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Craig Stammen

29-Year-Old Pitcher – Washington Nationals

2013 Stats

W-L

2-1

ERA

2.25

WHIP

1.00

K

22

SV

0

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

After failing as a fifth starter, Stammen has reinvented himself as a setup man. He has not seen a big increase in fastball velocity despite the increased 2012 strikeout rate, so his success might not...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 3"   WT: 200   DOB: 3/9/1984   BORN: Coldwater, OH   COLLEGE: Dayton   DRAFTED: 12th Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Craig Stammen Contract Information:

Signed a two year, $2.25 million contract with the Nationals in January 2013.

May 16, 2013  –  Craig Stammen News

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Stammen is the leading candidate to start Monday's game against the Giants if Ross Detwiler (back) cannot pitch, the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports.

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Craig Stammen 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 23 A Pot 28 22 0 125.0 156 58 9 96 54 8 6 0 4.18 1.68
2007 23 AAA COL 1 1 0 3.7 4 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 12.27 1.91
2008 24 A Pot 15 9 0 69.1 59 17 6 62 17 4 2 1 2.21 1.10
2008 24 AA HAR 6 6 0 38.3 22 7 1 31 11 3 1 0 1.64 0.86
2008 24 AAA COL 9 8 0 43.0 62 35 3 35 16 1 4 0 7.33 1.81
2009 25 AAA SYR 7 7 0 40.0 33 8 4 14 8 4 2 0 1.80 1.03
2009 25 MAJ WAS 20 19 0 105.7 112 60 14 48 24 4 7 0 5.11 1.29
2010 26 AAA Syr 3 3 1 20.0 18 5 2 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.05
2010 26 MAJ WAS 35 19 0 128.0 151 73 13 85 41 4 4 0 0 1 5.13 1.50
2011 27 AAA Syr 25 24 1 142.0 163 75 18 127 40 10 7 0 0 0 4.75 1.43
2011 27 MAJ WAS 7 0 0 10.3 3 1 0 12 4 1 1 0 0 1 0.87 0.68
2012 28 MAJ WAS 59 0 0 88.3 70 23 7 87 36 6 1 1 1 10 2.34 1.20
2013 29 MAJ WAS 11 0 0 20.0 15 5 1 22 5 2 1 0 1 0 2.25 1.00
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3-Year Averages MAJ   33 6 0 75.6 74 32 6 61 27 3 2 0 0 4 3.81 1.34
Career  (View All) MAJ   132 38 0 352.3 351 162 35 254 110 17 14 1 4.14 1.31

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Craig Stammen 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. 15 @LAD 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.25 1.00
May. 10 ChC 2.3 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.65 1.06
May. 3 @Pit 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.45 1.02
Apr. 28 Cin 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2.84 1.11
Apr. 22 StL 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3.38 1.31
Apr. 20 @NYM 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 4.15 1.27
Apr. 16 @Mia 1.7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 5.40 1.65
Apr. 12 Atl 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 7.20 1.80
Apr. 9 CWS 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 0 1 0 4.50 1.75
Apr. 6 @Cin 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 W 0 0 0 3.00 1.33
Apr. 4 Mia 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
Last 14 Days
2 Games:  Avg. 2.7 IP/G
5.3 4 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1.69 0.94
Last 30 Days
6 Games:  Avg. 2.2 IP/G
13.3 7 1 1 0 2 15 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.68 0.68
Last 60 Days
11 Games:  Avg. 1.8 IP/G
20.0 15 5 5 1 5 22 0 0 0 2-1 0 1 0 2.25 1.00
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Craig Stammen Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR BAA
2013301126001.214
2012135291324812.198
201116511000.067

Vs. Right

Year Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR BAA
2013461139300.220
20122355823461005.224
201122732000.105

Home

Year IP W L SV K BB HR ERA WHIP
20139.31107413.861.29
201244.3400521532.230.99
20113.30005200.000.60

Away

Year IP W L SV K BB HR ERA WHIP
201310.710015100.840.75
201244.0211352142.451.41
20117.01107201.290.71
Craig Stammen 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 23 A Pot 28 22 125.0 6.91 3.89 1.78 0.65 75.6% 4.18 3.99 .364
2007 23 AAA COL 1 1 3.7 4.91 7.36 0.67 2.45 33.3% 12.27 8.11 .265
2008 24 A Pot 15 9 69.1 8.08 2.21 3.65 0.78 84.3% 2.21 3.27 .285
2008 24 AA HAR 6 6 38.3 7.28 2.58 2.82 0.23 81.3% 1.64 2.78 .214
2008 24 AAA COL 9 8 43.0 7.33 3.35 2.19 0.63 57.3% 7.33 3.73 .406
2009 25 AAA SYR 7 7 40.0 3.15 1.80 1.75 0.90 89.2% 1.80 4.40 .227
2009 25 MAJ WAS 20 19 105.7 4.09 2.04 2.00 1.19 1.49 62.3% 89.0 MPH 5.11 4.72 .282
2010 26 AAA Syr 3 3 20.0 4.50 1.35 3.33 0.90 84.2% 2.25 4.10 .256
2010 26 MAJ WAS 35 19 128.0 5.98 2.88 2.07 0.91 2.13 66.5% 90.5 MPH 5.13 4.18 .333
2011 27 AAA Syr 25 24 142.0 8.05 2.54 3.18 1.14 69.2% 4.75 3.93 .347
2011 27 MAJ WAS 7 0 10.3 10.45 3.48 3.00 0.00 1.57 85.7% 90.5 MPH 0.87 2.04 .149
2012 28 MAJ WAS 59 0 88.3 8.86 3.67 2.42 0.71 1.31 83.8% 91.6 MPH 2.34 3.55 .280
2013 29 MAJ WAS 11 0 20.0 9.90 2.25 4.40 0.45 2.82 78.9% 91.1 MPH 2.25 2.40 .289
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3-Year Averages MAJ   33 6 75.6 7.27 3.22 2.26 0.71 72.6% 3.81 3.69 .309
Career MAJ   132 38 352.3 6.49 2.81 2.31 0.89 70.2% 4.14 4.02 .299

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2013 Stat Review for Craig Stammen    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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4.40 K/BB
ELITE
9.90 K/9
GOOD
2.25 BB/9
GREAT
91.1 MPH Fastball
WEAK
0.5 HR/9
GREAT
2.82 GB/FB Ratio
EXTREME GROUNDBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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2.25 ERA
ELITE
1.00 WHIP
GREAT
2.40 FIP
ELITE
BABIP/Strand

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

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.289 BABIP
AVERAGE
78.9% Strand Rate
ABOVE AVERAGE

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Craig Stammen

Overall Ratings

2013 projections compared to top pitchers in 2012.

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Worst Matchups for Craig Stammen (by OPS against, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Andrew McCutchen PIT 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .750 2.250 3.000
Jayson Werth WAS 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 .833 1.833 2.690
Aramis Ramirez MIL 5 3 2 3 0 0 1 .600 2.000 2.600
Corey Hart MIL 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 1.750 2.350
Alcides Escobar KC 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .750 1.500 2.250
Justin Turner NY-N 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.250 2.250
Angel Pagan SF 12 8 0 3 1 0 0 .667 1.167 1.810
Hanley Ramirez LA 16 9 2 5 3 0 1 .563 1.125 1.757
Ty Wigginton STL 4 2 1 4 0 1 0 .500 1.250 1.750
Adam LaRoche WAS 9 4 2 3 0 1 0 .444 1.222 1.667

Best Matchups for Craig Stammen (by OPS against, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Carlos Gonzalez COL 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Jeff Francoeur KC 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Brian McCann ATL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Chris Iannetta ANA 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Russell Martin PIT 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Bryan Petersen MIA 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Matt Diaz MIA 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 .000 .000 .000
Carlos Gomez MIL 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Mark Reynolds CLE 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000
Jonathan Lucroy MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Craig Stammen: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Stammen was exceptional in relief of Gio Gonzalez on Saturday, throwing two perfect innings while striking out five.

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Stammen struck out four in his two frames in extra innings Saturday to pick up the win against the Reds.

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Stammen has grown comfortable with his bullpen role, the Washington Post reports. "When you go to the bullpen, you do strike out more people because you're not really setting guys up for later in the game, you're just throwing whatever you got," Stammen said. "Bam, bam, bam, get 'em out. I have gotten better as a pitcher as my career has gone on, and I think that's part of it."

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Stammen signed a two-year, $2.25 million contract extension with the Nationals on Friday, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports.

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Stammen is expected to start Sunday against the Brewers, CSN Washington reports.

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Stammen picked up his sixth win of the season Monday, working two shutout frames as the Nationals beat the Braves, 5-4 in 13 innings.

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Stammen coughed up three runs on five hits and a walk in 3.1 innings Thursday.

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Tyler Clippard and Sean Burnett will close games for the Nationals over Stammen for the time being, MLB.com's William Ladson reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Stammen had a lackluster season in Triple-A as a starter last year, posting a 4.75 ERA. He was hurt by a .327 BABIP and 69.3 percent strand rate, and pitched in seven games for the Nationals out of the bullpen. His skills translate to the bullpen because of his lack of a dominant pitch and his 90.5 mph fastball. Additionally, his ability to register groundballs and throw strikes could land him on the 25-man roster by the end of spring training.

2011

Stammen added a slider in 2010, which got him a few more strikeouts but did nothing to help his other numbers. He'll get a look in the bullpen, but when he gets hit Stammen gets hit hard and until that problem is solved it doesn't matter what his role is.

2010

Stammen was the prototypical Nationals pitcher last season, keeping his fringy stuff down in the strike zone just enough to have some degree of success in the majors, if a 5.11 ERA can be called 'success'. To be fair his FIP was only 4.68, but when you live as close to the edge as Stammen, it's hard to see that gap as merely a product of bad luck. Jordan Zimmermann's Tommy John surgery likely keeps him in the rotation picture for one more year, but the organization's pitching depth is improving rapidly and a guy like Stammen will be the first one to get the ax when the kids are ready.