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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-5-1991
Height6' 3"
Weight210 lbs
Age32 years, 8 months, 13 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
-0.32016
0.32017
2018
0.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2016 NYA MLB 10 0 7.0 1 0 0 11 4 6 3 112 14.1 5.1 3.9 7.7 43% .320 2.14 9.53 6.43 135 8.88 196.4 -0.3
2017 NYA MLB 9 0 11.0 1 0 0 5 6 9 0 4.1 4.9 0.0 7.4 50% .179 1.00 3.14 0.82 75 2.34 49.8 0.3
2019 NYA MLB 6 0 7.3 0 0 0 6 3 9 1 103 7.4 3.7 1.2 11.0 50% .333 1.23 3.79 1.23 98 5.06 103.8 0.0
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2013 MHV A- NYP 21 1 37.3 1 3 2 37 14 39 0 88 8.9 3.4 0.0 9.4 0% .343 1.37 2.28 3.13 93 5.53 120.1
2014 LKC A MID 28 0 37.0 4 1 4 19 16 64 3 4.6 3.9 0.7 15.6 0% .254 0.95 2.53 2.43 64 2.00 42.4
2014 CAR A+ CAR 17 0 16.0 1 0 1 8 13 17 1 4.5 7.3 0.6 9.6 0% .194 1.31 5.20 2.25 122 4.10 86.7
2015 LYN A+ CAR 36 0 34.3 0 2 12 30 13 43 0 7.9 3.4 0.0 11.3 0% .333 1.25 2.05 4.46 77 3.31 72.6
2015 AKR AA EAS 5 0 6.0 0 0 0 5 1 15 0 7.5 1.5 0.0 22.5 0% .500 1.00 -1.23 1.50 13 1.71 37.6
2016 NYA MLB AL 10 0 7.0 1 0 0 11 4 6 3 112 14.1 5.1 3.9 7.7 43% .320 2.14 9.53 6.43 135 8.88 196.4
2016 AKR AA EAS 15 0 16.3 1 0 7 3 5 23 1 1.7 2.8 0.6 12.7 53% .069 0.49 2.62 0.55 57 1.51 33.3
2016 COH AAA INT 28 0 25.3 2 2 5 20 7 25 1 7.1 2.5 0.4 8.9 46% .284 1.07 3.01 2.49 82 3.42 75.6
2016 SWB AAA INT 6 0 6.3 0 1 1 3 2 7 0 4.3 2.8 0.0 9.9 38% .188 0.79 1.90 1.42 77 5.17 114.1
2017 NYA MLB AL 9 0 11.0 1 0 0 5 6 9 0 4.1 4.9 0.0 7.4 50% .179 1.00 3.14 0.82 75 2.34 49.8
2017 SWB AAA INT 41 0 56.3 5 4 6 34 21 82 6 5.4 3.4 1.0 13.1 44% .252 0.98 3.09 2.88 72 1.80 38.2
2019 NYA MLB AL 6 0 7.3 0 0 0 6 3 9 1 103 7.4 3.7 1.2 11.0 50% .333 1.23 3.79 1.23 98 5.06 103.8
2019 TAM A+ FSL 2 2 2.7 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 104 10.1 3.4 0.0 6.8 67% .333 1.50 2.93 0.00 105 5.56 114.4
2019 SWB AAA INT 9 4 11.0 0 0 1 5 3 13 0 92 4.1 2.5 0.0 10.6 55% .227 0.73 2.35 0.82 73 1.77 36.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 166 0.4940 0.4518 0.8267 0.6341 0.2738 0.9038 0.6522 0.1733
2017 181 0.4309 0.4420 0.6125 0.5513 0.3592 0.7674 0.4324 0.3875
2019 102 0.4216 0.3627 0.6216 0.4651 0.2881 0.8500 0.3529 0.3784
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 NYA $555,000
2018 NYA $
2017 NYA $
2016 NYA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$555,000
1 yrTotal$555,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 102 dOnyx Sports Management1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/5/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 1/19/23 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Tampa Bay 5/24/23. Acquired by Atlanta in trade 6/6/23 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 6/2/23. Sent outright to Triple-A by Atlanta 11/1/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 7/14/22 (minor-league contract). Released by Minnesota 9/4/22.
  • 1 year/$625,000 (2021). Re-signed by NY Yankees 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration). DFA by NY Yankees 2/10/21. Released 2/12/21. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 2/20/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2020), Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/20.
  • 1 year/$555,000 (2019). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/8/19 ($273,738 in minors).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Cleveland 7/31/16. Contract selected by NY Yankees 8/11/16.
  • Drafted by Cleveland 2013 (22-651) (Olivet Nazarene, Ill.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 0 0 0 0 15.7 11 6 17 2 .239 1.03 2.84 2.94 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 7 4 11 1 .254 1.13 3.23 3.36 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 3 7 1 .266 1.20 3.52 3.67 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 3 0 .276 1.26 3.78 3.94 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .285 1.32 4.02 4.19 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Ben Heller has thrown 1,820 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Sinker (95mph) and Cutter (84mph), also mixing in a Slider (78mph) and Change (85mph).