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Birth Date	11-13-1986
Height	6' 2"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	37 years, 5 months, 13 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: 1.42015
: 1.12016
: -2.92017
: 1.12018
: 0.52019
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2011	ARI	MLB	8	7	40.0	4	2	48	18	25	6	101	10.8	4.1	1.4	5.6	0%	.321	1.65	5.04	4.50	114	5.21	121.0	-0.1
2012	ARI	MLB	32	29	194.7	16	11	193	37	144	14	102	8.9	1.7	0.6	6.7	0%	.293	1.18	3.18	3.33	96	4.26	97.6	2.1
2013	ARI	MLB	33	33	202.7	10	10	201	66	147	21	100	8.9	2.9	0.9	6.5	0%	.296	1.32	3.95	3.55	102	4.27	102.3	1.7
2014	ARI	MLB	33	33	201.3	8	12	207	75	183	23	104	9.3	3.4	1.0	8.2	0%	.317	1.40	3.94	4.34	98	4.07	99.7	1.9
2015	BOS	MLB	32	32	193.7	11	11	201	64	147	17	114	9.3	3.0	0.8	6.8	0%	.307	1.37	3.77	4.46	99	4.48	104.7	1.4
2016	BAL	0	11	11	54.0	2	5	70	15	55	7	109	11.7	2.5	1.2	9.2	50%	.389	1.57	3.75	6.17	94	4.06	89.9	0.8
2016	SEA	0	19	19	112.0	7	8	117	34	82	18	102	9.4	2.7	1.4	6.6	48%	.298	1.35	4.72	4.98	105	5.11	113.0	0.3
2017	BAL	MLB	32	32	157.3	8	15	179	93	142	25	105	10.2	5.3	1.4	8.1	51%	.332	1.73	5.25	5.61	115	7.20	153.3	-2.9
2018	MIL	MLB	16	16	80.7	5	2	71	27	50	3	94	7.9	3.0	0.3	5.6	54%	.269	1.21	3.55	2.57	99	4.13	92.2	1.1
2019	HOU	MLB	33	33	167.3	14	6	164	61	140	23	103	8.8	3.3	1.2	7.5	50%	.288	1.34	4.54	3.98	106	5.42	111.2	0.6
2016	TOT	MLB	30	30	166.0	9	13	187	49	137	25	104	10.1	2.7	1.4	7.4	49%	.328	1.42	4.40	5.37	101	4.77	105.5	1.1
Career		MLB	249	245	1403.7	85	82	1451	490	1115	157	104	9.3	3.1	1.0	7.1	50%	.306	1.38	4.10	4.23	102	4.81	108.7	6.9

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2008	YAK	A-	NWN	7	0	11.0	1	1	11	5	11	0	106	9.0	4.1	0.0	9.0	0%	.333	1.45	2.89	4.91	95	4.44	90.9
2009	SBN	A	MDW	21	21	113.7	5	9	127	29	91	8	106	10.1	2.3	0.6	7.2	0%	.342	1.37	3.81	4.12	95	5.50	115.7
2009	VIS	A+	CLF	3	3	15.0	1	1	18	4	11	0	96	10.8	2.4	0.0	6.6	0%	.360	1.47	3.09	4.80	94	6.34	133.4
2010	VIS	A+	CLF	14	14	80.3	4	5	81	37	50	1	94	9.1	4.1	0.1	5.6	0%	.313	1.47	4.06	3.25	0	0.00	0.0
2010	MOB	AA	SOU	13	13	72.7	5	2	60	28	63	5	90	7.4	3.5	0.6	7.8	0%	.282	1.21	3.73	1.98	0	0.00	0.0
2011	ARI	MLB	NL	8	7	40.0	4	2	48	18	25	6	101	10.8	4.1	1.4	5.6	0%	.321	1.65	5.04	4.50	114	5.21	121.0
2011	MOB	AA	SOU	14	14	75.3	4	2	74	28	46	6	107	8.8	3.3	0.7	5.5	0%	.285	1.35	4.34	4.78	109	4.92	100.4
2011	RNO	AAA	PCL	8	8	54.3	4	1	53	16	56	4	108	8.8	2.7	0.7	9.3	0%	.327	1.27	3.55	3.64	72	2.78	56.8
2012	ARI	MLB	NL	32	29	194.7	16	11	193	37	144	14	102	8.9	1.7	0.6	6.7	0%	.293	1.18	3.18	3.33	96	4.26	97.6
2013	ARI	MLB	NL	33	33	202.7	10	10	201	66	147	21	100	8.9	2.9	0.9	6.5	0%	.296	1.32	3.95	3.55	102	4.27	102.3
2014	ARI	MLB	NL	33	33	201.3	8	12	207	75	183	23	104	9.3	3.4	1.0	8.2	0%	.317	1.40	3.94	4.34	98	4.07	99.7
2015	BOS	MLB	AL	32	32	193.7	11	11	201	64	147	17	114	9.3	3.0	0.8	6.8	0%	.307	1.37	3.77	4.46	99	4.48	104.7
2016	BAL	MLB	AL	11	11	54.0	2	5	70	15	55	7	109	11.7	2.5	1.2	9.2	50%	.389	1.57	3.75	6.17	94	4.06	89.9
2016	SEA	MLB	AL	19	19	112.0	7	8	117	34	82	18	102	9.4	2.7	1.4	6.6	48%	.298	1.35	4.72	4.98	105	5.11	113.0
2016	EVE	A-	NWL	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	0	7	0	117	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.8	80%	.000	0.00	0.27	0.00	53	0.40	10.0
2017	BAL	MLB	AL	32	32	157.3	8	15	179	93	142	25	105	10.2	5.3	1.4	8.1	51%	.332	1.73	5.25	5.61	115	7.20	153.3
2018	MIL	MLB	NL	16	16	80.7	5	2	71	27	50	3	94	7.9	3.0	0.3	5.6	54%	.269	1.21	3.55	2.57	99	4.13	92.2
2018	BLX	AA	SOU	7	7	25.3	1	2	27	4	28	3	97	9.6	1.4	1.1	9.9	59%	.393	1.22	3.40	3.55	82	4.87	103.0
2019	HOU	MLB	AL	33	33	167.3	14	6	164	61	140	23	103	8.8	3.3	1.2	7.5	50%	.288	1.34	4.54	3.98	106	5.42	111.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2011	656	0.4802	0.4527	0.8013	0.6603	0.2610	0.8510	0.6854	0.1987
2012	2999	0.4622	0.4838	0.8063	0.6609	0.3317	0.8755	0.6879	0.1937
2013	3224	0.4451	0.4373	0.8057	0.6098	0.2990	0.8914	0.6654	0.1943
2014	3117	0.4360	0.4440	0.7666	0.6387	0.2935	0.8583	0.6124	0.2334
2015	3193	0.4100	0.4266	0.7878	0.6066	0.3015	0.8854	0.6514	0.2122
2016	2714	0.4477	0.4587	0.7920	0.6132	0.3336	0.8899	0.6460	0.2080
2017	3051	0.3710	0.4081	0.7807	0.6405	0.2710	0.8731	0.6519	0.2193
2018	1286	0.4137	0.4331	0.7720	0.6297	0.2944	0.8687	0.6261	0.2280
2019	2857	0.4067	0.4438	0.7666	0.6747	0.2855	0.8508	0.6302	0.2334
Career	23097	0.4263	0.4424	0.7863	0.6349	0.3002	0.8740	0.6492	0.2137

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
2013-03-18	2013-03-18	Camp	0	0	Left	Shoulder	Fatigue		-	-
2011-04-13	2011-04-25	Minors	12	11	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Rotator Cuff	-
2009-06-12	2009-06-26	Minors	14	0	Left	Foot	Sprain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2025	MIL	$1,500,000
2024	MIL	$7,000,000
2023	MIL	$3,500,000
2022	CHN	$10,000,000
2021	CIN	$8,000,000
2020	CIN	$6,000,000
2019	HOU	$4,500,000
2018	MIL	$
2017	BAL	$8,750,000
2016	SEA	$6,000,000
2015	BOS	$4,000,000
2014	ARI	$523,500
2013	ARI	$500,500
2012	ARI	$481,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$52,255,000
2019	Current	$7,000,000
12 yr	Pvs + Cur	$59,255,000
1 yr	Future	$1,500,000
13 yr	Total	$60,755,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
12 y 25 d	O'Connell Sports	1 year/$8.5M (2024), 2025 option

Details

1 year/$8.5M (2024), plus 2025 mutual option. Re-signed by Milwaukee 12/4/23. 24:$7M, 25:$12M mutual option ($1.5M buyout). Performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 50, 75 innings pitched. $500,000 for 100 IP. $750,000 each for 125, 150 IP. Assignment bonus: $1M with trade. Limited no-trade protection: may block deals to 10 clubs.
1 year/$4.5M (2023), plus 2024 mutual option. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/5/23. 23:$3.5M, 24:$10M mutual option ($1M buyout). Performance bonuses: $150,000 for 75 innings pitched. $350,000 for 100 IP. $500,000 each for 125, 150 IP. Assignment bonus: $250,000 with trade. Award bonuses: $100,000 for Cy Young ($75,000 for second in vote, $50,000 for third). $50,000 each for All Star, Comeback Player of Year, Reliever of Year, WS MVP, Silver Slugger. $25,000 for Gold Glove, LCS MVP. Perk: hotel suite on road.
2 years/$15M (2020-21), plus 2022 club option. Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/16/19. 20:$6M, 21:$8M, 22:$10M club option ($1M buyout). Annual performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 140, 150, 160, 170 innings pitched, $100,000 each for 180, 190, 200 IP. Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers from Cincinnati 11/5/21. Chicago Cubs exercised 2022 option 11/7/21.
1 year/$4.5M (2019). Signed by Houston as a free agent 1/31/19. Performance bonuses: $100,000 each for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 starts. $100,000 each for 25, 35, 45, 55, 60 relief appearances.
1 year (2018). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 2/14/18 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2.5M in majors. May earn additional $3.2M in performance bonuses based on starts up to 29. Contract selected by Milwaukee 5/2/18.
3 years/$19.25M (2015-17), plus 2018 club option. Signed extension with Boston 2/5/15 (avoided arbitration, $4.3M-$3.4M). $500,000 signing bonus. 15:$3.5M, 16:$6M, 17:$8.75M, 18:$12M club option ($0.5M buyout). 2018 option may increase by $2M to $14M based on performance. Acquired by Seattle in trade from Boston 12/7/15. Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Seattle 7/31/16 with $11,315,573 remaining on contract. Baltimore declined 2018 option 11/3/17.
1 year/$523,500 (2014). Re-signed by Arizona 3/3/14. Acquired by Boston in trade from Arizona 12/12/14.
1 year/$500,500 (2013). Renewed by Arizona 3/2/13.
1 year/$481,000 (2012). Re-signed by Arizona 3/3/12.
1 year (2011). Re-signed by Arizona 3/11.
Drafted by Arizona 2008 (1s-43) (Southeast Louisiana). $877,000 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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2021-03-12 15:00:00 (link to chat)	CIN has seen big improvements in SP performance in guys FIRST FULL seasons under Derek Johnson's tutelage - Sonny Gray (2019), Trevor Bauer (2020), Luis Castillo (2019), Anthony DeSclafani (2019). Gray and Castillo were All-Stars in their first full season with Johnson and Bauer won CY Young. Similar situations though, Tanner Roark and Tyler Mahle flatlined, while Wade Miley was dreadful. Still, there does seem to be a real track record of success for CIN SP working with Johnson. Could Tejay Antone or Jeff Hoffman see a "Derek Johnson-bump" in their first full seasons with the Reds? (Craig from Chicago)	I'd argue the bump for Antone has already happened and it's been pretty well-chronicled what happened there (and it was outside of the Reds pitching development system broadly speaking). I think this does illustrate the point that you are never gonna have a perfect system that is a perfect fit for a variety of arms, and you just hope to do well on balance. On Hoffman, I was probably the last guy out on him, but that was two years ago even for me. Wouldn't be shocked if he turns into a solid pen arm outside of Coors/Rockies though. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2020-02-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	5x5 Roto keeper, can keep for 3 years at roughly the same price. Rank these 4 pitchers: Caleb Smith, Joe Musgrove, Mike Foltynewicz, Wade Miley. Thanks! (MK from Houston)	(1) Mike Foltynewicz, gap, (2) Caleb Smith, (3) Joe Musgrove, massive gap, (4) Wade Miley. In sum, do not consider Wade Miley. (Jesse Roche)
2019-08-28 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Jeff, excited to see that you took Craig's place. Should be a fun chat now. Do you think Wade Miley can perform at the same level in 2020 if he signs somewhere other than Houston this offseason? (Yuri from Israel)	Hi Yuri, always good to hear from you. I think as long as teams stay out of his way and let him keep throwing the cutter, it can work for a bit longer. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-08-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Wade Miley's 2019 mean anything for 2020? Or, could he easily return to Wade Miley in 2020? (Vic from Baltimore)	Sometimes these guys just get put in a good situation and find a way to turn their careers around. Miley has been pretty good for two years now, he's still only 32 years old and I don't really see any reason to believe he won't be some version of this again next season. (Mark Barry)
2015-06-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)	If the Red Sox were characters on Game of Thrones, who would they be? thanks (Bill from Los Angeles)	This is super played out ... ... and as such, right in my wheelhouse. Xander Bogaerts: Jon Snow Mookie Betts: Danaerys Targaryen Ben Cherington: Ned (tried to do the right thing, will probably lose head) Wade Miley: Catelyn (doesn't do much but yell) Rick Porcello: Robb Stark (handsome, ineffective) Clay Buchholz: Sansa (WHAT EVEN ARE YOU?) Eduardo Rodriguez: Arya (so much potential) Brock Holt: Bran (takes a lot of forms) Joe Kelly: Rickon (why do you exist?) Mike Napoli: Hodor (...yep) Christian Vazquez: Benjen Stark (plz come back) John Henry: Tywin (still calling the shots) Dustin Pedroia: Tyrion (most watchable/resourceful) Larry Lucchino: Cersei (...) David Ortiz: Jaime (lost a step but still badass) Blake Swihart: Tommen (keep trying, little guy) John Farrell: Stannis (stern but no one seems to listen) Melisandre: Pablo Sandoval (is your power real or what) Our Hopes/Dreams: Shireen Hanley Ramirez: The Hound (unlikeable but powerful) Koji Uehara: Brienne (still rooting for ya) Daniel Nava: Pod (you too!) Junichi Tawawa: Bronn (just gets stuff done) Allen Craig: Janos Slynt (just doesn't) Shane Victorino: Jorah (always hurt) Jackie Bradley: Theon (has he not suffered enough?) Justin Masterson: Beric Dondarrion (should not have been revived) Craig Breslow: Doran (smart, ineffective) Alejandro De Aza: sandsnake 1 Alexi Ogando: sandsnake 2 Tommy Layne: sandsnake 3 The Yankees: Roose Bolton The Rays: Ramsay Bolton The Blue Jays: The Night's King The Orioles: Mance Rayder And two for the book readers ... Yoan Moncada: Young Griff Rusney Castillo: Patchface (Ben Carsley)
2015-04-16 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Due to injuries I picked up Miley, Masterson, Dickey and Norris. It's a very deep league. I obviously wasn't pleased with the latest results. Do I move on to the next group or have patience with some of these guys and which ones? (LakeRaMan from San Gabriel)	It depends on how deep your league is I guess and who the "next ones" are. In order, I'd hang onto R.A. Dickey, Bud Norris, Wade Miley, and Justin Masterson. (Mike Gianella)
2014-12-11 18:00:00 (link to chat)	How will Wade Miley fare as a Red Sox? (Gravybill1 from The Heart of America)	I don't think he'll be all that different from what he was in Arizona; an inning eating #4 starter that doesn't blow you away but keeps the team in the game and occasionally turns in a gem. (Mark Anderson)
2013-07-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Was Wade Miley's 2012 season an aberration? (Sully from Baltimore)	Yes (Doug Thorburn)
2013-05-29 18:30:00 (link to chat)	Who would you rather have the rest of the year? Liriano or Miley? (Steve. from Denver, Colorado)	Hi Steve. At the moment, I'd rather have Francisco Liriano. Wade Miley has struggled with his control of late and is the kind of pitcher who doesn't have a lot of margin for error with the walks in order to be a productive arm. The deeper the format, the tougher this decision is. In a mixed league, I think Liriano is a no-brainer. He has been pitching great and the worst case scenario is an injury. If that happens, you pick someone else up. In NL-only where getting 170+ innings from your starting pitchers is a priority because of the paucity of SP replacements in the free agent pool, it's more of a toss up due to the risk that Liriano won't get there. Assuming a standard mixed format, though, give me Liriano. (Mike Gianella)
2013-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who is this years Wade Miley? Todd Frazier? (Tony from Iowa)	Robbie Erlin, Josh Vitters (Paul Sporer)
2012-08-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I've been really surprised Wade Miley continues to put up really good numbers. Would you expect regression next year, or do you think he's capable of putting up similar numbers? (Lewis26 from New York)	He's definitely not 2.80-ERA good. Some big regression is coming, but if he can wind up as a 4.00-4.25 ERA pitcher, owners should be happy with him. And I think there's a good chance that's the kind of pitcher he is. (Derek Carty)
2012-05-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Sam Who will be more productive this year, Wade Miley or Patrick Corbin? Also - who takes over as Houston's closer if Myers is traded? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, NJ)	I like Corbin a little bit more, but Miley has a stronger grip on a rotation spot, I think. I'm not a huge fan of either, though I'd gladly start either one in San Diego, LA or San Francisco. Carpenter. (Sam Miller)
2012-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	When do we see Bauer hit the bigs? (Jquinton82 from NY)	Second favorite Jeff Mathis story is when I accidentally submitted that three times. I hate to just assume this for every top prospect, but I assume he's up in late June like the rest of 'em. And Wade Miley gets the starts when Joe Saunders or Josh Collmenter goes down early. (Sam Miller)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Wade Miley has thrown 29,115 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Cutter (87mph) and Change (83mph), also mixing in a Sinker (89mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (79mph) and Curve (76mph).