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Darren O'Day PBraves

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2019 Projections (Rest of Season Projections - seasonal age 36)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-22-1982
Height6' 4"
Weight220 lbs
Age36 years, 10 months, 30 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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0.72016
1.42017
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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 ANA MLB 30 0 43.3 0 1 0 49 14 29 2 101 10.2 2.9 0.4 6.0 0% .324 1.45 3.66 4.57 107 5.24 111.8 0.1
2009 NYN 0 4 0 3.0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 97 15.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 0% .385 2.00 3.72 0.00 122 7.60 162.9 -0.1
2009 TEX 0 64 0 55.7 2 1 2 36 17 54 3 106 5.8 2.7 0.5 8.7 0% .239 0.95 3.02 1.94 111 4.83 103.5 0.2
2010 TEX MLB 72 0 62.0 6 2 0 43 12 45 5 113 6.2 1.7 0.7 6.5 0% .220 0.89 3.46 2.03 90 3.56 80.5 1.0
2011 TEX MLB 16 0 16.7 0 1 0 17 5 18 7 122 9.2 2.7 3.8 9.7 0% .238 1.32 7.62 5.40 167 8.13 189.0 -0.7
2012 BAL MLB 69 0 67.0 7 1 0 49 14 69 6 104 6.6 1.9 0.8 9.3 0% .251 0.94 2.90 2.28 83 3.11 71.4 1.3
2013 BAL MLB 68 0 62.0 5 3 2 47 15 59 7 98 6.8 2.2 1.0 8.6 0% .248 1.00 3.60 2.18 88 3.37 80.8 0.9
2014 BAL MLB 68 0 68.7 5 2 4 42 19 73 6 98 5.5 2.5 0.8 9.6 0% .218 0.89 3.35 1.70 88 3.27 80.2 1.0
2015 BAL MLB 68 0 65.3 6 2 6 47 14 82 5 113 6.5 1.9 0.7 11.3 0% .278 0.93 2.45 1.52 77 2.78 65.0 1.5
2016 BAL MLB 34 0 31.0 3 1 3 25 13 38 6 114 7.3 3.8 1.7 11.0 34% .260 1.23 4.52 3.77 84 3.00 66.4 0.7
2017 BAL MLB 64 0 60.3 2 3 2 41 24 76 8 6.1 3.6 1.2 11.3 48% .256 1.08 3.69 3.43 80 3.14 66.8 1.4
2018 BAL MLB 20 0 20.0 0 2 2 18 4 27 3 105 8.1 1.8 1.4 12.2 27% .326 1.10 3.49 3.60 92 3.68 82.1 0.3
2019 ATL MLB 4 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 102 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 29% .286 1.50 3.67 4.50 112 5.80 118.9 0.0
2009 TOT MLB 68 0 58.7 2 1 2 41 18 56 3 105 6.3 2.8 0.5 8.6 0% .000 1.01 3.06 1.84 111 4.97 106.6 0.2
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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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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 CDR A MDW 17 0 23.0 3 1 1 20 2 14 1 7.8 0.8 0.4 5.5 0% .264 0.96 3.04 2.74 0 0.00 0.0
2006 ORM Rk PIO 14 0 14.0 0 1 7 11 5 15 1 7.1 3.2 0.6 9.6 0% .263 1.14 3.76 2.57 0 0.00 0.0
2007 RCU A+ CLF 24 0 24.0 4 0 11 10 6 26 1 96 3.8 2.3 0.4 9.8 0% .161 0.67 3.02 0.75 68 1.19 24.3
2007 ARK AA TXS 29 0 29.3 3 4 10 27 14 22 3 96 8.3 4.3 0.9 6.8 0% .282 1.40 4.65 3.99 108 4.59 94.2
2007 gcr Wnt AFL 10 0 11.3 1 1 2 8 0 6 1 6.4 0.0 0.8 4.8 0% .212 0.71 3.62 2.39 0 0.00 0.0
2008 ANA MLB AL 30 0 43.3 0 1 0 49 14 29 2 101 10.2 2.9 0.4 6.0 0% .324 1.45 3.66 4.57 107 5.24 111.8
2008 SLC AAA PCL 21 0 33.0 2 2 7 29 7 30 3 115 7.9 1.9 0.8 8.2 0% .292 1.09 3.57 3.27 81 3.09 63.2
2009 NYN MLB NL 4 0 3.0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 97 15.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 0% .385 2.00 3.72 0.00 122 7.60 162.9
2009 TEX MLB AL 64 0 55.7 2 1 2 36 17 54 3 106 5.8 2.7 0.5 8.7 0% .239 0.95 3.02 1.94 111 4.83 103.5
2010 TEX MLB AL 72 0 62.0 6 2 0 43 12 45 5 113 6.2 1.7 0.7 6.5 0% .220 0.89 3.46 2.03 90 3.56 80.5
2011 TEX MLB AL 16 0 16.7 0 1 0 17 5 18 7 122 9.2 2.7 3.8 9.7 0% .238 1.32 7.62 5.40 167 8.13 189.0
2011 FRI AA TEX 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 102 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 0% .000 1.00 14.37 9.00 111 3.83 78.1
2011 ROU AAA PCL 17 1 20.3 1 0 1 16 4 26 2 84 7.1 1.8 0.9 11.5 0% .286 0.98 3.38 2.21 61 1.65 33.6
2012 BAL MLB AL 69 0 67.0 7 1 0 49 14 69 6 104 6.6 1.9 0.8 9.3 0% .251 0.94 2.90 2.28 83 3.11 71.4
2013 BAL MLB AL 68 0 62.0 5 3 2 47 15 59 7 98 6.8 2.2 1.0 8.6 0% .248 1.00 3.60 2.18 88 3.37 80.8
2014 BAL MLB AL 68 0 68.7 5 2 4 42 19 73 6 98 5.5 2.5 0.8 9.6 0% .218 0.89 3.35 1.70 88 3.27 80.2
2015 BAL MLB AL 68 0 65.3 6 2 6 47 14 82 5 113 6.5 1.9 0.7 11.3 0% .278 0.93 2.45 1.52 77 2.78 65.0
2016 BAL MLB AL 34 0 31.0 3 1 3 25 13 38 6 114 7.3 3.8 1.7 11.0 34% .260 1.23 4.52 3.77 84 3.00 66.4
2016 BOW AA EAS 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 117 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 50% .500 1.00 -0.65 0.00 65 2.86 63.2
2017 BAL MLB AL 64 0 60.3 2 3 2 41 24 76 8 6.1 3.6 1.2 11.3 48% .256 1.08 3.69 3.43 80 3.14 66.8
2018 BAL MLB AL 20 0 20.0 0 2 2 18 4 27 3 105 8.1 1.8 1.4 12.2 27% .326 1.10 3.49 3.60 92 3.68 82.1
2018 FRD A+ CAR 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.0 16.2 0.0 16.2 100% .000 1.80 6.96 16.20 108 3.70 78.1
2019 ATL MLB NL 4 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 102 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 29% .286 1.50 3.67 4.50 112 5.80 118.9
2019 BRV A+ FSL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 50% .500 1.00 1.31 0.00 91 4.58 94.2
2019 GWN AAA INT 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 50% .250 0.50 0.62 0.00 78 3.23 66.6
2019 BRA Rk GCL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 50% .000 0.00 -0.50 0.00 87 1.38 28.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 646 0.4799 0.4598 0.7912 0.5968 0.3333 0.8973 0.6161 0.2088
2009 911 0.5016 0.4435 0.7252 0.5646 0.3216 0.8333 0.5342 0.2748
2010 878 0.5569 0.4658 0.7824 0.5971 0.3008 0.8185 0.6923 0.2176
2011 275 0.5455 0.4436 0.7541 0.5533 0.3120 0.8554 0.5385 0.2459
2012 998 0.4770 0.4770 0.7500 0.6092 0.3563 0.8276 0.6290 0.2500
2013 976 0.5092 0.4580 0.7271 0.5996 0.3111 0.7785 0.6242 0.2729
2014 1045 0.4880 0.4871 0.7132 0.6176 0.3626 0.8095 0.5567 0.2868
2015 1060 0.4340 0.4906 0.6731 0.6543 0.3650 0.7475 0.5708 0.3269
2016 529 0.4631 0.4991 0.6894 0.6204 0.3944 0.7895 0.5536 0.3106
2017 1017 0.4346 0.4523 0.7413 0.6131 0.3287 0.8155 0.6349 0.2587
2018 325 0.5354 0.5108 0.7410 0.6724 0.3245 0.7778 0.6531 0.2590
2019 35 0.4857 0.5143 0.7222 0.7059 0.3333 0.7500 0.6667 0.2778
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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
2013-09-08 2013-09-19 DTD 11 10 Right Hand Soreness - -
2012-03-11 2012-03-24 Camp 13 0 - Groin Tightness - -
2011-08-25 2011-09-13 15-DL 19 16 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2011-04-27 2011-07-02 60-DL 66 60 Left Hip Surgery Labrum 2011-04-28
2010-09-11 2010-09-24 DTD 13 12 Low Back Soreness -
2010-03-16 2010-04-05 Camp 20 0 Right Elbow Contusion Bone Bruise -
2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Cartilage Injury Labrum -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 ATL $9,000,000
2018 BAL $9,000,000
2017 BAL $7,000,000
2016 BAL $6,000,000
2015 BAL $4,250,000
2014 BAL $3,200,000
2013 BAL $2,200,000
2012 BAL $1,350,000
2011 TEX $1,251,000
2010 TEX $426,700
2009 NYN $406,000
2008 ANA $390,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$35,473,700
2019Current$9,000,000
12 yrPvs + Cur$44,473,700
12 yrTotal$44,473,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 103 dBallengee Group4 years/$31M (2016-19)

Details
  • 4 years/$31M (2016-19). Re-signed by Baltimore as a free agent 12/14/15. 16:$6M, 17:$7M, 18:$9M, 19:$9M. $1M annually is deferred, to be paid in $1M installments in 2020-23. Limited no-trade protection: may block deals to seven clubs. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Baltimore 7/31/18 with $11,951,613 remaining on contract ($2,951,613 in 2018 and $9M in 2019).
  • 2 years/$5.8M (2013-14), plus 2015 club option. 13:$2.2M, 14:$3.2M, 15:$4.25M club option, $0.4M buyout. Baltimore exercised 2015 option 10/30/14.
  • 1 year/$1.35M (2012). Signed by Baltimore 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.251M (2011). Re-signed by Texas 1/23/11 (avoided arbitration, $1.4M-$1.05M). Claimed by Baltimore off waivers from Texas 11/2/11.
  • 1 year/$426,700 (2010). Re-signed by Texas 3/4/10.
  • 1 year/$0.406M (2009). Selected by Mets from LA Angles in Rule 5 draft 12/11/08. Signed by Mets 3/2/09 (split contract). Claimed by Texas off waivers 4/22/09 after being DFA by Mets 4/18/09
  • 1 year/$0.39M (2008). Contract purchased by LA Angels 3/29/08.
  • Signed 6/06 as an amateur free agent.

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
90o 0 0 0 1 0 15.3 10 6 18 2 .241 1.02 2.91 3.24 0.1 0.0
80o 0 0 0 1 0 10.1 7 4 12 1 .256 1.11 3.31 3.68 0.1 0.0
70o 0 0 0 1 0 6.5 5 3 7 1 .266 1.17 3.60 4 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 1 0 3.4 3 1 4 0 .275 1.23 3.85 4.28 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 1 0 0.7 1 0 1 0 .284 1.28 4.09 4.54 0.0 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)Favorite holds RPs off the top of your head?
(majortom from TX)		off the top of my head Tony Watson and Darren O'Day. (Mike Gianella)
2013-06-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who would close in Baltimore if Jim Johnson were to lose the job?
(bobbykester from dc)		My guess is Darren O'Day. Don't sleep on Tommy Hunter who now throws 97-99 as an RP. (Paul Sporer)
2011-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)How close is Cody Eppley to Darren O'Day pitching wise?
(Jason Parks from Hell)		About 1 inch (Jason Parks)


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