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Career Summary

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
8	614.7	32	34	3	459	4.83	0.7

Birth Date	8-30-1978
Height	6' 2"
Weight	215 lbs

Bats	R
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
2003	CHN	24	15	0	27.7	0.0	27.7	1	1	1	0	0	0	122	25	22	20	5	49	19	18	0	30	6.51	5.21	5.71	0.3	0.0
2004	CHN	25	20	0	24.3	0.0	24.3	2	1	0	0	0	0	119	27	16	16	1	34	20	18	0	30	5.92	3.49	3.55	5.5	0.5
2005	CHN	26	22	0	32.3	0.0	32.3	2	1	1	0	0	0	146	32	23	22	7	58	22	21	0	32	6.12	5.87	6.95	-2.5	-0.3
2006	FLO	27	18	0	21.3	0.0	21.3	0	2	0	0	0	0	97	20	13	13	1	32	13	12	2	17	5.48	4.23	5.20	1.1	0.1
2006	KCA	27	28	0	57.0	0.0	57.0	1	2	1	1	1	0	248	48	25	23	5	75	37	35	2	37	3.63	5.08	5.68	3.5	0.4
2007	KCA	28	12	0	15.7	0.0	15.7	0	1	0	0	0	0	84	25	19	18	4	42	11	9	1	9	10.34	7.78	8.49	-3.7	-0.4
2007	SLN	28	20	11	63.7	49.3	14.3	3	2	0	0	2	0	269	52	31	22	7	82	29	29	2	51	3.11	4.47	4.79	7.7	0.7
2008	SLN	29	32	32	191.7	191.7	0.0	13	9	0	0	17	2	807	178	84	79	25	302	62	61	7	134	3.71	4.48	4.72	16.2	1.3
2009	SLN	30	28	21	122.3	114.0	8.3	7	10	0	0	5	0	561	160	88	80	19	248	57	55	3	78	5.89	5.27	5.67	-4.6	-0.6
2010	SFN	31	13	11	58.7	55.7	3.0	3	5	0	0	4	1	265	57	37	37	12	104	35	34	3	41	5.68	6.31	6.94	-8.7	-1.1
Career			208	75	614.7	410.7	204.0	32	34	3	1	29	3	2718	624	358	330	86	1026	305	292	20	459	4.83	5.01	5.45	14.8	0.7

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'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
2003	CHN	MLB	15	0	27.7	5.71	81	.272	.274	.341	.449	.272	.294	104	-0.2	-0.0	0.3	0.0
2004	CHN	MLB	20	0	24.3	3.55	125	.279	.271	.342	.448	.268	.382	101	5.5	0.5	5.5	0.5
2005	CHN	MLB	22	0	32.3	6.95	53	.286	.273	.340	.436	.269	.294	104	-2.8	-0.3	-2.5	-0.3
2006	FLO	MLB	18	0	21.3	5.20	92	.269	.277	.348	.458	.273	.297	98	1.1	0.1	1.1	0.1
2006	KCA	MLB	28	0	57.0	5.68	92	.246	.281	.348	.449	.273	.257	106	3.1	0.3	3.5	0.4
2007	KCA	MLB	12	0	15.7	8.49	28	.362	.273	.348	.430	.274	.356	101	-3.7	-0.4	-3.7	-0.4
2007	SLN	MLB	20	11	63.7	4.79	100	.244	.277	.346	.441	.269	.250	100	8.0	0.8	7.7	0.7
2008	SLN	MLB	32	32	191.7	4.72	96	.256	.272	.340	.446	.270	.264	97	14.0	1.4	16.2	1.3
2009	SLN	MLB	28	21	122.3	5.67	71	.308	.270	.341	.430	.266	.349	97	-4.6	-0.5	-4.6	-0.6
2010	SFN	MLB	13	11	58.7	6.94	33	.308	.264	.337	.420	.270	.259	95	-8.0	-0.8	-8.7	-1.1
2011	IOW	AAA	1	1	3.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.471		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		75	614.7	5.45	81	.277	.272	.342	.439	.270	.291	99	12.4	1.2	14.8	0.7

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
2003	CHN	MLB	1	1	1	15	0	27.7	25	19	30	5	38%	.294	8.1	6.2	1.6	9.8	1.59	6.51	0.3	0.0
2004	CHN	MLB	2	1	0	20	0	24.3	27	20	30	1	33%	.382	10.0	7.4	0.4	11.1	1.93	5.92	5.5	0.5
2005	CHN	MLB	2	1	1	22	0	32.3	32	22	32	7	49%	.294	8.9	6.1	1.9	8.9	1.67	6.12	-2.5	-0.3
2006	FLO	MLB	0	2	0	18	0	21.3	20	13	17	1	45%	.297	8.4	5.5	0.4	7.2	1.55	5.48	1.1	0.1
2006	KCA	MLB	1	2	1	28	0	57.0	48	37	37	5	52%	.257	7.6	5.8	0.8	5.8	1.49	3.63	3.5	0.4
2007	KCA	MLB	0	1	0	12	0	15.7	25	11	9	4	41%	.356	14.4	6.3	2.3	5.2	2.30	10.34	-3.7	-0.4
2007	SLN	MLB	3	2	0	20	11	63.7	52	29	51	7	42%	.250	7.4	4.1	1.0	7.2	1.27	3.11	7.7	0.7
2008	SLN	MLB	13	9	0	32	32	191.7	178	62	134	25	40%	.264	8.4	2.9	1.2	6.3	1.25	3.71	16.2	1.3
2009	SLN	MLB	7	10	0	28	21	122.3	160	57	78	19	40%	.349	11.8	4.2	1.4	5.7	1.77	5.89	-4.6	-0.6
2010	SFN	MLB	3	5	0	13	11	58.7	57	35	41	12	36%	.259	8.7	5.4	1.8	6.3	1.57	5.68	-8.7	-1.1
2011	IOW	AAA	0	1	0	1	1	3.7	8	2	2	0	0%	.471	19.6	4.9	0.0	4.9	2.73	9.82	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2011-03-13	2011-03-28	Camp	15	0	Right	Hip	Soreness		-
2010-06-11	2010-08-05	15-DL	55	48	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2009-08-05	2009-09-03	15-DL	29	25	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2008-06-15	2008-06-26	DTD	11	9	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2008-06-06	2008-06-14	DTD	8	7	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2007-07-09	2007-08-24	15-DL	46	39	Right	Elbow	Sprain		-
2004-05-22	2004-07-16	15-DL	55	47	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2011		$
2010	SFN	$1,000,000
2009	SLN	$4,050,000
2008	SLN	$1,000,000
2007	KCA	$635,000
2006	FLO	$347,500
2005	CHN	$329,000
2004	CHN	$310,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$7,671,500
7 yr	Total	$7,671,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 144 d		2011

Details

1 year (2011). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/25/11 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$1M (2010). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 2/10/10 (minor-league contract). $1M salary in majors. $0.5M in performance bonuses. Contract purchased by San Francisco 4/4/10. DFA by San Francisco 8/9/10, released 8/17/10.
1 year/$4.05M (2009). Re-signed by St. Louis 1/19/09 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1M (2008). Re-signed by St. Louis 1/28/08 (avoided arbitration, $1.325M-$0.875M). Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 15, 20 starts and 100, 125 IP. $50,000 each for 25 starts, 150 IP.
1 year/$0.635M (2007). Re-signed by KC 2/07 (avoided arbitration, $0.75M-$0.565M). Claimed by St. Louis off waivers from KC 5/15/07 after being DFA 5/10/07.
1 year/$0.3475M (2006). Claimed by KC off waivers from Florida after being DFA 6/06.
1 year/$0.329M (2005)
1 year/$0.31M (2004)
Drafted 2000 (4-103).

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Title	Author	Date
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Doug Thorburn	2013-02-05
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-05
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Ian Miller	2013-02-05
Painting the Black: The Evolution of Dusty Baker	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-18
What You Missed: 5/9-5/13	Stephani Bee	2011-05-13
Painting the Black: Striking Early	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-12
Collateral Damage: Disabled on Opening Day	Marc Normandin	2011-03-30
Collateral Damage: Disabled on Opening Day	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-30
Transaction Analysis: Trading Up from Dickerson to Morgan	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-29
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-17
Purpose Pitches: Day Seven in Cactus Country	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-16
Transaction Analysis: Branyan, Weeks, and Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-22
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, NL Edition	Tommy Bennett	2011-02-15
Prospectus Perspective: Giants Among Men?	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-21
Contractual Matters: NL East Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-22
Checking the Numbers: Minor-league Contract Candidates: Pitchers	Eric Seidman	2010-11-04
Transaction Action: NL West Updates	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-19
Transaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-28
Transaction Action: Getting a ComeSuppance?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
Under The Knife: Friday Update	Will Carroll	2010-06-11
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-07
One-Hoppers: Rays' pitching talent runs deep	John Perrotto	2010-05-25
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-24
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #8	Craig Brown	2010-05-21
Between The Numbers: Least Net Valuable Player	Matt Swartz	2010-05-16
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #5	Craig Brown	2010-04-30
Fixing Problems: Finding Alternative Solutions to Roster Quandaries	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-21
Transaction Action: NL East and West	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-09
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-04
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-03-19
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-17
Camp Battles: NL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-01
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-24
Transaction Action: They Were Expendable	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-11
On the Beat: Righting The Ship	John Perrotto	2010-02-07
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-13
Prospectus Today: Starting Pitcher Free Agents Review	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-24
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cardinals LDS	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-07
Playoff Health Report: National League	Will Carroll	2009-10-06
Prospectus Today: Madness	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-05
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-13
Transaction Action: Assorted Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-06
Under The Knife: Progress?	Will Carroll	2009-09-03
Transaction Action: Operatic Wagner, or Soap-Operatic?	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-26
Transaction Action: TA-lette	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-20
Under The Knife: Piling High	Will Carroll	2009-08-18
Transaction Action: Assorted Senior Circuitry	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-14
Under The Knife: Pain in Pairs	Will Carroll	2009-08-12
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2009-07-22
On the Beat: The Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-07-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: Call the Doctor	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-09
Midseason Review: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2009-07-08
Transaction of the Day: The DeRosa Deal	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-29
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-06-28
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-06-21
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Conquering the Cubs	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-17
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-06-14
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-05-31
Transaction of the Day: Peavy Planning	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-27
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-05-24
On the Beat: Dark Clouds in Cleveland	John Perrotto	2009-05-17
On the Beat: Mid-week Update	John Perrotto	2009-05-13
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-05
Prospectus Today: Taking Wing	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-04
On the Beat: Outside and Looking In	John Perrotto	2009-05-03
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
On the Beat: Cardinal Creativity	John Perrotto	2009-04-15
Transaction Analysis: Central Housekeeping	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-21
Hot Stove Preview: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-18
The Week In Quotes: September 29-October 5	Alex Carnevale	2008-10-06
Future Shock: Does Size Matter?	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-26
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-22
Fantasy Beat: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2008-09-17
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-09-11
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-26
Every Given Sunday: A Red Menace	John Perrotto	2008-08-24
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-08-20
Every Given Sunday: Waiving Good-bye?	John Perrotto	2008-08-10
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-08-03
Every Given Sunday: Deadline Day Afters	John Perrotto	2008-08-03
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-29
Transaction Analysis: The Weekend Trio	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-28
Every Given Sunday: All Busy-ness 'Round the Major League Table	John Perrotto	2008-07-27
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-07-24
Prospectus Today: Second-Half Preview, NL	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-21
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-19
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-01
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-06-26
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-19
Under The Knife: Stacked	Will Carroll	2008-06-17
Can Of Corn: Mock Blockbuster, Part III	Dayn Perry	2008-06-14
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks, Snappy and Otherwise	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Combo Platter	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-11
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-10
Under The Knife: Brown Lessons	Will Carroll	2008-06-09
Every Given Sunday: Paint Me a Picture	John Perrotto	2008-06-08
Prospectus Hit List: Slinking, Streaking, and Slump-Busting	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-06
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-04
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-05-25
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-19
Can Of Corn: The 2008 Cardinals	Dayn Perry	2008-05-10
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-09
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-05-04
Every Given Sunday: To New Challenges and Old Friends	John Perrotto	2008-04-27
Every Given Sunday: Tribe Troubles	John Perrotto	2008-04-20
Fantasy Beat: Patching up the Rotation	Marc Normandin	2008-04-16
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-13
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-07
Team Health Reports: St. Louis Cardinals	Will Carroll	2008-03-04
Transaction Analysis: December Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-31
Prospectus Matchups: Turnover	Jim Baker	2007-09-18
Transaction Analysis: All-Around Catch-Up Edition	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-26
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-16
Prospectus Hit List: Down From Olympos	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-01
Transaction of the Day: Senior Circuit Switches	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-31
Transaction Analysis: May 10-14, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-15
Transaction Analysis: April 21-28, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-30
Transaction of the Day: Roster Review of the Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-05
Transaction Analysis: September 29-October 16, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-17
Prospectus Today: Now, For Something Completely Different...	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-15
Prospectus Today: Summer Drama	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-10
Transaction Analysis: July 31-August 3	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-04
Transaction Analysis: July 22-24, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-25
Transaction Analysis: June 8-12, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-13
Transaction Analysis: June 1-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-06
Prospectus Today: NL Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-04-02
Transaction Analysis: March 27-28	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-29
Prospectus Today: Roster News	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-23
Prospectus Today: Bullet Point Monday	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-13
Transaction Analysis: February 23-27	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-28
Prospectus Notebook: Rockies, Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-02
Transaction Analysis: August 9-15	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-17
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-03
Will's Mill: Friday's Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-29
Transaction Analysis: June 23-30	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-30
Fantasy Focus: FAAB Factor	Jan Levine	2005-05-16
Fantasy Focus: FAAB Factor	Jeff Erickson	2005-05-16
Transaction Analysis: April 26- May 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-09
Transaction Analysis: April 5-14, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-16
Prospectus Today: NL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-04-01
Under The Knife: Hump Day Hurts	Will Carroll	2004-04-21
Transaction Analysis: August 25-September 21	Christina Kahrl	2003-09-25
Breaking Balls: The All-Soriano Team	Derek Zumsteg	2003-08-26
Transaction Analysis: July 25-28	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-29
Transaction Analysis: June 26-30, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-02
Transaction Analysis: June 10-15	Christina Kahrl	2003-06-19
Transaction Analysis: May 8-11, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-05-14
Transaction Analysis: March 11-16, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-18

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2008-08-01 14:00:00	I am amazed to see the St. Louis Cardinals doing so well this year with seemingly so little. Is this a career year for Tony LaRussa? (mwanders from Moscow, ID)	Well, the guy does have a couple World Series rings, including one won with a team that was barely over .500 after 162 games. But if this is a career year for TLR, it's one for Dave Duncan as well, patching together that pitching staff. I mean, Kyle Lohse and Todd Wellemeyer are 1-2 in SNLVAR on that staff, and if I told you that was a playoff contending recipe at the outset of the year, I'd be doing the Hit List for the Outer Mongolian Independent League myself. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-06-17 15:00:00	As regards "figuring out the WHY," what's your take on why/how St. Louis is overperforming so much? (Bill from New Mexico)	The Cards have done a great job with a rotation that's largely retreads, converted relievers, and booger-eating spazzes, guys like Braden Looper and Todd Wellemeyer into solid contributors. Credit Dave Duncan, who was able to get enough out of Jeff Weaver to bring home an unlikely World Championship while every other team that's had him since Detroit has been bitterly disappointed. The bottom line is that the Cards aren't beating themselves - they're second in the NL in fewest walks allowed even while running second-to-last in strikeouts. The other thing that's noteworthy is the way Tony LaRussa has pieced together his outfield. I'm not the biggest TLR fan in the world, and I'm still a little skeptical that guys like Ryan Ludwick and Skip Schumaker can keep it up for a full year, but this is hardly the 70-something win team I foresaw. (Jay Jaffe)

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