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Birth Date	7-2-1986
Height	6' 2"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	37 years, 9 months, 24 days
Bats	R
Throws	L

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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	TOR	MLB	18	17	93.3	7	4	0	116	38	69	17	104	11.2	3.7	1.6	6.7	0%	.338	1.65	5.40	5.30	117	6.81	146.0	-1.3
2010	TOR	MLB	28	28	172.7	15	7	0	175	54	117	18	110	9.1	2.8	0.9	6.1	0%	.293	1.33	4.00	4.22	103	4.62	104.4	1.3
2011	TOR	MLB	20	20	123.7	4	11	0	122	42	87	22	108	8.9	3.1	1.6	6.3	0%	.267	1.33	5.13	4.73	119	5.99	139.2	-1.4
2012	TOR	MLB	21	9	61.3	2	4	0	70	23	51	11	105	10.3	3.4	1.6	7.5	0%	.324	1.52	4.98	5.72	101	4.28	98.2	0.6
2013	TOR	MLB	60	0	60.7	5	1	1	44	23	70	4	100	6.5	3.4	0.6	10.4	0%	.267	1.10	2.91	2.82	94	3.30	79.0	0.9
2014	TOR	MLB	66	0	53.3	2	3	5	46	27	76	2	103	7.8	4.6	0.3	12.8	0%	.344	1.37	2.37	2.70	89	2.77	67.8	1.1
2015	TOR	MLB	63	0	54.3	5	5	5	39	13	70	4	108	6.5	2.2	0.7	11.6	0%	.280	0.96	2.31	2.48	87	2.67	62.3	1.3
2016	TOR	MLB	54	0	36.7	1	7	0	39	8	45	6	108	9.6	2.0	1.5	11.0	43%	.344	1.28	3.59	3.93	97	4.06	89.8	0.4
2017	SLN	MLB	73	0	67.3	2	4	1	67	16	66	7		9.0	2.1	0.9	8.8	47%	.319	1.23	3.28	3.88	97	4.31	91.8	0.6
2018	SLN	MLB	40	0	32.7	1	1	0	39	25	19	5	93	10.7	6.9	1.4	5.2	41%	.315	1.96	6.24	6.89	146	8.61	192.2	-1.4
Career		MLB	443	74	756.0	44	47	12	757	269	670	96	97	9.0	3.2	1.1	8.0	44%	.304	1.36	4.12	4.29	106	4.83	109.0	2.2

Statistics for All Levels

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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-
2007	AUB	A-	NYP	14	13	49.7	1	0	0	36	11	56	1	97	6.5	2.0	0.2	10.1	0%	.278	0.95	2.29	1.27	77	2.56	52.5
2008	DUN	A+	FSL	4	4	10.3	0	0	0	6	2	11	1	103	5.2	1.7	0.9	9.6	0%	.208	0.78	2.91	1.75	79	2.90	59.4
2008	NHP	AA	EAS	18	18	77.7	6	2	0	66	23	87	4	107	7.6	2.7	0.5	10.1	0%	.302	1.15	2.73	2.55	73	3.19	65.3
2008	SYR	AAA	INT	6	6	30.7	2	3	0	28	16	31	1	91	8.2	4.7	0.3	9.1	0%	.310	1.43	3.28	4.10	89	4.57	93.5
2009	TOR	MLB	AL	18	17	93.3	7	4	0	116	38	69	17	104	11.2	3.7	1.6	6.7	0%	.338	1.65	5.40	5.30	117	6.81	146.0
2009	LVG	AAA	PCL	9	9	49.0	1	5	0	53	19	32	2	101	9.7	3.5	0.4	5.9	0%	.313	1.47	4.02	5.69	96	4.27	89.9
2010	TOR	MLB	AL	28	28	172.7	15	7	0	175	54	117	18	110	9.1	2.8	0.9	6.1	0%	.293	1.33	4.00	4.22	103	4.62	104.4
2010	LVG	AAA	PCL	2	2	11.0	2	0	0	13	2	11	0	120	10.6	1.6	0.0	9.0	0%	.394	1.36	2.12	2.45	0	0.00	0.0
2011	TOR	MLB	AL	20	20	123.7	4	11	0	122	42	87	22	108	8.9	3.1	1.6	6.3	0%	.267	1.33	5.13	4.73	119	5.99	139.2
2011	LVG	AAA	PCL	12	12	78.7	8	2	0	89	24	63	15	119	10.2	2.7	1.7	7.2	0%	.305	1.44	5.57	5.26	101	4.27	87.1
2012	TOR	MLB	AL	21	9	61.3	2	4	0	70	23	51	11	105	10.3	3.4	1.6	7.5	0%	.324	1.52	4.98	5.72	101	4.28	98.2
2012	NHP	AA	EAS	9	9	42.7	3	2	0	44	14	34	2	102	9.3	3.0	0.4	7.2	0%	.318	1.36	3.33	3.38	95	5.17	107.6
2012	LVG	AAA	PCL	6	6	39.7	1	2	0	36	7	33	1	102	8.2	1.6	0.2	7.5	0%	.313	1.08	2.93	2.50	73	2.82	58.7
2013	TOR	MLB	AL	60	0	60.7	5	1	1	44	23	70	4	100	6.5	3.4	0.6	10.4	0%	.267	1.10	2.91	2.82	94	3.30	79.0
2014	TOR	MLB	AL	66	0	53.3	2	3	5	46	27	76	2	103	7.8	4.6	0.3	12.8	0%	.344	1.37	2.37	2.70	89	2.77	67.8
2014	BUF	AAA	INT	2	0	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1		9.0	0.0	4.5	4.5	0%	.200	1.00	8.84	4.50	107	4.58	97.0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	63	0	54.3	5	5	5	39	13	70	4	108	6.5	2.2	0.7	11.6	0%	.280	0.96	2.31	2.48	87	2.67	62.3
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	54	0	36.7	1	7	0	39	8	45	6	108	9.6	2.0	1.5	11.0	43%	.344	1.28	3.59	3.93	97	4.06	89.8
2016	DUN	A+	FSL	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		9.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	50%	.500	1.00	-0.75	4.50	54	2.47	54.5
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	33%	.167	0.50	3.17	0.00	112	4.35	96.1
2017	SLN	MLB	NL	73	0	67.3	2	4	1	67	16	66	7		9.0	2.1	0.9	8.8	47%	.319	1.23	3.28	3.88	97	4.31	91.8
2018	SLN	MLB	NL	40	0	32.7	1	1	0	39	25	19	5	93	10.7	6.9	1.4	5.2	41%	.315	1.96	6.24	6.89	146	8.61	192.2
2018	SFD	AA	TEX	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	50%	.500	1.00	1.44	0.00	84	5.04	106.6
2018	MEM	AAA	PCL	5	0	5.0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		5.4	1.8	0.0	3.6	27%	.200	0.80	3.54	0.00	113	4.30	91.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2009	1602	0.5019	0.4251	0.8062	0.6157	0.2331	0.8606	0.6613	0.1938
2010	2698	0.4989	0.4674	0.7898	0.6270	0.3084	0.8531	0.6619	0.2102
2011	1911	0.4856	0.4626	0.8043	0.6121	0.3215	0.8715	0.6835	0.1957
2012	1021	0.4603	0.4270	0.7729	0.6021	0.2777	0.8481	0.6340	0.2271
2013	909	0.5039	0.4345	0.7063	0.5830	0.2838	0.8202	0.4688	0.2937
2014	859	0.4680	0.4517	0.6057	0.5622	0.3545	0.7965	0.3395	0.3943
2015	811	0.4427	0.4784	0.6753	0.6351	0.3540	0.8553	0.4188	0.3247
2016	564	0.5000	0.4610	0.7154	0.5851	0.3369	0.8485	0.4842	0.2846
2017	983	0.4975	0.5076	0.7214	0.6524	0.3644	0.8245	0.5389	0.2786
2018	569	0.4780	0.4587	0.8046	0.6581	0.2761	0.8827	0.6341	0.1954
Career	11927	0.4871	0.4572	0.7570	0.6151	0.3067	0.8490	0.5886	0.2430

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
2014-06-19	2014-07-04	15-DL	15	14	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2014-06-14	2014-06-18	DTD	4	3	Left	Groin	Tightness		-
2013-09-13	2013-09-30	60-DL	17	16	Left	Elbow	Inflammation		-	-
2013-08-25	2013-08-30	DTD	5	4	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
2012-04-19	2012-06-15	Minors	57	0	-	Groin	Strain		-	-
2011-09-10	2011-09-20	DTD	10	8	Left	Fingers	Laceration	Index Finger Cleaning Blender	-	-
2010-09-11	2010-09-17	DTD	6	5		Arm	Fatigue		-
2010-08-07	2010-08-14	DTD	7	6	Right	Knee	Laceration		-
2010-03-04	2010-03-15	Camp	11	0	Left	Thumb	Laceration	Thumb	-
2009-08-09	2009-08-20	DTD	11	9	Left	Knee	Sprain	MCL Bothering Since Spring Training	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2020	SLN	$7,250,000
2019	SLN	$7,750,000
2018	SLN	$7,750,000
2017	SLN	$7,750,000
2016	TOR	$3,800,000
2015	TOR	$2,475,000
2014	TOR	$1,300,000
2013	TOR	$510,000
2011	TOR	$443,100

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$39,028,100
10 yr	Total	$39,028,100

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 152 d	ACES	4 years/$30.5M (2017-20)

Details

4 years/$30.5M (2017-20). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/21/16. $1M signing bonus. 17:$7.5M, 18:$7.5M, 19:$7.5M, 20:$7M. Award bonuses. Full no-trade protection. Released by St. Louis 7/22/20. Retired 11/12/21.
1 year/$3.8M (2016). Re-signed by Toronto 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.475M (2015). Re-signed by Toronto 1/15/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.3M (2014). Re-signed by Toronto 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.51M (2013). Re-signed by Toronto 3/13.
1 year (2012). Re-signed by Toronto 3/12.
1 year/$0.4431M (2011). Re-signed by Toronto 3/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Toronto 3/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Toronto 5/1/09.
Drafted by Toronto 2007 1s-38 (Maryland). Signed 6/16/07, $0.81M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	L	SV	G	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	2.2	1.5	64	53.5	46	21	44	7	.261	1.26	3.77	4.26	-7.5	-0.8
80^o	1.8	1.3	57	47.6	44	20	39	6	.275	1.35	4.17	4.7	-9.0	-1.0
70^o	1.6	1.1	52	43.5	43	19	36	6	.285	1.43	4.46	5.03	-9.7	-1.1
60^o	1.4	1	48	40.1	41	19	33	6	.294	1.49	4.71	5.31	-10.2	-1.1
50^o	1.2	0.9	44	37.0	39	18	30	6	.302	1.55	4.95	5.58	-10.5	-1.1
40^o	1	0.8	40	33.9	38	17	28	5	.311	1.61	5.20	5.86	-10.6	-1.2
30^o	0.9	0.7	37	30.8	36	16	25	5	.320	1.68	5.46	6.16	-10.7	-1.2
20^o	0.7	0.6	32	27.1	33	15	22	5	.330	1.76	5.78	6.52	-10.4	-1.1
10^o	0.5	0.4	27	22.3	29	13	18	4	.345	1.89	6.23	7.02	-9.8	-1.1
Weighted Mean	1.2	0.9	43	36.3	38	17	30	5	.300	1.54	4.92	5.55	-10.2	-1.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2015-04-29 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Bret, thanks in advance. In a keeper, I drafted Seager and Bryant. Dynasty 10 teams. Don't see myself giving up on Bryant. I need Closer depth. Should I dangle Seager for a closer or should I hold out for bigger return? I have an offer on him in the form of Brett Cecil. Thanks again! (Number27 from THRILLwaukee)	Do not do that. Please do not do that. If I'm trading Corey Seager in a dynasty league right now, I'd better be getting at least a top-75 overall player back. (Bret Sayre)
2015-02-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Toronto closer: Aaron Sanchez? Brett Cecil? You must have seen these guys in the Int, no? (CyMature from fountain of youth)	Yes. Saw Sanchez at New Hampshire last year. He wasn't around AAA a long time. The guy is one of the biggest arms around the game. Mid 90's with ease. Tons of natural life and run. I was told he has those big Pedro Martinez fingers that create a natural rifling effect as he releases the ball. Even long tossing he would appear to be throwing 15 degree away from the catcher and the ball ran back that much. I think this is a big reason for his command issues. The other big problem is his short striding. I don't like it and it's not helping him repeat better at all. Two Plus or better pitches and the change has a ton of potential. Big, strong, athlete who can throw hard all day. He'd be a waste in the pen in many ways - it wouldn't hide his command deficiencies, for one. If you're having trouble locating that doesn't really improve if you suddenly ONLY pitch high leverage innings. In either case though, he doesn't need to improve his command to get big leaguers out. He can be effectively wild because the stuff is just so good. Our own Mark Anderson used a AJ Burnett comp I liked a lot. Burnett has basically been a thrower and not a pitcher his whole career and yet he's made a hell of a career of that. Sanchez could do the same and has the potential to evolve into a better type of pitcher (READ: NOT saying better career than Burnett neccesarily ). EDIT: Rambled and Forgot Cecil. Cecil was the Closer for Maryland in College and he's more than capable. I also wouldn't sleep on Aaron Loup. He gets out LHs and RHs and is a pretty strong arm. Neither of those guys has a more impressive resume than Casey Janssen when he took over, no? (Al Skorupa)
2015-01-15 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Toronto has a little bit of money left but has a couple of potential needs (Closer, 2B, CF, SP). If you were the team's GM which would you prioritize knowing that the likely fallback options for those positions were Dalton Pompey (CF), Brett Cecil (CL), and Devon Travis (2b). Axford or K-Rod for closer and Hector Olivera at second base would look nice no? (Jim from Ottawa)	I'm not a believer in Devon Travis as a significant MLB contributor, so I would focus my attention on finding alternatives or ideally an answer at second base. If not that, then I think it makes more sense to focus on finding additional arms for the rotation at this point. (Mark Anderson)
2015-02-16 11:00:00 (link to chat)	It looks like the Blue Jays are going to go with Brett Cecil and Aaron Sanchez as their late inning arms. If it were up to you, who would be the closer and who the setup man? (Mark from Toronto)	I'm not sure the order matters from where I'm sitting. I guess I'd put Cecil in the ninth so I could cushion Sanchez's eventual arb costs (since he's likely to reach Super Two status). If I were the team, I'd like to know how they approach the ninth inning mentally. It reminds me of what Kevin Goldstein used to say: if the players believe in the closer's mentality, then it exists; it may not mean much to you or I or Suzy by the seashore, but if they value it, then it is valuable. If Sanchez has that mindset and Cecil doesn't, well, who can blame Toronto for putting the youngster in that spot? (R.J. Anderson)
2013-07-29 11:00:00 (link to chat)	I give you a chance to make one move before the deadline, what do you do (Alex Anthopoulos from Toronto)	Alex you are a good man, much smarter than I. If you were to employ me I would make any move you wanted to. The move that I would make would be to sell high on some of your relief pitchers, especially Brett Cecil. (Zach Mortimer)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your top LOOGYs that I should target to snipe me some holds? (GC from 90210)	Cingrani still available? Alex Torres, Brett Cecil, Justin Wilson, Charlie Furbush (Ollie Perez temporarily closing gives him more opps), Sean Doolittle, Robbie Ross, and Tim Collins (Paul Sporer)
2011-03-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Which AL East youngster is the better bet for 2011: Brett Cecil or Brian Matusz? (PepeShady from StP)	Gotta like both, but when the stats look similar I have to trust the scouts, who say that Matusz is the more likely ace among this pair. Cecil hasn't been able to duplicate his minor league ground ball and home run rates yet in the Majors, and he's in a home park where that can hurt... (Cory Schwartz)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	keeper league, one spot left -- Wade Davis or Brett Cecil? (JB from NYC)	I would keep Davis for the future upside, even if they may be the same guy in 2011. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in a shallow 8 team league with some friends. I drafter Chipper, but grabbed Headley on the waiver wire. Do I drop Chipper and grab a pitcher? Jaime Garcia, Brad Penny, Phil Hughes, Brett Cecil, and Wade Davis are all available. Bonus round: I already snagged CJ Wilson off the wire. Do you like any of the guys I listed better than CJ? Thanks! (Gregjitsu from Cal)	I like C.J. Wilson a lot. I think he's like Buehrle with more strikeouts (more walks too, though). I wonder why he started out as a reliever, because he's got the stuff and repertoire to be a starter. Hughes, Cecil or Davis would all be worthwhile IMO. Cecil will probably give you the fewest wins though, when the Jays remember they are the Jays. (Marc Normandin)
2009-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	It seems as if the Jays have recovered from their hiccup following their early season hot-start. If the standings look the same once Doc Halladay returns next week, what odds would you give the Jays of hanging tight in the playoff race through to September? Making the playoffs? (rawagman from Toronto)	I'm still not a believer in the long-term viability of that offense. I also don't know if they'll continue to have success with Ricky Romero and Brett Cecil patching the rotation (though I hope they do, because it's fun to watch). (Steven Goldman)
2009-05-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any opinion on Brett Cecil's ceiling? (Dennis from Chicago)	4, maybe 3. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Christina my friend read me my heroscope about a month ago and it said I will recieve very good news on Feb. 10th. I haven't got any yet. Could you tell me something awesome about the Jays? (dogtothedog from Toronto)	You're still tied for first place? Seriously, though, there are players to look forward to coming into view. J.P. Arencibia and Travis Snider, certainly, maybe Brett Cecil and Ricky Romero... we can all hope Aaron Hill's good to go, right, and there's nothing that say he can't right now this instant... OK, I'm stretching here. A little less than eight hours to go, maybe it's something non-baseball you're supposed to hear. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-11-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In Verducci terms, how long should it be expected to take to convert a young releiver into a starter capable of throwing 180+IP? I'm thinking especially of Brett Cecil here, although I have also heard of this being attempted by other clubs with highly esteemed prospects. Thank you (rawagman from TO)	That's a pretty extreme case, but I'd say two years. He's either going to handle the workload, or not. (Will Carroll)
2008-07-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on Jhoulys Chacin and Brett Cecil? Are they as good as their numbers suggest and do you think they will be starters or relievers in the majors? (HunterH from Houston)	I think Cecil profiles well as a No. 3 or 4 starter. As for the other guy... I talk to a scout about Chacin in tommorow's edition of Future Shock. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Brett Cecil has been posting some fine numbers at high A and AA this season (67.1 ip, 57h, 21bb, 71k, 2.38 GO/AO) - yet I never hear him mentioned among the better pitching prospects. Has his stuff gone downhill since becoming a full time starter? (nellybud from NS)	He's a good prospect, but not an elite one. He has a deep arsenal and really knows how to pitch, but it's good stuff, not overwhelming stuff. (Kevin Goldstein)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Brett Cecil threw 12,044 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2020, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2020, he relied primarily on his Curve (79mph), Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Cutter (82mph).