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Warwick Saupold PTigers

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-16-1990
Height6' 2"
Weight223 lbs
Age34 years, 3 months, 10 days
BatsR
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2015
-0.02016
-0.82017
-0.22018
-0.12019
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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 DET MLB 6 0 9.7 1 1 0 17 3 10 0 111 15.8 2.8 0.0 9.3 54% .486 2.07 2.27 7.45 100 5.28 116.8 0.0
2017 DET MLB 45 0 62.7 3 2 0 64 31 44 9 9.2 4.5 1.3 6.3 44% .289 1.52 5.37 4.88 116 6.29 133.8 -0.8
2018 DET MLB 31 0 34.3 4 1 1 41 13 16 6 103 10.7 3.4 1.6 4.2 43% .289 1.57 5.84 4.46 112 5.47 122.2 -0.2
CareerMLB820106.78411224770154310.34.01.35.945%.3091.585.244.981135.93128.6-1.0

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 WMI A MID 28 1 58.0 2 1 2 58 10 58 3 111 9.0 1.6 0.5 9.0 0% .329 1.17 2.74 2.79 77 3.96 82.6
2012 LAK A+ FSL 7 5 31.0 2 2 0 32 11 24 2 109 9.3 3.2 0.6 7.0 0% .316 1.39 3.94 3.77 102 5.19 108.2
2012 PRT Wnt ABL 7 4 24.3 1 1 1 18 11 15 1 6.7 4.1 0.4 5.5 0% .221 1.19 3.87 2.59 0 0.00 0.0
2013 ERI AA EAS 22 22 129.0 7 6 0 124 51 82 12 100 8.7 3.6 0.8 5.7 0% .284 1.36 4.63 3.28 112 4.45 96.7
2013 AUS int WBC 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 27.0 13.5 13.5 0.0 0% .500 4.50 27.62 13.50 0 0.00 0.0
2014 ERI AA EAS 27 27 140.0 8 11 0 141 65 125 16 106 9.1 4.2 1.0 8.0 0% .317 1.47 4.59 5.01 109 5.30 112.1
2015 ERI AA EAS 23 15 103.3 5 6 1 102 36 71 5 98 8.9 3.1 0.4 6.2 0% .302 1.34 3.65 4.01 103 4.52 99.2
2015 TOL AAA INT 6 3 20.3 1 2 0 14 6 23 1 107 6.2 2.7 0.4 10.2 0% .283 0.98 2.56 4.43 80 3.20 70.2
2015 PRT Wnt ABL 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 9.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0% .222 1.50 4.83 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2016 DET MLB AL 6 0 9.7 1 1 0 17 3 10 0 111 15.8 2.8 0.0 9.3 54% .486 2.07 2.27 7.45 100 5.28 116.8
2016 LAK A+ FSL 2 2 5.7 0 0 0 7 4 1 0 106 11.1 6.4 0.0 1.6 74% .304 1.94 5.01 1.59 128 6.89 152.1
2016 TOL AAA INT 18 11 74.3 7 2 0 64 22 50 3 103 7.7 2.7 0.4 6.1 55% .277 1.16 3.31 2.30 102 3.62 79.8
2016 PRT Wnt ABL 8 0 7.3 0 2 4 8 1 5 4 9.8 1.2 4.9 6.1 0% .182 1.23 9.81 7.36 0 0.00 0.0
2017 DET MLB AL 45 0 62.7 3 2 0 64 31 44 9 9.2 4.5 1.3 6.3 44% .289 1.52 5.37 4.88 116 6.29 133.8
2017 TOL AAA INT 7 7 40.3 2 0 0 38 17 33 2 95 8.5 3.8 0.4 7.4 48% .308 1.36 3.68 2.90 99 4.07 86.6
2018 DET MLB AL 31 0 34.3 4 1 1 41 13 16 6 103 10.7 3.4 1.6 4.2 43% .289 1.57 5.84 4.46 112 5.47 122.2
2018 TOL AAA INT 15 8 53.3 3 2 0 59 17 43 6 91 10.0 2.9 1.0 7.3 49% .323 1.43 4.36 4.89 109 5.80 122.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 153 0.5033 0.4967 0.7632 0.7013 0.2895 0.8704 0.5000 0.2368
2017 1105 0.4751 0.4425 0.8139 0.6533 0.2517 0.8746 0.6712 0.1861
2018 619 0.4055 0.4346 0.8550 0.6693 0.2745 0.9107 0.7624 0.1450
Career18770.45440.44430.82330.66250.26230.88620.68730.1767

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
2014-06-26 2014-07-03 Minors 7 0 Right Ankle Sprain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 DET $550,400
2017 DET $
2016 DET $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$550,400
1 yrTotal$550,400

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 121 dJackson Management2019

Details
  • 2019. Signed by Hanwha Eagles of Korea. $0.3M signing bonus. Salary of $0.7M.
  • 1 year/$0.5504M (2018). Re-signed by Detroit 3/18. DFA by Detroit 7/28/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/30/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Detroit 5/13/16.
  • Signed by Detroit as an amateur free agent from Australia 1/23/12.

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 6.2 0.5 38 11 97.0 84 31 67 11 .255 1.19 3.85 4.16 -10.3 -1.1
80o 0 6 0.4 35 10 90.6 84 31 63 11 .268 1.28 4.22 4.57 -13.5 -1.5
70o 0 5.9 0.4 34 10 86.1 84 31 59 11 .277 1.34 4.49 4.86 -15.5 -1.7
60o 0 5.8 0.3 32 9 82.3 84 31 57 11 .286 1.40 4.73 5.12 -17.0 -1.9
50o 0 5.7 0.3 31 9 78.8 83 31 54 11 .293 1.45 4.95 5.37 -18.4 -2.0
40o 0 5.5 0.3 29 8 75.3 83 31 52 11 .301 1.51 5.17 5.62 -19.5 -2.1
30o 0 5.4 0.3 28 8 71.8 82 31 49 11 .309 1.57 5.42 5.89 -20.6 -2.2
20o 0 5.3 0.2 26 8 67.6 81 30 47 11 .319 1.64 5.71 6.21 -21.7 -2.4
10o 0 5 0.2 24 7 62.1 79 29 43 10 .333 1.75 6.12 6.67 -22.9 -2.5
Weighted Mean05.60.331978.382315411.2921.444.925.34-18.0-2.0

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Warwick Saupold threw 1,873 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2023, including pitches thrown in . In 2023, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph), Slider (84mph) and Cutter (89mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Change (84mph).