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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 Date1-8-1986
Height6' 4"
Weight200 lbs
Age27 years, 4 months, 17 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2009
0.02010
0.32011
1.12012
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 CHN 24 57 0 49.0 0.0 49.0 1 1 0 3 0 0 219 55 37 27 11 98 11 11 4 42 4.96 5.23 5.09 0.1 0.0
2011 CHN 25 64 5 67.7 18.3 49.3 1 6 0 3 0 0 292 76 37 31 12 131 14 10 2 43 4.12 4.74 4.60 3.1 0.3
2012 CHN 26 77 0 69.3 0.0 69.3 7 1 2 5 0 0 292 67 28 25 5 109 23 16 1 55 3.25 3.53 3.22 10.3 1.1
2013 CHN 27 24 0 18.0 0.0 18.0 1 1 0 3 0 0 68 11 2 2 0 15 4 4 1 19 1.00 1.68 2.16 4.5 0.5
Career2225204.018.3185.7109214008712091048528353524181593.754.174.0518.01.8

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
2007 PEO A 2 2 7.0 2.32 139 .175 .251 .324 .371 .258 .231 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CUB Rk 1 1 2.0 3.24 126 -.010 .313 .406 .453 .288 .000 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 DAY A+ 8 8 41.0 6.40 65 .262 .261 .338 .388 .265 .282 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 TEN AA 18 17 86.3 6.12 76 .294 .276 .355 .422 .270 .333 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 TEN AA 11 5 37.0 5.20 84 .283 .267 .349 .405 .272 .336 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 IOW AAA 26 7 65.7 4.55 90 .269 .273 .341 .417 .270 .301 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MSS Wnt 11 0 14.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .244 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CHN MLB 57 0 49.0 5.09 92 .289 .267 .340 .430 .273 .291 107 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0
2010 IOW AAA 5 0 11.0 8.30 31 .312 .282 .357 .438 .273 .222 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 CHN MLB 64 5 67.7 4.60 94 .286 .273 .339 .427 .274 .290 104 3.7 0.4 3.1 0.3
2012 CHN MLB 77 0 69.3 3.22 128 .257 .266 .331 .422 .272 .293 103 11.3 1.2 10.3 1.1
2013 CHN MLB 24 0 18.0 2.16 150 .169 .265 .336 .417 .273 .250 104 4.5 0.5 4.5 0.5
CareerMLB5204.04.01110.267.269.337.425.272.28810421.12.219.01.9

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
2007 PEO A 0 0 0 2 2 7.0 3 4 9 0 38% .231 3.9 5.1 0.0 11.6 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2007 CUB Rk 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 2 0 75% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2008 DAY A+ 2 2 0 8 8 41.0 36 13 24 4 41% .282 7.9 2.9 0.9 5.3 1.20 3.51 0.0 0.0
2008 TEN AA 4 8 0 18 17 86.3 111 25 62 18 37% .333 11.6 2.6 1.9 6.5 1.58 6.36 0.0 0.0
2009 MSS Wnt 0 1 0 11 0 14.3 12 2 14 2 0% .244 7.6 1.3 1.3 8.8 0.98 1.26 0.0 0.0
2009 TEN AA 2 3 0 11 5 37.0 45 9 26 5 34% .336 10.9 2.2 1.2 6.3 1.46 5.11 0.0 0.0
2009 IOW AAA 3 3 0 26 7 65.7 71 19 46 6 38% .301 9.7 2.6 0.8 6.3 1.37 3.42 0.0 0.0
2010 CHN MLB 1 1 0 57 0 49.0 55 11 42 11 32% .291 10.1 2.0 2.0 7.7 1.35 4.96 0.1 0.0
2010 IOW AAA 0 0 0 5 0 11.0 11 4 10 5 41% .222 9.0 3.3 4.1 8.2 1.36 5.73 0.0 0.0
2011 CHN MLB 1 6 0 64 5 67.7 76 14 43 12 40% .290 10.1 1.9 1.6 5.7 1.33 4.12 3.1 0.3
2012 CHN MLB 7 1 2 77 0 69.3 67 23 55 5 40% .293 8.7 3.0 0.6 7.1 1.30 3.25 10.3 1.1
2013 CHN MLB 1 1 0 24 0 18.0 11 4 19 0 43% .250 5.5 2.0 0.0 9.5 0.83 1.00 4.5 0.5

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 CHN $
2013 CHN $1,075,000
2012 CHN $512,500
2011 CHN $427,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$940,000
2011Current$1,075,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$2,015,000
3 yrTotal$2,015,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 yHendricks Sports1 year/$1.075M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$1.075M (2013). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.5125M (2012). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/5/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4275M (2011). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 2/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2010). Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 4/4/10.
  • Drafted 2007 (14-427) (University of Texas).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .256 .289 .425 .246
11 vs R (Multi) .270 .331 .462 .284
18 Split (Multi) -.015 -.042 -.037 -.039
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.029 -.032 -.065 -.030
30 vs L (2012) .262 .309 .417 .248
31 vs R (2012) .244 .311 .412 .262
38 Split (2012) .018 -.002 .005 -.014
39 LgAvg (2012) -.031 -.033 -.073 -.033

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This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 25, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-25
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: National League, Week ThreeJosh Shepardson2013-04-15
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of AmericaJason Wojciechowski2013-01-17


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