Jason Vargas

Jason M. Vargas
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 2, 1983 in Seattle, WA
Drafted: 2nd round 2004 by the Florida Marlins
Acquired: traded from the Marlins with Adam Bostick for Henry Owens and Matt Lindstrom, November 2006
Departed: traded to the Seattle Mariners with Endy Chavez, Aaron Heilman, Mike Carp, Maikel Cleto, and Ezequiel Carrera for J. J. Putz, Jeremy Reed, and Sean Green, December 2008; the Mets also sent Joe Smith to the Cleveland Indians; the Indians sent Franklin Gutierrez to Seattle; the Mariners sent Luis Valbuena to Cleveland
Acquired: as a free agent, February 2018
Departed: traded to the Philadelphia Phillies with cash for Austin Bossart, July 2019

 

After an uneven start with the Marlins, this lefty was acquired in November 2006 to compete for a long-shot spot in the rotation, and did log two starts with the Amazins. After a few more years, worked a few seasons in the American League with notable success.  Over a decade after his Mets cameo, he rejoined them, following a year in which he had led the American League in victories and been named to the All-Star team.  A very nice 2005 Topps Update & Highlights Chrome Black Refractor card is shown here; only 250 of them were produced. According to the text on the back of the card, Jason was born right-handed, but was trained to throw left-handed by his father. More cards appear below.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP  W  L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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2005 Fla NL  17  13  1   73.2  5  5 .500   71  34  33   59  31   0  0  4.03
2006 Fla NL  12   5  0   43.0  1  2 .333   50  39  35   25  30   0  0  7.33
2007 *METS*   2   2  0   10.1  0  1 .000   17  14  14    4   2   0  0 12.19
2009 Sea AL  23  14  0   91.2  3  6 .333   98  53  50   54  24   0  0  4.91
2010 Sea AL  31  31  0  192.2  9 12 .429  187  86  81  116  54   0  0  3.78
2011 Sea AL  35  32  4  201.0 10 13 .435  205 105  95  131  59   3  0  4.25
2012 Sea AL  33  33  2  217.1 14 11 .560  201  94  93  141  55   0  0  3.85
2013 LAA AL  24  24  3  150.0  9  8 .529  162  68  67  109  46   2  0  4.02
2014 K C AL  30  30  1  187.0 11 10 .524  197  82  77  128  41   1  0  3.71
2015 K C AL   9   9  0   43.0  5  2 .714   46  20  19   27  12   0  0  3.98
2016 K C AL   3   3  0   12.0  0  0 ----    8   3   3   11   3   0  0  2.25
2017 K C AL  32  32  1  179.2 18 11 .621  181  84  83  134  58   1  0  4.16
2018 *METS*  20  20  0   92.0  7  9 .438  100  60  59   84  30   0  0  5.77
2019 2teams  30  29  1  149.2  7  9 .438  141  84  75  124  63   1  0  4.51
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METS TOTALS  41  40  1  196.2 13 15 .464  198 119 115  169  71   1  0  5.26
OTHER CLUBS 257 237 12 1446.1 86 84 .506 1466 707 669  978 437   7  0  4.16
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CAREER TOTS 298 277 13 1643.0 99 99 .500 1664 826 784 1147 508   8  0  4.29

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP  W  L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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2019 *METS*  19  18  1   94.1  6  5 .545   81  45  42   81  39   1  0  4.01
2019 Phi NL  11  11  0   55.1  1  4 .200   60  39  33   43  24   0  0  5.37

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

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2004 Bowman Draft Picks Gold

2004 Donruss Elite Extra Edition
Turn of the Century

2005 MultiAd
Greensboro Grasshoppers

2006 Upper Deck
Special F/X Green

2004 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects #BDP97 (First Year)
2004 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Gold #BDP97 (First Year)
2004 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Turn of the Century #337 (Draft Pick; 031/100)
2004 Just Rookies #84 (autographed)

2005 MultiAd Greensboro Grasshoppers #2
2005 Topps Update & Highlights #UH28
2005 Topps Update & Highlights Chrome #UH28
2005 Topps Update & Highlights Chrome Black Refractor #UH28 (212/250)
2005 Topps Update & Highlights Chrome Refractor #UH28

2006 Topps #397
2006 Topps Chrome #203
2006 Upper Deck Epic #100 (292/450)
2006 Upper Deck Special F/X Green #191 (17/99)

2007 MultiAd New Orleans Zephyrs #30

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2009 Topps

2010 Topps

2011 Topps

2012 Topps

2013 Topps Update

2009 Topps Heritage #597
2009 Topps Update & Highlights #UH210
2009 Topps Update & Highlights Gold #UH210 (0139/2009)

2010 Topps Update #US-261
2010 Topps Update Silk Collection (18/50)
2010 Topps Update Walmart Black #US-261

2011 Topps #237
2011 Topps Gold #237 (0724/2009)

2012 Topps #269
2012 Topps Chrome Blue Refractor #218 (074/199)
2012 Topps Chrome Refractor #218
2012 Topps Heritage #383

2013 Topps #82
2013 Topps Allen & Ginter's #84
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini #252
2013 Topps Heritage #228
2013 Topps Update #US229

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2014 Topps

2015 Topps Rainbow Foil

2014 Topps #544
2014 Topps Heritage #209
2014 Topps Orange #544 (hanger packs)
2014 Topps Walmart Blue #544

2015 Platinum Series 1st Edition
2015 Topps #179
2015 Topps Gypsy Queen #57
2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Framed White #57
2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini #57
2015 Topps Heritage #46
2015 Topps Rainbow Foil #179

2017 Topps All-Star Game 2017 #689
2017 Topps Heritage High Numbers #689
2017 Topps Rainbow Foil #689
2017 Topps Update #US20 (All-Star)

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2018 Topps Heritage

2019 Topps 150th Anniversary

2018 Topps #327 (League Leaders)
2018 Topps Big League #41
2018 Topps Big League #322 (Stat Kings; with Carlos Carrasco)
2018 Topps Gold #530 (1721/2018)
2018 Topps Heritage #9 (Pitching Leaders with Carlos Carrasco)
2018 Topps Stickers #95
2018 Topps Update #US17

2019 Topps 150th Anniversary #418
2019 Topps Total #154

Other Jason Vargas memorabilia in my collection:

2007 New York Mets game-issued road jersey

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