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IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-21-1985
Height5' 11"
Weight202 lbs
Age38 years, 7 months, 3 days
BatsR
ThrowsL
0.92015
0.72016
-0.32017
2018
-0.42019
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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
2009 PHI MLB 6 5 23.7 2 3 0 26 9 19 4 90 9.9 3.4 1.5 7.2 0% .306 1.48 5.03 6.46 106 4.80 103.0 0.2
2010 PHI MLB 25 0 18.7 2 0 0 19 9 26 1 95 9.2 4.3 0.5 12.5 0% .375 1.50 2.77 4.34 83 3.19 72.1 0.4
2011 PHI MLB 64 0 58.0 6 1 8 28 26 70 6 93 4.3 4.0 0.9 10.9 0% .179 0.93 3.26 2.64 87 2.82 65.4 1.3
2012 PHI MLB 65 0 52.0 2 5 1 40 26 81 7 99 6.9 4.5 1.2 14.0 0% .306 1.27 3.38 4.33 87 2.90 66.4 1.2
2013 PHI MLB 48 0 42.7 3 2 2 33 21 47 2 105 7.0 4.4 0.4 9.9 0% .287 1.27 2.97 2.32 92 3.42 81.8 0.6
2014 PHI MLB 67 0 64.0 5 7 0 43 34 81 4 98 6.0 4.8 0.6 11.4 0% .260 1.20 3.07 3.94 104 4.21 103.3 0.2
2015 PIT MLB 66 0 57.3 4 1 1 39 26 64 4 92 6.1 4.1 0.6 10.0 0% .247 1.13 3.35 2.98 93 3.39 79.2 0.9
2016 NYN 0 41 0 43.7 0 0 0 41 21 46 8 85 8.5 4.3 1.6 9.5 38% .282 1.42 5.10 4.74 105 4.12 91.1 0.4
2016 PIT 0 28 0 24.0 3 0 0 19 11 28 3 91 7.1 4.1 1.1 10.5 18% .271 1.25 3.97 4.13 96 3.95 87.4 0.3
2017 PIT MLB 9 0 9.0 0 1 0 16 9 8 5 16.0 9.0 5.0 8.0 17% .367 2.78 11.62 15.00 129 7.80 166.0 -0.3
2016 TOT MLB 69 0 67.7 3 0 0 60 32 74 11 87 8.0 4.3 1.5 9.8 32% .278 1.36 4.70 4.52 102 4.06 89.8 0.7
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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 PHL Rk GCL 9 2 23.1 1 2 0 20 14 27 1 106 7.8 5.5 0.4 10.5 0% .297 1.47 3.46 3.90 104 5.36 112.6
2007 LWD A SAL 15 15 91.7 9 0 0 63 42 98 3 97 6.2 4.1 0.3 9.6 0% .255 1.15 3.28 1.86 89 2.91 59.7
2007 CLR A+ FSL 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 5 3 12 0 102 9.0 5.4 0.0 21.6 0% .556 1.60 0.30 7.20 95 4.47 91.8
2007 GIG Wnt DWL 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .500 3.33 3.06 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 GIG Wnt DWL 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.0 10.6 0.0 5.3 0% .000 1.18 5.41 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2008 CLR A+ FSL 5 5 30.7 2 0 0 20 10 47 2 102 5.9 2.9 0.6 13.8 0% .300 0.98 2.06 1.17 68 2.71 55.4
2008 REA AA EAS 14 14 67.0 2 5 0 56 37 62 13 108 7.5 5.0 1.7 8.3 0% .242 1.39 5.59 3.76 114 4.08 83.4
2009 PHI MLB NL 6 5 23.7 2 3 0 26 9 19 4 90 9.9 3.4 1.5 7.2 0% .306 1.48 5.03 6.46 106 4.80 103.0
2009 CLR A+ FSL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 97 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .667 4.00 3.19 27.00 107 8.44 177.6
2009 REA AA EAS 11 5 36.0 2 2 3 22 7 41 1 99 5.5 1.8 0.3 10.3 0% .253 0.81 1.96 1.75 57 1.82 38.2
2009 LEH AAA INT 2 2 13.0 1 0 0 11 3 12 1 103 7.6 2.1 0.7 8.3 0% .294 1.08 2.99 2.08 80 3.40 71.5
2009 PHL Rk GCL 3 2 4.3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 96 4.2 4.2 0.0 6.3 0% .167 0.93 4.70 0.00 110 4.10 86.2
2010 PHI MLB NL 25 0 18.7 2 0 0 19 9 26 1 95 9.2 4.3 0.5 12.5 0% .375 1.50 2.77 4.34 83 3.19 72.1
2010 CLR A+ FSL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .500 1.00 -0.57 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LEH AAA INT 20 0 17.3 1 1 3 12 6 27 0 6.2 3.1 0.0 14.0 0% .324 1.04 1.20 2.08 0 0.00 0.0
2010 GIG Wnt DWL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 0% .000 0.00 -0.25 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2011 PHI MLB NL 64 0 58.0 6 1 8 28 26 70 6 93 4.3 4.0 0.9 10.9 0% .179 0.93 3.26 2.64 87 2.82 65.4
2012 PHI MLB NL 65 0 52.0 2 5 1 40 26 81 7 99 6.9 4.5 1.2 14.0 0% .306 1.27 3.38 4.33 87 2.90 66.4
2012 GIG Wnt DWL 4 0 2.3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 11.6 7.7 0.0 0.0 0% .273 2.14 5.70 7.71 0 0.00 0.0
2013 PHI MLB NL 48 0 42.7 3 2 2 33 21 47 2 105 7.0 4.4 0.4 9.9 0% .287 1.27 2.97 2.32 92 3.42 81.8
2014 PHI MLB NL 67 0 64.0 5 7 0 43 34 81 4 98 6.0 4.8 0.6 11.4 0% .260 1.20 3.07 3.94 104 4.21 103.3
2015 PIT MLB NL 66 0 57.3 4 1 1 39 26 64 4 92 6.1 4.1 0.6 10.0 0% .247 1.13 3.35 2.98 93 3.39 79.2
2016 NYN MLB NL 41 0 43.7 0 0 0 41 21 46 8 85 8.5 4.3 1.6 9.5 38% .282 1.42 5.10 4.74 105 4.12 91.1
2016 PIT MLB NL 28 0 24.0 3 0 0 19 11 28 3 91 7.1 4.1 1.1 10.5 18% .271 1.25 3.97 4.13 96 3.95 87.4
2017 PIT MLB NL 9 0 9.0 0 1 0 16 9 8 5 16.0 9.0 5.0 8.0 17% .367 2.78 11.62 15.00 129 7.80 166.0
2017 IND AAA INT 12 1 11.3 2 0 0 11 8 9 2 106 8.7 6.4 1.6 7.1 22% .265 1.68 6.43 3.18 126 5.81 123.7
2017 GIG Wnt DWL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.0 4.5 0.0 13.5 0% .000 0.50 0.83 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2018 GIG Wnt DWL 5 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.0 1.9 0.0 5.8 0% .000 0.21 2.15 0.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 441 0.5488 0.4286 0.7831 0.6033 0.2161 0.8356 0.6047 0.2169
2010 329 0.4924 0.4043 0.6692 0.5988 0.2156 0.7835 0.3611 0.3308
2011 941 0.4442 0.5027 0.6638 0.6842 0.3576 0.7203 0.5775 0.3362
2012 936 0.4444 0.4712 0.6893 0.6611 0.3192 0.7600 0.5723 0.3107
2013 698 0.4527 0.4656 0.6862 0.6392 0.3220 0.7921 0.5122 0.3138
2014 1127 0.4463 0.4383 0.6781 0.6600 0.2596 0.7651 0.5000 0.3219
2015 1049 0.4585 0.5033 0.6875 0.7360 0.3063 0.7119 0.6379 0.3125
2016 1211 0.4682 0.4889 0.6943 0.6896 0.3121 0.7340 0.6169 0.3057
2017 227 0.4361 0.4273 0.8041 0.6869 0.2266 0.8676 0.6552 0.1959
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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
2014-07-23 2014-07-25 DTD 2 2 - Forearm Contusion Batted Ball -
2012-06-14 2012-06-21 DTD 7 6 - Face Laceration and Eye Infection From Weight Room Accident - -
2012-03-19 2012-03-25 Camp 6 0 Left Forearm Soreness - -
2011-02-15 2011-02-15 Camp 0 0 Left Shoulder Stiffness -
2010-06-16 2010-07-15 15-DL 29 25 Left Elbow Nerve Injury Ulnar Neuritis -
2009-06-26 2009-09-03 60-DL 69 60 Left Shoulder Strain Posterior -
2008-06-15 2008-08-08 Minors 54 0 Left Shoulder Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 PIT $6,625,000
2016 NYN $5,375,000
2015 PIT $3,100,000
2014 PHI $2,000,000
2013 PHI $1,400,000
2012 PHI $505,000
2011 PHI $419,000
2010 PHI $405,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$19,829,000
8 yrTotal$19,829,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 157 dLegacy Agency1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/23/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Arizona 3/20/18.
  • 2 years/$12M (2016-17). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/26/16. $0.25M signing bonus (paid 6/30/16). 16:$5.25M, 17:$6.5M. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Mets 8/1/16 with $8,278,690 remaining on contract. Mets paid Pirates an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal. DFA by Pittsburgh 7/8/17. Released 7/13/17.
  • 1 year/$3.1M (2015). Signed by Pittsburgh 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$2M (2014). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/21/14 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Philadelphia 12/10/14.
  • 1 year/$1.4M (2013). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Placed on restricted list 8/5/13 (PED violation).
  • 1 year/$0.505M (2012). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/12.
  • 1 year/$0.419M (2011). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/11.
  • 1 year/$0.405M (2010). Re-signed by Philadelphia 2/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 6/2/09.
  • Signed by Philadelphia 2005 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 1.5 0.5 53 0 49.8 40 22 46 7 .242 1.23 4.13 4.53 -8.4 -0.9
80o 0 1.2 0.4 47 0 43.9 38 21 41 7 .256 1.32 4.57 5.02 -9.7 -1.1
70o 0 1 0.4 42 0 39.8 36 20 37 7 .266 1.40 4.90 5.38 -10.3 -1.1
60o 0 0.8 0.3 39 0 36.3 34 19 34 6 .274 1.46 5.18 5.69 -10.6 -1.2
50o 0 0.7 0.3 35 0 33.2 33 18 31 6 .282 1.52 5.45 5.99 -10.8 -1.2
40o 0 0.6 0.2 32 0 30.1 31 17 28 6 .291 1.58 5.73 6.29 -10.7 -1.2
30o 0 0.5 0.2 29 0 26.9 29 16 25 5 .299 1.65 6.03 6.62 -10.5 -1.1
20o 0 0.4 0.2 25 0 23.3 26 14 22 5 .310 1.73 6.38 7.01 -10.1 -1.1
10o 0 0.3 0.1 20 0 18.5 22 12 17 4 .324 1.85 6.89 7.57 -9.1 -1.0
Weighted Mean00.70.335032.53217306.2801.505.415.94-10.4-1.1

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2015-04-16 17:00:00 (link to chat)Who are some deeper high K/9 relievers that could provide value in a holds league?
(JT Smooth from Loveboat )		Shawn Kelley, Roberto Osuna, Antonio Bastardo, Zach Duke. (Mike Gianella)
2013-08-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)There is speculation in the Detroit media that the Tigers won't take Peralta back, despite the obvious boost he gives them at shortstop, because of "image" concerns. I think that, if they don't play him and lose at any point, their image is tarnished forever. The Giants got to the WS because of a huge contribution from Melky. What do you think?
(Tigerdog from Orange county CA)		Well, they did trade for Iglalasis.

Tigerdog, hijacking your question to run this. It's official:


Major League Baseball issued the following discipline today for violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program in relation to the Biogenesis investigation. Players receiving 50-game suspensions without pay for their violations of the Program are:

• Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Antonio Bastardo;
• San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera;
• New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli;
• Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz;
• Padres pitcher Fautino De Los Santos, who is currently on the roster of the Double-A San Antonio Missions of the Texas League;
• Houston Astros pitcher Sergio Escalona, who is currently of the roster of the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League;
• Yankees outfielder Fernando Martinez, who is currently on the roster of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the International League;
• Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, who is currently on the roster of the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League;
• Free agent pitcher Jordan Norberto;
• Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta;
• New York Mets outfielder Cesar Puello, who is currently on the roster of the Double-A Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League; and
• Mets infielder/outfielder Jordany Valdespin, who is currently on the roster of the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League.

Norberto's suspension will be effective immediately once he signs with another Major League organization. All other suspensions are effective immediately. None of the players will appeal their discipline.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera, Oakland Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon and Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, all of whom already have served 50-game suspensions as a result of their violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program stemming from their connections to Biogenesis, will not receive additional discipline.
Major League Baseball's investigation found no violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by either Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez or Baltimore Orioles infielder Danny Valencia.

STATEMENT FROM THE TIGERS:
The Detroit Tigers today issued the following statement regarding the suspension of Jhonny Peralta:

"We recognize the suspension of Jhonny Peralta for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program as a measure taken in the best interest of the game. The Detroit Tigers continue to fully support Major League Baseball's policy and its efforts to eliminate performance enhancing drugs from our game. Per the protocol outline by Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement, the Tigers' organization will provide no further comment on Peralta's suspension."

STATEMENT FROM PERALTA:
"In spring of 2012, I made a terrible mistake that I deeply regret. I apologize to everyone that I have hurt as a result of my mistake, including my teammates, the Tigers' organization, the great fans in Detroit, Major League Baseball, and my family. I take full responsibility for my actions, have no excuses for my lapse in judgment and I accept my suspension.
I love the fans, my teammates and this organization and my greatest punishment is knowing that I have let so many good people down. I promise to do everything possible to try and earn back the respect that I have lost." (Maury Brown About Biogenesis and Business)
2009-06-05 15:30:00 (link to chat)Do you live in fear knowing that it's only a matter of time before Ruben Amaro trades me half the farm system for Erik Bedard?
(Jack from Seattle)		The Phillies have about a 2-year window of really being solid competitors for a postseason slot and potentially the World Series. They definitely need another solid starting pitcher with the question marks surrounding Jamie Moyer. Blanton has been more effective recently, Hamels is back, and JA Happ looks like the real deal as a back of the rotation pitcher as well. But for a potential playoff team, do you really want to rely on Antonio Bastardo, a prospect that some Phillies fans didn't even know about? I would certainly be in favor of unloading key prospects to get someone to solidify their rotation. Ideally that someone would be Roy Oswalt or Jake Peavy, but if it's Bedard for half of a season in exchange for roadblocked prospects, so be it. (Eric Seidman)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)Does last night's starter for the Phillies, Antonio Bastardo, have the greatest name ever for a professional athlete in any sport?
(Dave from Arlington, VA)		There are certainly other contenders, but even in baseball he actually loses out to Dodger farmhand Alberto Bastardo, because Alberto is a funnier name, and "Albert the Bastard" would make for a great LOOGY. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-04-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Kevin, what do you know about Antonio Bastardo? Hes striking out like 20 guys per 9 innings right now. Is he just a fastball pitcher abusing weak hitters?
(Jeff N from Lawyerville FLA)		Well, 34 in 22.2 innings, but still damn good!. Tony the Bastard is a little lefty is good command and a great changeup. Not a lot of projection, but could end up a bullpen piece. (Kevin Goldstein)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2009-10-15 17:00:002009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)Antonio Bastardo! Cue the "Comic Strip Presents" clip from the 'Fistful of Traveller's Cheques,' about the toilet paper at Hotel Bastardo. (Christina Kahrl)
 

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Antonio Bastardo threw 7,071 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph).