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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-8-1986
Height6' 2"
Weight215 lbs
Age26 years, 10 months, 16 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2009
2.82010
1.02011
3.02012
1.22013
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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
2008 SLN 21 10 1 16.0 5.0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 69 14 10 10 4 28 8 8 1 8 5.62 7.04 8.55 -3.6 -0.4
2010 SLN 23 28 28 163.3 163.3 0.0 13 8 0 0 19 0 695 151 64 49 9 201 64 60 3 132 2.70 3.44 3.87 26.6 2.8
2011 SLN 24 32 32 194.7 194.7 0.0 13 7 0 0 18 0 826 207 100 77 15 299 50 48 2 156 3.56 3.19 4.37 12.7 1.0
2012 SLN 25 20 20 121.7 121.7 0.0 7 7 0 0 12 0 515 136 58 53 7 189 30 29 0 98 3.92 3.01 3.57 27.9 3.0
2013 SLN 26 9 9 55.3 55.3 0.0 5 2 0 0 4 0 234 57 26 22 6 90 15 15 0 43 3.58 3.63 4.91 -1.6 -0.1
Career9990551.0540.011.039250053023395652582114180716716064373.453.384.2162.06.4

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 QUD A 13 13 77.2 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .306 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 PMB A+ 12 12 77.1 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .327 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 SFD AA 18 18 103.3 5.74 80 .261 .268 .341 .411 .264 .281 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SLN MLB 10 1 16.0 8.55 15 .268 .268 .335 .451 .271 .208 99 -4.3 -0.4 -3.6 -0.4
2008 SFD AA 6 6 35.0 3.52 127 .201 .268 .347 .404 .263 .302 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 MEM AAA 13 12 71.0 4.66 102 .265 .283 .352 .446 .272 .315 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 PMB A+ 3 2 12.7 2.69 135 .106 .245 .314 .338 .245 .182 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 4 4 21.0 6.34 55 .219 .283 .342 .452 .273 .208 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CRD Rk 2 2 4.0 5.38 74 .188 .243 .340 .332 .262 .308 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SLN MLB 28 28 163.3 3.87 109 .240 .267 .336 .430 .271 .292 96 21.4 2.2 26.6 2.8
2011 SLN MLB 32 32 194.7 4.37 94 .256 .267 .331 .421 .269 .318 99 11.7 1.2 12.7 1.0
2012 SLN MLB 20 20 121.7 3.57 115 .259 .262 .326 .426 .269 .339 98 21.7 2.3 27.9 3.0
2012 SFD AA 2 2 10.3 5.40 85 .232 .265 .326 .397 .257 .231 78 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 MEM AAA 1 1 5.0 4.48 114 .000 .283 .341 .439 .262 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 CRD Rk 1 1 2.3 -2.18 251 .000 .242 .309 .328 .242 .444 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 SLN MLB 9 9 55.3 4.91 84 .257 .272 .340 .440 .274 .300 103 1.2 0.1 -1.6 -0.1
CareerMLB90551.04.3995.252.267.332.427.270.3107729.93.234.13.3

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 PMB A+ 5 4 0 12 12 77.1 84 16 51 3 0% .327 9.8 1.9 0.4 6.0 1.30 3.85 0.0 0.0
2006 QUD A 5 4 0 13 13 77.2 67 18 80 1 0% .306 7.8 2.1 0.1 9.3 1.10 2.91 0.0 0.0
2007 SFD AA 5 9 0 18 18 103.3 93 45 97 14 59% .281 8.1 3.9 1.2 8.5 1.34 3.75 0.0 0.0
2008 SLN MLB 1 1 0 10 1 16.0 14 8 8 4 62% .208 7.9 4.5 2.2 4.5 1.38 5.62 -3.6 -0.4
2008 SFD AA 3 2 0 6 6 35.0 26 16 41 0 63% .302 6.7 4.1 0.0 10.5 1.20 2.06 0.0 0.0
2008 MEM AAA 4 4 0 13 12 71.0 74 26 59 6 56% .315 9.4 3.3 0.8 7.5 1.41 4.44 0.0 0.0
2009 PMB A+ 0 1 0 3 2 12.7 4 4 16 0 73% .182 2.8 2.8 0.0 11.3 0.63 0.71 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 2 0 0 4 4 21.0 17 9 22 5 62% .208 7.3 3.9 2.1 9.4 1.24 3.86 0.0 0.0
2009 CRD Rk 0 1 0 2 2 4.0 4 1 3 0 85% .308 9.0 2.2 0.0 6.8 1.25 4.50 0.0 0.0
2010 SLN MLB 13 8 0 28 28 163.3 151 64 132 9 57% .292 8.3 3.5 0.5 7.3 1.32 2.70 26.6 2.8
2011 SLN MLB 13 7 0 32 32 194.7 207 50 156 15 55% .318 9.6 2.3 0.7 7.2 1.32 3.56 12.7 1.0
2012 MEM AAA 0 1 0 1 1 5.0 4 3 8 1 70% .333 7.2 5.4 1.8 14.4 1.40 3.60 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 7 7 0 20 20 121.7 136 30 98 7 56% .339 10.1 2.2 0.5 7.2 1.36 3.92 27.9 3.0
2012 SFD AA 1 0 0 2 2 10.3 8 0 11 2 50% .231 7.0 0.0 1.7 9.6 0.77 5.23 0.0 0.0
2012 CRD Rk 0 0 0 1 1 2.3 4 0 1 0 78% .444 15.4 0.0 0.0 3.9 1.71 0.00 0.0 0.0
2013 SLN MLB 5 2 0 9 9 55.3 57 15 43 6 64% .300 9.3 2.4 1.0 7.0 1.30 3.58 -1.6 -0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-05-18 - 15-DL - - Left Shoulder Cartilage Injury Torn Labrum -
2012-10-09 2012-10-23 DtdDL 14 0 Left Shoulder Cartilage Injury Torn Labrum with Rotator Cuff Strain and Inflammation -
2012-06-06 2012-08-19 60-DL 74 0 Left Shoulder Cartilage Injury Labrum and Partial Rotator Cuff Tear -
2012-06-05 2012-06-05 On-Alr 0 0 - Hip Soreness - -
2012-06-05 2012-06-05 On-Alr 0 0 - Shoulder Soreness - -
2012-05-27 2012-06-05 DTD 9 0 Left Elbow Soreness - -
2009-03-27 2009-08-19 60-DL 145 121 Left Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2008-09-08
2008-08-27 2008-09-29 15-DL 33 29 Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2008-09-08
2007-07-20 2007-09-16 Minors 58 0 Left Elbow Sprain UCL Ligament -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 SLN $500,000
2015 SLN $9,375,000
2014 SLN $7,875,000
2013 SLN $5,875,000
2012 SLN $3,375,000
2011 SLN $437,000
2010 SLN $400,000
2009 SLN $400,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$4,612,000
2011Current$5,875,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$10,487,000
3 yrFuture$17,750,000
8 yrTotal$28,237,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 47 dMelvin Roman4 years/$27M (2012-15), options

Details
  • 4 years/$27M (2012-15), plus 2016, 2017 club options. Signed extension with St. Louis 7/13/11. $0.5M signing bonus. 12:$3.25M, 13:$5.75M, 14:$7.75M, 15:$9.25M, 16:$11.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. 17:$12M club option, $0.5M buyout.
  • 1 year/$0.437M (2011). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2010). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/28/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by St. Louis 7/10/08.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2005 (22-680) (Mission HS, Texas).

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .270 .309 .369 .244
11 vs R (Multi) .277 .325 .392 .258
18 Split (Multi) -.007 -.015 -.023 -.015
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.029 -.032 -.065 -.030
30 vs L (2012) .260 .284 .365 .221
31 vs R (2012) .297 .338 .412 .269
38 Split (2012) -.036 -.054 -.047 -.048
39 LgAvg (2012) -.031 -.033 -.073 -.033

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