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2013 Projections (seasonal age 29) - Rest of Season Projections
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-12-1983
Height6' 0"
Weight190 lbs
Age29 years, 10 months, 7 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
0.32009
-0.22010
-0.02011
-0.22012
0.32013
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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
2009 CLE 25 46 0 40.0 0.0 40.0 2 0 0 4 0 0 168 27 16 13 5 51 25 23 0 48 2.92 4.24 3.75 2.7 0.3
2010 CLE 26 70 0 63.0 0.0 63.0 2 2 1 2 0 0 266 48 30 29 12 95 39 36 2 69 4.14 5.29 5.18 -2.4 -0.2
2011 CLE 27 69 0 62.3 0.0 62.3 6 3 0 1 0 0 251 45 22 21 10 87 24 21 0 57 3.03 4.47 5.30 -0.3 -0.0
2012 CLE 28 63 0 55.0 0.0 55.0 1 2 1 3 0 0 233 47 29 27 9 89 23 22 1 51 4.42 4.63 5.20 -1.7 -0.2
2013 ARI 29 18 0 12.0 0.0 12.0 2 1 0 2 0 0 56 11 5 5 1 19 8 7 1 11 3.75 4.45 4.50 0.3 0.0
Career2660232.30.0232.313821200974178102953734111910942363.684.694.93-1.3-0.2

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
2004 MHV A- 10 10 42.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .326 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 LKC A 13 12 69.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.442 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 KIN A+ 22 5 47.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.341 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 AKR AA 29 4 60.2 2.05 157 .192 .259 .335 .399 .263 .296 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 KIN A+ 5 0 8.0 2.67 145 .163 .269 .334 .409 .263 .222 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 AKR AA 16 0 21.7 4.23 108 .270 .270 .341 .412 .265 .339 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 IND Rk 3 1 4.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CLE MLB 46 0 40.0 3.75 118 .246 .281 .347 .447 .277 .244 95 2.7 0.3 2.7 0.3
2009 COH AAA 12 0 17.0 2.74 143 .245 .268 .332 .414 .259 .356 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CLE MLB 70 0 63.0 5.18 81 .269 .267 .335 .418 .271 .250 97 -2.4 -0.2 -2.4 -0.2
2011 CLE MLB 69 0 62.3 5.30 79 .233 .268 .330 .423 .272 .219 98 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0
2012 CLE MLB 63 0 55.0 5.20 81 .275 .263 .331 .424 .271 .255 99 -1.7 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2
2013 ARI MLB 18 0 12.0 4.50 96 .282 .267 .331 .429 .271 .286 104 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
CareerMLB0232.34.9486.259.269.335.426.273.24497-2.4-0.3-2.4-0.3

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
2004 MHV A- 3 1 0 10 10 42.7 33 13 74 5 0% .326 7.0 2.7 1.1 15.6 1.08 3.16 0.0 0.0
2005 LKC A 4 1 0 13 12 69.0 47 19 71 5 0% -.442 6.1 2.5 0.7 9.3 0.96 2.22 0.0 0.0
2005 KIN A+ 2 2 2 22 5 47.3 34 23 59 4 0% -.341 6.5 4.4 0.8 11.2 1.21 2.66 0.0 0.0
2006 AKR AA 4 2 3 29 4 60.2 44 21 80 2 38% .296 6.6 3.1 0.3 12.0 1.08 3.14 0.0 0.0
2008 IND Rk 0 0 0 3 1 4.0 0 1 4 0 0% .000 0.0 2.2 0.0 9.0 0.25 0.00 0.0 0.0
2008 AKR AA 0 3 1 16 0 21.7 19 7 32 4 43% .339 7.9 2.9 1.7 13.3 1.20 3.73 0.0 0.0
2008 KIN A+ 0 0 0 5 0 8.0 4 3 10 0 44% .222 4.5 3.4 0.0 11.2 0.88 1.12 0.0 0.0
2009 COH AAA 1 0 1 12 0 17.0 17 6 22 1 28% .356 9.0 3.2 0.5 11.6 1.35 3.71 0.0 0.0
2009 CLE MLB 2 0 0 46 0 40.0 27 25 48 5 38% .244 6.1 5.6 1.1 10.8 1.30 2.92 2.7 0.3
2010 CLE MLB 2 2 1 70 0 63.0 48 39 69 12 33% .250 6.9 5.6 1.7 9.9 1.38 4.14 -2.4 -0.2
2011 CLE MLB 6 3 0 69 0 62.3 45 24 57 10 28% .219 6.5 3.5 1.4 8.2 1.11 3.03 -0.3 -0.0
2012 CLE MLB 1 2 1 63 0 55.0 47 23 51 9 37% .255 7.7 3.8 1.5 8.3 1.27 4.42 -1.7 -0.2
2013 ARI MLB 2 1 0 18 0 12.0 11 8 11 1 28% .286 8.2 6.0 0.8 8.2 1.58 3.75 0.3 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-03-13 2008-06-21 Minors 100 0 Left Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2007-07-10
2007-03-31 2007-09-08 Minors 161 0 Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2007-07-10
2006-05-23 2006-06-25 Minors 33 0 Left Elbow Strain - -
2006-04-25 2006-05-21 Minors 26 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 ARI $1,275,000
2012 CLE $504,900
2011 CLE $436,800
2010 CLE $407,300
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,349,000
2011Current$1,275,000
4 yrPvs + Cur$2,624,000
4 yrTotal$2,624,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 138 dBledsoe Sports1 year/$1.275M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$1.275M (2013). Signed by Arizona 1/17/13 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.5049M (2012). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/3/12. Acquired by Arizona in trade from Cleveland 12/11/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4368M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/8/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4073M (2010). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed 2/22/09 (split contract, $65,000 in minors). Optioned to Triple-A 3/19/09. Recalled 4/22/09. Optioned to Triple-A 5/17/09. Recalled 6/1/09. Optioned to Triple-A 6/9/09. Recalled 6/23/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased 11/19/07. Re-signed 2/28/08. Optioned to Triple-A 3/13/08.
  • Drafted 2004 (45-1,333). $0.13M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .214 .278 .405 .246
11 vs R (Multi) .220 .327 .427 .276
18 Split (Multi) -.006 -.049 -.022 -.030
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.029 -.032 -.065 -.030
30 vs L (2012) .209 .263 .400 .246
31 vs R (2012) .250 .354 .469 .305
38 Split (2012) -.041 -.091 -.069 -.059
39 LgAvg (2012) -.031 -.033 -.073 -.033

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BP Articles

Tony Sipp is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
BP Unfiltered: The Longest Plate Appearance of the Week, 5/10Ben Lindbergh2013-05-10
The Lineup Card: 11 Favorite Off-Season MovesBaseball Prospectus2013-02-20
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The Diamondbacks Deal Bauer to Cleveland, and the Reds Get ChooBen Lindbergh2012-12-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The Diamondbacks Deal Bauer to Cleveland, and the Reds Get ChooSam Miller2012-12-12
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: The Closer MatrixJason Collette2012-03-14
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessResident Fantasy Genius: CBS Experts League Draft ResultsDerek Carty2012-02-29
This article requires BP Premium accessResident Fantasy Genius: The Closer CarouselDerek Carty2012-01-26
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Under the Radar Middle MenJason Collette2011-09-09
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2R.J. Anderson2011-07-14
Divide and Conquer, NL West: One Man's Sludge is Kevin Towers' SluggerGeoff Young2011-07-05
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit List: AL: Sox Hanging OnTommy Bennett2011-06-20
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessValue Picks: RelieversMike Petriello2011-06-09
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit List: Cleveland RocksTommy Bennett2011-04-18
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Sad SoxJohn Perrotto2011-04-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTeam Injury Projection: Cleveland IndiansCorey Dawkins2011-03-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTeam Injury Projection: Cleveland IndiansMarc Normandin2011-03-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL MovesChristina Kahrl2011-03-23
BP Unfiltered: The UndeciderChristina Kahrl2011-03-03
Prospectus Q&A: Best of Q&A 2010David Laurila2010-12-31
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Q&A: Tony SippDavid Laurila2010-11-30
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: White Sox, IndiansChristina Kahrl2010-09-29
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Friday Update: Relievers on the MarketJohn Perrotto2010-07-09
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: A Knack for Getting KnackeredChristina Kahrl2010-06-01
Game Story: White Sox Home OpenerChristina Kahrl2010-04-05
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief PitchersLee Panas2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day RostersJohn Perrotto2010-04-01
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Cleveland's Plan B at CloserCraig Brown2010-03-24
This article requires BP Premium accessCamp Battles: AL CentralChristina Kahrl2010-02-17
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Assorted AL AdditionsChristina Kahrl2009-08-09
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Moves and GroovesChristina Kahrl2009-06-23
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Central UpdatesChristina Kahrl2009-06-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL Central, PlusChristina Kahrl2009-06-02
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Bleeding BullpensJay Jaffe2009-05-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL Central UpdateChristina Kahrl2009-05-11
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 1Kevin Goldstein2008-02-29
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Two Steps Back, American LeagueKevin Goldstein2007-09-06
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Triple-A PreviewKevin Goldstein2007-04-05
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 19-26, 2007Christina Kahrl2007-03-27
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, AL CentralKevin Goldstein2007-03-09


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-04-28 13:00:00Does anyone in Cleveland know what's wrong with Raffy Perez? Tony Sipp seems like an adequate replacement, but the bullpen is much better with Perez in top form. Also, can the Tribe go back to a 12-man staff now? This two-men-and-Tony-Graffanino bench is getting reeeeeeeeally old.
(buffum from Austin TX)
Perez is a mystery. He was so good two years ago and the Indians can't find a way to get him to be that guy again. I like Tony Sipp a lot, though, and I think he can be the Perez of 2007. I think the Indians would ideally like to have a 12-man staff but they can't right now because they have to use the bullpen so much. (John Perrotto)


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