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Logan Kensing PTigers

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 36)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-3-1982
Height6' 1"
Weight190 lbs
Age41 years, 9 months, 20 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.22015
-0.02016
2017
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
2004 FLO MLB 5 3 13.7 0 3 0 19 9 7 5 90 12.5 5.9 3.3 4.6 0% .318 2.05 8.87 9.88 127 7.50 154.7 -0.3
2005 FLO MLB 3 0 5.7 0 0 0 11 3 4 2 88 17.5 4.8 3.2 6.4 0% .409 2.47 7.75 11.12 98 5.07 109.2 0.0
2006 FLO MLB 37 0 37.7 1 3 1 30 19 45 6 94 7.2 4.5 1.4 10.8 0% .273 1.30 4.54 4.54 101 4.56 92.9 0.5
2007 FLO MLB 9 0 13.3 3 0 0 11 7 13 0 106 7.4 4.7 0.0 8.8 0% .297 1.35 3.24 1.35 117 7.20 148.9 -0.3
2008 FLO MLB 48 0 55.3 3 1 0 50 33 55 7 95 8.1 5.4 1.1 8.9 0% .277 1.50 4.76 4.23 109 4.56 97.3 0.5
2009 FLO 0 6 0 7.3 0 1 0 14 5 7 1 97 17.2 6.1 1.2 8.6 0% .481 2.59 4.96 9.82 96 2.57 55.0 0.2
2009 WAS 0 26 0 28.0 1 1 1 40 12 12 7 95 12.9 3.9 2.3 3.9 0% .327 1.86 6.73 8.68 119 6.33 135.8 -0.3
2013 COL MLB 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 102 0.0 13.5 0.0 13.5 0% .000 1.50 4.52 0.00 -3 1.71 40.9 0.0
2015 SEA MLB 19 0 15.3 2 1 0 12 7 13 2 101 7.0 4.1 1.2 7.6 0% .238 1.24 4.47 5.87 101 3.78 88.2 0.2
2016 DET MLB 3 0 4.7 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 103 15.4 3.9 0.0 1.9 50% .444 2.14 3.96 1.93 105 5.35 118.5 0.0
2009 TOT MLB 32 0 35.3 1 2 1 54 17 19 8 96 13.8 4.3 2.0 4.8 0% .000 2.01 6.36 8.92 114 5.55 119.0 -0.1
CareerMLB1573181.7101021959815830969.74.91.57.838%.3151.615.275.701095.13108.70.5

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-
2003 GRB A SAL 4 4 20.0 0 2 0 18 5 11 2 8.1 2.3 0.9 5.0 0% .254 1.15 4.25 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2003 JAM A- NYP 8 6 33.0 2 4 0 48 6 20 1 13.1 1.6 0.3 5.5 0% .376 1.64 3.25 5.73 0 0.00 0.0
2004 FLO MLB NL 5 3 13.7 0 3 0 19 9 7 5 90 12.5 5.9 3.3 4.6 0% .318 2.05 8.87 9.88 127 7.50 154.7
2004 JUP A+ FSL 23 23 127.7 6 7 0 120 35 100 5 8.5 2.5 0.4 7.0 0% .302 1.21 3.17 2.96 0 0.00 0.0
2005 FLO MLB NL 3 0 5.7 0 0 0 11 3 4 2 88 17.5 4.8 3.2 6.4 0% .409 2.47 7.75 11.12 98 5.07 109.2
2005 CAR AA SOU 7 7 39.7 4 1 0 35 14 33 4 57 7.9 3.2 0.9 7.5 0% -.554 1.23 4.42 3.17 104 3.95 77.8
2005 SUR Wnt AFL 12 0 15.0 1 0 0 18 8 16 2 10.8 4.8 1.2 9.6 0% -.615 1.73 5.43 6.00 0 0.00 0.0
2006 FLO MLB NL 37 0 37.7 1 3 1 30 19 45 6 94 7.2 4.5 1.4 10.8 0% .273 1.30 4.54 4.54 101 4.56 92.9
2006 ABQ AAA PCL 13 0 18.0 1 1 2 11 5 18 2 117 5.5 2.5 1.0 9.0 0% .220 0.89 3.61 3.00 78 2.26 47.5
2007 FLO MLB NL 9 0 13.3 3 0 0 11 7 13 0 106 7.4 4.7 0.0 8.8 0% .297 1.35 3.24 1.35 117 7.20 148.9
2007 JUP A+ FSL 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 110 51.4 0.0 12.9 25.7 0% 1.000 5.71 16.16 25.71 78 7.09 145.5
2007 CAR AA SOU 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 100 6.0 3.0 0.0 18.0 0% .400 1.00 0.38 3.00 52 2.87 58.9
2007 ABQ AAA PCL 8 0 9.0 0 1 0 7 7 8 0 123 7.0 7.0 0.0 8.0 0% .280 1.56 4.08 4.00 107 3.80 78.0
2007 MRL Rk GCL 3 2 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 47 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 0% .000 0.00 0.10 0.00 45 1.03 21.2
2008 FLO MLB NL 48 0 55.3 3 1 0 50 33 55 7 95 8.1 5.4 1.1 8.9 0% .277 1.50 4.76 4.23 109 4.56 97.3
2008 ABQ AAA PCL 13 0 12.7 1 0 3 8 12 17 3 117 5.7 8.5 2.1 12.0 0% .185 1.57 7.18 6.38 115 3.62 74.0
2009 FLO MLB NL 6 0 7.3 0 1 0 14 5 7 1 97 17.2 6.1 1.2 8.6 0% .481 2.59 4.96 9.82 96 2.57 55.0
2009 WAS MLB NL 26 0 28.0 1 1 1 40 12 12 7 95 12.9 3.9 2.3 3.9 0% .327 1.86 6.73 8.68 119 6.33 135.8
2009 SYR AAA INT 31 0 33.3 2 1 17 28 6 35 2 105 7.6 1.6 0.5 9.5 0% .292 1.02 2.37 2.97 69 3.12 65.7
2011 SWB AAA INT 21 0 27.3 1 1 4 32 13 32 5 10.5 4.3 1.6 10.5 0% .365 1.65 4.69 4.28 107 6.25 127.7
2012 BRD A+ FSL 4 0 5.3 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 1.7 6.8 0.0 1.7 0% .071 0.94 5.26 1.69 127 3.71 77.3
2012 ALT AA EAS 12 0 17.7 2 0 1 18 6 14 1 9.2 3.1 0.5 7.1 0% .309 1.36 3.36 4.58 95 4.81 100.2
2012 IND AAA INT 11 0 11.0 0 0 0 8 5 10 1 6.5 4.1 0.8 8.2 0% .226 1.18 4.15 4.09 110 4.25 88.5
2013 COL MLB NL 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 102 0.0 13.5 0.0 13.5 0% .000 1.50 4.52 0.00 -3 1.71 40.9
2013 CSP AAA PCL 44 0 44.3 2 5 15 37 22 41 5 7.5 4.5 1.0 8.3 0% .260 1.33 4.87 3.05 100 2.74 59.5
2014 TAC AAA PCL 49 1 88.0 6 3 2 85 33 79 5 89 8.7 3.4 0.5 8.1 0% .310 1.34 3.83 3.58 87 4.26 90.1
2015 SEA MLB AL 19 0 15.3 2 1 0 12 7 13 2 101 7.0 4.1 1.2 7.6 0% .238 1.24 4.47 5.87 101 3.78 88.2
2015 TAC AAA PCL 19 0 32.3 2 0 1 29 10 25 1 8.1 2.8 0.3 7.0 0% .289 1.21 3.56 2.23 89 3.29 72.2
2016 DET MLB AL 3 0 4.7 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 103 15.4 3.9 0.0 1.9 50% .444 2.14 3.96 1.93 105 5.35 118.5
2016 TOL AAA INT 52 0 49.7 1 1 0 46 18 48 1 8.3 3.3 0.2 8.7 48% .317 1.29 2.64 3.44 92 4.09 90.2
2017 TOL AAA INT 66 0 74.3 3 3 0 71 25 57 3 8.6 3.0 0.4 6.9 56% .311 1.29 3.34 2.54 100 4.42 94.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 962 0.4865 0.4459 0.7716 0.5919 0.3077 0.8556 0.6184 0.2284
2009 599 0.4958 0.4541 0.8603 0.6566 0.2550 0.8974 0.7662 0.1397
2013 12 0.3333 0.5000 0.5000 0.7500 0.3750 0.6667 0.3333 0.5000
2015 255 0.4118 0.4549 0.7672 0.6571 0.3133 0.8261 0.6809 0.2328
2016 77 0.4805 0.4286 0.7879 0.6486 0.2250 0.9167 0.4444 0.2121
Career19050.47820.44930.79780.62430.28900.86610.66440.2022

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
2010-08-01 2010-08-01 FA 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Second Surgery of Year - Date Is Estimated - -
2010-06-01 2010-06-01 FA 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Date Is Estimated - -
2007-03-23 2007-08-08 60-DL 138 113 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2006-08-31
2006-08-07 2006-10-01 60-DL 55 50 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2006-08-31
2005-05-26 2005-10-03 60-DL 130 119 Right Elbow Inflammation Ulnar Neuritis -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 DET $
2016 DET $575,000
2015 CHA $
2014 SEA $
2013 COL $
2012 PIT $
2011 NYA $
2009 FLO $660,000
2008 FLO $390,000
2007 FLO $380,000
2006 FLO $327,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$2,332,000
5 yrTotal$2,332,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 104 dCAA Sports1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/17/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/23/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.575M in majors. Contract selected by Detroit 4/2/16. DFA by Detroit 4/18/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/20/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/18/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago White Sox 4/4/15. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 5/13/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 8/23/15. Released by Seattle 10/19/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/15/14 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/12/12 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 6/16/13. DFA by Colorado 6/21/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/24/13. Elected free agency 10/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Pittsburgh 1/4/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by NY Yankees 6/29/11 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 11/17/09 (minor-league contract). Released by Washington 3/17/10. Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 4/7/10 (minor-league contract). Released by Tampa Bay 5/6/10.
  • 1 year/$0.66M (2009). Re-signed by Florida 1/7/09 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Washington in trade 4/28/09 after being DFA by Florida 4/26/09. DFA by Washington 5/15/09. Contract purchased by Washington 7/20/09. DFA by Washington 8/17/09. Contract purchased by Washington 9/8/09. Sent outright to Triple-A by Washington 11/6/09.
  • 1 year/$0.39M (2008). Re-signed by Florida 2/25/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Re-signed by Florida 2/07.
  • 1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed by Florida 2/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Re-signed by Florida 2/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Florida 9/04.
  • Drafted by Florida 2003 (2-53) (Texas A&M). $0.676M 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 0 1.5 2.2 46 0 51.1 42 17 40 5 .253 1.15 3.41 3.68 -3.7 -0.4
80o 0 1.3 1.8 41 0 45.1 40 16 36 5 .267 1.24 3.78 4.09 -5.2 -0.6
70o 0 1.1 1.6 37 0 40.9 38 16 32 4 .278 1.31 4.05 4.39 -6.0 -0.7
60o 0 0.9 1.4 34 0 37.4 36 15 30 4 .287 1.37 4.29 4.65 -6.5 -0.7
50o 0 0.8 1.3 31 0 34.3 35 14 27 4 .295 1.43 4.52 4.9 -6.9 -0.7
40o 0 0.7 1.1 28 0 31.1 33 14 25 4 .304 1.49 4.74 5.15 -7.0 -0.8
30o 0 0.6 1 25 0 27.9 31 13 22 4 .313 1.56 4.99 5.43 -7.1 -0.8
20o 0 0.5 0.8 22 0 24.2 28 12 19 3 .324 1.64 5.29 5.76 -7.0 -0.8
10o 0 0.4 0.6 17 0 19.3 24 10 15 3 .339 1.75 5.71 6.22 -6.5 -0.7
Weighted Mean00.81.330033.63414264.2931.424.484.87-6.6-0.7

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Logan Kensing threw 2,029 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph), Slider (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (92mph). He also rarely threw a Change (87mph).