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2013 Projections (seasonal age 26) - Rest of Season Projections
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-18-1986
Height6' 4"
Weight195 lbs
Age26 years, 8 months, 1 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2009
0.42010
-0.12011
0.42012
0.42013
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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
2010 TEX 23 14 0 16.3 0.0 16.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 68 9 3 3 0 10 10 9 0 16 1.65 2.92 3.04 3.7 0.4
2011 TEX 24 15 0 27.3 0.0 27.3 1 1 0 0 0 0 122 26 22 20 5 51 12 10 3 21 6.59 5.55 5.98 -1.0 -0.1
2012 TEX 25 28 0 35.3 0.0 35.3 1 2 0 3 0 0 151 24 16 15 5 44 17 16 1 38 3.82 4.26 4.38 4.0 0.4
2013 TEX 26 18 0 17.3 0.0 17.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 83 22 12 12 1 30 11 9 0 21 6.23 3.34 2.95 3.7 0.4
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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 CLN A 6 6 19.1 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .411 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 RNG Rk 8 4 15.1 9.71 1 .356 .265 .361 .380 .280 .368 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CLN A 5 2 13.3 6.05 53 .338 .264 .333 .375 .258 .364 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 SPO A- 9 6 27.0 7.97 37 .339 .271 .360 .400 .280 .356 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 CLN A 15 14 74.3 5.12 85 .277 .258 .331 .395 .269 .306 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SPO A- 2 2 10.0 3.28 127 .230 .270 .355 .390 .273 .241 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 BAK A+ 8 7 48.0 3.27 124 .246 .258 .334 .380 .265 .336 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 FRI AA 18 18 96.7 5.63 70 .263 .272 .349 .392 .269 .282 97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 TEX MLB 14 0 16.3 3.04 135 .195 .267 .332 .405 .267 .214 105 3.7 0.4 3.7 0.4
2010 OKL AAA 24 22 131.0 4.63 112 .240 .281 .353 .433 .270 .296 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 TEX MLB 15 0 27.3 5.98 82 .281 .268 .335 .430 .276 .259 114 -1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1
2011 ROU AAA 27 7 73.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .388 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 TEX MLB 28 0 35.3 4.38 113 .242 .268 .336 .429 .276 .211 114 4.0 0.4 4.0 0.4
2012 ROU AAA 15 8 48.0 5.97 80 .254 .280 .343 .444 .274 .336 55 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TEX MLB 18 0 17.3 2.95 133 .299 .257 .332 .409 .277 .420 98 3.7 0.4 3.7 0.4
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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 RNG Rk 1 2 0 8 4 15.1 21 27 8 0 37% .368 12.5 16.1 0.0 4.8 3.18 13.11 0.0 0.0
2006 CLN A 0 3 0 6 6 19.1 23 24 22 0 0% .411 10.8 11.3 0.0 10.4 2.46 7.07 0.0 0.0
2007 CLN A 0 1 0 5 2 13.3 17 12 12 1 47% .364 11.5 8.1 0.7 8.1 2.18 7.44 0.0 0.0
2007 SPO A- 1 4 0 9 6 27.0 33 25 24 2 54% .356 11.0 8.3 0.7 8.0 2.15 7.00 0.0 0.0
2008 CLN A 4 3 0 15 14 74.3 78 23 58 8 47% .306 9.4 2.8 1.0 7.0 1.36 4.36 0.0 0.0
2008 SPO A- 1 1 0 2 2 10.0 7 2 9 0 55% .241 6.3 1.8 0.0 8.1 0.90 0.00 0.0 0.0
2009 FRI AA 5 7 0 18 18 96.7 93 43 64 9 46% .282 8.7 4.0 0.8 6.0 1.41 4.19 0.0 0.0
2009 BAK A+ 4 1 0 8 7 48.0 43 18 54 1 44% .336 8.1 3.4 0.2 10.1 1.27 2.06 0.0 0.0
2010 OKL AAA 13 3 0 24 22 131.0 115 68 130 8 41% .296 7.9 4.7 0.5 8.9 1.40 3.09 0.0 0.0
2010 TEX MLB 0 0 0 14 0 16.3 9 10 16 0 50% .214 5.0 5.5 0.0 8.8 1.16 1.65 3.7 0.4
2011 ROU AAA 3 3 1 27 7 73.0 87 37 84 6 0% .388 10.7 4.6 0.7 10.4 1.70 5.05 0.0 0.0
2011 TEX MLB 1 1 0 15 0 27.3 26 12 21 5 37% .259 8.6 4.0 1.6 6.9 1.39 6.59 -1.0 -0.1
2012 TEX MLB 1 2 0 28 0 35.3 24 17 38 5 38% .211 6.1 4.3 1.3 9.7 1.16 3.82 4.0 0.4
2012 ROU AAA 5 1 0 15 8 48.0 47 31 48 5 44% .336 8.8 5.8 0.9 9.0 1.62 5.25 0.0 0.0
2013 TEX MLB 0 0 1 18 0 17.3 22 11 21 1 41% .420 11.4 5.7 0.5 10.9 1.90 6.23 3.7 0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-07-09 2012-07-14 DTD 5 0 Left Thigh Strain Quad - -
2012-05-21 2012-05-21 DTD 0 0 - Face Illness Skin Cancer - -
2011-03-31 2011-03-31 Camp 0 0 Left Elbow Contusion Batted Ball -
2010-03-15 2010-03-21 Camp 6 0 Head Contusion Batted Ball -
2009-06-23 2009-07-01 Minors 8 0 Right Foot Contusion -
2007-08-29 2007-09-09 Minors 11 0 Left Hand Laceration - -
2006-05-10 2006-06-19 Minors 40 0 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 TEX $
2013 TEX $495,800
2012 TEX $482,900
2011 TEX $423,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$905,900
2011Current$495,800
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,401,700
3 yrTotal$1,401,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 49 dSports One Athlete Mgmt1 year/$0.4958M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.4958M (2013). Re-signed by Texas 2/12/13.
  • 1 year/$0.4829M (2012). Re-signed by Texas 2/27/12.
  • 1 year/$0.423M (2011). Re-signed by Texas 2/17/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Texas 11/20/09.
  • Drafted by Texas 2005 (5-159) (Columbia HS, Lake City, Fla.). $0.163M signing bonus.

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .215 .315 .358 .241
11 vs R (Multi) .187 .280 .368 .258
18 Split (Multi) .028 .035 -.010 -.017
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.029 -.032 -.065 -.030
30 vs L (2012) .216 .317 .392 .252
31 vs R (2012) .160 .253 .296 .235
38 Split (2012) .055 .064 .096 .016
39 LgAvg (2012) -.031 -.033 -.073 -.033

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Michael Kirkman is referenced in the following articles.

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This article requires BP Premium accessWhat You Need to Know: When Yu Hot, Yu HotDaniel Rathman2013-04-03
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: The Reluctant Optimism of SpringGeoff Young2013-03-27
In A Pickle: Becoming an Empowered and Informed Member of SocietyJason Wojciechowski2013-03-21
Playoff Prospectus: American League Wild Card Game (UPDATED)Derek Carty2012-10-05
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: When the Time is RightGeoff Young2012-08-07
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: Walk-off Wins are the New Market InefficiencyGeoff Young2012-07-24
This article requires BP Premium accessPainting the Black: Striking EarlyR.J. Anderson2011-05-12
Transaction Analysis: Return of the Busted ProspectsBen Lindbergh2011-04-26
Transaction Analysis Blog: A's Acquire PurceyR.J. Anderson2011-04-18
BP Unfiltered: Depth Charts Update 3/25Sky Kalkman2011-03-25
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Spring SurprisesJohn Perrotto2011-03-25
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Let That Be Your Last BattlefieldJoey Matschulat2011-03-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL MovesChristina Kahrl2011-03-23
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Tout Wars Draft ResultsJason Collette2011-03-23
This article requires BP Premium accessDivide and Conquer, AL West: Will the Rangers Repeat?Joey Matschulat2011-03-17
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Sixth in Line?Kevin Goldstein2011-03-01
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Texas Rangers Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2011-02-03
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Napoli, oh NapoliChristina Kahrl2011-01-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The Short StackChristina Kahrl2010-12-29
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Rangers Transaction LedgerChristina Kahrl2010-12-01
This article requires BP Premium accessAnalyze This: How the Rangers were Acquired, Part IIJesse Behr2010-11-02
The Week In Quotes: October 25-31Alex Carnevale2010-11-01
This article requires BP Premium accessWorld Series Prospectus: Game Two ReportJohn Perrotto2010-10-29
World Series Prospectus: World Series PreviewChristina Kahrl2010-10-26
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Notebook Jay Jaffe2010-10-22
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: ALCS Game FiveChristina Kahrl2010-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: LCS Day One RoundupChristina Kahrl2010-10-16
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview: Rangers vs. YankeesJay Jaffe2010-10-14
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 3Kevin Goldstein2010-08-04
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 5Kevin Goldstein2010-05-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Tough CutsChristina Kahrl2010-03-26


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