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Portrait of Yimi García

Yimi García PAstros

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-18-1990
Height6' 2"
Weight228 lbs
Age33 years, 7 months, 29 days
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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 LAN MLB 8 0 10.0 0 0 0 6 1 9 2 103 5.4 0.9 1.8 8.1 0% .167 0.70 4.20 1.80 77 2.48 60.8 0.2
2015 LAN MLB 59 1 56.7 3 5 1 44 10 68 8 90 7.0 1.6 1.3 10.8 0% .263 0.95 3.23 3.34 91 3.58 83.5 0.8
2016 LAN MLB 9 0 8.3 0 0 0 9 1 4 0 90 9.7 1.1 0.0 4.3 41% .310 1.20 2.94 3.24 101 4.70 104.1 0.0
2018 LAN MLB 25 0 22.3 1 2 0 29 4 19 7 99 11.7 1.6 2.8 7.7 36% .319 1.48 6.30 5.64 115 6.19 138.3 -0.3
2019 LAN MLB 64 0 62.3 1 4 0 40 14 66 15 97 5.8 2.0 2.2 9.5 30% .171 0.87 5.14 3.61 112 4.31 88.4 0.7
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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-
2010 DOD Rk AZL 13 4 30.7 1 2 1 47 8 22 1 13.8 2.3 0.3 6.4 0% .407 1.79 4.21 7.04 0 0.00 0.0
2011 OGD Rk PIO 20 1 52.3 4 2 4 46 19 71 4 122 7.9 3.3 0.7 12.2 0% .336 1.24 3.86 3.10 85 2.65 54.1
2012 GRL A MID 40 0 41.7 4 4 14 42 17 60 0 9.1 3.7 0.0 13.0 0% .385 1.42 1.76 3.02 64 3.92 81.7
2012 RCU A+ CAL 9 0 10.7 2 1 2 7 5 22 0 5.9 4.2 0.0 18.6 0% .368 1.13 1.09 2.53 50 1.77 36.8
2013 CHT AA SOU 49 0 60.3 4 6 19 35 14 85 9 5.2 2.1 1.3 12.7 0% .217 0.81 2.82 2.54 72 2.50 54.3
2014 LAN MLB NL 8 0 10.0 0 0 0 6 1 9 2 103 5.4 0.9 1.8 8.1 0% .167 0.70 4.20 1.80 77 2.48 60.8
2014 ABQ AAA PCL 47 0 61.0 4 2 5 58 18 69 5 8.6 2.7 0.7 10.2 0% .327 1.25 3.62 3.10 74 3.06 64.7
2015 LAN MLB NL 59 1 56.7 3 5 1 44 10 68 8 90 7.0 1.6 1.3 10.8 0% .263 0.95 3.23 3.34 91 3.58 83.5
2015 OKL AAA PCL 9 0 10.7 0 0 0 9 5 12 1 7.6 4.2 0.8 10.1 0% .296 1.31 3.97 4.22 92 3.24 71.1
2016 LAN MLB NL 9 0 8.3 0 0 0 9 1 4 0 90 9.7 1.1 0.0 4.3 41% .310 1.20 2.94 3.24 101 4.70 104.1
2016 RCU A+ CAL 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 3 0 5 2 89 9.0 0.0 6.0 15.0 17% .250 1.00 10.04 6.00 97 3.44 76.0
2016 TUL AA TEX 3 0 3.3 0 1 0 4 0 5 1 10.8 0.0 2.7 13.5 13% .429 1.20 4.97 10.80 71 3.84 84.8
2016 DOD Rk AZL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 4.11 0.00 104 3.35 74.0
2018 LAN MLB NL 25 0 22.3 1 2 0 29 4 19 7 99 11.7 1.6 2.8 7.7 36% .319 1.48 6.30 5.64 115 6.19 138.3
2018 OKL AAA PCL 14 0 14.7 1 0 1 16 0 14 2 9.8 0.0 1.2 8.6 42% .326 1.09 3.81 4.30 80 3.40 72.0
2018 DOD Rk AZL 3 2 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 96 6.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 71% .286 0.67 1.40 0.00 74 2.22 47.0
2019 LAN MLB NL 64 0 62.3 1 4 0 40 14 66 15 97 5.8 2.0 2.2 9.5 30% .171 0.87 5.14 3.61 112 4.31 88.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 133 0.5564 0.5113 0.7059 0.6351 0.3559 0.6809 0.7619 0.2941
2015 825 0.5770 0.5248 0.6790 0.6933 0.2951 0.7061 0.5922 0.3210
2016 124 0.5887 0.5242 0.8000 0.7260 0.2353 0.8113 0.7500 0.2000
2018 362 0.5663 0.5580 0.7772 0.7512 0.3057 0.8442 0.5625 0.2228
2019 997 0.5055 0.4754 0.7342 0.6448 0.3022 0.7938 0.6040 0.2658
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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
2014-02-15 2014-03-04 Camp 17 0 Right Knee Contusion - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 TOR $6,000,000
2023 TOR $5,500,000
2022 TOR $4,500,000
2021 MIA $1,900,000
2020 MIA $1,100,000
2019 LAN $710,000
2018 LAN $630,000
2017 LAN $555,000
2016 LAN $517,500
2015 LAN $510,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$15,922,500
2019Current$6,000,000
10 yrPvs + Cur$21,922,500
10 yrTotal$21,922,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 149 dBallplayers Agency2 years/$11M (2022-23), 2024 option

Details
  • 2 years/$11M (2022-23), plus 2024 club option. $1M signing bonus. 22:$4M, 23:$5M, 24:$5M club option, $1M buyout. 2024 option is guaranteed at $6M with 60 innings or 60 appearances in 2023 or with 110 IP or 110 appearances in 2022-23 combined. May earn additional $1M annually in performance bonuses. 2024 option vested at $6M 7/30/23.
  • 1 year/$1.9M (2021). Re-signed by Miami 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Houston in trade from Miami 7/28/21 with $684,409 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2020). Signed by Miami as a free agent 12/20/19. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 40, 50, 60 and 70 games pitched.
  • 1 year/$710,000 (2019). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 1/11/18 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by LA Dodgers 12/2/19.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/17.
  • 1 year/$517,500 (2016). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/16.
  • 1 year/$510,000 (2015). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/20/13. Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/2/14.
  • Signed by LA Dodgers 1/29/09 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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 15.4 13 5 13 2 .247 1.16 4.26 4.27 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.9 9 3 9 2 .261 1.25 4.73 4.73 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 2 5 1 .272 1.32 5.07 5.08 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 1 .281 1.39 5.36 5.38 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .289 1.45 5.64 5.66 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Yimi García has thrown 6,654 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Sinker (96mph) and Change (90mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (90mph).