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| 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 |
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| 2012 | TEX | 25 | 29 | 29 | 191.3 | 191.3 | 0.0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 816 | 156 | 89 | 83 | 14 | 245 | 89 | 88 | 10 | 221 | 3.90 | 3.24 | 3.83 | 33.0 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | TEX | 26 | 10 | 10 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 262 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 75 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 91 | 2.84 | 3.11 | 3.88 | 9.9 | 1.0 |
| Career | 39 | 39 | 258.0 | 258.0 | 0.0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1078 | 198 | 110 | 104 | 22 | 320 | 111 | 109 | 14 | 312 | 3.63 | 3.21 | 3.84 | 42.9 | 4.4 | ||
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'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 |
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| 2005 | NIP | npb | 14 | 14 | 94.3 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -.841 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NIP | npb | 25 | 24 | 149.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .270 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | NIP | npb | 26 | 26 | 207.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .224 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | NIP | npb | 25 | 24 | 200.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .254 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2009 | NIP | npb | 23 | 23 | 182.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .230 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2010 | NIP | npb | 26 | 25 | 202.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .292 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2011 | NIP | npb | 28 | 28 | 232.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2012 | TEX | MLB | 29 | 29 | 191.3 | 3.83 | 119 | .241 | .263 | .328 | .426 | .275 | .295 | 107 | 33.0 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | TEX | MLB | 10 | 10 | 66.7 | 3.88 | 114 | .209 | .261 | .329 | .424 | .278 | .248 | 101 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 9.9 | 1.0 |
| Career | MLB | 39 | 258.0 | 3.88 | 114 | .238 | .263 | .328 | .426 | .276 | .284 | 26 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 9.9 | 1.0 | ||
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 |
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| 2005 | NIP | npb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 94.3 | 97 | 48 | 52 | 7 | 0% | -.841 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 1.54 | 3.53 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NIP | npb | 12 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 149.7 | 128 | 64 | 115 | 12 | 0% | .270 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 1.28 | 2.89 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NIP | npb | 15 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 207.7 | 123 | 49 | 210 | 9 | 0% | .224 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 0.83 | 1.82 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | NIP | npb | 16 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 200.7 | 136 | 44 | 208 | 11 | 0% | .254 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 0.90 | 1.88 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | NIP | npb | 15 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 182.0 | 118 | 45 | 167 | 9 | 0% | .230 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 0.90 | 1.73 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | NIP | npb | 12 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 202.0 | 158 | 47 | 222 | 5 | 0% | .292 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 1.01 | 1.78 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | NIP | npb | 18 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 232.0 | 156 | 36 | 276 | 5 | 0% | .000 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 0.83 | 1.44 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TEX | MLB | 16 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 191.3 | 156 | 89 | 221 | 14 | 48% | .295 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 1.28 | 3.90 | 33.0 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | TEX | MLB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 66.7 | 42 | 22 | 91 | 8 | 50% | .248 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 0.96 | 2.83 | 9.9 | 1.0 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-04-08 | 2013-04-13 | DTD | 5 | 10 | Right | Fingers | Blister | Ring Finger | - | - |
| 2013-04-03 | 2013-04-07 | DTD | 4 | 4 | Right | Fingers | Blister | Ring Finger | - | - |
| 2013-03-12 | 2013-03-23 | Camp | 11 | 0 | - | Neck | Soreness | - | - | |
| 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-30 | DTD | 9 | 0 | - | Neck | Stiffness | - | - | |
| 2012-08-18 | 2012-08-28 | DTD | 10 | 0 | Right | Thigh | Tightness | Quad | - | - |
| 2012-05-27 | 2012-05-27 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Low Back | Soreness | - | - |
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| 2012-02-02 15:00:00 | Does Wei-Yin Chen hold any value? (Joseph from Richmond) | His numbers in Japan were very strong, but not exactly Yu Darvish territory, and Japanese starters don't have a great track record of transitioning into MLB rotations. I'd take a flier on him in an AL-only league, but purely as a lottery ticket. (Cory Schwartz) |
| 2012-01-26 13:00:00 | For their big league (MLB) careers, who do you like long-term between Gerrit Cole, Yu Darvish, and Trevor Bauer? (Sara from Tacoma) | Darvish, Cole, Bauer in that order (Jason Parks) |
| 2012-01-18 13:00:00 | Yu Darvish gets posted, and Team X doesn't want him, but doesn't want any other team to get him either. So Team X bid $75 million bucks and wins the right to negotiate with Darvish's reps. Team X then sits on its hands for 30 days, and Darvish doesn't sign with anyone, and Team X gets its $75 million back.
There is a problem here ... right? (dianagram from VORGville) | Well, I know we've all heard that if the Rangers don't make a significant effort to actually close the deal, and placed their bid just to block Darvish from showing up somewhere else, that they will pay a price with the commissioner, with other MLB teams, with the public, etc.
That said, a lot of what's been said about Texas and Darvish amounts to "well, that's just not done", and sooner or later, someone gets around to doing just about everything that's "just not done" until that point. I mean, who's to say that Texas hasn't made a Herculean effort but Darvish and his representatives have decided that he's a $126 million pitcher and they won't take a penny less? I agree with your general point, though--the posting system makes about as much sense as the BCS, and there's got to be a better way to do it. -- Dave (Best of BP with Ben and Dave) |
| 2012-01-10 13:00:00 | Rapid Fire: Ten fantasy rookies who will make impacts in 2012 (5 pitchers, 5 batters): _______? Go! (Francois from Toronto) | Okay, rapid fire…
P: Yu Darvish, Matt Moore, Addison Reed, Julio Teheran, Brad Peacock H: Jesus Montero, Yoennis Cespedes, Mike Trout, Devin Mesoraco, Tyler Pastornicky There are certainly others that will have impacts too. I actually have an article about fantasy-worthy rookies in the Fantasy Baseball Index magazine that will hit newsstands this preseason, if you’re interested in my take on other guys. (Derek Carty) |
| 2012-01-10 13:00:00 | Is there a chance that by waiting for Texas to sign Yu Darvish, Scott Boras is losing the momentum that had us all sure Prince Fielder would join the Nationals? He certainly got many of us Nats fans excited and ready, but as we wait, there has been more time for reflection that perhaps can contend a little later but longer without him. If Texas drops out, doesn't he lose most of his leverage, as well? +1/2St. (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA) | It seems that no one is offering the kind of deal Fielder wants right now, even if Boras is trying to use the Rangers as leverage (“if they don’t sign Darvish, they’re getting Fielder guys!”), so his best route may just be to let Darvish play out. If Darvish doesn’t sign, then there’s another team in the Fielder bidding. If he does, well, then Texas might at least make a modest offer, but worst case is that he’s basically where he is now. As far as Washington potentially backing out, it’s certainly possible (they do have LaRoche), but as I said in a previous response, I think it could just be posturing. For the kind of deal Fielder seems likely to have to settle for, I imagine Washington would still make a competitive bid. Of course, I'm not a beat writer, but that's the impression I get. (Derek Carty) |
| 2012-01-10 13:00:00 | Dynasty League 8x8, 28 man rosters. I have the first 2 picks in the Free Agent draft. All things being equal, who are you taking between Anthony Rendon, Manny Machado, Yu Darvish, and Gerrit Cole? Thanks (CharlieWerner from York, PA) | First question: are you competing this year? If so, Darvish is automatic first pick. Then it's tricky, but I probably go Machado or Cole and probably land on Cole. If Machado's moves to third, he loses value, and Cole is a potential ace. (Derek Carty) |
| 2012-01-10 13:00:00 | Sorry, Cespedes is also available to go with Gerrit Cole, Yu Darvish, Anthony Rendon, and Manny Machado. Dynasty League, all things being equal, who do you take if you could pick 2? (CharlieWerner from York, PA) | If you're looking to win this year, Cespedes after Darvish. Otherwise, I might pass him up for Machado/Cole. (Derek Carty) |
| 2012-01-12 13:00:00 | Who you got as your breakout/surprise pitcher of the year? (yankeesbg13 from Indianapolis) | Can I answer Yu Darvish? He probably won't be as good as the highest expectations for him, but I do think he will outperform the median expectation given all the negative. comparisons to Dice-K and Igawa.
Probably more in line with the question you were asking, I'd say Jerome Williams. I really liked the improved command that he demonstrated in his short stint with the Angels last year. (Mike Fast) |
| 2012-01-30 13:00:00 | What are your expectations for Yu Darvish this season? (SDILincoln from Colorado) | Unscientifically, I think he'll be quite good based on scouting reports and the stats. You have to discount for the shallower quality of Japanese lineups and other differences between the games, but his performances have been SO good that I think a lot of that will wash out. I do wonder about our more intense schedule and the Texas heat, though. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2011-12-20 13:00:00 | When do Yu reach your breaking point with the puns? (Matt2pt0 from LA) | For most of my adult life, I’ve struggled with the question of whether humans are basically good or basically bad, and whether we are getting better as a species. Lately, I’ve leaned toward “bad” and “not getting better.” I remember hearing Ozzy Osbourne on Fresh Air a while back and he talked about how, before he became a rock star, he was a burglar and mugger. That struck me: Here was Terry Gross treating Ozzy Osbourne like a totally normal and respectable dude, but Ozzy hadn’t changed; his circumstances had changed, and his incentives had changed. If he were still poor, and he could get away with it, he totally would have robbed Terry Gross! Most of us feel like good people because we don’t generally do bad things, but we don’t generally do bad things because we’re all like Ozzy Osbourne: Generally affluent, generally risk-averse, and fairly rational. We don’t need to steal; we have a great deal to lose if we do steal; so we don’t steal. That doesn’t make us good people.
I feel like a lot of good work had been done recently reducing puns in baseball writing. (Not on MLB.com headlines, but among wittier writers.) But then, over the past month, I’ve just been overwhelmed by Yu Darvish puns. Like, 25 a day? Probably 25 a day, for three weeks, which is nearly one thousand Yu Darvish puns. I have also made (two) Yu Darvish puns. Everybody has made Yu Darvish puns, because the social barriers against them have crumbled, and because Yu Darvish puns are just so eeeeeeasy, and at our cores we can’t resist puns that are so eeeeeeeasy. Yu Darvish puns are like steroids in the 1990s: When it gets easy enough, and when nobody is legislating against it, we all lose sight of the individual responsibility to resist evil. And this: http://yupuns.tumblr.com/ That said, I believe there is exactly one great pun for every name, and eventually somebody will discover the perfect pun for Yu Darvish. Usually the perfect pun is surprising, so in Yu Darvish’s case it probably won’t have anything to do with You/Yu. Or even Yu/U. I suspect it will probably have something to do with the Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidate). (Sam Miller) |
| 2011-12-20 13:00:00 | The only acceptable Yu Darvish pun will come if Toronto signs Chad Qualls and it can be said of their offseason, "Q And Not Yu." (bradleyankrom from Space) | One of my two was "queue and not yu" but it never really came together. (Sam Miller) |
| 2011-12-20 13:00:00 | Ok, I get my season ticket invoice in the mail and it's up 4% or so. My favortie team let aramis ramirez and carlos pena go, and have signed david dejesus and trade for ian stewart. No Yu Darvish. No Albert Pujols. Prince Fielder is a pipe dream. Is there any reason I should pay near the highest ticket prices in baseball for a team that's obviously going to be just better than astros awful in 2012? (Look Like I'm 3k Richer from Chicago) | No, unless you like going to baseball parks and watching baseball. Terrible baseball. (Sam Miller) |
| 2011-12-20 13:00:00 | I am tripping out right now because of the Yu Darvish situation? Where was the Yankees, the Red Sox, and the Cubs? Aren't the Red Sox obligated to bid on Yu considering their investment on Dice-K? Isn't it wise to spend good money chasing bad money in order to right a ship? Isn't Yu Darvish the mysterious Japanese pitcher we always knew existed, not Dice-K? (Tim from Seattle) | It really is the weirdest thing to have an entire offseason with no Yankees rumors.
OK. That's all. I'm going away now. Go away, everybody. (Sam Miller) |
| 2011-12-14 13:00:00 | Everybody has been hearing all of this hype about Yu Darvish. Daisuke Matsuzaka got all this hype too, and look what happened to him. Do you think Yu will be the real deal? (yankeesbg13 from Indianapolis) | I think Matsuzaka was the real deal as well. He just couldn't maintain it. I think people forget that he had a couple good seasons. Was he everything that was advertised? No. Will Darvish be the real deal? I think he has a more realistic chance of sustainable success. A see a very good #2 starter. (Jason Parks) |
| 2011-12-02 14:00:00 | Is Yu Darvish currently or project to be a #1 or #2? (Roger from Toronto) | More of a 2, but again, 1s are such a rare group, Almost impossible to project anyone as a pure 1. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2011-10-17 13:00:00 | Hi Kevin, thanks for the chat. I know you don't like speculating on trades but if Wilson leaves can you see Texas trading Kinsler for a TOR replacement? I think Texas is conservative with prospects but Profar seems intent on forcing the issue so he may yet share the infield with Andrus imo. (chewbalka from CAN) | Whether Wilson stays or goes, the Rangers will be among the favorites to sign Yu Darvish. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2011-02-28 13:00:00 | Where would Yu Darvish rank on this list? (Matt from MD) | He's not really a prospect is he? That's why I don't do Japanese guys who are finished products. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2010-06-07 18:30:00 | If Yu Darvish were in this draft, would he go 1 or 2 (just based on talent, forget $)? (nomarshaus from Bmore) | Great question. I say one, others might say two. (Kevin Goldstein) |
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