Richard Bleier

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: April 16, 1987 in Davie, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL).

High School: South Plantation HS (Plantation, FL)

School: Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL)

Debut: May 30, 2016 (Age 29-044d, 18,746th in MLB history)
vs. TOR 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 2.074 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Richard Sidney Bleier

Pronunciation: \BLY-er\

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

1.6

3.5

W

L

ERA

1.93

1.97

G

111

GS

SV

IP

32.2

119.0

SO

WHIP

1.224

1.168

Projections

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2008	21	TEX-min	A-	4	5	.444	4.02	14	11	0	0	0	0	62.2	61	41	28	4	14	0	44	8	0	3	273			1.197	8.8	0.6	2.0	6.3	3.14	SPO NORW
2009	22	TEX-min	A+,A	9	12	.429	4.03	28	26	0	2	1	0	167.1	184	96	75	9	24	0	125	15	0	5	721			1.243	9.9	0.5	1.3	6.7	5.21	BAK,HCK CALL,SALL
2010	23	TEX-min	AA	7	11	.389	5.04	28	28	0	2	2	0	164.1	191	98	92	13	28	0	82	10	2	3	702			1.333	10.5	0.7	1.5	4.5	2.93	FRI TL
2011	24	TEX-min	AA	7	8	.467	5.60	32	13	3	0	0	0	101.1	142	73	63	5	16	0	55	4	0	4	457			1.559	12.6	0.4	1.4	4.9	3.44	FRI TL
2012	25	TEX-min	AA	0	2	.000	3.94	22	0	10	0	0	1	32.0	34	15	14	3	7	2	17	0	0	0	132			1.281	9.6	0.8	2.0	4.8	2.43	FRI TL
2013	26	TEX-min	AA,AAA	6	6	.500	3.32	42	4	6	0	0	4	81.1	84	36	30	6	20	2	49	1	0	4	339			1.279	9.3	0.7	2.2	5.4	2.45	FRI,RRK TL,PCL
2014	27	TOR-min	AA,AAA	6	5	.545	3.95	35	5	9	0	0	1	86.2	103	48	38	14	11	1	45	3	2	5	368			1.315	10.7	1.5	1.1	4.7	4.09	MAN,BFL EL,IL
2015	28	WSN-min	AA,AAA	14	5	.737	2.57	28	26	1	1	1	0	171.2	170	56	49	6	16	1	65	7	4	2	682			1.083	8.9	0.3	0.8	3.4	4.06	HRB,SYR EL,IL
2016	29	NYY-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.72	12	10	2	0	0	1	58.0	66	25	24	2	11	0	25	1	1	2	240			1.328	10.2	0.3	1.7	3.9	2.27	SWB IL
2016	29	NYY	AL	0	0		1.96	23	0	8	0	0	0	23.0	20	6	5	0	4	0	13	1	0	0	92	223	2.67	1.043	7.8	0.0	1.6	5.1	3.25
2017	30	BAL-min	AAA	0	0		0.61	8	0	1	0	0	1	14.2	9	3	1	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	52			0.614	5.5	0.0	0.0	9.2		NFK IL
2017	30	BAL	AL	2	1	.667	1.99	57	0	14	0	0	0	63.1	62	23	14	6	13	3	26	4	0	5	265	219	4.37	1.184	8.8	0.9	1.8	3.7	2.00
2018	31	BAL	AL	3	0	1.000	1.93	31	0	4	0	0	0	32.2	36	7	7	0	4	1	15	1	0	1	133	217	2.70	1.224	9.9	0.0	1.1	4.1	3.75
3 Yrs				5	1	.833	1.97	111	0	26	0	0	0	119.0	118	36	26	6	21	4	54	6	0	6	490	219	3.58	1.168	8.9	0.5	1.6	4.1	2.57
162 Game Avg.				3	1	.833	1.97	68	0	16	0	0	0	73	72	22	16	4	13	2	33	4	0	4	300	219	3.58	1.168	8.9	0.5	1.6	4.1	2.57

BAL (2 yrs)				5	1	.833	1.97	88	0	18	0	0	0	96.0	98	30	21	6	17	4	41	5	0	6	398	218	3.80	1.198	9.2	0.6	1.6	3.8	2.41
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		1.96	23	0	8	0	0	0	23.0	20	6	5	0	4	0	13	1	0	0	92	223	2.67	1.043	7.8	0.0	1.6	5.1	3.25

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

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Projections

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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