 2.79 0.0 0.0
2007 FRD A+ 9 9 0 27 26 151.0 160 49 124 12 53% .319 9.5 2.9 0.7 7.4 1.38 4.53 0.0 0.0
2008 BOW AA 12 4 0 26 25 145.7 141 38 125 9 48% .304 8.7 2.3 0.6 7.7 1.23 3.58 0.0 0.0
2009 BAL MLB 6 12 0 24 24 119.7 164 44 66 19 41% .341 12.3 3.3 1.4 5.0 1.74 6.54 3.5 0.4
2009 BOW AA 1 1 0 2 2 8.0 4 6 8 1 16% .167 4.5 6.8 1.1 9.0 1.25 5.62 0.0 0.0
2009 NOR AAA 2 0 0 5 5 25.7 19 6 16 1 47% .240 6.7 2.1 0.4 5.6 0.97 1.05 0.0 0.0
2010 BAL MLB 3 3 0 41 0 62.3 64 19 45 5 49% .307 9.2 2.7 0.7 6.5 1.33 3.03 6.7 0.7
2011 BAL MLB 1 2 0 40 0 47.0 63 21 41 10 42% .353 12.1 4.0 1.9 7.9 1.79 5.36 0.0 0.0
2011 NOR AAA 0 1 0 5 4 18.0 20 7 16 1 40% .348 10.0 3.5 0.5 8.0 1.50 3.50 0.0 0.0
2012 BAL MLB 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 6 1 0 2 33% .571 54.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 7.00 18.00 -2.4 -0.3
2012 NOR AAA 5 6 0 26 26 144.0 160 39 98 10 44% .323 10.0 2.4 0.6 6.1 1.38 3.50 0.0 0.0
2012 CHN MLB 0 3 0 4 4 18.7 23 6 11 3 51% .312 11.1 2.9 1.4 5.3 1.55 4.82 0.5 0.1
2013 CHR AAA 3 3 0 8 8 49.7 47 11 39 4 45% .295 8.5 2.0 0.7 7.1 1.17 3.26 4.6 0.5

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-02-23 2012-03-25 Camp 31 0 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2011-08-18 2011-09-12 15-DL 25 24 Right Elbow Soreness Flexors - -
2011-03-08 2011-03-14 Camp 6 0 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2010-08-13 2010-10-04 60-DL 52 47 Right Shoulder Cartilage Injury Torn Labrum and Frayed Rotator Cuff -
2009-04-27 2009-05-09 Minors 12 0 Groin Strain -
2005-02-01 2006-02-01 Coll 365 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 CHA $
2012 BAL $
2011 BAL $426,500
2010 BAL $400,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$826,500
2 yrTotal$826,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 141 d1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/2/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/10/12. Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers 9/7/12 after being DFA by Baltimore 9/3/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 10/25/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4265M (2011). Renewed by Baltimore 3/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2010). Renewed 3/9/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased 5/26/09.
  • Drafted 2006 (6-175) (Clemson). $0.155M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .327 .391 .550 .320
11 vs R (Multi) .309 .362 .538 .306
18 Split (Multi) .018 .029 .011 .014
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .286 .333 .600 .310
31 vs R (2012) .380 .436 .660 .362
38 Split (2012) -.094 -.103 -.060 -.052
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 5, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-05
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 5, 2013Joe Hamrahi2013-04-05
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This article requires BP Premium accessSobsequy: The Best of the Triple-A RetreadsAdam Sobsey2012-03-21
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Battle of the BulgeBen Lindbergh2012-03-12
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This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL EastCorey Dawkins2011-11-28
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This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: A Night in the Life of Team EntropyJay Jaffe2011-09-28
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: One Wrong MoveBen Lindbergh2011-08-22
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: One Wrong MoveCorey Dawkins2011-08-22
This article requires BP Premium accessContractual Matters: The Orioles' Roster RouletteJeff Euston2011-05-24
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Team Tracker, PFM, Scoresheet, and YouRob McQuown2011-04-21
This article requires BP Premium accessDivide and Conquer, AL East: The Week the O's Stopped WinningBen Kabak2011-04-20
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB UpdateJason Collette2011-04-12
Divide and Conquer, AL East: The Pen's the ThingBen Kabak2011-04-01
This article requires BP Premium accessContractual Matters: Six-Figure BluesJeff Euston2011-03-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTeam Injury Projection: Baltimore OriolesCorey Dawkins2011-03-15
This article requires BP Premium accessTeam Injury Projection: Baltimore OriolesMarc Normandin2011-03-15
This article requires BP Premium accessPurpose Pitches: AL NRIs to WatchChristina Kahrl2011-02-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL East ActivityChristina Kahrl2011-01-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Orioles, Red SoxChristina Kahrl2010-09-27
On the Beat: Playing from BehindJohn Perrotto2010-08-25
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: 998Will Carroll2010-08-17
BP Unfiltered: Five Minutes with Jason BerkenDavid Laurila2010-07-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Disorderly ConductChristina Kahrl2010-06-30
This article requires BP Premium accessChanging Speeds: Bounceback PitchersKen Funck2010-05-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Changing their StripesChristina Kahrl2010-05-17
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Not Least, the AL EastChristina Kahrl2010-05-04
This article requires BP Premium accessContractual Matters: The RenewablesJeff Euston2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day RostersJohn Perrotto2010-04-01
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Turn of the Screw, ALChristina Kahrl2010-03-31
Camp Battles: AL EastChristina Kahrl2010-02-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL ActionChristina Kahrl2009-12-13
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Day Three of the Winter MeetingsJohn Perrotto2009-12-10
This article requires BP Premium accessKiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore OriolesBaseball Prospectus2009-09-18
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Prospectus Hit List: PatchworkJay Jaffe2009-08-21
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This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Who's Still Shopping?John Perrotto2009-07-29
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Transaction Analysis: AL East and Central UpdatesChristina Kahrl2009-06-12
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Orioles Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2009-01-26


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