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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 195 235 13 7 0 3.75 1.5
Birth Date8-8-1978
Height6' 1"
Weight190 lbs
Age45 years, 8 months, 16 days
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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
2006 PHI MLB 18 0 21.3 0 0 0 23 13 22 5 97 9.7 5.5 2.1 9.3 0% .310 1.69 5.91 5.91 104 5.00 101.8 0.2
2007 PHI MLB 12 0 14.7 1 1 0 13 12 9 6 107 8.0 7.4 3.7 5.5 0% .175 1.70 9.92 5.52 131 8.20 169.7 -0.4
2008 WAS MLB 12 0 11.0 2 0 0 16 5 10 2 94 13.1 4.1 1.6 8.2 0% .389 1.91 5.28 7.36 88 3.58 76.4 0.2
2009 FLO MLB 47 0 56.3 4 2 0 50 26 51 5 98 8.0 4.2 0.8 8.1 0% .281 1.35 4.10 2.56 102 4.34 93.1 0.6
2010 FLO MLB 61 0 63.7 2 2 0 43 27 54 7 94 6.1 3.8 1.0 7.6 0% .218 1.10 4.15 2.26 99 3.66 82.6 0.9
2011 FLO MLB 39 2 61.7 4 1 0 52 36 53 7 94 7.6 5.3 1.0 7.7 0% .262 1.43 4.59 3.94 112 4.37 101.6 0.3
2012 PHI MLB 6 0 6.3 0 1 0 12 3 5 4 98 17.1 4.3 5.7 7.1 0% .364 2.37 11.18 9.95 127 7.59 174.1 -0.2
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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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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-
1999 SPO A- NWN 9 9 34.0 1 1 0 32 12 51 2 8.5 3.2 0.5 13.5 0% -.462 1.29 2.88 4.76 0 0.00 0.0
2000 WIL A+ CRL 28 27 158.0 6 12 0 132 69 122 9 7.5 3.9 0.5 6.9 0% -.615 1.27 3.92 3.53 0 0.00 0.0
2001 WIC AA TXS 29 21 134.0 7 9 0 152 61 95 12 10.2 4.1 0.8 6.4 0% -.814 1.59 4.72 5.98 0 0.00 0.0
2002 WIC AA TXS 33 15 116.7 10 6 0 111 43 101 8 8.6 3.3 0.6 7.8 0% .303 1.32 3.48 4.40 0 0.00 0.0
2003 WIC AA TXS 38 6 85.3 1 5 2 84 17 73 8 8.9 1.8 0.8 7.7 0% .304 1.18 3.62 3.17 0 0.00 0.0
2004 REA AA EAS 41 0 69.7 4 2 3 55 25 60 10 7.1 3.2 1.3 7.7 0% .241 1.15 4.59 2.71 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SWB AAA INT 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 9 3 4 1 13.5 4.5 1.5 6.0 0% .364 2.00 5.59 7.50 0 0.00 0.0
2005 SWB AAA INT 51 2 83.0 5 3 1 81 27 75 9 100 8.8 2.9 1.0 8.1 0% -.600 1.30 4.10 3.69 98 5.02 99.0
2005 SUR Wnt AFL 11 0 17.0 0 4 2 21 5 13 2 11.1 2.6 1.1 6.9 0% -.950 1.53 5.12 5.29 0 0.00 0.0
2006 PHI MLB NL 18 0 21.3 0 0 0 23 13 22 5 97 9.7 5.5 2.1 9.3 0% .310 1.69 5.91 5.91 104 5.00 101.8
2006 SWB AAA INT 36 0 43.2 3 2 19 24 13 52 2 90 5.0 2.7 0.4 10.8 0% .229 0.86 2.24 1.88 65 2.21 46.4
2007 PHI MLB NL 12 0 14.7 1 1 0 13 12 9 6 107 8.0 7.4 3.7 5.5 0% .175 1.70 9.92 5.52 131 8.20 169.7
2007 OTT AAA INT 36 1 47.3 2 3 16 57 8 52 5 75 10.8 1.5 1.0 9.9 0% .377 1.37 2.91 4.76 79 5.00 102.5
2008 WAS MLB NL 12 0 11.0 2 0 0 16 5 10 2 94 13.1 4.1 1.6 8.2 0% .389 1.91 5.28 7.36 88 3.58 76.4
2008 COH AAA INT 32 0 33.7 2 1 13 24 9 45 2 89 6.4 2.4 0.5 12.0 0% .289 0.98 2.31 2.40 69 3.45 70.5
2009 FLO MLB NL 47 0 56.3 4 2 0 50 26 51 5 98 8.0 4.2 0.8 8.1 0% .281 1.35 4.10 2.56 102 4.34 93.1
2009 NWO AAA PCL 16 0 17.7 1 1 4 13 4 22 1 85 6.6 2.0 0.5 11.2 0% .279 0.96 2.37 2.03 67 2.44 51.4
2010 FLO MLB NL 61 0 63.7 2 2 0 43 27 54 7 94 6.1 3.8 1.0 7.6 0% .218 1.10 4.15 2.26 99 3.66 82.6
2010 JUP A+ FSL 3 1 4.0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .250 0.50 1.18 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2011 FLO MLB NL 39 2 61.7 4 1 0 52 36 53 7 94 7.6 5.3 1.0 7.7 0% .262 1.43 4.59 3.94 112 4.37 101.6
2011 JUP A+ FSL 1 1 2.7 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 101 6.8 0.0 3.4 3.4 0% .125 0.75 7.50 6.75 118 4.29 87.6
2012 PHI MLB NL 6 0 6.3 0 1 0 12 3 5 4 98 17.1 4.3 5.7 7.1 0% .364 2.37 11.18 9.95 127 7.59 174.1
2012 LEH AAA INT 25 1 39.7 3 2 0 41 8 31 2 101 9.3 1.8 0.5 7.0 0% .320 1.24 2.93 2.50 86 4.94 102.9
2012 OKL AAA PCL 12 0 12.3 2 3 0 16 2 10 3 11.7 1.5 2.2 7.3 0% .325 1.46 5.68 6.57 103 4.36 90.8
2013 OMA AAA PCL 27 13 101.3 10 3 0 103 21 61 3 94 9.1 1.9 0.3 5.4 0% .299 1.22 3.45 3.20 90 3.53 76.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 227 0.4537 0.5198 0.8220 0.7476 0.3306 0.8701 0.7317 0.1780
2009 938 0.4797 0.4627 0.7465 0.6511 0.2889 0.7884 0.6596 0.2535
2010 1018 0.4853 0.4587 0.7473 0.6316 0.2958 0.8237 0.5935 0.2527
2011 1062 0.4567 0.4501 0.7531 0.6289 0.2998 0.8230 0.6301 0.2469
2012 131 0.4885 0.5496 0.8056 0.7188 0.3881 0.7826 0.8462 0.1944
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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
2011-08-10 2011-09-05 15-DL 26 23 Right Elbow Strain - -
2011-07-06 2011-07-16 DTD 10 7 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2010-04-03 2010-04-26 15-DL 23 19 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2008-05-03 2008-08-07 Minors 96 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 PHI $
2011 FLO $425,000
2010 FLO $412,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$837,500
2 yrTotal$837,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 105 dCAA (Greg Landry)1 year (2012)

Details
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.63M in majors. Contract purchased by Philadelphia 5/1/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/11/12. Contract purchased by Philadelphia 6/28/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/17/12. Signed by Houston as a free agent 8/5/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.425M (2011). Re-signed by Florida 3/1/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Florida 10/5/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4125M (2010). Re-signed by Florida 2/27/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by Florida as a free agent 11/19/08 (minor-league contract). $0.405M salary in majors. Contract purchased by Florida 5/18/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Signed by Washington as a free agent 11/28/07 (minor-league contract). $0.4M salary in majors. Contract purchased by Washington 5/23/08. Sent outright to AAA by Washington 8/29/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Signed by Philadelphia 2/17/07. DFA by Philadelphia 8/25/07.
  • 1 year/$0.327M (2006). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 5/06.
  • Acquired by Philadelphia in trade from San Diego 4/04.
  • Acquired by San Diego in trade from Kansas City 8/03.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 1999 (2-54) (Lamar).

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Brian Sanches threw 3,435 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 (90mph), Sinker (89mph) and Slider (86mph).