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Zach Putnam PCubs

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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 25)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-3-1987
Height6' 2"
Weight225 lbs
Age25 years, 10 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
2010
0.22011
-0.02012
0.22013
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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 CLE 23 8 0 7.3 0.0 7.3 1 1 0 1 0 0 34 10 5 5 1 18 0 0 2 9 6.14 3.20 2.90 2.0 0.2
2012 COL 24 2 0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0.00 4.64 7.30 -0.3 -0.0
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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
2008 MHV A- 3 3 9.7 4.91 94 .261 .256 .327 .368 .264 .259 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 KIN A+ 5 5 24.0 4.51 97 .220 .259 .329 .396 .258 .313 97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 AKR AA 33 0 56.7 3.51 125 .221 .261 .334 .391 .260 .331 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 PES Wnt 5 5 12.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 AKR AA 20 7 51.3 3.85 115 .265 .265 .339 .413 .269 .335 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 COH AAA 17 0 24.3 4.08 118 .195 .272 .341 .438 .263 .257 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 CLE MLB 8 0 7.3 2.90 139 .309 .275 .340 .434 .276 .409 106 2.0 0.2 2.0 0.2
2011 COH AAA 44 0 69.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .284 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 COL MLB 2 0 2.0 7.30 53 .254 .249 .309 .415 .256 .375 115 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0
2012 CSP AAA 49 0 60.7 5.20 117 .260 .284 .346 .437 .267 .351 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 IOW AAA 14 0 15.7 3.37 139 .214 .284 .354 .437 .268 .348 108 4.8 0.5 4.8 0.5
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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
2008 MHV A- 0 1 0 3 3 9.7 7 5 8 0 44% .259 6.5 4.6 0.0 7.4 1.24 3.71 0.0 0.0
2009 KIN A+ 2 0 0 5 5 24.0 22 5 23 1 54% .313 8.2 1.9 0.4 8.6 1.12 4.12 0.0 0.0
2009 PES Wnt 0 1 0 5 5 12.3 18 3 18 0 0% .500 13.2 2.2 0.0 13.2 1.71 8.78 0.0 0.0
2009 AKR AA 4 2 2 33 0 56.7 59 18 57 2 57% .331 9.4 2.9 0.3 9.0 1.36 4.13 0.0 0.0
2010 COH AAA 0 1 0 17 0 24.3 20 7 24 2 46% .257 7.4 2.6 0.7 8.9 1.11 3.33 0.0 0.0
2010 AKR AA 4 1 3 20 7 51.3 58 9 41 2 45% .335 10.2 1.6 0.4 7.2 1.31 3.86 0.0 0.0
2011 CLE MLB 1 1 0 8 0 7.3 10 0 9 1 35% .409 12.3 0.0 1.2 11.0 1.36 6.14 2.0 0.2
2011 COH AAA 6 3 9 44 0 69.0 61 23 68 6 0% .284 8.0 3.0 0.8 8.9 1.22 3.65 0.0 0.0
2012 CSP AAA 3 4 12 49 0 60.7 73 27 49 5 46% .351 10.8 4.0 0.7 7.3 1.65 4.15 0.0 0.0
2012 COL MLB 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 50% .375 13.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 2.00 0.00 -0.3 -0.0
2013 IOW AAA 0 1 2 14 0 15.7 16 5 17 0 72% .348 9.2 2.9 0.0 9.8 1.34 3.45 4.8 0.5

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-03-10 2012-03-17 Camp 7 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2010-05-27 2010-06-23 Minors 27 0 Right Mid Back Tightness Rhomboid -

Compensation

Year Team Salary

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 19 d1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 12/21/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Acquired by Colorado in trade from Cleveland 1/20/12. Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers from Colorado 11/2/12. Non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 11/30/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Cleveland 9/13/11.
  • Drafted by Cleveland 2008 (5-171) (Michigan) $0.6M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .238 .238 .381 .195
11 vs R (Multi) .440 .517 .640 .364
18 Split (Multi) -.202 -.279 -.259 -.169
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .250 .250 .250 .138
31 vs R (2012) .667 .750 .667 .347
38 Split (2012) -.417 -.500 -.417 -.209
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Articles

Zach Putnam is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: All the Non-TendersR.J. Anderson2012-12-03
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: NL West Prospect PreviewKevin Goldstein2012-04-06
This article requires BP Premium accessResident Fantasy Genius: Scooting Between TeamsDerek Carty2012-01-23
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Cleveland Indians Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2010-11-30
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of September 10Kevin Goldstein2010-09-11
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 15Kevin Goldstein2010-07-16


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