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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
21.7 4.42 1.43 16 1 0 0 0.1
Birth Date2-22-1992
Height6' 3"
Weight210 lbs
Age32 years, 1 months, 6 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
-0.22016
-0.12017
0.42018
0.12019
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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
2016 KCA MLB 10 0 8.3 1 0 0 11 5 7 1 106 11.9 5.4 1.1 7.6 55% .357 1.92 4.78 6.48 127 7.59 167.9 -0.2
2017 KCA MLB 33 0 45.0 1 0 0 50 13 27 4 10.0 2.6 0.8 5.4 54% .303 1.40 3.96 3.20 103 5.36 114.2 -0.1
2018 KCA MLB 65 0 72.0 5 4 0 70 20 46 7 103 8.8 2.5 0.9 5.8 65% .289 1.25 4.09 3.25 97 4.46 99.7 0.4
2019 KCA MLB 56 0 60.3 4 2 1 68 21 38 4 101 10.1 3.1 0.6 5.7 59% .315 1.48 3.99 4.48 103 4.95 101.5 0.3
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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.
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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 BNC Rk APP 10 5 42.3 4 2 0 49 5 32 2 94 10.4 1.1 0.4 6.8 0% .353 1.28 2.88 3.40 97 5.84 126.8
2014 LEX A SAL 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 4.5 4.5 0.0 2.3 0% .200 1.00 4.58 0.00 120 4.95 104.8
2015 LEX A SAL 6 0 12.0 1 1 2 10 1 8 0 7.5 0.8 0.0 6.0 0% .263 0.92 2.39 1.50 91 3.22 70.6
2015 WIL A+ CAR 16 0 33.0 3 3 4 24 5 23 2 6.5 1.4 0.5 6.3 0% .232 0.88 3.10 1.64 93 2.57 56.5
2015 NWA AA TEX 11 0 17.3 1 0 0 24 8 9 1 12.5 4.2 0.5 4.7 0% .349 1.85 4.39 5.71 111 5.76 126.4
2015 SUR Wnt AFL 10 0 9.7 1 1 0 11 2 7 2 10.2 1.9 1.9 6.5 0% .300 1.34 6.37 9.31 0 0.00 0.0
2016 KCA MLB AL 10 0 8.3 1 0 0 11 5 7 1 106 11.9 5.4 1.1 7.6 55% .357 1.92 4.78 6.48 127 7.59 167.9
2016 NWA AA TEX 22 0 34.7 3 2 11 26 8 29 3 6.8 2.1 0.8 7.5 53% .245 0.98 3.40 3.12 94 3.10 68.3
2016 OMA AAA PCL 25 0 33.3 2 4 5 28 16 30 4 7.6 4.3 1.1 8.1 56% .270 1.32 5.01 2.97 109 3.98 87.8
2016 ESC Wnt DWL 13 0 14.3 2 0 7 13 5 8 0 8.2 3.1 0.0 5.0 0% .277 1.26 2.61 1.88 0 0.00 0.0
2017 KCA MLB AL 33 0 45.0 1 0 0 50 13 27 4 10.0 2.6 0.8 5.4 54% .303 1.40 3.96 3.20 103 5.36 114.2
2017 OMA AAA PCL 25 0 32.0 1 1 2 32 9 17 3 9.0 2.5 0.8 4.8 58% .296 1.28 4.72 3.09 105 4.29 91.3
2018 KCA MLB AL 65 0 72.0 5 4 0 70 20 46 7 103 8.8 2.5 0.9 5.8 65% .289 1.25 4.09 3.25 97 4.46 99.7
2018 OMA AAA PCL 3 0 3.3 0 1 0 5 1 3 0 13.5 2.7 0.0 8.1 42% .417 1.80 2.84 5.40 93 5.77 122.0
2019 KCA MLB AL 56 0 60.3 4 2 1 68 21 38 4 101 10.1 3.1 0.6 5.7 59% .315 1.48 3.99 4.48 103 4.95 101.5
2019 OMA AAA PCL 13 0 16.7 0 0 3 19 5 15 0 10.3 2.7 0.0 8.1 64% .380 1.44 2.89 3.78 78 3.41 70.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 166 0.4880 0.4518 0.8933 0.7037 0.2118 0.9474 0.7222 0.1067
2017 711 0.5457 0.5077 0.8089 0.7036 0.2724 0.8608 0.6477 0.1911
2018 1008 0.4573 0.4931 0.7948 0.6638 0.3492 0.8824 0.6545 0.2052
2019 897 0.4827 0.5139 0.7896 0.6928 0.3470 0.8833 0.6149 0.2104
Career27820.48990.50110.80260.68570.32070.88100.64400.1974

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
2014-04-15 - Minors - - - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2020 KCA $607,000
2019 KCA $578,250
2018 KCA $
2017 KCA $
2016 KCA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,185,250
2 yrTotal$1,185,250

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 3 d1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Chicago Cubs 3/1/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Boston as a free agent 12/22/20 (minor-league contract). Released by Boston 8/22/21. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 9/7/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$607,000 (2020). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/20.
  • 1 year/$578,250 (2019). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/19.
  • 1 year/$554,250 (2018). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Kansas City 9/6/16.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2013 (16-474) (Marist).

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 0.1 0 0 0 0 15.0 12 5 11 1 .251 1.13 3.28 3.51 0.0 0.0
80o 0.1 0 0 0 0 9.8 9 3 7 1 .266 1.23 3.63 3.9 0.0 0.0
70o 0.1 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 2 4 1 .277 1.29 3.88 4.18 -0.1 0.0
60o 0.1 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 2 0 .286 1.35 4.12 4.43 -0.1 0.0
50o 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .294 1.41 4.33 4.66 -0.1 0.0
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Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.
Year Age W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP WHIP ERA DRA H/9 BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WARP
20202821047050512036554.2971.424.474.719.23.66.50.90.2
20212921047050502036554.2931.414.534.789.13.66.50.90.2
20223021043046461933554.2881.414.624.879.03.76.51.00.1
20233121039041411629454.2901.384.504.748.93.56.30.90.1
20243221032034341424454.2871.404.574.828.93.76.31.00.1
20253321033035351424454.2871.404.684.939.03.66.21.00.1
20263421033035351424454.2891.414.684.939.13.66.21.00.1
20273521031033331323454.2891.394.734.999.03.56.31.10.0
20283611029031311222454.2901.404.724.989.13.56.51.20.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 74)

Rank Score Name Year Run Average Trend
1 93 Ramon Troncoso 2010 4.83
2 83 Franquelis Osoria 2009 0.00 DNP
3 82 Ryan Webb 2013 3.36
4 81 Aaron Loup 2015 5.10
5 80 Kevin Jepsen 2012 3.43
6 79 Justin De Fratus 2015 5.85
7 79 Todd Coffey 2008 4.39
8 79 Tony Zych 2018 0.00 DNP
9 78 Ehren Wassermann 2008 8.69
10 78 Gary Majewski 2007 8.61
11 78 Daniel Herrera 2012 0.00 DNP
12 77 Brandon Medders 2007 4.91
13 77 Brandon League 2010 4.33
14 77 Javy Guerra 2013 7.59
15 76 Miles Mikolas 2016 0.00 DNP
16 76 Tony Pena 2009 4.89
17 76 Scott Alexander 2017 3.00
18 75 T.J. McFarland 2016 6.93
19 75 Bryan Shaw 2015 3.38
20 75 Jeremy Jeffress 2015 2.91
21 74 Ryan Garton 2017 4.91
22 74 Cody Eppley 2013 21.60
23 74 Donnie Hart 2018 6.05
24 74 Steve Cishek 2013 2.45
25 74 Joe Paterson 2013 3.86
26 74 Zach Phillips 2014 0.00 DNP
27 74 Dan Jennings 2014 2.45
28 74 Brian Wilson 2009 3.36
29 74 Scott Oberg 2017 5.25
30 74 Robbie Ross 2016 3.42
31 74 Eric Yardley 2018 0.00 DNP
32 74 Ryan Pressly 2016 4.06
33 73 Chad Qualls 2006 3.86
34 73 Blake Cooper 2015 0.00 DNP
35 73 Yoervis Medina 2016 0.00 DNP
36 73 Cla Meredith 2010 5.40
37 73 Ronald Belisario 2010 5.04
38 73 Sam Dyson 2015 3.23
39 73 Edgar Olmos 2017 0.00 DNP
40 73 Evan Meek 2010 2.81
41 73 Patrick Schuster 2018 0.00 DNP
42 73 Danny Burawa 2016 0.00 DNP
43 73 Tyler Rogers 2018 0.00 DNP
44 73 Zach Putnam 2015 4.44
45 73 Matt Stites 2017 0.00 DNP
46 73 Eury De La Rosa 2017 0.00 DNP
47 72 David Carpenter 2015 7.36
48 72 Jesse Crain 2009 4.88
49 72 Austin House 2018 0.00 DNP
50 72 Nelson Gonzalez 2017 0.00 DNP
51 72 David Herndon 2013 0.00 DNP
52 72 Preston Claiborne 2015 0.00 DNP
53 72 Robbie Weinhardt 2013 0.00 DNP
54 72 Cory Wade 2010 0.00 DNP
55 72 Mike Morin 2018 6.75
56 72 Fu-Te Ni 2010 7.43
57 72 Mark Melancon 2012 6.20
58 72 Logan Ondrusek 2012 3.79
59 72 Jared Burton 2008 3.68
60 72 Andrew Triggs 2016 4.95
61 72 Dean Kiekhefer 2016 5.73
62 71 Bryan Morris 2014 2.52
63 71 Evan Marshall 2017 9.39
64 71 C.J. Wilson 2008 6.80
65 71 Bobby Cassevah 2013 0.00 DNP
66 71 Alan Busenitz 2018 8.88
67 71 Chase Whitley 2016 4.40
68 71 Mark Peterson 2018 0.00 DNP
69 71 Adam Cimber 2018 3.69
70 71 Ben Rowen 2016 18.00
71 71 Kenneth Roberts 2015 7.24
72 71 Dan Runzler 2012 0.00
73 71 C.J. Riefenhauser 2017 0.00 DNP
74 71 Jeremy Accardo 2009 2.92
75 71 Madison Younginer 2018 0.00 DNP
76 71 Sergio Escalona 2012 0.00 DNP
77 71 Ross Wolf 2010 4.26
78 71 James Pazos 2018 3.42
79 70 Roy Corcoran 2007 0.00 DNP
80 70 Roberto Hernandez 2008 5.97
81 70 Ryan Madson 2008 3.16
82 70 Lester Oliveros 2015 0.00 DNP
83 70 Giovanni Soto 2018 0.00 DNP
84 70 Austin Maddox 2018 0.00 DNP
85 70 Kevin Chapman 2015 3.38
86 70 Chasen Bradford 2017 4.54
87 70 Sam Demel 2013 0.00 DNP
88 70 Kurt Spomer 2017 0.00 DNP
89 70 Joe Thatcher 2009 2.80
90 70 Wes Littleton 2010 0.00 DNP
91 70 Shae Simmons 2018 0.00 DNP
92 69 Jason Stoffel 2016 0.00 DNP
93 69 Matt Grace 2016 0.00
94 69 Garrett Parcell 2012 0.00 DNP
95 69 Steve Perakslis 2018 0.00 DNP
96 69 Dan Otero 2012 8.03
97 69 Paul Smyth 2014 0.00 DNP
98 69 Jake Dunning 2016 0.00 DNP
99 69 Kyle Waldrop 2013 0.00 DNP
100 69 Cory Gearrin 2013 3.77

BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
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 Three-pitch righty Kevin McCarthy became a fixture in the Royals' bullpen by July, out of necessity. Having taken that opportunity and submitted one of the lowest reliever strikeout rates in the majors, he will have to find some new tricks to sustain the steady diet of big-league innings.
2017 A member of the 2013 draft class, McCarthy competed at three levels for the Royals, reaching the majors as a September call-up. Featuring an easy delivery and a fastball that resides in the low 90s, along with an average slider and change, he's always going to be facing long odds to stick in a pen as strong as the one they have in Kansas City.

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Kevin McCarthy threw 2,927 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2020, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2020, he relied primarily on his Sinker (90mph), also mixing in a Change (81mph), Splitter (84mph) and Slider (84mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (90mph).