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Matthew Boyd PTigers

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IP	ERA	WHIP	SO	W	L	SV	WARP
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Birth Date	2-2-1991
Height	6' 3"
Weight	223 lbs

Age	34 years, 11 months, 13 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: -1.72015
: -0.72016
: -1.32017
: 0.22018
: 0.72019
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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2015	DET	0	11	10	50.7	1	4	56	19	36	12	107	9.9	3.4	2.1	6.4	0%	.297	1.48	5.94	6.57	140	7.85	183.5	-1.7
2015	TOR	0	2	2	6.7	0	2	15	1	7	5	107	20.3	1.4	6.8	9.5	0%	.435	2.40	11.20	14.85	124	4.81	112.3	0.0
2016	DET	MLB	20	18	97.3	6	5	97	29	82	17	109	9.0	2.7	1.6	7.6	39%	.286	1.29	4.70	4.53	118	5.94	131.4	-0.7
2017	DET	MLB	26	25	135.0	6	11	157	53	110	18	109	10.5	3.5	1.2	7.3	40%	.330	1.56	4.49	5.27	116	6.46	137.4	-1.3
2018	DET	MLB	31	31	170.3	9	13	146	51	159	27	103	7.7	2.7	1.4	8.4	31%	.258	1.16	4.48	4.39	116	5.22	116.6	0.2
2019	DET	MLB	32	32	185.3	9	12	178	50	238	39	102	8.6	2.4	1.9	11.6	36%	.308	1.23	4.35	4.56	91	3.93	80.7	3.7
2015	TOT	MLB	13	12	57.3	1	6	71	20	43	17	107	11.1	3.1	2.7	6.8	0%	.000	1.59	6.55	7.53	138	7.50	175.2	-1.7
Career		MLB	122	118	645.3	31	47	649	203	632	118	105	9.1	2.8	1.6	8.8	36%	.296	1.32	4.66	4.92	111	5.42	118.1	0.2

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2013	LNS	A	MID	5	3	14.0	0	1	7	1	12	0	103	4.5	0.6	0.0	7.7	0%	.184	0.57	1.83	0.64	81	2.30	50.0
2013	DUN	A+	FSL	3	2	10.0	0	2	7	3	11	2	101	6.3	2.7	1.8	9.9	0%	.238	1.00	4.54	5.40	88	3.00	65.2
2014	DUN	A+	FSL	16	16	90.7	5	3	65	20	103	4	108	6.5	2.0	0.4	10.2	0%	.270	0.94	2.48	1.39	72	2.50	52.8
2014	NHP	AA	EAS	10	10	42.7	1	4	55	13	44	5	103	11.6	2.7	1.1	9.3	0%	.379	1.59	3.93	6.96	92	6.41	135.6
2015	DET	MLB	AL	11	10	50.7	1	4	56	19	36	12	107	9.9	3.4	2.1	6.4	0%	.297	1.48	5.94	6.57	140	7.85	183.5
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	2	2	6.7	0	2	15	1	7	5	107	20.3	1.4	6.8	9.5	0%	.435	2.40	11.20	14.85	124	4.81	112.3
2015	NHP	AA	EAS	12	12	73.7	6	1	39	18	70	3	100	4.8	2.2	0.4	8.6	0%	.199	0.77	2.67	1.10	82	2.07	45.3
2015	BUF	AAA	INT	6	6	39.0	3	1	32	6	37	5	91	7.4	1.4	1.2	8.5	0%	.260	0.97	3.46	2.77	93	3.51	76.9
2015	TOL	AAA	INT	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	93	0.0	13.5	0.0	4.5	0%	.000	1.50	6.65	0.00	90	5.65	123.8
2016	DET	MLB	AL	20	18	97.3	6	5	97	29	82	17	109	9.0	2.7	1.6	7.6	39%	.286	1.29	4.70	4.53	118	5.94	131.4
2016	TOL	AAA	INT	11	11	64.0	2	5	53	18	57	5	102	7.5	2.5	0.7	8.0	42%	.271	1.11	3.34	2.25	93	3.39	74.8
2017	DET	MLB	AL	26	25	135.0	6	11	157	53	110	18	109	10.5	3.5	1.2	7.3	40%	.330	1.56	4.49	5.27	116	6.46	137.4
2017	TOL	AAA	INT	8	8	51.0	3	3	35	13	53	7	98	6.2	2.3	1.2	9.4	39%	.224	0.94	3.87	2.82	102	2.56	54.5
2018	DET	MLB	AL	31	31	170.3	9	13	146	51	159	27	103	7.7	2.7	1.4	8.4	31%	.258	1.16	4.48	4.39	116	5.22	116.6
2019	DET	MLB	AL	32	32	185.3	9	12	178	50	238	39	102	8.6	2.4	1.9	11.6	36%	.308	1.23	4.35	4.56	91	3.93	80.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2015	1003	0.5085	0.4427	0.7905	0.6333	0.2454	0.8545	0.6198	0.2095
2016	1683	0.5258	0.5003	0.7957	0.6746	0.3070	0.8409	0.6857	0.2043
2017	2347	0.5066	0.4764	0.7710	0.6367	0.3117	0.8217	0.6648	0.2290
2018	2856	0.4912	0.4601	0.7626	0.6379	0.2884	0.8413	0.5943	0.2374
2019	3053	0.4907	0.4946	0.6848	0.6589	0.3363	0.7953	0.4761	0.3152
Career	10942	0.5013	0.4778	0.7503	0.6487	0.3057	0.8254	0.5928	0.2497

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	DET	$10,000,000
2022	SFN	$5,200,000
2021	DET	$6,500,000
2020	DET	$5,300,000
2019	DET	$2,600,000
2018	DET	$562,000
2017	DET	$544,200
2016	DET	$
2015	TOR	$

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$30,706,200
7 yr	Total	$30,706,200

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 136 d	Boras Corp.	1 year/$10M (2023)

Details

1 year/$10M (2023). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/1/22. Performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 20, 22, 24, 26 starts.
1 year/$5.2M (2022). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 3/16/22. Performance bonuses based on games started: $400,000 each for 12, 14, 16 starts. $500,000 for for 18 starts. $600,000 for 20 starts. Acquired by Seattle in trade from San Francisco 8/2/22 with $1,828,571 remaining on contract.
1 year/$6.5M (2021). Re-signed by Detroit 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Detroit 11/30/21.
1 year/$5.3M (2020). Re-signed by Detroit 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.6M (2019). Re-signed by Detroit 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$562,000 (2018). Re-signed by Detroit 3/18.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 3/17.
1 year (2016). Re-signed by Detroit 3/5/16.
1 year (2015). Contract selected by Toronto 6/27/15. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Toronto 7/30/15 (David Price deal).
Drafted by Toronto 2013 (6-175) (Oregon State). $75,000 signing bonus ($250,100 slot).

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2019-08-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Matthew Boyd seems to have fallen in love with allowing the long ball over the last 75 or so IP. Do you think he can correct this issue and be productive for the remainder of 2019? As hes been a dumpster fire outside of K for the last two months. (dzemens from Toledo)	I can guarantee you he doesn't love it. I do think he can correct the issue, but I don't know that we'll see the first-half version either. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-04-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How real is Matt Boyd's start? That slider looks good, and his tunneling looks legit. You buying that there's been a real improvement? (jgaztambide from Matthew Boyd's heart)	These are always moderately tricky. The slider does look good, and he's throwing it a ton. "Throw your best pitch more often" has been a driving force behind a bunch of breakouts, so I do buy it on that level. My question is whether the league adjusts and starts to sit on the slider, with more success eventually, and how Boyd reacts to that. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-02-25 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Which young SP's take big steps forward this year? (Buddy from Peoria, IL)	Feels like there are a bunch...I think the secret's out on Taillon after the slider-fueled dominance in the 2H last year. Lotta hype on Bieber and Pivetta as well. I'm into a bunch of later-round arms: Josh James, Joey Lucchesi, Tyler Glasnow, Tyler Skaggs, Matt Boyd, and, as always, Jon Gray. (Jon Hegglund)
2016-08-24 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Who will be more reliable the rest of the season, Matt Boyd, Ivan Nova, or Bud Norris? (Alex from Austin)	Reliability? I'd go with Nova, then Boyd, then Norris. I'd probably avoid Norris entirely. (Scooter Hotz)
2015-11-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I gather from the tigers Top 10 - you would not be optimistic about Matt Boyd's ability to stick in an MLB rotation? (If not, bullpen?) (Will from MI)	Boyd was not eligible for the top 10, he would have gone somewhere in the middle if so. I think he can be a No 4 or 5 starter, or a very competent reliever. (Christopher Crawford)
2015-08-13 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Greg, Who do you see as potential breakout starting pitchers in the AL for next season? (Chris from Dallas)	Still riding with Gausman, the Rays will probably slow-play Blake Snell because that's what they do but I saw him the other day and he was sensational. He's pretty close, with three plus pitches. For deeper leagues, I'm interested to see what Matt Boyd does in Detroit. (Greg Wellemeyer)
2015-03-12 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Best comment in the annual? (Mo Betta from Hoodhaven)	I actually haven't read much of the book yet because of school. The Moises Sierra one is an all-timer. Adam Sobsey (who I shared the Jays chapter with, quite intimidating writing next to him) wrote Matt Boyd with the perfect changeup metaphor. Of the ones I wrote (not that you asked): Jonathan Gray, LaTroy Hawkins. (Andrew Koo)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Matthew Boyd has thrown 19,210 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2025, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2025, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Change (79mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph) and Curve (73mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (91mph).