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IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-12-1991
Height6' 2"
Weight208 lbs
Age32 years, 7 months, 7 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.32015
-0.52016
0.52017
2.62018
0.72019
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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
2015 MIA MLB 20 9 61.7 1 5 0 73 25 28 5 92 10.7 3.6 0.7 4.1 0% .319 1.59 4.66 5.25 118 5.46 127.6 -0.3
2016 MIA MLB 28 12 83.7 4 9 1 91 29 58 11 86 9.8 3.1 1.2 6.2 49% .297 1.43 4.76 6.13 115 5.75 127.3 -0.5
2017 MIA MLB 34 28 169.7 14 7 0 152 64 113 26 94 8.1 3.4 1.4 6.0 44% .249 1.27 5.21 3.82 120 5.25 111.8 0.5
2018 MIA MLB 31 31 174.0 9 12 0 155 51 130 19 87 8.0 2.6 1.0 6.7 51% .272 1.18 4.13 3.98 104 4.01 89.7 2.6
2019 MIA MLB 24 13 84.7 4 10 3 99 26 62 13 96 10.5 2.8 1.4 6.6 50% .323 1.48 4.69 5.21 105 5.73 117.7 0.0
CareerMLB13793573.73243457019539174918.93.11.26.148%.2781.334.684.571125.04109.92.3

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-
2011 JAM A- NYP 15 15 72.7 4 7 0 74 29 48 4 107 9.2 3.6 0.5 5.9 0% .303 1.42 4.07 4.33 103 4.76 97.2
2012 GRB A SAL 27 22 138.3 9 6 2 143 29 101 13 107 9.3 1.9 0.8 6.6 0% .304 1.24 3.99 3.38 93 3.96 82.6
2013 JUP A+ FSL 27 26 149.7 10 7 0 148 29 107 8 92 8.9 1.7 0.5 6.4 0% .299 1.18 3.20 3.73 95 4.06 88.2
2014 JAX AA SOU 26 25 162.0 13 8 0 155 29 121 14 99 8.6 1.6 0.8 6.7 0% .290 1.14 3.38 3.33 90 3.90 82.6
2015 MIA MLB NL 20 9 61.7 1 5 0 73 25 28 5 92 10.7 3.6 0.7 4.1 0% .319 1.59 4.66 5.25 118 5.46 127.6
2015 JUP A+ FSL 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 82 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.00 1.16 0.00 79 2.86 62.6
2015 NWO AAA PCL 11 11 67.7 6 1 0 65 19 41 4 82 8.6 2.5 0.5 5.5 0% .292 1.24 4.12 2.66 102 4.34 95.2
2016 MIA MLB NL 28 12 83.7 4 9 1 91 29 58 11 86 9.8 3.1 1.2 6.2 49% .297 1.43 4.76 6.13 115 5.75 127.3
2016 NWO AAA PCL 12 12 48.3 3 3 0 41 21 41 4 81 7.6 3.9 0.7 7.6 46% .278 1.28 4.71 3.17 104 3.87 85.4
2017 MIA MLB NL 34 28 169.7 14 7 0 152 64 113 26 94 8.1 3.4 1.4 6.0 44% .249 1.27 5.21 3.82 120 5.25 111.8
2018 MIA MLB NL 31 31 174.0 9 12 0 155 51 130 19 87 8.0 2.6 1.0 6.7 51% .272 1.18 4.13 3.98 104 4.01 89.7
2019 MIA MLB NL 24 13 84.7 4 10 3 99 26 62 13 96 10.5 2.8 1.4 6.6 50% .323 1.48 4.69 5.21 105 5.73 117.7
2019 JUP A+ FSL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 85 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50% .250 1.00 3.31 9.00 109 4.47 92.0
2019 JAX AA SOU 2 1 2.7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 98 3.4 3.4 0.0 3.4 78% .111 0.75 3.67 0.00 113 3.69 75.8
2019 NWO AAA PCL 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 10.8 0.0 5.4 10.8 17% .200 1.20 9.19 0.00 106 4.20 86.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 992 0.4647 0.4536 0.8044 0.6746 0.2618 0.8810 0.6331 0.1956
2016 1415 0.4473 0.4601 0.7834 0.6224 0.3286 0.8858 0.6265 0.2166
2017 2876 0.4687 0.4465 0.7967 0.6573 0.2605 0.8589 0.6583 0.2033
2018 2771 0.4706 0.4695 0.7940 0.6695 0.2918 0.8396 0.7009 0.2060
2019 1367 0.4638 0.4835 0.7852 0.6703 0.3220 0.8800 0.6144 0.2148
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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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 TEX $
2023 COL $3,000,000
2022 MIL $
2021 DET $3,250,000
2020 MIA $3,750,000
2019 MIA $3,200,000
2018 MIA $
2017 MIA $535,000
2016 MIA $
2015 MIA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$13,735,000
5 yrTotal$13,735,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 45 dRep 11 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/16/24 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Texas 3/26/24.
  • 1 year/$3.5M (2023), plus 2024 club option. Re-signed by Colorado as a free agent 11/11/22. 23:$3M, 24:$4.5M club option ($500,000 buyout). Performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 15, 20, 25, 30 starts. DFA by Colorado 4/25/23. Released by Colorado 4/27/23. Signed by Washington as a free agent 5/2/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Washington 8/3/23. Signed by Chicago White Sox 8/7/23 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 9/9/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 3/29/22 (minor-league contract with salaries of $1.25M in majors, $250,000 in minors). Performance bonuses: As starter: $50,000 for 5 starts. $100,000 for 10 starts. $200,000 for 15 starts. $300,000 for 20 starts, $400,000 for 25 starts, $500,000 for 30 starts. As reliever: $50,000 for 20 games. $100,000 for 30 games. $150,000 for 40 games. $200,000 for 50 games. $250,000 for 60 games. $300,000 for 70 games. Contract selected by Milwaukee 3/30/22. DFA by Milwaukee 5/2/22. Refused assignment, elected free agency 5/9/22. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 5/19/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 7/6/22.
  • 1 year/$3.25M (2021). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/23/20. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 starts.
  • 1 year/$3.75M (2020). Re-signed by Miami 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$3.2M (2019). Re-signed by Miami 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Miami 3/18.
  • 1 year/$535,000 (2017). Renewed by Miami 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Miami 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Miami 3/3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract purchased by Miami 11/20/13. Re-signed by Miami 3/1/14.
  • Signed by Florida 5/08 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 10.8 8 3 9 1 .241 1.03 2.83 3.26 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 5 2 6 1 .251 1.09 3.12 3.59 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 4.4 3 2 4 0 .258 1.13 3.33 3.83 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 2 0 .264 1.17 3.51 4.04 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .270 1.20 3.68 4.23 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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José Ureña has thrown 16,531 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (87mph), Sinker (96mph) and Change (88mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (96mph).