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Jordan Walden PBraves

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Birth Date	11-16-1987
Height	6' 5"
Weight	235 lbs

Age	25 years, 7 months, 2 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2009
: 0.52010
: 0.92011
: 0.52012
: 0.82013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	IP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2010	ANA	22	16	15.3	15.3	0	1	1	0	65	13	4	4	1	21	7	7	0	23	2.35	2.26	1.77	4.5	0.5
2011	ANA	23	62	60.3	60.3	5	5	32	10	253	49	22	20	3	74	26	23	1	67	2.98	2.83	3.14	8.7	0.9
2012	ANA	24	45	39.0	39.0	3	2	1	1	172	35	15	15	3	56	18	17	0	48	3.46	2.97	3.63	4.6	0.5
2013	ATL	25	21	19.0	19.0	2	1	0	0	80	18	7	7	0	23	4	2	1	21	3.32	1.63	1.92	5.8	0.6
Career			144	133.7	133.7	10	9	34	11	570	115	48	46	7	174	55	49	2	159	3.10	2.64	2.95	23.6	2.5

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
2007	ORM	Rk	15	15	64.3	4.96	95	.203	.287	.362	.436	.282	.270	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	CDR	A	18	18	107.3	4.92	91	.209	.262	.331	.387	.264	.259	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	RCU	A+	9	9	49.0	5.04	89	.244	.282	.351	.418	.280	.284	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	ARK	AA	13	13	60.0	3.83	104	.304	.274	.349	.410	.273	.376	89	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	ANA	MLB	16	0	15.3	1.77	156	.247	.265	.332	.408	.272	.353	91	4.5	0.5	4.5	0.5
2010	ARK	AA	38	0	43.0	4.91	81	.268	.268	.344	.409	.264	.339	93	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	SLC	AAA	6	0	6.7	3.76	125	.249	.273	.348	.405	.263	.333	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	ANA	MLB	62	0	60.3	3.14	124	.244	.265	.327	.424	.271	.295	93	8.7	0.9	8.7	0.9
2012	ANA	MLB	45	0	39.0	3.63	112	.264	.259	.323	.420	.268	.311	93	4.6	0.5	4.6	0.5
2012	SLC	AAA	3	0	2.7	2.38	147	.400	.277	.325	.433	.265	.375	72	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	ATL	MLB	21	0	19.0	1.92	157	.210	.263	.328	.418	.266	.333	107	5.8	0.6	5.8	0.6
2013	GWN	AAA	1	0	1.0	1.78	163	.002	.281	.323	.379	.243	.000	101	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
Career		MLB		0	133.7	2.95	128	.246	.263	.326	.420	.270	.311	94	23.6	2.5	23.6	2.5

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	ORM	Rk	1	1	0	15	15	64.3	49	17	63	3	57%	.270	6.9	2.4	0.4	8.8	1.03	3.08	0.0	0.0
2008	CDR	A	4	6	0	18	18	107.3	80	32	91	3	64%	.259	6.7	2.7	0.3	7.6	1.04	2.18	0.0	0.0
2008	RCU	A+	5	2	0	9	9	49.0	42	24	50	4	53%	.284	7.7	4.4	0.7	9.2	1.35	4.04	0.0	0.0
2009	ARK	AA	1	5	0	13	13	60.0	72	29	57	4	45%	.376	10.8	4.3	0.6	8.6	1.68	5.25	0.0	0.0
2010	SLC	AAA	0	0	0	6	0	6.7	8	2	3	0	38%	.333	10.7	2.7	0.0	4.0	1.49	4.03	0.0	0.0
2010	ARK	AA	1	1	8	38	0	43.0	44	22	38	2	56%	.339	9.2	4.6	0.4	8.0	1.53	3.35	0.0	0.0
2010	ANA	MLB	0	1	1	16	0	15.3	13	7	23	1	63%	.353	7.6	4.1	0.6	13.5	1.30	2.35	4.5	0.5
2011	ANA	MLB	5	5	32	62	0	60.3	49	26	67	3	47%	.295	7.3	3.9	0.4	10.0	1.24	2.98	8.7	0.9
2012	ANA	MLB	3	2	1	45	0	39.0	35	18	48	3	40%	.311	8.1	4.2	0.7	11.1	1.36	3.46	4.6	0.5
2012	SLC	AAA	0	1	0	3	0	2.7	3	0	3	0	38%	.375	10.1	0.0	0.0	10.1	1.12	6.75	0.0	0.0
2013	ATL	MLB	2	1	0	21	0	19.0	18	4	21	0	41%	.333	8.5	1.9	0.0	9.9	1.16	3.32	5.8	0.6
2013	GWN	AAA	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	50%	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.00	0.00	0.3	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-12	2013-05-29	15-DL	17	15	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
2013-02-24	2013-03-20	Camp	24	0	-	Low Back	Cartilage Injury	Bulging Disc	-	-
2012-07-09	2012-08-19	15-DL	41	35	Right	Upper Arm	Strain	Biceps	-	-
2012-06-27	2012-06-29	DTD	2	2	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2009-07-14	2009-09-08	Minors	56	0	Right	Forearm	Strain		-
2009-04-21	2009-05-19	Minors	28	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	ATL	$
2013	ATL	$541,500
2012	ANA	$495,000
2011	ANA	$414,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$909,000
2011	Current	$541,500
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$1,450,500
3 yr	Total	$1,450,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 43 d	Don Mitchell	1 year/$0.5415M (2013)

Details
1 year/$0.5415M (2013). Re-signed by Atlanta 2/27/13. 1 year/$0.495M (2012). Renewed by LA Angels 3/3/12. Acquired by Atlanta 11/30/12 in trade from LA Angels for Tommy Hanson. 1 year/$0.414M (2011). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/1/11. 1 year (2010). Contract purchased 8/22/10. Drafted 2006 (12-372) (Grayson County CC, Texas) (draft and follow). Signed 5/07, $1M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.196	.287	.333	.241
11	vs R (Multi)	.257	.328	.376	.272
18	Split (Multi)	-.061	-.041	-.043	-.031
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.171	.264	.342	.241
31	vs R (2012)	.286	.353	.390	.289
38	Split (2012)	-.115	-.089	-.048	-.048
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 26, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-26
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 22, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 18th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-18
Bullpen Report: Boston Blues	Mike Gianella	2013-05-09
Painting the Black: Hanson Devil	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-08
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-30
Rumor Roundup: Not Breathing a Sigh of Relief	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-20
Minor League Update: Spring Training Games: February 22-24	Jason Martinez	2013-02-26
The Week In Quotes: November 26-December 2	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-12-03
The Week In Quotes: November 26-December 2	Matthew Rocco	2012-12-03
The Week In Quotes: November 26-December 2	Hudson Belinsky	2012-12-03
The Week In Quotes: November 26-December 2	Andrew Koo	2012-12-03
Transaction Analysis: New Contracts in New York	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-30
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, November 29	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-29
Transaction Analysis: Adequate Scott!	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-28
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL West	Stephani Bee	2012-11-07
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL West	Corey Dawkins	2012-11-07
Value Picks: Relievers for 9/19/12	Dan Mennella	2012-09-19
Pebble Hunting: The Most Fleeting Way to Win	Sam Miller	2012-08-27
The Lineup Card: 11 Surprising Early-Season Stats	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-16
Value Picks: Relievers for 5/16/12	Dan Mennella	2012-05-16
Overthinking It: The Rangers' Secret Weapon	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-14
Resident Fantasy Genius: A Bad Month to Be, Or Own, a Closer	Derek Carty	2012-05-14
Pebble Hunting: The Evolution of a Save Celebration	Sam Miller	2012-05-09
Value Picks: Relievers for 5/9/12	Dan Mennella	2012-05-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: Picking Up Saves In Anaheim	Derek Carty	2012-05-07
Pebble Hunting: Jordan Walden and Small Samples	Sam Miller	2012-04-30
What You Need to Know: Thursday, April 19	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-19
Overthinking It: Man in the Box	Ben Lindbergh	2012-04-16
The BP First Take: Thursday, March 15	Daniel Rathman	2012-03-15
Transaction Analysis: The Ancient DH Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-23
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Closers	Derek Carty	2012-02-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: Enter Swingman	Derek Carty	2012-02-09
Future Shock: Angels Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-02-02
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Closer Carousel	Derek Carty	2012-01-26
Resident Fantasy Genius: Notes from Vegas	Derek Carty	2012-01-20
Pebble Hunting: The Three We Missed	Sam Miller	2012-01-03
Fantasy Beat: Categories to Target on Draft Day	Jason Collette	2012-01-03
Value Picks: Relievers Review	Mike Petriello	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels	ESPN Insider	2011-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-27
Collateral Damage: See You in September?	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-31
Collateral Damage: See You in September?	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: What the Halo?	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-10
On the Beat: The Angels Keep the Faith	John Perrotto	2011-07-27
On the Beat: Invasion of the Young Arms	John Perrotto	2011-07-15
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars AL 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-08
Value Picks: Relievers	Mike Petriello	2011-06-30
On the Beat: Perrotto's Picks	John Perrotto	2011-06-29
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Cream Rises	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-30
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-26
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Wild AL West	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-13
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Joey Matschulat	2011-05-13
Transaction Analysis Blog: Angels Activate Downs and Pineiro	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-28
Fantasy Beat: Team Tracker, PFM, Scoresheet, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-04-21
Prospectus Hit List: Cleveland Rocks	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-18
What You Missed: 4/4-4/8	Stephani Bee	2011-04-08
Fantasy Focus: Don't Believe the Hype, 4/8	Marc Normandin	2011-04-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Bullpen Blowout	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-08
On the Beat: Ninth-Inning Newbies	John Perrotto	2011-04-08
Future Shock Blog: Top 101 Cheat Sheet	Kevin Goldstein	2011-04-07
Manufactured Runs: The Closer Quandary	Colin Wyers	2011-04-07
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Fast Starters	Joey Matschulat	2011-04-07
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-07
Fantasy Beat: Walden In, Rodney Out in Anaheim	Marc Normandin	2011-04-05
Team Injury Projection: Los Angeles Angels	Marc Normandin	2011-04-01
Team Injury Projection: Los Angeles Angels	Corey Dawkins	2011-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-03-31
Future Shock: Prospect Preview: AL West	Kevin Goldstein	2011-03-29
Fantasy Beat: Reliever Draft Strategies	Jason Collette	2011-03-01
Future Shock: BP's 2011 Top 101 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-02-28
Fantasy Focus: Closer Rankings	Mike Petriello	2011-02-21
Fantasy Focus: AL Rookie Hurlers to Watch	Marc Normandin	2011-02-15
Future Shock: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-12-16
Transaction Analysis: Angels and Royals Moves	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-01
On the Beat: The AL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-19
GM for a Day: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Tommy Bennett	2010-11-03
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: AL West	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-01
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels	Tommy Bennett	2010-09-28
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels	ESPN Insider	2010-09-28
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-28
On the Beat: The Baffling Angels	John Perrotto	2010-09-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-09-16
Future Shock: Org Watch: Red Sox, Angels, Dodgers	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-08
Future Shock: Prospects Who Have Stalled	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-02
Transaction Action: Send Me Some Angels	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-26
Transaction Action: Send Me Some Angels	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-26
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of April 12	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-13
Future Shock: The Top 101 Prospects Update, Part 2	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-08
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-14
Future Shock: Top 101 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-03
Future Shock: Angels Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-12-04
Transaction Action: It's a Holliday Weekend	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-24
Future Shock Blog: April 22, 2009	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-22
Future Shock: Assignment Oddities	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-09
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-07
Future Shock: Los Angeles Angels Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-17
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-13
Future Shock: AL West Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-07-02
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-30
Future Shock: Top 100 Update, The Back 50	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-19
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-31
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-17

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-24 13:00:00	I am in a pseudo-dynasty format where we keep players for as long as we would like but there are salaries attached (and thus theoretically forcing some turnover in the player pool). I have an offer right now on the table of Adrian Gonzalez for Nelson Cruz, Jemile Weeks and Jordan Walden. My team is stacked at every position but 1B (thanks to Ryan Howard's decline/health issues). This trade would leave a hole at my MI position, but I feel confident I can pick up a low-end guy to fill in for Cruz and Weeks. Is this a fair deal? Salaries of Gonzo and the trio I would be sending over are essentially a wash. (Travis from St Louis)	It sounds like you're looking to win it all this season, in which case it is perfectly reasonable to deal away a young, presumably cost effective guy like Weeks or Walden. It does sound like a steep price to pay, though (I'm assuming this is the usual 5x5 -- is it mixed or AL-only?), and it will definitely matter what kind of guys you think you can replace Cruz and Weeks with. I'd see if I could negotiate it down. (Derek Carty)
2011-07-13 12:30:00	Do you see the Angels trying to acquire Heath Bell? They seem unlikely to be able to acquire a decent 3B with power, so would their best bet to make (and advance in) the post-season be to ride Weaver and Haren and a shut-down bullpen? (Dennis from LA)	That's not the worst idea, though the Angels have already committed quite a few bucks to their bullpen and Jordan Walden hasn't disappointed. Yikes, Tyler Chatwood has a 4.7 BB/9, a 4.7 K/9, and a 3.62 ERA. I know he's a groundballer, but something's gotta give. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-03-17 13:00:00	Who do you think the first closer to lose his job will be? (mef from Brooklyn, NY)	There's still some jobs that aren't totally decided yet, and most guys who have to wait this long to claim the gig usually have a pretty short leash. Among those who we know will start the year at closer, I've got to go with Fernando Rodney of the Angels, who's just not that good and has a few guys behind him, even with Scott Downs' injury. I particularly like Jordan Walden there. Honorable mention goes to Francisco Cordero, who's declining and can't possibly fend off Aroldis Chapman all year. (Mike Petriello)
2008-07-22 13:00:00	What are your thoughts on Jordan Walden? Is it me or does it seem like he gets overlooked whenever people talk about the best pitching prospects in the game? (albert2b from NYC)	I certainly really like him. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-21 13:00:00	Im curious as to the reports on Jordan Walden and Tim Alderson? Aldeson was thrown into a brutal pitching environment in the CAL and looks to be holding his own. (Ryan from Phoenix)	There's quite a contract there. Walden is way more stuff over pitchability, which has led to his inconsistency, while Alderson is way more pitchability over stuff, which is why he's holding his own at High-A, but not dominating. I'd prefer Walden, because I prefer to bet on the tools. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-04-23 13:00:00	Neftali Feliz. Rough start so far at low A after a lot was expected. Future starting #1 ace? Future stud closer? Or are we still in the wait and see mode? How would you compare his upside to Jordan Walden? (Mike from Raleigh NC)	As expected, he's very up and down. His last start was four innings and four runs, but at the same time, the first four innings were no-hit, and then he fell off a cliff. Still a stud. (Kevin Goldstein)

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