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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-4-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age33 years, 8 months, 14 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.22015
-0.12016
-0.62017
2018
-0.52019
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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
2015 MIA MLB 23 0 25.0 2 1 0 17 13 18 1 89 6.1 4.7 0.4 6.5 0% .225 1.20 4.04 2.88 120 5.46 127.5 -0.2
2016 MIA MLB 32 0 33.0 4 2 0 27 16 32 2 90 7.4 4.4 0.5 8.7 31% .281 1.30 3.66 2.45 116 5.35 118.4 -0.1
2017 MIA MLB 42 0 44.7 1 1 0 48 35 48 7 9.7 7.1 1.4 9.7 38% .333 1.86 5.82 7.25 117 6.47 137.6 -0.6
CareerMLB970102.774092649810518.15.60.98.635%.3111.524.694.651175.86129.0-1.0

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 JAM A- NYP 18 0 30.0 2 0 0 20 25 33 2 6.0 7.5 0.6 9.9 0% .250 1.50 4.69 2.40 115 4.35 90.6
2013 GRB A SAL 16 2 42.7 3 2 0 40 23 27 3 94 8.4 4.9 0.6 5.7 0% .280 1.48 5.37 4.64 125 6.30 136.8
2013 BAT A- NYP 6 1 19.3 1 2 0 16 9 21 0 102 7.4 4.2 0.0 9.8 0% .302 1.29 2.78 3.72 98 4.13 89.7
2013 MRL Rk GCL 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.0 9.0 0.0 12.0 0% .000 1.00 3.79 0.00 109 3.24 70.4
2014 JUP A+ FSL 35 0 47.3 2 2 0 51 24 56 2 9.7 4.6 0.4 10.6 0% .371 1.58 3.27 4.75 89 5.06 107.1
2015 MIA MLB NL 23 0 25.0 2 1 0 17 13 18 1 89 6.1 4.7 0.4 6.5 0% .225 1.20 4.04 2.88 120 5.46 127.5
2015 JAX AA SOU 25 0 43.0 4 1 0 28 13 47 0 5.9 2.7 0.0 9.8 0% .259 0.95 2.09 2.51 77 2.49 54.5
2015 NWO AAA PCL 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 0% .000 0.00 2.09 0.00 89 2.96 64.9
2016 MIA MLB NL 32 0 33.0 4 2 0 27 16 32 2 90 7.4 4.4 0.5 8.7 31% .281 1.30 3.66 2.45 116 5.35 118.4
2016 NWO AAA PCL 32 0 34.7 1 0 2 17 26 54 2 4.4 6.8 0.5 14.0 31% .238 1.24 3.77 3.12 86 2.22 48.9
2017 MIA MLB NL 42 0 44.7 1 1 0 48 35 48 7 9.7 7.1 1.4 9.7 38% .333 1.86 5.82 7.25 117 6.47 137.6
2017 NWO AAA PCL 20 0 23.7 1 0 5 11 11 36 3 4.2 4.2 1.1 13.7 39% .186 0.93 3.85 2.28 86 1.91 40.6
2018 YAK A- NWL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100% .000 0.00 3.55 0.00 104 3.62 76.6
2018 WTN AA SOU 10 0 6.0 2 0 0 6 16 2 1 9.0 24.0 1.5 3.0 19% .250 3.67 16.86 31.50 194 0.00 0.0
2018 DIA Rk AZL 4 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.8 0% .000 0.00 -1.01 0.00 35 0.08 10.0
2019 PME AA EAS 12 0 15.0 2 0 1 9 13 20 2 5.4 7.8 1.2 12.0 38% .219 1.47 5.43 1.80 108 3.95 81.3
2019 PAW AAA INT 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 4 7 5 0 9.0 15.8 0.0 11.3 11% .444 2.75 7.87 9.00 132 8.70 178.9
2019 TAC AAA PCL 10 0 10.0 0 1 0 13 2 12 3 11.7 1.8 2.7 10.8 33% .370 1.50 6.19 7.20 114 6.57 135.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 436 0.5413 0.4931 0.8140 0.6992 0.2500 0.8364 0.7400 0.1860
2016 558 0.5305 0.5054 0.7411 0.7128 0.2710 0.8199 0.5070 0.2589
2017 928 0.5032 0.4849 0.7111 0.7409 0.2256 0.7399 0.6154 0.2889
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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
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2018 MIA $
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Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 76 d1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Boston as a free agent 2/1/19 (minor-league contract). Released by Boston 6/26/19. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 8/1/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Miami 3/18. DFA by Miami 4/1/18. Released 4/8/18. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 4/23/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Arizona 7/28/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Renewed by Miami 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Miami 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Miami 8/3/15.
  • Drafted by Miami 2012 (16-497) (West Florida).

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 5.5 0 0.5 40 0 45.9 34 32 44 4 .249 1.45 4.45 4.85 -8.9 -1.0
80o 4.7 0 0.4 35 0 40.2 33 30 39 4 .263 1.56 4.94 5.38 -10.1 -1.1
70o 4.1 0 0.3 32 0 36.3 31 29 35 4 .274 1.65 5.31 5.78 -10.6 -1.2
60o 3.7 0 0.3 29 0 33.0 30 28 32 4 .283 1.73 5.62 6.12 -10.8 -1.2
50o 3.3 0 0.2 26 0 30.1 28 26 29 3 .292 1.81 5.93 6.46 -10.9 -1.2
40o 2.9 0 0.2 24 0 27.2 27 25 26 3 .301 1.89 6.24 6.8 -10.9 -1.2
30o 2.5 0 0.2 21 0 24.2 25 23 23 3 .311 1.98 6.59 7.17 -10.6 -1.2
20o 2.1 0 0.1 18 0 20.9 23 21 20 3 .322 2.09 7.00 7.62 -10.1 -1.1
10o 1.6 0 0.1 14 0 16.4 19 18 16 2 .338 2.25 7.60 8.26 -9.1 -1.0
Weighted Mean3.200.226029.52725283.2901.795.886.4-10.5-1.1

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Brian Ellington threw 1,902 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2017, including pitches thrown in . In 2017, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (98mph), also mixing in a Slider (88mph) and Change (89mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (99mph).