Casey Fossum

Casey Paul Fossum (the Blade)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 6, 1978 in Cherry Hill, NJ
High School: Midway HS (Waco, TX)
School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed July 19, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 2001
Teams (by GP): DevilRays/RedSox/Tigers/Diamondbacks/Mets 2001-2009
Agents: Bo McKinnis [*]
Final Game: April 26, 2009
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1999	21	BOS-min	A-	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LOW · NYPL
2000	22	BOS-min	A+	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SAR · FLOR
2001	23	BOS-min	AA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TRE · EL
2001	23	BOS	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	24	BOS-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
2002	24	BOS	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	25	BOS-min	AAA,AA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW,PRT · IL,EL
2003	25	BOS	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	26	ARI-min	AAA,AA	5	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.600	.600	.600	1.200		3	0	0	0	0	0		TUC,ELP · PCL,TL
2004	26	ARI	NL	29	46	42	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.095	.116	.095	.212	-45	4	1	0	3	0	0	1
2005	27	TBD	AL	36	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2006	28	TBD	AL	25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	29	SDP-min	AAA	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		POR · PCL
2007	29	TBD	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	30	DET-min	AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2008	30	DET	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	31	CHC-NYY-NYM-min	AAA	25	11	11	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.182	.273		2	1	0	0	0	0		IWA,SWB,BFL · PCL,IL
2009	31	NYM	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2010	32	HAN	Fgn	12	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.083	.000	.083		0	0	0	3	0	0		HAN · JPCL
2011	33	NYM-min	AAA	9	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667		2	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · IL
9 Yrs				240	51	46	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.087	.106	.087	.193	-50	4	1	0	4	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	34	31	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.087	.106	.087	.193	-50	3	1	0	3	0	0

TBD (3 yrs)				101	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
BOS (3 yrs)				76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ARI (1 yr)				29	46	42	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.095	.116	.095	.212	-45	4	1	0	3	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				208	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				32	46	42	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.095	.116	.095	.212	-45	4	1	0	3	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2001	23	BOS	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2002	24	BOS	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$215,000	1
2003	25	BOS	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$324,500	1
2004	26	ARI	NL	29	46	-9	0	0	0	7	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.493	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$345,000	1
2005	27	TBD	AL	36	3	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$950,000	1
2006	28	TBD	AL	25	2	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$2,025,000	1
2007	29	TBD	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,725,000	1
2008	30	DET	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2009	31	NYM	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
9 Seasons				240	51	-10	0	0	0	7	-3	-0.3	1	-1	-0.2	.499	.500	-0.2	0.2	-1	$6,584,500

TBD (3 yrs)				101	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.1	-1	$5,700,000
BOS (3 yrs)				76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$539,500
ARI (1 yr)				29	46	-9	0	0	0	7	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.493	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$345,000
NYM (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
DET (1 yr)				31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
2004	26	ARI	NL	46	42	1	0.6	115	.154	.095	.275	.116	.348	.095	.446	.212	.794	-45	.022	-9.5	-0.9	.128	.024	.000
2005	27	TBD	AL	3	3	0	0.0	103	.000	.000	.266	.000	.328	.000	.422	.000	.750	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
2006	28	TBD	AL	2	2	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.274	.000	.338	.000	.436	.000	.774	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				51	47	1	0.6	115	.133	.087	.275	.106	.347	.087	.445	.193	.792	-50	.018	-10.6	-1.0	.116	.022	.000
162 Game Avg.				34	32	1	0.6	115	.133	.087	.275	.106	.347	.087	.445	.193	.792	-50	.018	-10.6	-1.0	.116	.022	.000

TBD (3 yrs)				5	5	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.270	.000	.333	.000	.429	.000	.762	-100	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
ARI (1 yr)				46	42	1	0.6	115	.154	.095	.275	.116	.348	.095	.446	.212	.794	-45	.022	-9.5	-0.9	.128	.024	.000

AL (7 yrs)				5	5	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.270	.000	.333	.000	.429	.000	.762	-100	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
NL (2 yrs)				46	42	1	0.6	115	.154	.095	.275	.116	.348	.095	.446	.212	.794	-45	.022	-9.5	-0.9	.128	.024	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2004	26	ARI	NL	46	0.0%	34.8%	2.2%	0.0%	0%	16.00	2.6			3.75	4.00	57%	3%	0.0%	0%
2005	27	TBD	AL	3	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								67%	0%
2006	28	TBD	AL	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
9 Yrs				51	0.0%	31.4%	2.0%	0.0%	0%	16.00	2.9			4.75	5.00	59%	3%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.8%	17.0%	8.6%	8.0%	34%	1.99	5.2	32.3	7.6	0.79	1.07	70%	20%	7.9%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
2001	23	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
2002	24	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2003	25	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2004	26	ARI	NL	-9.5	-0.9	46	-1.0	0.2	-1.2	1.05	-0.9	-0.1	-10.2	-1.0	0.93	-9.6	0
2005	27	TBD	AL	-0.6	-0.1	3	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.31	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	-0.1	1.17	-0.7	0
2006	28	TBD	AL	-0.6	-0.1	2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.01	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.92	-0.6	0
2007	29	TBD	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2008	30	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2009	31	NYM	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
9 Yrs				-10.7	-1.0	51	-1.1	0.2	-1.3	1.06	-1.0	-0.1	-11.6	-1.1	0.94	-10.9	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	OOB	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stD	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndSH
2004	26	ARI	NL	1	60%	17	1	50%	2	2	1	1	1	1
2005	27	TBD	AL	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	28	TBD	AL	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Yrs				1	60%	19	1	50%	2	2	1	1	1	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2004	26	ARI	NL	46	100%	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	60%	7	1	14%	8	1	13%	29	0	0%	4	0	0%	2	1	50%	0
2005	27	TBD	AL	3	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	0	0		1	1	100%	3	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
2006	28	TBD	AL	2	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
9 Yrs				51	96%	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	67%	7	1	14%	9	2	22%	34	0	0%	4	0	0%	3	2	67%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			69%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2004	26	ARI	NL	46	167	3.63	128	77%	23%	20%	34%	23%	77%	0%	59%	73%	43%	2%	1	0	2%	1	0	4%	2	1	25%	0	0	0
2005	27	TBD	AL	3	8	2.67	8	100%	13%	0%	50%	38%	88%		88%	100%	67%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2006	28	TBD	AL	2	4	2.00	3	75%	33%	0%	0%	67%	67%	0%	50%	100%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
3 Yrs				51	179	3.51	139	78%	23%	19%	34%	24%	77%	0%	60%	76%	45%	2%	1	0	2%	1	0	4%	2	1	25%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.76		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
2004	26	105	46	42	3	4	1	16	.095	.116	.095	.212	-45	4	1	3
2005	27	141	49	44	3	4	1	16	.091	.111	.091	.202	-48	4	1	4
2006	28	166	51	46	3	4	1	16	.087	.106	.087	.193	-50	4	1	4
2007	29	206	51	46	3	4	1	16	.087	.106	.087	.193	-50	4	1	4
2008	30	237	51	46	3	4	1	16	.087	.106	.087	.193	-50	4	1	4
2009	31	240	51	46	3	4	1	16	.087	.106	.087	.193	-50	4	1	4

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
2004	26	29	46	42	1	16	.000	.023	.000	.023	29
2005	27	36	3	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	36
2006	28	25	2	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	25
3 Yrs		90	51	46	1	16	.000	.021	.000	.021	90
162 Game Avg.		162	92	83	2	29	.000	.021	.000	.021	90

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