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Birth Date	9-23-1986
Height	6' 8"
Weight	230 lbs

Age	26 years, 8 months, 2 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2008	FLO	21	15	14	84.3	82.3	2.0	6	4	9	0	365	76	30	27	3	102	36	32	5	52	2.88	3.79	4.17	11.6	1.0
2009	FLO	22	29	29	159.0	159.0	0.0	9	13	13	1	682	169	100	92	29	292	59	56	3	107	5.21	5.25	6.29	-8.4	-0.7
2010	FLO	23	30	30	175.0	175.0	0.0	12	9	15	0	758	187	94	89	17	280	60	55	8	102	4.58	4.37	5.12	5.0	0.6
2011	FLO	24	29	29	165.7	165.7	0.0	5	13	15	0	719	187	96	90	23	300	49	43	1	117	4.89	4.29	5.03	2.4	0.1
2012	CHN	25	21	21	111.3	111.3	0.0	3	12	5	0	507	137	81	78	16	216	43	39	3	61	6.31	5.15	5.53	1.4	0.2
2013	COL	26	4	0	6.3	0.0	6.3	0	0	0	0	34	13	6	6	0	17	1	1	1	3	8.53	2.96	3.71	0.8	0.1
Career			128	123	701.7	693.3	8.3	35	51	57	1	3065	769	407	382	88	1207	248	226	21	442	4.90	4.59	5.30	12.7	1.3

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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
2005	JAM	A-	7	7	38.0	4.75	112	.253	.270	.352	.410	.271	.339	118	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	GRB	A	26	26	152.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.308		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	JUP	A+	21	20	126.0	4.76	111	.278	.267	.339	.398	.261	.340	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	CAR	AA	7	7	42.7	5.15	91	.236	.266	.347	.400	.267	.270	101	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	FLO	MLB	15	14	84.3	4.17	109	.236	.278	.352	.454	.275	.271	99	10.7	1.1	11.6	1.0
2008	CAR	AA	15	15	91.0	4.04	113	.230	.277	.354	.415	.270	.292	100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	FLO	MLB	29	29	159.0	6.29	64	.272	.272	.347	.440	.272	.289	102	-10.2	-1.0	-8.4	-0.7
2009	NWO	AAA	1	1	4.0	8.24	0	.392	.247	.338	.435	.280	.429	90	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	FLO	MLB	30	30	175.0	5.12	85	.265	.267	.338	.427	.272	.298	102	4.5	0.5	5.0	0.6
2010	NWO	AAA	3	3	17.0	5.39	90	.241	.271	.347	.415	.266	.250	94	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	FLO	MLB	29	29	165.7	5.03	75	.290	.262	.328	.412	.269	.310	97	-1.4	-0.1	2.4	0.1
2011	NWO	AAA	3	3	18.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.339		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	CHN	MLB	21	21	111.3	5.53	77	.296	.267	.330	.433	.273	.315	105	0.1	0.0	1.4	0.2
2012	IOW	AAA	12	12	71.3	5.28	96	.293	.287	.351	.446	.286	.339	90	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	COL	MLB	4	0	6.3	3.71	115	.351	.266	.330	.413	.271	.448	106	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.1
2013	CSP	AAA	7	6	31.3	6.47	80	.283	.277	.349	.438	.273	.352	108	0.6	0.1	2.8	0.3
Career		MLB		123	701.7	5.25	80	.275	.268	.338	.430	.271	.301	84	4.4	0.5	11.4	1.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2005	JAM	A-	3	2	7	7	38.0	43	11	29	0	59%	.339	10.2	2.6	0.0	6.9	1.42	2.13	0.0	0.0
2006	GRB	A	11	8	26	26	152.0	161	36	99	12	0%	.308	9.5	2.1	0.7	5.9	1.30	3.08	0.0	0.0
2007	CAR	AA	4	2	7	7	42.7	41	10	25	4	54%	.270	8.6	2.1	0.8	5.3	1.19	3.16	0.0	0.0
2007	JUP	A+	8	9	21	20	126.0	152	37	93	8	57%	.340	10.9	2.6	0.6	6.6	1.50	4.50	0.0	0.0
2008	CAR	AA	4	4	15	15	91.0	86	30	56	0	60%	.292	8.5	3.0	0.0	5.5	1.27	3.36	0.0	0.0
2008	FLO	MLB	6	4	15	14	84.3	76	36	52	3	56%	.271	8.1	3.8	0.3	5.5	1.33	2.88	11.6	1.0
2009	FLO	MLB	9	13	29	29	159.0	169	59	107	29	52%	.289	9.6	3.3	1.6	6.1	1.43	5.21	-8.4	-0.7
2009	NWO	AAA	0	1	1	1	4.0	5	2	7	2	33%	.429	11.2	4.5	4.5	15.8	1.75	6.75	0.0	0.0
2010	NWO	AAA	1	0	3	3	17.0	13	9	13	1	63%	.250	6.9	4.8	0.5	6.9	1.29	3.18	0.0	0.0
2010	FLO	MLB	12	9	30	30	175.0	187	60	102	17	49%	.298	9.6	3.1	0.9	5.2	1.41	4.58	5.0	0.6
2011	FLO	MLB	5	13	29	29	165.7	187	49	117	23	54%	.310	10.2	2.7	1.2	6.4	1.42	4.89	2.4	0.1
2011	NWO	AAA	1	1	3	3	18.3	20	9	14	1	0%	.339	9.8	4.4	0.5	6.9	1.58	4.42	0.0	0.0
2012	IOW	AAA	3	5	12	12	71.3	86	19	52	7	61%	.339	10.9	2.4	0.9	6.6	1.47	5.17	0.0	0.0
2012	CHN	MLB	3	12	21	21	111.3	137	43	61	16	52%	.315	11.1	3.5	1.3	4.9	1.62	6.31	1.4	0.2
2013	COL	MLB	0	0	4	0	6.3	13	1	3	0	48%	.448	18.5	1.4	0.0	4.3	2.21	8.53	0.8	0.1
2013	CSP	AAA	2	0	7	6	31.3	42	12	15	4	53%	.352	12.1	3.4	1.1	4.3	1.72	4.02	2.8	0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2011-02-01	2011-02-01	Camp	0			Surgery	LASIK	2011-02-01
2009-03-12	2009-03-12	Camp	0	Right	Thigh	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2008-09-09	2008-09-09	DTD	0	Right	Lower Leg	Contusion	Batted Ball on Shin	-
2008-05-28	2008-06-12	Minors	15	Right	Upper Arm	Strain	Triceps	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	COL	$1,500,000
2012	CHN	$2,655,000
2011	FLO	$445,000
2010	FLO	$420,000
2009	FLO	$400,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$3,920,000
2011	Current	$1,500,000
5 yr	Pvs + Cur	$5,420,000
5 yr	Total	$5,420,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 19 d	DRM Brothers	1 year/$1.5M (2013)

Details

1 year/$1.5M (2013). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/20/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.5M in majors. Contract purchased by Colorado 3/29/13.
1 year/$2.655M (2012). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Miami 1/5/12 (Miami pays $2.55M of Carlos Zambrano's 2012 salary). Signed by Chicago Cubs 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Claimed by Kansas City off waivers from Chicago Cubs 10/26/12. DFA by Kansas City 11/20/12 (elected free agent 11/28/12).
1 year/$0.445M (2011). Re-signed by Florida 3/1/11.
1 year/$0.42M (2010). Re-signed by Florida 2/27/10.
1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by Florida 3/6/09.
1 year (2008). Contract purchased 7/6/08.
Drafted by Florida 2005 (1-16) (Palm Beach Gardens HS, Fla.). Signed 6/05, $1.6M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.289	.350	.495	.293
11	vs R (Multi)	.296	.349	.434	.274
18	Split (Multi)	-.007	.001	.061	.019
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.283	.345	.487	.290
31	vs R (2012)	.322	.378	.479	.300
38	Split (2012)	-.038	-.034	.008	-.009
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Fantasy Freestyle: Dumping Targets, a Look Back	Mike Gianella	2013-05-13
Pebble Hunting: The Most Pablo Sandoval Plate Appearances	Sam Miller	2013-04-24
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 20, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-20
Fantasy Freestyle: 4x4 Versus 5x5	Mike Gianella	2013-03-15
Western Front: Different Ballparks, Same Problem	Geoff Young	2013-03-05
Rumor Roundup: A Snag in the Grand Plan	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-25
Rumor Roundup: A Rocky Rotation	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-21
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, January 22	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-22
Transaction Analysis: Doing the Lindy Hop	R.J. Anderson	2013-01-22
Rumor Roundup: Monday, January 14	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-14
Transaction Analysis: The League of Extraordinary Salary Commitment	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-01
Transaction Analysis: The Wire	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-29
What You Need to Know: Friday, September 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-21
What You Need to Know: Monday, September 10	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-10
On the Beat: A Clubhouse Scorned	John Perrotto	2012-08-16
Pebble Hunting: The Zack Greinke Parlour Game	Sam Miller	2012-08-13
Weekly Planner: Week 20	Paul Sporer	2012-08-10
Resident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Trade Deadline	Derek Carty	2012-08-02
Painting the Black: Why Does Everybody Go Inside On Matt Holliday?	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-26
Weekly Planner: Week Six	Paul Sporer	2012-05-04
Weekly Planner: Week Five	Paul Sporer	2012-04-27
Inside The Park Blog: Wrigley vs. the Cell	Bradford Doolittle	2012-04-15
Overthinking It: Seven Things You Didn't See Last Season	Ben Lindbergh	2012-04-10
The BP Wayback Machine: Another Opening Day	Kevin Goldstein	2012-04-05
Preseason Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 3/15/12	Mike Petriello	2012-03-15
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: NL Starting Pitchers	Derek Carty	2012-03-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: NL Rotation Rumble	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-12
Prospectus Preview: NL East 2012 Preseason Preview	Derek Carty	2012-02-22
Prospectus Preview: NL East 2012 Preseason Preview	Michael Jong	2012-02-22
Transaction Analysis: Sunk Costs and Changes of Scenery	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-05
Future Shock: Miami Marlins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-01-03
Fantasy Beat: How Profitable Are Dollar Players?	Jason Collette	2011-12-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: Ministry of Marlin Mayhem	Jay Jaffe	2011-12-06
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Fallout for 12/5/11	Derek Carty	2011-12-05
The Great Debaters: Ricky Nolasco	Derek Carty	2011-11-18
The Great Debaters: Ricky Nolasco	Jason Collette	2011-11-18
Prospectus Perspective: Moving Forward in Miami	Bradley Ankrom	2011-11-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Opponent Quality and the AL Cy Young Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-09
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	ESPN Insider	2011-09-09
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Infield Fly Rules	Derek Carty	2011-09-08
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #14	Craig Brown	2011-07-01
BP Unfiltered: Edwin Rodriguez Resigns	John Perrotto	2011-06-19
The BP Broadside: Firing the Manager is the Last Refuge of the Incompetent	Steven Goldman	2011-06-19
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #11	Craig Brown	2011-06-10
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #9	Craig Brown	2011-05-27
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #5	Craig Brown	2011-04-29
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/12	John Perrotto	2011-04-12
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #2	Craig Brown	2011-04-08
Painting the Black: Looking Up in South Florida	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-06
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/6	John Perrotto	2011-04-06
Team Injury Projection: Florida Marlins	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-10
Team Injury Projection: Florida Marlins	Marc Normandin	2011-03-10
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-28
Contractual Matters: NL East Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-23
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Transaction Analysis: NL East Update	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-05
Future Shock: Florida Marlins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-24
Spinning Yarn: Pitcher Release Points	Mike Fast	2010-11-11
GM for a Day: Florida Marlins	Ken Funck	2010-10-27
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Getting Sorted	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-23
Transaction Action: Braves, Marlins, Mets	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-21
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #25	Craig Brown	2010-09-17
On the Beat: Breaking It Open	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
On the Beat: The Long Road Back for Strasburg	John Perrotto	2010-09-06
The Week In Quotes: August 30-September 5	Alex Carnevale	2010-09-06
Future Shock: Org Watch: Marlins, Mets, Nationals	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-01
Between The Numbers: The PITCHf/x Summit Quasi-Liveblog	Ben Lindbergh	2010-08-29
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #20	Craig Brown	2010-08-12
Transaction Action: Utterly McLouthless in the Pursuit of Excellence	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-27
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-12
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Zero to Nine and Beyond	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-08
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #10	Craig Brown	2010-06-04
On the Beat: Resurrection Act Redux	John Perrotto	2010-05-26
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #7	Craig Brown	2010-05-14
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #3	Craig Brown	2010-04-16
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-04
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Return to Sender	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-31
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Transaction Action: Expanding and Contracting	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-15
Between The Numbers: SIERA in Stat Reports	Matt Swartz	2010-03-12
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-09
Camp Battles: NL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-24
Team Health Reports: Florida Marlins	Will Carroll	2010-02-09
Future Shock: Marlins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-01-31
Prospectus Hit List: Season Finale	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-01
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-16
Transaction Action: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-10
Transaction Action: Assorted East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-08
Transaction Action: Additions of a Minor Nature	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-21
Transaction Action: Redemption?	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-19
Under The Knife: Piling High	Will Carroll	2009-08-18
Transaction Action: Assorted Senior Circuitry	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-14
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-12
Checking the Numbers: Matchup Doppelgangers	Eric Seidman	2009-07-31
Prospectus Today: The Better Half	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-17
On the Beat: Buyers Rush Nearly Empty Shelves?	John Perrotto	2009-07-16
Transaction Action: NL Add-Ons	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-11
Prospectus Hit List: Back in the Saddle Again	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-10
On the Beat: Dugout Turnover	John Perrotto	2009-06-17
Prospectus Hit List: Mid-May Madness	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-15
On the Beat: Mid-week Update	John Perrotto	2009-05-13
Game Story: Marlins vs. Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-01
On the Beat: North Country Thunder	John Perrotto	2009-04-29
Fantasy Beat: Dreaming of Chris Volstad	Marc Normandin	2009-04-24
On the Beat: Reeling in the Marlins	John Perrotto	2009-04-22
On the Beat: Week One Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-04-12
You Could Look It Up: Miraculous!	Steven Goldman	2009-04-06
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day Edition	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-06
Prospectus Today: The Middle Third	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-03
Checking the Numbers: Pedro's Tank	Eric Seidman	2009-03-11
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-26
Transaction Analysis: NL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-29
Future Shock: Marlins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-24
Fantasy Focus: September Prospects	Kenn Ruby	2007-08-29
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, NL East	Bryan Smith	2007-05-31

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-01-26 14:00:00	DVOA? Come on, Tommy, expected points is where it's at! Like linear weights for points in football! Plus, it's useful for decision analysis. Also, your thoughts on the Marlins' starters behind Nolasco/Johnson. Anyone for a breakout or even halfway decent year? (Michael Jong from Florida)	I just got geek-slammed! I like Chris Volstad's chances of developing into a reliable ground ball guy. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-09-02 13:00:00	Hi Eric, thanks for the chat. I play in a fantasy league where the only pitching categories that matter are innings pitched and runs allowed. I can keep either Chris Volstad or Johnny Cueto for the next four years. Both have been inconsistent, Cueto seems to have the better arm but he pitches in a bandbox for Dusty Baker. Which one is the better bet? (DS from California)	Volstad is a groundball guy with meh defenders behind him. Cueto is a young flamethrower with the worst manager for handling young flamethrowers. I'd think Volstad will be able to stay off the DL more and therefore log more frames. (Eric Seidman)
2009-08-04 14:00:00	Who do you think will be better over the next five years: Johnny Cueto or Chris Volstad? (Dennis from California)	Volstad, but a lot of it has to do with the managers and especially the parks involved. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-20 13:00:00	2009 Marlins = 1987 Brewers with a loss. (Steve from Clearwater, FL)	I don't hate that. Christina said that to me this morning as well. Chris Volstad as Juan Nieves? Works for me. (Joe Sheehan)

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