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Portrait of Jesse Crain

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 532 532 45 30 4 3.05 6
Birth Date7-5-1981
Height6' 1"
Weight215 lbs
Age42 years, 9 months, 21 days
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ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2004 MIN MLB 22 0 27.0 3 0 0 17 12 14 2 102 5.7 4.0 0.7 4.7 0% .188 1.07 4.52 2.00 113 5.94 122.6 -0.1
2005 MIN MLB 75 0 79.7 12 5 1 61 29 25 6 97 6.9 3.3 0.7 2.8 0% .211 1.13 4.67 2.71 120 6.25 134.6 -0.7
2006 MIN MLB 68 0 76.7 4 5 1 79 18 60 6 104 9.3 2.1 0.7 7.0 0% .305 1.27 3.42 3.52 80 3.66 74.6 1.7
2007 MIN MLB 18 0 16.3 1 2 0 19 4 10 4 95 10.5 2.2 2.2 5.5 0% .288 1.41 6.18 5.51 109 5.80 119.9 0.0
2008 MIN MLB 66 0 62.7 5 4 0 62 24 50 6 97 8.9 3.4 0.9 7.2 0% .299 1.37 4.00 3.59 92 3.79 80.8 1.1
2009 MIN MLB 56 0 51.7 7 4 0 48 27 43 3 104 8.4 4.7 0.5 7.5 0% .296 1.45 4.08 4.70 96 4.45 95.5 0.4
2010 MIN MLB 71 0 68.0 1 1 1 53 27 62 5 108 7.0 3.6 0.7 8.2 0% .262 1.18 3.41 3.04 97 3.75 84.6 0.9
2011 CHA MLB 67 0 65.3 8 3 1 50 31 70 7 104 6.9 4.3 1.0 9.6 0% .269 1.24 3.73 2.62 108 4.25 98.7 0.4
2012 CHA MLB 51 0 48.0 2 3 0 29 23 60 5 105 5.4 4.3 0.9 11.3 0% .229 1.08 3.39 2.44 80 2.42 55.4 1.3
2013 CHA MLB 38 0 36.7 2 3 0 31 11 46 0 98 7.6 2.7 0.0 11.3 0% .330 1.15 1.54 0.74 74 2.42 57.9 1.0
CareerMLB5320532.045304449206440441027.63.50.77.445%.2681.233.793.05964.2191.56.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2002 QUD A MDW 9 0 12.0 1 1 1 6 4 11 0 4.5 3.0 0.0 8.3 0% .207 0.83 2.65 1.50 0 0.00 0.0
2002 ELZ Rk APL 9 0 15.7 2 1 2 4 7 18 0 2.3 4.0 0.0 10.3 0% .114 0.70 2.89 0.57 0 0.00 0.0
2003 FTM A+ FSL 10 0 19.0 2 1 0 10 5 25 0 4.7 2.4 0.0 11.8 0% .250 0.79 1.21 2.84 0 0.00 0.0
2003 NBR AA EAS 22 0 39.0 1 1 9 13 10 56 0 3.0 2.3 0.0 12.9 0% .171 0.59 1.24 0.69 0 0.00 0.0
2003 ROC AAA INT 23 0 26.0 3 1 10 24 10 33 0 8.3 3.5 0.0 11.4 0% .348 1.31 2.01 3.12 0 0.00 0.0
2004 MIN MLB AL 22 0 27.0 3 0 0 17 12 14 2 102 5.7 4.0 0.7 4.7 0% .188 1.07 4.52 2.00 113 5.94 122.6
2004 ROC AAA INT 41 0 50.7 3 2 19 38 17 64 5 6.7 3.0 0.9 11.4 0% .277 1.08 3.08 2.49 0 0.00 0.0
2004 grc Wnt AFL 11 0 13.0 1 0 0 10 4 14 0 6.9 2.8 0.0 9.7 0% -.556 1.08 3.26 2.08 0 0.00 0.0
2005 MIN MLB AL 75 0 79.7 12 5 1 61 29 25 6 97 6.9 3.3 0.7 2.8 0% .211 1.13 4.67 2.71 120 6.25 134.6
2006 MIN MLB AL 68 0 76.7 4 5 1 79 18 60 6 104 9.3 2.1 0.7 7.0 0% .305 1.27 3.42 3.52 80 3.66 74.6
2006 CDA wor WBC 2 0 2.1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4.3 0.0 0.0 8.6 0% .200 0.48 1.85 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 MIN MLB AL 18 0 16.3 1 2 0 19 4 10 4 95 10.5 2.2 2.2 5.5 0% .288 1.41 6.18 5.51 109 5.80 119.9
2008 MIN MLB AL 66 0 62.7 5 4 0 62 24 50 6 97 8.9 3.4 0.9 7.2 0% .299 1.37 4.00 3.59 92 3.79 80.8
2009 MIN MLB AL 56 0 51.7 7 4 0 48 27 43 3 104 8.4 4.7 0.5 7.5 0% .296 1.45 4.08 4.70 96 4.45 95.5
2009 ROC AAA INT 12 0 17.7 1 0 1 13 8 22 0 112 6.6 4.1 0.0 11.2 0% .317 1.19 2.02 2.54 71 3.24 68.3
2010 MIN MLB AL 71 0 68.0 1 1 1 53 27 62 5 108 7.0 3.6 0.7 8.2 0% .262 1.18 3.41 3.04 97 3.75 84.6
2011 CHA MLB AL 67 0 65.3 8 3 1 50 31 70 7 104 6.9 4.3 1.0 9.6 0% .269 1.24 3.73 2.62 108 4.25 98.7
2012 CHA MLB AL 51 0 48.0 2 3 0 29 23 60 5 105 5.4 4.3 0.9 11.3 0% .229 1.08 3.39 2.44 80 2.42 55.4
2012 CHR AAA INT 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .000 0.00 1.65 0.00 77 2.98 62.1
2013 CHA MLB AL 38 0 36.7 2 3 0 31 11 46 0 98 7.6 2.7 0.0 11.3 0% .330 1.15 1.54 0.74 74 2.42 57.9
2015 WSX Rk AZL 6 5 5.3 0 1 0 5 4 10 0 101 8.4 6.8 0.0 16.9 0% .385 1.69 2.86 6.75 97 4.66 102.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 978 0.4724 0.4673 0.7899 0.6580 0.2965 0.8388 0.6928 0.2101
2009 880 0.4864 0.4614 0.8103 0.6542 0.2788 0.8714 0.6746 0.1897
2010 1081 0.5273 0.4487 0.7670 0.5930 0.2877 0.8284 0.6259 0.2330
2011 1121 0.4853 0.4630 0.6859 0.6636 0.2738 0.7618 0.5127 0.3141
2012 845 0.5030 0.4450 0.7101 0.6565 0.2310 0.7419 0.6186 0.2899
2013 668 0.4790 0.4521 0.7351 0.5938 0.3218 0.8158 0.5982 0.2649
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-03-21 2014-09-29 60-DL 192 162 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Biceps 2013-10-10 -
2014-02-19 2014-03-21 Camp 30 0 - Lower Leg Strain Calf - -
2013-10-10 2013-10-10 FA 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Biceps 2013-10-10 -
2013-09-23 2013-10-09 60-DL 16 8 Right Shoulder Recovery From Strain - -
2013-07-29 2013-09-23 TradedDL 56 50 Right Shoulder Recovery From Strain - -
2013-06-30 2013-07-29 60-DL 29 24 Right Shoulder Strain - -
2013-02-26 2013-03-25 Camp 27 0 Right Groin Strain - -
2012-06-24 2012-07-21 15-DL 27 22 Right Shoulder Strain Posterior - -
2012-04-21 2012-05-14 15-DL 23 22 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2012-03-14 2012-03-29 Camp 15 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2011-05-30 2011-05-30 DTD 0 0 Left Hip Contusion Batted Ball - -
2010-03-08 2010-03-09 Camp 1 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2009-04-18 2009-05-04 15-DL 16 13 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2008-03-11 2008-03-16 Camp 5 0 Right Knee Contusion Batted Ball -
2007-05-16 2007-09-30 60-DL 137 123 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum and Rotator Cuff 2007-05-29
2007-04-11 2007-04-19 DTD 8 7 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2006-08-26 2006-08-30 DTD 4 3 Groin Soreness -
2005-02-24 2005-03-04 Camp 8 0 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 CHA $
2014 HOU $3,250,000
2013 CHA $4,500,000
2012 CHA $4,500,000
2011 CHA $4,000,000
2010 MIN $2,000,000
2009 MIN $1,700,000
2008 MIN $1,050,000
2007 MIN $500,000
2006 MIN $361,000
2005 MIN $321,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$22,182,000
10 yrTotal$22,182,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 39 dRelativity Baseball1 year (2015)

Details
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/23/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors.
  • 1 year/$3.25M (2014). Signed by Houston as a free agent 12/31/13.
  • 3 years/$13M (2011-13). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/15/10. 11:$4M, 12:$4.5M, 13:$4.5M. Award bonuses, including $15,000 for All-Star selection. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Chicago White Sox 7/29/13.
  • 1 year/$2M (2010). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/19/10 (avoided arbitration).
  • 3 years/$3.25M (2007-09). Signed extension with Minnesota 2/07. 07:$0.5M, 08:$1.05M, 09:$1.7M. Performance bonuses to $0.375M based on games finished in 2008-09.
  • 1 year/$0.361M (2006). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/06.
  • 1 year/$0.321M (2005). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Minnesota 8/1/04.
  • Drafted by Minnesota 2002 (2-61) (Houston). $0.65M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is Jesse Crain at $5 a worthwhile freeze investment for a 12 team 5X5 roto team looking to speculate on saves and without much spending at the auction?
(cubswin08 from Chicago)		Depends on your budget and all, obviously. But, within a vacuum, a little fantasy birdie named Craig Goldstein told me there should be better, surer options available. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-03-14 09:00:00 (link to chat)Who do you think gets the most saves for Houston this year, and is that player worth drafting?
(uvasuperman from Atlanta)		I still like Jesse Crain assuming health, although that's an open question right now. I have no faith in Chad Qualls even if he does start the year with the job. But to your point, Crain is a trade candidate even if he does get on track so all of these guys are late round fliers and maybe even reserve picks in 12-team mixers. (Mike Gianella)
2013-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)The Rays are on a roll like cottonelle, but recently Joe Maddon has had some questionable bullpen usage. Was the Jesse Crain trade a panic move? And has Merlot Joe logged off his computer in favor of his gut?
(Drizzy from T.Dot)		I don't consider it a panic move. Crain was arguably the top reliever moved, even with the injury situation. Besides, Tampa Bay has a deep bullpen as it is with few specialists. Hard for any manager, including one as skilled as Maddon, to mess up too bad with the available options. (R.J. Anderson Trade Deadline Wrap Chat)
2012-02-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)If Thornton comes up with the yips again this spring, does CHW go straight to Addison Reed or will Jesse Crain get a shot?
(PepeShady from StPaul)		I thought it was reasonably well established that what Thornton went through last year wasn't "the yips" but an unsuccessful attempt to establish his changeup.

If I'm a team in rebuilding mode, as the Sox should be (but can't truly be given the $82 million owed to Alex Rios and Adam Dunn), I'd probably churn closers if possible, as the Sox did by flipping Sergio Santos. Get the increasingly expensive Thornton to about 20 saves and flip him, then turn to Crain and do the same. By then, Reed will have more than gotten his feet wet in the majors and will be well-prepared to do the job. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)MIN has had good luck in getting mileage out of retread relief pitchers. Any guesses who they turn to this year? I think they still need one more and the organization isn't bursting with anyone that didn't underwhelm last year.
(Cris E from St Paul, MN)		Mahay could go there and produce well as a LOOGY. I'd still like to see them give Condrey another shot if he can stay healthy. Maybe Grant Balfour too. But this brings up a very good point. The Twins got guys like Jesse Crain and Matt Guerrier from the scrapheap, and these guys each just signed lucrative three-year deals. Finding ways to get good bullpen production without spending any money is, to me, the next big market inefficiency. (Eric Seidman)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jesse Crain threw 5,669 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2013, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2013, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Curve (73mph) and Splitter (84mph).