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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date2-15-1987
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age37 years, 1 months, 13 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
-0.12015
-0.02016
-0.62017
-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
2012 COL MLB 6 0 8.7 0 0 0 7 3 4 0 115 7.3 3.1 0.0 4.2 0% .269 1.15 3.24 1.04 116 6.24 143.1 -0.1
2013 COL MLB 23 0 33.3 1 0 0 40 9 20 5 116 10.8 2.4 1.4 5.4 0% .315 1.47 4.94 5.13 113 6.08 145.7 -0.6
2014 COL MLB 12 0 15.0 1 0 0 17 9 11 3 119 10.2 5.4 1.8 6.6 0% .292 1.73 6.23 4.80 110 6.11 149.8 -0.3
2015 PIT MLB 28 0 30.7 2 4 0 33 16 24 3 91 9.7 4.7 0.9 7.0 0% .306 1.60 4.53 2.64 105 4.86 113.5 -0.1
2016 MIL 0 16 0 18.3 0 0 0 16 3 14 1 100 7.9 1.5 0.5 6.9 67% .268 1.04 3.18 2.45 99 5.17 114.5 0.0
2016 PIT 0 15 0 16.3 0 0 0 18 6 13 1 98 9.9 3.3 0.6 7.2 58% .347 1.47 3.85 4.41 96 5.00 110.7 0.0
2017 MIL MLB 18 0 22.3 1 3 0 21 10 10 3 8.5 4.0 1.2 4.0 54% .254 1.39 5.77 4.43 125 7.74 164.8 -0.6
2018 CHA MLB 6 0 5.0 0 0 0 5 3 3 0 105 9.0 5.4 0.0 5.4 65% .294 1.60 4.99 5.40 125 8.02 179.1 -0.2
2016 TOT MLB 31 0 34.7 0 0 0 34 9 27 2 99 8.8 2.3 0.5 7.0 63% .305 1.24 3.50 3.38 98 5.09 112.7 0.0
CareerMLB1240149.7570157599916909.43.51.06.054%.2941.444.683.851105.93135.7-2.0

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 TRI A- NWN 15 15 63.0 1 4 0 58 20 58 2 93 8.3 2.9 0.3 8.3 0% .313 1.24 3.67 3.14 92 3.61 75.8
2010 MOD A+ CLF 27 27 156.0 10 7 0 173 59 140 9 100 10.0 3.4 0.5 8.1 0% .348 1.49 4.00 4.73 0 0.00 0.0
2011 TUL AA TEX 27 26 160.7 12 11 0 164 60 104 12 107 9.2 3.4 0.7 5.8 0% .297 1.39 4.26 3.92 100 5.04 102.9
2012 COL MLB NL 6 0 8.7 0 0 0 7 3 4 0 115 7.3 3.1 0.0 4.2 0% .269 1.15 3.24 1.04 116 6.24 143.1
2012 CSP AAA PCL 29 29 152.0 9 11 0 168 74 159 11 106 9.9 4.4 0.7 9.4 0% .355 1.59 4.10 5.68 87 4.29 89.3
2013 COL MLB NL 23 0 33.3 1 0 0 40 9 20 5 116 10.8 2.4 1.4 5.4 0% .315 1.47 4.94 5.13 113 6.08 145.7
2013 CSP AAA PCL 23 0 46.0 5 1 1 53 11 45 6 10.4 2.2 1.2 8.8 0% .351 1.39 4.08 4.50 84 4.32 93.9
2014 COL MLB NL 12 0 15.0 1 0 0 17 9 11 3 119 10.2 5.4 1.8 6.6 0% .292 1.73 6.23 4.80 110 6.11 149.8
2014 CSP AAA PCL 41 0 58.3 2 3 2 59 18 53 6 9.1 2.8 0.9 8.2 0% .308 1.32 4.39 4.32 92 3.82 80.8
2015 PIT MLB NL 28 0 30.7 2 4 0 33 16 24 3 91 9.7 4.7 0.9 7.0 0% .306 1.60 4.53 2.64 105 4.86 113.5
2015 ALT AA EAS 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 97 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0% .222 1.00 4.27 0.00 116 4.73 103.7
2015 IND AAA INT 6 0 6.7 0 0 0 7 3 6 0 9.5 4.1 0.0 8.1 0% .318 1.50 2.70 4.05 91 3.59 78.7
2015 PIR Rk GCL 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 138 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 0% .000 0.00 2.30 0.00 94 2.32 50.8
2016 MIL MLB NL 16 0 18.3 0 0 0 16 3 14 1 100 7.9 1.5 0.5 6.9 67% .268 1.04 3.18 2.45 99 5.17 114.5
2016 PIT MLB NL 15 0 16.3 0 0 0 18 6 13 1 98 9.9 3.3 0.6 7.2 58% .347 1.47 3.85 4.41 96 5.00 110.7
2016 CSP AAA PCL 8 0 9.3 0 0 0 11 5 4 1 10.6 4.8 1.0 3.9 44% .323 1.71 6.18 4.82 128 5.68 125.4
2016 IND AAA INT 13 0 18.0 0 2 3 23 8 18 0 11.5 4.0 0.0 9.0 58% .371 1.72 2.50 4.00 92 6.12 135.2
2017 MIL MLB NL 18 0 22.3 1 3 0 21 10 10 3 8.5 4.0 1.2 4.0 54% .254 1.39 5.77 4.43 125 7.74 164.8
2017 CSP AAA PCL 27 0 25.7 0 1 10 24 4 19 1 8.4 1.4 0.4 6.7 60% .299 1.09 3.45 1.40 86 2.68 57.1
2018 CHA MLB AL 6 0 5.0 0 0 0 5 3 3 0 105 9.0 5.4 0.0 5.4 65% .294 1.60 4.99 5.40 125 8.02 179.1
2018 CHR AAA INT 52 0 60.7 3 4 5 70 25 71 4 10.4 3.7 0.6 10.5 52% .379 1.57 3.23 5.64 92 5.45 115.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 129 0.5736 0.4651 0.8667 0.6081 0.2727 0.8889 0.8000 0.1333
2013 499 0.5631 0.5010 0.8200 0.6940 0.2523 0.8462 0.7273 0.1800
2014 242 0.4504 0.4835 0.7436 0.7064 0.3008 0.8312 0.5750 0.2564
2015 515 0.4621 0.4544 0.7863 0.6092 0.3213 0.9034 0.5955 0.2137
2016 528 0.4545 0.5076 0.7575 0.6917 0.3542 0.8614 0.5882 0.2425
2017 359 0.4708 0.4875 0.8514 0.6923 0.3053 0.9060 0.7414 0.1486
2018 77 0.4935 0.4545 0.8286 0.7105 0.2051 1.0000 0.2500 0.1714
Career23490.48910.48490.79830.67170.30300.87710.64190.2017

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
2007-02-01 2007-07-05 Coll 154 0 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 CHA $
2017 MIL $
2016 PIT $
2015 PIT $517,500
2014 COL $
2013 COL $
2012 COL $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$517,500
1 yrTotal$517,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 162 dMarc Kligman2019

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/18/19 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago Cubs 3/9/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 9/8/18. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 10/26/18 (refused assignment).
  • 1 year (2017). DFA by Milwaukee 1/31/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 2/6/17. Contract selected by Milwaukee 5/1/17. DFA by Milwaukee 6/13/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/15/17. Contract selected by Milwaukee 6/30/17. DFA by Milwaukee 7/23/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/31/17.
  • 1 year/$0.5325M (2016). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers 7/12/16 after being DFA by Pittsburgh 7/3/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5175M (2015). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/4/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 11/11/14 after being DFA by Colorado 11/3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Colorado 9/6/12.
  • Drafted by Colorado 2009 (8-241) (Bradley). $0.11M 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 9.7 0 1.8 65 0 73.3 57 27 69 6 .258 1.14 3.09 3.39 -3.1 -0.3
80o 8.7 0 1.6 60 0 67.0 56 26 63 6 .272 1.23 3.46 3.79 -5.6 -0.6
70o 8 0 1.4 56 0 62.6 55 26 59 6 .283 1.30 3.73 4.09 -7.2 -0.8
60o 7.4 0 1.3 52 0 58.9 54 25 56 6 .292 1.36 3.97 4.34 -8.3 -0.9
50o 6.9 0 1.2 49 0 55.5 53 25 53 6 .300 1.41 4.19 4.58 -9.2 -1.0
40o 6.4 0 1.1 46 0 52.2 52 25 49 6 .309 1.47 4.42 4.83 -10.1 -1.1
30o 5.9 0 1 43 0 48.8 51 24 46 6 .318 1.54 4.67 5.1 -10.8 -1.2
20o 5.3 0 0.9 40 0 44.9 49 23 42 6 .329 1.61 4.96 5.42 -11.4 -1.2
10o 4.6 0 0.7 35 0 39.6 47 22 37 5 .344 1.73 5.38 5.87 -12.0 -1.3
Weighted Mean6.801.249055.05225526.2981.404.164.55-9.0-1.0

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Rob Scahill threw 2,435 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2019, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2019, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Curve (81mph), also mixing in a Cutter (86mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph).