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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-9-1988
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age35 years, 10 months, 8 days
BatsR
ThrowsL
0.22015
2016
0.12017
0.22018
0.32019
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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 CHN MLB 10 0 6.7 0 0 0 3 7 7 1 105 4.1 9.5 1.4 9.5 0% .133 1.50 6.02 1.35 126 6.01 143.9 -0.1
2014 CHN MLB 18 0 13.3 1 0 0 14 12 21 2 100 9.5 8.1 1.4 14.2 0% .387 1.95 4.60 9.45 96 4.32 105.8 0.0
2015 CHN MLB 33 0 26.7 2 1 0 26 13 29 5 92 8.8 4.4 1.7 9.8 0% .296 1.46 4.88 4.39 93 4.14 96.7 0.2
2017 CHN 0 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50% .000 0.00 3.17 0.00 164 10.12 215.4 0.0
2017 COL 0 9 0 7.0 0 0 0 9 0 10 2 11.6 0.0 2.6 12.9 32% .412 1.29 4.03 5.14 85 3.40 72.4 0.1
2018 LAN MLB 17 0 11.3 0 1 0 9 4 20 3 100 7.1 3.2 2.4 15.9 30% .300 1.15 4.09 4.76 94 3.75 83.8 0.2
2019 LAN 0 7 0 3.0 0 0 0 6 3 4 1 119 18.0 9.0 3.0 12.0 60% .556 3.00 7.83 6.00 143 10.41 210.4 -0.2
2019 SEA 0 19 0 14.0 2 0 0 13 14 20 1 97 8.4 9.0 0.6 12.9 54% .353 1.93 4.31 3.21 90 3.47 73.1 0.3
2019 TOR 0 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 95 27.0 18.0 0.0 18.0 100% .750 5.00 5.24 27.00 36 0.00 10.0 0.1
2017 TOT MLB 10 0 7.7 0 0 0 9 0 10 2 10.6 0.0 2.3 11.7 33% .368 1.17 3.96 4.70 89 3.99 84.8 0.1
2019 TOT MLB 28 0 18.0 2 0 0 22 19 26 2 101 11.0 9.5 1.0 13.0 59% .426 2.28 4.95 5.00 95 4.32 88.9 0.2
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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 PRI Rk APL 10 9 40.3 3 4 0 41 6 27 0 98 9.2 1.3 0.0 6.0 0% .306 1.17 2.85 2.68 90 3.97 83.5
2010 HUD A- NYP 9 7 35.7 3 1 1 27 7 35 0 95 6.8 1.8 0.0 8.8 0% .270 0.95 2.09 3.03 0 0.00 0.0
2010 RAY Rk GCL 3 1 8.7 0 0 0 5 2 6 0 100 5.2 2.1 0.0 6.2 0% .185 0.80 3.16 1.03 0 0.00 0.0
2011 DAY A+ FSL 11 9 49.7 4 2 0 43 19 50 4 96 7.8 3.4 0.7 9.1 0% .287 1.25 3.67 2.54 91 3.85 78.6
2012 PEO A MID 3 0 7.3 2 0 0 3 0 12 0 3.7 0.0 0.0 14.7 0% .250 0.41 0.07 0.00 43 2.03 42.3
2012 TEN AA SOU 11 1 22.3 0 1 0 14 19 29 1 84 5.6 7.7 0.4 11.7 0% .265 1.48 3.81 4.84 103 4.19 87.3
2012 CUB Rk AZL 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.6 0% .000 0.00 -0.46 0.00 65 1.68 34.9
2013 CHN MLB NL 10 0 6.7 0 0 0 3 7 7 1 105 4.1 9.5 1.4 9.5 0% .133 1.50 6.02 1.35 126 6.01 143.9
2013 TEN AA SOU 37 0 43.3 2 1 3 31 19 66 2 6.4 3.9 0.4 13.7 0% .322 1.15 1.77 2.49 64 3.17 68.9
2013 IOW AAA PCL 9 0 7.7 0 1 0 5 6 17 0 5.9 7.0 0.0 20.0 0% .385 1.43 1.47 0.00 55 1.73 37.6
2014 CHN MLB NL 18 0 13.3 1 0 0 14 12 21 2 100 9.5 8.1 1.4 14.2 0% .387 1.95 4.60 9.45 96 4.32 105.8
2014 IOW AAA PCL 29 0 30.0 2 0 4 18 15 38 0 5.4 4.5 0.0 11.4 0% .265 1.10 2.66 2.10 67 1.94 41.1
2015 CHN MLB NL 33 0 26.7 2 1 0 26 13 29 5 92 8.8 4.4 1.7 9.8 0% .296 1.46 4.88 4.39 93 4.14 96.7
2015 TEN AA SOU 3 0 2.3 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 7.7 7.7 0.0 27.0 0% 1.000 1.71 -0.13 3.86 51 3.13 68.6
2015 IOW AAA PCL 11 0 11.3 0 0 0 8 4 20 1 6.4 3.2 0.8 15.9 0% .318 1.06 2.53 4.76 58 1.80 39.4
2015 CUB Rk AZL 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 104 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.5 0% .000 0.00 -1.20 0.00 48 0.14 10.0
2017 CHN MLB NL 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50% .000 0.00 3.17 0.00 164 10.12 215.4
2017 COL MLB NL 9 0 7.0 0 0 0 9 0 10 2 11.6 0.0 2.6 12.9 32% .412 1.29 4.03 5.14 85 3.40 72.4
2017 ABQ AAA PCL 12 0 12.7 0 0 1 8 4 15 1 5.7 2.8 0.7 10.7 35% .233 0.95 3.32 2.13 76 4.55 96.7
2017 IOW AAA PCL 17 1 27.7 2 2 1 21 8 39 3 98 6.8 2.6 1.0 12.7 37% .305 1.05 3.39 2.60 70 2.97 63.1
2018 LAN MLB NL 17 0 11.3 0 1 0 9 4 20 3 100 7.1 3.2 2.4 15.9 30% .300 1.15 4.09 4.76 94 3.75 83.8
2018 RCU A+ CAL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.00 1.75 0.00 93 3.57 75.5
2018 ABQ AAA PCL 10 0 8.3 0 0 0 4 3 9 0 4.3 3.2 0.0 9.7 48% .190 0.84 2.66 1.08 90 3.03 64.1
2018 OKL AAA PCL 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 13.5 0.0 13.5 100% .000 1.50 5.24 0.00 91 5.83 123.3
2019 LAN MLB NL 7 0 3.0 0 0 0 6 3 4 1 119 18.0 9.0 3.0 12.0 60% .556 3.00 7.83 6.00 143 10.41 210.4
2019 SEA MLB AL 19 0 14.0 2 0 0 13 14 20 1 97 8.4 9.0 0.6 12.9 54% .353 1.93 4.31 3.21 90 3.47 73.1
2019 TOR MLB AL 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 95 27.0 18.0 0.0 18.0 100% .750 5.00 5.24 27.00 36 0.00 10.0
2019 MEM AAA PCL 8 0 8.0 0 0 0 7 15 9 0 7.9 16.9 0.0 10.1 43% .286 2.75 7.17 4.50 94 5.10 105.0
2019 OKL AAA PCL 9 0 8.7 0 1 1 8 3 14 1 8.3 3.1 1.0 14.5 56% .412 1.27 3.10 6.23 95 5.41 111.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 114 0.3860 0.3947 0.7111 0.6136 0.2571 0.8889 0.4444 0.2889
2014 291 0.4570 0.4227 0.6423 0.6241 0.2532 0.7590 0.4000 0.3577
2015 513 0.4133 0.4600 0.7119 0.6887 0.2990 0.8151 0.5444 0.2881
2017 125 0.4640 0.4640 0.6379 0.5172 0.4179 0.9000 0.3571 0.3621
2018 200 0.4050 0.4950 0.5758 0.7037 0.3529 0.7719 0.3095 0.4242
2019 372 0.3441 0.4113 0.5817 0.6328 0.2951 0.7654 0.3750 0.4183
Career16150.40620.44210.64670.64750.30280.80000.42870.3533

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
2014-05-10 2014-06-14 15-DL 35 31 Left Shoulder Inflammation - -
2013-04-05 2013-06-24 Minors 80 0 Left Elbow Tendonitis - -
2011-06-21 2011-09-12 Minors 83 0 Left Shoulder Sprain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2022 HOU $
2021 COL $
2020 COL $
2019 SEA $610,000
2018 COL $610,000
2017 CHN $
2016 CHN $524,500
2015 CHN $
2014 CHN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,744,500
3 yrTotal$1,744,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 111 dMagnus Sports1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Houston as a free agent 3/15/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2021). Re-signed by Colorado (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 7/16/21. Returned by Colorado to Triple-A 8/5/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/31/20 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$610,000 (2019). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/20/18 (split contract, $140,000 in minors). Claimed by Toronto off waivers 5/23/19 after being DFA by Seattle 5/17/19. DFA by Toronto 5/28/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/1/19. Refused assignment, elected free agency 6/3/19. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 6/12/19 (minor-league contract). DFA by LA Dodgers 7/15/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/20/19. Acquired by St. Louis in trade from LA Dodgers 7/29/19.
  • 1 year/$610,000 (2018). Re-signed by Colorado 3/18. Claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers from Colorado 7/11/18. DFA by LA Dodgers 11/20/18. Released 11/26/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/9/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/22/17. Acquired by Colorado in trade 6/26/17 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 6/22/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/16. Non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 12/2/16.
  • 1 year/$510,500 (2015). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/5/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 9/3/13.
  • Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Tampa Bay 1/8/11 (Garza deal).
  • Drafted by Tampa Bay 2009 (28-859) (Chemeketa CC, Ore.).

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 2.2 0.8 59 0 54.1 33 19 67 5 .240 0.97 2.48 2.72 1.6 0.2
80o 0 1.8 0.7 52 0 47.6 32 18 59 5 .255 1.05 2.87 3.14 -0.8 -0.1
70o 0 1.6 0.6 47 0 43.0 31 17 54 4 .267 1.12 3.15 3.46 -2.2 -0.2
60o 0 1.4 0.5 43 0 39.2 29 17 49 4 .276 1.18 3.40 3.73 -3.1 -0.3
50o 0 1.2 0.5 39 0 35.8 28 16 45 4 .286 1.23 3.64 3.99 -3.8 -0.4
40o 0 1.1 0.4 35 0 32.4 27 15 40 4 .295 1.29 3.88 4.25 -4.4 -0.5
30o 0 0.9 0.4 32 0 28.9 25 14 36 4 .304 1.35 4.14 4.54 -4.8 -0.5
20o 0 0.7 0.3 27 0 24.9 23 13 31 3 .316 1.42 4.45 4.88 -5.0 -0.5
10o 0 0.5 0.2 21 0 19.5 19 11 24 3 .331 1.53 4.90 5.37 -5.0 -0.5
Weighted Mean01.20.538035.02715444.2831.213.603.95-3.6-0.4

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Zac Rosscup threw 3,924 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Slider (82mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph). He also rarely threw a Change (88mph).