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Collin Balester PRangers

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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-6-1986
Height6' 5"
Weight200 lbs
Age26 years, 11 months, 15 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.72009
0.32010
-0.22011
-0.82012
-0.12013
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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 WAS 22 15 15 80.0 80.0 0.0 3 7 0 0 3 0 358 92 53 49 12 151 28 27 6 50 5.51 5.08 6.08 -1.5 -0.3
2009 WAS 23 7 7 30.3 30.3 0.0 1 4 0 0 1 0 135 34 24 23 10 73 14 14 0 20 6.82 7.41 8.14 -6.0 -0.7
2010 WAS 24 17 0 21.0 0.0 21.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 89 15 6 6 2 23 11 10 2 28 2.57 3.53 3.33 3.2 0.3
2011 WAS 25 23 0 35.7 0.0 35.7 1 4 0 1 0 0 159 38 21 18 7 67 14 14 1 34 4.54 4.90 5.02 -1.3 -0.2
2012 DET 26 11 0 18.0 0.0 18.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 83 14 14 13 5 33 11 10 3 12 6.50 7.66 9.99 -7.5 -0.8
Career7322185.0110.374.77160140824193118109363477875121445.305.506.24-13.0-1.6

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
2005 SAV A 24 23 125.0 4.68 98 .232 .267 .346 .402 .273 .251 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 POT A+ 23 22 117.2 5.32 83 .279 .260 .342 .389 .265 .317 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 HAR AA 3 3 19.2 4.20 102 .216 .269 .338 .399 .272 .254 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 HAR AA 17 17 98.7 4.65 105 .250 .272 .346 .420 .270 .307 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 COH AAA 10 10 51.7 5.31 79 .260 .263 .340 .410 .261 .293 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 WAS MLB 15 15 80.0 6.08 68 .289 .273 .345 .454 .275 .305 99 -4.5 -0.5 -1.5 -0.3
2008 COH AAA 15 15 78.7 5.37 87 .265 .267 .338 .431 .260 .286 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 WAS MLB 7 7 30.3 8.14 24 .308 .271 .346 .442 .270 .264 102 -5.9 -0.6 -6.0 -0.7
2009 SYR AAA 20 20 107.3 4.88 94 .276 .269 .336 .405 .263 .349 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 WAS MLB 17 0 21.0 3.33 126 .230 .270 .337 .423 .270 .283 102 3.2 0.3 3.2 0.3
2010 SYR AAA 35 5 69.0 6.55 59 .274 .269 .337 .423 .261 .308 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 WAS MLB 23 0 35.7 5.02 80 .295 .265 .330 .414 .270 .301 100 -1.1 -0.1 -1.3 -0.2
2011 SYR AAA 28 0 39.3 3.46 121 .274 .267 .333 .412 .254 .423 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 DET MLB 11 0 18.0 9.99 -18 .318 .260 .317 .420 .265 .173 103 -7.5 -0.8 -7.5 -0.8
2012 TOL AAA 31 0 47.0 6.20 62 .206 .264 .330 .402 .242 .256 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 ROU AAA 6 5 27.0 5.56 73 .314 .281 .356 .424 .269 .357 88 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0
CareerMLB22185.06.2462.290.269.339.438.272.283101-15.7-1.6-12.9-1.6

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
2005 SAV A 8 6 0 24 23 125.0 105 42 95 11 43% .251 7.6 3.0 0.8 6.8 1.18 3.67 0.0 0.0
2006 HAR AA 1 0 0 3 3 19.2 15 6 10 0 46% .254 7.0 2.8 0.0 4.7 1.09 1.88 0.0 0.0
2006 POT A+ 4 5 0 23 22 117.2 126 53 87 12 44% .317 9.7 4.1 0.9 6.7 1.53 5.22 0.0 0.0
2007 COH AAA 2 3 0 10 10 51.7 49 23 40 3 35% .293 8.5 4.0 0.5 7.0 1.39 4.18 0.0 0.0
2007 HAR AA 2 7 0 17 17 98.7 103 25 77 9 46% .307 9.4 2.3 0.8 7.0 1.30 3.74 0.0 0.0
2008 WAS MLB 3 7 0 15 15 80.0 92 28 50 12 41% .305 10.3 3.1 1.4 5.6 1.50 5.51 -1.5 -0.3
2008 COH AAA 9 3 0 15 15 78.7 79 23 64 14 41% .286 9.0 2.6 1.6 7.3 1.30 4.00 0.0 0.0
2009 SYR AAA 7 10 0 20 20 107.3 129 37 71 5 48% .349 10.8 3.1 0.4 6.0 1.55 4.45 0.0 0.0
2009 WAS MLB 1 4 0 7 7 30.3 34 14 20 10 35% .264 10.1 4.2 3.0 5.9 1.58 6.82 -6.0 -0.7
2010 SYR AAA 3 3 0 35 5 69.0 74 32 52 8 50% .308 9.7 4.2 1.0 6.8 1.54 5.87 0.0 0.0
2010 WAS MLB 0 1 0 17 0 21.0 15 11 28 2 56% .283 6.4 4.7 0.9 12.0 1.24 2.57 3.2 0.3
2011 SYR AAA 2 1 1 28 0 39.3 47 15 46 2 50% .423 10.8 3.4 0.5 10.5 1.58 4.35 0.0 0.0
2011 WAS MLB 1 4 0 23 0 35.7 38 14 34 7 44% .301 9.6 3.5 1.8 8.6 1.46 4.54 -1.3 -0.2
2012 TOL AAA 1 1 1 31 0 47.0 38 12 45 7 41% .256 7.3 2.3 1.3 8.6 1.06 3.64 0.0 0.0
2012 DET MLB 2 0 0 11 0 18.0 14 11 12 5 33% .173 7.0 5.5 2.5 6.0 1.39 6.50 -7.5 -0.8
2013 ROU AAA 1 4 0 6 5 27.0 34 9 22 4 45% .357 11.3 3.0 1.3 7.3 1.59 7.33 -0.3 -0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-05-03 2010-05-29 Minors 26 0 Not Disclosed -
2009-08-25 2009-10-05 DTD 41 37 Left Trunk Strain Rib Cage -
2008-09-01 2008-09-07 DTD 6 6 Left Hip Strain Gluteal Muscles -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 DET $485,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$485,000
1 yrTotal$485,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 145 d1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Texas as a free agent 11/28/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Detroit 2/28/12. DFA by Detroit 5/23/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/29/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Washington 3/2/11. DFA by Washington 7/5/11. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Washington 12/9/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Washington 2/10.
  • 1 year/$0.401M (2009). Re-signed 2/14/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased 6/30/08.
  • Drafted 2004 (4-114). $0.29M signing bonus.

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .255 .385 .447 .305
11 vs R (Multi) .237 .305 .491 .291
18 Split (Multi) .019 .079 -.044 .014
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .250 .424 .458 .329
31 vs R (2012) .186 .280 .512 .310
38 Split (2012) .064 .144 -.053 .019
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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Collin Balester is referenced in the following articles.

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This article requires BP Premium accessSobsequy: Notable AL Minor-League Free Agent SigneesAdam Sobsey2013-03-13
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: Walk-off Wins are the New Market InefficiencyGeoff Young2012-07-24
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2R.J. Anderson2011-07-14
Transaction Analysis Blog: The Cubs Find Another StarterR.J. Anderson2011-07-06
Transaction Analysis: Heroes Take a FallBen Lindbergh2011-05-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Trading Up from Dickerson to MorganChristina Kahrl2011-03-29
Team Injury Projection: Washington NationalsCorey Dawkins2011-03-07
Team Injury Projection: Washington NationalsMarc Normandin2011-03-07
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Phillies, Nationals, CubsChristina Kahrl2010-09-22
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: NL East and CentralChristina Kahrl2010-07-27
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Lefty-less and ZedlinessChristina Kahrl2010-03-16
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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Waivers Deadline DealingChristina Kahrl2009-08-31
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Senior ShufflingChristina Kahrl2009-07-27
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessTeam Health Reports: Washington NationalsWill Carroll2009-02-09
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Nationals Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2009-01-23
Hot Stove Preview: NL EastCaleb Peiffer2008-11-12
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Who are the Next Rays? NL VersionKevin Goldstein2008-10-14
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-09-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL RoundupChristina Kahrl2008-08-05
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Golddiggers and Going For ItChristina Kahrl2008-07-23
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-07-01
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: Anticipating MovesJeff Erickson2008-06-15
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL East NRI ReviewChristina Kahrl2008-02-29
This article requires BP Premium accessLies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL EastNate Silver2007-10-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Swaps and MovesChristina Kahrl2007-07-28
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, NL EastKevin Goldstein2007-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, NL EastKevin Goldstein2007-03-22
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Washington Nationals Top Ten ProspectsKevin Goldstein2007-01-04
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Two Steps Back, NLKevin Goldstein2006-09-12
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2010-01-26 14:00:00You must check out Collin Balester's website. He has a 'stache status update and lists growing facial hair as one of his top 5 hobbies. He seems to be someone you should know about http://collinbalester.com/
(Charlie from Bethesda)		I just wanted to share this with everyone. Thank you, Charlie. (Tommy Bennett)


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