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C.J. Riefenhauser PCubs

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-30-1990
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lbs
Age34 years, 2 months, 20 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
0.12015
2016
2017
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 TBA MLB 7 0 5.3 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 95 10.1 5.1 0.0 3.4 0% .316 1.69 4.09 8.44 109 3.49 85.6 0.1
2015 TBA MLB 17 0 14.7 1 0 0 15 7 7 3 102 9.2 4.3 1.8 4.3 0% .267 1.50 6.23 5.52 109 3.98 93.1 0.1
CareerMLB24020.01002110931009.54.51.44.132%.3161.555.666.301093.8591.10.2

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-
2011 BGR A MID 18 18 101.3 6 5 0 77 25 99 7 97 6.8 2.2 0.6 8.8 0% .265 1.01 3.10 2.31 82 3.37 68.7
2011 PCH A+ FSL 8 7 37.0 1 3 0 35 11 24 3 91 8.5 2.7 0.7 5.8 0% .271 1.24 4.10 4.14 110 4.46 91.1
2012 PCH A+ FSL 23 14 96.3 7 8 1 98 32 103 11 103 9.2 3.0 1.0 9.6 0% .331 1.35 3.92 4.76 97 5.21 108.5
2012 MNT AA SOU 9 1 18.3 1 1 0 15 8 15 4 110 7.4 3.9 2.0 7.4 0% .220 1.25 6.14 3.44 118 3.98 82.8
2012 PDD Wnt AFL 9 1 12.3 0 0 0 6 5 14 0 4.4 3.6 0.0 10.2 0% .214 0.89 2.87 2.19 0 0.00 0.0
2013 MNT AA SOU 34 0 53.0 4 0 11 28 11 48 3 4.8 1.9 0.5 8.2 0% .187 0.74 2.51 0.51 81 2.54 55.3
2013 DUR AAA INT 17 0 20.7 2 1 0 14 8 22 2 6.1 3.5 0.9 9.6 0% .240 1.06 3.49 3.05 95 2.71 58.9
2014 TBA MLB AL 7 0 5.3 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 95 10.1 5.1 0.0 3.4 0% .316 1.69 4.09 8.44 109 3.49 85.6
2014 DUR AAA INT 39 0 57.7 3 3 1 41 25 53 3 6.4 3.9 0.5 8.3 0% .242 1.14 3.59 1.40 96 3.27 69.3
2015 TBA MLB AL 17 0 14.7 1 0 0 15 7 7 3 102 9.2 4.3 1.8 4.3 0% .267 1.50 6.23 5.52 109 3.98 93.1
2015 PCH A+ FSL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.0 18.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 2.00 7.16 0.00 123 4.04 88.7
2015 DUR AAA INT 29 0 34.7 4 2 1 25 7 34 1 6.5 1.8 0.3 8.8 0% .255 0.92 2.43 2.86 72 2.48 54.5
2016 IOW AAA PCL 28 0 27.7 2 1 1 17 18 26 2 5.5 5.9 0.7 8.5 43% .208 1.27 4.95 4.55 113 3.09 68.2
2016 CUB Rk AZL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 25% .250 2.00 7.11 9.00 115 5.41 119.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 90 0.5556 0.4778 0.8140 0.6200 0.3000 0.8710 0.6667 0.1860
2015 251 0.4223 0.4542 0.7895 0.5660 0.3724 0.8833 0.6852 0.2105
Career3410.45750.46040.79600.58030.35330.88010.68030.2040

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
2014-04-28 2014-05-19 Minors 21 0 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 CHN $
2015 TBA $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 101 d1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Houston as a free agent 12/9/16 (minor-league contract). Released by Houston 3/25/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers 2/12/16 after being DFA by Baltimore 2/4/16. Signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/16. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 5/26/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5078M (2015). Re-signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 3/8/15. Acquired by Seattle in trade from Tampa Bay 11/5/15. Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Seattle 12/2/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Tampa Bay 11/20/13. Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/2/14.
  • Drafted by Tampa Bay 2010 (20-611) (Chipola JC, Fla.).

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 1.6 2.2 49 0 50.7 36 27 48 5 .232 1.24 3.79 4.08 -6.0 -0.7
80o 0 1.3 1.8 43 0 44.2 34 26 42 5 .247 1.35 4.24 4.57 -7.5 -0.8
70o 0 1.1 1.6 38 0 39.7 32 25 37 5 .258 1.44 4.58 4.94 -8.3 -0.9
60o 0 0.9 1.4 35 0 36.0 31 24 34 4 .268 1.51 4.87 5.26 -8.7 -0.9
50o 0 0.8 1.2 31 0 32.6 29 22 31 4 .277 1.58 5.15 5.56 -8.9 -1.0
40o 0 0.7 1 28 0 29.3 28 21 28 4 .286 1.66 5.44 5.87 -9.0 -1.0
30o 0 0.5 0.9 25 0 25.9 26 19 24 4 .296 1.74 5.75 6.21 -8.9 -1.0
20o 0 0.4 0.7 21 0 22.1 23 18 21 3 .308 1.84 6.13 6.62 -8.5 -0.9
10o 0 0.3 0.5 16 0 16.9 19 15 16 3 .324 1.99 6.67 7.21 -7.6 -0.8
Weighted Mean00.81.231031.82822304.2741.565.105.51-8.6-0.9

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DateQuestionAnswer
2015-09-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Any idea why the Rays stopped shuttling relievers between Durham and St. Pete? Any credence to the idea that they didn't want all those guys collecting big league pay checks and service time if they weren't back down for 20 days?
(Sandy Kazmir from America)		I have no idea. Although, when your top alternatives are Kirby Yates and C.J. Riefenhauser, I guess there's no point inconveniencing others. (R.J. Anderson)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, C.J. Riefenhauser threw 361 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Change (81mph), also mixing in a Slider (76mph).