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Longtime MLB starter Carl Pavano will end his comeback bid and retire, agent
Dave Pepe tells MLBTR. The 38-year-old threw 1,788 2/3 innings over parts of
14 seasons, posting a career 4.39 ERA.
"Despite my strong desire to compete and hard work in preparing for the
upcoming season," said Pavano. "I feel that the amount of time lost from my
spleen injury, coupled with the recovery from my complications from that
injury, preclude me from continuing to compete at my highest level, which is
necessary to perform in the major leagues." He went on to add that "three
months of rigorous training have failed to produce the results that I was
looking for to allow me to continue my major league career."
Pavano had an injury-shortened 2012 campaign, then suffered a ruptured spleen
through a freak accident. After sitting out the 2013 season, Pavano had been
working his way back with the hopes of returning to the bigs for 2014.
Though Pavano had many excellent seasons, Pavano's best may have been 2004,
when he threw 222 1/3 innings for the Marlins, posting an even 3.00 ERA. He
made his only All-Star game that year, and finished sixth in Cy Young voting.
Never a big strikeout pitcher, Pavano steadily honed his control over his
career, going from issuing about 3 free passes per nine earlier on to a
miniscule 1.1 BB/9 in his final campaign. Indeed, Pavano was delivering
200-inning seasons well into his mid-30's. Between 2009-11, his age 33-35
seasons, Pavano put up 199 1/3, 221, and 222 innings, respectively. Though
his ERA varied over that stretch (5.10, 3.75, and 4.30), advanced metrics
never wavered in valuing his output, with his FIP holding between 4.00 and
4.10, his xFIP staying between 3.86 and 4.14, and his SIERA mark never
falling outside of the 3.95 and 4.30 range.
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