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Portrait of Robbie Erlin

Robbie Erlin PBraves

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-8-1990
Height5' 11"
Weight200 lbs
Age33 years, 6 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsL
-0.12015
0.22016
2017
2.62018
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 SDN MLB 11 9 54.7 3 3 0 53 15 40 6 97 8.7 2.5 1.0 6.6 0% .283 1.24 3.80 4.12 102 3.95 94.5 0.7
2014 SDN MLB 13 11 61.3 4 5 0 71 15 46 6 98 10.4 2.2 0.9 6.8 0% .332 1.40 3.65 4.99 96 3.48 85.3 1.0
2015 SDN MLB 3 3 17.0 1 2 0 16 2 10 1 99 8.5 1.1 0.5 5.3 0% .294 1.06 3.27 4.76 114 5.61 131.1 -0.1
2016 SDN MLB 3 2 15.7 1 2 0 12 3 13 3 96 6.9 1.7 1.7 7.5 43% .231 0.96 4.58 4.02 93 4.10 90.8 0.2
2018 SDN MLB 39 12 109.0 4 7 0 112 12 88 12 101 9.2 1.0 1.0 7.3 48% .306 1.14 3.27 4.21 87 3.05 68.2 2.6
2019 SDN MLB 37 1 55.3 0 1 0 72 15 52 6 97 11.7 2.4 1.0 8.5 46% .373 1.57 3.56 5.37 92 5.17 106.1 0.1
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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 RNG Rk AZL 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 5 1 9 0 93 11.3 2.3 0.0 20.3 0% .625 1.50 0.67 2.25 52 2.21 46.5
2010 HIC A SAL 28 17 114.7 6 3 1 89 17 125 9 101 7.0 1.3 0.7 9.8 0% .274 0.92 2.91 2.12 0 0.00 0.0
2011 MYR A+ CAR 9 9 54.7 3 2 0 25 5 62 7 103 4.1 0.8 1.2 10.2 0% .149 0.55 3.06 2.14 73 1.94 39.6
2011 FRI AA TEX 11 10 66.7 5 2 0 73 7 61 9 103 9.9 0.9 1.2 8.2 0% .328 1.20 3.70 4.32 80 5.20 106.2
2011 SAN AA TEX 6 6 26.0 1 0 0 26 4 31 2 104 9.0 1.4 0.7 10.7 0% .364 1.15 2.45 1.38 77 6.04 123.4
2012 SAN AA TEX 11 11 52.3 3 1 0 53 14 72 6 92 9.1 2.4 1.0 12.4 0% .353 1.28 2.98 2.92 74 4.17 86.9
2012 PDR Rk AZL 3 3 8.3 0 2 0 7 2 8 0 99 7.6 2.2 0.0 8.6 0% .259 1.08 3.14 2.16 93 1.06 22.1
2012 PER Wnt AFL 7 7 23.7 2 1 0 18 6 31 1 6.8 2.3 0.4 11.8 0% .321 1.01 2.61 2.28 0 0.00 0.0
2013 SDN MLB NL 11 9 54.7 3 3 0 53 15 40 6 97 8.7 2.5 1.0 6.6 0% .283 1.24 3.80 4.12 102 3.95 94.5
2013 TUC AAA PCL 20 20 99.3 8 3 0 125 34 84 11 103 11.3 3.1 1.0 7.6 0% .352 1.60 4.37 5.07 97 5.44 118.3
2014 SDN MLB NL 13 11 61.3 4 5 0 71 15 46 6 98 10.4 2.2 0.9 6.8 0% .332 1.40 3.65 4.99 96 3.48 85.3
2014 SAN AA TEX 3 3 10.3 0 0 0 12 4 10 1 86 10.5 3.5 0.9 8.7 0% .367 1.55 3.60 3.48 99 6.48 137.1
2014 ELP AAA PCL 2 2 10.7 0 1 0 21 2 8 2 98 17.7 1.7 1.7 6.8 0% .475 2.16 5.19 9.28 95 6.38 135.1
2014 PDR Rk AZL 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 22.5 0% .250 0.50 -0.99 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2015 SDN MLB NL 3 3 17.0 1 2 0 16 2 10 1 99 8.5 1.1 0.5 5.3 0% .294 1.06 3.27 4.76 114 5.61 131.1
2015 ELP AAA PCL 24 24 125.3 7 6 0 151 37 105 22 110 10.8 2.7 1.6 7.5 0% .329 1.50 5.23 5.60 109 5.29 116.0
2016 SDN MLB NL 3 2 15.7 1 2 0 12 3 13 3 96 6.9 1.7 1.7 7.5 43% .231 0.96 4.58 4.02 93 4.10 90.8
2018 SDN MLB NL 39 12 109.0 4 7 0 112 12 88 12 101 9.2 1.0 1.0 7.3 48% .306 1.14 3.27 4.21 87 3.05 68.2
2019 SDN MLB NL 37 1 55.3 0 1 0 72 15 52 6 97 11.7 2.4 1.0 8.5 46% .373 1.57 3.56 5.37 92 5.17 106.1
2019 LEL A+ CAL 3 0 3.7 0 0 0 6 1 6 1 14.7 2.5 2.5 14.7 40% .556 1.91 4.75 4.91 89 6.92 142.5
2019 ELP AAA PCL 10 0 15.3 0 1 1 26 2 14 2 15.3 1.2 1.2 8.2 51% .453 1.83 4.44 8.80 87 5.83 119.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 902 0.5055 0.4490 0.8395 0.6382 0.2556 0.8935 0.7018 0.1605
2014 902 0.4945 0.4645 0.7971 0.6525 0.2807 0.8522 0.6719 0.2029
2015 219 0.4932 0.4886 0.8224 0.6481 0.3333 0.9143 0.6486 0.1776
2016 204 0.5294 0.4314 0.7727 0.5648 0.2813 0.8852 0.5185 0.2273
2018 1557 0.5189 0.4900 0.7903 0.6498 0.3178 0.8571 0.6429 0.2097
2019 958 0.4572 0.4770 0.7637 0.6689 0.3154 0.8532 0.6037 0.2363
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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
2014-05-21 2014-08-18 60-DL 89 77 Left Elbow Soreness - -
2012-05-15 2012-08-18 Minors 95 85 Left Elbow Tendonitis -
2012-03-12 2012-04-04 Camp 23 0 - Abdomen Strain Oblique - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2020 PIT $
2019 SDN $1,450,000
2018 SDN $650,000
2017 SDN $545,500
2016 SDN $
2015 SDN $
2014 SDN $504,500
2013 SDN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$3,150,000
4 yrTotal$3,150,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 27 dApex1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/3/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by LA Dodgers 5/7/22. DFA by LA Dodgers 5/11/22. Elected free agency 10/25/22.
  • 2021: Signed by Nippon Ham Fighters of NPB.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/29/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Pittsburgh 7/20/20. Claimed by Atlanta off waivers 8/7/20 after being DFA by Pittsburgh 8/2/20. DFA by Atlanta 9/12/20. Released 9/14/20.
  • 1 year/$1.45M (2019). Re-signed by San Diego 1/9/19 (avoided arbitration). Elected free agency 10/31/19.
  • 1 year/$650,000 (2018). Re-signed by San Diego 12/1/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by San Diego 3/17.
  • 1 year/$516,400 (2016). Re-signed by San Diego 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by San Diego 3/10/15.
  • 1 year/$504,500 (2014). Re-signed by San Diego 3/3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract purchased by San Diego 4/24/13.
  • Acquired by San Diego in trade from Texas 7/31/11 (Mike Adams deal).
  • Drafted by Texas 2009 (3-93) (Scotts Valley HS, Calif.). $425,000 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
90o 0 0 0 0 0 14.7 12 4 13 2 .259 1.08 3.08 3.26 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.6 8 3 9 1 .273 1.16 3.43 3.64 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 5 1 .284 1.22 3.68 3.92 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 0 .292 1.27 3.91 4.16 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .300 1.33 4.12 4.39 0.0 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-08-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)How would you rank these in 14 ™ dynasty league: Lucas Sims, Robbie Erlin, A.Heaney, J.Taillon, CJ Edwards?
(Rich from MD)		Taillon, Heaney, Sims, Erlin, Edwards (Craig Goldstein)
2014-05-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)What are your thoughts on Robbie Erlin? Does he have much upside?
(cracker73 from Florida)		I think that the upside is limited, but southpaws who command the zone can have a long shelf life in the back half of a big-league rotation. (Doug Thorburn)
2013-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Any of these guys going to wind up more than back-end fodder? Sean Nolin, Robbie Erlin, Jimmy Nelson, Alex Wood, Oberholtzer, Holmberg, Taylor Jordan, Maurer, Enny Romero, Alex Colome.
(TheKernel from Pasadena)		Don't sleep on Enny Romero. I think there is a better chance of him providing impact in the bullpen, but I've been working on the Rays system lately and scouts really like this kid's stuff; I've seen it several times myself, so I can definitely appreciate a mid-90s FB and hard breaking ball from a southpaw. The command concerns, but if he can develop into an effectively wild type, he has the stuff to pitch above the middle-of-a-rotation. Projection is #2/3 type, but I think a late-innings arm is the realistic role. (Jason Parks)
2013-11-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)Robbie Erlin closed the season 32 IP 1.96 ERA 1.06 WHIP 24 K 7 BB, but with the Josh Johnson signing appears out of the mix in SD. Kennedy, Ross, Johnson, and Cashner are givens. Then you have Stults, Luebke, Wieland, and Burch Smith to contend with. What does SD do? Trade Cashner? Just keep the depth in AAA?
(Joe Rockpile from Tuscaloosa)		Keep. The. Depth. JJ and Cash are both health risks, and an outstanding name combo for a late 70s buddy cop show. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-06-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)If this list went to 100, would Robbie Erlin make the cut?
(Craig from SoCal)		Probably not (Jason Parks on the Midseason Top 50 Prospects)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Do you think Aroyds Vizcaino is a good bet to contribute in 2014? What about Padres pitching prospects Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland? Any chance any are rotation bound next year? I've got them all as minor leaguers in a deep NL-only 12 team keeper league, hoping at least one pans out as a middle of the rotation arm.
(brokenarrow from Texas)		I'm done on Vizcaino, never really loved him. He's gotta prove something to me. LOVE Erlin and like Wieland as well. I think both can contribute, maybe even later this year if needs arise for SD, but definitely next year. (Paul Sporer)
2012-12-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)Which minor league prospect do you feel has similar stuff, K%, BB%, GB% to Kris Medlen of the Braves? Clayton Blackburn? Thanks for the chat!
(John from Kansas City)		Hey, John. Professor Parks and the minor-league gang probably have a better read on this stuff, but if you're looking for raw peripherals, Blackburn does seem to fit the bill. Two others to keep an eye on: Rangers RHP Cody Buckel, who found a groove late after struggling initially in Double-A, and Padres LHP Robert Erlin. (Daniel Rathman)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Robbie Erlin threw 8,346 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Change (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph), also mixing in a Sinker (89mph), Curve (76mph), Slider (80mph) and Cutter (87mph).