Biographical

Portrait of Chris Nelson

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA
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Birth Date9-3-1985
Height5' 11"
Weight205 lbs
Age38 years, 7 months, 21 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

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-

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2013-09-17 2013-09-30 DTD 13 12 Right Thigh Recovery From Previous Injury Hamstring Strain - -
2013-08-29 2013-09-17 15-DL 19 19 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2013-03-29 2013-03-31 Camp 2 0 - General Medical Illness - -
2012-07-16 2012-08-06 15-DL 21 18 - General Medical Cardiovascular Irregular Heartbeat - -
2012-06-24 2012-06-25 DTD 1 1 - Ankle Soreness - -
2012-05-15 2012-05-31 15-DL 16 15 Left Wrist Inflammation - -
2011-09-11 2011-09-13 DTD 2 1 Left Foot Soreness Heel - -
2011-07-06 2011-07-14 Minors 8 5 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2010-04-08 2010-05-08 Minors 30 0 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2009-05-23 2009-09-08 Minors 108 0 Right Wrist Surgery Ligament 2009-06-17
2008-05-26 2008-07-18 Minors 53 0 Left Wrist Surgery Hamate -
2005-04-15 2005-06-02 Minors 48 44 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 COL $
2015 MIL $
2014 CIN $
2013 COL $491,000
2012 COL $480,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$971,000
2 yrTotal$971,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 171 dLon Babby1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 2/8/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/25/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Philadelphia 5/8/15. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 5/9/15 (minor-league contract). Released by Milwaukee 6/17/15. Signed by Washington as a free agent 6/21/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/27/14 (minor-league contract). May opt out of contract 3/28/14 if not on Major League roster. Released by Cincinnati 3/29/14. Re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 4/6/14 (minor-league contract). May opt out of contract 5/6/14 if not on Major League roster. Released by Cincinnati 6/16/14. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 6/18/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by San Diego 7/18/14. DFA by San Diego 9/2/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/4/14. Refused assignment by San Diego 10/6/14.
  • 1 year/$0.491M (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade 5/1/13 after being DFA by Colorado 4/28/13. Claimed by LA Angels off waivers 5/18/13 after being DFA by NY Yankees 5/15/13. DFA by LA Angels 6/10/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/13/13. Contract selected by LA Angels 7/31/13. Non-tendered by LA Angels 12/2/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Colorado 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Colorado 3/5/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Colorado 11/20/08. Re-signed by Colorado 3/4/09.
  • Drafted by Colorado 2004 (1-9) (Redan HS, Decatur, Ga.). $2.15M signing bonus.

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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