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Mike Bolsinger PBlue Jays

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-29-1988
Height6' 1"
Weight215 lbs
Age36 years, 2 months, 28 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.72015
0.72016
-0.32017
2018
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
2014 ARI MLB 10 9 52.3 1 6 0 66 17 48 7 100 11.4 2.9 1.2 8.3 0% .355 1.59 3.98 5.50 76 2.87 70.3 1.3
2015 LAN MLB 21 21 109.3 6 6 0 104 45 98 11 91 8.6 3.7 0.9 8.1 0% .299 1.36 3.93 3.62 89 3.79 88.5 1.7
2016 LAN MLB 6 6 27.7 1 4 0 33 9 25 7 90 10.7 2.9 2.3 8.1 37% .329 1.52 5.85 6.83 86 3.05 67.6 0.7
2017 TOR MLB 11 5 41.3 0 3 0 48 27 39 9 105 10.5 5.9 2.0 8.5 51% .331 1.81 6.26 6.31 106 6.09 129.7 -0.3
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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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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-
2011 SBN A MID 32 13 101.7 6 6 0 84 25 91 6 95 7.4 2.2 0.5 8.1 0% .284 1.07 3.10 2.66 88 4.16 84.9
2011 RNO AAA PCL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .250 1.00 3.78 0.00 111 5.09 104.0
2012 VIS A+ CAL 7 7 38.0 3 2 0 31 13 49 1 94 7.3 3.1 0.2 11.6 0% .313 1.16 2.67 2.37 74 3.05 63.5
2012 MOB AA SOU 15 15 77.7 4 3 0 82 38 64 5 103 9.5 4.4 0.6 7.4 0% .341 1.55 3.87 3.82 102 5.32 110.7
2013 MOB AA SOU 9 6 43.0 4 0 0 35 15 31 0 97 7.3 3.1 0.0 6.5 0% .271 1.16 2.58 2.51 93 4.10 89.0
2013 RNO AAA PCL 17 17 101.0 7 7 0 116 39 97 12 107 10.3 3.5 1.1 8.6 0% .348 1.53 4.46 4.72 101 4.78 103.8
2014 ARI MLB NL 10 9 52.3 1 6 0 66 17 48 7 100 11.4 2.9 1.2 8.3 0% .355 1.59 3.98 5.50 76 2.87 70.3
2014 RNO AAA PCL 17 16 91.7 8 3 0 92 32 88 6 105 9.0 3.1 0.6 8.6 0% .330 1.35 3.77 3.93 81 3.54 74.9
2015 LAN MLB NL 21 21 109.3 6 6 0 104 45 98 11 91 8.6 3.7 0.9 8.1 0% .299 1.36 3.93 3.62 89 3.79 88.5
2015 OKL AAA PCL 10 8 46.7 3 3 0 30 18 61 2 95 5.8 3.5 0.4 11.8 0% .272 1.03 2.89 2.31 73 1.82 39.9
2016 LAN MLB NL 6 6 27.7 1 4 0 33 9 25 7 90 10.7 2.9 2.3 8.1 37% .329 1.52 5.85 6.83 86 3.05 67.6
2016 BUF AAA INT 6 6 25.3 1 4 0 29 11 27 4 100 10.3 3.9 1.4 9.6 48% .352 1.58 4.51 6.04 99 5.05 111.5
2016 OKL AAA PCL 13 2 29.0 2 1 0 32 10 34 2 102 9.9 3.1 0.6 10.6 56% .385 1.45 3.30 3.41 81 4.09 90.4
2017 TOR MLB AL 11 5 41.3 0 3 0 48 27 39 9 105 10.5 5.9 2.0 8.5 51% .331 1.81 6.26 6.31 106 6.09 129.7
2017 BUF AAA INT 16 5 47.7 4 2 1 42 8 42 2 91 7.9 1.5 0.4 7.9 51% .313 1.05 2.62 1.70 81 3.27 69.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 841 0.5327 0.4340 0.7945 0.5469 0.3053 0.9061 0.5667 0.2055
2015 1768 0.4700 0.4016 0.7746 0.5283 0.2892 0.9066 0.5609 0.2254
2016 466 0.4678 0.4034 0.7394 0.5413 0.2823 0.8559 0.5429 0.2606
2017 755 0.4781 0.4185 0.7943 0.5568 0.2919 0.9055 0.6000 0.2057
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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
2014-08-27 2014-09-14 Minors 18 0 - Not Disclosed -
2013-04-05 2013-04-20 Minors 15 0 Right Groin Strain - -
2012-06-05 2012-07-05 Minors 30 26 Right Shoulder Strain - -
2010-07-22 2010-09-08 Minors 48 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 TOR $
2016 LAN $515,000
2015 LAN $
2014 ARI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$515,000
1 yrTotal$515,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 145 dLagardere Sports2018

Details
  • 2018. Signed by Lotte of Japan 12/12/17.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Toronto 3/17. DFA by Toronto 4/2/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/6/17. Contract selected by Toronto 5/9/17. DFA by Toronto 6/1/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/7/17. Contract selected by Toronto 7/3/17. DFA by Toronto 8/5/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/9/17.
  • 1 year/$0.515M (2016). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/16. Acquired by Toronto in trade from LA Dodgers 8/1/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Arizona 4/14/14. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade 11/22/14 after being DFA by Arizona 11/20/14.
  • Drafted by Arizona 2010 (15-451) (Arkansas).

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 3.4 0.1 13 8 49.7 43 16 45 6 .274 1.19 3.38 3.55 -1.8 -0.2
80o 0 3.2 0.1 11 7 44.2 41 16 40 5 .288 1.28 3.75 3.94 -3.4 -0.4
70o 0 3 0.1 10 7 40.3 39 15 37 5 .298 1.35 4.02 4.23 -4.3 -0.5
60o 0 2.9 0 9 6 37.1 38 14 34 5 .307 1.40 4.26 4.48 -4.9 -0.5
50o 0 2.7 0 9 6 34.1 36 14 31 5 .315 1.46 4.48 4.72 -5.4 -0.6
40o 0 2.6 0 8 5 31.2 34 13 28 4 .324 1.52 4.71 4.96 -5.7 -0.6
30o 0 2.4 0 7 5 28.2 32 12 26 4 .332 1.58 4.96 5.22 -5.9 -0.6
20o 0 2.2 0 6 4 24.8 30 11 22 4 .343 1.66 5.25 5.53 -6.0 -0.6
10o 0 1.9 0 5 3 20.2 26 10 18 3 .357 1.76 5.67 5.98 -5.8 -0.6
Weighted Mean02.708533.53513305.3131.454.464.69-5.2-0.6

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2016-01-21 19:00:00 (link to chat)what do think young starters Jared Eickhoff, Mike Bolsinger and Lance McCullers careers look like?
(caseyj15 from Medford, OR)		This may surprise some, but I like really like Eickhoff maybe more than McCullers. You might not know this, but according to BP's PITCHf/x leaderboards, Eickhoff's slider generated more whiffs-per-swing (55%) than any other starter who threw at least 100 sliders last season. Join the #ILikeEickhoff movement today!

I wrote a little about McCullers during out category breakdown series...The strikeouts (9.1 K/9) establish a nice floor to start out with, but my big concern is whether or not he can survive as a starter relying almost exclusively on two pitches (fastball and curveball). The primary and secondary components of his arsenal are exquisite, but I think if his changeup continues to develop, he's going to be special...For some reason the Dodgers don't like Bolsinger nearly as much as I do...Sadly... (George Bissell)
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)Delino Deshields and Mike BOlsinger for Luis Valbuena? Who wins the trade?
(Brandon from Chicago)		I'd take the duo. Valbuena already has fallen off of the map with the power. (Mike Gianella)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Bolsinger threw 4,380 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Cutter (88mph) and Curve (77mph), also mixing in a Slider (78mph) and Change (84mph).