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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-19-1991
Height6' 3"
Weight245 lbs
Age32 years, 8 months, 9 days
BatsR
ThrowsL
-1.12015
2016
-1.92017
2018
-0.42019
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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
2013 ARI MLB 1 1 3.7 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 104 14.7 7.4 0.0 0.0 0% .353 2.45 5.47 7.36 128 7.86 188.3 -0.1
2014 CIN MLB 7 5 30.0 2 2 0 27 16 18 8 100 8.1 4.8 2.4 5.4 0% .214 1.43 7.57 4.80 134 6.42 157.5 -0.6
2015 CIN MLB 6 6 28.3 1 4 0 36 16 15 10 89 11.4 5.1 3.2 4.8 0% .280 1.84 8.59 7.62 141 8.24 192.4 -1.1
2017 CHA MLB 37 7 57.7 2 4 0 63 34 33 12 107 9.8 5.3 1.9 5.2 44% .273 1.68 6.78 4.68 134 8.27 176.0 -1.9
CareerMLB5119119.751001326966301019.95.22.35.042%.2591.687.375.491367.79175.6-3.7

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-
2009 BRI Rk APL 14 7 40.0 2 2 0 40 18 37 5 100 9.0 4.1 1.1 8.3 0% .307 1.45 4.95 4.73 109 5.53 116.3
2010 GRF Rk PIO 8 8 40.3 1 1 0 52 9 29 2 101 11.6 2.0 0.4 6.5 0% .368 1.51 3.96 4.47 0 0.00 0.0
2010 MSO Rk PIO 7 7 37.3 1 4 0 47 7 47 2 108 11.3 1.7 0.5 11.3 0% .398 1.45 3.00 3.86 0 0.00 0.0
2011 SBN A MID 14 14 83.0 8 3 0 65 13 81 3 95 7.0 1.4 0.3 8.8 0% .278 0.94 2.59 2.39 78 3.35 68.4
2011 VIS A+ CAL 13 13 71.3 4 6 0 73 35 76 5 99 9.2 4.4 0.6 9.6 0% .337 1.51 4.32 4.67 96 5.28 107.7
2012 VIS A+ CAL 12 12 78.3 6 3 0 62 14 86 6 98 7.1 1.6 0.7 9.9 0% .281 0.97 3.14 2.99 80 2.62 54.6
2012 MOB AA SOU 15 15 95.0 5 5 0 104 23 67 8 104 9.9 2.2 0.8 6.3 0% .319 1.34 3.61 3.60 98 4.85 101.1
2013 ARI MLB NL 1 1 3.7 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 104 14.7 7.4 0.0 0.0 0% .353 2.45 5.47 7.36 128 7.86 188.3
2013 MOB AA SOU 26 26 157.3 5 8 0 138 50 116 12 98 7.9 2.9 0.7 6.6 0% .270 1.19 3.51 2.75 101 4.31 93.7
2014 CIN MLB NL 7 5 30.0 2 2 0 27 16 18 8 100 8.1 4.8 2.4 5.4 0% .214 1.43 7.57 4.80 134 6.42 157.5
2014 LOU AAA INT 18 18 92.7 2 6 0 119 33 56 4 110 11.6 3.2 0.4 5.4 0% .353 1.64 3.80 4.66 102 6.37 134.9
2015 CIN MLB NL 6 6 28.3 1 4 0 36 16 15 10 89 11.4 5.1 3.2 4.8 0% .280 1.84 8.59 7.62 141 8.24 192.4
2015 LOU AAA INT 21 19 120.3 7 7 0 142 41 71 14 95 10.6 3.1 1.0 5.3 0% .322 1.52 4.58 4.34 116 6.18 135.6
2016 BIR AA SOU 19 19 114.3 6 6 0 112 28 74 7 96 8.8 2.2 0.6 5.8 52% .292 1.22 3.65 3.70 101 4.86 107.3
2016 CHR AAA INT 9 9 54.3 2 3 0 51 14 33 6 107 8.4 2.3 1.0 5.5 49% .271 1.20 4.38 4.14 113 4.09 90.4
2016 ESC Wnt DWL 4 4 17.7 2 0 0 19 7 11 0 9.7 3.6 0.0 5.6 0% .333 1.47 2.63 2.55 0 0.00 0.0
2017 CHA MLB AL 37 7 57.7 2 4 0 63 34 33 12 107 9.8 5.3 1.9 5.2 44% .273 1.68 6.78 4.68 134 8.27 176.0
2017 CHR AAA INT 10 4 32.3 3 1 0 26 8 24 4 101 7.2 2.2 1.1 6.7 49% .244 1.05 4.20 2.78 101 3.65 77.7
2018 ABQ AAA PCL 22 18 107.0 7 8 0 136 30 65 17 121 11.4 2.5 1.4 5.5 48% .331 1.55 5.57 5.21 111 5.47 115.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 80 0.4625 0.3625 0.8621 0.5676 0.1860 0.9048 0.7500 0.1379
2014 512 0.4648 0.4082 0.7751 0.6176 0.2263 0.8844 0.5161 0.2249
2015 536 0.4627 0.3769 0.8564 0.5444 0.2326 0.8963 0.7761 0.1436
2017 1086 0.4687 0.3978 0.8218 0.5894 0.2288 0.8933 0.6591 0.1782
Career22140.46610.39390.82080.58420.22760.89240.65760.1792

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
2014-05-18 2014-06-11 Minors 24 0 Left Shoulder Strain -
2014-04-19 2014-05-12 Minors 23 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2014-03-09 2014-03-11 Camp 2 0 Right Lower Leg Soreness Shin - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
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2016 CHA $
2015 CIN $
2014 CIN $
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Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 23 dMeister Sports1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 2/7/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Baltimore 3/29/18. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 4/10/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 5/4/17. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 8/11/17. Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 9/1/17. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 10/4/17 (refused assignment).
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 12/3/15 (minor-league contract). Released by Atlanta 3/29/16. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/31/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by Cincinnati 10/30/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract selected by Arizona 8/27/13. Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Arizona 12/3/13.
  • Acquired by Arizona in trade from Chicago White Sox 7/30/10 (Edwin Jackson deal).
  • Drafted 2009 (2-71) (Port Charlotte HS, Fla.). $0.514M 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 16.8 0 0.1 25 17 102.3 103 30 61 15 .274 1.31 4.33 4.41 -13.3 -1.5
80o 15.3 0 0.1 23 16 96.0 104 31 58 15 .288 1.40 4.70 4.81 -16.5 -1.8
70o 14.2 0 0.1 22 15 91.5 104 31 55 15 .297 1.46 4.98 5.1 -18.5 -2.0
60o 13.3 0 0.1 21 14 87.8 103 30 53 15 .305 1.52 5.23 5.35 -20.1 -2.2
50o 12.5 0 0.1 21 14 84.4 103 30 51 15 .313 1.58 5.45 5.58 -21.4 -2.3
40o 11.7 0 0.1 20 13 81.0 102 30 49 15 .321 1.64 5.69 5.82 -22.5 -2.4
30o 10.9 0 0 19 13 77.5 102 30 47 14 .329 1.70 5.94 6.08 -23.7 -2.6
20o 10 0 0 18 12 73.4 101 30 44 14 .339 1.78 6.24 6.39 -24.8 -2.7
10o 8.8 0 0 17 11 68.0 99 29 41 14 .352 1.89 6.67 6.83 -26.1 -2.8
Weighted Mean12.500.1211484.0102305014.3111.575.435.56-21.1-2.3

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, David Holmberg threw 2,229 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2017, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2017, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (88mph) and Sinker (88mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph), Slider (81mph) and Curve (73mph). He also rarely threw a Splitter (89mph).