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Birth Date	3-18-1983
Height	6' 3"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	30 years, 2 months, 5 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: -0.52009
: -0.42010
: -0.82011
: 2012
: 0.02013
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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	TBA	24	22	22	130.7	130.7	0.0	6	10	0	0	9	1	554	151	87	85	18	248	26	24	5	97	5.85	4.33	5.24	10.7	1.0
2008	TBA	25	32	32	193.3	193.3	0.0	13	9	0	0	13	1	819	212	105	94	21	341	37	35	5	124	4.38	3.94	4.18	32.9	3.2
2009	TBA	26	22	18	99.7	94.0	5.7	6	9	0	0	5	0	459	131	85	75	19	221	34	31	2	60	6.77	5.50	6.66	-4.9	-0.5
2010	TBA	27	41	4	81.0	18.0	63.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	355	83	40	40	11	138	27	24	7	50	4.44	4.84	5.58	-3.0	-0.4
2011	TBA	28	15	4	35.7	18.3	17.3	0	2	0	1	0	0	152	40	22	22	10	76	12	11	1	12	5.55	7.13	7.64	-6.9	-0.8
Career			132	80	540.3	454.3	86.0	28	31	1	2	27	2	2339	617	339	316	79	1024	136	125	20	343	5.26	4.67	5.32	28.8	2.6

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'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	TBA	MLB	22	22	130.7	5.24	96	.265	.283	.353	.446	.275	.326	103	10.3	1.0	10.7	1.0
2008	TBA	MLB	32	32	193.3	4.18	112	.262	.274	.342	.439	.272	.302	100	31.7	3.2	32.9	3.2
2009	TBA	MLB	22	18	99.7	6.66	61	.308	.279	.351	.446	.276	.326	99	-6.6	-0.7	-4.9	-0.5
2010	TBA	MLB	41	4	81.0	5.58	73	.275	.266	.336	.428	.273	.277	98	-3.1	-0.3	-3.0	-0.4
2011	TBA	MLB	15	4	35.7	7.64	15	.331	.256	.317	.404	.262	.256	93	-6.7	-0.7	-6.9	-0.8
2011	DUR	AAA	10	9	56.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.314		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		80	540.3	5.32	86	.278	.275	.344	.438	.273	.306	100	25.5	2.5	28.8	2.6

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	TBA	MLB	6	10	0	22	22	130.7	151	26	97	18	40%	.326	10.4	1.8	1.2	6.7	1.35	5.85	10.7	1.0
2008	TBA	MLB	13	9	0	32	32	193.3	212	37	124	21	43%	.302	9.9	1.7	1.0	5.8	1.29	4.38	32.9	3.2
2009	TBA	MLB	6	9	0	22	18	99.7	131	34	60	19	44%	.326	11.8	3.1	1.7	5.4	1.66	6.77	-4.9	-0.5
2010	TBA	MLB	3	1	1	41	4	81.0	83	27	50	11	45%	.277	9.2	3.0	1.2	5.6	1.36	4.44	-3.0	-0.4
2011	TBA	MLB	0	2	0	15	4	35.7	40	12	12	10	46%	.256	10.1	3.0	2.5	3.0	1.46	5.55	-6.9	-0.8
2011	DUR	AAA	3	6	0	10	9	56.0	64	15	35	4	0%	.314	10.3	2.4	0.6	5.6	1.41	4.82	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2010-07-19	2010-08-08	15-DL	20	19	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-07-07	2009-07-23	Minors	16	0		General Medical	Illness	Mononucleosis	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	CHN	$
2011	TBA	$912,500
2010	TBA	$416,900
2009	TBA	$430,100
2008	TBA	$395,800

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$2,155,300
4 yr	Total	$2,155,300

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 22 d		1 year (2012)

Details

1 year (2012). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/26/11 (non-guaranteed split contract). Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 3/22/12 (refused assignment).
1 year/$0.9125M (2011). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Tampa Bay 12/12/11.
1 year/$0.4169M (2010). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/10.
1 year/$0.4031M (2009). Renewed by Tampa Bay 2/25/09. Optioned to Triple-A 6/27/09. Recalled 9/1/09.
1 year/$0.3958M (2008).
1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Tampa Bay 6/2/07.
Drafted by Tampa Bay 2004 (13-375) (Kent State).

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Title	Author	Date
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of America	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-17
Painting the Black: Evaluating the Non-Tender Class of '11	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Night in the Life of Team Entropy	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-28
Divide and Conquer, AL East: A New Challenger	Dustin Parkes	2011-07-29
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-14
Painting the Black: Six-Man Mania	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-05
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Colon Train Chugs Along	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-06
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #9	Craig Brown	2011-05-27
Fantasy Beat: The DH Conundrum	Jason Collette	2011-05-27
Transaction Analysis: Return of the Prodigal Sluggers	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-26
Fantasy Focus: Hurlers on the Verge	Marc Normandin	2011-05-16
On the Beat: The Rays Shine Again	John Perrotto	2011-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update, 5/10	Jason Collette	2011-05-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Bullpen Blowout	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-08
Divide and Conquer, AL East: The Pen's the Thing	Ben Kabak	2011-04-01
Spinning Yarn: Do Spring Speeds Matter?	Mike Fast	2011-03-30
Team Injury Projection: Tampa Bay Rays	Marc Normandin	2011-03-11
Team Injury Projection: Tampa Bay Rays	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-11
On the Beat: Rays of Sunshine	John Perrotto	2011-03-04
BP Unfiltered: The Unanointed	John Perrotto	2011-02-27
Fantasy Beat: Hammel Time	Jason Collette	2011-02-21
Fantasy Beat: Dead to Me	Jason Collette	2011-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Arbitration Avoidance	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-19
Fantasy Beat: Tampa Bay's Closer Options	Jason Collette	2011-01-18
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2011-01-13
On the Beat: Contending and Rebuilding	John Perrotto	2011-01-11
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Rangers Transaction Ledger	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-01
Contractual Matters: AL East Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-29
Transaction Action: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-03
Checking the Numbers: NolasCOMPS	Eric Seidman	2010-06-23
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Baseball Therapy: Credit Where It's Due, Part 1	Russell A. Carleton	2010-03-29
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-03-19
Transaction Action: Lefty-less and Zedliness	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-16
Transaction Action: Strikes and Slips	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-08
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-08
Division Preview: AL East	Tommy Bennett	2010-02-17
Transaction Action: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-05
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Tampa Bay Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-14
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-06
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-02
Transaction Action: Final Answers	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-01
Transaction Action: Waivers Deadline Dealing	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-31
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Prospectus Today: Shining Light on the Rays	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: Back in the Saddle Again	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-10
Midseason Review: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2009-07-08
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-04
Prospectus Idol Entry: Game Story: Cardinals at Mets, June 25	Tim Kniker	2009-06-28
Prospectus Idol Entry: The First World Series Turncoat	Matt Swartz	2009-06-28
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-06-21
Prospectus Today: A Pitch for Pedro	Joe Sheehan	2009-06-18
Fantasy Beat: Opponents of Quality	Marc Normandin	2009-06-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Museum of Small-Sample Split Oddities	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-10
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Prospectus Idol Entry: Fantasy Foresight: How to Use Names, Numbers and Sheer Dumb Luck to Win Your League	Brittany Ghiroli	2009-05-31
On the Beat: Bouncing Back	John Perrotto	2009-05-27
Prospectus Hit List: Can't Anyone Here Play This Game?	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-22
On the Beat: Mid-week Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Underperforming Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2009-05-05
Prospectus Hit List: Back to Earth	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-01
Player Profile: Andy Sonnanstine	Marc Normandin	2008-10-26
Player Profile: Andy Sonnanstine	Eric Seidman	2008-10-26
Prospectus Q&A: Andy Sonnanstine	David Laurila	2008-10-26
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
UTK Wrap: Eastern Promises	Will Carroll	2008-08-29
Prospectus Hit List: Walking a Fine Line	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-09
Prospectus Hit List: Millstones and Milestones	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-25
The Rising Rays: A Promising Season Begins	John Perrotto	2008-03-05
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Will Carroll	2008-02-21
Building a Better Bullpen: The Rays' 2008 Relief Corps	Caleb Peiffer	2008-02-06
Spring Training Preview: AL East	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-05
Fantasy Focus: On the Move in the AL	Jeff Erickson	2007-06-14
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Right-handed Pitching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-04-20
Future Shock: Scouting Stuff-o-rama	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-26
Future Shock: AL East Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-25

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-20 13:00:00	Hi Jay, Looking at the Rays still in the pennant race, if they happen to miss out, how much blame can be placed on Friedman's refusal or reluctance to call up a few players (i.e. Jennings and Moore) who were obviously better than some of the guys they carried earlier (i.e. Sam Fuld)? Some people I know have been highly critical of Friedman, going so far as to accuse him of being incapable of making the right decisions to be able to win in the short-term when they are needed. While I don't agree with that explicitly, I'm wondering how good of a job you think Friedman has done this year, given those criticisms for not calling up better young players sooner in the season? (Erik from Longwood, FL)	For as much as we laud their smarts in the grand scheme of things, the Rays' front office has made this year's squad's task harder than it needed to be. As popular and swell a guy as Sam Fuld may be, he should have been riding pine once his early-season hot streak ended, while Desmond Jennings played left field; instead Jennings languished at Durham until late July. The Moore decision is a more complicated one in that the Rays don't have a rotation spot for him and they have to mind the innings total of a 22-year-old, but as several have pointed out, he could have been doing Andy Sonnanstine's job if nothing else. As Kevin Goldstein argued (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15036), the Rays probably should have been more aggressive in dealing to improve this season as well; even taking a flier on Rafael Furcal would have helped. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-12-11 13:00:00	Not a huge fan of Hector Rondon? Too hittable? Could he be a good Andy Sonnanstine wih his control? (Tom from Chicago)	Rondon's stuff is WAY better than Sonnanstine. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-08-05 13:00:00	Why haven't the Rays considered going back to Andy Sonnanstine with David Price struggling? Any hope for Sonnanstine as a starter in the future? (Lauren from Orlando)	Price has been unlucky, and there are some things he needs to learn about pitching to major leaguers that he may not get while in the minors. The umps have also screwed him over repeatedly with poor calls on balls and strikes, which certainly hasn't helped things. I like Sonny a lot, but he seems to have lost a bit of his command this year, which has made him susceptible to beat downs. He needs to regain that command he displayed last year if he wants to succeed. (Marc Normandin)
2009-02-11 14:00:00	It was almost a given thàt David Price's drafting basically showed Edwin Jackson the door, do you think Wade Davis' impending bus ride to St. Pete makes the 2009 season an audition for teams looking to trade for Andrew Sonnanstine? (jlarsen from chicago, il)	Absolutely. (John Perrotto)
2008-10-06 14:00:00	Which teams has the better chance to pull the upset, the Angels or the White Sox? (Rob from Brighton)	White Sox. They're facing the lesser team, with Game Four at home, and instead of facing Jon Lester, they're facing Andrew Sonnanstine. (Joe Sheehan)

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