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Dallas Braden  
Birthdate: 8/13/1983     Bats/Throws: L/L
Height/Weight: 6-1/184     Position: P
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9/10/2012: Braden's shoulder surgery repaired a partial rotator cuff tear, not a full tear, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
10/30/2012 - Tweet: Dallas Braden Understands Supply, Demand by Carson Cistulli (NotGraphs) 6
5/12/2011 - AL SP Update: Tyson Ross' Prospects by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 3
3/17/2011 - 2011 Player Rankings: AL Starting Pitchers by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 34
6/26/2010 - Waiver Wire: June 26th by David Golebiewski (RotoGraphs) 3
5/9/2010 - Perfection by Jack Moore (FanGraphs) 75


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Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWLSVGGSIPK/9BB/9HR/9BABIPLOB%GB%HR/FBERAFIPxFIPWAR
2006Athletics (R)2006621.015.431.290.00.34386.7 %  0.860.20  
2006Athletics (A+)2003313.011.773.462.08.30067.6 %  6.235.20  
2006Athletics (AA)000113.15.400.002.70.50039.5 %  16.205.90  
2007Athletics (AA)1002212.09.752.251.50.12596.2 %  2.253.95  
2007Athletics (AAA)230111164.010.412.530.56.28574.9 %  2.952.64  
2007Athletics180201472.16.843.241.12.34256.4 %37.0 %8.3 %6.724.504.770.9
2008Athletics (AAA)31011953.19.111.861.18.30281.7 %  2.363.50  
2008Athletics540191071.25.153.141.00.30773.3 %38.4 %8.0 %4.144.574.960.6
2009Athletics8902222136.25.332.770.59.29771.3 %36.4 %4.7 %3.893.734.722.8
2010Athletics (A+)000114.09.002.254.50.33396.2 %  6.758.45  
2010Athletics111403030192.25.282.010.79.27071.0 %40.9 %6.9 %3.503.804.223.3
2011Athletics1103318.07.502.501.00.31479.2 %37.7 %8.7 %3.003.643.800.4
2013Steamer3308850.06.072.621.06.29670.1 %  4.234.24 0.5
2013Oliver64   94.05.732.290.76.29972.5 %  3.723.69  
2013ZiPS55 121276.75.282.230.94.29668.3 %  4.224.10 0.9
2013Steamer (R)3309935.06.122.641.05.28670.0 %  4.244.19 0.3
2013Steamer (U)3309935.06.122.641.05.28670.0 %  4.244.19 0.3
Total- - -263609479491.15.592.580.82.29569.1 %38.5 %6.7 %4.163.994.538.0

News
5/9 - THT Live: 40th anniversary: back-to-back first homer» by Chris Jaffe
2/2 - THT Live: 90th birthday: Red Schoendienst by Chris Jaffe
9/13 - No-hitters from unlikely pitchers by Gregory Wolf
4/23 - Dallas Braden may be planning a comeback by MLB Daily Dish
4/13 - Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 4/13/13 by Pinstripe Alley
3/20 - John Danks injury: Torn shoulder capsule diagnosis makes for» by South Side Sox
4/22 - Quick Hits: Choo, Miggy, Braden, Mariners by Steve Adams
10/30 - Braden, Devine Elect Free Agency by Ben Nicholson-Smith
8/18 - Non-Tender Candidate: Dallas Braden by Mike Axisa

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWLERAGGSCGShOSVHLDBSIPTBFHRERHRBBIBBHBPWPBKSO
2006Athletics (R)200.8666000  21.074122203001036
2006Athletics (A+)206.2333000  13.057129935020017
2006Athletics (AA)0016.2011000  3.1199661000002
2007Athletics (AA)102.2522000  12.04253323000013
2007Athletics (AAA)232.951111210  64.0263512221418122274
2007Athletics186.7220140001072.1332915954926126155
2008Athletics (AAA)312.36119100  53.1211491914711001054
2008Athletics544.1419100000071.2301773633825220141
2009Athletics893.89222200000136.25891446359942221081
2010Athletics (A+)006.7511000  4.0227332100004
2010Athletics11143.50303052000192.2781180837517430521113
2011Athletics113.00330000018.073187625000015
2013Steamer334.2388  0  50.0214512523615 2  34
2013Oliver643.72     0 94.039899423982402  60
2013ZiPS554.221212     76.7 803936819020045
2013Steamer (R)334.2499  0  35.0149361816410 1  24
2013Steamer (U)334.2499  0  35.0149361816410 1  24
Total- - -26364.16947952010491.120765102482274514151193305

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%AVGWHIPBABIPLOB%ERA-FIP-FIP
2006Athletics (R)15.431.2912.000.0048.7 %4.1 %.1690.71.34386.7 %  0.20
2006Athletics (A+)11.773.463.402.0829.8 %8.8 %.2401.31.30067.6 %  5.20
2006Athletics (AA)5.400.002.002.7010.5 %0.0 %.4742.70.50039.5 %  5.90
2007Athletics (AA)9.752.254.331.5031.0 %7.1 %.1280.67.12596.2 %  3.95
2007Athletics (AAA)10.412.534.110.5628.1 %6.8 %.2101.08.28574.9 %  2.64
2007Athletics6.843.242.121.1216.6 %7.8 %.2991.62.34256.4 %1531044.50
2007Average6.673.332.001.0317.1 %8.5 %.2631.41.29970.7 %  4.43
2008Athletics (AAA)9.111.864.911.1825.6 %5.2 %.2451.13.30281.7 %  3.50
2008Athletics5.153.141.641.0013.6 %8.3 %.2811.42.30773.3 %981094.57
2008Average6.833.392.011.0117.5 %8.7 %.2591.39.29671.4 %  4.39
2009Athletics5.332.771.930.5913.8 %7.1 %.2641.36.29771.3 %90873.73
2009Average6.993.462.021.0518.0 %8.9 %.2581.39.29571.9 %  4.42
2010Athletics (A+)9.002.254.004.5018.2 %4.6 %.3332.00.33396.2 %  8.45
2010Athletics5.282.012.630.7914.5 %5.5 %.2461.16.27071.0 %87933.80
2010Average7.133.282.170.9618.5 %8.5 %.2531.35.29372.2 %  4.20
2011Athletics7.502.503.001.0020.6 %6.9 %.2651.28.31479.2 %75923.64
2011Average7.133.112.300.9418.6 %8.1 %.2511.32.29172.5 %  4.12
2013Steamer6.072.622.311.06  .2651.31.29670.1 %  4.24
2013Oliver5.732.292.500.7615.1 %6.0 %.2661.30.29972.5 %  3.69
2013ZiPS5.282.232.370.94  .2701.29.29668.3 %  4.10
2013Steamer (R)6.122.642.311.05  .2651.31.28670.0 %  4.19
2013Steamer (U)6.122.642.311.05  .2651.31.28670.0 %  4.19
Total- - -5.592.582.160.8214.7 %6.8 %.2651.32.29569.1 %99963.99

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%tERASIERAxFIP-xFIP
2007Athletics0.8318.1 %37.0 %44.9 %11.9 %8.3 %5.6 %33.3 %4.134.621074.77
2008Athletics0.8817.9 %38.4 %43.7 %13.0 %8.0 %9.1 %50.0 %4.364.901154.96
2009Athletics0.8521.1 %36.4 %42.6 %9.4 %4.7 %6.7 %30.8 %4.004.821074.72
2010Athletics1.0018.4 %40.9 %40.7 %14.1 %6.9 %6.4 %54.5 %3.774.371014.22
2011Athletics0.8718.9 %37.7 %43.4 %26.1 %8.7 %15.0 %0.0 %3.473.74943.80
Total- - -0.9119.1 %38.5 %42.4 %12.6 %6.7 %7.0 %41.2 %3.974.581054.53

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHRSBallsStrikesPitches
2007Athletics901094413562324768381314
2008Athletics881004113842234257181143
2009Athletics1641929518111346074214002142
2010Athletics24924811235161167796818822850
2011Athletics2023106300681170251
Total- - -61167230285433414198269250087700

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIinLIgmLIexLIPullsWPA/LIClutchSDMD
2007Athletics-1.56-7.025.46-20.73-2.041.030.910.860.8819-1.17-0.3520
2008Athletics0.22-4.314.53-0.76-0.150.810.800.600.9612-0.030.3010
2009Athletics0.51-9.309.827.220.740.930.860.871.03220.70-0.1500
2010Athletics-0.02-12.6512.638.900.870.920.850.871.04251.33-1.3600
2011Athletics0.08-1.391.471.370.170.930.910.870.8430.090.0000
Total- - --0.78-34.6833.91-4.00-0.410.920.860.820.98810.93-1.7730

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2007Athletics60.2% (86.9)4.9% (77.7) 6.8% (74.1)28.2% (74.3)  1.1%
2008Athletics64.5% (87.7)15.1% (77.6) 0.3% (78.0)20.1% (74.4)  2.3%
2009Athletics56.0% (87.9)10.8% (75.0)12.0% (82.0) 21.2% (72.2)  1.1%
2010Athletics57.4% (86.7)11.2% (74.3)5.5% (83.5) 25.9% (72.3)  0.4%
2011Athletics51.8% (87.2)7.6% (76.9)7.2% (84.7)0.4% (00.0)33.1% (72.2)   
Total- - -58.3% (87.2)10.5% (75.5)5.6% (82.6)1.2% (74.2)24.4% (72.9)  1.0%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Athletics59.3 %     6.2 %5.9 %  28.3 %   
2008Athletics64.0 %     9.8 %3.0 %  22.4 %   
2009Athletics51.1 %    3.1 %19.8 %3.0 %  22.6 %   
2010Athletics33.0 % 3.6 %  26.4 %10.9 %   25.4 %0.7 %  
2011Athletics33.9 % 1.2 %  24.3 %6.8 %   31.5 %2.4 %  
Total- - -46.8 % 1.4 %  11.8 %12.5 %2.2 %  24.8 %0.4 %  

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Athletics87.4     77.974.4  74.5  
2008Athletics87.7     77.876.6  74.4  
2009Athletics87.9    87.479.374.0  73.0  
2010Athletics87.2 82.5  85.774.2   72.368.4 
2011Athletics87.7 79.8  85.876.7   72.368.6 
Total- - -87.6 82.4  85.877.374.7  73.268.5 

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2007Athletics-3.3-0.8 -1.2-4.9  -0.42-1.28 -1.40-1.35  
2008Athletics-8.60.5 0.44.2  -1.190.31 14.421.88  
2009Athletics-6.14.30.4 7.9  -0.521.870.16 1.77  
2010Athletics12.8-4.9-3.1 14.0  0.78-1.55-2.03 1.90  
2011Athletics-1.7-0.3-0.80.20.9  -1.28-1.47-4.2818.041.02  
Total- - --6.9-1.2-3.5-0.622.0  -0.16-0.16-0.82-0.671.19  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Athletics-7.1     -1.50.5  -5.9  
2008Athletics-8.5     -0.91.2  3.6  
2009Athletics-9.3    1.25.4-1.6  6.1  
2010Athletics8.0 -4.1  6.1-4.5   15.9-1.8 
2011Athletics-3.0 -1.2  3.1-0.4   1.9-0.7 
Total- - --19.9 -5.3  10.4-1.90.1  21.5-2.6 

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Athletics-1.06     -2.120.79  -1.86  
2008Athletics-1.18     -0.843.68  1.44  
2009Athletics-0.85    1.861.27-2.55  1.25  
2010Athletics0.85 -4.04  0.81-1.45   2.20-9.12 
2011Athletics-3.58 -41.57  5.08-2.21   2.38-12.41 
Total- - --0.57 -5.12  1.18-0.210.09  1.16-9.88 

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2007Athletics26.6 %65.9 %46.5 %67.3 %87.4 %81.7 %50.7 %61.1 %8.5 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Athletics27.3 %62.2 %44.7 %67.7 %89.4 %82.7 %49.7 %58.5 %7.8 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Athletics24.8 %67.1 %47.1 %70.9 %87.9 %83.7 %52.7 %62.1 %7.5 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Athletics30.9 %65.3 %46.8 %76.7 %87.4 %83.6 %46.2 %62.2 %7.6 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Athletics33.3 %61.8 %47.4 %73.8 %85.5 %81.4 %49.4 %71.2 %8.4 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
Total- - -28.2 %65.3 %46.5 %72.5 %87.8 %83.1 %49.4 %61.8 %7.8 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Athletics31.9 %61.4 %46.5 %71.8 %87.4 %82.0 %49.6 %20.7
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Athletics30.1 %58.5 %44.7 %75.5 %86.8 %83.1 %51.4 %18.4
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Athletics28.3 %62.3 %46.8 %77.5 %86.7 %84.2 %54.5 %19.1
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Athletics31.9 %61.0 %46.4 %73.2 %89.1 %83.6 %49.8 %18.4
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Athletics31.2 %62.0 %47.0 %73.7 %85.0 %81.4 %51.4 %18.7
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
Total- - -30.7 %61.1 %46.3 %74.4 %87.7 %83.4 %51.4 %19.0

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2007AthleticsP201472.1491010000 2   .929 
2008AthleticsP191071.22141010000 1   .941 
2009AthleticsP2222136.26153031100 0   .875 
2010AthleticsP3030192.212322024202 1   .957 
2011AthleticsP3318.0010000000 0   1.000 
Total- - -P9479491.124717075302 4   .931 

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2007AthleticsP72.11  012              
2008AthleticsP71.24  -1-12              
2009AthleticsP136.22  0-2-1              
2010AthleticsP192.24  014              
2011AthleticsP18.01  0-10              
Total- - -P491.112  -1-27              

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamRA9-WinsBIP-WinsLOB-WinsFDP-WinsRARWARDollarsSalary
2007Athletics-1.0-0.7-1.2-1.99.50.9$3.8 
2008Athletics0.8-0.20.40.26.30.6$2.8 
2009Athletics2.50.1-0.4-0.328.12.8$12.7 
2010Athletics3.41.1-0.90.231.23.3$13.1 
2011Athletics0.4-0.10.10.03.80.4$1.8 
Total- - -6.20.3-2.1-1.878.98.0$34.2 

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