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Career Summary

Years	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	WARP
18	390	2328.3	133	125	1	4.24	26.6

Birth Date	8-22-1976
Height	6' 0"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	47 years, 7 months, 25 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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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
1999	PHI	MLB	22	21	121.7	6	9	0	126	67	116	20	96	9.3	5.0	1.5	8.6	0%	.308	1.59	5.08	5.55	105	4.87	94.7	1.8
2000	PHI	MLB	32	32	206.3	11	9	0	210	83	160	25	108	9.2	3.6	1.1	7.0	0%	.302	1.42	4.40	4.36	101	4.80	92.3	3.3
2001	PHI	MLB	28	25	163.0	10	11	0	150	51	152	15	97	8.3	2.8	0.8	8.4	0%	.296	1.23	3.45	3.70	86	3.36	69.8	4.4
2002	PHI	MLB	31	31	210.7	11	9	0	172	63	172	23	97	7.3	2.7	1.0	7.3	0%	.253	1.12	3.65	3.20	92	3.35	71.9	5.4
2003	PHI	MLB	33	33	200.0	16	10	0	176	78	177	27	95	7.9	3.5	1.2	8.0	0%	.265	1.27	4.21	4.23	93	3.61	75.7	4.7
2004	PHI	MLB	23	23	136.7	5	8	0	145	36	89	20	99	9.5	2.4	1.3	5.9	0%	.287	1.32	4.44	4.28	108	5.12	105.7	1.0
2005	PHI	MLB	13	13	80.0	6	4	0	87	26	61	14	100	9.8	2.9	1.6	6.9	0%	.305	1.41	4.93	4.39	104	5.15	110.9	0.3
2006	PHI	MLB	12	12	56.7	4	0	0	63	33	44	13	95	10.0	5.2	2.1	7.0	0%	.296	1.69	6.38	5.56	125	6.85	139.5	-0.6
2007	LAN	MLB	18	18	102.7	9	6	0	110	39	94	10	99	9.6	3.4	0.9	8.2	0%	.324	1.45	3.92	4.73	90	3.64	75.3	2.4
2008	HOU	0	12	12	70.7	6	2	0	68	24	57	7	101	8.7	3.1	0.9	7.3	0%	.292	1.30	3.96	3.57	105	5.15	109.9	0.3
2008	SDN	0	21	21	119.7	6	10	0	123	47	105	14	88	9.3	3.5	1.1	7.9	0%	.313	1.42	4.24	4.74	100	4.93	105.1	0.8
2009	LAN	MLB	34	34	214.3	11	7	0	178	58	160	24	89	7.5	2.4	1.0	6.7	0%	.251	1.10	3.91	3.23	93	3.35	71.9	5.3
2010	MIL	MLB	34	34	215.7	13	12	0	213	87	142	29	94	8.9	3.6	1.2	5.9	0%	.275	1.39	4.86	4.17	116	5.61	126.8	-0.8
2011	MIL	MLB	33	33	212.3	13	10	0	214	66	134	23	102	9.1	2.8	1.0	5.7	0%	.286	1.32	4.25	3.69	110	4.46	103.7	1.5
2012	BAL	0	5	2	15.3	2	0	0	17	7	8	2	101	10.0	4.1	1.2	4.7	0%	.313	1.57	5.26	5.28	130	7.76	177.8	-0.5
2012	MIL	0	25	24	142.3	3	10	0	179	45	96	21	110	11.3	2.8	1.3	6.1	0%	.340	1.57	4.77	5.69	122	6.44	147.6	-2.1
2014	MIA	MLB	6	4	25.7	1	3	1	33	6	19	4	96	11.6	2.1	1.4	6.7	0%	.345	1.52	4.35	5.26	106	5.12	125.6	-0.1
2015	DET	MLB	8	7	34.7	0	5	0	46	15	28	5	107	11.9	3.9	1.3	7.3	0%	.366	1.76	4.74	6.23	115	6.06	141.5	-0.4
2008	TOT	MLB	33	33	190.3	12	12	0	191	71	162	21	93	9.0	3.4	1.0	7.7	0%	.000	1.38	4.14	4.30	102	5.01	106.9	1.1
2012	TOT	MLB	30	26	157.7	5	10	0	196	52	104	23	109	11.2	3.0	1.3	5.9	0%	.000	1.57	4.82	5.65	122	6.57	150.5	-2.6
Career		MLB	390	379	2328.3	133	125	1	2310	831	1814	296	98	8.9	3.2	1.1	7.0	41%	.289	1.35	4.33	4.24	103	4.57	98.0	26.6

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-
1997	BAT	A-	NYP	7	7	40.0	4	0	0	29	8	53	1		6.5	1.8	0.2	11.9	0%	.315	0.93	1.95	1.58	0	0.00	0.0
1998	REA	AA	EAS	4	4	25.0	2	0	0	15	4	33	0		5.4	1.4	0.0	11.9	0%	-.405	0.76	1.04	1.44	0	0.00	0.0
1998	SWB	AAA	INT	24	23	148.0	9	7	0	167	48	118	16		10.2	2.9	1.0	7.2	0%	-.812	1.45	4.14	4.62	0	0.00	0.0
1999	PHI	MLB	NL	22	21	121.7	6	9	0	126	67	116	20	96	9.3	5.0	1.5	8.6	0%	.308	1.59	5.08	5.55	105	4.87	94.7
1999	SWB	AAA	INT	12	12	77.3	4	5	0	73	29	72	8		8.5	3.4	0.9	8.4	0%	-.591	1.32	4.07	3.61	0	0.00	0.0
2000	PHI	MLB	NL	32	32	206.3	11	9	0	210	83	160	25	108	9.2	3.6	1.1	7.0	0%	.302	1.42	4.40	4.36	101	4.80	92.3
2001	PHI	MLB	NL	28	25	163.0	10	11	0	150	51	152	15	97	8.3	2.8	0.8	8.4	0%	.296	1.23	3.45	3.70	86	3.36	69.8
2001	REA	AA	EAS	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	5	2	7	0		7.5	3.0	0.0	10.5	0%	-.556	1.17	1.87	4.50	0	0.00	0.0
2001	SWB	AAA	INT	2	2	9.0	0	1	0	10	5	7	2		10.0	5.0	2.0	7.0	0%	-.571	1.67	6.16	5.00	0	0.00	0.0
2002	PHI	MLB	NL	31	31	210.7	11	9	0	172	63	172	23	97	7.3	2.7	1.0	7.3	0%	.253	1.12	3.65	3.20	92	3.35	71.9
2002	CLR	A+	FSL	1	1	5.0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0		1.8	1.8	0.0	14.4	0%	.167	0.40	0.57	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2003	PHI	MLB	NL	33	33	200.0	16	10	0	176	78	177	27	95	7.9	3.5	1.2	8.0	0%	.265	1.27	4.21	4.23	93	3.61	75.7
2004	PHI	MLB	NL	23	23	136.7	5	8	0	145	36	89	20	99	9.5	2.4	1.3	5.9	0%	.287	1.32	4.44	4.28	108	5.12	105.7
2004	REA	AA	EAS	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0		11.3	0.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.417	1.25	1.25	2.25	0	0.00	0.0
2005	PHI	MLB	NL	13	13	80.0	6	4	0	87	26	61	14	100	9.8	2.9	1.6	6.9	0%	.305	1.41	4.93	4.39	104	5.15	110.9
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	12	12	56.7	4	0	0	63	33	44	13	95	10.0	5.2	2.1	7.0	0%	.296	1.69	6.38	5.56	125	6.85	139.5
2006	LWD	A	SAL	2	2	8.1	0	0	0	2	3	7	0	89	2.2	3.3	0.0	7.8	0%	.111	0.62	2.69	1.11	91	2.05	42.9
2006	CLR	A+	FSL	2	2	5.1	0	0	0	6	4	4	0	107	10.6	7.1	0.0	7.1	0%	.353	1.96	4.03	0.00	104	4.34	91.1
2006	REA	AA	EAS	3	3	12.1	1	1	0	15	7	11	0	98	11.2	5.2	0.0	8.2	0%	.375	1.82	2.99	6.69	100	6.41	134.6
2007	LAN	MLB	NL	18	18	102.7	9	6	0	110	39	94	10	99	9.6	3.4	0.9	8.2	0%	.324	1.45	3.92	4.73	90	3.64	75.3
2007	SBR	A+	CLF	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	6	1	4	2	83	13.5	2.3	4.5	9.0	0%	.364	1.75	9.02	6.75	0	0.00	0.0
2008	HOU	MLB	NL	12	12	70.7	6	2	0	68	24	57	7	101	8.7	3.1	0.9	7.3	0%	.292	1.30	3.96	3.57	105	5.15	109.9
2008	SDN	MLB	NL	21	21	119.7	6	10	0	123	47	105	14	88	9.3	3.5	1.1	7.9	0%	.313	1.42	4.24	4.74	100	4.93	105.1
2009	LAN	MLB	NL	34	34	214.3	11	7	0	178	58	160	24	89	7.5	2.4	1.0	6.7	0%	.251	1.10	3.91	3.23	93	3.35	71.9
2010	MIL	MLB	NL	34	34	215.7	13	12	0	213	87	142	29	94	8.9	3.6	1.2	5.9	0%	.275	1.39	4.86	4.17	116	5.61	126.8
2011	MIL	MLB	NL	33	33	212.3	13	10	0	214	66	134	23	102	9.1	2.8	1.0	5.7	0%	.286	1.32	4.25	3.69	110	4.46	103.7
2012	BAL	MLB	AL	5	2	15.3	2	0	0	17	7	8	2	101	10.0	4.1	1.2	4.7	0%	.313	1.57	5.26	5.28	130	7.76	177.8
2012	MIL	MLB	NL	25	24	142.3	3	10	0	179	45	96	21	110	11.3	2.8	1.3	6.1	0%	.340	1.57	4.77	5.69	122	6.44	147.6
2014	MIA	MLB	NL	6	4	25.7	1	3	1	33	6	19	4	96	11.6	2.1	1.4	6.7	0%	.345	1.52	4.35	5.26	106	5.12	125.6
2014	NOR	AAA	INT	6	1	15.0	0	0	0	18	5	12	1	100	10.8	3.0	0.6	7.2	0%	.340	1.53	3.61	4.20	99	6.17	130.7
2014	RNO	AAA	PCL	6	6	34.0	5	1	0	40	18	35	1	108	10.6	4.8	0.3	9.3	0%	.398	1.71	3.60	4.50	90	5.38	113.9
2014	SLC	AAA	PCL	7	7	37.7	1	1	0	45	12	31	5	101	10.8	2.9	1.2	7.4	0%	.342	1.51	4.81	4.78	92	5.48	116.0
2015	DET	MLB	AL	8	7	34.7	0	5	0	46	15	28	5	107	11.9	3.9	1.3	7.3	0%	.366	1.76	4.74	6.23	115	6.06	141.5
2015	BUF	AAA	INT	23	23	139.7	9	2	0	139	40	106	4	93	9.0	2.6	0.3	6.8	0%	.324	1.28	2.95	2.58	91	4.85	106.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	3056	0.5164	0.4584	0.7987	0.6413	0.2632	0.8498	0.6658	0.2013
2009	3252	0.5363	0.4653	0.8308	0.6118	0.2958	0.8707	0.7354	0.1692
2010	3542	0.5206	0.4452	0.8313	0.6057	0.2709	0.8818	0.7087	0.1687
2011	3354	0.5215	0.4523	0.8286	0.6318	0.2567	0.8688	0.7209	0.1714
2012	2707	0.4921	0.4359	0.8271	0.6291	0.2487	0.8723	0.7164	0.1729
2014	426	0.5399	0.4202	0.8101	0.6174	0.1888	0.8662	0.5946	0.1899
2015	617	0.4571	0.4700	0.8379	0.6879	0.2866	0.8969	0.7188	0.1621
Career	16954	0.5167	0.4516	0.8238	0.6255	0.2664	0.8700	0.7072	0.1762

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
2012-10-30	2012-10-30	Off	0	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Revision Tommy John Surgery	2012-10-30	-
2012-09-23	2012-10-13	60-DL	20	11	Left	Elbow	Sprain	Ulnar Collateral Ligament	-	-
2011-09-21	2011-09-21	DTD	0	0	Left	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2010-08-01	2010-08-01	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2009-09-06	2009-09-15	DTD	9	8	Left	Elbow	Inflammation	Cortisone Injection	-
2009-06-18	2009-06-18	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness	Respiratory Illness	-
2007-07-04	2007-10-08	60-DL	96	78	Left	Shoulder	Surgery	Debridement Bursa and Frayed Labrum	2007-09-05
2006-04-03	2006-07-30	60-DL	118	101	Left	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2005-07-01
2005-06-12	2005-10-03	60-DL	113	99	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2005-07-01
2004-11-09	2004-11-09	Off	0	0	Right	Foot	Surgery	Bone Bruise and Nerve Injury	2004-11-09
2004-08-29	2004-10-04	15-DL	36	33	Left	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2004-06-03	2004-06-26	15-DL	23	20	Left	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2004-05-18	2004-05-28	DTD	10	9	Left	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2002-03-25	2002-04-12	15-DL	18	10	Left	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2001-08-02	2001-09-01	15-DL	30	27	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	MIL	$9,500,000
2011	MIL	$9,500,000
2010	MIL	$9,250,000
2009	LAN	$5,000,000
2008	SDN	$4,750,000
2007	LAN	$7,500,000
2006	PHI	$9,125,000
2005	PHI	$6,625,000
2004	PHI	$4,375,000
2003	PHI	$2,375,000
2002	PHI	$450,000
2001	PHI	$365,000
2000	PHI	$240,000

Years	Description	Salary
13 yr	Previous	$69,055,000
13 yr	Total	$69,055,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 23 d	Arn Tellem	1 year (2015)

Details

1 year (2015). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 3/16/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.8M in majors. May opt out of contract 6/1/15 if not on Major League roster. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Toronto 8/20/15. Contract selected by Detroit 8/22/15. Retired 3/16.
1 year (2014). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 2/11/14 (minor-league contract). $1M salary in majors. Roster bonus: $0.25M for 60 days on active roster. Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 25, 30 relief appearances. $50,000 each for 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 relief appearances. $0.15M each for 95, 110, 125 innings pitched. $0.15M each for 15, 18, 20 starts. $0.25M each for 30 starts, 190 IP. Released by Seattle 3/25/14. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 4/11/14 (minor-league contract). Opted out of contract with Arizona 5/14/14. Signed by Miami as a free agent 5/14/14 (1 year/$1M). Agreed to 45-day advance consent clause. DFA by Miami 6/16/14 (refused assignment). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 6/23/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Baltimore 7/14/14. Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 7/26/14 (minor-league contract).
3 years/$29.75M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/9/09. 10:$9.25M, 11:$9.5M, 12:$9.5M, 13:$10M club option, $1.5M buyout. Annual performance bonus: $0.125M each 190, 200 IP. Limited no-trade protection. Released by Milwaukee 8/22/12. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 8/28/12.
1 year/$5M (2009). Signed by LA Dodgers as as free agent 2/6/09. Performance bonuses: $0.5M each for 170, 180, 185, 190, 195, 200 innings pitched.
1 year/$4.75M (2008). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/07. $4.25M in performance bonus: $0.175M each for starts 11-30 ($3.25M). $0.25M for 190 IP. $0.5M for 200 IP. Acquired by Houston in trade from San Diego 7/22/08.
1 year/$8M (2007), plus 2008 club option. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 11/06. 07:$7.5M, 08:$9M club option, $0.5M buyout. 2008 option guaranteed with 180 IP in 2007. LA Dodgers declined 2008 option 11/1/07.
4 years/$22.5M (2003-06). Signed extension with Philadelphia 12/02. $0.5M signing bonus. 03:$2.25M, 04:$4.25M, 05:$6.5M, 06:$9M. Award bonuses, including $50,000 for All-Star.

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I picked up Andrew Heaney when Jose Fernandez went down, but Randy Wolf seems to be holding down that slot for the Marlins. Is Heaney still worth hanging onto? (Matt from Silver Spring)	Depends on format, but in deep mixers or NL-onlys, I'd hang on for a little longer for sure (Paul Sporer)
2012-07-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were the Brewers' GM, what would you be looking to do at the deadline? (adambennett from The Batcave)	The Crew is feeling the hangover from last year's playoff push, and too many injuries makes it clear they won't be in the playoff picture. So I'd sell, just like they're getting ready to do now. Zack Greinke is a great trading chip, and I'd move Aramis Ramirez and maybe Corey Hart if I had to-if anyone wants Randy Wolf or K-Rod, I'd trade them as well. Also not a Carlos Gomez fan; I've been hoping they'd dump him for years. They need to restock their farm system with some position prospects to make up for last year's fire sale and give a look to Logan Schafer and Taylor Green. They can be competitive again once the team's healthy, so there's no need to dump everyone, but they need to face reality and get ready for 2013. (Michael Street)
2012-05-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Randy Wolf finally cooked? He has been an effective innungs-eating SP previously despite declining peripherals, but he has been awful this year. (DF from NC)	Maybe not cooked -- he's not this bad -- but an innings-eater is about the best you can hope for with him. Mid-4.00s ERA. (Derek Carty)
2009-12-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are the Brewers doing? making one last run with Prince? (Jack from LA)	They really needed some starters, and while I'm not a big Randy Wolf guy, nine million bucks a year isn't that much money right now. This doesn't close the gap on the Cards; for that, Parra and Bush have to come close to being the guys they're supposed to be. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Jay, I assume the Yankees will start Sabathia twice on short rest in order to get him three starts; would the Yankees be wise to start Pettitte once of short rest (games 3+6) in order to get 5 lefty starts in a seven game series? Or is the platoon advantage vs. the Phillies not THAT important? Or do you think the Yankees will through in Gaudin and go with a 4 man rotation? (Nick Stone from New York, NY)	Hey, Nick! I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out the two teams' rotation options on a game-by-game basis. Cutting and pasting from the preview, here's what I came up with: Game 1: Sabathia (7) v. Lee (9) Game 2: Burnett (6) v. Martinez (12) Game 3: Pettitte (5) v. Hamels (9) Game 4: Sabathia (3) or Gaudin (11) vs. Lee (3), Happ (10), or Blanton (12) Game 5: Burnett (3), Sabathia (4, if Gaudin Game 4), or Gaudin (12) vs. Happ, Blanton or Lee (4) Game 6: Pettitte (3) or Burnett (5, if Sabathia Game 4 and Gaudin Game 5) vs. Martinez (5), Hamels (3), Happ or Blanton Game 7: Sabathia (3, if pitched Game 4) or Pettitte (4, if Sabathia Game 4) vs. Lee (3, if pitched Game 4) or Hamels (4) While the Phillies hit lefties about as well as righties in the regular season, they haven't been all that successful doing so in the postseason, batting at a .194/.322/.444 clip, with a few big hits - Ryan Howard's two-run double off Clayton Kershaw, his homer off Randy Wolf, and Raul Ibanez's homer off George Sherrill - offsetting their woes. My read on Sabathia and Pettitte is that they're better than the Dodger southpaw starters at this point in time, so yes, I do think it makes sense to throw more lefties at them, particularly given that Gaudin doesn't match up well with them at all. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Colletti's extension? (David from Sonoma State University, CA)	You know how some players have their best years right as they're about to become free agents? That's what happened with Colletti - he had a fantastic year. No new dumb contracts, great plays towards the end of the winter to get bargains on Randy Wolf, Orlando Hudson and Manny Ramirez (who exercised his player option and will return, according to the tweets I've received today), and smart in-season acquisitions that helped the team reach the NLCS at minimal future cost (though Josh Bell does make me wince a little). Hell, even Juan Pierre made him look good by playing well during Manny's absence. The Dodgers have now made the postseason in three of Colletti's four years, and while that certainly owes something to his predecessor, Paul DePodesta, and his underlings, Logan White, Kim Ng and DeJon Watson, it's very tough to kick a guy out the door when he's at the helm of a team with that recent track record. Which doesn't mean he doesn't scare the bejesus out of me as a Dodger fan at times, but I guess I'd rather hear him say he's not trading the Dodgers core youngsters for an ace (as he did last week) than floating the idea of trading a Kershaw or a Kemp (as he did last winter). (Jay Jaffe)
2009-08-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Marc, I am growing ever more depressed as an Astros fan. Though we didn't make a stupid trade for a Randy Wolf type like we did last year, the team continues to play ~.500 ball, no more no less, while having an extremely old team and extremely barren farm system. Isn't this team due for a few disastrous seasons, and in the near future? (Phillip from Sugar Land, TX)	I think the Astros problem is that, if they outperform their expected record, they take it as their true talent level. Then they end up buying pieces and adding to the team, and then end up stuck in the middle again. They never truly progress, but because of the constant tweaking, they never fall apart entirely either. I'm not sure it's quite as bad as being an average team in the NBA, but it doesn't help. (Marc Normandin)
2009-04-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm sort of surprised that there isn't more media coverage of the Dodgers dominance over the past eight games - they are WHIPPING teams and aren't really firing on all cylinders yet. This is the best 1-8 in the NL and Billingsley and Kershaw have been lights out, Broxton has been unhittable; assuming Kuroda comes back strong, they have a solid rotation and depth in McDonald. Thoughts? (Silv from NY, NY)	They're on my list for this week. My standard line on them has been that I don't think much of Casey Blake, but if he's your eighth-best hitter, you have a lineup. The pitching depth worries me--not a Randy Wolf fan, the back of the bullpen is shaky--but from 1-17 or so, it's a heck of a roster. Best team in that division, especially given the Diamondbacks' problems developing those bats. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-02-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	John, was signing Randy Wolf the right call over aving that money and giving James McDonald a real shot at a rotation spot? (Gray (Chicago) from Chicago)	If the Dodgers were serious about repeating, they needed one more reliable pitcher in that rotation. I liked it at 5M for one year. (John Perrotto)
2009-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	"The Mets preferred Perez to Randy Wolf, Ben Sheets and the other free agent starters still on the market." Really? (ssimon from Pelham, NY)	Works for me. I don't believe for a second that Ben Sheets is healthy enough to warrant a deal like what Perez got, and he's the only pitcher close to Perez left out there. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Joe-thanks for the chat. Are the Dodgers better off signing Dunn, Hudson and Wolf vs. Manny and Wolf? (raygu1 from princeton, nj)	Why are they signing Randy Wolf? Why, in fact, do I have so many references to Randy Wolf in my queue? He's a flyball pitcher without the stuff to pull that off, a 6.24 ERA waiting to happen. The Dodgers have jammed up their roster in a way that makes it hard for them to sign players. Too many roster spots and too much money being wasted on Juan Pierre and Casey Blake and Jason Schmidt. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-12-23 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there anyone the Nats should be pursuing? (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	If they're intend on spending money where they might get value and have someone people might give you good stuff to get for themselves at a trade deadline in the next few years, maybe you give something multi-yeared to Garland or Randy Wolf, or something in a one-year flavor for Bartolo Colon. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-08-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Why are Astros fans under the false impression they are still in the playoff hunt...with or without this long winning streak? (Drew from Chicago)	Because that's what the management team has been telling them for months, and that team went out and traded for Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins to reinforce that idea. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Well, does Livan have any trade value, currently? (Bill Smith from Cleveland)	Randy Wolf brought back a top-ten prospect from a team, so I suppose anything is possible. I'm thinking Ed Wade's in the book, Bill. Call him up. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the dumbest rumor mongering you've heard thus far? (Chris from TX)	Probably the Astros being interested in Randy Wolf. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Please tell me the Phillies will be agressive and land Sabathia or Bedard and not settle for a mediocre pitcher like Paul Byrd or Randy Wolf this year! (Ruben Gillbuckle from Philadelphia)	The Phillies don't have near enough to offer for a guy like Sabathia. They'll be in the mix for second-tier bait, but that's it. (Dayn Perry)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As a fantasy player whose not adverse to some risk, what can I expect out of Liriano? What's the scoop? How did others with something similar come back? (Roger from Pasadena)	Tommy John return is about as predictable as it gets. Most will come back with little or no problem and perhaps a skosh more velocity and less control. A small percentage will see a secondary shoulder problem, like Randy Wolf did last season. These TEND to be minor. I'd expect Liriano to come back well, but I'm very concerned if he gets much above 150 innings. (Will Carroll)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-21 17:00:00	NLCS Game 5	Steven, I'm not trying to stereotype here but it I long found that it isn't fair to draw assumptions about Latin players. The language and cultural barriers are real and, many times, the American players and media don't ever really get to know some of these guys. I've heard bad things about Padilla but Randy Wolf, who I really respect, gave him a glowing recommendation when asked by Colletti. (John Perrotto)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	ccmonter (Waterloo, Canada): What happened to Torre's quick hook? Kershaw was clearly in trouble and Torre has a full stock in the bullpen. I wrote all about that issue in today's column. Joe wrote his own piece and arrived at completely the opposite conclusion, which should if nothing else stand as a data point the next time the fanboys accuse us of groupthink. I simply don't think you can look at Kershaw in that situation after three walks, three wild pitches, 31 pitches in the inning and God knows what else running through his head and think that having the platoon advantage against Howard is alone enough to outweigh the information that the rest of the inning has given you. Elbert may not have been the man for the job, but Torre could have brought in Randy Wolf for a cameo while double-switching Orlando Hudson (who pinch-hit after the damage was done) and Ronnie Belliard (who'd just ended the inning). The difference between a 3-1 game and a 5-1 game proved decisive. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-15 17:00:00	2009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)	Well, Joe, you got your Randy Wolf appearance. (J.A. Jaffe)

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Randy Wolf threw 18,897 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2015, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2015, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Cutter (84mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Curve (70mph) and Change (78mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (78mph).