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Jason Vargas
2017 Stats Snapshot
| IP | W | SO | ERA | WHIP | SV | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 82 | 3.06 | 1.22 | --- | 4.04 |
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6/24:Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Vargas continued his magical roll on Saturday by tossing another gem. Vargas held the Blue Jays to just two earned runs over seven innings en route to his 11th win of the season, securing the league lead all for himself. This also made his sixth straight win and third straight quality start. Vargas has seen his strikeouts evaporate over the six weeks, so while he's continued to be successful, the underlying sabermetrics don't support him keeping it up. Through May 6, Vargas had a strikeout rate of 8.36/9, but since then, it's just 5.56/9. When combined with his fortunate strand rate of 84.2% and depressed HR/FB rate of 5.3%, it leads to an xFIP of 4.69 for Vargas. Owners should be looking to move him while his value is inflated.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
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Recent Game Logs
Performance Trends: Last 7, 14, 30, YTD Stats
| Per | GS | IP | W | HR | ERA | FIP | WHIP | HR/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | K-BB% | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L7 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 20.25 | 14.39 | 4.13 | 6.75 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 1.00 | 0.0 | .556 |
| L14 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 20.25 | 14.39 | 4.13 | 6.75 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 1.00 | 0.0 | .556 |
| L30 | 4 | 21.2 | 2 | 7 | 6.23 | 7.29 | 1.57 | 2.91 | 5.82 | 3.74 | 1.56 | 5.2 | .273 |
| YTD | 18 | 109.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.06 | 4.04 | 1.22 | 1.07 | 6.77 | 2.39 | 2.83 | 11.9 | .283 |
Historical Split Stats
| Split | IP | H | SO | BB | ERA | FIP | WHIP | HR | HR/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | K-BB% | BABIP | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. L | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 7.74 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 0.00 | -25.0 | .000 | .178 |
| vs. R | 9.2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12.10 | 8.10 | 1.86 | 4 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 0.93 | 4.00 | 6.4 | .342 | .427 |
| HOME | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.43 | 6.38 | 0.86 | 2 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 7.1 | .167 | .271 |
| AWAY | 3.1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24.30 | 11.64 | 3.90 | 2 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 1.00 | 0.0 | .529 | .581 |
| vs. L | 27.1 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 5.93 | 5.66 | 1.43 | 6 | 1.98 | 5.27 | 2.63 | 2.00 | 6.8 | .287 | .362 |
| vs. R | 64.1 | 67 | 38 | 16 | 4.48 | 4.82 | 1.29 | 10 | 1.40 | 5.32 | 2.24 | 2.38 | 8.2 | .284 | .338 |
| HOME | 39.0 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 2.77 | 4.28 | 1.21 | 5 | 1.15 | 6.69 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 11.3 | .277 | .305 |
| AWAY | 52.2 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 6.49 | 5.66 | 1.42 | 11 | 1.88 | 4.27 | 2.22 | 1.92 | 5.3 | .290 | .373 |
| vs. L | 49.1 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 2.92 | 3.38 | 0.95 | 3 | 0.55 | 5.47 | 2.01 | 2.73 | 9.8 | .223 | .247 |
| vs. R | 143.1 | 151 | 86 | 43 | 4.08 | 4.14 | 1.35 | 15 | 0.94 | 5.40 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 7.0 | .287 | .325 |
| HOME | 103.2 | 94 | 62 | 30 | 2.86 | 3.75 | 1.20 | 8 | 0.69 | 5.38 | 2.60 | 2.07 | 7.5 | .261 | .289 |
| AWAY | 89.0 | 93 | 54 | 24 | 4.85 | 4.17 | 1.31 | 10 | 1.01 | 5.46 | 2.43 | 2.25 | 7.9 | .283 | .325 |
| vs. L | 50.2 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 5.86 | 3.83 | 1.36 | 4 | 0.71 | 4.97 | 2.49 | 2.00 | 6.5 | .302 | .318 |
| vs. R | 150.1 | 150 | 103 | 45 | 3.71 | 4.17 | 1.30 | 18 | 1.08 | 6.17 | 2.69 | 2.29 | 9.1 | .280 | .311 |
| HOME | 114.1 | 110 | 83 | 30 | 4.49 | 3.75 | 1.22 | 12 | 0.94 | 6.53 | 2.36 | 2.77 | 11.1 | .278 | .299 |
| AWAY | 86.2 | 95 | 48 | 29 | 3.95 | 4.53 | 1.43 | 10 | 1.04 | 4.98 | 3.01 | 1.66 | 5.0 | .294 | .330 |
| vs. L | 53.0 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 4.58 | 4.89 | 1.23 | 8 | 1.36 | 5.09 | 2.89 | 1.76 | 5.9 | .244 | .307 |
| vs. R | 164.1 | 153 | 111 | 38 | 3.61 | 4.63 | 1.16 | 27 | 1.48 | 6.08 | 2.08 | 2.92 | 10.9 | .258 | .309 |
| HOME | 98.2 | 79 | 69 | 22 | 2.74 | 3.61 | 1.02 | 9 | 0.82 | 6.29 | 2.01 | 3.14 | 12.0 | .242 | .260 |
| AWAY | 118.2 | 122 | 72 | 33 | 4.78 | 5.59 | 1.31 | 26 | 1.97 | 5.46 | 2.50 | 2.18 | 7.9 | .264 | .347 |
| vs. L | 39.1 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 2.52 | 2.49 | 1.55 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.26 | 1.83 | 2.88 | 8.7 | .376 | .345 |
| vs. R | 110.2 | 109 | 86 | 38 | 4.55 | 4.66 | 1.33 | 17 | 1.38 | 6.99 | 3.09 | 2.26 | 10.2 | .282 | .328 |
| HOME | 79.0 | 76 | 60 | 24 | 3.30 | 3.96 | 1.27 | 9 | 1.03 | 6.84 | 2.73 | 2.50 | 10.9 | .285 | .315 |
| AWAY | 71.0 | 86 | 49 | 22 | 4.82 | 4.23 | 1.52 | 8 | 1.01 | 6.21 | 2.79 | 2.23 | 8.6 | .336 | .351 |
| vs. L | 46.2 | 49 | 31 | 6 | 2.51 | 3.00 | 1.18 | 2 | 0.39 | 5.98 | 1.16 | 5.17 | 12.9 | .311 | .296 |
| vs. R | 140.1 | 148 | 97 | 35 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 1.30 | 17 | 1.09 | 6.22 | 2.24 | 2.77 | 10.4 | .294 | .321 |
| HOME | 101.1 | 120 | 67 | 10 | 4.53 | 3.73 | 1.28 | 12 | 1.07 | 5.95 | 0.89 | 6.70 | 13.3 | .320 | .330 |
| AWAY | 85.2 | 77 | 61 | 31 | 2.73 | 3.96 | 1.26 | 7 | 0.74 | 6.41 | 3.26 | 1.97 | 8.3 | .271 | .296 |
| vs. L | 11.1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6.35 | 4.28 | 1.59 | 1 | 0.79 | 4.76 | 3.18 | 1.50 | 3.8 | .310 | .349 |
| vs. R | 31.2 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3.13 | 4.30 | 1.26 | 4 | 1.14 | 5.97 | 2.27 | 2.63 | 10.0 | .292 | .313 |
| HOME | 19.0 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4.26 | 2.98 | 1.21 | 1 | 0.47 | 6.63 | 1.89 | 3.50 | 13.0 | .310 | .298 |
| AWAY | 24.0 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3.75 | 5.34 | 1.46 | 4 | 1.50 | 4.88 | 3.00 | 1.63 | 4.7 | .288 | .342 |
| vs. L | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 12.90 | 1.50 | 1 | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | .200 | .543 |
| vs. R | 10.2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1.69 | 1.93 | 0.84 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.28 | 2.53 | 3.67 | 19.5 | .222 | .197 |
| HOME | 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1.13 | 2.15 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.88 | 2.25 | 3.50 | 15.6 | .261 | .231 |
| AWAY | 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | 5.15 | 0.75 | 1 | 2.25 | 9.00 | 2.25 | 4.00 | 20.0 | .111 | .263 |
| vs. L | 22.1 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4.84 | 4.53 | 1.48 | 3 | 1.21 | 5.24 | 2.42 | 2.17 | 7.1 | .312 | .332 |
| vs. R | 86.2 | 77 | 69 | 23 | 2.60 | 3.91 | 1.15 | 10 | 1.04 | 7.17 | 2.39 | 3.00 | 13.2 | .275 | .294 |
| HOME | 61.1 | 54 | 46 | 18 | 2.64 | 3.89 | 1.17 | 6 | 0.88 | 6.75 | 2.64 | 2.56 | 11.2 | .271 | .292 |
| AWAY | 47.2 | 50 | 36 | 11 | 3.59 | 4.23 | 1.28 | 7 | 1.32 | 6.80 | 2.08 | 3.27 | 12.6 | .299 | .317 |
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Jason Vargas Chatroom
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Beat Writer Chatter
- @FlannyMLB: Teammate Jason Vargas jokes that Alcides Escobar is like a shark – all cartilage and no bones, therefore nothing can ever get broken.
- @goldbergkc: Ned Yost says Jason Vargas called Alcides Escobar a shark last night. I asked Vargas, who said, "Can't break bones when you don't got 'em."
- @FlannyMLB: Jason Vargas: "I wasn’t really competitive at all. Left a lot of pitches out over the middle."
- @rustindodd: Royals lose to the Tigers, 10-2. Jason Vargas was hit hard in his first start since the All-Star break. The record is 45-46.
- @goldbergkc: Final line on Jason Vargas: 2.2 IP 7H 6R 4BB 4K 2HR 70 pitches. ERA at 3.06. Shortest start since 7/21/15.
- @rustindodd: Tom Hallion has had better nights. So, too, has Jason Vargas. Here comes Scott Alexander: https://t.co/Tphnu7XDrg
- @goldbergkc: Jason Vargas allowed more than 3ER once in his 1st 16 starts. He's now allowed 6ER in a 2nd straight start and won't survive the 3rd inning
- @FlannyMLB: This looks an awful lot like Jason Vargas' last start in Seattle. Two-run homer by Castellanos and it's 4-0.
- @rustindodd: Jason Vargas walked Victor Martinez with the bases loaded in the first. 1-0, Tigers
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@goldbergkc: #Royals vs RHP Zimmerman:
Merrifield 2B
Bonifacio RF
Cain CF
Hosmer 1B
Perez C
Moustakas 3B
Escobar SS
Moss DH
Gordon LF
Vargas P - @rustindodd: Royals Tonight: Merrifield 4, Bonifacio 9, Cain 8, Hosmer 3, Perez 2, Moustakas 5, Escobar 6, Moss DH, Gordon 7 (LHP Vargas)
- @FlannyMLB: Ned said he pushed Vargas back to early next week so none of his primary starters go more than 7 or 8 days without pitching.
- @rustindodd: Royals indicated last weekend it would be Hammel, Duffy and Kennedy. Vargas will face Detroit. https://t.co/dxaw6MZTfX
Depth Charts - Batters
Depth Charts - Pitchers
Royals Prospects Depth Chart
- Hunter Dozier (3B)
- Ryan O’Hearn (1B)
- Kyle Zimmer (SP)
- Chase Vallot (C)
- Peter O’Brien (OF)
- Miguel Almonte (SP)
- Cheslor Cuthbert (1B/3B)
- Jorge Bonifacio (OF)
- Scott Blewett (SP)
- Foster Griffin (SP)
Basic and Advanced Historical Stats
| Year | G | GS | IP | W | H | SO | BB | ERA | FIP | WHIP | HR/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K-BB% | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 | 13 | 73.2 | 5 | 71 | 59 | 31 | 4.03 | 3.55 | 1.38 | 0.49 | 7.21 | 3.79 | 8.6 | .295 |
| 2006 | 12 | 5 | 43.0 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 30 | 7.33 | 7.08 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 5.23 | 6.28 | -2.4 | .283 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 10.1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 12.19 | 8.08 | 1.84 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 1.74 | 3.9 | .317 |
| 2009 | 23 | 14 | 91.2 | 3 | 98 | 54 | 24 | 4.91 | 5.07 | 1.33 | 1.57 | 5.30 | 2.36 | 7.8 | .285 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | 192.2 | 9 | 187 | 116 | 54 | 3.78 | 3.95 | 1.25 | 0.84 | 5.42 | 2.52 | 7.6 | .272 |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | 201.0 | 10 | 205 | 131 | 59 | 4.25 | 4.09 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 5.87 | 2.64 | 8.4 | .285 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | 217.1 | 14 | 201 | 141 | 55 | 3.85 | 4.69 | 1.18 | 1.45 | 5.84 | 2.28 | 9.7 | .254 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | 150.0 | 9 | 162 | 109 | 46 | 4.02 | 4.09 | 1.39 | 1.02 | 6.54 | 2.76 | 9.8 | .310 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | 187.0 | 11 | 197 | 128 | 41 | 3.71 | 3.84 | 1.27 | 0.91 | 6.16 | 1.97 | 11.0 | .299 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 43.0 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 3.98 | 4.30 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 5.65 | 2.51 | 8.2 | .297 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2.25 | 3.15 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 8.25 | 2.25 | 17.0 | .219 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | 109.0 | 12 | 104 | 82 | 29 | 3.06 | 4.04 | 1.22 | 1.07 | 6.77 | 2.39 | 11.9 | .283 |
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