Player Report for #55 James McDonald

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Name:	James McDonald	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$760,000
Birthday:	10-19-1985	Signed Through:	2022 Season
Age:	36	Years of Major League Service:	13 Years, 25 Days
Born in:	Long Beach (California)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 5"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	14 Years, 161 Days
Weight:	199 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	16 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	CL	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	$810,000 total for 1 year
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Insignificant (Insignificant)

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Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	12	14	10	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	12	14	10
Versus RHP	12	14	10
Talent	12	14	11

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Cutter, Sinker, Circle-Change
Endurance:	6
Groundball Pct.:	67
Holding Runners:	11

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 7
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Instincts:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
03-28-2022	TEX	Win, 4-2		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	Save
03-26-2022	KCA	Win, 8-5		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	Save
03-24-2022	CHA	Win, 7-4		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	Save
03-22-2022	NYA	Win, 8-6		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	Save
03-21-2022	LAA	Win, 8-7		0.2	2	3	2	1	0
03-19-2022	BAL	Win, 6-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	Win
03-18-2022	@ MIN	Win, 6-4		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	Save
03-12-2022	@ KCA	Win, 9-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	Save
03-10-2022	@ CHA	Win, 8-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
03-04-2022	MIN	Win, 7-3		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	Save

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
2008 Los Angeles - MLB	22	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	6.0	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.00	.238	0.0
2010 Milwaukee - MLB	24	58	0	1	2	3	4.09	61.2	52	31	28	4	39	61	0	0	1.48	.287	5.9
2011 New York - MLB	25	30	0	3	2	0	2.92	49.1	45	23	16	1	29	47	0	0	1.50	.324	11.3
2011 Milwaukee - MLB	25	47	0	4	2	1	3.94	61.2	64	32	27	4	33	57	0	0	1.57	.333	6.4
2011 Total - MLB	25	77	0	7	4	1	3.49	111.0	109	55	43	5	62	104	0	0	1.54	.329	17.7
2012 Washington - MLB	26	55	0	1	0	1	2.67	70.2	61	22	21	2	45	64	0	0	1.50	.309	19.5
2013 Washington - MLB	27	46	0	1	2	2	4.22	49.0	50	24	23	4	21	43	0	0	1.45	.331	5.2
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	76	0	3	6	1	3.68	80.2	86	38	33	5	43	75	0	0	1.60	.343	15.0
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB	29	71	0	8	2	3	3.80	94.2	87	46	40	5	51	102	0	0	1.46	.319	15.7
2016 Seattle - MLB	30	60	0	6	4	6	3.39	77.0	66	38	29	5	43	78	0	0	1.42	.298	15.5
2017 Cincinnati - MLB	31	14	0	0	0	2	1.80	15.0	11	4	3	1	6	10	0	0	1.13	.222	5.7
2017 Seattle - MLB	31	46	0	3	4	1	5.15	64.2	58	39	37	7	43	80	0	0	1.56	.333	-1.0
2017 Total - MLB	31	60	0	3	4	3	4.52	79.2	69	43	40	8	49	90	0	0	1.48	.308	4.7
2018 Boston - MLB	32	50	0	3	6	6	4.19	62.1	56	31	29	7	32	65	0	0	1.41	.304	8.6
2019 Boston - MLB	33	64	0	4	3	4	4.14	76.0	78	35	35	1	35	74	0	0	1.49	.342	12.0
2020 Boston - MLB	34	48	0	3	5	27	3.05	44.1	51	17	15	4	19	44	0	0	1.58	.359	12.6
2021 Boston - MLB	35	61	0	4	5	37	3.63	69.1	58	28	28	5	47	73	0	0	1.51	.294	17.4
Total MLB	13 yrs.	730	0	44	43	94	3.71	882.1	828	408	364	55	487	875	0	0	1.49	.319	149.8

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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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	VORP
2013 Washington - MLB	27	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.13	.250	0.0
Total MLB		1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.13	.250	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2008 Los Angeles - ML	P	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	6.0	3.00
2010 Milwaukee - ML	P	58	0	2	6	0	8	0	1.000	61.2	1.17
2011 Milwaukee - ML	P	47	0	2	10	0	12	0	1.000	61.2	1.75
2011 New York - ML	P	30	0	2	11	1	14	1	.929	49.1	2.37
2012 Washington - ML	P	55	0	2	11	1	14	1	.929	70.2	1.66
2013 Washington - ML	P	46	0	1	6	0	7	0	1.000	49.0	1.29
2014 Pittsburgh - ML	P	76	0	5	13	2	20	2	.900	80.2	2.01
2015 Pittsburgh - ML	P	71	0	5	8	0	13	0	1.000	94.2	1.24
2016 Seattle - ML	P	60	0	2	6	1	8	0	1.000	77.0	0.94
2017 Seattle - ML	P	46	0	0	6	0	6	0	1.000	64.2	0.84
2017 Cincinnati - ML	P	14	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	15.0	1.20
2018 Boston - ML	P	50	0	4	12	1	16	0	1.000	62.1	2.31
2019 Boston - ML	P	64	0	5	8	0	14	1	.929	76.0	1.54
2020 Boston - ML	P	48	0	1	3	1	5	1	.800	44.1	0.81
2021 Boston - ML	P	61	0	6	9	0	15	0	1.000	69.1	1.95

Player History
01-01-2010	Drafted in the 2010 inaugural draft (Round 19, Pick 6, 546th overall Pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers.
06-14-2010	Injured (back spasms), out for 2 weeks.
11-20-2010	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2011	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 8 (8).
07-29-2011	Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Yankees in exchange for SP K. Christian.
11-14-2011	Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Washington Nationals in exchange for C G. Britton, 1B S. Stinson.
11-20-2011	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $738,300 through arbitration.
01-01-2012	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (10).
04-07-2012	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
11-16-2012	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $648,000 through arbitration.
01-01-2013	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 5 (6).
11-18-2013	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration.
12-11-2013	Was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with CF J. Love, in exchange for CF A. Reyes.
01-01-2014	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 10 (10).
09-02-2014	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,060,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01-01-2015	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (8).
11-27-2015	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Seattle Mariners, along with CF J. Lima, in exchange for CF W. Balentien.
01-01-2016	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8).
01-01-2017	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 10 (11).
06-04-2017	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,210,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
07-30-2017	Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for 2B E. Encarnacion, 1B M. Speller.
12-14-2017	Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Red Sox, along with 1B H. Edwards, in exchange for LF A. Ethier.
01-01-2018	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
01-01-2019	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (9).
07-27-2019	Injured (flu), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09-17-2019	Injured (strained bicep tendon), out for 2 weeks.
01-01-2020	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (11).
06-14-2020	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $660,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01-01-2021	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (9).
05-08-2021	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $760,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
07-10-2021	Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01-01-2022	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (11).
03-19-2022	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $810,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
2014	76	7

Year	SV	Rank
2020	27	10
2021	37	3

Year	HLD	Rank
2019	19	8

Year	RA	Rank
2014	76	7

Year	GF	Rank
2020	46	10
2021	48	8

Year	SHO	Rank
2011	0	8
2015	0	9