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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA WARP
5 69.7 2 4 0 46 6.20 -0.1
Birth Date8-13-1979
Height6' 3"
Weight210 lbs
BatsL
ThrowsL

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
2003 TBA 23 5 0 9.7 0.0 9.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 13 8 8 2 21 3 3 4 7 7.45 6.51 6.22 -0.5 -0.0
2005 TBA 25 2 0 4.0 0.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5 4 3 0 6 7 7 0 5 6.75 5.80 4.51 0.8 0.1
2006 TBA 26 40 0 33.7 0.0 33.7 2 2 0 4 0 0 157 38 19 17 5 59 19 16 1 18 4.54 5.83 6.14 -2.2 -0.2
2007 TBA 27 21 0 19.0 0.0 19.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 88 27 17 17 2 42 7 6 0 13 8.05 4.42 4.27 3.3 0.3
2009 NYN 29 4 0 3.3 0.0 3.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4 3 3 1 8 2 2 1 3 8.10 7.86 12.55 -2.2 -0.2
Career72069.70.069.72406003338751481013638346466.205.645.77-0.8-0.1

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
2001 HUD A- 5 0 14.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.409 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 BAK A+ 20 20 103.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .370 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 TBA MLB 5 0 9.7 6.22 74 .338 .275 .352 .456 .278 .367 101 -0.5 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0
2003 ORL AA 22 22 126.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .285 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 DUR AAA 1 1 5.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 TBA MLB 2 0 4.0 4.51 106 .333 .258 .314 .421 .256 .385 101 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.1
2005 MNT AA 6 6 31.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.969 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 DUR AAA 17 8 44.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.921 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 TBA MLB 40 0 33.7 6.14 75 .277 .282 .355 .458 .278 .289 100 -2.2 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2
2006 DUR AAA 26 0 31.0 3.73 119 .207 .260 .331 .399 .254 .247 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 TBA MLB 21 0 19.0 4.27 115 .300 .276 .354 .439 .277 .379 103 3.3 0.3 3.3 0.3
2007 DUR AAA 23 0 33.0 3.60 121 .190 .265 .338 .393 .256 .277 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 PAW AAA 52 1 75.7 5.05 93 .267 .266 .334 .408 .253 .329 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 NYN MLB 4 0 3.3 12.55 -67 .324 .272 .340 .434 .268 .300 104 -2.2 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2
2009 BUF AAA 41 0 52.0 4.03 110 .248 .270 .337 .414 .263 .286 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB069.75.7782.298.277.350.449.276.330101-0.8-0.1-0.8-0.1

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
2001 HUD A- 2 0 0 5 0 14.3 9 2 20 0 0% -.409 5.7 1.3 0.0 12.6 0.77 0.63 0.0 0.0
2002 BAK A+ 7 5 0 20 20 103.3 108 26 129 8 0% .370 9.4 2.3 0.7 11.2 1.30 4.27 0.0 0.0
2003 TBA MLB 0 0 0 5 0 9.7 13 3 7 2 41% .367 12.1 2.8 1.9 6.5 1.66 7.45 -0.5 -0.0
2003 DUR AAA 1 0 0 1 1 5.0 6 0 3 1 0% .333 10.8 0.0 1.8 5.4 1.20 1.80 0.0 0.0
2003 ORL AA 8 8 0 22 22 126.0 117 32 100 10 0% .285 8.4 2.3 0.7 7.1 1.18 3.43 0.0 0.0
2005 TBA MLB 0 0 0 2 0 4.0 5 7 5 0 31% .385 11.2 15.8 0.0 11.2 3.00 6.75 0.8 0.1
2005 DUR AAA 0 5 0 17 8 44.3 64 22 28 6 0% -.921 13.0 4.5 1.2 5.7 1.94 7.11 0.0 0.0
2005 MNT AA 3 1 0 6 6 31.3 33 5 20 2 0% -.969 9.5 1.4 0.6 5.8 1.21 3.45 0.0 0.0
2006 TBA MLB 2 2 0 40 0 33.7 38 19 18 5 50% .289 10.2 5.1 1.3 4.8 1.69 4.54 -2.2 -0.2
2006 DUR AAA 3 0 3 26 0 31.0 22 13 29 1 38% .247 6.4 3.8 0.3 8.4 1.13 0.87 0.0 0.0
2007 TBA MLB 0 2 0 21 0 19.0 27 7 13 2 31% .379 12.8 3.3 0.9 6.2 1.79 8.05 3.3 0.3
2007 DUR AAA 0 0 1 23 0 33.0 26 8 23 0 48% .277 7.1 2.2 0.0 6.3 1.03 0.82 0.0 0.0
2008 PAW AAA 5 1 3 52 1 75.7 85 19 65 12 42% .329 10.1 2.3 1.4 7.7 1.37 4.40 0.0 0.0
2009 NYN MLB 0 0 0 4 0 3.3 4 2 3 1 45% .300 10.8 5.4 2.7 8.1 1.80 8.10 -2.2 -0.2
2009 BUF AAA 1 3 4 41 0 52.0 46 23 49 4 46% .286 8.0 4.0 0.7 8.5 1.33 3.29 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2007-04-01 2007-06-02 60-DL 62 52 Left Shoulder Inflammation Tendinitis -
2006-09-17 2006-09-17 DTD 0 0 Left Forearm Contusion Batted Ball -
2004-04-05 2004-09-05 Minors 153 0 Left Shoulder Surgery 2004-06-25 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 TBA $391,100
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$391,100
1 yrTotal$391,100

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 115 d

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Houston as a free agent 12/09 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/27/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Mets 6/12/09. DFA by Mets 6/24/09, sent outright to Triple-A 6/26/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Signed by Boston as a free agent 1/4/08 (minor-league contract). $0.475M salary in majors.
  • 1 year/$0.3911M (2007). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/07. DFA by Tampa Bay 11/20/07.
  • 1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/06 (split contract).
  • 1 year/$0.316M (2005). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/05 (split contract).
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2004). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/04 (split contract).
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2003). Contract purchased by Tampa Bay 8/03.
  • Drafted by Tampa Bay 2001 (2-47) (Arizona State). Signed 8/01, $0.85M signing bonus.

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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction of the Day: Double DealsChristina Kahrl2009-07-11
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL East RoundupChristina Kahrl2009-06-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL East NRI ReviewChristina Kahrl2008-02-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction of the Day: AL EastChristina Kahrl2007-12-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL Pick-me-ups and DiscardsChristina Kahrl2007-11-07
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: All-Around Catch-Up EditionChristina Kahrl2007-08-26
Transaction Analysis: American League RoundupChristina Kahrl2007-07-26
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the EastsChristina Kahrl2007-04-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: June 20-21Christina Kahrl2006-06-22
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 17-26Christina Kahrl2006-03-27
Transaction Analysis: March 14-16Christina Kahrl2006-03-17
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 10-13Christina Kahrl2006-03-14
Prospectus Notebook: Devil RaysBaseball Prospectus2005-12-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: July 14-19, 2005Christina Kahrl2005-07-21
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005Christina Kahrl2005-06-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 10-24, 2005Christina Kahrl2005-05-26
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: FAAB FactorJeff Erickson2005-05-16
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: FAAB FactorJan Levine2005-05-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The Wests, etc.Christina Kahrl2005-03-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 10-15, 2004Christina Kahrl2004-03-17
Prospectus Feature: Top 40 Prospects RoundtableBaseball Prospectus2003-01-31
Transaction Analysis: March 6-13, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-03-18


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