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Diego Moreno PNationals

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-21-1987
Height6' 1"
Weight235 lbs
Age36 years, 9 months, 4 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.02015
2016
0.12017
2018
0.22019
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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 NYA MLB 4 0 10.3 1 0 0 9 3 8 1 111 7.8 2.6 0.9 7.0 0% .258 1.16 4.26 5.23 105 4.45 103.9 0.0
2017 TBA MLB 5 0 5.7 0 1 0 6 2 6 1 9.5 3.2 1.6 9.5 41% .313 1.41 4.91 4.76 102 4.21 89.6 0.1
CareerMLB9016.0110155142728.42.81.17.941%.3131.254.495.061044.3698.80.1

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-
2007 VPI Rk VSL 13 0 22.3 1 0 2 17 5 16 1 6.9 2.0 0.4 6.5 0% .250 0.99 2.97 2.42 0 0.00 0.0
2008 VIT Rk VSL 7 6 31.0 3 1 0 21 4 21 0 6.1 1.2 0.0 6.1 0% .228 0.81 2.11 0.87 0 0.00 0.0
2009 WVA A SAL 18 0 45.0 1 3 5 29 14 57 3 100 5.8 2.8 0.6 11.4 0% .255 0.96 3.05 2.60 79 2.58 54.4
2009 SCO A- NYP 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 101 7.2 1.8 1.8 7.2 0% .231 1.00 4.91 1.80 97 3.31 69.6
2009 ZUL Wnt VWL 8 0 8.0 0 1 0 10 2 10 0 11.3 2.3 0.0 11.3 0% .400 1.50 1.93 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2010 BRD A+ FSL 28 0 38.3 4 1 1 14 5 57 3 3.3 1.2 0.7 13.4 0% .151 0.50 1.94 1.17 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ALT AA EAS 7 0 7.7 0 0 2 10 3 12 1 11.7 3.5 1.2 14.0 0% .474 1.69 3.09 7.01 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ZUL Wnt VWL 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 6.7 3.3 0.0 10.0 0% .286 1.11 1.87 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2011 BRD A+ FSL 34 0 33.7 2 4 5 26 15 31 2 7.0 4.0 0.5 8.3 0% .258 1.22 3.91 3.21 99 3.66 74.8
2011 ALT AA EAS 7 0 11.0 0 0 0 10 3 14 1 8.2 2.5 0.8 11.5 0% .321 1.18 3.40 4.91 72 2.77 56.5
2011 ZUL Wnt LVB 17 0 20.7 0 0 0 14 3 20 1 6.1 1.3 0.4 8.7 0% .245 0.82 2.01 3.05 0 0.00 0.0
2013 TAM A+ FSL 18 0 27.7 2 4 0 26 10 25 2 8.5 3.3 0.7 8.1 0% .293 1.30 3.78 4.88 96 3.82 82.9
2013 TRN AA EAS 6 0 9.3 1 0 0 4 2 12 0 3.9 1.9 0.0 11.6 0% .200 0.64 2.03 0.96 65 1.85 40.2
2014 TRN AA EAS 8 0 11.3 1 0 6 5 2 13 0 4.0 1.6 0.0 10.3 0% .192 0.62 1.58 0.79 69 1.85 39.1
2014 SWB AAA INT 30 1 46.3 2 3 2 62 15 42 2 104 12.0 2.9 0.4 8.2 0% .387 1.66 3.06 4.86 86 6.20 131.3
2015 NYA MLB AL 4 0 10.3 1 0 0 9 3 8 1 111 7.8 2.6 0.9 7.0 0% .258 1.16 4.26 5.23 105 4.45 103.9
2015 SWB AAA INT 26 4 53.7 3 0 1 39 16 42 1 92 6.5 2.7 0.2 7.0 0% .257 1.02 2.72 2.18 90 3.04 66.6
2016 TRN AA EAS 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 10 2 12 0 12.9 2.6 0.0 15.4 37% .526 1.71 0.78 2.57 59 4.23 93.3
2016 SWB AAA INT 28 2 49.0 6 1 1 55 17 52 5 99 10.1 3.1 0.9 9.6 48% .350 1.47 3.47 5.14 90 5.08 112.2
2017 TBA MLB AL 5 0 5.7 0 1 0 6 2 6 1 9.5 3.2 1.6 9.5 41% .313 1.41 4.91 4.76 102 4.21 89.6
2017 PCH A+ FSL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 99 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .500 1.00 -0.69 0.00 78 3.81 81.0
2017 COH AAA INT 9 0 12.3 1 0 0 8 2 10 1 5.8 1.5 0.7 7.3 36% .219 0.81 3.26 0.73 82 4.29 91.3
2017 DUR AAA INT 11 0 16.3 0 0 5 9 3 17 0 5.0 1.7 0.0 9.4 40% .225 0.73 1.81 1.10 82 3.88 82.5
2019 CDC AAA MEX 5 5 25.3 3 0 0 38 8 17 3 13.5 2.8 1.1 6.0 0% .385 1.82 5.48 5.68 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 165 0.5212 0.5091 0.7619 0.6860 0.3165 0.8644 0.5200 0.2381
2017 106 0.5094 0.5000 0.7547 0.7222 0.2692 0.8205 0.5714 0.2453
Career2710.51660.50550.75910.70020.29800.84720.54010.2409

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
2014-05-31 2014-06-24 Minors 24 0 - Not Disclosed -
2012-04-05 2012-09-05 Minors 153 142 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-04-27 -
2011-06-19 2011-07-10 Minors 21 18 - Not Disclosed - -
2010-08-19 2010-09-09 Minors 21 0 Not Disclosed -
2010-05-25 2010-06-23 Minors 29 0 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 TBA $
2016 NYA $
2015 NYA $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 151 d2018

Details
  • 2018. Signed by Hanshin Tigers of Japan 11/17.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 12/8/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Tampa Bay 5/9/17. Claimed by Cleveland off waivers 7/29/17 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 7/27/17. DFA by Cleveland 8/27/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/29/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 11/30/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by NY Yankees 6/22/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/2/15.
  • Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Pittsburgh 2/17/12.
  • Signed by Pittsburgh as an amateur free agent from Venezuela 8/06.

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 6.5 0 0.6 32 2 51.6 42 16 49 6 .261 1.13 3.22 3.47 -2.4 -0.3
80o 5.5 0 0.5 28 1 45.4 40 16 43 6 .277 1.22 3.61 3.88 -4.0 -0.4
70o 4.9 0 0.4 25 1 41.1 38 15 39 5 .288 1.29 3.90 4.19 -4.9 -0.5
60o 4.4 0 0.4 23 1 37.5 36 14 36 5 .297 1.35 4.15 4.46 -5.5 -0.6
50o 4 0 0.3 21 1 34.2 35 14 33 5 .306 1.41 4.39 4.71 -5.9 -0.6
40o 3.5 0 0.3 19 1 31.0 33 13 30 5 .315 1.47 4.63 4.97 -6.2 -0.7
30o 3.1 0 0.2 17 1 27.7 31 12 26 4 .325 1.54 4.89 5.25 -6.3 -0.7
20o 2.6 0 0.2 15 1 23.9 28 11 23 4 .336 1.62 5.20 5.59 -6.3 -0.7
10o 2 0 0.1 12 1 18.9 24 9 18 3 .351 1.74 5.64 6.06 -5.9 -0.6
Weighted Mean3.900.321133.53413325.3041.404.354.68-5.7-0.6

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Diego Moreno threw 689 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2022, including pitches thrown in . In 2022, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (87mph).