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Chris Leroux PBlue Jays

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-14-1984
Height6' 6"
Weight225 lbs
Age40 years, 0 months, 12 days
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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
2009 FLO MLB 5 0 6.7 0 0 0 11 4 2 0 98 14.9 5.4 0.0 2.7 0% .379 2.25 4.25 10.80 118 6.98 149.8 -0.1
2010 FLO 0 17 0 18.0 0 0 0 24 11 18 1 93 12.0 5.5 0.5 9.0 0% .426 1.94 3.65 7.00 82 3.47 78.4 0.3
2010 PIT 0 6 0 4.7 0 1 0 4 3 4 0 88 7.7 5.8 0.0 7.7 0% .286 1.50 3.31 5.79 97 6.59 148.8 -0.1
2011 PIT MLB 23 0 25.0 1 1 0 26 7 24 0 96 9.4 2.5 0.0 8.6 0% .333 1.32 2.03 2.88 94 4.02 93.3 0.2
2012 PIT MLB 10 0 11.3 0 0 0 11 2 12 1 97 8.7 1.6 0.8 9.5 0% .313 1.15 2.95 5.56 93 3.57 81.9 0.2
2013 PIT MLB 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 4 6 3 1 100 9.0 13.5 2.3 6.8 0% .273 2.50 9.27 6.75 85 2.80 67.1 0.1
2014 NYA MLB 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 7 2 3 0 97 31.5 9.0 0.0 13.5 0% .700 4.50 3.16 22.50 96 2.71 66.5 0.0
2010 TOT MLB 23 0 22.7 0 1 0 28 14 22 1 92 11.1 5.6 0.4 8.7 0% .000 1.85 3.58 6.75 85 4.11 92.9 0.2
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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-
2006 GRB A SAL 3 3 10.2 0 3 0 13 6 9 2 11.5 5.3 1.8 7.9 0% .355 1.86 6.44 6.18 0 0.00 0.0
2006 JAM A- NYP 4 4 11.1 0 1 0 13 12 4 0 80 10.5 9.7 0.0 3.2 0% .302 2.25 6.37 8.11 149 8.68 182.1
2006 MRL Rk GCL 4 4 11.0 0 0 0 10 1 9 0 62 8.2 0.8 0.0 7.4 0% .303 1.00 2.60 4.09 87 6.08 127.7
2007 GRB A SAL 46 0 71.7 2 3 0 72 29 76 6 118 9.0 3.6 0.8 9.5 0% .330 1.41 3.88 4.14 87 4.44 91.1
2008 JUP A+ FSL 57 0 74.0 6 7 1 60 26 78 6 98 7.3 3.2 0.7 9.5 0% .286 1.16 3.45 3.65 88 3.78 77.4
2009 FLO MLB NL 5 0 6.7 0 0 0 11 4 2 0 98 14.9 5.4 0.0 2.7 0% .379 2.25 4.25 10.80 118 6.98 149.8
2009 JAX AA SOU 46 0 60.0 5 3 2 59 17 55 0 93 8.9 2.6 0.0 8.3 0% .333 1.27 2.16 2.70 76 4.46 93.7
2010 FLO MLB NL 17 0 18.0 0 0 0 24 11 18 1 93 12.0 5.5 0.5 9.0 0% .426 1.94 3.65 7.00 82 3.47 78.4
2010 PIT MLB NL 6 0 4.7 0 1 0 4 3 4 0 88 7.7 5.8 0.0 7.7 0% .286 1.50 3.31 5.79 97 6.59 148.8
2010 JUP A+ FSL 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 0% .200 1.11 5.65 3.33 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NWO AAA PCL 21 0 22.0 0 3 1 26 7 20 2 10.6 2.9 0.8 8.2 0% .358 1.50 4.17 6.95 0 0.00 0.0
2010 MRL Rk GCL 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 0% .308 1.00 2.00 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2011 PIT MLB NL 23 0 25.0 1 1 0 26 7 24 0 96 9.4 2.5 0.0 8.6 0% .333 1.32 2.03 2.88 94 4.02 93.3
2011 ALT AA EAS 5 0 7.0 1 2 0 9 0 6 2 11.6 0.0 2.6 7.7 0% .292 1.29 5.83 2.57 108 4.25 86.7
2011 IND AAA INT 32 0 61.0 6 3 1 48 21 57 1 7.1 3.1 0.1 8.4 0% .280 1.13 2.90 2.80 84 3.62 74.0
2011 TDE Wnt LID 5 5 23.7 1 2 0 15 5 21 1 5.7 1.9 0.4 8.0 0% .222 0.85 2.47 1.14 0 0.00 0.0
2012 PIT MLB NL 10 0 11.3 0 0 0 11 2 12 1 97 8.7 1.6 0.8 9.5 0% .313 1.15 2.95 5.56 93 3.57 81.9
2012 BRD A+ FSL 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 111 6.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 0% .250 1.00 3.06 3.00 97 3.47 72.3
2012 IND AAA INT 21 7 63.7 4 0 0 52 14 56 6 98 7.4 2.0 0.8 7.9 0% .263 1.04 3.66 3.11 90 3.49 72.8
2013 PIT MLB NL 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 4 6 3 1 100 9.0 13.5 2.3 6.8 0% .273 2.50 9.27 6.75 85 2.80 67.1
2013 CAN int WBC 1 1 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 6.0 3.0 0.0 12.0 0% .222 1.00 1.96 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2014 NYA MLB AL 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 7 2 3 0 97 31.5 9.0 0.0 13.5 0% .700 4.50 3.16 22.50 96 2.71 66.5
2014 SWB AAA INT 12 11 58.3 6 4 0 58 21 49 6 105 8.9 3.2 0.9 7.6 0% .304 1.35 4.24 4.94 99 4.55 96.2
2014 YAT Rk GCL 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 11.3 0% .125 0.25 0.98 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2015 REA AA EAS 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 105 7.7 1.3 0.0 6.4 0% .286 1.00 2.27 2.57 91 4.05 88.7
2015 CSP AAA PCL 7 1 17.7 1 3 0 26 8 17 3 95 13.2 4.1 1.5 8.7 0% .411 1.92 5.23 8.15 104 6.51 142.7
2015 LEH AAA INT 22 3 60.7 3 3 0 47 19 40 3 106 7.0 2.8 0.4 5.9 0% .240 1.09 3.46 2.82 102 3.14 68.9
2016 BUF AAA INT 26 24 140.3 8 11 0 149 46 93 13 101 9.6 3.0 0.8 6.0 49% .306 1.39 4.26 4.87 110 5.06 111.7
2016 ESC Wnt DWL 4 3 20.3 0 0 0 10 6 11 0 4.4 2.7 0.0 4.9 0% .172 0.79 2.63 0.44 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 129 0.4186 0.4806 0.8065 0.6667 0.3467 0.8611 0.7308 0.1935
2010 398 0.4422 0.4874 0.7216 0.6761 0.3378 0.8235 0.5600 0.2784
2011 429 0.5105 0.4895 0.7857 0.6210 0.3524 0.8603 0.6486 0.2143
2012 201 0.4378 0.5274 0.7264 0.6364 0.4425 0.8393 0.6000 0.2736
2013 84 0.4286 0.3333 0.7500 0.5278 0.1875 0.9474 0.3333 0.2500
2014 47 0.5106 0.4255 0.7500 0.5000 0.3478 0.8333 0.6250 0.2500
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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
2014-05-23 2014-06-28 Minors 36 0 - Not Disclosed -
2012-04-04 2012-07-06 60-DL 93 82 Right Chest Strain Pectoral Muscle - -
2011-07-28 2011-08-22 15-DL 25 23 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf - -
2010-06-20 2010-07-21 Minors 31 0 Right Elbow Strain Flexor Pronator Mass -
2010-05-18 2010-06-17 15-DL 30 26 Right Elbow Strain -
2009-07-05 2009-07-27 15-DL 22 17 Right Shoulder Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 TOR $
2015 MIL $
2014 NYA $
2013 PIT $502,000
2012 PIT $486,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$988,000
2 yrTotal$988,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 30 dParagon Sports1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/18/15 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Philadelphia 4/3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/26/15 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Philadelphia in trade from Milwaukee 5/18/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/27/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Yankees 4/26/14. DFA by NY Yankees 5/3/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/5/14. Contract selected by NY Yankees 7/23/14. DFA by NY Yankees 7/25/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/27/14. Contract selected by NY Yankees 8/11/14. DFA by NY Yankees 8/13/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/16/14.
  • 1 year/$0.502M (2013). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13. DFA by Pittsburgh 4/12/13. Sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 4/16/13 (refused assignment). 1 year/$0.5M (2013), plus 2014 vesting option. Signed by Yakult of Japan 4/23/13.
  • 1 year/$0.486M (2012). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 7/6/12. Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 9/1/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Florida 3/2/10. Claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Florida 9/13/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Contract purchased by Florida 11/20/08. Re-signed by Florida 3/09.
  • Drafted 2005 (7-216) (Winthrop). $0.152M 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 3.5 0.2 12 7 49.8 47 15 32 7 .263 1.24 4.11 4.32 -5.8 -0.6
80o 0 3.3 0.2 11 6 43.9 45 14 28 6 .278 1.34 4.51 4.74 -7.0 -0.8
70o 0 3.1 0.2 10 6 39.8 43 14 26 6 .288 1.41 4.80 5.05 -7.6 -0.8
60o 0 2.9 0.1 9 5 36.4 41 13 24 6 .297 1.47 5.06 5.32 -8.0 -0.9
50o 0 2.7 0.1 8 5 33.2 39 12 21 5 .306 1.53 5.30 5.57 -8.1 -0.9
40o 0 2.6 0.1 8 4 30.2 37 12 20 5 .314 1.60 5.54 5.83 -8.2 -0.9
30o 0 2.4 0.1 7 4 27.0 34 11 17 5 .323 1.67 5.81 6.11 -8.1 -0.9
20o 0 2.1 0.1 6 3 23.4 31 10 15 4 .334 1.75 6.13 6.45 -7.8 -0.8
10o 0 1.8 0.1 5 3 18.6 26 8 12 4 .349 1.87 6.59 6.93 -7.1 -0.8
Weighted Mean02.70.18532.63812215.3041.525.265.54-7.9-0.9

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Chris Leroux threw 1,339 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2014, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2014, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Slider (81mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph).