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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-28-1983
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age40 years, 4 months, 27 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 MIL MLB 10 6 53.7 2 2 0 43 11 39 8 96 7.2 1.8 1.3 6.5 0% .229 1.01 4.42 3.69 101 4.46 90.8 0.8
2007 MIL MLB 59 6 114.3 8 5 1 101 53 99 16 104 8.0 4.2 1.3 7.8 0% .267 1.35 4.72 3.94 104 4.49 92.9 1.3
2008 MIL MLB 47 9 108.3 4 7 1 112 30 93 18 100 9.3 2.5 1.5 7.7 0% .294 1.31 4.45 4.07 77 3.05 65.0 2.9
2009 MIL MLB 64 6 96.0 4 10 3 102 35 83 13 97 9.6 3.3 1.2 7.8 0% .308 1.43 4.24 5.34 108 5.00 107.1 0.4
2010 MIL MLB 50 0 52.7 2 0 1 48 22 67 7 95 8.2 3.8 1.2 11.4 0% .313 1.33 3.76 4.61 106 5.25 118.6 -0.2
2011 TOR MLB 33 13 107.0 6 4 0 103 32 68 11 109 8.7 2.7 0.9 5.7 0% .271 1.26 4.13 4.04 115 5.04 117.2 -0.1
2012 TOR MLB 38 16 125.3 7 7 0 113 46 122 23 105 8.1 3.3 1.7 8.8 0% .275 1.27 4.65 4.16 137 7.25 166.2 -3.2
2013 CHN MLB 47 15 128.7 7 8 0 117 40 103 14 104 8.2 2.8 1.0 7.2 0% .283 1.22 3.83 4.06 92 3.60 86.2 1.9
2014 CHN MLB 42 5 77.7 5 7 2 89 19 72 6 101 10.3 2.2 0.7 8.3 0% .342 1.39 3.10 4.64 93 3.90 95.7 0.6
2015 SLN MLB 35 0 61.0 4 3 2 50 21 55 6 95 7.4 3.1 0.9 8.1 0% .265 1.16 3.76 2.95 100 3.80 88.7 0.7
2016 SDN MLB 51 0 74.0 2 2 1 89 14 61 17 93 10.8 1.7 2.1 7.4 44% .319 1.39 5.21 5.96 114 5.90 130.5 -0.8
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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.
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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-
2006 MIL MLB NL 10 6 53.7 2 2 0 43 11 39 8 96 7.2 1.8 1.3 6.5 0% .229 1.01 4.42 3.69 101 4.46 90.8
2007 MIL MLB NL 59 6 114.3 8 5 1 101 53 99 16 104 8.0 4.2 1.3 7.8 0% .267 1.35 4.72 3.94 104 4.49 92.9
2008 MIL MLB NL 47 9 108.3 4 7 1 112 30 93 18 100 9.3 2.5 1.5 7.7 0% .294 1.31 4.45 4.07 77 3.05 65.0
2009 MIL MLB NL 64 6 96.0 4 10 3 102 35 83 13 97 9.6 3.3 1.2 7.8 0% .308 1.43 4.24 5.34 108 5.00 107.1
2010 MIL MLB NL 50 0 52.7 2 0 1 48 22 67 7 95 8.2 3.8 1.2 11.4 0% .313 1.33 3.76 4.61 106 5.25 118.6
2011 TOR MLB AL 33 13 107.0 6 4 0 103 32 68 11 109 8.7 2.7 0.9 5.7 0% .271 1.26 4.13 4.04 115 5.04 117.2
2011 DUN A+ FSL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 114 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .200 1.00 3.37 0.00 104 3.86 78.9
2012 TOR MLB AL 38 16 125.3 7 7 0 113 46 122 23 105 8.1 3.3 1.7 8.8 0% .275 1.27 4.65 4.16 137 7.25 166.2
2013 CHN MLB NL 47 15 128.7 7 8 0 117 40 103 14 104 8.2 2.8 1.0 7.2 0% .283 1.22 3.83 4.06 92 3.60 86.2
2014 CHN MLB NL 42 5 77.7 5 7 2 89 19 72 6 101 10.3 2.2 0.7 8.3 0% .342 1.39 3.10 4.64 93 3.90 95.7
2015 SLN MLB NL 35 0 61.0 4 3 2 50 21 55 6 95 7.4 3.1 0.9 8.1 0% .265 1.16 3.76 2.95 100 3.80 88.7
2016 SDN MLB NL 51 0 74.0 2 2 1 89 14 61 17 93 10.8 1.7 2.1 7.4 44% .319 1.39 5.21 5.96 114 5.90 130.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1727 0.4893 0.4395 0.7391 0.5905 0.2948 0.8317 0.5615 0.2609
2009 1594 0.4580 0.4429 0.7195 0.5753 0.3310 0.8524 0.5245 0.2805
2010 921 0.4452 0.4083 0.6782 0.5585 0.2877 0.8428 0.4218 0.3218
2011 1715 0.5050 0.4292 0.8030 0.5982 0.2568 0.8822 0.6147 0.1970
2012 1998 0.4765 0.4414 0.7438 0.6082 0.2897 0.8377 0.5644 0.2562
2013 1971 0.4693 0.4455 0.7506 0.6108 0.2992 0.8159 0.6326 0.2494
2014 1275 0.4722 0.4792 0.7463 0.6678 0.3105 0.8433 0.5598 0.2537
2015 918 0.4586 0.4619 0.7217 0.6485 0.3038 0.8278 0.5298 0.2783
2016 1178 0.5017 0.4703 0.7527 0.6125 0.3271 0.8453 0.5781 0.2473
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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
2011-08-04 2011-08-31 15-DL 27 25 Right Forearm Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 SDN $1,500,000
2015 SLN $2,000,000
2014 CHN $5,000,000
2013 CHN $5,000,000
2012 TOR $2,277,500
2011 TOR $1,415,000
2010 MIL $950,000
2009 MIL $447,000
2008 MIL $413,000
2007 MIL $384,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$19,387,000
10 yrTotal$19,387,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 30 dISE Baseball1 year/$1.5M (2016)

Details
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2016). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/13/16. $0.25M signing bonus (due 1/15/17). 16:$1.25M. Performance bonuses: $0.5M each for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 starts. $0.25M each for 30, 40 relief appearances. $0.5M each for 50, 60 relief appearances. $0.5M each for 40, 50, 60 games finished.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 2/4/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors. Performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 3, 6 games started. Contract selected by St. Louis 3/30/15.
  • 2 years/$10M (2013-14). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/26/13. 13:$5M, 14:$5M.
  • 1 year/$2.2775M (2012). Re-signed by Toronto 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.415M (2011). Signed by Toronto 1/16/11 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.95M (2010). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/26/10 (avoided arbitration, $1.075M-$0.8M). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Milwaukee 12/3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.447M (2009). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/27/09.
  • 1 year/$0.413M (2008). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/22/08.
  • 1 year/$0.3845M (2007). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/07. Optioned to Triple-A 8/21/07. Recalled 9/1/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Milawukee 11/05. Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/06. Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 5/06. Optioned to Triple-A 5/06 Recalled 6/06. Optioned to Triple-A 7/06. Recalled 9/06.
  • Signed by Milwaukee 2002 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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
90o 0 1.1 1.5 32 0 50.6 46 14 42 7 .266 1.18 3.77 3.97 -5.2 -0.6
80o 0 0.9 1.2 28 0 44.6 44 13 37 7 .281 1.28 4.17 4.39 -6.5 -0.7
70o 0 0.8 1.1 26 0 40.4 42 13 33 7 .292 1.35 4.46 4.71 -7.2 -0.8
60o 0 0.7 1 24 0 36.9 40 12 30 6 .301 1.41 4.72 4.98 -7.6 -0.8
50o 0 0.6 0.9 22 0 33.8 38 11 28 6 .310 1.47 4.96 5.23 -7.8 -0.8
40o 0 0.5 0.8 20 0 30.7 36 11 25 6 .318 1.53 5.21 5.49 -7.9 -0.9
30o 0 0.4 0.7 17 0 27.4 34 10 23 5 .328 1.59 5.48 5.78 -7.8 -0.9
20o 0 0.3 0.5 15 0 23.7 31 9 20 5 .338 1.67 5.80 6.12 -7.6 -0.8
10o 0 0.2 0.4 12 0 18.8 26 8 15 4 .354 1.79 6.25 6.6 -6.9 -0.8
Weighted Mean00.60.821033.03711276.3081.454.935.2-7.5-0.8

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DateQuestionAnswer
2013-04-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)How would you rank for the rest of the season: Justin Masterson, Carlos Villanueva, Ervin Santana, and Wade Davis
(nubber from tx)		He certainly won't maintain a 0.64 ERA, but I've like Carlos Villanueva for a while. So, I'll say Villanueva, Santana, Masterson, Davis. (Daniel Rathman)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Should I go to the Jay/O's game tonight or watch Super 8 instead?
(Ron from Toronto)		That's a tough one, Ron. I saw Super 8 a couple nights ago, and I wasn't impressed, even though I was definitely the target audience and genuinely looking forward to it. Like Roger Ebert, I felt that the movie sort of fell apart after the first hour. Ebert still liked it, but I found it quite forgettable.(To paraphrase Darth Vader, the Ebert is more forgiving than I am.)

Then again, this isn't an Orioles home game, so if the other option is making a trip to Rogers Centre to see the long-awaited showdown between Chris Jakubauskas and Carlos Villanueva, you might want to consider taking in a talkie. How much are movie tickets in Toronto? (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-05-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)Christina - if given the opportunity, do you believe that Carlos Villanueva is capable of succeeding in the closer role long term? How about Evan Meek in Pittsburgh?
(huckyoda from New York)		Long-term? No, I don't really think so, but that's not an indictment of him as much as I just don't see him fooling enough people enough of the time to really last in the role. But as a single-season fix or as a transient (a la Kevin Gregg), he could pan out just fine. Meek has to contend with the expectation that a wild guy built a bit like a fire hydrant isn't really what most people expect, but I could see him being a poor man's Rod Beck for a season or two, given the opportunity. (Christina Kahrl)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Carlos Villanueva threw 14,204 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Sinker (89mph), Change (83mph) and Curve (74mph). He also rarely threw a Slow Curve (67mph).