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IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-14-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight225 lbs
Age33 years, 7 months, 4 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
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0.22018
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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 SFN MLB 61 0 55.0 4 2 1 44 9 50 3 91 7.2 1.5 0.5 8.2 50% .270 0.96 2.56 2.13 77 2.93 64.9 1.3
2017 SFN MLB 41 0 37.3 4 1 4 45 14 35 5 10.8 3.4 1.2 8.4 40% .357 1.58 4.33 5.06 105 4.73 100.7 0.2
2018 SFN MLB 7 0 13.3 1 0 0 16 8 12 2 94 10.8 5.4 1.4 8.1 42% .326 1.80 5.29 7.43 93 3.72 83.0 0.2
2019 TOR MLB 58 4 60.7 1 2 5 61 40 67 8 101 9.0 5.9 1.2 9.9 51% .317 1.66 4.87 4.90 104 5.48 112.4 -0.1
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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 GIA Rk AZL 15 0 18.0 0 0 4 16 2 19 0 8.0 1.0 0.0 9.5 0% .314 1.00 2.58 2.50 83 2.21 45.1
2012 AUG A SAL 32 0 55.7 5 2 2 45 23 67 6 7.3 3.7 1.0 10.8 0% .285 1.22 3.91 2.91 96 3.57 74.4
2013 AUG A SAL 19 0 35.0 0 3 3 27 10 48 1 6.9 2.6 0.3 12.3 0% .310 1.06 2.04 2.31 63 2.35 51.0
2013 SJO A+ CAL 22 0 25.7 4 0 11 20 1 45 1 7.0 0.4 0.4 15.8 0% .380 0.82 0.99 2.10 29 1.52 33.0
2013 GIA Rk AZL 5 0 5.7 1 0 0 4 1 9 0 6.4 1.6 0.0 14.3 0% .364 0.88 1.35 3.18 66 1.03 22.4
2014 RIC AA EAS 27 0 28.0 2 0 13 19 14 29 1 6.1 4.5 0.3 9.3 0% .265 1.18 3.35 2.57 94 3.25 68.9
2015 RIC AA EAS 28 0 25.7 0 1 13 31 8 32 1 10.9 2.8 0.4 11.2 0% .400 1.52 2.22 4.56 75 4.92 108.0
2016 SFN MLB NL 61 0 55.0 4 2 1 44 9 50 3 91 7.2 1.5 0.5 8.2 50% .270 0.96 2.56 2.13 77 2.93 64.9
2016 SAC AAA PCL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 38% .125 0.67 3.38 0.00 103 3.36 74.1
2017 SFN MLB NL 41 0 37.3 4 1 4 45 14 35 5 10.8 3.4 1.2 8.4 40% .357 1.58 4.33 5.06 105 4.73 100.7
2017 SAC AAA PCL 25 0 32.7 1 1 10 32 12 26 1 8.8 3.3 0.3 7.2 52% .316 1.35 3.63 2.48 90 3.62 77.0
2018 SFN MLB NL 7 0 13.3 1 0 0 16 8 12 2 94 10.8 5.4 1.4 8.1 42% .326 1.80 5.29 7.43 93 3.72 83.0
2018 SAC AAA PCL 33 0 40.7 1 3 8 34 9 43 2 7.5 2.0 0.4 9.5 49% .305 1.06 3.00 4.20 77 2.91 61.6
2019 TOR MLB AL 58 4 60.7 1 2 5 61 40 67 8 101 9.0 5.9 1.2 9.9 51% .317 1.66 4.87 4.90 104 5.48 112.4
2019 BUF AAA INT 8 0 10.7 2 1 2 7 3 17 1 5.9 2.5 0.8 14.3 50% .286 0.94 2.50 1.69 59 1.63 33.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 795 0.5270 0.4465 0.7521 0.5990 0.2766 0.8566 0.5000 0.2479
2017 639 0.4710 0.4194 0.7425 0.6013 0.2574 0.7790 0.6667 0.2575
2018 256 0.4648 0.3867 0.7071 0.5882 0.2117 0.8143 0.4483 0.2929
2019 1190 0.4151 0.4176 0.7002 0.5931 0.2931 0.8294 0.5147 0.2998
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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
2014-06-09 - Minors - - Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2014-06-26

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 WAS $1,500,000
2023 CIN $1,000,000
2022 DET $
2021 MIN $
2020 TEX $
2019 TOR $
2018 SFN $
2017 SFN $545,000
2016 SFN $
2015 SFN $
2014 SFN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,545,000
2019Current$1,500,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$3,045,000
3 yrTotal$3,045,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 81 d1 year/$1.5M (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Washington as a free agent 2/21/24 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.5M in performance bonuses. May earn additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Washington 3/26/24.
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/23/23 (minor-league contract). $1M salary in majors. Contract selected by Cincinnati 3/27/23. Non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/17/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 4/18/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 7/30/22. DFA by Detroit 8/5/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/7/22 (elected free agency). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 8/14/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Cincinnati 8/30/22. DFA by Cincinnati 11/13/22. Non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/18/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/25/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Minnesota 5/8/21. DFA by Minnesota 5/18/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/20/21. Contract selected by Minnesota 7/1/21. DFA by Minnesota 9/5/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/6/21. Elected free agency 10/7/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/30/20 (minor-league contract).
  • 2019. DFA by San Francisco 2/1/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 2/10/19. Acquired by Toronto in trade from San Francisco 4/2/19. Non-tendered by Toronto 12/2/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/18.
  • 1 year/$545,000 (2017). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/14. Re-signed by San Francisco 3/15.
  • Drafted by San Francisco 2009 (9-297) (Miami-Dade JC). $125,000 signing bonus.

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 15.3 12 4 15 2 .256 1.07 2.91 3.11 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.9 8 3 9 1 .272 1.16 3.28 3.5 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 2 6 1 .283 1.22 3.55 3.8 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 3 0 .292 1.28 3.78 4.05 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .301 1.34 4.00 4.29 0.0 0.0
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DateQuestionAnswer
2016-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Bryan, Which current non-closers do you think will be closing in 2017?
(Cal Guy from Cal)		This is a really good one. Cam Bedrosian is the hottest name I can think of, especially seeing as how the Angels could probably run anyone out there in the AL West basement. I wouldn't be shocked if Cody Allen winds up on another team and closing next year ... Derek Law's one. Does Ken Giles count? (Bryan Grosnick)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Derek Law has thrown 4,991 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Cutter (91mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (96mph), Slider (87mph), Sinker (94mph) and Curve (78mph). He also rarely throws a Change (88mph).