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Wilmer Font

23-Year-Old Pitcher – Texas Rangers

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Font missed the entire 2011 season due to Tommy John surgery, but his return to the mound in 2012 couldn't have gone much better. His composite line, spent largely at High-A Myrtle Beach, also include...

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STATUS:  Day-To-Day     INJURY TYPE:  Shoulder
LEAGUE: AA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 4"   WT: 210   DOB: 5/24/1990
BORN: La Guaira, Venezuela   COLLEGE: None  DRAFTED: No  Show ContractHide Contract

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Wilmer Font Contract Information:

Signed a one-year $480,000 deal with the Rangers in February of 2012.

March 8, 2013  –  Wilmer Font News

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Font (shoulder) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Sunday, the team's web site reports.

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Wilmer Font Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR K BB W L SV BS HLD ERA WHIP
2007 17 R AZL 14 10 0 45.7 41 23 2 61 24 2 3 0 4.53 1.42
2008 18 A AZL 3 0 0 4.1 1 5 1 6 1 1 0 0 10.38 0.49
2009 19 A Hic 29 24 0 108.3 93 42 4 105 59 8 3 0 3.50 1.40
2010 20 A+ Bak 9 9 0 49.0 38 21 5 52 32 1 2 0 0 0 3.86 1.43
2010 20 A Hic 9 7 0 29.2 35 17 3 33 13 4 1 0 0 0 5.16 1.64
2012 22 A Myr 10 19 0 83.1 58 39 10 109 37 2 5 0 0 0 4.21 1.14
2012 22 AA Fri 10 0 0 15.0 9 5 1 29 7 2 0 1 0 0 3.00 1.07
2012 22 MAJ TEX 3 0 0 2.0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.00
2013 23 AA Fri 15 0 0 19.2 9 4 1 27 15 0 1 7 0 0 1.83 1.25
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3-Year Averages MAJ   3 0 0 2.0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.00

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Wilmer Font Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 GB/FB Ratio Strand % Fastball ERA FIP BABIP
2007 17 R AZL 14 10 45.7 12.02 4.73 2.54 0.39 66.7% 4.53 3.07 .365
2008 18 A AZL 3 0 4.1 13.17 2.20 6.00 2.20 -300% 10.38 4.18 .000
2009 19 A Hic 29 24 108.3 8.72 4.90 1.78 0.33 74.3% 3.50 3.38 .307
2010 20 A+ Bak 9 9 49.0 9.55 5.88 1.63 0.92 75.4% 3.86 4.49 .277
2010 20 A Hic 9 7 29.2 10.17 4.01 2.54 0.92 68.9% 5.16 3.71 .393
2012 22 A Myr 10 19 83.1 11.81 4.01 2.95 1.08 65.9% 4.21 3.59 .277
2012 22 AA Fri 10 0 15.0 17.40 4.20 4.14 0.60 73.3% 3.00 1.80 .376
2012 22 MAJ TEX 3 0 2.0 4.50 18.00 0.25 0.00 2.00 50% 94.9 MPH 9.00 8.20 .000
2013 23 AA Fri 15 0 19.2 12.66 7.03 1.80 0.47 87% 1.83 3.56 .228
3-Year Averages MAJ   3 0 2.0 4.50 18.00 0.25 0.00 50% 9.00 8.20 .000

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2013 Stat Review for Wilmer Font    As compared to the top 250 relief pitchers in 2012 (min 20 in)

K/BB/HR Stats

A collection of stats that measure different skills.

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1.80 K/BB
POOR
12.66 K/9
ELITE
7.03 BB/9
TERRIBLE
0.0 MPH Fastball
TERRIBLE
0.5 HR/9
GREAT
0.00 GB/FB Ratio
EXTREME FLYBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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1.83 ERA
ELITE
1.25 WHIP
AVERAGE
3.56 FIP
AVERAGE
BABIP/Strand

Balls in play avg. and % of runners left stranded.

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.228 BABIP
LOW
87.0% Strand Rate
HIGH

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Worst Matchups for Wilmer Font (by OPS against, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Mike Trout ANA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Mark Trumbo ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Howie Kendrick ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Vernon Wells NY-A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Albert Pujols ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Kole Calhoun ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Torii Hunter DET 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Josh Donaldson OAK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Josh Reddick OAK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Stephen Drew BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Best Matchups for Wilmer Font (by OPS against, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Mike Trout ANA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Kole Calhoun ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Albert Pujols ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Vernon Wells NY-A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Mark Trumbo ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Josh Donaldson OAK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Torii Hunter DET 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Stephen Drew BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Alberto Callaspo ANA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Josh Reddick OAK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season.     Jump To:     ▲ Basic Stats      ▲ Split Stats      ▲ Advanced Stats

Wilmer Font: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Font (shoulder) threw long toss Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

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Font (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session off a mound Monday, ESPNDallas.com reports.

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Font (shoulder) was scratched from Tuesday’s intrasquad game, the Dallas Morning News reports.

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Font will be added to the Texas bullpen prior to Sunday's game.

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Font was promoted to Double-A Frisco after going 2-5 with a 4.21 ERA and 109:37 K:BB ratio in 83.1 innings.

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Font, making just his seventh start since Tommy John surgery in 2010, has allowed five hits and three runs with 17 strikeouts in his last 13.1 innings for High-A Myrtle Beach.

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Font (elbow) has been transferred to the 60-day DL.

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Font was added to Texas' 40-man roster.

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Font allowed three runs on four hits in six innings for High-A Bakersfield on Monday. The 6-4 righty walked five and struck out six.

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Font has a 4.38 ERA and 38:24 K:BB ratio in 37 innings for High-A Bakersfield.

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Font's first outing with High-A Bakersfield was a disaster, as he allowed six runs in just two innings. Font walked five while fanning just two.

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Font had his worst outing of the season on Friday, surrendering two runs on two hits in 3.1 innings of work for Low-A Hickory. The 6-4 righty walked three and struck out four.

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Font posted a 4.53 ERA with a 61:24 K:BB ratio in 45 innings for the Arizona Rookie League Rangers in 2007.

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