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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-26-1986
Height6' 2"
Weight200 lbs
Age37 years, 10 months, 12 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.12015
2016
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
2010 ANA MLB 24 0 21.3 2 0 1 17 16 20 0 102 7.2 6.8 0.0 8.4 0% .288 1.55 3.42 2.11 95 3.65 82.5 0.3
2011 ANA MLB 14 0 12.3 0 1 1 14 9 9 6 93 10.2 6.6 4.4 6.6 0% .229 1.86 10.35 7.30 144 7.61 176.9 -0.4
2013 ANA MLB 63 0 53.0 1 4 0 42 28 52 7 95 7.1 4.8 1.2 8.8 0% .248 1.32 4.58 3.74 124 5.69 136.2 -0.7
2014 ANA MLB 25 0 23.7 2 1 0 11 20 26 1 94 4.2 7.6 0.4 9.9 0% .192 1.31 4.30 3.04 115 4.65 114.1 0.0
2015 ATL MLB 6 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 90 0.0 11.6 0.0 7.7 0% .000 1.29 5.30 0.00 129 6.75 157.7 -0.1
CareerMLB1320115.0562847911114966.66.21.18.729%.2441.424.953.521195.35126.9-1.0

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-
2008 ORM Rk PIO 16 0 23.3 2 0 0 11 11 44 1 107 4.2 4.2 0.4 17.0 0% .270 0.94 2.36 1.93 68 1.71 35.0
2009 CDR A MDW 28 0 37.0 4 1 6 20 12 60 1 103 4.9 2.9 0.2 14.6 0% .292 0.86 1.86 2.19 49 1.63 34.3
2009 RCU A+ CLF 22 0 28.7 2 0 3 13 14 43 0 99 4.1 4.4 0.0 13.5 0% .255 0.94 2.22 0.94 67 2.28 47.9
2010 ANA MLB AL 24 0 21.3 2 0 1 17 16 20 0 102 7.2 6.8 0.0 8.4 0% .288 1.55 3.42 2.11 95 3.65 82.5
2010 ARK AA TXS 15 0 18.3 2 2 3 12 8 25 0 5.9 3.9 0.0 12.3 0% .316 1.09 1.91 2.46 0 0.00 0.0
2010 SLC AAA PCL 26 0 27.7 3 2 8 16 17 32 3 5.2 5.5 1.0 10.4 0% .210 1.19 4.62 1.95 0 0.00 0.0
2011 ANA MLB AL 14 0 12.3 0 1 1 14 9 9 6 93 10.2 6.6 4.4 6.6 0% .229 1.86 10.35 7.30 144 7.61 176.9
2011 SLC AAA PCL 46 0 48.3 1 3 12 47 20 64 5 8.8 3.7 0.9 11.9 0% .350 1.39 3.90 4.10 72 3.01 61.5
2011 GIG Wnt LID 2 0 1.3 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 27.0 13.5 6.8 20.3 0% .750 4.50 12.81 27.00 0 0.00 0.0
2013 ANA MLB AL 63 0 53.0 1 4 0 42 28 52 7 95 7.1 4.8 1.2 8.8 0% .248 1.32 4.58 3.74 124 5.69 136.2
2013 SLC AAA PCL 5 0 4.3 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 4.2 0.0 0.0 14.5 0% .286 0.46 0.33 0.00 55 2.51 54.4
2014 ANA MLB AL 25 0 23.7 2 1 0 11 20 26 1 94 4.2 7.6 0.4 9.9 0% .192 1.31 4.30 3.04 115 4.65 114.1
2014 SLC AAA PCL 33 0 34.0 1 1 8 28 27 33 6 7.4 7.1 1.6 8.7 0% .253 1.62 6.51 4.76 129 4.05 85.8
2015 ATL MLB NL 6 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 90 0.0 11.6 0.0 7.7 0% .000 1.29 5.30 0.00 129 6.75 157.7
2015 GWN AAA INT 7 0 10.0 0 1 0 9 5 11 0 8.1 4.5 0.0 9.9 0% .360 1.40 2.45 4.50 82 4.00 87.8
2015 BRA Rk GCL 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 138 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .200 0.50 1.30 0.00 91 2.78 61.0
2017 FTM A+ FSL 7 0 7.0 1 0 1 5 2 10 0 6.4 2.6 0.0 12.9 25% .313 1.00 1.31 0.00 73 2.94 62.5
2017 ROC AAA INT 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 0% .000 2.00 17.34 9.00 117 4.53 96.4
2017 TWI Rk GCL 5 4 5.0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 96 3.6 1.8 0.0 12.6 33% .222 0.60 1.22 1.80 69 1.34 28.5
2019 WTN AA SOU 21 0 22.7 2 1 9 13 8 41 3 5.2 3.2 1.2 16.3 35% .270 0.93 2.85 2.78 70 3.18 65.3
2019 RNO AAA PCL 3 0 3.7 0 1 0 3 4 3 1 7.4 9.8 2.5 7.4 0% .167 1.91 9.79 9.82 125 6.04 124.4
2019 DIA Rk AZL 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 3.4 3.4 0.0 20.3 67% .333 0.75 2.00 6.75 61 0.37 10.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2010 387 0.4677 0.4367 0.7278 0.6354 0.2621 0.7826 0.6111 0.2722
2011 241 0.4813 0.4938 0.7983 0.7328 0.2720 0.8353 0.7059 0.2017
2013 961 0.5016 0.5078 0.7459 0.7178 0.2965 0.7601 0.7113 0.2541
2014 434 0.5046 0.4009 0.7011 0.6119 0.1860 0.7463 0.5500 0.2989
2015 80 0.4250 0.4000 0.8125 0.6471 0.2174 0.7727 0.9000 0.1875
Career21030.49070.46690.74190.67980.26150.77050.66610.2581

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
2012-03-26 2012-10-04 60-DL 192 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-04-12 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 ATL $
2014 ANA $515,000
2013 ANA $
2012 ANA $481,500
2011 ANA $414,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,410,500
3 yrTotal$1,410,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 141 dCSE1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 2/1/20 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 2/8/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 2018. Released by Minnesota 3/24/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Minnesota (minor-league contract).
  • 2016. Did not play.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 10/16/14. DFA by Tampa Bay 11/20/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/26/14 (refused assignment). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 12/4/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Atlanta 4/24/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by Atlanta 9/14/15.
  • 1 year/$0.515M (2014). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/4/14. DFA by LA Angels 9/2/14 (refused assignment 9/8/14).
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/2/13.
  • 1 year/$0.4815M (2012). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/3/12.
  • 1 year/$0.414M (2011). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/1/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by LA Angels 7/26/10.
  • Drafted by LA Angels 2008 (13-409) (College of Charleston).

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 47 0 54.2 37 23 54 6 .233 1.10 3.34 3.67 -4.0 -0.4
80o 0 1.2 1.8 41 0 47.1 35 21 47 5 .250 1.21 3.78 4.16 -5.8 -0.6
70o 0 1 1.6 37 0 42.1 34 20 42 5 .262 1.29 4.11 4.52 -6.7 -0.7
60o 0 0.9 1.4 33 0 38.0 32 19 38 5 .272 1.36 4.40 4.83 -7.3 -0.8
50o 0 0.7 1.2 30 0 34.3 31 18 34 5 .282 1.43 4.67 5.13 -7.6 -0.8
40o 0 0.6 1 27 0 30.7 29 17 31 4 .292 1.50 4.95 5.44 -7.8 -0.8
30o 0 0.5 0.9 24 0 26.9 26 16 27 4 .302 1.58 5.25 5.77 -7.7 -0.8
20o 0 0.4 0.7 20 0 22.6 24 14 23 4 .315 1.67 5.62 6.18 -7.4 -0.8
10o 0 0.2 0.5 15 0 17.0 19 12 17 3 .332 1.81 6.14 6.76 -6.6 -0.7
Weighted Mean00.71.229033.32918334.2791.414.625.07-7.2-0.8

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DateQuestionAnswer
2013-05-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)Resin bag or rosin bag? And how did Michael Kohn not freak out when a dude was charging towards him at full speed?
(Nathan Aderhold from Tustin)		"Rosin bag -- never resin." --SABR style guide: http://sabr.org/about/sabr-style-guide

I touched a rosin bag the other day and was shocked by how sticky it made my hands. I had to shake a player's hand a few minutes later and was very embarrassed. (Sam Miller)
2011-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Sam, what player on the Angels, if any, will take the mantle from Jerome Williams as the player to have his name mispronounced for 2+ seasons? My money is on Michael Kohn.
(ericstephen from SB Nation LA)		Kohn is a good one. Jean Segura -- I could see people wanting to class it up and calling him Jean like John, like he's french. A lot of people have trouble with Bourjos as it is. Bourjos is like "museum" or "mirror," where it just doesn't quite sound right no matter how you say it. (Sam Miller)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Michael Kohn threw 2,273 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2019, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2019, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Curve (78mph).