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2018 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-19-1989
Height6' 6"
Weight215 lbs
Age28 years, 8 months, 3 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.22014
1.92015
-0.12016
0.12017
0.52018
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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
2014 SEA MLB 9 0 8.3 1 0 0 2 3 10 0 .277 90 2.2 3.2 0.0 10.8 81% .125 .104 0.60 1.84 0.00 74 2.80 68.7 0.2
2015 SEA MLB 70 0 70.0 2 5 13 49 22 92 2 .265 97 6.3 2.8 0.3 11.8 66% .292 .213 1.01 2.08 2.31 65 2.46 57.4 1.9
2016 BOS MLB 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 .259 115 6.8 3.4 0.0 6.8 75% .250 .207 1.12 2.73 0.00 120 6.70 148.3 -0.1
2017 BOS MLB 8 0 6.7 0 0 1 7 2 7 0 .250 106 9.4 2.7 0.0 9.4 61% .389 .235 1.35 1.93 1.35 81 3.92 83.5 0.1
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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.
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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-
2012 HDS A+ 49 0 62.0 5 1 15 54 28 77 2 .274 116 7.8 4.1 0.3 11.2 61% .327 .228 1.32 3.34 2.90 74 2.01 36.8
2012 PER Wnt 11 0 15.0 1 1 0 11 4 18 1 .000 6.6 2.4 0.6 10.8 0% .303 .000 1.00 3.39 2.40 0 0.00 0.0
2013 WTN AA 44 0 50.0 1 3 15 33 17 71 1 .260 101 5.9 3.1 0.2 12.8 72% .294 .194 1.00 1.64 1.80 53 1.29 31.7
2014 SEA MLB 9 0 8.3 1 0 0 2 3 10 0 .277 90 2.2 3.2 0.0 10.8 81% .125 .104 0.60 1.84 0.00 74 2.80 68.7
2014 TAC AAA 39 0 43.0 1 3 10 44 13 45 1 .273 88 9.2 2.7 0.2 9.4 70% .352 .217 1.33 2.88 2.93 71 2.06 39.9
2015 SEA MLB 70 0 70.0 2 5 13 49 22 92 2 .265 97 6.3 2.8 0.3 11.8 66% .292 .213 1.01 2.08 2.31 65 2.46 57.4
2016 BOS MLB 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 .259 115 6.8 3.4 0.0 6.8 75% .250 .207 1.12 2.73 0.00 120 6.70 148.3
2016 PME AA 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .297 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.8 67% .000 .022 0.00 0.95 0.00 108 5.15 115.1
2017 BOS MLB 8 0 6.7 0 0 1 7 2 7 0 .250 106 9.4 2.7 0.0 9.4 61% .389 .235 1.35 1.93 1.35 81 3.92 83.5
2017 PME AA 1 1 0.3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .328 110 0.0 81.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 .493 9.00 30.22 54.00 107 6.61 146.1
2017 PAW AAA 10 0 8.7 1 1 0 10 3 6 0 .262 10.4 3.1 0.0 6.2 65% .385 .259 1.50 2.98 4.15 95 3.73 85.0
2018 BOS mlb 18 0 14.3 1 1 0 14 6 18 2 .259 108 8.8 3.8 1.3 11.3 55% .316 .266 1.40 3.65 3.77 94 4.17 95.2

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
2014 114 0.5614 0.3860 0.7500 0.5469 0.1800 0.8571 0.3333 0.2500
2015 1048 0.5200 0.4074 0.6745 0.5083 0.2982 0.8412 0.3667 0.3255
2016 48 0.5000 0.3542 0.8824 0.5000 0.2083 0.8333 1.0000 0.1176
2017 114 0.5175 0.4035 0.7609 0.5593 0.2364 0.8485 0.5385 0.2391
2018 263 0.4525 0.4106 0.7037 0.4958 0.3403 0.9492 0.4082 0.2963
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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
2014-08-08 2014-08-17 Minors 9 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-06-09 2014-06-16 Minors 7 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-04-21 2014-05-17 Minors 26 0 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 BOS $850,000
2017 BOS $556,750
2016 BOS $529,000
2015 SEA $509,500
2014 SEA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,595,250
2018Current$850,000
4 yrPvs + Cur$2,445,250
4 yrTotal$2,445,250

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 28 dISE Baseball1 year/$0.85M (2018)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.85M (2018). Re-signed by Boston 1/8/18 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Boston 3/17.
  • 1 year/$0.529M (2016). Re-signed by Boston 3/2/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5095M (2015). Re-signed by Seattle 3/15. Acquired by Boston in trade from Seattle 12/7/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Seattle 9/1/14.
  • Drafted by Seattle 2011 (8-241) (Texas State). $0.215M signing bonus.

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .206 .306 .247 .225
11 vs R (Multi) .177 .251 .251 .195
18 Split (Multi) .028 .055 -.004 .030
19 LgAvg (Multi) .006 .020 .015 .013
30 vs L (2016) .000 .250 .000 .323
31 vs R (2016) .286 .286 .286 .141
38 Split (2016) -.286 -.036 -.286 .182
39 LgAvg (2016) .003 .018 .013 .012

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2015-07-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)George, Thanks for the chat!! What's the story with Carson Smith?? Does he have the stuff to be our closer??
(Sam from Seattle)		Why did you trade Carter Capps? Seriously, I love that guy. I was at Fenway when he came into the game for the Marlins to face Xander with the bases loaded a few weeks back and I lost it. People around me were looking at me funny wondering why I was so excited until they saw him pitch. So...Carson Smith...Yes he can close it's that simple. Rodney is done no matter what you have to figure at the end of the year so long-term, he's the guy. I liked Dominic Leone last year, but he just completely lost it. (George Bissell)


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