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Birth Date	4-15-1985
Height	5' 11"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	39 years, 0 months, 9 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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: 2018
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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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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
2007	CLE	MLB	9	9	49.3	4	2	0	54	12	25	2	98	9.9	2.2	0.4	4.6	0%	.317	1.34	3.79	4.56	92	4.59	94.9	0.6
2008	CLE	MLB	16	16	93.7	5	7	0	103	31	43	10	105	9.9	3.0	1.0	4.1	0%	.294	1.43	4.90	4.23	110	5.75	122.8	-0.2
2009	CLE	MLB	25	19	121.7	7	9	1	140	57	59	9	102	10.4	4.2	0.7	4.4	0%	.318	1.62	4.58	4.44	110	6.21	133.2	-0.9
2010	CLE	MLB	29	5	55.7	2	3	0	62	28	28	1	107	10.0	4.5	0.2	4.5	0%	.314	1.62	3.89	4.53	115	6.64	150.0	-1.0
2011	NYA	0	11	0	10.7	2	1	0	13	5	6	0	105	11.0	4.2	0.0	5.1	0%	.351	1.69	3.90	3.38	113	5.11	118.7	0.0
2011	SEA	0	36	0	42.7	1	1	0	54	16	24	7	96	11.4	3.4	1.5	5.1	0%	.315	1.64	5.26	4.01	117	6.25	145.2	-0.8
2012	TOR	MLB	22	16	100.7	4	6	0	100	37	48	17	106	8.9	3.3	1.5	4.3	0%	.258	1.36	5.53	4.56	132	7.35	168.4	-2.6
2013	NYN	0	4	2	10.0	0	0	0	16	5	9	1	105	14.4	4.5	0.9	8.1	0%	.455	2.10	4.62	7.20	118	6.47	154.9	-0.2
2013	TOR	0	1	1	2.7	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	104	6.8	16.9	0.0	0.0	0%	.222	2.63	8.69	6.75	160	9.78	234.3	-0.2
2015	COL	MLB	3	0	7.3	1	0	0	8	3	3	1	104	9.8	3.7	1.2	3.7	0%	.280	1.50	5.75	3.68	116	5.79	135.2	-0.1
2011	TOT	MLB	47	0	53.3	3	2	0	67	21	30	7	98	11.3	3.5	1.2	5.1	0%	.000	1.65	4.99	3.88	116	6.02	139.9	-0.8
2013	TOT	MLB	5	3	12.7	0	0	0	18	10	9	1	105	12.8	7.1	0.7	6.4	0%	.000	2.21	5.48	7.11	127	7.17	171.6	-0.3
Career		MLB	156	68	494.3	26	29	1	552	199	245	48	103	10.0	3.6	0.9	4.5	52%	.304	1.52	4.76	4.44	115	6.24	138.2	-5.5

Statistics for All Levels

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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-
2003	BNC	Rk	APL	9	4	34.0	3	1	0	22	15	46	0		5.8	4.0	0.0	12.2	0%	.293	1.09	2.77	2.91	0	0.00	0.0
2004	LKC	A	SAL	19	15	74.0	3	7	1	79	44	69	6		9.6	5.4	0.7	8.4	0%	.327	1.66	4.77	6.45	0	0.00	0.0
2004	MHV	A-	NYP	8	8	43.7	3	1	0	38	10	30	1		7.8	2.1	0.2	6.2	0%	.270	1.10	3.21	1.24	0	0.00	0.0
2005	LKC	A	SAL	25	23	142.3	7	7	1	123	52	69	5	51	7.8	3.3	0.3	4.4	0%	-.908	1.23	3.99	3.23	106	4.46	87.9
2005	AKR	AA	EAS	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	8	2	6	0	101	14.4	3.6	0.0	10.8	0%	-1.000	2.00	1.95	3.60	89	7.46	147.0
2006	KIN	A+	CRL	10	4	41.2	4	1	1	38	6	24	0	74	8.3	1.3	0.0	5.2	0%	.277	1.07	2.66	2.18	84	3.80	79.7
2006	AKR	AA	EAS	19	19	112.2	8	3	0	121	33	61	9	84	9.7	2.6	0.7	4.9	0%	.307	1.37	4.13	3.53	107	4.83	101.4
2007	CLE	MLB	AL	9	9	49.3	4	2	0	54	12	25	2	98	9.9	2.2	0.4	4.6	0%	.317	1.34	3.79	4.56	92	4.59	94.9
2007	AKR	AA	EAS	6	6	35.0	4	1	0	29	7	24	2	102	7.5	1.8	0.5	6.2	0%	.257	1.03	3.48	2.31	90	3.46	70.9
2007	BUF	AAA	INT	16	15	96.3	9	3	0	89	23	75	5	95	8.3	2.1	0.5	7.0	0%	.291	1.16	3.09	3.08	83	3.48	71.4
2008	CLE	MLB	AL	16	16	93.7	5	7	0	103	31	43	10	105	9.9	3.0	1.0	4.1	0%	.294	1.43	4.90	4.23	110	5.75	122.8
2008	BUF	AAA	INT	11	11	61.7	6	2	0	72	18	47	2	77	10.5	2.6	0.3	6.9	0%	.347	1.46	3.18	4.38	86	4.68	95.7
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	25	19	121.7	7	9	1	140	57	59	9	102	10.4	4.2	0.7	4.4	0%	.318	1.62	4.58	4.44	110	6.21	133.2
2009	AKR	AA	EAS	2	2	7.3	0	0	0	6	7	6	0	100	7.4	8.6	0.0	7.4	0%	.286	1.78	4.77	3.70	119	4.52	95.2
2009	COH	AAA	INT	3	3	10.3	0	2	0	21	5	4	2	120	18.3	4.4	1.7	3.5	0%	.463	2.52	6.35	11.36	127	9.42	198.1
2010	CLE	MLB	AL	29	5	55.7	2	3	0	62	28	28	1	107	10.0	4.5	0.2	4.5	0%	.314	1.62	3.89	4.53	115	6.64	150.0
2010	LKC	A	MDW	2	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	99	9.0	0.0	4.5	13.5	0%	.250	1.00	7.10	4.50	0	0.00	0.0
2010	AKR	AA	EAS	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0%	.333	1.00	3.35	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2010	COH	AAA	INT	10	4	27.0	0	1	0	29	16	12	1	109	9.7	5.3	0.3	4.0	0%	.295	1.67	4.66	3.67	0	0.00	0.0
2011	NYA	MLB	AL	11	0	10.7	2	1	0	13	5	6	0	105	11.0	4.2	0.0	5.1	0%	.351	1.69	3.90	3.38	113	5.11	118.7
2011	SEA	MLB	AL	36	0	42.7	1	1	0	54	16	24	7	96	11.4	3.4	1.5	5.1	0%	.315	1.64	5.26	4.01	117	6.25	145.2
2011	SWB	AAA	INT	2	1	3.7	0	1	0	5	2	1	0	77	12.3	4.9	0.0	2.5	0%	.357	1.91	5.14	7.36	114	7.71	157.5
2012	TOR	MLB	AL	22	16	100.7	4	6	0	100	37	48	17	106	8.9	3.3	1.5	4.3	0%	.258	1.36	5.53	4.56	132	7.35	168.4
2012	LVG	AAA	PCL	11	11	63.7	3	5	0	77	20	38	6	110	10.9	2.8	0.8	5.4	0%	.327	1.52	4.77	4.52	101	4.70	97.8
2013	NYN	MLB	NL	4	2	10.0	0	0	0	16	5	9	1	105	14.4	4.5	0.9	8.1	0%	.455	2.10	4.62	7.20	118	6.47	154.9
2013	TOR	MLB	AL	1	1	2.7	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	104	6.8	16.9	0.0	0.0	0%	.222	2.63	8.69	6.75	160	9.78	234.3
2013	ABQ	AAA	PCL	12	11	61.0	4	3	0	72	22	29	12	110	10.6	3.2	1.8	4.3	0%	.289	1.54	6.40	5.61	123	5.92	128.7
2013	NAS	AAA	PCL	11	11	49.7	2	5	0	68	19	26	5	96	12.3	3.4	0.9	4.7	0%	.344	1.75	5.39	7.25	123	5.79	125.9
2014	SYR	AAA	INT	25	21	147.0	12	6	0	159	37	91	8	102	9.7	2.3	0.5	5.6	0%	.309	1.33	3.63	3.67	97	4.48	94.8
2015	COL	MLB	NL	3	0	7.3	1	0	0	8	3	3	1	104	9.8	3.7	1.2	3.7	0%	.280	1.50	5.75	3.68	116	5.79	135.2
2015	ABQ	AAA	PCL	27	12	90.0	5	4	0	103	42	63	7	107	10.3	4.2	0.7	6.3	0%	.323	1.61	4.64	3.90	104	5.11	112.1
2016	SYR	AAA	INT	29	14	99.0	6	6	0	113	28	68	5	102	10.3	2.5	0.5	6.2	51%	.336	1.42	3.39	3.82	98	5.16	113.9
2017	RNO	AAA	PCL	21	13	79.7	5	3	0	96	27	44	8	113	10.8	3.1	0.9	5.0	52%	.325	1.54	5.01	5.42	106	5.33	113.4
2018	LVG	AAA	PCL	3	3	13.0	0	3	0	28	4	8	9	129	19.4	2.8	6.2	5.5	44%	.380	2.46	12.66	18.00	170	10.77	227.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	1438	0.5014	0.4395	0.8449	0.6325	0.2455	0.8947	0.7159	0.1551
2009	1878	0.5133	0.4223	0.8613	0.5882	0.2473	0.9118	0.7345	0.1387
2010	1013	0.5114	0.3998	0.8864	0.5792	0.2121	0.9233	0.7810	0.1136
2011	878	0.5513	0.4761	0.8756	0.6632	0.2462	0.9190	0.7320	0.1244
2012	1547	0.4971	0.4286	0.8356	0.6359	0.2237	0.9121	0.6207	0.1644
2013	256	0.4766	0.4063	0.8462	0.6230	0.2090	0.9211	0.6429	0.1538
2015	101	0.4455	0.3762	0.8421	0.5333	0.2500	0.9167	0.7143	0.1579
Career	7111	0.5095	0.4294	0.8569	0.6160	0.2353	0.9113	0.7087	0.1431

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
2012-09-26	2012-10-01	DTD	5	5	Left	Shoulder	Fatigue		-	-
2012-08-28	2012-09-02	DTD	5	5	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Batted Ball	-	-
2010-07-20	2010-08-31	15-DL	42	38	Left	Shoulder	Fatigue		-
2009-05-23	2009-07-08	15-DL	46	41	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2008-09-02	2008-09-28	DTD	26	25	Left	Elbow	Inflammation		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	NYN	$
2017	ARI	$
2016	WAS	$
2015	COL	$
2014	BAL	$
2013	NYN	$
2012	TOR	$
2011	SEA	$431,600
2010	CLE	$421,900

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$853,500
2 yr	Total	$853,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 101 d	Dave Pasti	1 year (2018)

Details

1 year (2018). Signed by Somerset of independent Atlantic League. Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 5/25/18. Retired 6/8/18.
1 year (2017). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 5/15/17 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2016). Signed by Washington as a free agent 12/19/15 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2015). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 11/18/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 7/10/15. DFA by Colorado 7/11/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/12/15. Contract selected by Colorado 7/28/15. DFA by Colorado 8/1/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/4/15. Elected free agency 10/14/15.
1 year (2014). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/23/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Baltimore 3/24/14. Signed by Washington as a free agent 3/29/14 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2013). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/27/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by NY Mets 4/7/13. Claimed by Toronto off waivers 4/23/13 after being DFA by NY Mets 4/21/13. DFA by Toronto 4/27/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/29/13 (refused assignment 4/30/13). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 4/30/13. Released by LA Dodgers 7/1/13. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 7/11/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2012) Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/31/11 (minor-league contract, $0.8M in majors). Contract purchased by Toronto 4/9/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Toronto 10/4/12.
1 year/$0.4316M (2011). Re-signed by Seattle 2/27/11. Claimed by NY Yankees off waivers 8/19/11 after being DFA by Seattle 8/17/11. DFA by NY Yankees 8/21/11, sent to Triple-A on optional assignment 8/24/11. Claimed by Kansas City off waivers from Kansas City 10/11/11. Non-tendered by Kansas City 12/12/11.
1 year/$0.4219M (2010). Re-signed 3/10/10. Optioned to Triple-A 5/30/10.
1 year/$0.4087M (2009). Re-signed 3/9/09 (split contract, $0.134M in minors).
1 year (2008). Re-signed 3/1/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased 8/3/07.
Drafted 2003 (16-468) (Allegany HS, Foxburg, Md.). $0.363M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	W	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	6.2	0.3	14	7	49.2	46	15	31	7	.258	1.23	4.11	4.63	-7.6	-0.8
80^o	5.3	0.3	13	6	43.6	44	14	27	6	.272	1.32	4.48	5.05	-8.6	-0.9
70^o	4.7	0.2	11	6	39.7	42	13	25	6	.281	1.39	4.76	5.35	-9.1	-1.0
60^o	4.2	0.2	10	5	36.4	40	13	23	6	.289	1.44	5.00	5.62	-9.3	-1.0
50^o	3.7	0.2	10	5	33.5	38	12	21	5	.297	1.50	5.22	5.87	-9.4	-1.0
40^o	3.3	0.2	9	4	30.6	36	11	19	5	.305	1.55	5.45	6.13	-9.4	-1.0
30^o	2.9	0.1	8	4	27.5	34	11	17	5	.313	1.62	5.70	6.41	-9.3	-1.0
20^o	2.4	0.1	7	3	24.0	31	10	15	4	.322	1.69	6.00	6.74	-8.9	-1.0
10^o	1.8	0.1	6	3	19.4	26	8	12	4	.336	1.80	6.42	7.21	-8.1	-0.9
Weighted Mean	3.7	0.2	9	5	32.8	37	12	21	5	.295	1.48	5.20	5.84	-9.1	-1.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2008-11-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Have you heard any updates on whether Aaron Laffey and/or Anthony Reyes will be ready for Spring Training? Reyes' shutdown seemed precautionary and less serious, but I'm not convinced Laffey will even pitch in 2009. (buffum from Austin TX)	Both expected to be ready for Spring Training. I was about to say Winter Haven, but that's not right any more. I can't imagine how many times I'm going to say "Dodgertown" this spring. (Will Carroll)
2008-05-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Caleb, thanks for the chat. I think you have created an inaccurate memory of how great wfan is! You should hear these whiners. Anyway, I was wondering what your take on Aaron Laffey is. Great groundball guy, but he has shown great K/bb totals so far as well. Flukish or could he be a legit #3 type? (James from NJ)	Impossible! 60,000 watts of clear-channel power, every Mets and Knicks game, Mike and the Maddog--man, that's all I listened to growing up. Can't speak for who's on now, though. I'm real high on Laffey. Take a look at his PECOTA card (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/laffeaa01.php), and that pretty red bar above "GB/FB," and that not-quite-as-pretty-but-still-nice one over "ISO." 22 homers in 609 2/3 career minor league innings. The key is keeping those walks down--if he does so he can be a #3, I think. (Caleb Peiffer)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Aaron Laffey threw 7,905 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 (86mph) and Cutter (85mph), also mixing in a Sinker (84mph), Change (81mph) and Slider (79mph).