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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
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Birth Date10-6-1981
Height6' 4"
Weight245 lbs
Age31 years, 7 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.42009
1.92010
1.32011
0.72012
0.52013
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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 WAS 25 12 11 51.0 49.3 1.7 5 3 0 0 2 0 247 59 35 34 9 96 38 38 0 43 6.00 6.02 5.83 2.5 0.2
2008 WAS 26 69 0 84.3 0.0 84.3 6 3 9 4 0 0 364 73 40 37 9 118 42 35 1 93 3.95 3.82 4.14 10.6 1.0
2009 PIT 27 33 0 31.3 0.0 31.3 0 1 0 1 0 0 134 23 12 6 0 30 20 19 1 37 1.72 2.71 2.28 9.0 0.9
2009 WAS 27 34 0 32.7 0.0 32.7 1 3 5 5 0 0 163 50 28 28 3 76 14 14 2 35 7.71 3.58 4.12 4.9 0.5
2010 PIT 28 72 0 69.7 0.0 69.7 4 1 6 4 0 0 294 58 28 28 6 92 26 26 4 100 3.62 2.65 2.69 18.5 1.9
2011 PIT 29 70 0 68.7 0.0 68.7 1 4 40 4 0 0 274 56 17 14 1 70 16 14 1 61 1.83 2.15 3.01 12.1 1.3
2012 PIT 30 63 0 59.7 0.0 59.7 5 2 36 4 0 0 254 40 18 18 8 73 36 36 1 67 2.72 4.49 3.51 6.3 0.7
2013 BOS 31 9 0 7.3 0.0 7.3 0 1 4 2 0 0 37 10 8 8 4 23 6 6 0 5 9.82 11.29 11.32 -3.5 -0.4
Career36211404.749.3355.322181002420176736918617340578198188104413.853.743.8160.46.1

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
2000 GRF Rk 12 11 55.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.672 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 WNC A 27 26 144.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.668 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 VRO A+ 25 25 143.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .298 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 JAX AA 3 3 11.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .361 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 JAX AA 23 23 133.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 LVG AAA 5 5 25.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .366 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 LVG AAA 25 22 119.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .299 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 VRO A+ 5 5 21.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.488 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 JAX AA 23 21 111.7 5.51 73 .295 .275 .349 .411 .274 .313 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 JAX AA 12 12 66.0 3.97 107 .212 .252 .329 .370 .258 .283 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 LVG AAA 14 14 74.1 5.59 79 .264 .282 .356 .436 .279 .268 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 WAS MLB 12 11 51.0 5.83 73 .298 .280 .351 .455 .272 .318 96 -0.4 -0.0 2.5 0.2
2007 COH AAA 15 15 75.3 4.70 96 .254 .267 .336 .400 .257 .263 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 WAS MLB 69 0 84.3 4.14 109 .253 .275 .348 .452 .277 .292 98 11.0 1.1 10.6 1.0
2009 PIT MLB 33 0 31.3 2.28 151 .223 .277 .349 .451 .276 .303 102 8.7 0.9 9.0 0.9
2009 WAS MLB 34 0 32.7 4.12 109 .320 .268 .336 .420 .264 .431 101 4.9 0.5 4.9 0.5
2010 PIT MLB 72 0 69.7 2.69 141 .233 .273 .345 .445 .277 .329 103 18.5 1.9 18.5 1.9
2010 BRD A+ 2 0 2.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 PIT MLB 70 0 68.7 3.01 129 .198 .270 .334 .422 .270 .282 102 12.1 1.3 12.1 1.3
2012 PIT MLB 63 0 59.7 3.51 120 .242 .266 .331 .424 .269 .225 101 6.3 0.7 6.3 0.7
2013 BOS MLB 9 0 7.3 11.32 -39 .381 .249 .317 .426 .266 .273 106 -3.5 -0.4 -3.5 -0.4
2013 PAW AAA 2 0 2.0 14.40 -110 .328 .281 .362 .422 .274 .167 100 -1.7 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2
CareerMLB11404.73.80115.253.272.341.438.272.30510057.35.960.06.0

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
2000 GRF Rk 3 1 0 12 11 55.0 49 23 40 4 0% -.672 8.0 3.8 0.7 6.5 1.31 4.75 0.0 0.0
2001 WNC A 9 11 0 27 26 144.0 136 55 116 13 0% -.668 8.5 3.4 0.8 7.2 1.33 3.38 0.0 0.0
2002 JAX AA 1 1 0 3 3 11.0 15 7 10 2 0% .361 12.3 5.7 1.6 8.2 2.00 10.64 0.0 0.0
2002 VRO A+ 10 6 0 25 25 143.7 129 51 139 11 0% .298 8.1 3.2 0.7 8.7 1.25 4.20 0.0 0.0
2003 LVG AAA 1 2 0 5 5 25.0 36 20 13 2 0% .366 13.0 7.2 0.7 4.7 2.24 10.08 0.0 0.0
2003 JAX AA 10 4 0 23 23 133.3 117 53 130 5 0% .310 7.9 3.6 0.3 8.8 1.28 2.43 0.0 0.0
2004 LVG AAA 7 7 0 25 22 119.3 128 75 97 22 0% .299 9.7 5.7 1.7 7.3 1.70 5.05 0.0 0.0
2005 JAX AA 9 8 0 23 21 111.7 118 55 102 17 44% .313 9.5 4.4 1.4 8.2 1.55 4.91 0.0 0.0
2005 VRO A+ 1 0 0 5 5 21.3 25 11 25 5 0% -.488 10.6 4.6 2.1 10.6 1.69 5.92 0.0 0.0
2006 LVG AAA 4 3 0 14 14 74.1 70 39 46 7 41% .268 8.5 4.7 0.9 5.6 1.47 4.49 0.0 0.0
2006 JAX AA 7 2 0 12 12 66.0 49 38 67 4 47% .283 6.7 5.2 0.5 9.1 1.32 2.59 0.0 0.0
2007 COH AAA 5 4 0 15 15 75.3 65 36 71 10 39% .263 7.8 4.3 1.2 8.5 1.34 3.71 0.0 0.0
2007 WAS MLB 5 3 0 12 11 51.0 59 38 43 9 35% .318 10.4 6.7 1.6 7.6 1.90 6.00 2.5 0.2
2008 WAS MLB 6 3 9 69 0 84.3 73 42 93 9 44% .292 7.8 4.5 1.0 9.9 1.36 3.95 10.6 1.0
2009 WAS MLB 1 3 5 34 0 32.7 50 14 35 3 46% .431 13.8 3.9 0.8 9.6 1.96 7.71 4.9 0.5
2009 PIT MLB 0 1 0 33 0 31.3 23 20 37 0 28% .303 6.6 5.7 0.0 10.6 1.37 1.72 9.0 0.9
2010 BRD A+ 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 0 0 3 0 0% .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2010 PIT MLB 4 1 6 72 0 69.7 58 26 100 6 43% .329 7.5 3.4 0.8 12.9 1.21 3.62 18.5 1.9
2011 PIT MLB 1 4 40 70 0 68.7 56 16 61 1 54% .282 7.3 2.1 0.1 8.0 1.05 1.83 12.1 1.3
2012 PIT MLB 5 2 36 63 0 59.7 40 36 67 8 40% .225 6.0 5.4 1.2 10.1 1.27 2.72 6.3 0.7
2013 PAW AAA 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 29% .167 9.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 1.50 9.00 -1.7 -0.2
2013 BOS MLB 0 1 4 9 0 7.3 10 6 5 4 38% .273 12.3 7.4 4.9 6.1 2.18 9.82 -3.5 -0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-05-07 - 60-DL - - Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery and Flexor Tendon Repair and Bone Chips 2013-05-16 -
2013-04-14 2013-04-30 15-DL 16 29 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2012-04-16 2012-04-21 DTD 5 0 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2010-03-26 2010-04-12 15-DL 17 6 Right Elbow Strain Flexor/pronator Mass -
2010-02-17 2010-02-25 Camp 8 0 Right Elbow Strain Flexor/pronator Mass - -
2010-01-15 2010-01-15 Off 0 0 Right Elbow Tightness -
2009-09-16 2009-09-27 DTD 11 10 Right Elbow Soreness -
2007-04-24 2007-05-28 Minors 34 0 Groin Strain -
2004-09-01 2004-10-12 DTD 41 31 Right Shoulder Fatigue -
2004-05-23 2004-06-03 Minors 11 0 Right Shoulder Stiffness - -
2004-02-26 2004-02-28 Camp 2 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 BOS $
2013 BOS $7,040,000
2012 PIT $4,100,000
2011 PIT $1,400,000
2010 PIT $453,000
2009 PIT $420,000
2009 WAS $420,000
2008 WAS $400,000
2000 PIT $200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$7,393,000
2011Current$7,040,000
7 yrPvs + Cur$14,433,000
7 yrTotal$14,433,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 65 dReynolds Sports Management1 year/$7.04M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$7.04M (2013). Signed by Boston 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$4.1M (2012). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/16/12 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $10,000 each for 40, 45 games finished. $15,000 each for 50, 60 GF. Acquired by Boston in trade from Pittsburgh 12/26/12.
  • 1 year/$1.4M (2011). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.453M (2010). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/2/10.
  • 1 year/$0.42M (2009). Re-signed by Washington 2/14/09. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Washington 6/30/09.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2008). Re-signed by Washington 1/25/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Signed as a free agent 11/06. Contract purchased 11/06. Re-signed 2/07.
  • Drafted 2002 (2-57). $0.615M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .175 .279 .303 .220
11 vs R (Multi) .240 .321 .357 .243
18 Split (Multi) -.065 -.042 -.053 -.023
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .135 .256 .269 .207
31 vs R (2012) .236 .354 .409 .275
38 Split (2012) -.102 -.098 -.140 -.068
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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DateQuestionAnswer
2011-11-15 13:00:00I hear that odds are Pads won't re-sign Heath Bell, but who else is giving him offers? Also, if he leaves San Diego, would that hurt his fantasy value (worse ballpark) or help (better team)?
(Noah Braun from San Diego)
I haven't heard of any concrete offers yet, but the Red Sox sound like they’re going to be in on the remaining top closers (Bell and Ryan Madson). The Jays have been linked, but it seems more likely they’ll go for a cheaper option. Other teams without clear closers like the Reds and Dodgers could also get involved. The Padres might still be the favorite, though, especially if the Red Sox go a different direction (i.e. Madson, a cheaper option to compete with Bard, or a trade for someone like Joel Hanrahan).

It would likely hurt his value if he did leave, but the extent would depend on where he ends up. Being on a better team is more important for starting pitchers than relievers, since offense has a smaller impact on save chances than it does on a starter’s wins. The defense will of course matter for his ratios, but as long as he’s a closer, he’ll be a good bet for 30-35 saves, as he would be in San Diego. It’s also worth noting that Bell saw a big drop in K rate this year (20% compared to 29% in 2009-2010), and Pecto actually inflates Ks by 10 percent over a neutral park. That’s going to be something we’ll really need to keep an eye on next year, but it's not enough to make me shy away from him if I need a closer in my leagues and he's affordable. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-29 13:30:00Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present?
(Gerald from Savannah)
Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2011-02-02 13:00:00Hello Ben Who gets more saves this year, Brad Lidge or Evan Meek? Thanks
(Ed from Cranford, NJ)
Lidge. Joel Hanrahan still seems to have the upper hand in Pittsburgh. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-01-13 13:00:00The Bucs are supposedly close to signing Dotel, Carrasco, and some mystery third reliever. Any idea who that is? And doesn't their bullpen suddenly look better?
(Bucsin07 from Pittsburgh)
Well, it would be hard for their bullpen to look worse. There's not a whole lot there right now beyond Joel Hanrahan and Evan Meek. (John Perrotto)
2009-04-28 13:00:00Given Manny Acta's limited options, is he going to stick with Joel Hanrahan at closer after his awful start, or is he going to give a guy like Jason Bergmann a shot (a failed started with good stuff and health issues)?
(Peeig13 from The Second City)
This is my darkhorse for the Nationals' closer: Kip Wells. His results have never matched his stuff as a closer and a lot of times many pitchers who fit that profile wind up being good closers for a time. Eric Gagne is a prime example. (John Perrotto)
2008-02-27 13:00:00You should take the over on the Nationals. You have them at 72, one down from last year's 73. With the upgrades in the OF (Nook/Langerhans for Lastings, Church/Snelling for Wily Mo/Dukes), Nick Johnson coming back, and an improved rotation (giving the innings that went to Jerome Williams, Joel Hanrahan, and Mike Bascik to Odalis Perez, John Patterson, John Lannan, Tyler Clippard, etc.) this team will be better.
(sbiel2 from Washington, DC)
You could be right there. One thing that PECOTA doesn't know, can't know yet, is just how all those playing time decisions will be made. Right now we have a best guess. As we see how the team sorts itself out, that prediction will be open to revision. (Steven Goldman)


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