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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-4-1988
Height6' 1"
Weight195 lbs
Age35 years, 11 months, 20 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-1.42015
0.02016
0.22017
-0.22018
-0.42019
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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 COL MLB 10 10 54.7 3 5 0 75 10 31 9 124 12.3 1.6 1.5 5.1 0% .333 1.55 4.71 5.93 121 7.58 185.9 -1.8
2015 COL MLB 30 4 68.3 3 1 0 82 15 37 8 110 10.8 2.0 1.1 4.9 0% .327 1.42 4.25 4.74 117 6.49 151.6 -1.4
2016 COL MLB 15 1 24.7 1 3 0 39 6 22 7 108 14.2 2.2 2.6 8.0 41% .381 1.82 5.81 8.39 100 5.03 111.3 0.0
2017 SEA MLB 13 8 54.0 4 5 0 61 15 33 12 105 10.2 2.5 2.0 5.5 40% .293 1.41 5.81 5.00 108 5.13 109.2 0.2
2018 SEA MLB 3 2 14.0 0 1 0 12 3 7 4 102 7.7 1.9 2.6 4.5 40% .186 1.07 6.55 5.79 128 6.47 144.6 -0.2
CareerMLB7125215.711150269491304011211.22.01.75.437%.3151.475.095.591146.26144.6-3.2

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-
2010 CAS Rk PIO 14 5 48.3 1 4 0 62 11 37 5 108 11.6 2.0 0.9 6.9 0% .328 1.51 4.50 5.96 0 0.00 0.0
2011 TRI A- NOR 15 15 97.3 7 5 0 83 11 68 4 86 7.7 1.0 0.4 6.3 0% .267 0.97 3.19 2.59 93 3.70 75.6
2012 MOD A+ CAL 27 27 162.7 16 5 0 161 37 121 16 89 8.9 2.0 0.9 6.7 0% .295 1.22 4.33 3.65 99 3.90 81.3
2013 TUL AA TEX 27 27 171.0 8 7 0 162 23 111 25 99 8.5 1.2 1.3 5.8 0% .265 1.08 4.14 3.37 102 3.72 80.9
2014 COL MLB NL 10 10 54.7 3 5 0 75 10 31 9 124 12.3 1.6 1.5 5.1 0% .333 1.55 4.71 5.93 121 7.58 185.9
2014 TUL AA TEX 2 2 9.0 0 1 0 8 5 5 1 94 8.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 0% .280 1.44 5.12 3.00 131 6.59 139.4
2014 CSP AAA PCL 15 15 92.3 5 5 0 96 18 60 11 97 9.4 1.8 1.1 5.8 0% .287 1.23 4.59 4.19 101 3.68 77.9
2015 COL MLB NL 30 4 68.3 3 1 0 82 15 37 8 110 10.8 2.0 1.1 4.9 0% .327 1.42 4.25 4.74 117 6.49 151.6
2015 ABQ AAA PCL 2 2 5.0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 129 3.6 3.6 0.0 10.8 0% .200 0.80 2.39 0.00 86 2.94 64.5
2016 COL MLB NL 15 1 24.7 1 3 0 39 6 22 7 108 14.2 2.2 2.6 8.0 41% .381 1.82 5.81 8.39 100 5.03 111.3
2016 ABQ AAA PCL 10 10 51.7 3 3 0 52 12 33 8 109 9.1 2.1 1.4 5.7 36% .275 1.24 5.27 3.66 108 3.05 67.3
2017 SEA MLB AL 13 8 54.0 4 5 0 61 15 33 12 105 10.2 2.5 2.0 5.5 40% .293 1.41 5.81 5.00 108 5.13 109.2
2017 TAC AAA PCL 16 16 86.0 9 4 0 102 18 63 7 98 10.7 1.9 0.7 6.6 45% .332 1.40 4.01 5.34 94 4.64 98.7
2018 SEA MLB AL 3 2 14.0 0 1 0 12 3 7 4 102 7.7 1.9 2.6 4.5 40% .186 1.07 6.55 5.79 128 6.47 144.6
2018 TAC AAA PCL 26 25 141.7 8 10 0 169 39 113 15 102 10.7 2.5 1.0 7.2 40% .344 1.47 4.43 5.08 98 5.62 118.9
2019 TAC AAA PCL 8 6 26.3 2 3 0 40 8 19 10 99 13.7 2.7 3.4 6.5 25% .333 1.82 8.20 9.57 122 8.17 168.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 881 0.5494 0.5006 0.8322 0.6674 0.2972 0.8576 0.7627 0.1678
2015 1113 0.5202 0.4906 0.8516 0.6528 0.3146 0.9048 0.7321 0.1484
2016 439 0.5285 0.5103 0.8214 0.6681 0.3333 0.8645 0.7246 0.1786
2017 803 0.5405 0.4795 0.8338 0.6659 0.2602 0.8824 0.6875 0.1662
2018 200 0.4900 0.4600 0.8478 0.6939 0.2353 0.8529 0.8333 0.1522
Career34360.53170.49130.83840.66400.29520.87930.73450.1616

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
2014-06-21 2014-08-24 60-DL 64 55 Left Hand Fracture Batted Ball Near Base of Thumb -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 SEA $
2018 SEA $
2017 SEA $
2016 COL $512,500
2015 COL $
2014 COL $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$512,500
1 yrTotal$512,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 134 dAll Bases Covered1 year (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/2/19 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago Cubs 3/22/19. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 4/19/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/11/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 5/16/18. Sent outright to Triple-A by Seattle 9/1/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/1/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 5/7/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/4/17. Contract selected by Seattle 8/12/17. DFA by Seattle 8/15/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/16/17. Contract selected by Seattle 8/28/17. Sent outright to Triple-A by Seattle 9/1/17.
  • 1 year/$0.5125M (2016). Re-signed by Colorado 3/16. Sent outright to Triple-A by Colorado 10/12/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5095M (2015). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Colorado 6/9/14.
  • Drafted by Colorado 2010 (24-740) (UC-Irvine).

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 11.6 0.2 39 24 150.2 138 40 110 23 .261 1.18 4.14 4.51 -20.6 -2.2
80o 0 11.6 0.2 37 23 144.0 139 41 106 23 .271 1.25 4.48 4.88 -25.3 -2.7
70o 0 11.7 0.2 36 22 139.7 140 41 102 23 .279 1.30 4.73 5.16 -28.6 -3.1
60o 0 11.8 0.2 35 21 136.0 141 41 100 23 .285 1.34 4.95 5.4 -31.2 -3.4
50o 0 11.8 0.2 34 21 132.7 141 41 97 23 .291 1.38 5.15 5.62 -33.5 -3.6
40o 0 11.8 0.2 33 20 129.3 142 42 95 23 .297 1.42 5.36 5.85 -35.7 -3.9
30o 0 11.8 0.1 33 20 125.8 142 42 92 23 .303 1.46 5.58 6.09 -37.9 -4.1
20o 0 11.9 0.1 31 19 121.7 143 42 89 24 .311 1.52 5.84 6.38 -40.4 -4.4
10o 0 11.9 0.1 30 18 116.2 143 42 85 24 .321 1.59 6.22 6.79 -43.5 -4.7
Weighted Mean011.80.23421132.6141419723.2901.375.135.6-33.2-3.6

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DateQuestionAnswer
2017-09-12 23:00:00 (link to chat)What do you do if you're Jerry DiPoto with the pitching staff this winter? And is 2017 Mike Zunino (currently 13th in BP WARP) peak Mike Zunino?
(Roger DeSwanns from Out and About)		Can we take a moment to appreciate the 2017 Mariners pitching situation? The club has used 40 guys. 40. 4. 0. I watched so much Yovani Gallardo and Sam Gaviglio and (checks sheet)... Christian Bergman. My Christmas family party trick is going to be memorizing all 40 pitchers and reciting them in order of first use, which I imagine will mean I'll be able to sit in the corner and drink an eggnog alone the whole time. So if you're Dipoto, and you're using your holiday the same way, I assume you pencil in Paxton, Felix, Mike Leake, Erasmo Rameriez, then (mumbles mumbles). Gotta imagine they'll try to get some cheap back end guys and throw them in with Marco Gonzales and Ariel Miranda and see where they end up. Unless they make a move for Ohtani...

Now, on to Mike Zunino. I think that offensively, this is peak Zunino. Maybe he adds a bit more in average. He probably hits more home runs over a full season. The approach looks solid now. NO REALLY IT DOES. But this is a productive major leaguer and that's a huge win for him and the org. The thing I'm hoping rebounds in 2018 is the defense. His framing is starting to come back, after being awful in the beginning. If we see a real jump forward in value, it's marrying the offensive improvements with defense approaching what we saw in 2014. But honestly, given the journey, this version of him is a pretty neat thing. (Megan Rowley)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Christian Bergman threw 3,568 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Change (78mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph) and Cutter (86mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (90mph).