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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 Date3-22-1984
Height6' 2"
Weight205 lbs
Age29 years, 1 months, 29 days
BatsR
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-0.02010
0.92011
0.42012
0.72013
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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
2007 NYN 23 54 0 44.3 0.0 44.3 3 2 0 3 0 0 205 48 18 17 3 67 21 17 7 45 3.45 3.92 4.89 2.4 0.3
2008 NYN 24 82 0 63.3 0.0 63.3 6 3 0 5 0 0 271 51 28 25 4 78 31 27 4 52 3.55 3.94 4.47 3.7 0.6
2009 CLE 25 37 0 34.0 0.0 34.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 142 30 16 13 4 51 13 13 0 30 3.44 4.06 4.44 2.2 0.2
2010 CLE 26 53 0 40.0 0.0 40.0 2 2 0 4 0 0 170 30 18 17 4 48 24 22 1 32 3.83 4.62 4.77 -0.1 -0.0
2011 CLE 27 71 0 67.0 0.0 67.0 3 3 0 4 0 0 267 52 16 15 1 62 21 20 2 45 2.01 2.94 3.67 8.7 0.9
2012 CLE 28 72 0 67.0 0.0 67.0 7 4 0 4 0 0 278 53 27 22 4 76 25 21 2 53 2.96 3.45 4.34 4.0 0.4
2013 CLE 29 17 0 16.0 0.0 16.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 60 10 2 2 1 15 4 4 1 16 1.12 2.87 3.25 2.1 0.2
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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 BRO A- 17 0 20.0 2.20 141 .152 .243 .308 .340 .256 .233 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 BIN AA 10 0 12.2 4.30 98 .256 .248 .320 .373 .251 .324 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 NYN MLB 54 0 44.3 4.89 96 .268 .280 .346 .456 .271 .349 98 2.1 0.2 2.4 0.3
2007 NWO AAA 8 0 9.0 3.91 100 .251 .281 .345 .431 .273 .286 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 NYN MLB 82 0 63.3 4.47 102 .235 .270 .338 .438 .267 .261 98 4.5 0.5 3.7 0.6
2009 CLE MLB 37 0 34.0 4.44 103 .258 .268 .333 .433 .267 .274 95 2.2 0.2 2.2 0.2
2009 COH AAA 5 0 5.0 3.13 134 .223 .276 .344 .401 .260 .308 104 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CLE MLB 53 0 40.0 4.77 92 .247 .271 .337 .447 .277 .239 99 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0
2010 COH AAA 20 0 23.0 3.84 121 .204 .254 .326 .389 .248 .266 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 CLE MLB 71 0 67.0 3.67 118 .201 .270 .332 .425 .272 .258 100 8.7 0.9 8.7 0.9
2011 AKR AA 4 0 3.7 2.48 147 .192 .244 .315 .365 .255 .250 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 CLE MLB 72 0 67.0 4.34 102 .231 .268 .326 .430 .271 .253 99 4.0 0.4 4.0 0.4
2013 CLE MLB 17 0 16.0 3.25 124 .202 .264 .334 .420 .276 .237 96 2.1 0.2 2.1 0.2
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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 BRO A- 0 1 9 17 0 20.0 10 3 28 0 60% .233 4.5 1.4 0.0 12.6 0.65 0.45 0.0 0.0
2006 BIN AA 0 2 0 10 0 12.2 12 11 12 1 54% .324 8.9 8.1 0.7 8.9 1.89 5.90 0.0 0.0
2007 NYN MLB 3 2 0 54 0 44.3 48 21 45 3 64% .349 9.7 4.3 0.6 9.1 1.56 3.45 2.4 0.3
2007 NWO AAA 0 0 2 8 0 9.0 7 4 5 0 57% .286 7.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 1.22 2.00 0.0 0.0
2008 NYN MLB 6 3 0 82 0 63.3 51 31 52 4 64% .261 7.2 4.4 0.6 7.4 1.29 3.55 3.7 0.6
2009 CLE MLB 0 0 0 37 0 34.0 30 13 30 4 56% .274 7.9 3.4 1.1 7.9 1.26 3.44 2.2 0.2
2009 COH AAA 0 0 0 5 0 5.0 4 1 6 0 62% .308 7.2 1.8 0.0 10.8 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2010 CLE MLB 2 2 0 53 0 40.0 30 24 32 4 57% .239 6.8 5.4 0.9 7.2 1.35 3.83 -0.1 -0.0
2010 COH AAA 2 1 2 20 0 23.0 17 10 19 0 64% .266 6.7 3.9 0.0 7.4 1.17 1.96 0.0 0.0
2011 AKR AA 0 0 0 4 0 3.7 1 2 7 0 75% .250 2.5 4.9 0.0 17.2 0.82 2.45 0.0 0.0
2011 CLE MLB 3 3 0 71 0 67.0 52 21 45 1 58% .258 7.0 2.8 0.1 6.0 1.09 2.01 8.7 0.9
2012 CLE MLB 7 4 0 72 0 67.0 53 25 53 4 60% .253 7.1 3.4 0.5 7.1 1.16 2.96 4.0 0.4
2013 CLE MLB 2 0 1 17 0 16.0 10 4 16 1 51% .237 5.6 2.2 0.6 9.0 0.88 1.12 2.1 0.2

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-02-13 2013-03-05 Camp 20 0 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2011-03-22 2011-04-15 15-DL 24 12 Abdomen Recovery From Strain -
2011-03-10 2011-03-22 Camp 12 0 Abdomen Strain -
2009-08-30 2009-10-05 15-DL 36 33 Left Knee Surgery Loose Bodies 2009-09-30
2009-04-29 2009-06-09 15-DL 41 38 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -
2009-02-25 2009-03-09 Camp 12 0 General Medical Illness Virus -
2007-07-01 2007-07-12 Minors 11 0 Left Thumb Contusion - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 CLE $
2013 CLE $3,150,000
2012 CLE $1,750,000
2011 CLE $870,000
2010 CLE $427,500
2009 CLE $427,500
2008 NYN $398,000
2007 NYN $380,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$4,253,000
2011Current$3,150,000
7 yrPvs + Cur$7,403,000
7 yrTotal$7,403,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 91 dRick Oliver1 year/$3.15M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$3.15M (2013). Re-signed by Cleveland 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.75M (2012). Re-signed by Cleveland 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.87M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 12/4/10 (avoided arbitration). $30,000 in performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$0.4275M (2010). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/10. Optioned to Triple-A 4/30/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4275M (2009). Signed by Cleveland 3/9/09 (split contract, $238,800 in minors).
  • 1 year/$0.398M (2008). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/4/08. Acquired by Cleveland in trade from NY Mets 12/10/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Contract purchased 3/07. Optioned to Triple-A 7/26/07.
  • Drafted by NY Mets 2006 (3-94) (Wright State). $0.41M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .215 .298 .300 .223
11 vs R (Multi) .216 .291 .300 .228
18 Split (Multi) -.001 .007 .000 -.005
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .218 .288 .297 .216
31 vs R (2012) .209 .289 .311 .241
38 Split (2012) .008 -.001 -.014 -.024
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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The Week In Quotes: May 13-19Jonah Birenbaum2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19Satchel Price2013-05-20
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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessBullpen Report: Diamondbacks Settle on BellMike Gianella2013-05-16
This article requires BP Premium accessPainting the Black: The Cleveland ShowR.J. Anderson2013-05-15
The Week In Quotes: May 6-12Jonah Birenbaum2013-05-13
The Week In Quotes: May 6-12Pete Barrett2013-05-13
The Week In Quotes: May 6-12Andrew Koo2013-05-13
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/26Ben Lindbergh2013-04-26
BP Unfiltered: Sergio Romo's Slider and the Farthest-Outside SwingsBen Lindbergh2013-04-09
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of AmericaJason Wojciechowski2013-01-17
This article requires BP Premium accessRumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 26Daniel Rathman2012-12-26


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