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Birth Date4-1-1983
Height6' 5"
Weight195 lbs
Age30 years, 1 months, 18 days
BatsR
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0.12009
1.72010
1.62011
0.52012
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 MIL 26 7 0 7.7 0.0 7.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 5 3 3 0 6 6 5 0 9 3.52 3.06 4.16 1.2 0.1
2010 MIL 27 50 0 58.0 0.0 58.0 8 2 24 3 0 0 238 42 17 16 1 60 27 24 1 76 2.48 2.16 2.37 16.2 1.7
2011 MIL 28 74 0 73.7 0.0 73.7 2 2 46 2 0 0 305 59 19 16 4 78 25 24 0 86 1.95 2.38 2.96 15.3 1.6
2012 MIL 29 75 0 69.3 0.0 69.3 5 8 35 10 0 0 310 61 42 36 10 103 39 37 2 93 4.67 4.10 4.06 5.4 0.5
2013 MIL 30 20 0 17.3 0.0 17.3 1 3 0 3 0 0 87 27 16 15 6 49 8 6 0 21 7.79 6.41 6.65 -2.7 -0.3
Career2260226.00.0226.0161510618009741949786212961059632853.423.183.5135.43.7

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 CSC A 13 5 26.7 6.30 35 .311 .259 .334 .383 .264 .321 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 STA A- 8 0 24.3 4.92 94 .192 .263 .346 .386 .271 .232 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 TAM A+ 5 0 11.3 6.70 80 .232 .262 .333 .387 .258 .190 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 SWB AAA 1 0 0.7 0.05 199 .451 .282 .357 .382 .268 .667 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 BRV A+ 26 14 95.0 5.28 83 .284 .259 .330 .380 .257 .310 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MIL MLB 7 0 7.7 4.16 116 .193 .272 .352 .456 .271 .263 110 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.1
2009 BRV A+ 19 0 27.7 2.13 152 .179 .246 .311 .358 .245 .275 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 HUN AA 4 0 7.7 4.53 93 .253 .267 .337 .438 .283 .316 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 NAS AAA 22 0 33.0 4.58 94 .236 .277 .344 .429 .273 .263 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 MIL MLB 50 0 58.0 2.37 148 .214 .268 .338 .419 .271 .308 104 16.2 1.7 16.2 1.7
2010 NAS AAA 12 0 13.3 1.85 165 .225 .290 .358 .456 .275 .412 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 MIL MLB 74 0 73.7 2.96 134 .212 .265 .331 .421 .269 .289 107 15.3 1.6 15.3 1.6
2012 MIL MLB 75 0 69.3 4.06 111 .263 .266 .331 .428 .272 .307 106 5.6 0.6 5.4 0.5
2013 MIL MLB 20 0 17.3 6.65 52 .338 .276 .342 .437 .277 .404 108 -2.7 -0.3 -2.7 -0.3
2013 CAN int 2 0 1.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB0226.03.46124.239.267.335.425.271.30910737.74.037.53.9

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
2007 STA A- 1 1 2 8 0 24.3 13 15 30 0 46% .232 4.8 5.6 0.0 11.1 1.15 2.22 0.0 0.0
2007 TAM A+ 0 0 2 5 0 11.3 6 7 15 2 30% .190 4.8 5.6 1.6 11.9 1.15 2.39 0.0 0.0
2007 SWB AAA 0 0 0 1 0 0.7 2 1 1 0 0% .667 25.7 12.9 0.0 12.9 4.29 12.86 0.0 0.0
2007 CSC A 0 3 0 13 5 26.7 29 22 21 2 50% .321 9.8 7.4 0.7 7.1 1.91 4.38 0.0 0.0
2008 BRV A+ 5 10 0 26 14 95.0 86 73 89 5 47% .310 8.1 6.9 0.5 8.4 1.67 4.55 0.0 0.0
2009 MIL MLB 0 0 1 7 0 7.7 5 6 9 0 32% .263 5.9 7.0 0.0 10.6 1.43 3.52 1.2 0.1
2009 BRV A+ 4 1 0 19 0 27.7 14 16 43 0 45% .275 4.5 5.2 0.0 14.0 1.08 1.62 0.0 0.0
2009 HUN AA 0 0 1 4 0 7.7 7 3 9 1 20% .316 8.2 3.5 1.2 10.5 1.30 3.51 0.0 0.0
2009 NAS AAA 5 0 0 22 0 33.0 23 19 37 2 54% .263 6.3 5.2 0.5 10.1 1.27 3.55 0.0 0.0
2010 MIL MLB 8 2 24 50 0 58.0 42 27 76 1 50% .308 6.5 4.2 0.2 11.8 1.19 2.48 16.2 1.7
2010 NAS AAA 3 2 2 12 0 13.3 14 5 19 0 53% .412 9.5 3.4 0.0 12.9 1.43 2.03 0.0 0.0
2011 MIL MLB 2 2 46 74 0 73.7 59 25 86 4 50% .289 7.2 3.1 0.5 10.5 1.14 1.95 15.3 1.6
2012 MIL MLB 5 8 35 75 0 69.3 61 39 93 10 48% .307 7.9 5.1 1.3 12.1 1.44 4.67 5.4 0.5
2013 MIL MLB 1 3 0 20 0 17.3 27 8 21 6 34% .404 14.0 4.2 3.1 10.9 2.02 7.79 -2.7 -0.3
2013 CAN int 0 0 0 2 0 1.7 2 0 2 0 0% .400 10.8 0.0 0.0 10.8 1.20 5.40 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2011-02-16 2011-03-04 Camp 16 0 General Medical Gastrointestinal Food Poisoning -
2003-04-15 2003-04-15 Coll 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery Date Is Estimated - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 MIL $
2013 MIL $5,000,000
2012 MIL $525,000
2011 MIL $442,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$967,500
2011Current$5,000,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$5,967,500
3 yrTotal$5,967,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 170 dDan Horwits1 year/$5M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$5M (2013). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$0.525M (2012). Renewed by Milwaukee 3/2/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4255M (2011). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/1/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/23/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Milwaukee 9/7/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent (minor-league contract).
  • Signed by NY Yankees 2007 as an amateur free agent.
  • Drafted by Cincinnati 2005 (42-1,259) (Notre Dame). Did not sign.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .213 .312 .306 .241
11 vs R (Multi) .229 .309 .380 .244
18 Split (Multi) -.016 .003 -.074 -.003
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .225 .337 .333 .266
31 vs R (2012) .234 .322 .445 .260
38 Split (2012) -.010 .016 -.112 .006
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-08-04 13:00:00Howdy Jay ... thanks for chatting. Your choices for best mustaches currently in MLB are? More seriously ... at a certain point, prospects lose their optimal value if something isn't done with them. Is Montero's value "past prime"? Should Cashman have dealt any of his stable for "something", even if the (perceived) talent exchange was negative for the Yanks?
(dianagramr from NYC)
Hey Diana! John Axford has a pretty remarkable mustache. I haven't seen Dale Thayer lately and am not even sure he's on the Mets' 25-man roster, but he's got a fantastic mustache. I'm pretty sure Brendan Ryan's infield triple owes its entirety to the awesome power of the 'stache.

As for prospects, while I agree that they lose their optimal value at some point, I reject the notion that Montero's time has passed - he's 21 freakin' years old! I don't at all think there was any reason for Cashman to trade his blue chippers for "something" just to look busy. This isn't McDonalds, where if you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-05-18 13:00:00Who do you think is the next guy to nab a closer job? I'm talking about unheralded guys like John Axford last year as opposed to the sexy setup guys from the preseason like Daniel Bard and Jake McGee.
(Aaron from YYZ)
I'll say Kevin Jepsen of the Angels. (John Perrotto)
2011-04-12 13:00:00Hi Ben What are the chances that Zach Braddock will be closing this year or next? Thanks
(Ed from Cranford, NJ)
I guess that depends on the chances that John Axford won't be closing this year or next. Here's what we said on that subject in this year's annual:

"Relievers with walk rates that high tend to lose their grip on the closer reins as managers grow frustrated with their self-inflicted jams. While it’s possible that Axford has developed a newfound ability to find the strike zone and will spend the next half-decade closing games at Miller Park, it’s just as likely that Brewers fans will wake up one morning to discover that yesterday’s Rollie Fingers has morphed into today’s Derrick Turnbow."

I don't think Axford is about to enter Turnbow territory, but there are certainly unlikelier closer candidates than Braddock. His talents would be wasted in the bullpen, though: with a name like that, he really should've been a cowboy or a spaceship captain. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-07-09 13:00:00Which closer loses his job first, regardless of cause (injury/ineffectiveness/etc): Axford, Simon, Street, Wagner
(Andy from Chicago)
Alfredo Simon. John Axford's mustache precludes him from long-term ineffectiveness, and also acts as a self-healing miracle worker. (Marc Normandin)


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