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Birth Date	10-7-1985
Height	5' 10"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	27 years, 7 months, 18 days
Bats	B
Throws	R

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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
2009	ATL	23	37	4	67.7	18.3	49.3	3	5	0	2	1	0	294	65	34	32	5	100	30	28	2	72	4.26	3.31	3.70	11.7	1.2
2010	ATL	24	31	14	107.7	84.0	23.7	6	2	0	0	7	1	438	108	48	44	13	169	21	20	3	83	3.68	3.80	4.59	10.2	1.1
2011	ATL	25	2	0	2.3	0.0	2.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00	1.28	2.65	0.5	0.0
2012	ATL	26	50	12	138.0	83.7	54.3	10	1	1	1	10	0	520	103	26	24	6	142	23	23	0	120	1.57	2.46	3.37	27.0	3.2
2013	ATL	27	10	10	62.7	62.7	0.0	1	5	0	0	7	0	276	60	27	22	8	98	23	22	4	47	3.16	4.41	4.63	2.7	0.3
Career			130	40	378.3	248.7	129.7	20	13	1	3	25	1	1536	337	135	122	32	510	97	93	9	324	2.90	3.31	3.99	52.1	5.8

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	DNV	Rk	20	0	22.2	1.39	170	.145	.265	.348	.371	.274	.298	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ROM	A	17	0	20.7	2.53	136	.200	.263	.329	.391	.267	.279	93	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	MYR	A+	18	0	24.0	3.20	138	.240	.263	.335	.383	.255	.323	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	MIS	AA	3	0	2.3	2.82	135	.322	.279	.344	.420	.271	.462	93	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	hon	Wnt	11	0	14.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.370		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MIS	AA	36	17	120.3	3.85	115	.239	.273	.350	.411	.267	.332	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MSS	Wnt	12	1	21.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.300		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	ATL	MLB	37	4	67.7	3.70	120	.250	.272	.342	.434	.268	.324	101	13.3	1.3	11.7	1.2
2009	GWN	AAA	8	6	37.7	2.44	146	.172	.264	.335	.411	.259	.238	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	ATL	MLB	31	14	107.7	4.59	95	.246	.268	.335	.424	.270	.299	100	6.7	0.7	10.2	1.1
2011	ATL	MLB	2	0	2.3	2.65	136	.091	.251	.315	.402	.263	.167	100	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
2012	ATL	MLB	50	12	138.0	3.37	122	.182	.266	.329	.418	.269	.261	100	23.6	2.5	27.0	3.2
2012	GWN	AAA	3	3	13.3	6.57	53	.278	.266	.336	.400	.242	.342	68	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	ATL	MLB	10	10	62.7	4.63	87	.284	.265	.328	.407	.267	.269	100	3.1	0.3	2.7	0.3
Career		MLB		40	378.3	4.22	103	.231	.267	.333	.421	.268	.284	101	31.1	3.2	36.2	4.1

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	DNV	Rk	1	0	10	20	0	22.2	14	2	36	0	62%	.298	5.7	0.8	0.0	14.6	0.72	0.41	0.0	0.0
2007	hon	Wnt	0	1	1	11	0	14.3	10	4	27	0	0%	.370	6.3	2.5	0.0	17.0	0.98	1.89	0.0	0.0
2007	MYR	A+	2	0	2	18	0	24.0	22	7	28	1	53%	.323	8.2	2.6	0.4	10.5	1.21	1.12	0.0	0.0
2007	MIS	AA	0	0	1	3	0	2.3	4	2	2	0	54%	.462	15.7	7.8	0.0	7.8	2.61	11.74	0.0	0.0
2007	ROM	A	0	1	8	17	0	20.7	13	3	33	1	55%	.279	5.7	1.3	0.4	14.3	0.77	0.87	0.0	0.0
2008	MSS	Wnt	1	1	0	12	1	21.0	15	1	25	0	0%	.300	6.4	0.4	0.0	10.7	0.76	2.14	0.0	0.0
2008	MIS	AA	7	8	1	36	17	120.3	121	27	120	8	45%	.332	9.1	2.0	0.6	9.0	1.23	3.52	0.0	0.0
2009	ATL	MLB	3	5	0	37	4	67.7	65	30	72	5	42%	.324	8.6	4.0	0.7	9.6	1.40	4.26	11.7	1.2
2009	GWN	AAA	5	0	0	8	6	37.7	20	10	44	0	45%	.238	4.8	2.4	0.0	10.5	0.80	1.19	0.0	0.0
2010	ATL	MLB	6	2	0	31	14	107.7	108	21	83	13	44%	.299	9.0	1.8	1.1	6.9	1.20	3.68	10.2	1.1
2011	ATL	MLB	0	0	0	2	0	2.3	1	0	2	0	33%	.167	3.9	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.43	0.00	0.5	0.0
2012	ATL	MLB	10	1	1	50	12	138.0	103	23	120	6	54%	.261	6.7	1.5	0.4	7.8	0.91	1.57	27.0	3.2
2012	GWN	AAA	0	2	0	3	3	13.3	15	6	12	2	35%	.342	10.1	4.0	1.4	8.1	1.57	4.72	0.0	0.0
2013	ATL	MLB	1	5	0	10	10	62.7	60	23	47	8	44%	.269	8.6	3.3	1.1	6.8	1.32	3.16	2.7	0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2011-03-27	2011-09-24	60-DL	181	157	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2010-08-18
2010-08-05	2010-10-12	60-DL	68	55	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2010-08-18
2010-06-08	2010-06-08	DTD	0	0	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Rotator Cuff	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	ATL	$
2013	ATL	$2,600,000
2012	ATL	$490,000
2011	ATL	$429,500
2010	ATL	$407,500

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,327,000
2011	Current	$2,600,000
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$3,927,000
4 yr	Total	$3,927,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 137 d	Diamond Sports	1 year/$2.6M (2013)

Details
1 year/$2.6M (2013). Re-signed by Atlanta 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). 1 year/$0.49M (2012). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/2/12. 1 year/$0.4295M (2011). Re-signed by Atlanta 2/21/11. 1 year/$0.4075M (2010). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/3/10. 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Atlanta 5/21/09. Drafted 2006 (10-310) (Santa Ana JC. Calif.). $85,000 signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.216	.258	.296	.192
11	vs R (Multi)	.222	.257	.327	.198
18	Split (Multi)	-.007	.001	-.031	-.006
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.208	.247	.272	.180
31	vs R (2012)	.207	.238	.301	.184
38	Split (2012)	.001	.009	-.029	-.004
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
What You Need to Know: Searching for Jesus	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-24
Painting the Black: Surgery Comes for the Ace Reliever	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 19, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-19
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/18	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-18
What You Need to Know: Going the Wrong Ray	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-17
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 8th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-08
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-03
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Six	Paul Sporer	2013-05-03
What You Need to Know: Rocking Their Sox Off	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-02
Fantasy Freestyle: Ten Bold Predictions Based on Aprilâ€™s Small Samples	Bret Sayre	2013-05-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 28, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-28
What You Need to Know: Muscle and Braun	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-26
Fantasy Freestyle: Springing Into Action	Jason Collette	2013-04-23
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 22, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-22
The Stash List: First Edition	Bret Sayre	2013-04-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-17
Profiles in Lack of Lineup Protection: Giancarlo Stanton So Far	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-15
Profiles in Lack of Lineup Protection: Giancarlo Stanton So Far	Sam Miller	2013-04-15
What You Need to Know: Braving the East	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-15
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Three	Paul Sporer	2013-04-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 10, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-10
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 5, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-05
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 5, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-05
Fantasy Freestyle: 10 Bold Fantasy Predictions for 2013	Paul Singman	2013-04-02
Fantasy Tier Rankings: National League Starting Pitchers	Paul Sporer	2013-03-28
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 80 Fantasy Starting Pitchers, Part One: 1-40	Paul Sporer	2013-03-05
The Lineup Card: 9 Breakout Candidates	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-13
On the Beat: The Unclean Game	John Perrotto	2013-01-31
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of America	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-17
Overthinking It: The Mike Minor Mystery	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-21
Pebble Hunting: Searching for the Worst Game of 2012	Sam Miller	2012-12-21
The Keeper Reaper: Starters for 12/21/12	Paul Sporer	2012-12-21
In A Pickle: Winners and Losers of Winning and Losing	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-13
Internet Baseball Awards: National League	Dave Pease	2012-11-14
Sobsequy: Let Me Qualify That	Adam Sobsey	2012-11-07
Western Front: Three Giant Draft Picks	Geoff Young	2012-10-30
Head Games: The Weirdness of Wild Card Friday	Will Woods	2012-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game One Preview: Athletics at Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game One Preview: Reds at Giants	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: NL Wild Card Game Recap: Cardinals 6, Braves 3	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-06
Raising Aces: For Those About to Watch (We Salute You)	Doug Thorburn	2012-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: National League Wild Card Game (UPDATED)	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-05
Regular-Season Awards: Handing out the Hardware	Baseball Prospectus	2012-10-03
Value Picks: Starting Pitching Review	Paul Sporer	2012-10-02
The Week In Quotes: September 24-30	Hudson Belinsky	2012-10-01
The Week In Quotes: September 24-30	Andrew Koo	2012-10-01
The Week In Quotes: September 24-30	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-10-01
The Week In Quotes: September 24-30	Matthew Rocco	2012-10-01
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Hudson Belinsky	2012-09-17
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Andrew Koo	2012-09-17
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-09-17
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Matthew Rocco	2012-09-17
Raising Aces: The Man in the Ironic Mask	Doug Thorburn	2012-09-14
On the Beat: Seeing the Forst for the Trees	John Perrotto	2012-09-06
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 18: The Boys Are Back In Town	Jason Collette	2012-09-04
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 18: The Boys Are Back In Town	Paul Sporer	2012-09-04
Weekly Planner: Week 23	Paul Sporer	2012-08-31
On the Beat: New Cup of Joe a Winner	John Perrotto	2012-08-30
Overthinking It: What Stephen Strasburg's Season Could Have Looked Like	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-29
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 28	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-28
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 17: Back On My Mark	Jason Collette	2012-08-25
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, August 22	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-22
What You Need to Know: Friday, August 17	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-17
Resident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Trade Deadline	Derek Carty	2012-08-02
Transaction Analysis: Dempster the Brave?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-24
What You Need to Know: Thursday, June 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-21
Punk Hits: League Average, the Long Way 'Round	Ian Miller	2012-06-20
Value Picks: Starting Pitching for 6/14/12	Paul Sporer	2012-06-14
Transaction Analysis: Roy Oswalt Finds His Contender	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-01
Weekly Planner: Week 10	Paul Sporer	2012-06-01
Pebble Hunting: Sizing up the DiSar Candidates	Sam Miller	2012-05-07
Painting the Black: Braves Still Building the Wight Way	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-06
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: NL East	Ben Lindbergh	2011-11-14
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: NL East	Corey Dawkins	2011-11-14
Collateral Damage: Crunch Time	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-26
Collateral Damage: Crunch Time	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-26
Painting the Black: 40-Man Flexibility	R.J. Anderson	2011-08-31
Collateral Damage: Bye-Bye, Bautista?	Corey Dawkins	2011-07-15
Collateral Damage: Bye-Bye, Bautista?	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-15
Collateral Damage: Avoiding June Swoons	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-06
Collateral Damage: Avoiding June Swoons	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-06
On the Beat: Back on the Attack	John Perrotto	2011-06-03
Team Injury Projection: Atlanta Braves	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-14
Team Injury Projection: Atlanta Braves	Marc Normandin	2011-03-14
Future Shock: Atlanta Braves Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-02-08
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Prospectus Perspective: The Manager of the Year Award	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	ESPN Insider	2010-10-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	Marc Normandin	2010-10-14
One-Hoppers: Giants and Braves Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-07
Transaction Action: Braves, Marlins, Mets	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-21
One-Hoppers: Fun with Opponent Quality	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-15
Contractual Matters: The Post-season Roster Carousel	Jeff Euston	2010-08-30
Transaction Action: The Lee Deal	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-19
Under The Knife: 997	Will Carroll	2010-08-16
Under The Knife: 28 Hours to Texarkana	Will Carroll	2010-08-06
On the Beat: On the Road to Where?	John Perrotto	2010-08-06
Under The Knife: No Two Injuries are Alike	Will Carroll	2010-08-02
On the Beat: Seeking Perfection	John Perrotto	2010-07-30
On the Beat: Worth the Price	John Perrotto	2010-07-28
Transaction Action: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-19
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #16	Craig Brown	2010-07-16
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-07-02
Transaction Action: Dealing and Decapitating	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-25
Fantasy Beat: Ailing Starters: Who to Watch	Bill Baer	2010-06-23
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-23
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-18
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-11
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 10	John Perrotto	2010-06-10
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-09
Transaction Action: Youthful Orient-ation	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-09
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #10	Craig Brown	2010-06-04
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-04
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-05-28
Contractual Matters: The Strasburg Clock	Jeff Euston	2010-05-27
Prospectus Hit List: Tightening Up	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Fantasy Today	Clay Davenport	2010-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #7	Craig Brown	2010-05-14
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Three Shortstops	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-07
Under The Knife: Pettitte Goes Into The Tube	Will Carroll	2010-05-06
Under The Knife: Blue Moon Rising	Will Carroll	2010-05-05
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Any Frandsen of Yours Is...	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-28
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-09
Future Shock: Braves Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-01-21
Expanded Horizons: Stories Big and Small	Tommy Bennett	2010-01-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-04
Prospectus Today: Making a Run?	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-07
Prospectus Today: Settling In	Joe Sheehan	2009-08-14
Prospectus Hit List: Getting Their Money's Worth... Or Not	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-14
Prospectus Hit List: Closing In	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-26
Transaction of the Day: The McLouth Trade	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-04
On the Beat: Mid-week Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-06-03
Under The Knife: Things Known and Unknown	Will Carroll	2009-05-22
Future Shock Blog: May 22	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-22
Future Shock Blog: May 7	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-07

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-10 13:00:00	Thanks for the chat as I'm ready to get amped up for the 2012 season. Rotation Q's for a deeper league: Do Tyson Ross and Kris Medlen have chances of carving out rolls with those rotations currently influx? (Bringon2012 from Kansas)	Absolutely not to Medlen. He’s good, but he’ll need to prove he’s recovered from TJ, and the Braves just have soooooo many options merely vying for the fifth spot (Minor, Teheran, Delgado, Vizcaino, etc.), most of which are now younger and more talented than Medlen. Medlen's probably 10th on their SP depth chart. Not a bad problem to have for a team, but for a Medlen owner it is. Ross has a slightly higher a chance, but the A’s also brought in quite the haul of starter candidates this winter between Jarrod Parker, Brad Peacock, and Tom Milone, plus mainstays (while healthy) of Brett Anderson, Dallas Braden, Brandon McCarthy, and (to a lesser extent) Guillermo Moscoso. Then you have the usual Ross-esque fill-ins like Graham Godfrey and Josh Outman, so it’ll be tough. (Derek Carty)
2010-07-09 13:00:00	Wanted to get your thoughts on a couple of more pitchers if you have time. How do you like Kris Medlen and Ian Kennedy going forward? Do you think they will develop into starting pitchers who can keep their runs allowed per 9 IP to around 4? Thanks again! (DS from LA)	I would like Kennedy more if the homers weren't a problem--that's going to make it tough to keep his ERA where you want it long-term. Medlen's numbers wouldn't be as impressive if his walk rate wasn't Cliff Leesian in its appearance, so I'm not sure either of these guys are going to do it for you. (Marc Normandin)
2009-05-21 14:00:00	What kind of prospects does Kris Medlen have to be a frontline MLB starter? All we have ever heard about down here is that Hanson's coming. Is Medlen the real deal too? (DaleMurphy'sGhost from Flowery Branch GA)	I saw him in the AFL and liked him a lot, more of a #3/#4, command and deception guy, than Hanson is. He might be as good now as he's going to be, and he'll serve as an upgrade over the disasters in the #5 slot to date. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-05-07 14:00:00	How good of a prospect is Kris Medlen? (Rob from Dallas)	See today's minor league update. (Kevin Goldstein)

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