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2013 Projections (seasonal age 27) - Rest of Season Projections
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-6-1986
Height5' 11"
Weight180 lbs
Age26 years, 11 months, 17 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.12009
2010
0.02011
1.22012
0.72013
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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 BOS 23 6 4 25.3 20.0 5.3 2 3 0 0 1 0 130 43 23 21 4 66 9 9 3 13 7.46 5.59 5.75 1.4 0.1
2011 BOS 25 3 0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 2 2 1 8 1 1 0 4 6.00 5.73 3.58 0.5 0.0
2012 BOS 26 37 0 44.0 0.0 44.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 172 37 7 7 1 49 5 5 2 45 1.43 1.77 2.61 11.1 1.2
2013 BOS 27 20 0 19.3 0.0 19.3 3 2 0 2 0 0 78 19 6 6 3 32 3 3 1 25 2.79 3.16 3.32 3.1 0.3
Career66491.720.071.76612103931023836915518186873.533.253.7416.01.7

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
2009 BOS MLB 6 4 25.3 5.75 90 .342 .277 .345 .453 .276 .386 109 1.4 0.1 1.4 0.1
2009 PME AA 18 18 98.0 3.84 114 .229 .270 .344 .396 .270 .268 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 PAW AAA 2 2 11.3 3.39 119 .159 .265 .328 .395 .259 .212 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 BOS MLB 3 0 3.0 3.58 127 .314 .261 .351 .479 .292 .286 110 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
2011 SLM A+ 6 6 19.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .276 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 PME AA 8 2 23.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .283 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 PAW AAA 8 0 14.3 3.79 116 .243 .269 .336 .425 .260 .364 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 BOS MLB 37 0 44.0 2.61 144 .199 .266 .329 .435 .274 .303 105 11.1 1.2 11.1 1.2
2012 PAW AAA 25 0 42.3 3.04 132 .187 .262 .330 .394 .243 .308 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 BOS MLB 20 0 19.3 3.32 127 .254 .255 .322 .412 .267 .348 103 3.1 0.3 3.1 0.3
CareerMLB491.73.79121.261.267.334.437.274.34110515.41.615.41.6

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
2009 BOS MLB 2 3 0 6 4 25.3 43 9 13 4 23% .386 15.3 3.2 1.4 4.6 2.05 7.46 1.4 0.1
2009 PME AA 9 5 0 18 18 98.0 80 26 88 8 45% .268 7.3 2.4 0.7 8.1 1.08 2.57 0.0 0.0
2009 PAW AAA 0 2 0 2 2 11.3 7 1 6 0 52% .212 5.6 0.8 0.0 4.8 0.71 2.39 0.0 0.0
2011 BOS MLB 0 0 0 3 0 3.0 3 1 4 1 12% .286 9.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 1.33 6.00 0.5 0.0
2011 PAW AAA 1 1 0 8 0 14.3 14 3 19 1 35% .364 8.8 1.9 0.6 11.9 1.19 2.51 0.0 0.0
2011 SLM A+ 0 1 0 6 6 19.3 20 6 13 4 0% .276 9.3 2.8 1.9 6.1 1.34 6.05 0.0 0.0
2011 PME AA 3 2 0 8 2 23.0 20 7 27 3 0% .283 7.8 2.7 1.2 10.6 1.17 4.70 0.0 0.0
2012 PAW AAA 3 2 4 25 0 42.3 34 17 56 2 49% .308 7.2 3.6 0.4 11.9 1.20 2.55 0.0 0.0
2012 BOS MLB 1 1 1 37 0 44.0 37 5 45 1 49% .303 7.6 1.0 0.2 9.2 0.95 1.43 11.1 1.2
2013 BOS MLB 3 2 0 20 0 19.3 19 3 25 3 31% .348 8.8 1.4 1.4 11.6 1.14 2.79 3.1 0.3

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2011-03-26 2011-06-27 60-DL 93 77 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2010-04-06
2010-04-03 2010-10-04 60-DL 184 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2010-04-06
2010-03-23 2010-04-03 Camp 11 0 Right Elbow Sprain UCL Ligament -
2009-09-21 2009-10-12 60-DL 21 14 Left Groin Strain -
2009-06-21 2009-07-01 Minors 10 0 Lower Leg Strain Calf -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 BOS $
2013 BOS $815,000
2011 BOS $1,150,000
2010 BOS $1,100,000
2009 BOS $1,050,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$3,300,000
2011Current$815,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$4,115,000
5 yrTotal$4,115,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 86 dCAA (Nez Balelo)1 year/$0.815M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.815M (2013). Re-signed by Boston 3/2/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed 3/9/12.
  • 3 years/$3.3M (2009-11). Signed by Boston as a free agent from Japan 12/4/08. $1.8M signing bonus, 09:$0.45M, 10:$0.5M, 11:$0.55M. Optioned to Double-A 3/22/09. Recalled 8/7/09. Optioned to Triple-A 8/29/09. Recalled 9/1/09.

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .251 .274 .300 .201
11 vs R (Multi) .231 .272 .357 .226
18 Split (Multi) .020 .001 -.057 -.025
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .234 .254 .266 .180
31 vs R (2012) .222 .260 .323 .211
38 Split (2012) .012 -.006 -.058 -.031
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessBullpen Report: Introducing TiersMike Gianella2013-05-23
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessBullpen Report: Diamondbacks Settle on BellMike Gianella2013-05-16
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessBullpen Report: Boston BluesMike Gianella2013-05-09
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFree Agent Watch: American League, Week SixPaul Singman2013-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 8th, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-08
This article requires BP Premium accessWhat You Need to Know: No Relief for RelieversDaniel Rathman2013-04-11
This article requires BP Premium accessThe Asian Equation: What's at Stake?Michael Street2013-04-08
Pebble Hunting: The Most Interesting Major Leaguer You Probably Haven't Heard OfSam Miller2013-03-29
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Count on One HanrahanR.J. Anderson2012-12-27
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Red Sox Get KojiMatthew Kory2012-12-07
The Lineup Card: 10 Things Learned in AprilBaseball Prospectus2012-05-03
This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: Five Interesting Things from Yesterday's GamesBen Lindbergh2012-05-02
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Jerry Dipoto Makes it RainR.J. Anderson2012-04-19
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Minor League Road TripsKevin Goldstein2012-04-11
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: AL East Prospect PreviewKevin Goldstein2012-03-27
This article requires BP Premium accessThe Asian Equation: The Future of the NPB Import MarketMichael Street2011-09-20
Transaction Analysis Blog: Ward, Cameron ReleasedR.J. Anderson2011-09-16
This article requires BP Premium accessThe Asian Equation: The Decline of NPB Pitching ImportsMichael Street2011-07-07
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: 10 International Prospects to WatchKevin Goldstein2011-01-17
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This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Top 11 Review: AL EastKevin Goldstein2010-09-30
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: Post-Opening Day HurtsWill Carroll2010-04-07
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: AL Roster CleanupChristina Kahrl2010-04-06
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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!Christina Kahrl2010-03-24
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This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: No Lack of LackeyJoe Sheehan2009-12-15
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This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Red Sox Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2009-11-12
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Under The Knife: Making a Run for the BorderWill Carroll2009-09-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Moving and Shaking in the AL EastChristina Kahrl2009-09-22
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