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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-7-1991
Height6' 6"
Weight200 lbs
Age32 years, 10 months, 18 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 CIN 0 9 0 10.3 0 0 0 5 7 7 1 4.4 6.1 0.9 6.1 38% .143 1.16 5.11 2.61 117 6.23 132.6 -0.1
2017 KCA 0 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 7 3 2 1 102 23.6 10.1 3.4 6.8 38% .500 3.75 9.89 16.88 132 9.02 192.0 -0.1
2018 CHN MLB 20 2 31.3 3 4 0 30 16 39 7 97 8.6 4.6 2.0 11.2 31% .295 1.47 5.16 5.17 103 4.27 95.5 0.3
2019 TEX MLB 9 1 13.3 1 0 0 6 3 12 3 111 4.1 2.0 2.0 8.1 27% .100 0.68 5.04 2.70 109 5.15 105.6 0.0
2017 TOT MLB 10 1 13.0 0 0 0 12 10 9 2 21 8.3 6.9 1.4 6.2 38% .250 1.69 6.09 5.54 121 6.80 144.8 -0.2
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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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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 IDA Rk PIO 10 10 43.3 1 3 0 52 15 45 5 106 10.8 3.1 1.0 9.3 0% .385 1.55 4.88 6.65 100 5.63 122.4
2014 LEX A SAL 23 19 108.0 2 12 1 117 47 102 13 105 9.8 3.9 1.1 8.5 0% .324 1.52 4.62 5.25 105 5.22 110.5
2014 NWA AA TEX 2 2 11.7 0 1 0 11 2 11 2 96 8.5 1.5 1.5 8.5 0% .281 1.11 3.97 6.17 102 3.97 84.1
2015 WIL A+ CAR 7 3 29.7 2 0 2 27 6 41 0 97 8.2 1.8 0.0 12.4 0% .380 1.11 1.39 3.03 55 2.95 64.7
2015 NWA AA TEX 19 16 93.3 5 3 0 89 29 65 7 105 8.6 2.8 0.7 6.3 0% .285 1.26 3.93 3.09 104 4.31 94.4
2016 OMA AAA PCL 19 14 91.0 6 3 0 85 40 78 12 93 8.4 4.0 1.2 7.7 42% .283 1.37 5.10 3.76 108 4.12 91.0
2016 ROY Rk AZL 2 0 6.7 1 0 0 4 3 12 0 5.4 4.1 0.0 16.2 54% .308 1.05 1.86 1.35 77 1.89 41.7
2017 CIN MLB NL 9 0 10.3 0 0 0 5 7 7 1 4.4 6.1 0.9 6.1 38% .143 1.16 5.11 2.61 117 6.23 132.6
2017 KCA MLB AL 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 7 3 2 1 102 23.6 10.1 3.4 6.8 38% .500 3.75 9.89 16.88 132 9.02 192.0
2017 LOU AAA INT 4 3 14.7 1 2 0 14 11 18 2 103 8.6 6.8 1.2 11.0 29% .308 1.70 5.11 9.82 114 5.61 119.3
2017 OKL AAA PCL 1 1 4.7 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 111 7.7 3.9 0.0 9.6 36% .286 1.29 2.86 3.86 94 5.85 124.4
2017 OMA AAA PCL 17 16 97.3 7 4 0 89 33 94 13 99 8.2 3.1 1.2 8.7 34% .288 1.25 4.60 4.07 96 3.64 77.5
2018 CHN MLB NL 20 2 31.3 3 4 0 30 16 39 7 97 8.6 4.6 2.0 11.2 31% .295 1.47 5.16 5.17 103 4.27 95.5
2018 IOW AAA PCL 12 12 54.3 1 4 0 40 28 61 4 92 6.6 4.6 0.7 10.1 40% .267 1.25 4.16 3.64 93 3.29 69.6
2019 TEX MLB AL 9 1 13.3 1 0 0 6 3 12 3 111 4.1 2.0 2.0 8.1 27% .100 0.68 5.04 2.70 109 5.15 105.6
2019 FRI AA TEX 5 0 8.7 0 0 0 2 4 12 0 2.1 4.2 0.0 12.5 43% .143 0.69 2.41 1.04 76 2.28 47.0
2019 RNG Rk AZL 4 4 5.3 0 0 0 8 1 10 0 105 13.5 1.7 0.0 16.9 53% .471 1.69 1.06 8.44 83 4.47 91.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2017 246 0.4919 0.4553 0.7589 0.6694 0.2480 0.7901 0.6774 0.2411
2018 595 0.4857 0.4655 0.7292 0.6540 0.2876 0.7989 0.5795 0.2708
2019 212 0.4717 0.4104 0.7701 0.5100 0.3214 0.8824 0.6111 0.2299
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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
2020 TEX $567,500
2019 TEX $558,000
2018 ANA $
2017 KCA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,125,500
2 yrTotal$1,125,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 133 d1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Washington as a free agent 2/7/24 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/17/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 4/18/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/24/22. Claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 9/9/22 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 9/6/22. DFA by Cincinnati 9/15/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/18/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/27/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Minnesota 4/20/21. Returned to Alternate Site 4/24/21. Recalled 5/19/21. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 10/7/21.
  • 1 year/$567,500 (2020). Re-signed by Texas 3/20.
  • 1 year/$558,000 (2019). Claimed by Texas off waivers from LA Angels 1/4/19. Re-signed by Texas 3/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/18. Claimed by LA Angels off waivers 9/3/18 after being DFA by LA Angels 9/1/18. DFA by LA Angels 12/21/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Kansas City 7/1/17. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade 7/28/17 after being DFA by Kansas City 7/24/17. Claimed by Cincinnati off waivers from LA Dodgers 8/9/17. Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers from Cincinnati 10/4/17.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2013 (6-174) (Northwestern). $75,000 signing bonus ($252,500 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
90o 0 0 0 0 0 13.7 10 6 15 1 .245 1.11 3.20 3.24 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 8.9 7 4 9 1 .258 1.19 3.58 3.64 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 4 3 6 1 .268 1.25 3.85 3.93 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 3 0 .276 1.30 4.09 4.18 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .284 1.35 4.32 4.42 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Luke Farrell threw 2,985 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Slider (82mph), Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Cutter (88mph), also mixing in a Curve (79mph) and Sinker (91mph). He also rarely threw a Change (83mph).