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Jonathan Papelbon | Relief Pitcher

Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Age / DOB:  (32) / 11/23/1980
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 225
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Jonathan Papelbon tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday in Arizona to earn his sixth save of 2013.
Papelbon got into some serious trouble in the bottom of the ninth when he allowed a single to Gerardo Parra and a double to Eric Chavez. But the right-hander struck out both Eric Hinske and A.J. Pollock swinging to protect the Phillies' two-run lead. Papelbon has a stellar 1.23 ERA, 0.55 WHIP and 11/1 K/BB ratio in 14 2/3 innings this season. May 11 - 11:43 PM

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Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon worked a perfect inning against the Marlins on Friday, preserving a three-run lead to earn his fifth save of the season.

Papelbon has looked dominant in the early going of the 2013 season, compiling a 1.64 ERA, 0.55 WHIP and 7/1 K/BB ratio over 11 innings of work. He remains one of the safest and most reliable ninth-inning options in all of baseball.
May 3 - 10:20 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon cruised through an easy tenth inning on Friday, preserving a 3-1 lead and notching his second save of the season.

Papelbon needed just seven pitches to dispatch of Austin Kearns, Rob Brantly and Adeiny Hechavarria in the tenth inning. He has now been perfect in each of his first two save opportunities, and remains one of the most dominant and most reliable closers in the league.
Apr 12 - 11:41 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon struck out two in a perfect frame against the Rays on Tuesday.

Papelbon struggled mightily at the beginning of the spring, but he's now allowed just one hit over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his last six appearances. His ERA is all of the way down to 9.82!
Mar 26 - 4:27 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon was scratched from a scheduled appearance Sunday due to illness.

No big deal. Papelbon should be ready to roll in a day or two.
Source: Jim Salisbury on Twitter
Mar 17 - 11:35 AM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon struck out two in a perfect inning Thursday in the Phillies' 2-1 defeat of the Pirates.

Papelbon actually complained of a bit of a dead arm after the outing, though it was the best he's thrown this spring. He lowered his ERA from 27.00 to 19.64.
Source: Ryan Lawrence on twitter
Mar 14 - 4:16 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon turned in his first clean outing of the spring Saturday, retiring all three Rays he faced.

Papelbon lowered his ERA from 43.20 to 27.00 today. He hadn't pitched in eight days because of an illness.
Mar 9 - 5:03 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon (illness) threw a bullpen session on Thursday afternoon in Phillies camp.

Papelbon told reporters that he's feeling much better. He should return to Grapefruit League action this weekend.
Source: Matt Gelb on Twitter
Mar 7 - 4:54 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon was scratched from his scheduled appearance Tuesday due to illness.

He should be ready to go in the next day or two. Papelbon has an ugly 43.20 ERA (eight runs allowed in 1 2/3 innings) over his first two appearances this spring.
Source: Jim Salisbury on Twitter
Mar 5 - 8:37 AM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon had another rough outing Friday, giving up two runs in an inning against the Yankees.

Lowering his spring ERA to 43.20. Papelbon did manage to record two strikeouts on an excellent slider and a quality splitter, but his fastball was slow and up today. He was only throwing 90 mph (down from an average of 94 mph last year), and everything was up around the letters. While it's just March 1, the lack of velocity is a cause for concern.
Mar 1 - 4:33 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon was torched for six runs in two-thirds of an inning by the Tigers on Monday.

Papelbon allowed five hits, including homers to Nick Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera. It's not unusual for Papelbon to struggle some in spring training, but today was definitely a new low for him. It's still hardly a cause for concern on Feb. 25.
Feb 25 - 5:04 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Coming on in the eighth to make one final appearance this season, Jonathan Papelbon gave up his career-high eighth home run and got just one against the Phillies.

Papelbon also set new personal highs with 92 strikeouts and 70 innings pitches this season. He hadn't allowed a run since Sept. 5 until Michael Morse took him deep today. Papelbon ends the first season of his four-year, $50 million contract with a 2.44 ERA and 38 saves in 42 chances.
Wed, Oct 3, 2012 04:30:00 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon gave up a three-run homer to Chipper Jones to take his fourth blown save and his sixth loss Sunday against the Braves.

Papelbon entered a 7-3 game needing two outs, but after a Lyle Overbay strikeout, Kevin Frandsen couldn't handle Martin Prado's chopper down the third base line, resulting in a double (though it could have been ruled an error). Jones followed with the game-ending homer. Papelbon has now allowed six homers this year after surrendering just three in 2011.
Sun, Sep 2, 2012 08:51:00 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 30th save against the Mets on Thursday.

It's Papelbon's seventh straight 30-save season. Come season's end, no one else in the majors will have an active streak of more than three such seasons. Mariano Rivera had saved 30 games in nine straight seasons, but that's done with now.
Thu, Aug 30, 2012 03:44:00 PM
Jonathan Papelbon - R - Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon closed out the Marlins on Tuesday, preserving the Phillies shutout and 1-0 victory.

Papelbon pitched around a two-out walk, getting Giancarlo Stanton to ground out to end the evening. He's been as solid as ever in his first season as the Phillies stopper, converting 26-of-29 saves while posting a 2.81 ERA and 57/12 K/BB ratio over 48 innings.
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 10:14:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Carlos Ruiz
2Erik Kratz
1B1Ryan Howard
2B1Chase Utley
2Freddy Galvis
SS1Jimmy Rollins
3B1Michael Young
2Kevin Frandsen
LF1Domonic Brown
CF1Ben Revere
RF1Delmon Young
2John Mayberry
3Laynce Nix
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Cole Hamels
2Roy Halladay
3Cliff Lee
4Kyle Kendrick
5John Lannan
6Jonathan Pettibone
7Tyler Cloyd
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Jonathan Papelbon
2Mike Adams
3Antonio Bastardo
4Jeremy Horst
5Chad Durbin
6Phillippe Aumont
7Justin De Fratus
8B.J. Rosenberg