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Joe Nelson - Free Agent
POS: P
BATS: R   THROWS: R
AGE, DOB: 35, 10/25/1974
On 40 Man Roster: no
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Nelson posted fantastic numbers in middle relief for the Marlins in 2008, and he had no shortage of bidders before inking a one-year deal with Tampa Bay. Given Troy Percival's inability to stay health...Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players!

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  9/3/2009
Nelson cleared waivers and will accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The Rays designated Nelson for assi...Join Now for Full Analysis!

Year Age* Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR BB K G/F W L S ERA WHIP
2004 29 AA POR 25 0 0 30.3 16 6 1 15 49 - 3 2 13 1.78 1.022
2004 29 AAA PAW 16 0 0 21.3 27 11 1 9 31 - 0 0 0 4.64 1.688
2004 29 MAJ BOS 3 0 0 2.7 4 5 0 3 5 - 0 0 0 16.88 2.625
2005 30 AA SPR 9 0 0 13.3 4 3 1 7 22 - 0 0 1 2.03 .825
2005 30 AAA DUR 34 0 0 45.0 39 18 7 20 60 - 0 3 6 3.60 1.311
2006 31 AAA OMA 24 0 0 32.0 19 7 4 12 39 - 2 2 7 1.97 .969
2006 31 MAJ KAN 43 0 0 44.7 37 22 5 24 45 0.85 1 1 9 4.43 1.366
2008 33 AAA ALB 19 0 0 25.7 17 6 1 6 36 - 1 1 11 2.10 .896
2008 33 MAJ FLA 59 0 0 54.0 42 12 5 22 60 1.04 3 1 1 2.00 1.185
2009 34 AAA DUR 13 0 0 17.3 22 12 4 11 14 - 2 2 0 6.23 1.904
2009 34 MAJ TAM 42 0 0 40.3 32 18 7 27 36 0.57 3 0 3 4.02 1.463
3Yr Avg MAJ   50 0 0 47.2 37 15 6 24 48 - 3 0 2 2.86 1.293
Career MAJ   149 0 0 143.7 122 65 18 78 146 - 7 2 13 4.07 1.392
Year Age* Lg Tm G GS IP H BABIP HR HR/9IP BB B/9IP K K/9IP K/BB G/F STR ERA FIP
2004 29 AA POR 25 0 30.3 16 .291 1 .30 15 4.45 49 14.54 3.27 - .833 1.78 1.98
2004 29 AAA PAW 16 0 21.3 27 .471 1 .42 9 3.80 31 13.08 3.44 - .714 4.64 2.45
2004 29 MAJ BOS 3 0 2.7 4 .613 0 .00 3 10.13 5 16.88 1.67 - .286 16.88 2.94
2005 30 AA SPR 9 0 13.3 4 .161 1 .68 7 4.73 22 14.85 3.14 - .800 2.03 2.68
2005 30 AAA DUR 34 0 45.0 39 .324 7 1.40 20 4.00 60 12.00 3.00 - .788 3.60 3.96
2006 31 AAA OMA 24 0 32.0 19 .226 4 1.13 12 3.38 39 10.97 3.25 - .889 1.97 3.89
2006 31 MAJ KAN 43 0 44.7 37 .283 5 1.01 24 4.84 45 9.07 1.88 0.85 .696 4.43 4.31
2008 33 AAA ALB 19 0 25.7 17 .305 1 .35 6 2.10 36 12.62 6.00 - .773 2.10 1.72
2008 33 MAJ FLA 59 0 54.0 42 .286 5 .83 22 3.67 60 10.00 2.73 1.04 .881 2.00 3.44
2009 34 AAA DUR 13 0 17.3 22 .340 4 2.08 11 5.71 14 7.27 1.27 - .724 6.23 6.83
2009 34 MAJ TAM 42 0 40.3 32 .243 7 1.56 27 6.02 36 8.03 1.33 0.57 .788 4.02 5.75
3Yr Avg MAJ   50 0 47.2 37 .267 6 1.14 24 4.58 48 9.16 2.00 - .836 2.86 4.34
Career MAJ   149 0 143.7 122 .286 18 1.13 78 4.89 146 9.15 1.87 - .742 4.07 4.48
*age as of 7/1 of that season  Expanded Stats Explained  Sortable Expanded Stats

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  9/1/2009
Nelson was designated for assignment by the Rays on Tuesday, the St. Petersburg Times reports. He wasn't in the picture for a Sept...Join Now for Full Analysis!
TB  8/1/2009
Nelson was optioned to Triple-A Durham after Friday night's game. Nelson had not pitched great, sport...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  6/18/2009
Nelson pitched a scoreless inning on Thursday against the Rockies. Nelson hasn't allowed a run in his ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  5/27/2009
Nelson had a rough outing on Wednesday night, allowing four runs over two innings. Nelson is clearly out of the closer...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  5/25/2009
Nelson pitched the seventh inning of Monday's 11-10 loss at Cleveland, retiring all three batters he faced. Based on the spot in the game where...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  5/16/2009
Nelson pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his second save on Saturday. Manager Joe Maddon used Nelson over...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  5/7/2009
Nelson picked up the save for the Rays on Thursday, striking out Nick Swisher to end the game. There's no word that there's anythi...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  12/24/2008
Nelson signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the Rays, the Miami Herald reports. It's hard to believe he didn't get ...Join Now for Full Analysis!

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