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Portrait of Lester Oliveros

Lester Oliveros P

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 27 29.3 0 1 0 5.22 -0.2
Birth Date5-28-1988
Height6' 0"
Weight235 lbs
Age35 years, 10 months, 29 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
2011 DET 0 9 0 8.0 0 0 0 8 4 4 0 107 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .296 1.50 3.56 5.63 113 4.65 108.2 0.0
2011 MIN 0 10 0 13.3 0 0 0 13 7 9 0 102 8.8 4.7 0.0 6.1 0% .325 1.50 3.28 4.05 120 5.40 125.5 -0.1
2012 MIN MLB 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 106 5.4 5.4 0.0 5.4 0% .200 1.20 3.64 5.40 129 7.66 175.5 -0.1
2014 MIN MLB 7 0 6.3 0 1 0 6 3 5 2 110 8.5 4.3 2.8 7.1 0% .235 1.42 7.10 7.11 129 5.59 137.1 -0.1
2011 TOT MLB 19 0 21.3 0 0 0 21 11 13 0 104 8.9 4.6 0.0 5.5 0% .000 1.50 3.38 4.64 117 5.12 119.0 -0.1
CareerMLB27029.301028151921058.64.60.65.843%.2921.474.205.221205.37126.1-0.2

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 VDF Rk VSL 20 2 39.2 1 3 4 29 20 46 2 91 6.7 4.6 0.5 10.6 0% .260 1.25 3.55 2.76 89 3.40 71.4
2007 VTI Rk VSL 27 0 38.3 2 0 19 25 13 59 0 5.9 3.1 0.0 13.9 0% .316 0.99 1.40 1.41 0 0.00 0.0
2007 ORI Wnt VWL 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .222 1.00 4.20 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2008 ONE A- NYP 15 0 20.7 1 2 4 15 6 34 1 102 6.5 2.6 0.4 14.8 0% .333 1.01 1.82 1.74 65 2.66 54.3
2008 LAK A+ FSL 5 0 10.7 1 1 0 12 9 3 0 105 10.1 7.6 0.0 2.5 0% .308 1.96 6.29 4.21 136 8.84 181.0
2009 LAK A+ FSL 34 0 54.0 4 2 2 53 16 58 5 107 8.8 2.7 0.8 9.7 0% .316 1.28 3.36 4.17 87 4.41 92.8
2009 TOL AAA INT 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 124 9.0 4.5 0.0 13.5 0% .400 1.50 1.65 0.00 81 3.52 73.9
2009 ORI Wnt VWL 11 0 17.3 0 1 1 14 6 16 0 7.3 3.1 0.0 8.3 0% .286 1.16 2.88 5.20 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LAK A+ FSL 20 0 19.0 0 1 9 13 6 24 0 6.2 2.8 0.0 11.4 0% .295 1.00 2.16 1.89 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ERI AA EAS 24 0 25.3 1 2 14 20 21 36 3 7.1 7.5 1.1 12.8 0% .309 1.62 4.78 4.98 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ORI Wnt VWL 9 0 15.3 2 1 0 10 9 12 0 5.9 5.3 0.0 7.1 0% .256 1.24 3.37 3.53 0 0.00 0.0
2011 DET MLB AL 9 0 8.0 0 0 0 8 4 4 0 107 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .296 1.50 3.56 5.63 113 4.65 108.2
2011 MIN MLB AL 10 0 13.3 0 0 0 13 7 9 0 102 8.8 4.7 0.0 6.1 0% .325 1.50 3.28 4.05 120 5.40 125.5
2011 ERI AA EAS 10 0 17.0 2 0 0 11 4 28 0 5.8 2.1 0.0 14.8 0% .367 0.88 0.99 0.53 42 2.36 48.2
2011 ROC AAA INT 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 6.0 0.0 3.0 12.0 0% .167 0.67 4.90 3.00 128 6.46 131.8
2011 TOL AAA INT 22 0 28.0 1 3 5 37 17 26 7 11.9 5.5 2.3 8.4 0% .349 1.93 6.45 6.43 128 7.16 146.2
2011 ORI Wnt LVB 23 0 20.3 1 1 0 18 9 18 0 8.0 4.0 0.0 8.0 0% .295 1.33 2.88 1.33 0 0.00 0.0
2012 MIN MLB AL 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 106 5.4 5.4 0.0 5.4 0% .200 1.20 3.64 5.40 129 7.66 175.5
2012 NBR AA EAS 13 0 19.0 1 1 2 10 7 16 0 4.7 3.3 0.0 7.6 0% .213 0.89 2.62 1.42 82 2.70 56.2
2012 ROC AAA INT 19 0 29.3 1 2 6 24 8 35 2 7.4 2.5 0.6 10.7 0% .306 1.09 2.47 3.07 73 3.25 67.7
2013 TWI Rk GCL 6 0 6.3 0 0 2 4 3 8 0 5.7 4.3 0.0 11.4 0% .333 1.11 2.35 0.00 86 3.19 69.4
2014 MIN MLB AL 7 0 6.3 0 1 0 6 3 5 2 110 8.5 4.3 2.8 7.1 0% .235 1.42 7.10 7.11 129 5.59 137.1
2014 NBR AA EAS 26 0 30.3 3 1 12 17 14 36 0 5.0 4.2 0.0 10.7 0% .236 1.02 2.66 0.89 70 2.22 47.0
2014 ROC AAA INT 24 0 35.3 1 2 6 27 13 52 0 6.9 3.3 0.0 13.2 0% .333 1.13 1.59 2.29 53 2.66 56.3
2015 ROC AAA INT 24 4 35.7 3 2 0 39 13 46 3 94 9.8 3.3 0.8 11.6 0% .383 1.46 3.01 3.79 83 4.91 107.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 384 0.4870 0.4583 0.8466 0.6791 0.2487 0.8661 0.7959 0.1534
2012 32 0.5313 0.3438 0.9091 0.4118 0.2667 1.0000 0.7500 0.0909
2014 123 0.5366 0.5203 0.7656 0.7727 0.2281 0.7647 0.7692 0.2344
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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
2013-04-05 2013-07-30 Minors 116 0 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery and Bone Chip 2012-08-29 -
2012-06-19 2012-09-05 Minors 78 74 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery and Bone Chip 2012-08-29 -
2010-05-10 2010-05-23 Minors 13 0 Right Shoulder Soreness Biceps -
2010-04-22 2010-05-02 Minors 10 0 Right Shoulder Soreness Biceps -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 MIN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 91 d1 year/$0.51M (2015)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.51M (2015). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 3/27/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Minnesota 9/2/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/30/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/12. Non-tendered by Minnesota 11/30/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Detroit 11/19/10. Acquired by Minnesota in trade from Detroit 8/15/11.
  • Signed by Detroit as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Lester Oliveros threw 539 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2014, including pitches thrown in . In 2014, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph). He also rarely threw a Change (81mph).