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Lance Lynn PCardinals

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 26) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date5-12-1987
Height6' 5"
Weight250 lbs
Age26 years, 0 months, 10 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
2010
0.32011
2.92012
2.02013
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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
2011 SLN 24 18 2 34.7 10.3 24.3 1 1 1 1 0 0 136 25 12 12 3 39 11 10 1 40 3.12 2.85 3.66 3.5 0.3
2012 SLN 25 35 29 176.0 169.0 7.0 18 7 0 0 16 0 744 168 76 74 16 266 64 61 10 180 3.78 3.53 3.73 29.4 2.9
2013 SLN 26 9 9 55.0 55.0 0.0 6 1 0 0 6 0 226 41 20 20 3 64 23 23 4 57 3.27 3.07 3.70 7.6 0.7
Career6240265.7234.331.3259112201106234108106223699894152773.593.353.7140.54.0

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
2008 QUD A 2 2 8.0 4.75 91 .268 .263 .332 .381 .269 .273 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 BAT A- 6 4 18.7 2.67 142 .170 .247 .331 .353 .256 .261 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 PMB A+ 5 2 15.7 2.50 138 .249 .245 .315 .350 .248 .364 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SFD AA 22 22 126.3 4.04 109 .258 .272 .344 .395 .271 .301 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 1 1 6.7 2.81 123 .218 .247 .313 .346 .252 .312 80 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 MEM AAA 29 29 164.0 4.98 102 .250 .280 .353 .438 .271 .301 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 18 2 34.7 3.66 111 .209 .259 .325 .411 .266 .272 98 3.3 0.4 3.5 0.3
2011 MEM AAA 12 12 75.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .344 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 35 29 176.0 3.73 113 .259 .266 .329 .429 .270 .321 100 28.2 3.0 29.4 2.9
2013 SLN MLB 9 9 55.0 3.70 110 .233 .268 .335 .435 .275 .273 100 6.8 0.7 7.6 0.7
CareerMLB40265.73.74109.246.266.329.428.269.30510010.61.112.61.0

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
2008 BAT A- 1 0 0 6 4 18.7 12 4 22 0 41% .261 5.8 1.9 0.0 10.6 0.86 0.96 0.0 0.0
2008 QUD A 0 1 0 2 2 8.0 8 2 7 2 38% .273 9.0 2.2 2.2 7.9 1.25 2.25 0.0 0.0
2009 PMB A+ 0 0 0 5 2 15.7 16 3 17 0 55% .364 9.2 1.7 0.0 9.7 1.21 2.29 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 5 3 9 0 56% .312 6.7 4.0 0.0 12.1 1.19 2.69 0.0 0.0
2009 SFD AA 11 4 0 22 22 126.3 117 51 98 5 49% .301 8.3 3.6 0.4 7.0 1.33 2.92 0.0 0.0
2010 MEM AAA 13 10 0 29 29 164.0 164 62 141 21 44% .301 9.0 3.4 1.2 7.7 1.38 4.77 0.0 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 1 1 1 18 2 34.7 25 11 40 3 58% .272 6.5 2.9 0.8 10.4 1.04 3.12 3.5 0.3
2011 MEM AAA 7 3 0 12 12 75.0 79 25 64 2 0% .344 9.5 3.0 0.2 7.7 1.39 3.84 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 18 7 0 35 29 176.0 168 64 180 16 46% .321 8.6 3.3 0.8 9.2 1.32 3.78 29.4 2.9
2013 SLN MLB 6 1 0 9 9 55.0 41 23 57 3 43% .273 6.7 3.8 0.5 9.3 1.16 3.27 7.6 0.7

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-02-21 2012-03-07 Camp 15 0 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2011-08-10 2011-10-09 60-DL 60 46 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SLN $
2013 SLN $513,000
2012 SLN $482,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$482,000
2011Current$513,000
2 yrPvs + Cur$995,000
2 yrTotal$995,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 119 d1 year/$0.513M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.513M (2013). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.482M (2012). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/29/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by St. Louis 6/2/11. Re-signed by St. Louis 2/11.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2008 (1-39) (Mississippi). Signed 6/08, $0.938M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .269 .380 .452 .299
11 vs R (Multi) .232 .268 .345 .211
18 Split (Multi) .036 .113 .107 .088
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .272 .384 .456 .302
31 vs R (2012) .237 .271 .353 .216
38 Split (2012) .035 .113 .103 .086
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-10-17 13:00:00Speaking of timetables for prospects, do you think the Cardinals were gaming the system by keeping Lance Lynn on the 60-day DL until the last minute, so he could come back and be a healthy fire-breathing reliever against dinged-up hitters? Or was that use of the 60-day legitimate? How good is he going to be?
(Bill from New Mexico)
I don't see what's wrong with gaming the system if it's there to be gamed. That's just smart management. I like Lynn out of the bullpen, but still would like to see him as a starter. No. 4 type. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-07-21 13:00:00Does Lance Lynn have the potential to be a legit closer?
(John from IL)
Haven't seen enough personally, but from what I hear 7th inning guy is a more likely fit. Why doesn't anyone talk about their rotation issues in 3-4-5 spot? (Mike Ferrin)
2011-03-02 13:00:00Thanks for chattin'; I think you may be overestimating the likelihood of McClellan's shifting to the rotation, CK. Lance Lynn was *very* good in AAA over his final dozen starts (83-20 K-BB in 73 innings), and Duncan likes him.
(Bob from Malibu)
Believe me, that's my very point from my column last week: Lynn should be the best choice, especially with last year's boosted velocity on top of the better second-half results. But if they hold up McClellan for some media misdirection over the next couple of weeks, until Lynn wins the job without the immediate pressure of "YOU WILL REPLACE ADAM WAINWRIGHT!", I can't say I blame them. (Christina Kahrl)


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