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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
9 1 4.3 0 0 0 16.62 -0.1
Birth Date8-26-1979
Height6' 1"
Weight190 lbs
Age44 years, 7 months, 3 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
2008 BOS MLB 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 113 22.8 2.1 0.0 2.1 0% .478 2.77 3.38 16.62 119 7.30 155.7 -0.1
CareerMLB114.30001111011322.82.10.02.139%.4782.773.3816.621197.30155.7-0.1

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 AUG A SAL 26 0 48.3 1 2 0 42 16 48 1 7.8 3.0 0.2 8.9 0% .313 1.20 2.70 1.68 0 0.00 0.0
2002 SAR A+ FSL 4 0 9.0 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 2.0 3.0 0.0 11.0 0% .105 0.56 1.73 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SAR A+ FSL 24 19 136.0 7 9 0 123 64 94 10 8.1 4.2 0.7 6.2 0% .280 1.38 4.12 3.90 0 0.00 0.0
2003 PME AA EAS 6 6 39.3 3 2 0 21 14 18 1 4.8 3.2 0.2 4.1 0% .168 0.89 4.29 3.44 0 0.00 0.0
2003 Mes Wnt AFL 7 6 25.7 1 2 0 26 13 16 5 9.1 4.6 1.8 5.6 0% -.618 1.52 7.08 4.90 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SAR A+ FSL 3 3 14.3 0 2 0 22 9 3 0 13.8 5.7 0.0 1.9 0% .379 2.17 4.69 5.66 0 0.00 0.0
2004 PME AA EAS 18 18 93.3 1 8 0 101 72 50 3 9.7 6.9 0.3 4.8 0% .315 1.85 5.13 5.79 0 0.00 0.0
2005 PME AA EAS 29 15 105.3 8 5 0 102 53 70 12 27 8.7 4.5 1.0 6.0 0% -.625 1.47 5.07 4.87 123 6.15 121.3
2005 PAW AAA INT 4 1 10.3 2 1 0 17 8 5 1 107 14.9 7.0 0.9 4.4 0% -1.067 2.43 6.11 10.49 136 9.23 181.9
2005 sag Wnt AFL 6 1 13.1 0 0 0 17 6 6 3 11.7 4.1 2.1 4.1 0% -.933 1.76 7.67 9.62 0 0.00 0.0
2006 PME AA EAS 2 1 7.0 1 0 0 6 5 7 1 7.7 6.4 1.3 9.0 0% .250 1.57 5.07 1.29 0 0.00 0.0
2006 PAW AAA INT 23 15 109.1 9 4 0 100 60 58 7 93 8.2 4.9 0.6 4.8 0% .270 1.47 4.66 4.04 120 4.60 96.5
2007 PME AA EAS 16 16 92.7 9 3 0 92 44 55 6 100 8.9 4.3 0.6 5.3 0% .295 1.47 4.66 3.98 111 5.47 112.3
2007 PAW AAA INT 8 8 47.3 2 3 0 51 27 23 8 91 9.7 5.1 1.5 4.4 0% .267 1.65 6.42 5.90 135 6.18 126.9
2008 BOS MLB AL 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 113 22.8 2.1 0.0 2.1 0% .478 2.77 3.38 16.62 119 7.30 155.7
2008 PAW AAA INT 28 28 174.3 14 6 0 144 49 106 13 85 7.4 2.5 0.7 5.5 0% .244 1.11 4.10 2.84 105 3.85 78.8
2009 PAW AAA INT 27 23 135.3 6 15 0 134 93 47 10 100 8.9 6.2 0.7 3.1 0% .274 1.68 6.14 5.59 144 7.39 155.5
2010 ROC AAA INT 3 3 12.0 0 2 0 15 19 3 2 101 11.3 14.3 1.5 2.3 0% .295 2.83 9.95 12.75 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 81 0.5802 0.4938 0.9500 0.6596 0.2647 0.9355 1.0000 0.0500
Career810.58020.49380.95000.65960.26470.93551.00000.0500

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
2010-05-09 2010-09-07 Minors 121 0 Right Forearm Strain -
2007-07-20 2007-07-29 Minors 9 0 Left Not Disclosed -
2004-08-07 2004-09-08 Minors 32 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
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Details
  • released by STL 3/25/10 signed as a free agent from BOS 1/14/10 (minor-league contract)
  • sent to minor-league camp 3/10/09 sent outright to Triple-A 1/9/09 designated for assignment 1/8/09 re-signed 1/5/09, 1 year/$0.4M (09)
  • optioned to Triple-A 8/13/08 contract purchased 8/12/08 amateur free agent-Savannah Coll Art/Design 02

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
2008-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)What should the Red Sox do with Charlie Zink and Jeff Bailey? These guys are putting up obscene numbers down in the international league, but both are past the prospect stage. Even though I fully believe that Zink at least is legit, I can understand that there are other guys in the sox system that look to have brighter careers. Can the Sox get something for these guys, or are they likely to leave as free agents?
(Rob from Brighton)
Zink's interesting, but I suspect it'll have to involve getting dealt as part of a package to a team desperately in need of a starting pitching, even though it would make sense of the Sox to look at him as an mop-up innings sponge (not that they need one) since they've already invested a roster spot in a knuckler-capable backup backstop. Heck, trade him to either Texas team, because I have to think people haven't entirely forgotten Joe Niekro or Charlie Hough.

As for Bailey, he's just the latest guy charged with keeping PawSox fans engaged. (Christina Kahrl)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Charlie Zink threw 81 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Knuckleball (68mph) and Fourseam Fastball (80mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (76mph).