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Birth Date	1-14-1984
Height	6' 7"
Weight	240 lbs

Age	40 years, 3 months, 3 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: -1.82015
: -2.52016
: -2.62017
: 2018
: -0.12019
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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
2006	NYN	MLB	4	4	21.3	2	1	0	25	12	13	1	91	10.5	5.1	0.4	5.5	0%	.343	1.73	4.60	5.48	106	5.02	102.2	0.2
2007	NYN	MLB	15	13	72.7	3	8	0	85	39	45	6	97	10.5	4.8	0.7	5.6	0%	.325	1.71	4.98	5.57	112	5.57	115.3	0.1
2008	NYN	MLB	32	32	200.7	13	11	0	209	64	110	12	93	9.4	2.9	0.5	4.9	0%	.302	1.36	3.93	3.72	104	5.06	107.8	1.1
2009	NYN	MLB	31	31	184.3	10	12	0	213	66	107	18	96	10.4	3.2	0.9	5.2	0%	.312	1.51	4.35	5.03	109	5.92	127.0	-0.7
2010	NYN	MLB	34	33	204.0	15	9	1	213	68	113	12	89	9.4	3.0	0.5	5.0	0%	.300	1.38	3.84	3.66	104	4.76	107.5	1.2
2011	NYN	MLB	34	33	193.7	7	13	0	220	65	105	21	97	10.2	3.0	1.0	4.9	0%	.301	1.47	4.43	4.74	112	5.23	121.6	-0.4
2012	NYN	MLB	3	3	19.7	0	0	0	24	4	13	0	95	11.0	1.8	0.0	5.9	0%	.353	1.42	2.42	2.29	95	3.58	82.1	0.4
2013	MIN	MLB	29	29	152.7	5	13	0	184	53	101	13	100	10.8	3.1	0.8	6.0	0%	.337	1.55	4.01	5.19	113	5.76	137.8	-1.5
2014	MIN	MLB	5	5	23.7	0	3	0	29	18	10	5	105	11.0	6.8	1.9	3.8	0%	.286	1.99	7.59	7.99	143	8.24	202.1	-1.0
2015	MIN	MLB	30	30	164.7	6	11	0	198	45	86	11	108	10.8	2.5	0.6	4.7	0%	.334	1.48	3.96	4.26	111	5.97	139.6	-1.8
2016	DET	MLB	24	22	119.0	4	10	0	160	46	56	15	108	12.1	3.5	1.1	4.2	52%	.347	1.73	5.11	5.07	118	7.16	158.5	-2.5
2017	CHA	MLB	34	21	120.0	3	12	0	127	62	79	25	104	9.5	4.7	1.9	5.9	50%	.276	1.58	6.33	5.93	127	7.44	158.4	-2.6
Career		MLB	275	256	1476.3	68	103	1	1687	542	838	139	98	10.3	3.3	0.8	5.1	50%	.311	1.51	4.44	4.68	111	5.74	128.3	-7.4

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-
2006	NYN	MLB	NL	4	4	21.3	2	1	0	25	12	13	1	91	10.5	5.1	0.4	5.5	0%	.343	1.73	4.60	5.48	106	5.02	102.2
2006	SLU	A+	FSL	4	4	22.2	2	1	0	17	2	26	1	51	6.9	0.8	0.4	10.5	0%	.320	0.86	1.89	1.62	52	2.95	62.0
2006	BIN	AA	EAS	12	12	66.1	4	2	0	60	26	77	2	83	8.2	3.5	0.3	10.5	0%	.339	1.30	2.50	2.72	78	4.26	89.3
2006	NOR	AAA	INT	2	2	8.2	1	0	0	4	5	6	1	94	4.4	5.5	1.1	6.6	0%	.150	1.10	5.03	2.20	115	3.44	72.1
2007	NYN	MLB	NL	15	13	72.7	3	8	0	85	39	45	6	97	10.5	4.8	0.7	5.6	0%	.325	1.71	4.98	5.57	112	5.57	115.3
2007	SLU	A+	FSL	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	5	3	2	1	107	7.5	4.5	1.5	3.0	0%	.235	1.33	7.30	3.00	124	5.35	109.9
2007	NWO	AAA	PCL	14	14	74.0	3	6	0	74	26	56	6	98	9.0	3.2	0.7	6.8	0%	.297	1.35	4.37	4.01	97	3.75	77.0
2008	NYN	MLB	NL	32	32	200.7	13	11	0	209	64	110	12	93	9.4	2.9	0.5	4.9	0%	.302	1.36	3.93	3.72	104	5.06	107.8
2009	NYN	MLB	NL	31	31	184.3	10	12	0	213	66	107	18	96	10.4	3.2	0.9	5.2	0%	.312	1.51	4.35	5.03	109	5.92	127.0
2010	NYN	MLB	NL	34	33	204.0	15	9	1	213	68	113	12	89	9.4	3.0	0.5	5.0	0%	.300	1.38	3.84	3.66	104	4.76	107.5
2011	NYN	MLB	NL	34	33	193.7	7	13	0	220	65	105	21	97	10.2	3.0	1.0	4.9	0%	.301	1.47	4.43	4.74	112	5.23	121.6
2012	NYN	MLB	NL	3	3	19.7	0	0	0	24	4	13	0	95	11.0	1.8	0.0	5.9	0%	.353	1.42	2.42	2.29	95	3.58	82.1
2013	MIN	MLB	AL	29	29	152.7	5	13	0	184	53	101	13	100	10.8	3.1	0.8	6.0	0%	.337	1.55	4.01	5.19	113	5.76	137.8
2013	CDR	A	MID	1	1	6.0	1	0	0	2	0	6	1	117	3.0	0.0	1.5	9.0	0%	.077	0.33	4.00	3.00	71	1.58	34.3
2014	MIN	MLB	AL	5	5	23.7	0	3	0	29	18	10	5	105	11.0	6.8	1.9	3.8	0%	.286	1.99	7.59	7.99	143	8.24	202.1
2014	ROC	AAA	INT	2	2	10.0	1	0	0	9	3	3	0	107	8.1	2.7	0.0	2.7	0%	.273	1.20	3.94	0.90	110	4.26	90.1
2015	MIN	MLB	AL	30	30	164.7	6	11	0	198	45	86	11	108	10.8	2.5	0.6	4.7	0%	.334	1.48	3.96	4.26	111	5.97	139.6
2016	DET	MLB	AL	24	22	119.0	4	10	0	160	46	56	15	108	12.1	3.5	1.1	4.2	52%	.347	1.73	5.11	5.07	118	7.16	158.5
2016	TOL	AAA	INT	2	2	6.3	0	0	0	12	0	3	0	107	17.1	0.0	0.0	4.3	58%	.462	1.89	2.22	8.53	99	7.58	167.4
2017	CHA	MLB	AL	34	21	120.0	3	12	0	127	62	79	25	104	9.5	4.7	1.9	5.9	50%	.276	1.58	6.33	5.93	127	7.44	158.4
2017	CHR	AAA	INT	2	2	6.0	0	2	0	10	3	4	2	89	15.0	4.5	3.0	6.0	50%	.364	2.17	8.34	7.50	128	7.61	162.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	3282	0.4939	0.4458	0.8469	0.6465	0.2498	0.8979	0.7181	0.1531
2009	3119	0.4979	0.4428	0.8559	0.5995	0.2874	0.8904	0.7844	0.1441
2010	3383	0.5194	0.4540	0.8470	0.6278	0.2663	0.8912	0.7344	0.1530
2011	3181	0.5231	0.4524	0.8555	0.6298	0.2577	0.8931	0.7545	0.1445
2012	305	0.3836	0.4393	0.7985	0.6667	0.2979	0.8077	0.7857	0.2015
2013	2726	0.5095	0.4395	0.8623	0.6263	0.2453	0.9023	0.7561	0.1377
2014	456	0.4978	0.3794	0.8324	0.5903	0.1703	0.8881	0.6410	0.1676
2015	2654	0.5064	0.4465	0.8574	0.6458	0.2420	0.9090	0.7161	0.1426
2016	2048	0.4854	0.4302	0.8320	0.6117	0.2590	0.8964	0.6886	0.1680
2017	2297	0.4589	0.4023	0.8247	0.6044	0.2309	0.8917	0.6760	0.1753
Career	23451	0.4998	0.4398	0.8479	0.6249	0.2549	0.8950	0.7311	0.1521

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
2014-05-02	2014-09-29	60-DL	150	136	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Ulnar Nerve Decompression	2014-06-10
2014-05-02	2014-05-02	On-Alr	0	0	Left	Groin	Strain		-	-
2013-06-19	2013-07-05	15-DL	16	15	-	Back	Strain		-	-
2012-04-22	2012-10-04	60-DL	165	148	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2012-05-01	-
2011-08-13	2011-08-13	DTD	0	0	Right	Elbow	Contusion	Batted Ball	-	-
2011-04-22	2011-04-22	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-
2011-03-10	2011-03-10	Camp	0	0	Right	Thigh	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2010-07-16	2010-07-19	DTD	3	3	-	Neck	Stiffness		-
2010-07-07	2010-07-07	DTD	0	0	Right	Arm	Fatigue		-
2010-05-07	2010-05-07	DTD	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness	In 2011 and Said He Pitched All Season with Strained RTC and Injected Before Each Start	-
2010-03-07	2010-03-09	Camp	2	0	Bilateral	Knee	Soreness		-
2009-04-14	2009-04-25	DTD	11	9	Right	Forearm	Inflammation		-
2009-03-06	2009-03-14	Camp	8	0	Left	Lower Leg	Strain		-
2007-08-20	2007-08-29	Minors	9	0	Right	Shoulder	Fatigue		-	-
2006-08-27	2006-09-16	Minors	20	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-
2006-08-08	2006-08-26	Minors	18	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	DET	$8,000,000
2016	DET	$8,000,000
2015	MIN	$5,500,000
2014	MIN	$5,500,000
2013	MIN	$4,000,000
2012	NYN	$5,687,500
2011	NYN	$3,925,000
2010	NYN	$500,000
2009	NYN	$2,237,500

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$43,350,000
9 yr	Total	$43,350,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 113 d	Boras Corp.	2 years/$16M (2016-17)

Details

2 years/$16M (2016-17). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/15. 16:$8M, 17:$8M. Released by Detroit 3/30/17. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/5/17 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/21/17.
2 years/$11M (2014-15). Re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/23/13. 14:$5.5M, 15:$5.5M. Performance bonuses for 2014: $0.15M each for 170, 180 innings pitched. $0.2M for 190 IP. $0.5M for 200 IP. Escalators: 2015 salary increases $0.5M each with 165, 175, 185, 195, 205 IP in 2014.
1 year/$4M (2013). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/16/12. Performance bonuses: $0.1M for 150 innings pitched. $0.15M for 160 IP. $0.25M each for 170, 180, 190 IP. $0.5M for 200 IP.
1 year/$5.6875M (2012). Re-signed by NY Mets 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by NY Mets 11/30/12.
1 year/$3.925M (2011). Re-signed by NY Mets 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration). $50,000 in performance bonuses.
4 years/$5.25M (2006-09), plus 2010 club option. Signed Major League contract with NY Mets 1/06. $3.55M signing bonus. Value reaches $6.6M if Pelfrey makes 25-man roster in 2007-09. NY Mets exercised $0.5M 2010 club option 11/6/09.
Drafted by NY Mets 2005 (1-9) (Wichita State).

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	W	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	7.2	10	10	48.2	46	17	32	6	.274	1.32	4.10	4.49	-6.4	-0.7
80^o	6.1	8	8	42.8	44	16	28	6	.287	1.41	4.48	4.9	-7.5	-0.8
70^o	5.4	8	8	39.0	42	16	26	5	.297	1.48	4.76	5.21	-8.1	-0.9
60^o	4.8	7	7	35.9	40	15	24	5	.305	1.54	5.00	5.47	-8.5	-0.9
50^o	4.2	7	7	33.0	39	14	22	5	.313	1.60	5.23	5.72	-8.7	-0.9
40^o	3.7	6	6	30.2	37	14	20	5	.321	1.66	5.47	5.97	-8.7	-0.9
30^o	3.2	5	5	27.3	34	13	18	4	.330	1.73	5.72	6.25	-8.7	-0.9
20^o	2.7	5	5	23.9	32	12	16	4	.340	1.81	6.03	6.58	-8.5	-0.9
10^o	2	4	4	19.5	27	10	13	4	.354	1.92	6.46	7.05	-7.9	-0.9
Weighted Mean	4.2	6	6	32.4	38	14	21	5	.312	1.59	5.21	5.69	-8.4	-0.9

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-09-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	It seems like the young contributors have clicked in the last month. Am I crazy for thinking that, even if the White Sox make no changes other than promoting Kopech and Jimenez next year, they could be legitimate second wild card contenders? (Bob G. from Chicago)	I am generally more optimistic than the consensus about how soon this team could contend, and it is worth pointing out that the Angels and Twins hardly inspire a ton of confidence and here they are duking it out for a playoff spot. That said, this is still a ~100 loss team that is being buoyed by having had a really, really good bullpen coming into the season. I think they'd need to add in free agency and continue to see super precocious growth from their elite prospects like Moncada and Eloy and Kopech. But if you take the hundreds of innings that are being covered by the Mike Pelfrey / Derek Holland types and replace them with anything resembling major league quality pitching you're looking at a big improvement already. I think 2019 is the year where you can start thinking about contention. (Nick Schaefer)
2015-09-30 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Who will earn the second AL Wild Card spot? (Alex from Anaheim)	The Twins have a case to start Mike Pelfrey in the WC game and the Angels just signed Jo-Jo Reyes so please dear god let it be the Astros. (Mauricio Rubio)
2012-12-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do you see the Twins targeting as far starting pitchers? (twinsfan29 from Nashville)	You're much closer to all the buzz than I am, twinsfan29! Jerry Crasnick from ESPN heard yesterday that they're in on Joe Blanton, who would fit well at Target Field. He also mentioned the recently non-tendered Mike Pelfrey and John Lannan here: https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/275711755441823744. Last week, the Twins were tied to Brett Myers, who could transition back from the bullpen. If they turn to the trade market, some of the Rays starters could be in play. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-10-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any non-superstar/star-level players who could be non-tendered that teams should kick the tires on? (jlarsen from chicago)	With the caveat that I did less than two seconds of research, some interesting names to me are Kyle Blanks, George Kottaras, Nyjer Morgan, Mark Reynolds, Brendan Ryan, Gaby Sanchez, Geovany Soto, Ian Stewart, Drew Stubbs, Dallas Braden, Philip Humber, Tommy Hunter, Jair Jurrjens, Mike Pelfrey, and Jerome Williams. (Geoff Young)
2012-03-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Shouldn't the Mets cut Mike Pelfrey? They'd save almost 4 million and the guy is practically worthless. (Matt from Malone, NY)	I have no idea what's going through the minds of the Mets front office. My guess is that, with the giant drop in payroll they've already had this year, it's not worth cutting Pelfrey over $4 million. It's not like they'd be filling his spot with an All-Star. (Larry Granillo)
2012-01-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of Mike Pelfrey? Any (decent) chance he straightens himself out again this year? He seems like too much of a head case, and his K numbers for a guy with his "stuff" are terrible. (JP from NY)	He's a ground ball guy, and they are affected by the players around them more than other pitchers. The Mets being the Mets probably gets him disproportionately. That said, there was something off about his game last year, as his HR rate literally doubled and his percentage of quality starts was just 45. Just 28, I like him as a change of scenery guy, someone who could be useful on the back end of a good team instead of pretending to be a 1-2 for a bad one. (Steven Goldman)
2010-04-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How often do we ever see a pitcher 'work on a new pitch' in spring training and see it actually pay off long term? I am thinking of Mike Pelfrey, who seems to be missing a lot of bats with his split-change this year. If he can get the K rate to around 7 per 9, he is a completely different pitcher. (J.P. from Hartford)	In Chicago most White Sox pitchers are taught cutters, which helped turn Gavin Floyd and John Danks into legitimate front-mid rotation hurlers. That seems to be more organizational philosophy than, say, Cole Hamels working to learn a cutter this off-season. In St. Louis, Dave Duncan works his magic with sequencing and location moreso than new pitches, but to the same effect. I agree that we don't hear about true success stories with these newer pitches as much as the failures, but Big Pelf wouldn't be alone if his split-change remains effective. (Eric Seidman)
2009-12-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Breakout batter and pitcher of 2010 is? (Hawkeye from Grafton, ND)	Jeremy Hermida and Mike Pelfrey. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-02-16 14:00:00 (link to chat)	For recently amateur players, at what point do amateur scouting reports begin to be over taken by pro reports and performance? I'm thinking of how Gordon Beckham is still rated 25 spots(?!?) above Wilmer Flores. Or even comparing Brad Holt this year ("not even close") to the top 100 compared to Mike Pelfrey before he threw a pitch (Top 50 prospect). It seems to me like the amateur scouting report sticks on a player way, way too long. (Steve from Fremont, CA)	Yeah, Holt was the other guy, with Hellickson, to generate a lot of email. Look, he's not a good as you think he is, but he is plenty good. Are we supposed to throw years of reports on the guy just because he dominated the New York Penn League for 72 innings with a fastball that everyone knew was great in the first place? I don't get that. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-01-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Please give me your opinion/projection on the health and performance for John Maine and Mike Pelfrey in '09. (tddewan from Torrance, CA)	More worried about Pelfrey due to the workload increase, but the Mets watched him so closely that we're going to learn about the inevitability of the Verducci Effect with him. I like both on performance and value. (Will Carroll)
2008-11-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any concerns with Mike Pelfrey, seeing that his innings went up quite a bit in '08? (Matt from Whippleville, NY)	Yes, huge. He's probably this year's Verducci Effect poster child. The Mets knew it, understood the risks, and pushed smartly. We'll see how it works out. (Will Carroll)
2008-10-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	This isn't about the playoffs, but I'm curious, how much should Mike Pelfrey's size/build factor into concerns about the "Verducci Effect"? Should I be less concerned about Pelfrey than I would be about a guy who was 6'1" 190 who also made a large innings jump at a young age? (Meddler from Brooklyn, NY)	Size doesn't matter to pitching. It's mechanics, stamina, and genetics. (Will Carroll)
2008-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I know its been a while since he's been a prospect, but how much more development can we expect from Mike Pelfrey? He's having a stellar year, but if he ever wants to fulfill the ace-type upside many expected from him back when he was drafted, he'll have to miss more bats. Will that come if he refines his offspeed stuff? Or does it look more like he's going to settle in as a solid mid-rotation guy who gets by with an excellent groundball rate? (Meddler from Brooklyn, NY)	I think what you are seeing is what you are going to get. An above-average middle-rotation type. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-08-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any idea why the Mets weren't able to get any of the players they were looking at? (TLivingston from Sonoma, CA)	I don't think the Mets were looking very hard, for better or worse. They seem convinced that Fernando Tatis is for real, that they'll get Ryan Church back at some point, that the rotation will magically hold together despite John Maine's cuff strain, Mike Pelfrey's innings limit, Pedro Martinez's assorted ailments, Oliver Perez's volatility and all that. I'm not sure I want to bet against all of that by sitting on my hands, but as a team that can afford to take on salary, they have some mobility during the waiver trading period. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-06-20 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Realistically, taking Delgado and Castillo's contracts and the Mets unlikelihood to cut them into account, is there any personnel move (or moves)the Mets can make to improve their on the field production? I look at the roster and see so few tradeable parts. (Kerri Mulqueen from Kew Gardens NY)	I wouldn't trade Fernando Martinez, so probably not. I guess you could see what the market is for Mike Pelfrey, who's a cheap midrotation starter for a few years, but I doubt you'd get much back. You could always sign Bonds, which would be a huge upgrade for the offense and a wash defensively with Alou. (People who complain about Bonds' defense and availability need to consider that Moises Alou is making $7 million this year.) (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	________ should start the 5th game of the season for the Mets. (Jessica from NYC)	Mike Pelfrey. Time to find out what he is by giving him the job and getting out of the way. The Mets' front four is very good, and the only candidate for #5 who has any upside is Pelfrey. Diddling with the Jorge Sosas of the world is silly. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Caleb, appreciate your thoughts on the tournament. Can you handicap the UCLA game for us? Can WKU keep that close or is the UCLA defense too tough? (Dave from Flushing)	Thanks, Dave. WKU I think has a shot to keep it close. Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the country--he'll be in the NBA next year. Lee destroyed San Diego last round. Of course, UCLA's defense is the second best in the country, and the 6'5 Josh Shipp matches up well with the 6'5 Lee, but there's still a chance Lee could go off and keep things close. The main thing to watch from a team perspective is how many turnovers the Hilltoppers force. They're 19th in the country in turnover percentage, which really powers their defense. UCLA was sloppy with the ball against A&M, turning it over on 1 of 4 trips, and I think if the Bruins hit that mark again that will allow WKU to hang around, maybe even long enough for another Ty Rogers attempt at a miracle. If the Toppers can't force that many turnovers, I think they'll be looking at a double-digit deficit for the majority. What are the odds that Dave is writing from the bowels of Shea Stadium, where he's hard at work trying to find Mike Pelfrey a third pitch? (Caleb Peiffer (Basketball))
2008-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Caleb, appreciate your thoughts on the tournament. Can you handicap the UCLA game for us? Can WKU keep that close or is the UCLA defense too tough? (Dave from Flushing)	Thanks, Dave. WKU I think has a shot to keep it close. Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the country--he'll be in the NBA next year. Lee destroyed San Diego last round. Of course, UCLA's defense is the second best in the country, and the 6'5 Josh Shipp matches up well with the 6'5 Lee, but there's still a chance Lee could go off and keep things close. The main thing to watch from a team perspective is how many turnovers the Hilltoppers force. They're 19th in the country in turnover percentage, which really powers their defense. UCLA was sloppy with the ball against A&M, turning it over on 1 of 4 trips, and I think if the Bruins hit that mark again that will allow WKU to hang around, maybe even long enough for another Ty Rogers attempt at a miracle. If the Toppers can't force that many turnovers, I think they'll be looking at a double-digit deficit for the majority. What are the odds that Dave is writing from the bowels of Shea Stadium, where he's hard at work trying to find Mike Pelfrey a third pitch? (Caleb Peiffer (Basketball))
2008-03-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can we expect Mike Pelfrey's SO rates to improve? Can he pull a Carmona like season (with much fewer innings I imagine)? (Mike from Queens)	I'm just not a huge Pelfrey supporter until he finds any consistency with his secondary stuff. Carmona's sinker and slider both grade out high than any of Pelfrey's current offerings. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	The Mets need a good 5th starter. How about El Duque, Mike Pelfrey, Ruben Gotay, Marlon Anderson and Aaron Heilman for Ian Snell? (Jay from Flushing)	That plus a ton of Famous Amos hot dogs still doesn't get you Snell, I suspect. Remember, it isn't Littlefield who's picking up the phone any more. (Christina Kahrl)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Pelfrey threw 23,542 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2017, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2017, he relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Curve (71mph), Splitter (82mph) and Slider (83mph). He also rarely threw a Change (92mph).