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Birth Date	11-6-1988
Height	6' 4"
Weight	227 lbs

Age	35 years, 5 months, 18 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2013	SEA	MLB	4	4	24.0	3	0	15	7	21	2	95	5.6	2.6	0.8	7.9	0%	.203	0.92	3.28	1.50	93	4.27	102.2	0.2
2014	SEA	MLB	13	13	74.0	6	4	60	29	59	3	91	7.3	3.5	0.4	7.2	0%	.270	1.20	3.31	3.04	101	3.65	89.6	1.1
2015	SEA	MLB	13	13	67.0	3	4	67	29	56	8	98	9.0	3.9	1.1	7.5	0%	.289	1.43	4.28	3.90	105	4.37	102.2	0.6
2016	SEA	MLB	20	20	121.0	6	7	134	24	117	9	102	10.0	1.8	0.7	8.7	49%	.347	1.31	2.75	3.79	88	3.73	82.6	2.3
2017	SEA	MLB	24	24	136.0	12	5	113	37	156	9	101	7.5	2.4	0.6	10.3	46%	.300	1.10	2.59	2.98	77	2.63	55.9	4.5
2018	SEA	MLB	28	28	160.3	11	6	134	42	208	23	97	7.5	2.4	1.3	11.7	41%	.299	1.10	3.27	3.76	80	2.67	59.7	4.9
2019	NYA	MLB	29	29	150.7	15	6	138	55	186	23	100	8.2	3.3	1.4	11.1	40%	.313	1.28	3.89	3.82	90	4.18	85.7	2.6
Career		MLB	131	131	733.0	56	32	661	223	803	77	99	8.1	2.7	0.9	9.9	46%	.305	1.21	3.28	3.50	88	3.46	76.4	16.1

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2011	CLN	A	MID	10	10	56.0	3	3	45	30	80	1	94	7.2	4.8	0.2	12.9	0%	.358	1.34	2.39	2.73	80	4.66	95.2
2011	WTN	AA	SOU	7	7	39.0	3	0	28	13	51	2	112	6.5	3.0	0.5	11.8	0%	.302	1.05	2.42	1.85	68	3.16	64.5
2012	WTN	AA	SOU	21	21	106.3	9	4	96	54	110	5	105	8.1	4.6	0.4	9.3	0%	.322	1.41	3.23	3.05	90	4.44	92.4
2012	PER	Wnt	AFL	5	5	12.7	1	1	14	6	16	1		9.9	4.3	0.7	11.4	0%	.382	1.58	3.84	5.68	0	0.00	0.0
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	4	4	24.0	3	0	15	7	21	2	95	5.6	2.6	0.8	7.9	0%	.203	0.92	3.28	1.50	93	4.27	102.2
2013	TAC	AAA	PCL	28	26	145.7	8	11	158	58	131	10	93	9.8	3.6	0.6	8.1	0%	.338	1.48	3.91	4.45	94	4.89	106.2
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	13	13	74.0	6	4	60	29	59	3	91	7.3	3.5	0.4	7.2	0%	.270	1.20	3.31	3.04	101	3.65	89.6
2014	EVE	A-	NOR	1	1	2.7	0	1	2	1	2	1	94	6.8	3.4	3.4	6.8	0%	.167	1.13	8.32	6.75	109	4.04	85.4
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	3	3	10.3	0	1	13	6	14	2	80	11.3	5.2	1.7	12.2	0%	.393	1.84	5.24	4.35	104	5.84	123.6
2015	SEA	MLB	AL	13	13	67.0	3	4	67	29	56	8	98	9.0	3.9	1.1	7.5	0%	.289	1.43	4.28	3.90	105	4.37	102.2
2015	TAC	AAA	PCL	3	3	6.7	0	1	12	3	4	0	112	16.2	4.1	0.0	5.4	0%	.480	2.25	3.74	8.10	111	8.84	193.8
2015	PER	Wnt	AFL	7	7	29.3	2	4	37	8	29	3		11.4	2.5	0.9	8.9	0%	.378	1.53	3.75	4.60	0	0.00	0.0
2016	SEA	MLB	AL	20	20	121.0	6	7	134	24	117	9	102	10.0	1.8	0.7	8.7	49%	.347	1.31	2.75	3.79	88	3.73	82.6
2016	TAC	AAA	PCL	11	11	50.7	4	3	43	15	53	6	94	7.6	2.7	1.1	9.4	52%	.285	1.14	4.05	3.73	87	2.73	60.2
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	24	24	136.0	12	5	113	37	156	9	101	7.5	2.4	0.6	10.3	46%	.300	1.10	2.59	2.98	77	2.63	55.9
2017	ARK	AA	TEX	1	1	4.0	0	0	5	0	5	1	81	11.3	0.0	2.3	11.3	36%	.400	1.25	4.07	4.50	86	5.68	120.8
2018	SEA	MLB	AL	28	28	160.3	11	6	134	42	208	23	97	7.5	2.4	1.3	11.7	41%	.299	1.10	3.27	3.76	80	2.67	59.7
2019	NYA	MLB	AL	29	29	150.7	15	6	138	55	186	23	100	8.2	3.3	1.4	11.1	40%	.313	1.28	3.89	3.82	90	4.18	85.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2013	367	0.4932	0.4768	0.7714	0.6464	0.3118	0.8718	0.5690	0.2286
2014	1177	0.4520	0.4291	0.8000	0.6241	0.2682	0.9096	0.5896	0.2000
2015	1106	0.4548	0.4069	0.8067	0.5805	0.2620	0.8904	0.6519	0.1933
2016	1940	0.5155	0.4990	0.7428	0.6650	0.3223	0.8391	0.5314	0.2572
2017	2224	0.5063	0.4793	0.7176	0.6439	0.3106	0.8055	0.5308	0.2824
2018	2599	0.5244	0.5244	0.6985	0.6772	0.3560	0.7855	0.5159	0.3015
2019	2649	0.4734	0.4972	0.6932	0.6826	0.3305	0.7991	0.4967	0.3068
Career	12062	0.4940	0.4845	0.7300	0.6553	0.3181	0.8251	0.5382	0.2700

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
2014-04-09	2014-08-02	60-DL	115	102	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-	-
2012-05-26	2012-07-03	Minors	38	0	Right	Knee	Contusion		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2024	LAN	$7,000,000
2023	BOS	$4,000,000
2022	BOS	$6,000,000
2021	SEA	$8,500,000
2020	NYA	$12,500,000
2019	NYA	$8,575,000
2018	SEA	$4,900,000
2017	SEA	$2,350,000
2016	SEA	$
2015	SEA	$519,000
2014	SEA	$503,500
2013	SEA	$

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$47,847,500
2019	Current	$7,000,000
10 yr	Pvs + Cur	$54,847,500
10 yr	Total	$54,847,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 151 d	Boras Corp.	1 year/$7M (2024)

Details

1 year/$7M (2024). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/23/24. $3M signing bonus, 24:$4M salary roster bonus: $2M for making Opening Day active roster (either 3/20/24 or 3/28/24). $1M if on the active roster by 4/15/24. Performance bonuses: $600,000 each for 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 games started. $1M for 18 games started.
1 year/$10M (2022), plus 2023-24 options. Signed by Boston as a free agent 12/1/21. 22:$6M, 23:$4M player option or 23-24 club options, to be exercised or declined simultaneously, at annual salaries of $13M plus performance bonuses earned in 2022. 2022 performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 12, 14, 16, 18 starts. Annual performance bonuses for 2023-24, if options are exercised: $250,000 each for 20, 22, 24, 26 starts, less 2022 bonuses earned. Paxton exercised 2023 option 11/8/22.
1 year/$8.5M (2021). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 2/13/21. Performance bonuses: $750,000 each for 10, 20 games.
1 year/$12.5M (2020). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$8.575M (2019). Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Seattle 11/19/18. Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$4.9M (2018). Re-signed by Seattle 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.35M (2017). Re-signed by Seattle 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
1 year (2016). Re-signed by Seattle 3/3/16.
1 year/$519,000 (2015). Re-signed by Seattle 3/15.
1 year/$503,500 (2014). Re-signed by Seattle 2/20/14.
1 year (2013). Contract selected by Seattle 9/3/13.
Drafted by Seattle 2010 (4-132) (Grand Prairie, Texas, American Association). $942,500 signing bonus. Drafted by Toronto 2009 (1s-37) (did not sign).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	0.7	1	1	17.3	13	5	21	2	.273	1.02	2.40	2.43	0.5	0.1
80^o	0.7	1	1	13.3	11	4	16	1	.285	1.08	2.72	2.76	0.3	0.0
70^o	0.7	1	1	10.5	9	3	12	1	.294	1.13	2.95	3	0.2	0.0
60^o	0.8	1	1	8.2	7	2	10	1	.301	1.17	3.14	3.21	0.0	0.0
50^o	0.8	1	1	6.0	5	2	7	1	.308	1.21	3.32	3.4	-0.1	0.0
40^o	0.8	1	1	3.9	4	1	5	0	.314	1.25	3.51	3.6	-0.2	0.0
30^o	0.8	1	1	1.7	2	1	2	0	.322	1.29	3.71	3.81	-0.4	0.0
Weighted Mean	0.8	1	1	5.7	5	2	7	1	.306	1.20	3.31	3.39	-0.1	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2020-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How does the Yankee rotation shake out? Do Johnny Lasagna and Jordan Montgomery both make the cut for at least the time being? (Pizza Shuttle from Lawrence)	I do not think Loaisiga makes the rotation. At this point, it appears James Paxton should return by the start of the season. However, I expect Montgomery to make the rotation. Aaron Boone has confirmed as much re: Montgomery. (Jesse Roche)
2020-02-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How many consecutive dynasty league seasons is too many to be tanking/rebuilding? I'm entering my fifth year of rebuilding by starting a new rebuild this year and am wondering if I'm doing it wrong. (Elton from Pacific Northwest)	5 years is probably too many. I normally aim for a 2- to 3-year turnaround. For example, I inherited a team in TDGX last offseason and I plan to position my squad to compete in 2021. I think the error many owners make in rebuilding is not being flexible enough. You do not need to go all prospects and youth. Just get value. I just traded Mitch Keller, a 2021 4, and a 2021 5 for James Paxton, Aaron Hicks, and a 2021 1. I then plan to flip Paxton when he returns to the rotation in May or June for something better than Keller. Actively wheel and deal to slowly, incrementally improve your roster and do not pass on opportunities to buy depreciated 30+ year old talent. (Jesse Roche)
2019-06-07 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Last season I traded away Gary Sanchez and James Paxton for Kiriloff and Musgrove in my dynasty league. I'm on the verge of contending, but I think I need to wait at least another year. Who would you sell off of my most useful pieces: Haniger, Moustakas, Musgrove, or Kiriloff? (Elton from Pacific NW)	You'd be selling awfully low on Kiriloff and Haniger I'd expect. Maybe you can still find a Joe Musgrove believer out there. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-05-01 12:00:00 (link to chat)	How excited should I be about Deivi Garcia and will I look like an idiot if I tell my friends I expect him to make a handful of big league starts in the second half of 2020? (Mike from Albany)	Jarrett and Steve like him a bit more than me, but I think he's a major league starter and 2020 is a reasonable timeline. The Yankees aren't gonna lack for options by then though. Assuming they don't trade from their inventory for the next Brandon Drury or James Paxton of course. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-04-12 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Darius, What are your thoughts on KeBryan Hayes and Sixto Sanchez? How good could they become and when do you think they make their ML debuts? Also, do you think Longoria is just about done, or do you still think he has some life left in that bat? He's obviously off to a terrible start after a down year, so I'm very concerned. Thx. (bob m from philly)	Lot to answer here! I think Hayes will be a solid but not spectacular 3B, with a nice floor because of the great hit tool. Of course, we've seen plenty of guys with excellent contact skills produce more pop than expected in this environment, so that's not a terrible thing to bet on. Yuli Gurriel was the comp that Bret put on him in the Pirates top 10 this offseason, and I think that's a reasonable expectation. Sanchez has phenomenal stuff and the concern is primarily over the durability. A low IP total is less likely to disqualify him from near-ace status than it used to be. I can see him falling into the James Paxton category of electric when he's on the mound but you're never quite sure how often he's going to be there. As a Giants fan, I'm not confident either. I don't think the swing has been right for quite some time and the decline has been going on for so long that I'd be surprised if he gets back to his old level. It's also a terrible environment for his fantasy value, especially now the lineup around him is so poor. (Darius Austin)
2018-09-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I play in a dynasty league and have made it my personal strategy to roster as many Mariners prospects as possible. I feel like eventually one has to pan out and be really good. Is this smart of me? (Elton from Washington)	I once played in a league with a guy who decided to only draft players with a Z in their surname. It didn't go that well. As a strategy, it is certainly unique. I don't know if even the Mariners would call it smart, despite the statistical lure of their system regressing to the mean. I can try to make you feel better: James Paxton was drafted by the Mariners, and he's good! Edwin Diaz has been fantasy gold this year, and Seattle drafted him too. Mike Zunino has, on occasion, been helpful in fantasy. You might have noticed that all of these picks are from 2012 or earlier. That's because the Mariners haven't had a truly productive major leaguer from any draft since. It's pretty much Andrew Moore and a few relievers who have even made the majors. Tyler O'Neill might be their first genuinely productive draft pick since 2012, but they traded him (although Marco Gonzales was good before he got hurt, so it kinda worked out). Maybe you should just hope that Dipoto moves all these prospects to organisations that will develop them. Unless your strategy then requires you to trade them too. (Darius Austin)
2018-02-13 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Will Walker Buehler ever have the durability to be a starter? Seems like a long shot to me. (Mr. Fister from Arlington)	I see him as a James Paxton type. 150 innings? Maybe. 200? Nah, but then that's true for nearly everyone. (Mike Gianella)
2017-10-24 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey there, Matt -- during your research and writing for the Annual this year, what's your favorite fun fact you've discovered that you'd like to share? (Not Bryan from Not In This Chat)	Something I learned about Blake Snell: Only one starting LHP has a higher average perceived velocity on his four-seamer than Snell, and only one has a higher average spin rate. The guy who throws harder is James Paxton and the guy with more spin is Rich Hill. Snell is going to be good eventually. -MT (World Series Chat)
2017-05-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	James Paxton finishes the 2017 season as a top _ fantasy starter. (Rick Smith from Phoenix)	10 (George Bissell)
2017-02-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Scoresheet, 12-team AL-only league. Gun nowhere in sight, least of all pointed at your head, but an imploring look in your direction, which five do you keep? (Only two NLers.) Yu Darvish, Rich Hill, Jeff Samardjiza, John Lackey, Matt Shoemaker, James Paxton, Collin McHugh, Tyler Skaggs, Steven Wright, Jose Berrios (touchstoneQu from Minneapolis)	Darvish, Hill, Shark, Lackey, Paxton. I'd love to say Shoe or Skaggs, but they have major health question marks. If you wanted to be daring, Skaggs over Shark would be the way to go. (George Bissell)
2017-02-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Pitching sleepers/breakouts for this year? If possible, geared to points leagues? (chrispetersen15 from IA)	I'll give you a few deeper late-round mixed options: Garrett Richards, Robert Gsellman, Jharel Cotton and Zach Davies. As far as "breakouts" go that's a broad term. Starters that I like better than the consensus: Julio Urias, Marcus Stroman, Jon Gray, James Paxton (is so obvious it's painful), and Frankie Liriano. I'm probably forgetting someone...Oh. Draft Rich Hill... (George Bissell)
2016-12-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Buying or selling James Paxton? (Greg from Philly)	I'm buying. I wrote about him a ton for BP during the summer when he came back with a truly insane velocity spike. The problem I have is that he's going to be the trendy industry sleeper that every fantasy owner is going to target in 2017. If I owned him, there might not be a better time to sell because there will be someone intrigued and willing to deal. (George Bissell)
2016-03-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for the chat, Michael. What are the breakout (or breakdown!!) chances for pitchers such as Martin Perez, Kevin Gausman, Daniel Norris, James Paxton, Michael Pineda, Joe Kelly, Kyle Gibson, etc. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. (DJ from Dallas )	Already talked about Gausman. I think Paxton might get squeezed out of a surprisingly deep Mariners rotation. Pineda's already good, Gibson kind of is what he is at this point, as is Kelly, who in a just world would've moved to the bullpen full-time two years ago. That leaves Perez, whom I've always been down on compared to what appears to be the consensus, and Norris, whom I like to bounce back if only because he's got an open rotation spot in Detroit, to say nothing of it being unlikely that he receives a surprise cancer diagnosis this year. (Michael Baumann)
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Joe Kelly or James Paxton? This year and the future. Thanks. (Geoff Jenkins from Milwaukee)	Paxton in both cases, although there's a good chance that both men have a future in the pen. (Mike Gianella)
2014-08-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you make of James Paxton? Having seen him only a couple of times, his mechanics don't seem to lend themselves to a repeatable delivery. (Matt from Chicago)	he's funky but the stuff is there. He's managed to keep the walk rate down, which mitigates any concern on the mechanics repeating--throw strikes, it's all good. But, that said, he could regress to his minor league form where he walked a lot of guys. So, in sum, I like him a lot but I'm slightly cautious to believe he's totally found it. (Harry Pavlidis)
2014-07-31 19:30:00 (link to chat)	Please rank these pitchers in terms of best fantasy career prospects: Taijuan Walker, C.J. Edwards, Lucas Giolito, Hunter Harvey, James Paxton, Kohl Stewart, Carlos Rodon. Thanks. (graham from Richmond, VA)	Hmm. Let's go Walker, Rodon, Giolito, Harvey, Stewart, Paxton, Edwards (Ben Carsley)
2014-05-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How would you rank these in 14 tm fantasy: Jordan lyles, Robbie Erin, and James Paxton, or even Martin Perez(obviously have to wait for him to recover)? (Victor from Dumfries)	Erlin, Paxton, Lyles and Perez... Perez has to be last with the TJ Surgery (Paul Sporer)
2014-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Whom, among the batch of rookie pitchers mechanically gives you cause for concern,if any. (boatman44 from Liverpool)	There is really an impressive group of young pitchers who are almost ready to make an impact, in terms of mechanics and stuff. I give the current batch very impressive grades overall, with the vast majority of the top prospects earning a B- or better. That said, I always pause for the guys with poor grades for balance and posture, such as Butler, Ventura, and James Paxton. On the jukebox: Average White Band, "Pick Up the Pieces" (Doug Thorburn)
2014-01-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who would you rather have for a dynasty league next year and beyond: Tyson Ross or James Paxton? (RotoLando from Cloud City)	Ross! http://painttheblack.com/2014/01/tyson-ross-a-rising-star/ :) (Paul Sporer)
2013-12-20 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who would you choose for fantasy: Tyson Ross or James Paxton? (RotoLando from Cloud City)	I simply can't trust Ross, given a delivery with one of the shortest strides in the game and minimal momentum. The statistical step forward last season was intriguing, but his stuff has to be crisp in order to succeed. So give me Paxton and pray for the upside of youth to shine through onto the stat sheet. (Doug Thorburn)
2012-12-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Geoff, what is your assessment of James Paxton? (Jeff from Seattle)	Thanks for the question, Jeff. My assessment of Paxton? I like the strikeouts, don't like the walks, and want to see him pitch more than 100 innings in a season. The latter would seem a prerequisite for someone who is envisioned as a workhorse. Also, if you haven't done so already, be sure to read Jason Parks' thoughts on Paxton and other Mariners prospects. I have opinions, but Jason's are better: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19227 (Geoff Young)
2012-11-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	When will the M's call upon James Paxton? Do you see a potential number 3? (Ryan from Boston)	I think 2 ceiling, No. 3 likely end-result. Still has too many bouts with control problems, however. (Jason A. Churchill)
2012-11-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What is James Paxton's ETA and do you see a potential #3? (Ryan from Boston)	2013... No. 3, yes. At times he'll look like a 1 or 2. (Jason A. Churchill)
2012-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	James Paxton turned in another impressive performance the other night. He has also built on his success of last season. Is there a case that he has leapfrogged Hultzen as a prospect? (Bill from Sante Fe, NM)	The short answer is, no, I don't think Paxton has surpassed Hultzen as the better prospect, but I'm having a hard time explaining why I believe that Hultzen will be fine. He's certainly had a weird go of it in Triple-A. None of this is to diminish Paxton's success this year; he's been fantastic and in a shallower system he would likely be in the big leagues right now. (Bradley Ankrom)
2012-04-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you see as James Paxton's upside and when do you see him contributing in the majors? (Dennis from LA)	Solid number three starter capable of delivering a beauty when his secondary stuff and command is in sync. I think he could contribute to the major league squad now out of the 'pen, but should get a taste at some point this season. He's good. (Jason Parks)
2012-02-23 11:00:00 (link to chat)	List your top 5 rookie pitchers in the AL/NL West.. Thanks.. (LoyalRoyal from Kansas)	Yikes. Off the top of my head, in alphabetical order: Trevor Bauer, Jarrod Parker, James Paxton, Brad Peacock, Drew Pomeranz. And I'll assume I've missed someone obvious. (Geoff Young)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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James Paxton has thrown 15,619 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 (94mph) and Curve (81mph), also mixing in a Slider (85mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (94mph) and Change (84mph).