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Chris Volstad
Birthdate: 9/23/1986     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-8/230     Position: P
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4/23/2013: Volstad is expected to assume a starting role at Triple-A Colorado Springs, the Denver Post reports.
1/21/2013 - Rockies Continue The Quest For Mediocrity by Paul Swydan (FanGraphs) 36
10/1/2012 - Tuesday Pitcher Streaming Options by Jeff Zimmerman (RotoGraphs) 8
7/31/2012 - Cubs Gamble on Vizcaino, Sell Low on Soto by Bradley Woodrum (FanGraphs) 38
4/11/2012 - Lucas Harrell & Chris Volstad: Deep League Waiver » by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 1
1/5/2012 - Zambrano and Volstad Swap Homes by Chad Young (RotoGraphs) 0


DashboardCustomize
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2006Marlins (A)26000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2007Marlins (A+)21000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2007Marlins (AA)71201000.0 %33.3 %.000.333.200.200.200.1842   
2008Marlins (AA)152612300.0 %19.2 %.143.267.238.238.381.27557   
2008Marlins152802000.0 %50.0 %.077.250.115.115.192.131-34 0.1-0.1
2009Marlins (AAA)1100000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2009Marlins305405301.9 %42.6 %.021.250.128.146.149.134-35 0.8-0.1
2010Marlins (AAA)3700100.0 %14.3 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2010Marlins306301200.0 %44.4 %.019.192.093.093.111.090-60 -0.2-0.5
2011Marlins (AAA)3500000.0 %40.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2011Marlins295203201.9 %36.5 %.043.333.196.213.239.20117 -0.10.1
2012Cubs (AAA)121701000.0 %35.3 %.000.200.125.125.125.114-49   
2012Cubs213400000.0 %29.4 %.000.278.179.179.179.158-13 -0.5-0.1
2013Rockies (AAA)6600000.0 %33.3 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2013Rockies4000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
Total- - -129231011700.9 %40.7 %.030.262.139.148.169.141-27 0.0-0.6

News
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3/30 - Rockies Designate Ramon Hernandez, Will Harris by Charlie Wilmoth
2/11 - NL Notes: Phillies, Reds, Rockies, Figgins by Edward Creech
2/3 - Rockies Notes: Tulo, Giambi, Chacin, Volstad by Edward Creech

Standard
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2006Marlins (A)26000000000000000000.000
2007Marlins (A+)21000000000000000000.000
2007Marlins (AA)710122200010004002100.200
2008Marlins (AA)1521265400123005005000.238
2008Marlins15262831200200014002000.115
2009Marlins (AAA)1110000000000000000.000
2009Marlins30475465100531023006200.128
2010Marlins (AAA)3470000001001012100.000
2010Marlins30546354100120028009000.093
2011Marlins (AAA)3350000000002002000.000
2011Marlins29465297200321019005100.196
2012Cubs (AAA)1216172200010006001000.125
2012Cubs21283455000000010006000.179
2013Rockies (AAA)6560000000002001000.000
2013Rockies4000000000000000000.000
Total- - -129201231282260011720940028300.139

Advanced
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2006Marlins (A)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2007Marlins (A+)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2007Marlins (AA)0.0 %33.3 %0.00.200.200.200.400.0002.6.333 0.00-1.4.1842
2008Marlins (AA)0.0 %19.2 %0.00.238.238.381.619.1431.1.267 0.02-1.4.27557
2008Marlins0.0 %50.0 %0.00.115.115.192.308.0772.6.2500.10.0-1-4.6.131-34
2008Average8.7 %17.5 %0.50.264.333.416.749.1525.1.300    .328 
2009Marlins (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.3.000-100
2009Marlins1.9 %42.6 %0.04.128.146.149.295.0212.6.2500.80.0-2-8.7.134-35
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Marlins (AAA)0.0 %14.3 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-1-2.1.000-100
2010Marlins0.0 %44.4 %0.00.093.093.111.204.0190.8.192-0.20.0-4-11.6.090-60
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Marlins (AAA)0.0 %40.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-1-1.6.000-100
2011Marlins1.9 %36.5 %0.05.196.213.239.452.0431.4.333-0.10.01-4.7.20117
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Cubs (AAA)0.0 %35.3 %0.00.125.125.125.250.0002.6.200 0.0-1-3.4.114-49
2012Cubs0.0 %29.4 %0.00.179.179.179.357.0000.1.278-0.50.00-4.3.158-13
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Rockies (AAA)0.0 %33.3 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-1-1.7.000-100
2013Rockies0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2013Average8.1 %20.0 %0.41.252.318.402.721.1504.9.295    .315 
Total- - -0.9 %40.7 %0.02.139.148.169.317.0301.8.2620.1-0.1-7-33.9.141-27

Batted Ball
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2008Marlins6.0041.7 %50.0 %8.3 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2009Marlins3.5021.7 %60.9 %17.4 %25.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2010Marlins1.3312.5 %50.0 %37.5 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %9.1 %
2011Marlins2.7537.5 %45.8 %16.7 %0.0 %0.0 %9.1 %12.5 %
2012Cubs3.3327.8 %55.6 %16.7 %0.0 %0.0 %10.0 %0.0 %
2013Rockies0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -2.5226.7 %52.5 %20.8 %4.8 %0.0 %3.8 %5.9 %

More Batted Ball
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2008Marlins61500202583108
2009Marlins1445107052143195
2010Marlins12930011156166222
2011Marlins1149018150144194
2012Cubs103501603386119
2013Rockies0000000000
Total- - -53212712342216622838

Win Probability
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2008Marlins-0.35-0.500.15-4.24-0.420.80 0-0.42-0.02
2009Marlins-0.73-1.110.37-8.44-0.840.974.841-0.830.07
2010Marlins-0.98-1.200.22-11.59-1.180.88 0-1.170.06
2011Marlins-0.45-0.940.49-4.08-0.460.91 0-0.37-0.13
2012Cubs-0.58-0.670.09-5.42-0.571.02 0-0.51-0.06
2013Rockies          
Total- - --3.09-4.411.31-33.77-3.470.924.841-3.29-0.07

Pitch Type
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2008Marlins73.1% (90.9)14.4% (81.7)1.9% (78.5)6.7% (74.1)3.8% (79.5)  3.7%
2009Marlins74.5% (89.2)8.2% (81.5)2.7% (81.2)7.6% (74.4)7.1% (78.6)  5.6%
2010Marlins71.9% (90.3)9.9% (83.4)2.5% (85.4)14.8% (76.0)1.0% (81.0)  8.6%
2011Marlins73.2% (90.7)8.8% (83.4)5.2% (86.3)7.7% (78.1)5.2% (80.5)   
2012Cubs70.6% (90.3)16.8% (82.4)5.9% (85.1)4.2% (76.8)2.5% (80.3)   
2013Rockies        
Total- - -72.8% (90.2)10.8% (82.5)3.6% (84.4)8.8% (76.0)4.0% (79.6)  4.1%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2008Marlins73.2 % 0.9 %   13.0 %7.4 %  5.6 %   
2009Marlins62.7 %5.2 %1.6 %  3.6 %10.4 %8.3 %  8.3 %   
2010Marlins46.6 %6.3 %4.5 %2.3 % 15.4 %9.5 %11.8 %  3.6 %   
2011Marlins47.9 %15.8 %9.0 %0.5 % 5.3 %7.9 %8.4 %  5.3 %   
2012Cubs41.2 %13.5 %10.9 %  12.6 %14.3 %5.0 %  2.5 %   
2013Rockies              
Total- - -53.3 %8.4 %5.3 %0.7 % 7.9 %10.5 %8.7 %  5.2 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2008Marlins90.9 79.2   82.274.7  79.0  
2009Marlins89.486.881.7  88.082.075.8  79.5  
2010Marlins90.489.786.786.6 90.182.275.4  84.1  
2011Marlins91.189.688.286.3 89.183.778.1  80.6  
2012Cubs90.291.087.9  89.582.377.1  80.2  
2013Rockies             
Total- - -90.389.587.186.5 89.682.476.1  80.6  

Pitch Values
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2008Marlins-2.8-0.60.7-0.6-0.4  -3.68-4.2737.12-7.95-10.92  
2009Marlins-4.5-1.1-0.9-1.2-1.0  -3.29-7.08-17.98-8.36-8.06  
2010Marlins-6.4-1.0-0.5-1.0-0.2  -4.39-5.05-9.63-3.21-9.44  
2011Marlins-4.50.40.6-1.1-0.2  -3.142.376.32-7.15-1.69  
2012Cubs-4.70.20.00.2-0.2  -5.541.25-0.444.06-7.65  
2013Rockies              
Total- - --22.8-2.10.0-3.6-2.1  -3.90-2.37-0.13-5.01-6.47  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2008Marlins-2.8 0.0   -1.10.0  0.4  
2009Marlins-3.8-1.1-0.4  0.3-1.6-1.0  -1.1  
2010Marlins-5.0-1.1-0.6-0.4 -2.0-0.9-0.6  -0.6  
2011Marlins-3.6-0.40.50.0 -0.3-0.5-1.1  -0.2  
2012Cubs-4.00.00.3  -0.9-0.40.7  -0.2  
2013Rockies             
Total- - --19.1-2.6-0.3-0.3 -2.8-4.5-2.0  -1.7  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2008Marlins-3.50 -4.08   -7.52-0.37  7.47  
2009Marlins-3.11-11.47-14.24  3.78-8.14-5.97  -7.11  
2010Marlins-4.85-7.57-6.10-7.66 -5.78-4.42-2.33  -7.51  
2011Marlins-3.92-1.293.003.74 -2.53-3.04-6.57  -1.69  
2012Cubs-8.10-0.142.09  -5.96-2.4811.43  -7.62  
2013Rockies             
Total- - --4.30-3.74-0.67-5.76 -4.31-5.16-2.71  -3.93  

Plate Discipline
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2008Marlins27.0 %53.5 %44.4 %40.0 %73.7 %66.7 %65.7 %75.0 %14.8 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Marlins32.5 %53.3 %44.6 %32.0 %71.9 %59.8 %58.2 %55.6 %16.9 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Marlins32.6 %52.2 %43.8 %35.7 %73.3 %61.4 %57.2 %76.2 %15.8 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Marlins36.6 %50.9 %44.8 %60.0 %67.9 %65.1 %57.3 %80.8 %15.5 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Cubs33.3 %57.4 %45.8 %63.2 %85.7 %77.8 %51.7 %67.7 %10.1 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Rockies         
2013Average29.6 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.4 %45.9 %60.2 %9.2 %
Total- - -33.0 %53.0 %44.6 %46.4 %73.6 %65.1 %57.8 %71.0 %15.0 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2008Marlins30.2 %55.4 %45.4 %53.9 %72.2 %67.4 %60.2 %17.8
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Marlins33.3 %50.4 %43.5 %38.5 %72.4 %61.9 %59.6 %17.2
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Marlins34.0 %50.4 %43.4 %40.6 %73.4 %62.5 %57.5 %17.9
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Marlins30.9 %56.0 %45.3 %52.0 %70.5 %65.1 %57.4 %17.6
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Cubs25.0 %61.2 %45.4 %53.9 %85.4 %77.8 %56.3 %19.8
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Rockies        
2013Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.3 %49.1 %22.5
Total- - -31.3 %53.8 %44.4 %45.9 %74.2 %65.9 %58.1 %17.9

Fielding
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2008MarlinsP151484.1670000000 12   1.000 
2009MarlinsP2929159.07301102200 21   .974 
2010MarlinsP3030175.05270000100 29   1.000 
2011MarlinsP2929165.212221102200 10   .971 
2012CubsP2121111.14211012200 19   .962 
2013RockiesP406.1000000000 1   .000 
Total- - -P128123701.2341073216700 92   .979 

Advanced Fielding
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2008MarlinsP84.1-1  0-2-4              
2009MarlinsP159.0-1  010              
2010MarlinsP175.0-3  00-3              
2011MarlinsP165.20  0-2-2              
2012CubsP111.1-2  02-1              
2013RockiesP6.10  000              
Total- - -P701.2-7  0-1-10              

Value
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2008Marlins-4.70.1 0.92.72.7-1.0-0.1($0.4) 
2009Marlins-8.90.8 1.65.25.2-1.2-0.1($0.5) 
2010Marlins-12.1-0.2 1.95.95.9-4.4-0.5($1.8) 
2011Marlins-5.0-0.1 1.54.74.71.20.1$0.6 
2012Cubs-4.6-0.5 1.03.13.1-0.9-0.1($0.4) 
2013Rockies0.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.0$0.0 
Total- - --35.30.0 6.921.621.6-6.3-0.6($2.6) 

Contracts
  • $2.7m / 1 Years (2012) (Edit)
    • signed by Chicago Cubs on 1/17/2012 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2012: $2.7M
    • Source: mlb.mlb.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
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