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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)

IP	ERA	WHIP	SO	W	L	SV	WARP
24.0	4.25	1.29	25	1	2	0	0.3

Birth Date	8-7-1992
Height	6' 2"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	32 years, 8 months, 3 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2015
: 0.12016
: -0.02017
: 2018
: 0.32019
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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	G	GS	IP	W	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2016	LAN	4	4	17.0	2	19	7	15	5	98	10.1	3.7	2.6	7.9	45%	.280	1.53	7.00	6.35	106	4.86	107.4	0.1
2017	TBA	1	0	2.7	1	4	3	2	1		13.5	10.1	3.4	6.8	60%	.333	2.63	9.89	10.13	127	6.15	131.0	0.0
2019	TBA	3	0	4.0	1	3	3	7	0	98	6.8	6.8	0.0	15.8	44%	.333	1.50	3.49	2.25	99	3.10	63.6	0.1
Career		8	4	23.7	4	26	13	24	6	87	9.9	4.9	2.3	9.1	47%	.294	1.65	6.73	6.08	108	4.71	102.7	0.2

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-
2013	DOD	Rk	AZL	9	8	33.7	2	3	0	32	18	35	1	96	8.6	4.8	0.3	9.4	0%	.341	1.49	4.26	4.01	102	5.24	113.8
2013	OGD	Rk	PIO	5	5	19.3	1	2	0	35	3	18	5	114	16.3	1.4	2.3	8.4	0%	.429	1.97	6.82	12.10	101	7.77	168.9
2014	GRL	A	MID	4	4	22.7	2	0	0	14	2	42	1	95	5.6	0.8	0.4	16.7	0%	.317	0.71	0.61	1.19	40	1.91	40.5
2014	OGD	Rk	PIO	10	8	54.3	5	0	0	44	19	77	2		7.3	3.1	0.3	12.8	0%	.333	1.16	2.92	2.65	66	2.09	44.1
2015	RCU	A+	CAL	7	7	37.7	4	1	0	26	8	58	1	114	6.2	1.9	0.2	13.9	0%	.325	0.90	2.00	1.67	52	1.67	36.6
2015	TUL	AA	TEX	16	16	76.7	2	6	0	61	29	105	11	104	7.2	3.4	1.3	12.3	0%	.294	1.17	3.63	3.64	80	3.59	78.8
2016	LAN	MLB	NL	4	4	17.0	2	0	0	19	7	15	5	98	10.1	3.7	2.6	7.9	45%	.280	1.53	7.00	6.35	106	4.86	107.4
2016	OKL	AAA	PCL	16	16	86.3	7	1	0	61	20	111	9	96	6.4	2.1	0.9	11.6	36%	.259	0.94	3.23	2.61	74	1.73	38.1
2017	TBA	MLB	AL	1	0	2.7	1	0	0	4	3	2	1		13.5	10.1	3.4	6.8	60%	.333	2.63	9.89	10.13	127	6.15	131.0
2017	PCH	A+	FSL	4	3	14.3	1	0	0	11	9	18	0	103	6.9	5.7	0.0	11.3	39%	.333	1.40	2.68	1.88	85	3.93	83.5
2017	DUR	AAA	INT	3	3	12.0	0	2	0	14	6	14	1	97	10.5	4.5	0.8	10.5	38%	.394	1.67	3.59	6.75	95	5.31	112.9
2017	RAY	Rk	GCL	3	2	12.0	1	0	0	4	1	12	1	101	3.0	0.8	0.8	9.0	30%	.115	0.42	3.00	0.75	82	0.66	14.0
2019	TBA	MLB	AL	3	0	4.0	1	0	0	3	3	7	0	98	6.8	6.8	0.0	15.8	44%	.333	1.50	3.49	2.25	99	3.10	63.6
2019	PCH	A+	FSL	2	2	4.7	0	0	0	4	3	1	1	102	7.7	5.8	1.9	1.9	40%	.214	1.50	7.59	3.86	142	6.17	126.9
2019	DUR	AAA	INT	17	13	51.3	2	1	1	41	27	73	4	100	7.2	4.7	0.7	12.8	30%	.330	1.32	3.72	3.51	87	3.80	78.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2016	298	0.4933	0.4430	0.7348	0.6190	0.2715	0.7692	0.6585	0.2652
2017	68	0.5000	0.4853	0.8182	0.7059	0.2647	0.8750	0.6667	0.1818
2019	59	0.4746	0.4576	0.5556	0.6786	0.2581	0.5789	0.5000	0.4444
Career	425	0.4918	0.4518	0.7233	0.6412	0.2686	0.7597	0.6378	0.2767

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
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Compensation

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,677,100
3 yr	Total	$1,677,100

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 62 d	Boras Corp.	1 year (2023)

Details

1 year (2023). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/13/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Minnesota 5/16/23. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 10/20/23.
1 year (2022). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/29/21 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$573,500 (2021). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21. DFA by Cincinnati 7/19/21. Released 7/23/21. Signed by Boston as a free agent 8/7/21 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2020). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20.
1 year/$558,000 (2019). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/19. Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Tampa Bay 11/20/19.
1 year/$545,600 (2018). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/18.
1 year (2017). Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from LA Dodgers 1/23/17. Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/17.
1 year (2016). Contract selected by LA Dodgers 9/4/16.
Drafted by LA Dodgers 2013 (24-724) (Southern University). $914,600 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
90^o	0	0	0	0	0	15.1	10	5	16	1	.240	1.00	2.54	2.86
80^o	0	0	0	0	0	9.7	7	3	11	1	.255	1.08	2.88	3.26
70^o	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	2	7	1	.265	1.14	3.14	3.54
60^o	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	2	1	3	0	.274	1.19	3.36	3.79
50^o	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	.282	1.24	3.57	4.03
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.

Year	Age	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	H/9	BB/9	K/9	HR/9	WARP
2020	27	5	3	72	7	110	95	45	120	14	39	.284	1.27	3.98	4.31	7.7	3.7	9.8	1.1	1.0
2021	28	4	3	58	6	88	76	37	97	11	39	.285	1.28	3.99	4.33	7.7	3.8	9.9	1.1	0.8
2022	29	4	2	52	5	79	68	32	86	10	39	.283	1.26	4.01	4.35	7.7	3.6	9.8	1.1	0.7
2023	30	3	2	49	5	74	67	30	81	10	39	.294	1.31	4.04	4.38	8.1	3.6	9.9	1.2	0.6
2024	31	3	2	44	4	67	57	27	72	8	39	.283	1.26	3.99	4.33	7.7	3.6	9.7	1.1	0.6
2025	32	3	2	44	4	67	58	28	73	9	39	.282	1.28	4.05	4.39	7.8	3.7	9.8	1.2	0.6
2026	33	3	2	41	4	63	54	26	68	8	39	.282	1.27	4.05	4.39	7.7	3.7	9.7	1.1	0.5
2027	34	3	2	39	4	59	51	24	64	8	39	.282	1.26	4.07	4.41	7.7	3.6	9.7	1.2	0.5
2028	35	2	2	36	3	54	47	22	58	7	39	.282	1.27	4.07	4.41	7.8	3.6	9.6	1.2	0.4

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 77)

Rank	Score	Name	Year	Run Average	Trend
1	87	Nate Karns	2014	4.50
2	84	Gonzalez Germen	2014	4.75
3	83	Matt Maloney	2010	3.05
4	82	Chad Green	2017	1.83
5	82	Brock Stewart	2018	7.64
6	81	Matt Cooper	2018	0.00	DNP
7	80	Matt Barnes	2016	4.32
8	80	Jairo Heredia	2016	0.00	DNP
9	80	Kyle Lloyd	2017	9.00
10	80	Austin Hyatt	2012	0.00	DNP

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BP Annual Player Comments

Year		Comment
2019		Due to publishing agreements, the 2019 player comments and team essays are only available in the Baseball Prospectus 2019 book (available in hardcopy, and soon e-book and Kindle).
2018		The Dodgers decided to trade De Leon proactively, and in hindsight maybe that should have served as the warning sign for all would-be suitors. Andrew Friedman engaged the Twins in a game of chicken, offering De Leon straight up for Brian Dozier, but Minnesota never did flinch. Friedman's former organization, however, saw the hurler's size, minor-league numbers and changeup, and were persuaded to make a swap for Logan Forsythe. It immediately went to pieces for them. De Leon missed time with forearm tightness and a lat strain, never getting much further than the end of a rehab stint before requiring another trip to the disabled list. He has struggled to stay healthy in the past, and now seems to be damaged goods. If he can ever regain full strength and health, there's still a lot of promise here.
2017		De Leon burst onto the scene with an virtuoso performance to close out 2014, before laying waste to the high-octane environs of the California League and stymying Double-A hitters down the stretch. 2016 brought more of a lurch, as he toiled away in Oklahoma City and saw Julio Urias leapfrog him on the depth chart. He finally debuted in September, whiffing nine Padres in the process—but we already knew he could pitch against Triple-A lineups. He'll continue to be homer-prone if he leaves his heater up, as it lacks the elite velocity needed to skirt that kind of trouble. His changeup, however, is a swing-and-miss offering, and he could become a mid-rotation starter if he can find more consistency with his slider. He figures to be a significant part of the Dodgers rotation going forward...or the chip that brings it in via trade.
2016		It doesn't really seem fair that the Dodgers, what with their unseemly wealth, genius front office and productive farm system, should also get to unearth gems in the 24th round of the draft. Yet here we are with De Leon, who has gone from “interesting arm” to “top-flight prospect” in just two seasons. After a breakout 2014, De Leon was even more impressive last season, decimating High-A hitters before missing bats but also allowing more contact in Double-A. De Leon routinely sits in the mid-90s with his fastball, can devastate with his slider and shows more than enough promise with his change to portend success in the rotation. He was surprisingly homer-prone in Tulsa and his command and control both need to take a step forward, but he's got all the ingredients you look for in a stud starting prospect. De Leon has lived in Julio Urias' shadow to this point but could sniff the majors in 2016 all the same.
2015		No relation to Ponce, probably, though keep an eye on his aging curve, De Leon opened eyes in the Pioneer League by striking out 12 in his second start, and then pitched better after a promotion to Great Lakes. He uses a low-90s fastball that tops out at 96, a slider and a changeup, the latter being the pitch he likes to throw most. De Leon is too young to be called the next great Dodgers pitcher, but the bat-missing looks legit and, in any event, as a 24th-round pick, he'll be considered a wild success the day he makes his big-league debut.

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, José De León threw 1,934 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Cutter (85mph), Slider (78mph) and Change (86mph).