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Tony Watson

27-Year-Old Pitcher – Pittsburgh Pirates

2013 Stats

W-L

1-1

ERA

4.98

WHIP

1.20

K

21

SV

1

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Watson held opponents to 37 hits in 53.1 innings in 2012, courtesy of a strong fastball (92.5 mph) and slider (84.9). He held opposing hitters to a .198 batting average (.183/.213 vs. LHB/RHB) as a re...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: L   THROWS: L   HT: 6' 4"   WT: 220   DOB: 5/30/1985   BORN: Sioux City, IA   COLLEGE: Nebraska   DRAFTED: 9th Rd   

May 13, 2013  –  Tony Watson News

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Watson allowed one run on two hits in one inning of relief against Milwaukee on Monday.

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Tony Watson 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
2008 23 A Lyn 28 28 0 151.2 149 60 16 104 36 8 12 0 3.56 1.22
2009 24 AA ALT 4 4 0 11.7 19 9 1 12 7 0 3 0 6.94 2.23
2010 25 AA Alt 34 9 0 112.0 84 34 11 105 24 6 4 2 0 0 2.73 0.96
2011 26 AAA Ind 26 1 0 34.1 24 9 2 35 11 3 3 0 0 0 2.36 1.03
2011 26 MAJ PIT 43 0 0 41.0 34 18 6 37 20 2 2 0 1 10 3.95 1.32
2012 27 MAJ PIT 68 0 0 53.3 37 20 5 53 23 5 2 0 2 16 3.38 1.13
2013 28 MAJ PIT 20 0 0 21.7 20 12 3 21 6 1 1 1 1 8 4.98 1.20
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3-Year Averages MAJ   55 0 0 47.2 35 19 5 45 21 3 2 0 1 13 3.63 1.19

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Tony Watson 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. 22 ChC 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 4.98 1.20
May. 17 Hou 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 5.23 1.21
May. 13 Mil 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 5.79 1.18
May. 11 @NYM 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 5.60 1.13
May. 9 @NYM 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 5.40 1.14
May. 7 Sea 0.7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 5.17 1.09
May. 4 Was 1.7 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 L 0 0 0 4.80 1.07
Apr. 30 @Mil 0.3 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 4.73 1.05
Apr. 27 @StL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2.77 0.85
Apr. 25 @Phi 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 3.00 0.83
Apr. 23 @Phi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2.70 0.80
Apr. 21 Atl 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 3.00 0.89
Apr. 20 Atl 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 3.38 1.00
Apr. 18 Atl 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3.86 1.00
Apr. 17 StL 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 4.26 1.11
Apr. 15 StL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 4.76 1.24
Apr. 12 Cin 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 W 0 1 0 5.79 1.29
Apr. 9 @Ari 1.3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2.45 1.09
Apr. 6 @LAD 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0.00 0.86
Apr. 3 ChC 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0.00 0.00
Last 14 Days
4 Games:  Avg. 1.3 IP/G
5.0 6 2 2 1 1 6 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 1 3.60 1.40
Last 30 Days
11 Games:  Avg. 1.2 IP/G
12.7 15 9 9 2 3 14 3 1 0 0-1 1 0 4 6.39 1.42
Last 60 Days
20 Games:  Avg. 1.1 IP/G
21.7 20 12 12 3 6 21 3 1 0 1-1 1 1 8 4.98 1.20
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Tony Watson Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR BAA
201332818300.267
201210321917502.183
20116919617201.279

Vs. Right

Year Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR BAA
20135913512203.240
2012112321420413.213
2011105181417405.193

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Year IP W L SV K BB HR ERA WHIP
201313.011011213.461.00
201223.331023921.930.94
201122.3200181032.821.12

Away

Year IP W L SV K BB HR ERA WHIP
20138.700110427.271.50
201230.0210301434.501.27
201118.7020191035.301.55
Tony Watson 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
2008 23 A Lyn 28 28 151.2 6.19 2.14 2.89 0.95 74% 3.56 3.91 .292
2009 24 AA ALT 4 4 11.7 9.26 5.40 1.71 0.77 68% 6.94 4.06 .463
2010 25 AA Alt 34 9 112.0 8.44 1.93 4.38 0.88 76.3% 2.73 3.43 .257
2011 26 AAA Ind 26 1 34.1 9.24 2.90 3.18 0.53 78.8% 2.36 3.05 .265
2011 26 MAJ PIT 43 0 41.0 8.12 4.39 1.85 1.32 0.77 75% 91.2 MPH 3.95 4.83 .263
2012 27 MAJ PIT 68 0 53.3 8.94 3.88 2.30 0.84 0.96 72.7% 93.6 MPH 3.38 3.78 .247
2013 28 MAJ PIT 20 0 21.7 8.72 2.49 3.50 1.25 0.92 60.9% 92.6 MPH 4.98 4.31 .298
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3-Year Averages MAJ   55 0 47.2 8.59 4.01 2.14 0.95 72.5% 3.63 4.01 .254

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2013 Stat Review for Tony Watson    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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3.50 K/BB
GREAT
8.72 K/9
AVERAGE
2.49 BB/9
GOOD
92.6 MPH Fastball
AVERAGE
1.3 HR/9
WEAK
0.92 GB/FB Ratio
MODERATE GROUNDBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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4.98 ERA
POOR
1.20 WHIP
GOOD
4.31 FIP
WEAK
BABIP/Strand

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

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.298 BABIP
ABOVE AVERAGE
60.9% Strand Rate
LOW

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Tony Watson

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Worst Matchups for Tony Watson (by OPS against, min 1 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Cody Ransom CHI-N 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Chase Headley SD 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Corey Patterson SEA 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Edwin Encarnacion TOR 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Chris Davis BAL 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Kyle Blanks SD 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Darwin Barney CHI-N 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Carlos Beltran STL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Nate Schierholtz CHI-N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Adam LaRoche WAS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000

Best Matchups for Tony Watson (by OPS against, min 1 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Tyler Greene CHI-A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jarrod Saltalamacchia BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Yadier Molina STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Carlos Quentin SD 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Ramon Hernandez LA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Eric Hosmer KC 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
John Baker SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Dan Uggla ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Domonic Brown PHI 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Jeff Bianchi MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Tony Watson: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Watson picked up a sneaky save Thursday, hurling two innings of one-run ball to close out the Phillies in a 6-4 win.

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With regular closer Jason Grilli unavailable Thursday, Watson will get the ball if the Pirates are in a save situation, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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Watson registered his first hold of the season Wednesday, hurling 1.1 innings of scoreless ball against the Cubs.

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Watson will travel north with Pittsburgh after making the team's final 25-man roster, the team's official website reports.

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Watson (back), who has made only four appearances in spring training, missed a scheduled outing Monday night against Tampa Bay.

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Watson (back) gave up three runs on three hits Wednesday in his first inning since Feb. 28.

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Watson (back) completed a 23-pitch outing Sunday in a minor league game without reporting pain, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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Watson, who has been battling an upper-back ailment, will pitch in a minor league game at Pirate City on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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Watson, who hasn't pitched since Feb. 28, is set to return to Grapefruit League play Sunday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Watson got his first taste of big league ball in 2011, compiling a 3.95 ERA in 41 innings. The left-hander features a hard-to-pickup delivery and actually did better against righties (.193 BAA) than lefties (.279 BAA). He has the potential to start in a pinch but will likely continue on as a reliever, shuttling back and forth between Pittsburgh and Triple-A Indianapolis. Provided Pittsburgh keeps him in the bullpen, Watson has the upside of an eighth-inning setup man.