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Brad Ziegler

33-Year-Old Pitcher – Arizona Diamondbacks

2013 Stats

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1-1

ERA

2.49

WHIP

1.02

K

17

SV

0

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Ziegler continues to have success on the strength of his sinker, which generated an outstanding 75.5 percent groundball rate last season. As part of a deep Arizona bullpen, most of his contributions w...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 4"   WT: 212   DOB: 10/10/1979   BORN: Pratt, KS   COLLEGE: Missouri State   DRAFTED: No   Show ContractHide Contract

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Avoided arbitration with a one-year deal in January of 2013.

May 23, 2013  –  Brad Ziegler News

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Ziegler pitched a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rockies.

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Brad Ziegler 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 27 AA MID 15 0 0 23.7 19 3 0 18 4 4 0 1 1.14 0.97
2007 27 AAA SAC 35 0 0 54.7 46 18 0 44 14 8 3 1 2.96 1.10
2008 28 AAA SAC 19 0 0 24.3 15 1 0 20 4 2 0 8 0.37 0.78
2008 28 MAJ OAK 47 0 0 59.7 47 7 2 30 22 3 0 11 1.06 1.16
2009 29 MAJ OAK 69 0 0 73.3 82 25 2 54 28 2 4 7 3.07 1.50
2010 30 MAJ OAK 64 0 0 60.7 54 22 4 41 28 3 7 0 4 18 3.26 1.35
2011 31 MAJ ARI 23 0 0 20.7 15 4 0 15 6 0 0 0 0 4 1.74 1.02
2011 31 MAJ OAK 43 0 0 37.7 38 10 0 29 13 3 2 1 1 6 2.39 1.35
2011  (Multiple Teams) 31 MAJ ARI/OAK 66 0 0 58.3 53 14 0 44 19 3 2 1 1 10 2.16 1.23
2012 32 MAJ ARI 77 0 0 68.7 54 19 2 42 21 6 1 0 2 17 2.49 1.09
2013 33 MAJ ARI 25 0 0 21.7 16 6 2 17 6 1 1 0 0 6 2.49 1.02
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3-Year Averages MAJ   69 0 0 62.6 53 18 2 42 22 4 3 0 2 15 2.59 1.20
Career  (View All) MAJ   348 0 0 342.3 306 93 12 228 124 18 15 19 2.44 1.26

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Brad Ziegler Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP IP H R ER HR BB K HBP WP CG W-L SV BS HLD ERA WHIP
May. 21 @Col 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.49 1.02
May. 19 @Mia 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.61 1.06
May. 15 Atl 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2.75 1.12
May. 12 Phi 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.89 1.07
May. 11 Phi 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.95 1.09
May. 8 @LAD 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 3.00 1.11
May. 6 @LAD 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3.06 1.13
May. 3 @SD 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3.24 1.20
Apr. 29 SF 0.7 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 2.81 1.13
Apr. 27 Col 1.7 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.76 0.91
Apr. 26 Col 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.32 0.95
Apr. 24 @SF 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.42 1.03
Apr. 23 @SF 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 W 0 0 0 1.54 1.11
Apr. 22 @SF 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1.69 0.94
Apr. 19 @Col 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.74 0.97
Apr. 17 @NYY 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.93 1.07
Apr. 16 @NYY 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.00 1.11
Apr. 14 LAD 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.13 0.88
Apr. 12 LAD 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1.17 0.91
Apr. 10 Pit 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.35 0.90
Apr. 8 Pit 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1.69 0.94
Apr. 7 @Mil 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2.08 1.15
Apr. 5 @Mil 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2.70 1.20
Apr. 3 StL 1.3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3.86 0.86
Apr. 1 StL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Last 14 Days
6 Games:  Avg. 0.7 IP/G
4.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 0.00 0.50
Last 30 Days
14 Games:  Avg. 0.8 IP/G
11.3 9 4 4 1 3 9 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 3 3.18 1.06
Last 60 Days
25 Games:  Avg. 0.9 IP/G
21.7 16 6 6 2 6 17 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 6 2.49 1.02
Next 7 Days
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Brad Ziegler Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR BAA
201329638400.320
20128591219311.268
2011778925310.373

Vs. Right

Year Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR BAA
2013551138002.157
201217833935301.211
2011162361028500.188

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Year IP W L SV K BB HR ERA WHIP
201311.00106323.271.00
201232.7200251001.651.01
201127.031019802.331.33

Away

Year IP W L SV K BB HR ERA WHIP
201310.710011301.691.03
201236.0410171123.251.17
201131.3011251102.011.15
Brad Ziegler 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 27 AA MID 15 0 23.7 6.85 1.52 4.50 0.00 87% 1.14 2.19 .280
2007 27 AAA SAC 35 0 54.7 7.24 2.30 3.14 0.00 70% 2.96 2.47 .295
2008 28 AAA SAC 19 0 24.3 7.40 1.48 5.00 0.00 94.7% 0.37 2.05 .236
2008 28 MAJ OAK 47 0 59.7 4.53 3.32 1.36 0.30 3.09 92.5% 85.3 MPH 1.06 3.77 .246
2009 29 MAJ OAK 69 0 73.3 6.63 3.44 1.93 0.25 3.23 78.7% 85.2 MPH 3.07 3.27 .344
2010 30 MAJ OAK 64 0 60.7 6.08 4.15 1.46 0.59 2.15 76.9% 84.3 MPH 3.26 4.24 .278
2011 31 MAJ ARI 23 0 20.7 6.53 2.61 2.50 0.00 2.57 81% 85.4 MPH 1.74 2.62 .257
2011 31 MAJ OAK 43 0 37.7 6.93 3.11 2.23 0.00 11.86 80.4% 85.4 MPH 2.39 2.78 .330
2011  (Multiple Teams) 31 MAJ ARI/OAK 66 0 58.3 6.79 2.93 2.32 0.00 5.67 80.6% 85.4 MPH 2.16 2.70 .305
2012 32 MAJ ARI 77 0 68.7 5.50 2.75 2.00 0.26 10.79 76.7% 86.1 MPH 2.49 3.32 .255
2013 33 MAJ ARI 25 0 21.7 7.06 2.49 2.83 0.83 7.83 80% 85.6 MPH 2.49 3.66 .241
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3-Year Averages MAJ   69 0 62.6 6.04 3.17 1.91 0.29 78.1% 2.59 3.33 .275
Career MAJ   348 0 342.3 5.99 3.26 1.84 0.32 80.6% 2.44 3.45 .285

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2013 Stat Review for Brad Ziegler    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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2.83 K/BB
GOOD
7.06 K/9
WEAK
2.49 BB/9
GOOD
85.6 MPH Fastball
TERRIBLE
0.8 HR/9
AVERAGE
7.83 GB/FB Ratio
EXTREME GROUNDBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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2.49 ERA
GREAT
1.02 WHIP
GREAT
3.66 FIP
AVERAGE
BABIP/Strand

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

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.241 BABIP
LOW
80.0% Strand Rate
ABOVE AVERAGE

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Brad Ziegler

Overall Ratings

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Worst Matchups for Brad Ziegler (by OPS against, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Ty Wigginton STL 4 2 1 3 0 2 0 .500 1.250 1.650
Alfonso Soriano CHI-N 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.500
Ichiro Suzuki NY-A 7 4 0 1 4 0 0 .571 .714 1.442
Cody Ross AZ 5 3 0 3 0 2 0 .600 .800 1.400
Dustin Pedroia BOS 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 1.250
Danny Valencia BAL 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .750 1.250
Ian Kinsler TEX 9 4 0 3 1 1 0 .444 .667 1.167
Mark Teixeira NY-A 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .857 1.143
Erick Aybar ANA 7 2 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .857 1.143
Miguel Cabrera DET 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.071

Best Matchups for Brad Ziegler (by OPS against, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Joaquin Arias SF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Kevin Youkilis NY-A 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Ryan Raburn CLE 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Alexi Amarista SD 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Peter Bourjos ANA 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Shane Victorino BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jose Bautista TOR 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Jhonny Peralta DET 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Jesus Guzman SD 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Wilson Valdez MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Brad Ziegler: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Ziegler gave up a walk and a hit, but managed to pick up a hold with a scoreless seventh inning against the Brewers on Friday night.

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Ziegler avoided arbitration with the D-Backs and has agreed to a one-year deal, the Arizona Republic reports.

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Ziegler allowed a hit and walked a batter, but tossed another scoreless inning for the D-Backs on Saturday night.

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Ziegler signed a one-year, $1.795 million contract to avoid salary arbitration with the Diamondbacks.

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The A's have traded Ziegler to the Diamondbacks, Bob Nightengale reports.

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Ziegler settled his arbitration case with the A's for $1.25 million, ESPN.com reports.

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Ziegler worked a scoreless eighth inning for his fifth hold of the season on Wednesday afternoon.

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Ziegler could emerge as an early-season candidate for saves with the recent injuries to Andrew Bailey (elbow), Joey Devine (elbow) and Michael Wuertz (shoulder).

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Ziegler is dealing with some allergy problems at the start of spring training, though he's still able to throw his usual bullpen sessions, the A's official site reports.

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With Andrew Bailey having pitched the previous three days, Ziegler recorded his seventh save of the season Friday despite allowing a run on two hits.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

It should come as little surprise that the A's were willing to flip Ziegler to the D-Backs during his first season with arbitration eligibility in 2011. Ziegler's ability to induce grounders will likely enable him to remain a viable middle relief option even while pitching half of his games at Chase Field. Still, his flashes of fantasy value in the past came from short-term opportunities to serve as the closer in Oakland, and with David Hernandez entrenched as the No. 2 option for saves should anything happen to J.J. Putz, there's not much to get excited about here for most owners.

2011

Ziegler's continued poor results against lefties (15.1 IP, 19 hits, 5:17 K:BB) make him a poor fit for an expanded role even when injuries open the door, as was the case in the A's bullpen in 2010. He remains effective against righties, but doesn't strike out enough batters to be an effective endgame option given his limitations.

2010

Ziegler battled the flu early in the season, and found himself playing a less and less prominent role in the A's bullpen as the season progressed with the emergence of Andrew Bailey and the effectiveness of Michael Wuertz. Zielger's struggles against lefties (.336 average against, 18 walks and just 14 Ks in 27.1 innings) will prevent him from excelling as a late-inning reliever, particularly given the depth in the A's bullpen.

2009

Ziegler, who set a major-league record for the most scoreless innings to begin a career, ended up with 11 saves and a 1.06 ERA in 47 appearances. Of some concern was his poor 22:30 BB:K rate, and his ability to pitch multiple innings likely places him second behind Joey Devine in a now Huston Street-less A's bullpen. Ziegler could still see the occasional save chance, but the smart money figures to back Devine in spring. Ziegler's lack of Ks takes away some value traditionally held by quality set-up men in deeper leagues.