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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-16-1985
Height6' 0"
Weight235 lbs
Age39 years, 3 months, 9 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.12015
1.62016
-0.62017
1.32018
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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
2015 CHA MLB 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 7 1 3 1 99 15.8 2.3 2.3 6.8 0% .462 2.00 5.60 6.75 86 2.73 63.7 0.1
2016 MIL MLB 20 20 121.7 9 3 0 94 43 100 10 92 7.0 3.2 0.7 7.4 47% .250 1.13 3.74 2.81 102 4.19 92.6 1.6
2017 MIL MLB 21 14 70.3 1 4 0 61 43 67 18 97 7.8 5.5 2.3 8.6 36% .236 1.48 6.60 5.12 118 6.31 134.4 -0.6
2018 MIL MLB 31 26 141.0 6 9 0 143 55 136 19 95 9.1 3.5 1.2 8.7 45% .313 1.40 4.20 4.09 104 4.50 100.6 1.3
2019 MIL MLB 72 0 83.7 9 5 3 58 36 77 11 96 6.2 3.9 1.2 8.3 46% .218 1.12 4.47 3.55 107 4.04 82.8 1.2
CareerMLB14760420.72521336317838359957.83.81.38.244%.2641.294.533.811074.60100.03.6

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-
2006 ROM A SAL 2 0 2.2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 97 16.4 0.0 0.0 4.1 0% .400 1.82 2.39 4.09 103 5.97 125.3
2006 BRA Rk GCL 14 0 24.1 0 1 1 25 16 16 3 99 9.3 6.0 1.1 6.0 0% .282 1.70 5.95 6.72 115 5.34 112.1
2006 DNV Rk APL 2 0 2.2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 95 8.2 0.0 0.0 4.1 0% .286 0.91 2.63 8.18 95 4.09 85.8
2008 SAV A SAL 10 0 25.7 1 1 2 14 2 34 3 94 4.9 0.7 1.1 11.9 0% .196 0.62 2.89 1.75 72 2.17 44.5
2008 BRO A- NYP 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 95 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0% .500 6.67 23.61 60.00 118 7.26 148.5
2008 SLU A+ FSL 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 92 0.0 2.3 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.25 1.95 0.00 85 2.73 55.8
2008 KNG Rk APL 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 93 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 0% .000 0.75 5.28 2.25 127 2.18 44.5
2008 hon Wnt HWB 14 0 16.7 1 1 0 29 13 10 0 15.6 7.0 0.0 5.4 0% .420 2.51 5.05 9.16 0 0.00 0.0
2009 LAG Wnt VWL 14 0 21.0 1 1 0 25 14 19 2 10.7 6.0 0.9 8.1 0% .359 1.86 5.11 3.86 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LAG Wnt VWL 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 36.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0% .667 6.00 8.98 18.00 0 0.00 0.0
2012 LAG Wnt VWL 15 4 26.0 0 1 0 39 12 21 2 13.5 4.2 0.7 7.3 0% .430 1.96 4.46 5.54 0 0.00 0.0
2015 CHA MLB AL 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 7 1 3 1 99 15.8 2.3 2.3 6.8 0% .462 2.00 5.60 6.75 86 2.73 63.7
2015 BIR AA SOU 5 3 19.7 2 3 0 15 4 26 2 95 6.9 1.8 0.9 11.9 0% .325 0.97 2.89 2.29 61 3.04 66.6
2015 CHR AAA INT 26 8 63.7 2 4 7 44 29 79 5 109 6.2 4.1 0.7 11.2 0% .260 1.15 3.10 3.39 85 2.63 57.6
2016 MIL MLB NL 20 20 121.7 9 3 0 94 43 100 10 92 7.0 3.2 0.7 7.4 47% .250 1.13 3.74 2.81 102 4.19 92.6
2016 CSP AAA PCL 5 5 26.7 0 2 0 18 11 25 2 97 6.1 3.7 0.7 8.4 40% .235 1.09 4.05 4.05 96 2.71 59.8
2017 MIL MLB NL 21 14 70.3 1 4 0 61 43 67 18 97 7.8 5.5 2.3 8.6 36% .236 1.48 6.60 5.12 118 6.31 134.4
2017 BLX AA SOU 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 6 3 4 2 104 10.8 5.4 3.6 7.2 47% .308 1.80 8.51 3.60 141 7.31 155.6
2017 CSP AAA PCL 6 6 30.0 2 2 0 27 12 20 0 117 8.1 3.6 0.0 6.0 47% .303 1.30 3.59 2.10 96 3.55 75.5
2017 LAG Wnt VWL 5 4 25.3 2 1 0 18 13 16 1 6.4 4.6 0.4 5.7 0% .233 1.22 4.30 2.13 0 0.00 0.0
2018 MIL MLB NL 31 26 141.0 6 9 0 143 55 136 19 95 9.1 3.5 1.2 8.7 45% .313 1.40 4.20 4.09 104 4.50 100.6
2018 CSP AAA PCL 1 1 5.7 1 0 0 2 1 6 1 90 3.2 1.6 1.6 9.5 43% .077 0.53 4.44 1.59 87 2.26 47.8
2019 MIL MLB NL 72 0 83.7 9 5 3 58 36 77 11 96 6.2 3.9 1.2 8.3 46% .218 1.12 4.47 3.55 107 4.04 82.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 62 0.4516 0.5484 0.7647 0.7857 0.3529 0.9091 0.5000 0.2353
2016 1863 0.4487 0.4627 0.7483 0.6567 0.3048 0.8488 0.5719 0.2517
2017 1237 0.4171 0.4341 0.7281 0.6589 0.2732 0.8265 0.5584 0.2719
2018 2290 0.4511 0.4642 0.7498 0.6680 0.2967 0.8319 0.5979 0.2502
2019 1353 0.4531 0.4619 0.7392 0.6966 0.2676 0.8150 0.5758 0.2608
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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
2021 ANA $750,000
2020 ARI $2,550,000
2019 MIL $2,225,000
2018 MIL $
2017 MIL $546,200
2016 MIL $
2015 CHA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$6,071,200
4 yrTotal$6,071,200

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 155 d1 year/$750,000 (2021)

Details
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/30/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $750,000 in majors. Contract selected by LA Angels 3/16/21. DFA by LA Angels 11/16/21. Released 11/19/21.
  • 1 year/$2.65M (2020), plus 2021 club option. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 12/10/19. $50,000 signing bonus, paid 1/15/20. 20:$2.5M, 21:$3.5M club option ($100,000 buyout). 2021 option increases $1M with 45 games finished or 125 innings pitched in 2020. Annual performance bonuses: $100,000 each for 85, 100, 115, 130, 145 IP. $50,000 each for 25, 30 GF. $100,000 each for 30, 35, 40, 45 GF.
  • 1 year/$2.225M (2019). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Milwaukee 12/2/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 6/7/15. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers from Chicago White Sox 10/7/15.
  • Released by NY Mets 6/19/09.
  • Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 10/17/07 (minor-league contract).
  • Released by Atlanta 3/31/07.
  • Signed by Atlanta as an amateur free agent from Venezuela 10/01.

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 0 0 0 0 12.3 9 4 12 1 .242 1.07 3.21 3.52 0.0 0.0
80o 0.1 0 0 0 0 8.1 6 3 8 1 .253 1.14 3.56 3.89 0.0 0.0
70o 0.1 0 0 0 0 5.1 4 2 5 1 .261 1.19 3.80 4.16 -0.1 0.0
60o 0.1 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 3 0 .268 1.23 4.02 4.39 -0.1 0.0
50o 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .275 1.27 4.22 4.61 -0.1 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2017-02-13 20:00:00 (link to chat)Brewers rotation... Any values for NL only?
(Bork from Houston)
Certainly. If you have strikeouts elsewhere, I like Junior Guerra. (Scooter Hotz)
2016-08-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)Now that the Brewers have purged their most valuable assets from the major league roster, what is the next step in their rebuilding process? What opportunities do they have to improve their system, outside of draft or free agency?
(Peter from Phoenix)
One of the underrated pieces of Stearns' rebuilding job has been his accumulation of depth. Ryan Braun could be a hot commodity this winter -- though I think he stays -- while the Brewers will have some mid-rotation depth in the starting rotation. Guys like Jimmy Nelson, Junior Guerra, and Wily Peralta could be on the trade block. Domingo Santana could be surplus to requirements, too. The obvious trade pieces are gone, but Stearns has shown that he's willing to get creative and move controllable pieces to better the organization. I also think the Brewers need to make a larger investment in the international market. (J.P. Breen)
2016-08-01 16:00:00 (link to chat)In a deep NL-only league, if you had to pick one for next year of the "out of nowhere" Brewer starting pitchers -- would you bet on Junior Guerra or Zach Davies? Thanks, J.B.
(J.B. from Las Vegas)
Guerra has more of a ceiling despite his advanced age. I lean him, but Davies is pretty good too. (Mike Gianella)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Junior Guerra threw 8,617 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Sinker (93mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph), Curve (81mph), Splitter (84mph) and Slider (84mph).