P Hong-Chih Kuo #56
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/27/2017
P HONG-CHIH KUO #56 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
38 0 4-0 0 2.66 50.2 47 4 26 42 1.44 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 50 45 45
Movement 50 55 50 50
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 50 50
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 40 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 80
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/30/2017 SEA Loss, 3-11 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/28/2017 @ SEA Win, 7-1 1.0 1 1 1 0 3
09/19/2017 @ KC Loss, 2-11 3.0 1 1 1 1 1
09/09/2017 @ MIN Loss, 3-9 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
09/01/2017 @ TEX Loss, 3-10 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
08/30/2017 SEA Win, 4-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
08/27/2017 @ NYY Win, 10-5 1.2 4 2 2 0 2
08/23/2017 OAK Win, 8-3 1.0 3 3 3 2 1
08/20/2017 CWS Win, 4-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/2017 ARI Win, 5-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/23/1981
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Taiwanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:152 Days
40-Man Service:13 Years, 17 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2004, 5th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 38 0 4 0 0 2.66 50.2 47 21 15 4 26 42 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 38 9 13.32 8.35 7.46 4.62 4.39 1.44 97 0.3 .291        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 65 12 2 0 0 2 10 17 0 0 0 .185 .293 .215 .509      
vs. RHB 127 35 9 0 4 19 16 25 2 0 2 .276 .361 .441 .801      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 3  
April 8 0 0 0 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 0 6 6  
May 11 0 1 0 0 2.25 12.0 15 8 3 2 4 11  
June 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
July 6 0 1 0 0 3.18 11.1 7 4 4 1 6 11  
August 8 0 2 0 0 5.79 9.1 12 7 6 0 7 7  
September 3 0 0 0 0 1.35 6.2 4 1 1 1 2 3  
Spring Training 7 0 1 0 0 4.66 9.2 13 5 5 2 3 9  
Postseason 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 5  
Last Year 49 0 1 1 0 2.91 46.1 36 15 15 6 22 34  
2 Years Ago 58 0 3 3 1 1.56 52.0 31 10 9 2 19 39  
Career 785 0 45 22 28 2.50 762.1 579 239 212 41 327 749  
Home 20 0 2 0 0 2.05 22.0 22 10 5 3 13 20  
Road 18 0 2 0 0 3.14 28.2 25 11 10 1 13 22  
Grass 36 0 4 0 0 2.96 45.2 43 20 15 4 25 40  
Turf 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 4 1 0 0 1 2  
Day 15 0 0 0 0 3.38 18.2 19 12 7 2 10 13  
Night 23 0 4 0 0 2.25 32.0 28 9 8 2 16 29  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 4 0 0 2.66 50.2 47 21 15 4 26 42  
MLB TRIPLE A 2017 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 27.00 27.00 27.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0 0.0 1.000        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000      
MLB TRIPLE A 2017 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 2 1 1 0 4  
Career 21 0 0 3 6 3.62 27.1 22 12 11 2 5 34  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2004 San Francisco - MLB 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.00 .500 4.41 0.0 999
2005 San Francisco - MLB 23 63 0 5 3 3 2.36 53.1 39 14 14 3 24 43 0 0 1.18 .248 3.64 0.8 188
2006 San Francisco - MLB 24 63 0 3 4 5 4.26 63.1 50 34 30 3 32 86 0 0 1.29 .318 2.54 2.0 106
2007 San Francisco - MLB 25 83 0 2 1 4 1.36 79.1 59 20 12 3 40 88 0 0 1.25 .273 3.11 1.7 321
2008 San Francisco - MLB 26 78 0 4 1 6 1.53 82.1 47 14 14 4 20 89 0 0 0.81 .222 2.64 2.1 283
2009 San Francisco - MLB 27 71 0 4 2 4 2.66 67.2 62 21 20 2 25 68 0 0 1.29 .324 2.87 1.5 166
2010 San Francisco - MLB 28 69 0 8 2 3 1.94 60.1 43 16 13 3 33 63 0 0 1.26 .265 3.78 0.7 226
2011 San Francisco - MLB 29 71 0 5 2 0 2.80 64.1 45 22 20 1 22 69 0 0 1.04 .273 2.64 1.5 152
2012 Oakland - MLB 30 44 0 2 3 0 3.55 38.0 26 16 15 3 19 31 0 0 1.18 .230 4.17 0.1 118
2013 Minnesota - MLB 31 40 0 1 0 1 3.02 50.2 43 18 17 5 21 45 0 0 1.26 .284 3.92 0.2 129
2014 Minnesota - MLB 32 56 0 3 0 1 3.06 53.0 49 18 18 2 23 51 0 0 1.36 .318 3.03 0.7 123
2015 Minnesota - MLB 33 58 0 3 3 1 1.56 52.0 31 10 9 2 19 39 0 0 0.96 .204 3.41 0.8 269
2016 Montreal - MLB 34 49 0 1 1 0 2.91 46.1 36 15 15 6 22 34 0 0 1.25 .234 5.18 -0.3 151
2017 Detroit - MLB 35 18 0 3 0 0 3.49 28.1 23 12 11 2 15 22 0 0 1.34 .263 4.53 0.1 131
2017 Philadelphia - MLB 35 20 0 1 0 0 1.61 22.1 24 9 4 2 11 20 0 0 1.57 .324 4.21 0.2 281
2017 Total - MLB 35 38 0 4 0 0 2.66 50.2 47 21 15 4 26 42 0 0 1.44 .291 4.39 0.2 169
Total MLB 785 0 45 22 28 2.50 762.1 579 239 212 41 327 749 0 0 1.19 .270 3.38 12.2 171
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2004 Brownsville - A 22 2 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 1 1 1 1 1 11 0 0 0.38 .000 2.73 0.1 271
2004 Essex Junction - AA 22 4 0 0 0 1 4.50 6.0 4 3 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.00 .308 2.33 0.2 107
2004 Modesto - AAA 22 18 0 0 3 6 3.86 23.1 18 10 10 1 5 29 0 0 0.99 .304 2.53 0.7 117
2016 Airdrie - AAA 34 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0.82 .222 5.45 -0.0 176
2017 Henderson - AAA 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 1.000 0.00 0.0 999
Total MAAA 21 0 0 3 6 3.62 27.1 22 12 11 2 5 34 0 0 0.99 .303 2.89 124.3
Total MAA 4 0 0 0 1 4.50 6.0 4 3 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.00 .308 2.33 106.5
Total MA 2 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 1 1 1 1 1 11 0 0 0.38 .000 2.73 270.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2005 San Francisco - MLB 23 11 0 3 0 0 0.00 11.0 4 0 0 0 7 16 0 0 1.00 .211 2.17 0.4 999
2008 San Francisco - MLB 26 5 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.29 .267 3.26 0.1 224
2011 San Francisco - MLB 29 5 0 1 0 0 1.93 4.2 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.07 .333 2.13 0.1 221
2012 Oakland - MLB 30 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .286 2.20 0.1 999
2017 Detroit - MLB 35 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0.50 .000 4.86 0.0 102
Total MLB 25 0 5 0 0 1.07 25.1 16 3 3 1 10 30 0 0 1.03 .263 2.58 411.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 San Francisco - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 San Francisco - MLB P 61 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 53.1 1.01 +0.1 1.041
2006 San Francisco - MLB P 63 0 3 6 1 10 1 .900 63.1 1.28 -1.2 .781
2007 San Francisco - MLB P 82 0 7 3 0 11 1 .909 79.1 1.13 +0.6 1.028
2008 San Francisco - MLB P 78 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 82.1 1.09 -0.1 1.043
2009 San Francisco - MLB P 71 0 6 10 2 18 2 .889 67.2 2.13 -0.2 .935
2010 San Francisco - MLB P 67 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 60.1 0.75 +0.9 1.018
2011 San Francisco - MLB P 70 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 64.1 0.84 +0.2 1.042
2012 Oakland - MLB P 43 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 38.0 2.13 -0.0 1.047
2013 Minnesota - MLB P 40 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 50.2 1.24 +0.5 1.020
2014 Minnesota - MLB P 55 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 53.0 0.68 -1.0 .000
2015 Minnesota - MLB P 58 0 5 6 0 12 1 .917 52.0 1.90 +0.8 1.340
2016 Montreal - MLB P 48 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 46.1 0.78 +1.9 2.029
2017 Philadelphia - MLB P 20 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 22.1 1.21 +0.2 .997
2017 Detroit - MLB P 18 0 1 3 1 5 1 .800 28.1 1.27 -0.4 .748
2017 Henderson - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 777 0 39 65 4 110 6 .945 762.2 1.23 +2.3 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2004 Drafted in the 2004 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 5, 30th overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants.
06/25/2004 Named the #64 prospect in the MLB
09/15/2004 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/28/2004 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
11/19/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $201,600.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (55).
03/28/2005 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
05/01/2005 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/31/2005 Wins the 2005 World Series with the San Francisco Giants.
11/23/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $211,200.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 40 (55).
11/25/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (75); Control: 45 (55).
10/15/2007 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $780,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
11/07/2007 Finished 2nd in 2007 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (75); Control: 50 (55).
11/12/2008 Finished 2nd in 2008 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/23/2008 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,185,000.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 50 (55).
09/29/2009 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,860,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 65 (75); Control: 40 (55).
01/16/2010 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $18,500,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 65 (75); Control: 45 (45).
11/25/2011 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Oakland Athletics, along with SP Martin Perez, in exchange for CL Carter Capps and CL Jose Ceda.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
10/30/2012 Oakland Athletics voided the team option year for a buyout of $1,700,000.
11/21/2012 Became a free agent.
12/27/2012 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $26,300,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 45 (45).
08/12/2013 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 6 months.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
08/22/2015 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 4 months.
11/02/2015 Executed his contract year option.
12/28/2015 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Montreal Expos, along with CL Nick Wittgren, in exchange for RP David Paulino.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
11/21/2016 Became a free agent.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/30/2017 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
06/26/2017 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers, along with 3B Ryan McMahon, in exchange for RP Adalberto Mejia.
11/20/2017 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2007 83 2
2008 78 5
Year HLD Rank
2005 17 4
2006 13 10
2007 17 7
2008 15 9
2015 16 8
Year RA Rank
2007 83 2
2008 78 5
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