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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 36)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date7-13-1982
Height5' 11"
Weight225 lbs
Age42 years, 9 months, 23 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2.92015
3.82016
3.02017
3.12018
2.92019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEARTEAMAGEGPAH2B3BHRBBSOHBPSBCSAVGOBPSLGDRC+DRAABRRFRAABWARP
2004 SLN 21 51 151 36 6 0 2 13 20 0 0 1 .267 .329 .356 92 -1.2 -0.8 5.5 1.0
2005 SLN 22 114 421 97 15 1 8 23 30 2 2 3 .252 .295 .358 80 -10.0 -4.3 16.8 2.2
2006 SLN 23 129 461 90 26 0 6 26 41 8 1 2 .216 .274 .321 62 -20.4 -6.0 16.3 1.2
2007 SLN 24 111 396 97 15 0 6 34 43 3 1 1 .275 .340 .368 92 -2.5 -3.2 11.3 2.4
2008 SLN 25 124 485 135 18 0 7 32 29 1 0 2 .304 .349 .392 100 1.0 -3.7 25.4 4.5
2009 SLN 26 140 544 141 23 1 6 50 39 6 9 3 .293 .366 .383 103 3.6 -3.5 23.1 4.9
2010 SLN 27 136 521 122 19 0 6 42 51 7 8 4 .262 .329 .342 92 -4.1 -3.8 29.0 4.6
2011 SLN 28 139 518 145 32 1 14 33 44 1 4 5 .305 .349 .465 117 10.4 -4.8 20.2 5.1
2012 SLN 29 138 563 159 28 0 22 45 55 5 12 3 .315 .373 .501 143 27.8 -4.3 29.2 8.2
2013 SLN 30 136 541 161 44 0 12 30 55 3 3 2 .319 .359 .477 126 16.5 -5.6 30.1 6.9
2014 SLN 31 110 445 114 21 0 7 28 55 6 1 1 .282 .333 .386 100 0.2 -2.5 7.2 2.5
2015 SLN 32 136 530 132 23 2 4 32 59 0 3 1 .270 .310 .350 84 -7.9 -4.9 16.9 2.9
2016 SLN 33 147 581 164 38 1 8 39 63 6 3 2 .307 .360 .427 107 6.3 -7.7 11.7 3.8
2017 SLN 34 136 543 137 27 1 18 28 74 4 9 4 .273 .312 .439 102 3.3 -4.5 6.0 3.0
2018 SLN 35 123 503 120 20 0 20 29 66 9 4 3 .261 .314 .436 111 8.0 -2.3 1.4 3.1
2019 SLN 36 113 452 113 24 0 10 23 58 5 6 0 .270 .312 .399 92 -2.9 -2.4 0.7 1.7
Career1983765519633797156507782666637.282.333.40510228.1-64.5250.858.0

Statistics for All Levels

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Plate Discipline

YEARPitsZone%Swing%Contact%Z-Swing%O-Swing%Z-Contact%O-Contact%SwStr%CSAA
2008 1572 0.5045 0.5344 0.8976 0.7049 0.3607 0.9213 0.8505 0.1024 -0.0073
2009 1947 0.5136 0.4967 0.8583 0.7080 0.2735 0.8941 0.7606 0.1417 -0.0150
2010 1869 0.5254 0.4890 0.8556 0.6731 0.2852 0.8850 0.7787 0.1444 -0.0159
2011 1779 0.5098 0.5076 0.8782 0.6847 0.3234 0.9147 0.7979 0.1218 -0.0116
2012 1911 0.4867 0.5123 0.8376 0.7247 0.3109 0.8769 0.7508 0.1624 -0.0129
2013 1873 0.4917 0.5350 0.8603 0.7329 0.3435 0.9007 0.7768 0.1397 -0.0091
2014 1664 0.4790 0.4934 0.8502 0.6788 0.3230 0.9002 0.7536 0.1498 -0.0144
2015 1796 0.4872 0.5412 0.8292 0.7223 0.3692 0.8639 0.7647 0.1708 -0.0100
2016 2056 0.4757 0.5331 0.8476 0.6973 0.3840 0.8666 0.8164 0.1524 0.0000
2017 1970 0.4797 0.5259 0.8098 0.6730 0.3902 0.8475 0.7500 0.1902 0.0000
2018 1968 0.4903 0.5259 0.8271 0.6808 0.3769 0.8706 0.7513 0.1729 0.0000
2019 1543 0.4757 0.5619 0.8097 0.7275 0.4116 0.8483 0.7477 0.1903 0.0000
Career219480.49330.52090.84630.70020.34540.88190.77450.1537-0.0080

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

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

Compensation

YearsDescriptionSalary
18 yrPrevious$174,936,000
18 yrTotal$174,936,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
18 y 123 dMelvin Roman1 year/$10M (2022)

Details
  • 1 year/$10M (2022). Signed extension with St. Louis 8/24/21. Retired 11/22.
  • 1 year/$9M (2021). Re-signed by St. Louis as a free agent 2/8/21.
  • 3 years/$60M (2018-20). Signed extension with St. Louis 4/2/17. 18:$20M, 19:$20M, 20:$20M.
  • 5 years/$75M (2013-17), plus 2018 mutual option. Signed extension with St. Louis 3/1/12. $1M signing bonus (paid within 30 days of approval of deal). 13:$14M, 14:$15M, 15:$15M, 16:$14M, 17:$14M, 18:$15M mutual option, $2M buyout. No-trade clause. Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star selection.
  • 4 years/$15.5M (2008-11) plus 2012 club option. Signed extension with St. Louis 1/20/08 (avoided arbitration). $0.25M signing bonus. 08:$1.75M, 09:$3.25M, 10:$4.25M, 11:$5.25M, 12:$7M club option, $0.75M buyout. Option increases to $7.5M if traded. Award bonus: $50,000 for Gold Glove. St. Louis exercised $7M option for 2012 10/31/11.
  • 1 year/$525,000 (2007). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/07.
  • 1 year/$400,000 (2006). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/06.
  • 1 year/$323,500 (2005). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Recalled by St. Louis 6/04.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2000 (4-113) (Maestro Ladi HS, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCTPARH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSAVGOBPSLGDRC+VORPFRAAWARP
90o 42 12 3 0 1 3 6 0 0 .316 .381 .474 124 3.4 C 0 0.0
80o 29 8 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 .308 .357 .500 118 2.0 C 0 0.0
70o 19 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .294 .333 .529 115 1.2 C 0 0.0
60o 10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .400 .444 111 0.6 C 0 0.0
50o 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 108 0.1 C 0 0.0
Weighted Mean300000000.000.000.0001090.2C 00.0

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