P Josh Spence #44
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
06/26/2017
P JOSH SPENCE #44 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 0 1-3 1 3.86 30.1 27 2 16 33 1.42 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 60 60 55 60
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 60 60
Changeup 60 60
Cutter 65 65
Screwball 50 65
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/25/2017 @ SEA Loss, 1-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
06/22/2017 NYY Loss, 4-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
06/13/2017 @ CWS Win, 6-4 1.0 0 1 1 2 0
06/10/2017 BOS Loss, 3-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/09/2017 BOS Win, 4-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/05/2017 CLE Loss, 0-3 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Loss
06/03/2017 CLE Loss, 0-8 2.0 5 3 3 0 2
05/29/2017 BAL Win, 4-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
05/26/2017 @ OAK Loss, 2-3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
05/24/2017 @ OAK Win, 6-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Rarely makes waves.
Birthday:01/22/1988
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Australian
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,600,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:91 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 84 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2010, 8th Pick in Round 4
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 30 0 1 3 1 3.86 30.1 27 14 13 2 16 33 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 4 3 25.0 30 5 13.65 8.01 9.79 4.75 3.88 1.42 86 0.4 .325        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 30 5 0 0 0 1 6 10 0 0 0 .167 .306 .167 .472      
vs. RHB 80 22 7 1 2 13 10 23 2 0 3 .275 .368 .463 .831      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 4  
March 3 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 4 3 0 2 3  
April 10 0 0 1 0 4.91 7.1 7 4 4 0 7 7  
May 10 0 0 1 1 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 0 5 13  
June 7 0 0 1 0 5.62 8.0 7 5 5 2 2 10  
Spring Training 7 0 0 0 1 0.00 6.1 2 0 0 0 0 7  
Last Year 60 0 5 3 6 0.90 60.0 34 6 6 1 23 64  
2 Years Ago 30 0 1 2 1 2.02 35.2 27 8 8 2 11 29  
Career 361 0 25 16 21 2.32 353.0 240 95 91 18 134 373  
Home 18 0 1 3 1 5.21 19.0 18 11 11 2 10 21  
Road 12 0 0 0 0 1.59 11.1 9 3 2 0 6 12  
Grass 10 0 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 9 3 2 0 5 10  
Turf 20 0 1 3 1 4.71 21.0 18 11 11 2 11 23  
Day 11 0 0 1 0 3.65 12.1 14 5 5 1 2 15  
Night 19 0 1 2 1 4.00 18.0 13 9 8 1 14 18  
As Reliever / Substitution 30 0 1 3 1 3.86 30.1 27 14 13 2 16 33  
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+
2011 Toronto - MLB 23 59 0 3 4 3 3.40 50.1 42 19 19 5 28 56 0 0 1.39 .298 4.12 0.3 123
2012 Toronto - MLB 24 24 0 3 0 1 2.82 22.1 16 7 7 1 7 32 0 0 1.03 .312 1.86 0.7 152
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 23 0 0 0 3 4.58 19.2 24 10 10 2 10 20 0 0 1.73 .379 4.01 0.1 91
2012 Total - MLB 24 47 0 3 0 4 3.64 42.0 40 17 17 3 17 52 0 0 1.36 .349 2.87 0.9 116
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 82 0 9 1 3 1.47 79.1 33 13 13 2 24 79 0 0 0.72 .170 2.43 2.0 259
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 53 0 3 3 3 2.44 55.1 37 18 15 3 15 60 0 0 0.94 .241 2.56 1.0 151
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 30 0 1 2 1 2.02 35.2 27 8 8 2 11 29 0 0 1.07 .253 3.40 0.4 203
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 60 0 5 3 6 0.90 60.0 34 6 6 1 23 64 0 0 0.95 .229 2.77 1.5 465
2017 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 30 0 1 3 1 3.86 30.1 27 14 13 2 16 33 0 0 1.42 .325 3.88 0.4 117
Total MLB 361 0 25 16 21 2.32 353.0 240 95 91 18 134 373 0 0 1.06 .254 3.03 6.5 176
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+
2010 Halton Hills - AA 22 13 0 1 2 4 2.70 13.1 10 7 4 3 8 15 0 0 1.35 .233 6.72 -0.3 183
2010 Sackville - AAA 22 16 0 2 0 7 1.04 17.1 13 2 2 0 9 25 0 0 1.27 .342 3.32 0.5 445
2012 Sackville - AAA 24 12 0 0 1 5 1.93 14.0 14 3 3 1 4 18 0 0 1.29 .382 3.23 0.3 221
Total MAAA 28 0 2 1 12 1.44 31.1 27 5 5 1 13 43 0 0 1.28 .361 3.28 306.3
Total MAA 13 0 1 2 4 2.70 13.1 10 7 4 3 8 15 0 0 1.35 .233 6.72 183.1
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+
2011 Toronto - MLB 23 10 0 0 0 0 0.96 9.1 6 1 1 1 1 9 0 0 0.75 .238 2.94 0.2 435
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 3 0 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 3 3 3 0 4 1 0 0 1.50 .200 5.25 -0.1 66
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 3 0 0 0 1 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 2 2 5 0 0 1.64 .222 9.22 -0.3 50
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 3 0 0 0 0 17.18 3.2 8 7 7 3 2 3 0 0 2.73 .385 14.01 -0.4 24
Total MLB 19 0 0 0 1 5.91 21.1 21 14 14 6 9 18 0 0 1.41 .259 6.43 66.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Toronto - MLB P 58 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 50.1 1.07 +0.6 1.042
2012 Toronto - MLB P 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 22.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB P 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.2 0.46 -0.1 1.047
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB P 82 0 5 5 0 11 1 .909 79.1 1.13 +0.4 1.020
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB P 53 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 55.1 0.81 +0.3 .791
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB P 30 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 +0.4 1.005
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB P 60 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 60.0 0.75 -0.1 1.353
2017 Tampa Bay - MLB P 30 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 30.1 0.59 +0.2 .998
TOTAL P 359 0 10 22 0 34 2 .941 353.0 0.82 +1.7 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2010 Drafted in the 2010 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 98th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
06/25/2010 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
09/16/2010 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
10/30/2010 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (45).
03/28/2011 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
06/24/2011 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
10/25/2011 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/22/2011 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $450,000.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (55).
07/15/2012 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for RF Jason Kubel.
11/21/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $480,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (55).
11/05/2013 Wins the 2013 MLB AL Reliever of the Year Award.
11/16/2013 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,647,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
11/07/2014 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,120,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,210,400.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
10/30/2016 Finished 2nd in 2016 MLB AL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/03/2016 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,600,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2013 82 3
Year HLD Rank
2013 36 1
Year RA Rank
2013 82 3
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