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Jacob Barnes PBlue Jays

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-14-1990
Height6' 2"
Weight231 lbs
Age34 years, 0 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
0.62016
1.22017
0.82018
0.22019
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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 MIL MLB 27 0 26.7 0 1 1 24 6 26 1 95 8.1 2.0 0.3 8.8 49% .315 1.13 2.39 2.70 75 2.92 64.5 0.6
2017 MIL MLB 73 0 72.0 3 4 2 57 33 80 8 7.1 4.1 1.0 10.0 54% .272 1.25 3.90 4.00 88 3.67 78.0 1.2
2018 MIL MLB 49 0 48.7 0 1 2 51 23 47 4 94 9.4 4.3 0.7 8.7 51% .329 1.52 3.67 3.33 87 3.54 79.0 0.8
2019 KCA 0 15 0 13.0 0 4 0 14 11 10 4 100 9.7 7.6 2.8 6.9 50% .250 1.92 8.24 8.31 127 7.18 147.8 -0.3
2019 MIL 0 18 1 19.7 1 1 0 22 11 22 3 95 10.1 5.0 1.4 10.1 47% .322 1.68 4.59 6.86 102 5.54 113.4 0.0
2019 TOT MLB 33 1 32.7 1 5 0 36 22 32 7 97 9.9 6.1 1.9 8.8 48% .293 1.78 6.04 7.44 112 6.19 126.4 -0.3
CareerMLB1821180.041151688418520578.44.21.09.351%.2991.404.004.25913.9885.12.3

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 HEL Rk PIO 18 0 29.7 2 1 2 25 6 43 3 7.6 1.8 0.9 13.0 0% .338 1.04 3.48 2.12 75 2.56 52.3
2012 WIS A MID 25 7 93.7 4 7 3 87 46 83 10 97 8.4 4.4 1.0 8.0 0% .298 1.42 4.49 3.84 108 4.85 100.9
2013 BRV A+ FSL 21 14 105.3 9 6 0 98 36 66 6 92 8.4 3.1 0.5 5.6 0% .278 1.27 3.83 3.08 106 4.25 92.4
2014 BRV A+ FSL 3 0 7.3 0 0 0 3 0 8 1 3.7 0.0 1.2 9.8 0% .133 0.41 2.97 1.23 73 1.81 38.4
2014 HUN AA SOU 23 21 105.7 2 6 0 94 38 75 9 99 8.0 3.2 0.8 6.4 0% .274 1.25 4.23 4.26 103 4.26 90.2
2015 BLX AA SOU 39 6 75.0 4 5 0 74 30 84 2 101 8.9 3.6 0.2 10.1 0% .362 1.39 2.68 3.36 80 4.75 104.3
2015 SUR Wnt AFL 8 0 11.7 1 0 0 6 3 17 0 4.6 2.3 0.0 13.1 0% .261 0.77 1.44 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2016 MIL MLB NL 27 0 26.7 0 1 1 24 6 26 1 95 8.1 2.0 0.3 8.8 49% .315 1.13 2.39 2.70 75 2.92 64.5
2016 BLX AA SOU 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6.8 0.0 0.0 13.5 57% .286 0.75 0.31 0.00 65 2.36 52.2
2016 CSP AAA PCL 17 0 22.3 2 1 1 14 7 23 1 5.6 2.8 0.4 9.3 54% .245 0.94 3.18 1.21 84 1.98 43.7
2017 MIL MLB NL 73 0 72.0 3 4 2 57 33 80 8 7.1 4.1 1.0 10.0 54% .272 1.25 3.90 4.00 88 3.67 78.0
2018 MIL MLB NL 49 0 48.7 0 1 2 51 23 47 4 94 9.4 4.3 0.7 8.7 51% .329 1.52 3.67 3.33 87 3.54 79.0
2018 CSP AAA PCL 11 0 11.7 1 0 2 5 8 10 0 3.9 6.2 0.0 7.7 65% .161 1.11 4.08 1.54 109 2.83 59.8
2019 KCA MLB AL 15 0 13.0 0 4 0 14 11 10 4 100 9.7 7.6 2.8 6.9 50% .250 1.92 8.24 8.31 127 7.18 147.8
2019 MIL MLB NL 18 1 19.7 1 1 0 22 11 22 3 95 10.1 5.0 1.4 10.1 47% .322 1.68 4.59 6.86 102 5.54 113.4
2019 OMA AAA PCL 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 13.5 0.0 0.0 20.3 50% .667 1.50 -0.71 3.38 87 5.88 121.1
2019 SAN AAA PCL 14 0 14.0 2 0 1 14 2 15 3 9.0 1.3 1.9 9.6 52% .282 1.14 4.86 4.50 82 2.95 60.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 403 0.4789 0.4963 0.6550 0.6736 0.3333 0.8231 0.3429 0.3450
2017 1242 0.4114 0.4791 0.6588 0.6654 0.3488 0.7971 0.4745 0.3412
2018 844 0.4194 0.4822 0.6978 0.7062 0.3204 0.7840 0.5605 0.3022
2019 660 0.4136 0.4136 0.7692 0.6410 0.2532 0.8800 0.5714 0.2308
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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
2014-05-30 2014-06-12 Minors 13 0 - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 TEX $
2022 DET $800,000
2021 NYN $750,000
2020 ANA $
2019 MIL $567,600
2018 MIL $558,900
2017 MIL $537,700
2016 MIL $
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$3,214,200
5 yrTotal$3,214,200

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 112 d2024

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/17/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Texas 5/21/23. Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 5/30/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Philadelphia 7/10/23. Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 7/19/23 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by St. Louis 8/22/23. Elected free agency 10/30/23.
  • 1 year/$800,000 (2022). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/30/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 4/6/22. DFA by Detroit 6/14/22. Released 6/18/22. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 6/22/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 7/9/22. DFA by Seattle 7/11/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/17/22 (refused assignment). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 7/25/22 (minor-league contract). Released by Detroit 8/26/22. Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 8/30/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Yankees 10/1/22. DFA by NY Yankees 10/2/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/4/22. Elected free agency 10/25/22.
  • 1 year/$750,000 (2021). Re-signed by NY Mets 11/30/20 (avoided arbitration). Roster bonus: $25,000 for 1 active day on Major League roster. Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 25, 40, 50 games pitched. Acquired by Toronto in trade 6/19/21 after being DFA by NY Mets 6/14/21. DFA by Toronto 7/26/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/2/21. Contract selected by Toronto 9/29/21. DFA by Toronto 10/20/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/22/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by LA Angels 7/23/20.
  • 1 year/$567,600 (2019). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/19. Claimed by Kansas City off waivers 8/2/19 after being DFA by Milwaukee 8/1/19. DFA by Kansas City 11/4/19. Released 11/4/19.
  • 1 year/$558,900 (2018). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Milwaukee 11/20/15. Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/16.
  • Drafted by Milwaukee 2011 (14-431) (Florida Gulf Coast).

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 14.4 11 5 13 1 .254 1.12 2.87 3.14 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.4 8 4 9 1 .268 1.21 3.21 3.53 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 5 2 5 0 .279 1.27 3.46 3.81 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 3 1 3 0 .287 1.33 3.68 4.06 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .296 1.38 3.89 4.29 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Jacob Barnes has thrown 6,036 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 Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Cutter (90mph), also mixing in a Slider (85mph).