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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-18-1991
Height6' 5"
Weight233 lbs
Age32 years, 6 months, 5 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
2016
0.22017
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
2017 NYN MLB 8 0 8.7 0 0 0 8 6 8 2 8.3 6.2 2.1 8.3 35% .250 1.62 6.40 5.19 80 2.81 59.8 0.2
CareerMLB808.700086828.36.22.18.335%.2501.626.405.19802.8159.80.2

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.
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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 BRO A- NYP 14 1 30.7 0 2 3 33 8 27 2 86 9.7 2.3 0.6 7.9 0% .341 1.34 3.35 5.28 99 5.43 117.9
2014 SAV A SAL 10 10 59.0 4 2 0 42 22 44 2 99 6.4 3.4 0.3 6.7 0% .238 1.08 3.80 2.14 108 3.35 71.0
2014 SLU A+ FSL 11 10 58.7 3 5 0 57 24 30 3 103 8.7 3.7 0.5 4.6 0% .271 1.38 4.40 5.06 116 4.71 99.7
2015 SLU A+ FSL 24 23 132.0 6 10 0 139 49 72 4 101 9.5 3.3 0.3 4.9 0% .307 1.42 3.65 4.50 112 4.92 107.8
2015 BIN AA EAS 2 1 7.0 0 1 0 16 4 5 0 99 20.6 5.1 0.0 6.4 0% .533 2.86 3.98 9.00 114 9.46 207.6
2016 SLU A+ FSL 15 2 33.0 1 0 2 20 4 33 1 99 5.5 1.1 0.3 9.0 45% .235 0.73 2.01 0.82 74 2.09 46.2
2016 BIN AA EAS 26 2 49.7 4 1 0 48 17 48 2 98 8.7 3.1 0.4 8.7 42% .317 1.31 3.09 3.26 90 4.25 93.8
2016 LVG AAA PCL 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 10.8 5.4 5.4 10.8 40% .250 1.80 10.92 5.40 118 5.19 114.5
2017 NYN MLB NL 8 0 8.7 0 0 0 8 6 8 2 8.3 6.2 2.1 8.3 35% .250 1.62 6.40 5.19 80 2.81 59.8
2017 LVG AAA PCL 47 1 65.0 6 5 4 63 25 57 8 111 8.7 3.5 1.1 7.9 39% .281 1.35 4.77 4.15 104 3.57 76.0
2018 BIN AA EAS 5 4 23.0 0 3 0 24 8 25 6 103 9.4 3.1 2.3 9.8 36% .300 1.39 5.70 6.26 111 5.31 112.3
2018 LVG AAA PCL 28 3 59.7 6 2 0 65 26 52 6 108 9.8 3.9 0.9 7.8 38% .333 1.53 4.61 4.07 105 4.57 96.5
2019 HAR AA EAS 7 7 38.0 2 3 0 30 14 32 4 97 7.1 3.3 0.9 7.6 26% .252 1.16 4.03 4.26 114 5.11 105.1
2019 FRE AAA PCL 5 5 26.0 1 1 0 28 13 18 6 96 9.7 4.5 2.1 6.2 43% .275 1.58 7.02 5.19 123 6.20 127.6
2019 NAT Rk GCL 5 5 11.3 0 1 0 14 1 13 0 103 11.1 0.8 0.0 10.3 44% .412 1.32 1.47 3.97 81 5.05 103.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2017 165 0.4485 0.4727 0.6282 0.7568 0.2418 0.6786 0.5000 0.3718
Career1650.44850.47270.62820.75680.24180.67860.50000.3718

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
2018 NYN $
2017 NYN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 38 d2018

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Washington as a free agent 5/21/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 2018. DFA by NY Mets 1/18/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 1/19/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by NY Mets 8/13/17.
  • Drafted by NY Mets 2013 (13-386) (Franklin Pierce, N.H.). $0.1M signing bonus.

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 10.7 0 0.3 36 8 86.5 66 29 81 11 .244 1.10 3.43 3.88 -7.3 -0.8
80o 9.6 0 0.3 33 8 80.0 66 29 75 11 .257 1.18 3.81 4.3 -10.2 -1.1
70o 8.8 0 0.3 31 7 75.5 65 28 71 11 .267 1.24 4.09 4.61 -12.1 -1.3
60o 8.2 0 0.2 30 7 71.8 65 28 68 10 .275 1.29 4.33 4.87 -13.4 -1.5
50o 7.6 0 0.2 28 7 68.3 64 28 64 10 .283 1.34 4.55 5.13 -14.6 -1.6
40o 7.1 0 0.2 27 6 64.9 63 27 61 10 .290 1.39 4.79 5.38 -15.6 -1.7
30o 6.5 0 0.2 25 6 61.4 62 27 58 10 .299 1.45 5.04 5.66 -16.5 -1.8
20o 5.9 0 0.2 24 5 57.3 61 26 54 10 .308 1.52 5.33 6 -17.4 -1.9
10o 5.1 0 0.1 21 5 51.8 58 25 49 9 .322 1.61 5.76 6.47 -18.3 -2.0
Weighted Mean7.600.228667.763276410.2811.334.535.09-14.2-1.5

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2016-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)With no more Yusmeiro Petit, Josh Satin, Gabriel Ynoa love on the podcast, where will we get our fix of undue adulation for middling prospects?
(OoPMF2 from cornfields of PA)		I am writing about Kevin McGowan and Vinny Siena tomorrow for BP Mets, that may or may not float your vote (doesn't rise my tides honestly), and let's be honest, how long do you really think I will stay quiet about those sorts of things? (Jeffrey Paternostro)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Kevin McGowan threw 528 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2021, including pitches thrown in . In 2021, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (89mph), Slider (82mph) and Change (79mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (73mph).