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Portrait of Sam LeCure

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 29) - Rest of Season Projections
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-4-1984
Height6' 1"
Weight205 lbs
Age29 years, 0 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
0.12010
0.92011
1.22012
0.62013
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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
2010 CIN 26 15 6 48.0 33.3 14.7 2 5 0 1 2 1 217 50 24 24 6 79 25 22 5 37 4.50 5.06 5.12 0.3 0.1
2011 CIN 27 43 4 77.7 20.7 57.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 307 57 33 32 10 104 21 18 4 73 3.71 3.75 4.20 8.3 0.9
2012 CIN 28 48 0 57.3 0.0 57.3 3 3 0 1 0 0 237 46 22 20 3 68 23 21 1 61 3.14 2.94 3.45 10.3 1.2
2013 CIN 29 16 0 19.0 0.0 19.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 11 3 3 1 16 8 8 0 21 1.42 2.69 3.35 2.8 0.3
Career12210202.054.0148.08903318361648279202677769101923.523.734.1321.72.5

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
2005 BIL Rk 13 6 41.3 3.82 119 .251 .291 .371 .444 .286 .363 93 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SAR A+ 27 27 141.1 4.41 110 .232 .266 .340 .391 .261 .286 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 SAR A+ 1 1 5.0 1.62 172 .130 .266 .336 .388 .260 .222 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CHT AA 21 21 110.0 4.69 106 .268 .266 .344 .402 .265 .339 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 gcr Wnt 7 0 13.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .349 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 CHT AA 27 27 155.3 4.48 105 .246 .277 .358 .417 .270 .297 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 LOU AAA 25 25 143.3 4.89 97 .251 .268 .337 .410 .260 .305 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 AGU Wnt 4 2 7.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CIN MLB 15 6 48.0 5.12 86 .283 .266 .331 .408 .266 .306 102 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1
2010 LOU AAA 15 15 98.0 5.10 88 .222 .269 .338 .416 .257 .323 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 CIN MLB 43 4 77.7 4.20 105 .219 .265 .330 .419 .268 .236 106 6.4 0.7 8.3 0.9
2011 LOU AAA 4 0 6.7 3.75 113 .154 .267 .318 .397 .240 .300 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 CIN MLB 48 0 57.3 3.45 125 .228 .270 .335 .435 .275 .289 107 9.8 1.0 10.3 1.2
2013 CIN MLB 16 0 19.0 3.35 123 .194 .251 .322 .413 .266 .222 105 2.8 0.3 2.8 0.3
CareerMLB10202.04.12107.235.265.331.420.269.26810519.52.121.62.4

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 BIL Rk 5 1 0 13 6 41.3 43 15 44 2 51% .363 9.4 3.3 0.4 9.6 1.40 3.27 0.0 0.0
2006 SAR A+ 7 12 0 27 27 141.1 130 46 115 12 41% .286 8.3 2.9 0.8 7.3 1.25 3.44 0.0 0.0
2007 CHT AA 7 5 0 21 21 110.0 119 46 104 12 45% .339 9.7 3.8 1.0 8.5 1.50 4.17 0.0 0.0
2007 SAR A+ 1 0 0 1 1 5.0 2 0 8 0 11% .222 3.6 0.0 0.0 14.4 0.40 1.80 0.0 0.0
2007 gcr Wnt 1 2 0 7 0 13.0 15 4 12 0 0% .349 10.4 2.8 0.0 8.3 1.46 4.85 0.0 0.0
2008 CHT AA 9 7 0 27 27 155.3 147 58 128 12 41% .297 8.5 3.4 0.7 7.4 1.32 3.42 0.0 0.0
2009 LOU AAA 10 8 0 25 25 143.3 143 44 125 17 40% .305 9.0 2.8 1.1 7.9 1.30 4.46 0.0 0.0
2009 AGU Wnt 0 2 0 4 2 7.3 12 5 6 0 0% .429 14.8 6.2 0.0 7.4 2.33 8.63 0.0 0.0
2010 LOU AAA 8 3 0 15 15 98.0 98 23 87 8 54% .323 9.0 2.1 0.7 8.0 1.23 3.67 0.0 0.0
2010 CIN MLB 2 5 0 15 6 48.0 50 25 37 6 46% .306 9.4 4.7 1.1 6.9 1.56 4.50 0.3 0.1
2011 LOU AAA 0 1 1 4 0 6.7 5 2 6 1 70% .300 6.8 2.7 1.4 8.1 1.05 1.35 0.0 0.0
2011 CIN MLB 2 1 0 43 4 77.7 57 21 73 10 47% .236 6.6 2.4 1.2 8.5 1.00 3.71 8.3 0.9
2012 CIN MLB 3 3 0 48 0 57.3 46 23 61 3 48% .289 7.2 3.6 0.5 9.6 1.20 3.14 10.3 1.2
2013 CIN MLB 1 0 0 16 0 19.0 11 8 21 1 48% .222 5.2 3.8 0.5 9.9 1.00 1.42 2.8 0.3

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-08-11 2012-08-18 DTD 7 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2011-05-23 2011-06-22 15-DL 30 27 Right Forearm Strain -
2010-05-23 2010-07-16 Minors 54 0 Right Groin Strain -
2009-07-15 2009-07-24 Minors 9 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2008-06-28 2008-07-07 Minors 9 0 - - - -
2007-05-11 2007-06-11 Minors 31 0 - - - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 CIN $
2013 CIN $510,000
2012 CIN $487,500
2011 CIN $414,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$901,500
2011Current$510,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,411,500
3 yrTotal$1,411,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 72 d1 year/$0.51M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.51M (2013). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.4875M (2012). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/12.
  • 1 year/$0.414M (2011). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed 3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Contract purchased 11/20/08. Re-signed 2/21/09.
  • Drafted 2005 (4-122) (Texas). $0.26M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .212 .309 .353 .241
11 vs R (Multi) .228 .291 .357 .225
18 Split (Multi) -.017 .017 -.004 .016
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .208 .300 .312 .233
31 vs R (2012) .232 .301 .339 .223
38 Split (2012) -.024 -.001 -.027 .009
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Articles

Sam LeCure is referenced in the following articles.

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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessBullpen Report: Boston BluesMike Gianella2013-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessPebble Hunting: Retaliation, and Pitchers Hitting PitchersSam Miller2013-03-15
Wezen-Ball: Happy Pi (Pi) Day, 2013!Larry Granillo2013-03-14
This article requires BP Premium accessRumor Roundup: Monday, February 4Daniel Rathman2013-02-04
This article requires BP Premium accessRumor Roundup: Tuesday, November 27Daniel Rathman2012-11-27
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Five Preview: Giants at RedsDaniel Rathman2012-10-11
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: Giants-Reds Division Series PreviewSam Miller2012-10-06
This article requires BP Premium accessPebble Hunting: A Closer Look at Relievers and LeverageSam Miller2012-09-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Getting Caught Up Before Opening DayR.J. Anderson2012-04-05
This article requires BP Premium accessFantasy Beat: Closers in WaitingJason Collette2011-12-30
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Red Hot or Dead Red?John Perrotto2011-07-20
Transaction Analysis Blog: Reds Get Bailey and Cueto BackR.J. Anderson2011-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessFantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB FrenzyJason Collette2011-04-19
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4Craig Brown2011-04-15
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Scoresheet Supplemental Draft TipsRob McQuown2011-04-15
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB UpdateJason Collette2011-04-12
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/7John Perrotto2011-04-07
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Braves' New WorldJohn Perrotto2011-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Perspective: Five Deals That Must HappenChristina Kahrl2010-11-09
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Reds and 'Stros, Brewers and BucsChristina Kahrl2010-09-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?Christina Kahrl2010-06-28
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Monday UpdateJohn Perrotto2010-06-07
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Seeing RedJay Jaffe2010-06-02
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: NL Central UpdateChristina Kahrl2010-06-01
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Monday UpdateJohn Perrotto2010-05-31
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Central PreoccupationsChristina Kahrl2010-05-25
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Monday Ten PackKevin Goldstein2010-05-24
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: National LeagueChristina Kahrl2010-03-19
This article requires BP Premium accessWinter League Preview: The Dominican LeagueCarlos J. Lugo2009-10-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Senior Circuit ShufflingChristina Kahrl2009-08-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction of the Day: Jay BruceChristina Kahrl2008-05-28
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, NL CentralKevin Goldstein2007-04-25
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Systems Retrospective, National LeagueKevin Goldstein2007-03-08


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-02-09 13:00:00PECOTA seems extremely down on Reds pitchers. 24 year old Mike Leake is projected to have a worse year than either of his previous (and only) 2. The skill and performance changes we've seen from 26 year old Johnny Cueto are projected to disappear. Same with Sam LeCure. There just seems to be a massive regression across the board. I'm wary of simply being a homer and wearing rose color glasses, but this seems "off", even accounting for reasonable levels of regression based on performance of year's past and to the mean. What am I missing?
(Rick from Chicago)		Leake is a guy whose outpitched his FIP for two straight seasons. One season he did this by having a really low BABIP, another season he did this by giving up unearned runs at twice the league average. PECOTA doesn't just look at what a guy's done, but how he's done it - some things carry with them a higher predictive value than others, and so Leake's ERAs are maybe not the best reflection of the underlying skills he has. (Colin Wyers)
2011-04-13 13:00:00Who the hell is Sam LeCure, where did he come from, and why is he pitching so well?
(Jordan from DC)		A pitcher; the University of Texas; I have no idea. You have to love that he is missing bats, while keeping runners off base. He snuck up on me as well. I need to go back and watch some of his work. (Jason Parks)
2010-12-02 13:00:00Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Homer Bailey, Travis Wood, Mike Leake, Matt Maloney, Sam LeCure, Aroldis Chapman. That's 9 guys for 5 rotation spots in Cincinnati. How can Jocketty best capitalize on that depth?
(RMR from Chicago)		A few of the brighter bulbs 'round these parts (where there isn't much call for cheddar, by the way)have made a few suggestions. IIRC, SG recommended they trade Volquez, while CK opted for shipping out Maloney, I think. Me, I'd find out what sort of a market there is for Mike Leake -- maybe he's already at his peak trade value. It's really, really hard to predict trades that actually get made, because you almost always look like you're way over- or under-valuing someone in retrospect. That being said, sitting on all that pitching is like sitting on a pot of gold, and Jocketty is sure to be a very popular man next week. (Ken Funck)
2010-08-20 15:30:00Any chance the Reds' AAA affiliate could beat the Pirates in a 7 game series? They're trotting out a lineup of Dave Sappelt, Chris Valaika, Yonder Alonso, Todd Frazier, Juan Francisco, Danny Dorn, and Devin Mesoraco, with Sam LeCure, Matt Maloney, Aaron Harang, and Aroldis Chapman among their pitchers.
(Joe from Cincy)		I was going to rip you and talk about how massive the different is between Triple-A and the big leagues is, but they might have a chance. I'll still favor the Pirates though. (Kevin Goldstein)


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