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Jeremy Jeffress

25-Year-Old Pitcher – Toronto Blue Jays

2013 Stats

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3.00

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0

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

It has been quite a ride for the former first-round pick who had dealt with a pair of drug-related suspensions to open his career as well as a series of off-field incidents which turned him into more ...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: NO   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 0"   WT: 208   DOB: 9/21/1987   BORN: South Boston, VA   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: 1st Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Jeremy Jeffress Contract Information:

Agreed to a one-year contract with the Royals in February 2011.

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Jeffress, who cleared waivers Tuesday, will now be outrighted to one of the Blue Jays' minor league affiliates, Sportsnet's Shi Davidi reports.

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Jeremy Jeffress 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 19 A Wes 18 18 0 86.3 62 30 8 95 44 9 5 0 3.13 1.23
2008 20 A Bre 15 14 0 79.1 65 36 5 102 41 4 6 0 4.08 1.34
2008 20 AA HUN 4 4 0 14.7 17 9 2 13 11 2 1 0 5.52 1.91
2009 21 A Bre 6 5 0 33.0 16 8 2 36 22 2 1 0 2.18 1.15
2009 21 AA HUN 7 7 0 24.3 23 21 1 32 28 1 3 0 7.77 2.10
2010 22 A+ Bre 11 0 0 10.0 10 6 0 14 7 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 1.70
2010 22 A Wis 11 0 0 8.0 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.38
2010 22 AA Hun 11 0 0 14.1 8 1 0 15 2 1 1 3 0 0 0.63 0.71
2010 22 MAJ MIL 10 0 0 10.0 8 3 0 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 2.70 1.40
2011 23 AA Nor 9 8 0 31.2 32 15 2 20 22 1 3 0 0 0 4.26 1.73
2011 23 AAA Oma 9 3 0 24.0 27 19 5 24 18 2 3 3 0 0 7.13 1.88
2011 23 MAJ KC 14 0 0 15.3 12 8 1 13 11 1 1 1 1 0 4.70 1.50
2012 24 AA Nor 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.91
2012 24 AAA Oma 1 0 0 58.0 52 32 4 61 25 5 4 2 0 0 4.97 1.33
2012 24 MAJ KC 13 0 0 13.3 19 10 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.40
2013 25 A+ Dun 6 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.20
2013 25 AAA Buf 6 0 0 7.1 6 2 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 1.69
2013 25 MAJ TOR 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.00
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3-Year Averages MAJ   12 0 0 12.9 13 7 0 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 4.89 1.78
Career  (View All) MAJ   38 0 0 39.7 40 22 2 35 32 2 1 1 4.99 1.82

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Jeremy Jeffress 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 19 A Wes 18 18 86.3 9.90 4.59 2.16 0.83 77.6% 3.13 3.98 .267
2008 20 A Bre 15 14 79.1 11.61 4.66 2.49 0.57 69.3% 4.08 3.00 .331
2008 20 AA HUN 4 4 14.7 7.98 6.75 1.18 1.23 73.1% 5.52 5.86 .346
2009 21 A Bre 6 5 33.0 9.82 6.00 1.64 0.55 83.3% 2.18 3.81 .197
2009 21 AA HUN 7 7 24.3 11.84 10.36 1.14 0.37 60% 7.77 4.68 .375
2010 22 A+ Bre 11 0 10.0 12.60 6.30 2.00 0.00 64.7% 5.40 2.50 .413
2010 22 A Wis 11 0 8.0 15.75 3.38 4.67 0.00 100% 0.00 1.20 .000
2010 22 AA Hun 11 0 14.1 9.57 1.28 7.50 0.00 90% 0.63 1.71 .244
2010 22 MAJ MIL 10 0 10.0 7.20 5.40 1.33 0.00 1.67 78.6% 95.4 MPH 2.70 3.40 .284
2011 23 AA Nor 9 8 31.2 5.77 6.35 0.91 0.58 75% 4.26 5.06 .306
2011 23 AAA Oma 9 3 24.0 9.00 6.75 1.33 1.88 65% 7.13 6.28 .335
2011 23 MAJ KC 14 0 15.3 7.63 6.46 1.18 0.59 1.83 68.2% 96.8 MPH 4.70 4.50 .267
2012 24 AA Nor 1 0 1.1 24.55 8.18 3.00 0.00 100% 0.00 .47 .000
2012 24 AAA Oma 1 0 58.0 9.47 3.88 2.44 0.62 61.6% 4.97 3.29 .319
2012 24 MAJ KC 13 0 13.3 8.78 8.78 1.00 0.00 1.83 68.8% 94.7 MPH 6.75 4.18 .436
2013 25 A+ Dun 6 0 5.0 3.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 100% 0.00 2.40 .076
2013 25 AAA Buf 6 0 7.1 8.87 7.61 1.17 0.00 83.3% 2.45 3.76 .315
2013 25 MAJ TOR 1 0 1.0 9.00 18.00 0.50 9.00 100% 94.3 MPH 9.00 20.20 .000
3-Year Averages MAJ   12 0 12.9 7.68 6.98 1.10 0.00 69.6% 4.89 3.82 .339
Career MAJ   38 0 39.7 7.94 7.26 1.09 0.45 71.4% 4.99 4.59 .331

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2013 Stat Review for Jeremy Jeffress    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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0.50 K/BB
TERRIBLE
9.00 K/9
GOOD
18.00 BB/9
TERRIBLE
94.3 MPH Fastball
GREAT
9.0 HR/9
TERRIBLE
0.00 GB/FB Ratio
EXTREME FLYBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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9.00 ERA
TERRIBLE
3.00 WHIP
TERRIBLE
20.20 FIP
TERRIBLE
BABIP/Strand

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

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.000 BABIP
LOW
100.0% Strand Rate
HIGH

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Worst Matchups for Jeremy Jeffress (by OPS against, min 1 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Alberto Callaspo ANA 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Drew Stubbs CLE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 4.000
Edwin Encarnacion TOR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Shelley Duncan TB 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Chris Johnson ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bryan Anderson CHI-A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Matt LaPorta CLE 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.667 2.667
Adrian Beltre TEX 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 .750 1.250 2.050
Cody Ross AZ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
J.P. Arencibia TOR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000

Best Matchups for Jeremy Jeffress (by OPS against, min 1 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Luke Scott TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Gaby Sanchez PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Brent Lillibridge CHI-N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Logan Morrison MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Robert Andino SEA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Mike Aviles CLE 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Joey Votto CIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Gordon Beckham CHI-A 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Rene Tosoni MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Starlin Castro CHI-N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Jeremy Jeffress: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Jeffress has been designated for assignment by the Blue Jays.

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Jeffress has made the Blue Jays' 25-man roster to begin the season, Rogers Broadcasting reports.

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Jeffress is in the mix for one of the final two spots in the Blue Jays' bullpen, and his main competition for the long reliever spot appears to be Brett Cecil, MLB.com reports.

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The Royals traded Jeffress to the Blue Jays on Thursday, Danny Knobler of CBS Sports reports.

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Jeffress was designated for assignment on Friday, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star.

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Jeffress has opted for winter ball this year and will pitch for the Margarita Braves in Venezuela, the Kansas City Star reports.

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Jeffress will be recalled from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Tuesday, the Kansas City Star reports.

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The Royals optioned Jeffress to Triple-A Omaha on Monday, according to the team's official Twitter page.

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2013

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2012

Jeffress was demoted from the big leagues to Triple-A Omaha and then demoted again to Double-A Northwest Arkansas in 2011 as he could never solve his control issues. This isn't surprising considering he walked over 6.0 BB/9IP at each stop. If he were ever able to cut down on the free passes, he might be quite useful as a reliever as he has shown an ability to miss bats with the best of them in the lower levels of the minors. Until that happens, he'll be nothing more than a righty with a big fastball who rarely knows where it's going.

2011

Jeffress climbed three levels after moving to the bullpen in 2010 and ended in Milwaukee where he pitched well enough that he appeared to secure a regular role for 2011. He's a typical hard thrower with a lack of command, hitting 99 mph on the radar gun at times, but he also walked six batters in 10 innings with the Brewers. The command issues have dogged him for his entire minor league career, but no one doubts his overall stuff. Jeffress was included in the package the Brewers sent to Kansas City for Zack Greinke, and their plans for him are unclear. He has the ability to be a closer in the future if the Royals don't give him a look in their decimated rotation.

2010

Jeffress was not very impressive in 2009 before his season ended early due to a 100-game suspension for a second failed drug test. Jeffress has all the talent in the world, but is now one failed drug test away from a lifetime ban. Of course, that can only happen if he's not on the Brewers' 40-man roster, so he's in the clear once the Brewers do that. At some point, the Brewers may convert Jeffress and his 100 mph fastball to relief and see if that will help with his control issues, but that likely won't be this season. He should return to Double-A Huntsville after his suspension ends.

2009

Jeffress returned from a drug suspension to strike out 115 batters in 94 innings between High-A Brevard County and Double-A Huntsville. On the downside, he also walked 52 batters over that same span and was shut down during the Arizona Fall League with shoulder fatigue. His 100 mph fastball gives him some of the most potential in the minor leagues, but he needs to harness that heat and develop some other pitches. Some scouts think the 21-year-old would be best served as a closer in the majors, but the Brewers will only go there as a last resort. He should start the season at Double-A Huntsville and could see some time in Milwaukee late in the season.

2008

Jeffress was having an outstanding season for Low-A West Virginia when he was suspended 50 games for violating the substance abuse policy. He then later supposedly failed a team administered test while working out in Arizona. Jeffress had a 3.13 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 86.1 IP while at West Virginia and his fastball has been clocked at 100 mph. He has immense potential, but needs to get his head on straight before he gets kicked out of baseball altogether.

2007

Jeffress was the Brewers 2006 first-round pick and showed why by topping 100 mph in the Arizona Rookie League. He struck out 37 in 32.2, but also walked 25. If he gains any control, he'll be a top of the rotation starter in three or four years.