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David Aardsma  

David Aardsma  

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Proper Name
David Allan Aardsma
High Level
MLB (2004-2015)
Positions
P (563)
Ht / Wt
6-5 / 200
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
41.272
place
Denver,Colorado
High School
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village,CO)
colleges
Rice University (Houston,TX), Penn State University (University Park,PA)
Signing Bonus
$ 1,425,000
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
Service Time
7.114 (2015)
repertoire
[2015] ... 4-Seam Fastball (92.1) [66.1%] ... Slider (81.6) [25.4%] ... Split-Finger (84.3) [5.9%] ... Intentional Bal (83.0) [2.4%]
MLB Teams
SFN [3] SEA [3] CHN [2] BOS [1] NYN [1] SLN [1] LAN [1] CHA [1] NYA [1] MIA [1] ATL [1] TOR [1]
TBC#
25001
mlbam id
430911
Retrosheet
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Career MLB [2004-2015]4.271.4216-18331069337.0296340
Strikeouts
78
Walks
34
Hittable
76
SO/BB
54
vsPower
76
Hitting
0
Durability
58
Team
.511
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [2003] College World Series Champion with Rice
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
2018 2018-02-05 current -- -- Announced retirement Ret -- No 36.040
2016 2016-05-24 2018-02-05 -- -- Released by Blue Jays Free Agt -- No 34.148
2016 2016-04-08 2016-05-24 TOR AAA Assigned to Buffalo (AAA) Minors Buffalo (IL) No 34.102
2016 2016-02-06 2016-04-08 TOR MLB Signed to Minor League Contract Minors -- No 34.040
2015 2015-09-02 2016-02-06 -- -- Released by Braves Free Agt -- No 33.249
2015 2015-08-24 2015-09-02 ATL MLB Designated for Assignment DFA -- No 33.240
2015 2015-06-10 2015-08-24 ATL MLB Contract purchased from minors Active -- Yes 33.165
2015 2015-06-07 2015-06-10 ATL AAA Signed to Minor League Contract Minors Gwinnett (IL) No 33.162
2015 2015-06-05 2015-06-07 -- -- Released by Dodgers Free Agt -- No 33.160
2015 2015-05-28 2015-06-05 LAN AAA Reinstated to active roster Minors Oklahoma City (PCL) No 33.152
2015 2015-05-26 2015-05-28 LAN AAA Placed on temporary inactive list Restr Oklahoma City (PCL) No 33.150
2015 2015-04-13 2015-05-26 LAN AAA Assigned to Oklahoma City [PCL] (AAA) Minors Oklahoma City (PCL) No 33.107
2015 2015-02-16 2015-04-13 LAN MLB Signed to Minor League Contract Minors -- No 33.051
2014 2014-11-08 2015-02-16 -- -- Granted free agency Free Agt -- No 32.316
2014 2014-08-23 2014-11-08 SLN AAA Assigned to Memphis (AAA) Minors Memphis (PCL) No 32.239
2014 2014-08-15 2014-08-23 SLN Rk Assigned to GCL Cardinals (Rk) for rehab DL-7 Gulf Coast Cardinals (GCL) No 32.231
2014 2014-06-18 2014-08-15 SLN AAA DL-7 Injured DL-7 Memphis (PCL) No 32.173
2014 2014-03-27 2014-06-18 SLN AAA Signed to Minor League contract Minors Memphis (PCL) No 32.090
2014 2014-03-21 2014-03-27 -- -- Released by Indians Free Agt -- No 32.084
2014 2014-01-23 2014-03-21 CLE MLB Signed to Minor League Contract Minors -- No 32.027
2013 2013-10-31 2014-01-23 -- -- Declared free agency Free Agt -- No 31.308
2013 2013-06-08 2013-10-31 NYN MLB Contract purchased from Las Vegas (AAA) Active -- Yes 31.163
2013 2013-05-20 2013-06-08 NYN AAA Signed to minor league contract Minors Las Vegas (PCL) No 31.144
2013 2013-05-15 2013-05-20 -- -- Released by Marlins Free Agt -- No 31.139
2013 2013-04-13 2013-05-15 MIA AAA Signed to minor league contract Minors New Orleans (PCL) No 31.107
2013 2013-04-04 2013-04-13 -- -- Released by Yankees Free Agt -- No 31.098
2013 2013-03-30 2013-04-04 NYA MLB Designated for assignment DFA -- No 31.093
2012 2012-10-29 2013-03-30 NYA MLB Yankees exercised option for 2013 Active -- Yes 30.306
2012 2012-09-01 2012-09-27 NYA A+ Assigned to Tampa (A+) for rehab DL-60 Tampa (FSL) No 30.248
2012 2012-06-19 2012-09-01 NYA Rk Assigned to GCL Yankees (Rk) for rehab DL-60 Gulf Coast Yankees (GCL) No 30.174
2012 2012-02-25 2012-02-25 NYA MLB DL-60 Tommy John surgery DL-60 -- No 30.059
2012 2012-02-25 2012-02-25 NYA MLB DL - Recovery from Tommy John surgery *Tommy John Recovery* Injury -- No 30.059
2012 2012-02-22 2012-02-25 NYA MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2012-2012 ($0.5m) [Free agent] Active -- No 30.056
2011 2011-10-31 2012-02-22 -- -- Granted free agency Free Agt -- No 29.308
2011 2011-03-30 2011-10-08 SEA MLB DL - Tommy John Surgery + Hip surgery *Tommy John* Injury -- No 29.093
2011 2011-01-18 2011-03-30 SEA MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2011-2011 ($4.5m) [Avoids arbitration] Active -- Yes 29.022
2010 2010-01-19 2011-01-18 SEA MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2010-2010 ($2.75m) [Avoids arbitration] Active -- Yes 28.023
2009 2009-01-20 2010-01-19 SEA MLB Traded from Boston Red Sox to Seattle Mariners for Fabian Williamson Hist -- No 27.024
2008 2008-08-24 2008-09-10 BOS MLB DL - right groin strain Injury -- No 26.240
2008 2008-07-20 2008-08-08 BOS MLB DL - right groin strain Injury -- No 26.205
2008 2008-01-28 2008-07-20 BOS MLB Traded from Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox for Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich Hist -- No 26.031
2006 2006-11-16 2008-01-28 CHA MLB Traded from Chicago Cubs with Carlos Vasquez to Chicago White Sox for Neal Cotts Hist -- No 24.324
2005 2005-05-28 2006-11-16 CHN MLB Traded from San Francisco Giants with Jerome Williams to Chicago Cubs for LaTroy Hawkins Hist -- No 23.152
2003 2003-06-29 2005-05-28 SFN MLB Signed out of draft (Rice) Hist -- No 21.184
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