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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-14-1991
Height6' 8"
Weight257 lbs
Age32 years, 6 months, 5 days
BatsL
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0.22018
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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
2018 SDN MLB 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 3 0 10 1 98 3.9 0.0 1.3 12.9 29% .154 0.43 2.12 1.29 78 2.68 59.9 0.2
2019 CHN 0 14 0 10.0 2 1 0 2 4 18 1 97 1.8 3.6 0.9 16.2 21% .077 0.60 2.66 3.60 62 0.66 15.2 0.5
2019 SDN 0 30 0 24.7 0 1 0 26 9 31 7 100 9.5 3.3 2.6 11.3 33% .306 1.42 5.56 6.57 103 5.55 113.2 -0.1
2019 TOT MLB 44 0 34.7 2 2 0 28 13 49 8 99 7.3 3.4 2.1 12.7 31% .267 1.18 4.72 5.71 93 4.14 84.7 0.5
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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-
2014 BRO A- NYP 16 0 25.7 1 1 0 17 6 39 1 6.0 2.1 0.4 13.7 0% .296 0.90 1.72 1.40 33 1.19 25.1
2015 FTW A MID 2 2 10.3 2 0 0 8 3 12 0 100 7.0 2.6 0.0 10.5 0% .296 1.06 2.52 2.61 83 3.01 66.0
2015 SAV A SAL 10 10 56.0 3 5 0 54 21 74 2 91 8.7 3.4 0.3 11.9 0% .377 1.34 2.64 3.21 82 4.17 91.4
2015 LEL A+ CAL 11 11 57.0 2 6 0 61 26 53 6 102 9.6 4.1 0.9 8.4 0% .340 1.53 4.71 5.21 113 6.02 132.0
2016 LEL A+ CAL 26 0 41.0 3 1 1 34 16 62 0 7.5 3.5 0.0 13.6 49% .374 1.22 2.07 1.54 65 3.10 68.5
2016 SAN AA TEX 15 0 20.3 1 0 0 10 8 31 0 4.4 3.5 0.0 13.7 47% .278 0.89 1.59 0.44 62 2.47 54.6
2016 PER Wnt AFL 11 0 12.3 0 1 0 12 11 19 2 8.8 8.0 1.5 13.9 0% .400 1.86 5.72 6.57 0 0.00 0.0
2017 SAN AA TEX 31 0 30.7 2 1 7 21 13 51 1 6.2 3.8 0.3 15.0 57% .333 1.11 1.88 2.64 56 2.80 59.6
2017 ELP AAA PCL 9 0 7.0 0 0 0 11 10 8 1 14.1 12.9 1.3 10.3 42% .435 3.00 8.43 10.29 125 8.34 177.4
2017 SDP Rk AZL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 100% .000 0.00 0.22 0.00 83 2.75 58.6
2018 SDN MLB NL 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 3 0 10 1 98 3.9 0.0 1.3 12.9 29% .154 0.43 2.12 1.29 78 2.68 59.9
2018 SAN AA TEX 27 0 28.0 1 2 10 20 8 36 1 6.4 2.6 0.3 11.6 29% .279 1.00 2.19 1.93 71 2.20 46.4
2018 ELP AAA PCL 17 0 18.3 3 0 2 16 9 34 2 7.9 4.4 1.0 16.7 50% .389 1.36 2.92 3.44 54 1.73 36.5
2019 CHN MLB NL 14 0 10.0 2 1 0 2 4 18 1 97 1.8 3.6 0.9 16.2 21% .077 0.60 2.66 3.60 62 0.66 15.2
2019 SDN MLB NL 30 0 24.7 0 1 0 26 9 31 7 100 9.5 3.3 2.6 11.3 33% .306 1.42 5.56 6.57 103 5.55 113.2
2019 ELP AAA PCL 14 0 17.7 1 1 2 16 6 34 5 8.2 3.1 2.5 17.3 29% .379 1.25 4.64 6.11 74 2.83 58.1
2019 IOW AAA PCL 6 0 5.7 1 0 0 4 3 11 0 6.4 4.8 0.0 17.5 25% .500 1.24 1.50 1.59 75 5.59 115.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2018 93 0.5806 0.4301 0.7000 0.5370 0.2821 0.7586 0.5455 0.3000
2019 632 0.4953 0.4684 0.7230 0.6709 0.2696 0.7714 0.6047 0.2770
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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
2021 CHN $717,000
2020 CHN $571,500
2019 SDN $
2018 SDN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,288,500
2 yrTotal$1,288,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 85 d2 years (2023-24)

Details
  • 2 years (2023-24). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/4/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$717,000 (2022). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 11/10/22 (elected free agency).
  • 1 year (2021). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21.
  • 1 year/$571,500 (2020). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by San Diego 3/19. Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from San Diego 7/31/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Contract selected by San Diego 11/20/17.
  • Acquired by San Diego in trade from NY Mets 6/13/15.
  • Drafted by NY Mets 2014 (7-205) (Oklahoma City College). $100,000 signing bonus ($190,600 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 15.2 11 6 19 1 .266 1.10 2.50 2.79 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.8 7 4 12 1 .282 1.20 2.89 3.22 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 3 8 1 .294 1.27 3.17 3.53 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 4 0 .304 1.33 3.42 3.81 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .313 1.39 3.65 4.07 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Brad Wieck has thrown 1,225 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Curve (68mph), also mixing in a Splitter (80mph). He also rarely throws a Change (80mph).