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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-26-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight207 lbs
Age33 years, 10 months, 28 days
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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
2017 NYN MLB 57 0 65.3 0 6 0 58 21 69 8 8.0 2.9 1.1 9.5 35% .287 1.21 3.76 4.55 90 3.59 76.4 1.2
2018 NYN MLB 46 0 56.3 0 7 2 62 23 58 8 89 9.9 3.7 1.3 9.3 32% .331 1.51 4.18 6.07 103 4.24 94.6 0.4
2019 NYN MLB 17 0 19.7 1 1 1 18 3 22 3 96 8.2 1.4 1.4 10.1 17% .294 1.07 3.52 4.58 106 5.31 109.0 0.0
CareerMLB1200141.311431384714919498.83.01.29.531%.3071.313.895.16984.0988.21.6

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 BRO A- NYP 16 0 28.7 0 2 4 26 2 35 2 8.2 0.6 0.6 11.0 0% .324 0.98 2.11 1.88 73 3.38 70.3
2013 SAV A SAL 35 0 56.0 3 2 8 48 7 67 0 7.7 1.1 0.0 10.8 0% .329 0.98 1.61 1.77 66 3.03 65.8
2014 SLU A+ FSL 40 0 52.0 4 1 11 38 16 62 1 6.6 2.8 0.2 10.7 0% .285 1.04 2.28 1.73 77 3.11 65.9
2014 BIN AA EAS 3 0 4.3 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 6.2 6.2 0.0 14.5 0% .333 1.38 3.58 4.15 83 3.24 68.6
2015 BIN AA EAS 44 0 51.3 3 0 24 34 10 56 3 6.0 1.8 0.5 9.8 0% .246 0.86 2.43 1.75 72 2.41 52.8
2016 LVG AAA PCL 56 0 65.7 5 3 19 58 21 80 9 7.9 2.9 1.2 11.0 38% .295 1.20 4.07 3.29 86 2.41 53.2
2017 NYN MLB NL 57 0 65.3 0 6 0 58 21 69 8 8.0 2.9 1.1 9.5 35% .287 1.21 3.76 4.55 90 3.59 76.4
2017 LVG AAA PCL 8 0 8.7 1 0 4 7 2 12 1 7.3 2.1 1.0 12.5 27% .286 1.04 3.14 2.08 74 2.14 45.5
2018 NYN MLB NL 46 0 56.3 0 7 2 62 23 58 8 89 9.9 3.7 1.3 9.3 32% .331 1.51 4.18 6.07 103 4.24 94.6
2018 LVG AAA PCL 7 0 8.0 3 0 1 7 1 7 0 7.9 1.1 0.0 7.9 63% .292 1.00 2.36 1.13 84 2.87 60.7
2019 NYN MLB NL 17 0 19.7 1 1 1 18 3 22 3 96 8.2 1.4 1.4 10.1 17% .294 1.07 3.52 4.58 106 5.31 109.0
2019 SYR AAA INT 41 0 51.0 3 3 3 56 15 52 6 9.9 2.6 1.1 9.2 40% .357 1.39 4.23 3.35 86 4.02 82.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2017 1134 0.5176 0.4656 0.7367 0.6525 0.2651 0.7963 0.5793 0.2633
2018 1057 0.5166 0.4787 0.7846 0.6630 0.2818 0.8343 0.6597 0.2154
2019 308 0.5617 0.4740 0.7808 0.6821 0.2074 0.8136 0.6429 0.2192
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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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 SEA $4,100,000
2022 SEA $1,735,000
2021 SEA $
2020 NYN $
2019 NYN $
2018 NYN $553,250
2017 NYN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$6,388,250
3 yrTotal$6,388,250

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 72 d1 year/$4.1M (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$4.1M (2023). Re-signed by Seattle 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Arizona in trade 7/31/23 with $1,366,667 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$1.735M (2022). Re-signed by Seattle 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/7/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$578,125 (2020). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/19. DFA by NY Mets 5/22/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/26/19. Contract selected by NY Mets 8/16/19.
  • 1 year/$553,250 (2018). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by NY Mets 4/8/17.
  • Drafted by NY Mets 2012 (10-320) (San Diego). $1,000 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 14.4 11 5 15 2 .244 1.08 3.52 3.81 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.3 8 3 9 1 .258 1.16 3.93 4.25 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 5 2 6 1 .267 1.22 4.23 4.57 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 3 1 3 0 .276 1.28 4.49 4.85 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .284 1.33 4.74 5.11 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Paul Sewald has thrown 6,081 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Slider (81mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph).