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Portrait of A.J. Morris

A.J. Morris PReds

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-1-1986
Height6' 2"
Weight195 lbs
Age37 years, 4 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
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2017
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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
2016 CIN MLB 7 0 10.0 0 0 0 9 8 9 2 99 8.1 7.2 1.8 8.1 40% .250 1.70 6.38 6.30 110 5.02 111.1 0.0
CareerMLB7010.00009892998.17.21.88.140%.2501.706.386.301105.02111.10.0

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-
2009 HAG A SAL 8 8 37.7 0 4 0 44 8 36 2 89 10.5 1.9 0.5 8.6 0% .368 1.38 3.10 3.82 94 4.95 104.1
2009 NAT Rk GCL 2 2 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0% .000 0.00 1.71 0.00 84 1.46 30.8
2010 POT A+ CRL 23 12 72.0 5 3 2 67 27 61 4 105 8.4 3.4 0.5 7.6 0% .289 1.31 3.79 3.88 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NAT Rk GCL 4 4 14.0 0 0 0 9 1 10 1 106 5.8 0.6 0.6 6.4 0% .195 0.71 3.43 3.21 0 0.00 0.0
2012 DAY A+ FSL 39 0 52.3 5 2 7 36 15 42 1 6.2 2.6 0.2 7.2 0% .235 0.97 3.01 2.24 89 2.63 54.7
2013 TEN AA SOU 31 10 72.0 4 2 0 74 35 53 4 105 9.3 4.4 0.5 6.6 0% .313 1.51 3.69 4.75 104 5.27 114.4
2014 BRD A+ FSL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.00 1.38 0.00 86 3.32 70.2
2014 ALT AA EAS 14 9 59.0 5 1 0 48 18 40 4 99 7.3 2.7 0.6 6.1 0% .256 1.12 3.99 1.98 99 2.87 60.8
2014 IND AAA INT 7 7 37.7 2 4 0 46 11 28 2 104 11.0 2.6 0.5 6.7 0% .370 1.51 3.50 4.54 96 5.87 124.3
2014 PIR Rk GCL 4 0 7.0 0 0 0 4 1 7 1 5.1 1.3 1.3 9.0 0% .167 0.71 3.77 2.57 0 0.00 0.0
2015 IND AAA INT 44 3 84.7 5 3 3 76 22 72 3 102 8.1 2.3 0.3 7.7 0% .298 1.16 2.94 2.44 85 3.52 77.1
2016 CIN MLB NL 7 0 10.0 0 0 0 9 8 9 2 99 8.1 7.2 1.8 8.1 40% .250 1.70 6.38 6.30 110 5.02 111.1
2016 LOU AAA INT 18 6 38.7 0 2 0 46 11 32 5 98 10.7 2.6 1.2 7.4 53% .347 1.47 4.12 3.96 104 6.01 132.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 191 0.4764 0.4660 0.7865 0.6154 0.3300 0.8750 0.6364 0.2135
Career1910.47640.46600.78650.61540.33000.87500.63640.2135

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
2014-06-24 - Minors - - - Not Disclosed -
2012-04-18 2012-04-30 Minors 12 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2011-06-21 2011-08-29 Minors 69 57 - Not Disclosed - -
2010-07-26 2010-08-10 Minors 15 0 Not Disclosed -
2010-04-09 2010-04-17 Minors 8 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 CHN $
2016 CHN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 0 d1 year (2017)

Details
  • 2017
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/27/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Cincinnati 5/22/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Pittsburgh (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Selected by Pittsburgh from Chicago Cubs in Rule 5 draft 12/12/13.
  • Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Washington 1/17/11.
  • Drafted by Washington 2009 (4-112) (Kansas State). $0.27M 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 0 2.3 1.1 26 3 51.6 43 17 45 6 .259 1.16 3.56 3.77 -3.9 -0.4
80o 0 2 0.9 23 3 45.4 41 16 39 6 .274 1.25 3.96 4.18 -5.3 -0.6
70o 0 1.9 0.8 21 3 41.1 39 15 36 6 .285 1.33 4.26 4.49 -6.1 -0.7
60o 0 1.7 0.7 19 2 37.5 37 15 32 6 .295 1.39 4.52 4.76 -6.6 -0.7
50o 0 1.6 0.6 17 2 34.2 36 14 30 5 .304 1.45 4.76 5.01 -6.9 -0.7
40o 0 1.5 0.5 16 2 31.0 34 13 27 5 .313 1.51 5.01 5.27 -7.0 -0.8
30o 0 1.3 0.5 14 2 27.7 31 12 24 5 .322 1.58 5.28 5.55 -7.1 -0.8
20o 0 1.2 0.4 12 2 23.9 29 11 21 4 .333 1.67 5.61 5.89 -6.9 -0.8
10o 0 0.9 0.3 10 1 18.8 24 9 16 4 .349 1.79 6.07 6.36 -6.3 -0.7
Weighted Mean01.60.617233.43413295.3011.434.724.98-6.6-0.7

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, A.J. Morris threw 192 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2016, including pitches thrown in . In 2016, he relied primarily on his Cutter (89mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (83mph).