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Luis Cessa PReds

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-25-1992
Height6' 0"
Weight208 lbs
Age31 years, 11 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
0.22016
0.32017
1.02018
0.52019
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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
2016 NYA MLB 17 9 70.3 4 4 0 64 14 46 16 109 8.2 1.8 2.0 5.9 45% .233 1.11 5.47 4.35 113 4.95 109.5 0.2
2017 NYA MLB 10 5 36.0 0 3 0 36 17 30 7 109 9.0 4.3 1.8 7.5 45% .282 1.47 5.67 4.75 107 4.72 100.4 0.3
2018 NYA MLB 16 5 44.7 1 4 2 51 13 39 5 107 10.3 2.6 1.0 7.9 48% .333 1.43 3.77 5.24 87 3.23 72.1 1.0
2019 NYA MLB 43 0 81.0 2 1 1 75 31 75 14 101 8.3 3.4 1.6 8.3 48% .282 1.31 4.90 4.11 103 4.82 98.9 0.5
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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-
2011 DTS Rk DSL 5 5 21.7 0 1 0 19 3 23 0 102 7.9 1.2 0.0 9.6 0% .333 1.02 1.49 2.49 77 3.33 68.0
2011 MTS Rk GCL 10 1 32.0 4 2 1 29 10 23 1 109 8.2 2.8 0.3 6.5 0% .280 1.22 3.40 3.66 101 3.69 75.2
2012 BRO A- NYP 13 13 72.3 5 4 0 64 13 44 4 93 8.0 1.6 0.5 5.5 0% .270 1.06 3.45 2.49 100 4.00 83.4
2013 SAV A SAL 21 21 130.0 8 4 0 136 19 124 11 86 9.4 1.3 0.8 8.6 0% .326 1.19 3.10 3.12 87 4.34 94.3
2014 SLU A+ FSL 20 20 114.7 7 8 0 110 27 83 7 102 8.6 2.1 0.5 6.5 0% .293 1.19 3.51 4.00 97 4.01 84.9
2014 BIN AA EAS 1 1 3.7 0 1 0 7 2 3 2 100 17.2 4.9 4.9 7.4 0% .385 2.45 11.26 12.27 126 8.34 176.5
2015 BIN AA EAS 13 13 77.3 7 4 0 77 17 61 2 95 9.0 2.0 0.2 7.1 0% .315 1.22 2.69 2.56 86 3.92 85.9
2015 LVG AAA PCL 5 5 24.3 0 3 0 40 4 24 3 112 14.8 1.5 1.1 8.9 0% .425 1.81 3.84 8.51 88 6.87 150.6
2015 TOL AAA INT 7 7 37.7 1 3 0 46 15 34 2 100 11.0 3.6 0.5 8.1 0% .376 1.62 3.39 5.97 95 6.61 145.1
2016 NYA MLB AL 17 9 70.3 4 4 0 64 14 46 16 109 8.2 1.8 2.0 5.9 45% .233 1.11 5.47 4.35 113 4.95 109.5
2016 SWB AAA INT 15 14 77.3 6 3 0 66 23 69 8 102 7.7 2.7 0.9 8.0 47% .278 1.15 3.62 3.03 98 3.96 87.5
2017 NYA MLB AL 10 5 36.0 0 3 0 36 17 30 7 109 9.0 4.3 1.8 7.5 45% .282 1.47 5.67 4.75 107 4.72 100.4
2017 SWB AAA INT 14 13 78.3 4 6 0 75 26 67 7 103 8.6 3.0 0.8 7.7 48% .304 1.29 3.86 3.45 97 4.57 97.2
2018 NYA MLB AL 16 5 44.7 1 4 2 51 13 39 5 107 10.3 2.6 1.0 7.9 48% .333 1.43 3.77 5.24 87 3.23 72.1
2018 TAM A+ FSL 1 1 1.7 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 100 16.2 21.6 0.0 5.4 71% .429 4.20 9.47 10.80 141 9.46 200.1
2018 TRN AA EAS 2 2 10.0 0 1 0 6 1 12 0 82 5.4 0.9 0.0 10.8 50% .250 0.70 1.21 2.70 78 2.96 62.6
2018 SWB AAA INT 6 5 26.3 3 0 0 19 4 25 1 98 6.5 1.4 0.3 8.5 40% .250 0.87 2.38 2.73 81 2.52 53.4
2019 NYA MLB AL 43 0 81.0 2 1 1 75 31 75 14 101 8.3 3.4 1.6 8.3 48% .282 1.31 4.90 4.11 103 4.82 98.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 1050 0.4667 0.4638 0.7598 0.6286 0.3196 0.8571 0.5922 0.2402
2017 624 0.4647 0.4455 0.7410 0.6069 0.3054 0.8523 0.5490 0.2590
2018 704 0.4616 0.4702 0.7311 0.6154 0.3456 0.8250 0.5878 0.2689
2019 1352 0.4386 0.4689 0.7066 0.6442 0.3320 0.8429 0.5000 0.2934
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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 KCA $
2023 CIN $2,650,000
2022 CIN $1,800,000
2021 NYA $1,050,000
2020 NYA $895,000
2019 NYA $578,975
2018 NYA $
2017 NYA $
2016 NYA $507,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$7,481,475
6 yrTotal$7,481,475

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 131 d1 year/$2.65M (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 11/17/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$2.65M (2023). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Cincinnati 5/9/23. Released 5/14/23. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 5/23/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Colorado 7/1/23. Signed by Washington as a free agent 7/6/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.8M (2022). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.05M (2021). Re-signed by NY Yankees 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from NY Yankees 7/27/21 with $383,871 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$895,000 (2020). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$578,975 (2019). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/8/19 ($210,768 in minors).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/17.
  • 1 year/$507,500 (2016). Contract selected by Detroit 11/3/15. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Detroit 12/9/15. Signed by NY Yankees 3/16.
  • Acquired by Detroit in trade from NY Mets 7/31/15 (Cespedes deal).
  • Signed by NY Mets 7/9/08 as a free agent from Mexico.

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 13.7 11 4 12 2 .255 1.10 3.25 3.3 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 8.9 8 3 8 1 .268 1.18 3.60 3.68 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 5 2 5 1 .277 1.24 3.86 3.95 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 1 2 0 .286 1.29 4.09 4.19 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .293 1.34 4.31 4.41 0.0 0.0
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DateQuestionAnswer
2019-05-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)It isn't even Memorial Day and our 16-team, H2H dynasty league is already desperate for pitching. My choices are Luis Cessa, Trent Thornton & Jefry Rodriguez. Would you take any of these to get some innings and Ks and hope you don't screw up other pitching categories? Thanks
(slappy123 from Charlotte, NC)		Give me Thornton of those guys. (Craig Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Luis Cessa has thrown 7,945 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (81mph) and Change (85mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Cutter (88mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (91mph).