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Michael Blazek PD-backs

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2018 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-16-1989
Height6' 0"
Weight205 lbs
Age29 years, 2 months, 12 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2014
1.12015
-0.62016
0.12017
0.32018
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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 oppTAv PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP TAv WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2013 MIL 0 7 0 7.0 0 1 0 6 3 4 1 .264 106 7.7 3.9 1.3 5.1 40% .208 .269 1.29 5.02 3.86 139 7.70 184.4 -0.3
2013 SLN 0 11 0 10.3 0 0 0 10 10 10 2 .262 99 8.7 8.7 1.7 8.7 48% .276 .301 1.94 6.79 6.97 86 2.88 69.1 0.2
2015 MIL MLB 45 0 55.7 5 3 0 40 18 47 3 .260 102 6.5 2.9 0.5 7.6 49% .242 .215 1.04 3.19 2.43 84 3.05 71.2 1.1
2016 MIL MLB 41 0 41.3 3 1 0 52 27 36 7 .269 96 11.3 5.9 1.5 7.8 44% .349 .347 1.91 5.74 5.66 112 6.27 138.7 -0.6
2017 MIL MLB 5 1 8.7 0 1 0 12 1 7 6 .263 97 12.5 1.0 6.2 7.3 31% .261 .380 1.50 10.90 8.31 102 4.59 97.6 0.1
2013 TOT MLB 18 0 17.3 0 1 0 16 13 14 3 .263 102 8.3 6.8 1.6 7.3 45% .245 .289 1.67 6.07 5.71 106 4.83 115.6 -0.0
CareerMLB1091123.08601205910419.264998.84.31.47.645%.282.2861.465.004.39994.49102.00.5

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 G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR oppTAv PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP TAv WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2007 CRD Rk 10 3 34.7 3 3 0 33 13 42 1 .272 110 8.6 3.4 0.3 10.9 46% .352 .251 1.33 2.69 2.59 0 0.00 0.0
2008 JCY Rk 13 9 46.3 1 4 0 49 16 47 4 .262 96 9.5 3.1 0.8 9.1 50% .328 .273 1.40 4.30 5.05 106 6.46 124.6
2009 BAT A- 15 12 64.0 4 9 0 73 24 62 3 .250 102 10.3 3.4 0.4 8.7 49% .354 .288 1.52 3.34 4.50 97 4.47 102.4
2010 QUD A 32 11 103.0 8 4 3 78 31 104 5 .257 107 6.8 2.7 0.4 9.1 47% .280 .224 1.06 3.23 2.71 83 2.77 57.9
2010 PMB A+ 1 1 4.3 0 1 0 9 5 2 0 .258 88 18.8 10.5 0.0 4.2 60% .450 .401 3.26 5.99 12.56 115 9.12 211.0
2011 SFD AA 24 24 133.7 11 6 0 148 64 128 25 .251 114 10.0 4.3 1.7 8.6 50% .319 .285 1.59 5.52 5.45 95 5.50 109.9
2011 MEM AAA 2 2 12.0 2 0 0 8 9 6 1 .277 99 6.0 6.8 0.8 4.5 57% .194 .242 1.42 6.11 3.75 110 6.58 115.9
2012 SFD AA 40 7 80.0 5 8 0 61 34 83 11 .263 99 6.9 3.8 1.2 9.3 44% .254 .244 1.19 4.37 4.16 92 3.19 70.7
2012 MEM AAA 2 1 3.3 0 1 0 6 2 1 1 .273 91 16.2 5.4 2.7 2.7 25% .455 .446 2.40 9.66 10.80 109 7.52 143.9
2013 MIL MLB 7 0 7.0 0 1 0 6 3 4 1 .264 106 7.7 3.9 1.3 5.1 40% .208 .269 1.29 5.02 3.86 139 7.70 184.4
2013 SLN MLB 11 0 10.3 0 0 0 10 10 10 2 .262 99 8.7 8.7 1.7 8.7 48% .276 .301 1.94 6.79 6.97 86 2.88 69.1
2013 SFD AA 17 0 19.7 0 0 7 11 10 25 0 .254 103 5.0 4.6 0.0 11.4 56% .244 .185 1.07 2.03 0.92 85 2.94 68.0
2013 MEM AAA 19 0 26.0 1 2 2 17 16 27 1 .253 95 5.9 5.5 0.3 9.3 36% .246 .221 1.27 3.83 2.77 106 5.80 117.1
2014 NAS AAA 37 17 102.3 4 4 1 106 40 87 9 .269 89 9.3 3.5 0.8 7.7 49% .317 .274 1.43 4.39 4.13 101 5.95 115.5
2015 MIL MLB 45 0 55.7 5 3 0 40 18 47 3 .260 102 6.5 2.9 0.5 7.6 49% .242 .215 1.04 3.19 2.43 84 3.05 71.2
2016 MIL MLB 41 0 41.3 3 1 0 52 27 36 7 .269 96 11.3 5.9 1.5 7.8 44% .349 .347 1.91 5.74 5.66 112 6.27 138.7
2016 CSP AAA 5 1 8.3 0 0 0 10 3 8 0 .291 135 10.8 3.2 0.0 8.6 38% .417 .236 1.56 3.24 4.32 101 5.34 108.6
2017 MIL MLB 5 1 8.7 0 1 0 12 1 7 6 .263 97 12.5 1.0 6.2 7.3 31% .261 .380 1.50 10.90 8.31 102 4.59 97.6
2017 CSP AAA 26 13 85.0 3 4 2 87 33 66 5 .263 117 9.2 3.5 0.5 7.0 49% .318 .241 1.41 4.13 3.71 96 4.00 77.1
2018 RNO AAA 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 .295 54.0 27.0 54.0 0.0 33% .000 .783 9.00 90.85 81.00 112 5.24 106.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR PITCHES ZONE_RT SWING_RT CONTACT_RT Z_SWING_RT O_SWING_RT Z_CONTACT_RT O_CONTACT_RT SW_STRK_RT
2013 334 0.4042 0.4671 0.7628 0.6741 0.3266 0.8462 0.6462 0.2372
2015 862 0.4269 0.4084 0.7301 0.5190 0.3259 0.8534 0.5839 0.2699
2016 801 0.4407 0.4182 0.7522 0.6006 0.2746 0.8538 0.5772 0.2478
2017 147 0.5170 0.4762 0.7429 0.5921 0.3521 0.8222 0.6000 0.2571
Career21440.43470.42590.74430.57870.30860.85030.59220.2557

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
2014-06-18 2014-06-27 Minors 9 0 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 ARI $
2017 MIL $
2016 MIL $514,200
2015 MIL $508,500
2014 MIL $
2013 SLN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,022,700
2 yrTotal$1,022,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 89 dAll Bases Covered1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/22/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/17. DFA by Milwaukee 4/5/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/10/17. Contract selected by Milwaukee 7/3/17. DFA by Milwaukee 8/13/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/16/17.
  • 1 year/$0.5142M (2016). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5085M (2015). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract purchased by St. Louis 11/20/12. Re-signed by St. Louis 3/13. Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from St. Louis 9/1/13 (player to be named in 8/30/13 John Axford deal).
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2007 (35-1,068) (Arbor View HS, Las Vegas).

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .247 .365 .398 .279
11 vs R (Multi) .283 .349 .463 .315
18 Split (Multi) -.036 .016 -.065 -.036
19 LgAvg (Multi) .006 .020 .015 .013
30 vs L (2016) .292 .429 .462 .323
31 vs R (2016) .324 .388 .569 .365
38 Split (2016) -.031 .041 -.107 -.042
39 LgAvg (2016) .003 .018 .013 .012

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