#97 Robert Balke, Reliever, 31 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#97 Robert Balke, Reliever, 31 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Saturday, 11/4/2018

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Robert Balke

7/18/1987
31
USA
6"1
200

Reliever
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R

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2 / 6 (Fair)
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Normal
4.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,210,000
2020
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	10	10	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	7	10	10
Versus RHB	7	10	10
Talent	7	10	10

Pitching Ratings
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Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

4
39
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	2	3
Versus LHP	1	4	1	2	3
Versus RHP	1	4	1	2	3
Talent	1	4	1	2	3

Running & Bunting Ratings
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Hitter Type :

3
3
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/9	LAD	L 4-5		1	3	1	1	0	1
9/10	LAD	W 6-3		0.1	1	0	0	0	0
9/11	CHW	W 7-6		1	3	3	3	1	1
9/13	CHW	L 6-10		3	3	1	1	0	0
9/17	@WAS	L 0-4		0.2	1	0	0	0	2
9/18	@WAS	L 1-6		2	7	2	2	1	1
9/19	@SF	W 11-5		3.1	1	0	0	0	1	W
9/24	TOR	L 7-13		2.1	6	4	3	0	1
9/29	NYY	L 2-8		2	3	2	1	0	1
9/30	@BOS	W 9-5		1.2	1	0	0	0	1

Pitching Stats 2018

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	63	0	2	4	1	4.01	103.1	122	49	46	16	62	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	63	0	2	4	1	4.01	103.0	122	49	46	16	62

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	14	3	25.0	63	26	12.2	10.6	5.4	1.4	35	11	31.4	39	9	23.1	3.71

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	167	51	5	1	2	20	19	6	19	0	0	0	.305	.329	.383	.713
vs. RHB	255	71	6	2	2	24	30	10	43	0	0	2	.278	.307	.341	.649

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	34	0	1	0	0	5.40	51.2	71	33	31	9	31
Road	29	0	1	4	1	2.61	51.2	51	16	15	7	31
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	0	0	1	0	0.77	11.2	8	2	1	3	8
May	10	0	0	0	1	3.29	13.2	15	5	5	3	9
June	12	0	0	1	0	1.72	15.2	12	3	3	4	12
July	10	0	0	2	0	7.20	20.0	22	16	16	4	13
August	13	0	1	0	0	4.19	19.1	26	9	9	0	11
Sept./Oct.	12	0	1	0	0	4.70	23.0	39	14	12	2	9

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2012	33	0	5	0	0	1.80	70.0	56	17	14	2	15	40	0	0	1.01	.256	CLE
2013	37	0	6	2	4	3.68	71.0	80	33	29	4	13	40	0	0	1.31	.311	CLE
2014	49	0	6	2	6	2.21	40.2	44	10	10	1	4	21	0	0	1.18	.314	CLE
2015	69	0	10	6	42	4.32	75.0	100	36	36	2	11	49	0	0	1.48	.375	CLE
2016	95	0	5	4	29	1.55	93.0	92	18	16	1	10	48	0	0	1.10	.298	CLE
2017	58	0	4	2	1	2.73	52.2	59	17	16	1	8	32	0	0	1.27	.333	CLE
2018	63	0	2	4	1	4.01	103.1	122	49	46	4	16	62	0	0	1.34	.331	CLE
Total	404	0	38	20	83	2.97	505.2	553	180	167	15	77	292	0	0	1.25	.319

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2008, AA	47	4	1	2	3	2.66	61.0	62	21	18	5	10	39	0	0	1.18	.302
2008, AAA	11	0	0	1	1	8.40	15.0	19	14	14	4	8	6	0	0	1.80	.283
2009, AA	18	0	2	0	0	3.04	23.2	28	9	8	1	9	18	0	0	1.56	.365
2009, AAA	19	0	1	0	0	5.29	34.0	40	20	20	3	10	14	0	0	1.47	.308
2010, AAA	25	0	1	1	0	2.84	57.0	72	24	18	4	10	30	0	0	1.44	.343
2011, AAA	23	0	1	1	0	3.45	31.1	39	12	12	7	4	20	0	0	1.37	.314

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2012	2	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	0
2013	4	0	1	1	0	4.91	3.2	7	4	2	1	1	0	0
2014	5	0	0	1	0	5.79	4.2	7	3	3	0	4	0	0
2016	8	0	0	1	0	6.14	7.1	14	5	5	0	8	0	0
2017	11	0	1	0	1	1.64	11.0	8	2	2	1	8	0	0
Total	30	0	2	3	1	4.11	30.2	42	16	14	3	22	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2012	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
2013	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
2014	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
2015	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
2016	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
2017	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
Total	341	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2018

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

103.1

0.96

Player History

Drafted in 9th round, 214th overall pick, by Cleveland in 2008...
Earned first career win on 5/4/2012...
1/29/2015: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,445,714 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,445,714 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration...
6/1/2017: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $3,210,000 per year, for 3 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2015 - 42 - 4th
2016 - 29 - 6th

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