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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-18-1990
Height6' 2"
Weight195 lbs
Age34 years, 0 months, 1 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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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 MIA MLB 13 5 33.0 2 2 0 40 5 26 4 96 10.9 1.4 1.1 7.1 0% .330 1.36 3.73 6.27 95 3.49 85.5 0.5
2015 CIN MLB 31 31 184.7 9 13 0 194 55 151 17 93 9.5 2.7 0.8 7.4 0% .318 1.35 3.69 4.05 100 4.00 93.4 2.4
2016 CIN MLB 20 20 123.3 9 5 0 120 30 105 16 95 8.8 2.2 1.2 7.7 44% .295 1.22 3.99 3.28 102 4.32 95.6 1.5
2018 CIN MLB 21 21 115.0 7 8 0 118 30 108 24 101 9.2 2.3 1.9 8.5 43% .294 1.29 4.79 4.93 107 5.16 115.4 0.2
2019 CIN MLB 31 31 166.7 9 9 0 151 49 167 29 97 8.2 2.6 1.6 9.0 44% .273 1.20 4.38 3.89 95 3.95 81.0 3.3
CareerMLB116108622.73637062316955790969.02.41.38.144%.2901.274.144.131004.2494.17.9

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-
2012 LNS A MID 28 21 123.0 11 3 0 145 25 92 3 101 10.6 1.8 0.2 6.7 0% .367 1.38 2.84 3.37 84 5.41 112.7
2013 JUP A+ FSL 12 12 54.0 4 2 0 48 9 53 3 93 8.0 1.5 0.5 8.8 0% .304 1.06 2.55 1.67 75 3.31 72.0
2013 JAX AA SOU 13 13 75.0 5 4 0 74 14 62 7 99 8.9 1.7 0.8 7.4 0% .309 1.17 3.18 3.36 92 4.34 94.2
2014 MIA MLB NL 13 5 33.0 2 2 0 40 5 26 4 96 10.9 1.4 1.1 7.1 0% .330 1.36 3.73 6.27 95 3.49 85.5
2014 JAX AA SOU 8 8 43.0 3 4 0 45 10 38 4 100 9.4 2.1 0.8 8.0 0% .333 1.28 3.32 4.19 86 4.27 90.5
2014 NWO AAA PCL 12 11 59.3 3 3 0 48 21 59 2 87 7.3 3.2 0.3 8.9 0% .282 1.16 3.40 3.49 88 3.95 83.6
2015 CIN MLB NL 31 31 184.7 9 13 0 194 55 151 17 93 9.5 2.7 0.8 7.4 0% .318 1.35 3.69 4.05 100 4.00 93.4
2016 CIN MLB NL 20 20 123.3 9 5 0 120 30 105 16 95 8.8 2.2 1.2 7.7 44% .295 1.22 3.99 3.28 102 4.32 95.6
2016 DYT A MID 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 105 5.4 1.8 0.0 5.4 57% .214 0.80 2.87 0.00 97 3.43 75.7
2016 PEN AA SOU 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 4 1 5 2 84 9.0 2.3 4.5 11.3 55% .222 1.25 8.06 6.75 99 3.54 78.1
2016 LOU AAA INT 3 3 13.0 0 1 0 12 0 11 4 98 8.3 0.0 2.8 7.6 46% .229 0.92 5.47 5.54 104 3.57 78.9
2017 DYT A MID 2 2 4.3 0 1 0 10 0 6 3 108 20.8 0.0 6.2 12.5 41% .500 2.31 9.73 16.62 103 8.26 175.7
2017 CIN Rk AZL 1 1 2.3 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 101 11.6 3.9 0.0 11.6 63% .375 1.71 2.93 7.71 96 3.41 72.6
2018 CIN MLB NL 21 21 115.0 7 8 0 118 30 108 24 101 9.2 2.3 1.9 8.5 43% .294 1.29 4.79 4.93 107 5.16 115.4
2018 PEN AA SOU 2 2 8.0 0 1 0 5 1 12 0 96 5.6 1.1 0.0 13.5 59% .294 0.75 0.74 2.25 57 2.42 51.1
2018 LOU AAA INT 2 2 11.3 0 2 0 15 2 10 5 93 11.9 1.6 4.0 7.9 43% .313 1.50 7.83 6.35 129 6.91 146.0
2019 CIN MLB NL 31 31 166.7 9 9 0 151 49 167 29 97 8.2 2.6 1.6 9.0 44% .273 1.20 4.38 3.89 95 3.95 81.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 546 0.5568 0.4744 0.8031 0.6053 0.3099 0.8804 0.6133 0.1969
2015 2869 0.4995 0.4827 0.7805 0.6560 0.3099 0.8532 0.6270 0.2195
2016 1939 0.4605 0.4523 0.7788 0.6181 0.3107 0.9130 0.5508 0.2212
2018 1788 0.5034 0.4620 0.7688 0.5989 0.3232 0.8590 0.5993 0.2312
2019 2587 0.4716 0.4770 0.7634 0.6607 0.3131 0.8573 0.5864 0.2366
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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
2014-06-28 2014-06-29 DTD 1 1 Right Forearm Contusion -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 MIN $12,000,000
2023 SFN $12,000,000
2022 SFN $12,000,000
2021 SFN $6,000,000
2020 CIN $5,975,000
2019 CIN $2,125,000
2018 CIN $860,000
2017 CIN $585,000
2016 CIN $540,000
2015 CIN $507,500
2014 MIA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$40,592,500
2019Current$12,000,000
10 yrPvs + Cur$52,592,500
10 yrTotal$52,592,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 62 dVC Sports3 years/$36M (2022-24)

Details
  • 3 years/$36M (2022-24). Re-signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/22/21. 22:$12M, 23:$12M, 24:$12M. DeSclafani to donate $60,000 annually to club charity. Acquired by Seattle in trade from San Francisco 1/5/24, with Giants paying Mariners $6M as part of the deal. Acquired by Minnesota in trade from Seattle 1/29/24, with Mariners paying Twins $8M as part of the deal.
  • 1 year/$6M (2021). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/16/20. Performance bonuses: $62,500 each for 140, 160, 180, 200 innings. Half of all earnings (salary plus performance bonuses) to be deferred, paid in four installments of $750,000 on 1/15/22, 1/31/22, 2/15/22 and 3/1/22.
  • 1 year/$5.975M (2020). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$2.125M (2019). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$860,000 (2018). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/17.
  • 1 year/$540,000 (2016). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/16.
  • 1 year/$507,500 (2015). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Miami 5/14/14. Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Miami 12/11/14.
  • Acquired by Miami in trade from Toronto 11/19/12.
  • Drafted by Toronto 2011 (6-199) (Florida). $250,000 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
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DateQuestionAnswer
2021-03-12 15:00:00 (link to chat)CIN has seen big improvements in SP performance in guys FIRST FULL seasons under Derek Johnson's tutelage - Sonny Gray (2019), Trevor Bauer (2020), Luis Castillo (2019), Anthony DeSclafani (2019). Gray and Castillo were All-Stars in their first full season with Johnson and Bauer won CY Young. Similar situations though, Tanner Roark and Tyler Mahle flatlined, while Wade Miley was dreadful. Still, there does seem to be a real track record of success for CIN SP working with Johnson. Could Tejay Antone or Jeff Hoffman see a "Derek Johnson-bump" in their first full seasons with the Reds?
(Craig from Chicago)		I'd argue the bump for Antone has already happened and it's been pretty well-chronicled what happened there (and it was outside of the Reds pitching development system broadly speaking). I think this does illustrate the point that you are never gonna have a perfect system that is a perfect fit for a variety of arms, and you just hope to do well on balance. On Hoffman, I was probably the last guy out on him, but that was two years ago even for me. Wouldn't be shocked if he turns into a solid pen arm outside of Coors/Rockies though. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2020-03-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Looking at Anthony DeSclafani, it looks like he is trending upwards in his Strikeouts and IP, but his ERA/FIP does not have clear trends. Is he a 4.25 ERA/150 IP/ 150 K pitcher, or could he breakout in the upcoming season? What do you point to for that thought?
(Craig from Chicago)		DeSclafani is certainly trending in the right direction. Notably, he began relying less on his fastball and more on his secondaries in late May. He saw a corresponding boost in performance, with a 3.37 ERA and 24.3 percent strikeout rate over his final 20 starts. My concern with DeSclafani is he still gives up too many home runs and does not mitigate it enough with swing-and-miss. His curveball is also below average. That said, DeSclafani reportedly spent the offseason fine-tuning that more efficient delivery, with a specific emphasis on his curveball, according to Bobby Nightengale. I do like him as a late-round target in all formats. I know some who believe a breakout is imminent. I am less confident, but his cost is quite reasonable. (Jesse Roche)
2020-03-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)Looking at Anthony DeSclafani, it looks like he is trending upwards in his Strikeouts and IP, but his ERA/FIP does not have clear trends. Is he a 4.25 ERA/150 IP/ 150 K pitcher, or could he breakout in the upcoming season? What do you point to for that thought?
(Craig from Chicago)		His DRA got way better in 2019, too, but I'm still not wholly convinced. His HR/FB actually dropped compared to 2018 despite only a small uptick in GB%. Given the state of the ball, I find it hard to believe that will hold going forward. (Craig Goldstein)
2017-02-13 20:00:00 (link to chat)Anthony Desclafani. Yay or nay?
(M Bison from Spain)		Yay. I don't love him as much as Bret Sayre does, but I like him fine. I didn't think he'd be as good as he was last year, and I don't think it was a fluke. Last year definitely made me revise my outlook for him upwards.

FWIW, I just put up a post on the message board of one of my home leagues telling them I'm doing a chat now, so I expect to start getting clowned by league mates fairly soon. (Scooter Hotz)
2016-03-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who is a better Keeper this year and long term? Anthony DeSclafani or Eduardo Rodriguez? Thank you.
(CharJaco from Bay Area)		Okay, this is fun. I'm a big Eduardo guy ... as a regular No. 3 starter. PECOTA favors ADS over #ED, but just slightly, as the two have similar last-season cFIPs. Parks aren't likely to help either one. Eduardo's dealing with a little bit of injury worries today, so maybe I'd ring up DeSclafani for this year, but Eduardo over the long haul. (Bryan Grosnick)
2016-01-21 19:00:00 (link to chat)After reading Reds prospect list today, seem to have a very solid/upper echelon farm system. Thoughts on the start of their rebuild and future contention? Appreciate the time with these chats
(Bob from Cincy)		I really like the return they got on Cueto. I don't feel the same way about what they did with the Frazier and Chapman deals. I thought they sold at the lowest possible value on both. Would have netted much more last summer at the trade deadline. I really like Raisel Iglesias, Anthony DeSclafani, Brandon Finnegan, etc... and I think with Stephenson and Reed on the way, they should have the pieces necessary for a solid rotation. I want to see a step forward from Billy Hamilton this year, that would be huge. (George Bissell)
2014-11-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)Anthony Desclafani has been pretty impressive so far in the AFL. What are you hearing about him?
(Kevin from In a hole)		"The Year Ahead: DeSclafani is one of those arms that consistently pitches with a high level of confidence in his stuff. He isn't afraid to come right after and challenge hitters, avoiding spells of nibbling and trying to be too fine. When the stuff is more solid average than well above average, however, there needs to be some element of finesse to avoid working in spots that usually result in ringing contact around the yard. The right-hander ran into this during his call-up in 2014, especially when working as a starter. DeSclafani's mentality and fastball-slider combo likely slot him into a relief role over the long run, where his heater can play up a tick in short bursts and his aggressive approach fits with getting two or three concentrated outs before handing the ball over to someone else. There is a chance that the 24-year-old can tone things down a bit and get enough out of the changeup to hang as a starter on a second-division team for the early portion of his career. The righty should be in line to log major-league time in 2015, in all likelihood consistently coming out of Miami's bullpen at some point in the season." --Chris Mellen, from here: http://bit.ly/1zkgzqQ (Sam Miller)
2014-05-15 20:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think is the ceiling of recently-debuted Anthony Desclafani?
(David from Toronto)		Just a back-end fantasy starter assuming he even sticks in the rotation. He's still no lock to avoid a bullpen fate. (Bret Sayre)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Anthony DeSclafani threw 14,892 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Slider (87mph) and Sinker (93mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Change (86mph) and Curve (82mph).