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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 24)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-14-1994
Height6' 2"
Weight203 lbs
Age29 years, 9 months, 12 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
2019 DET MLB 13 8 53.7 1 4 0 68 7 47 9 103 11.4 1.2 1.5 7.9 37% .347 1.40 4.17 4.86 106 5.98 122.6 -0.2
CareerMLB13853.714068747910311.41.21.57.937%.3471.404.174.861065.98122.6-0.2

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-
2015 ONE A- NYP 12 12 37.0 0 2 0 17 5 33 3 95 4.1 1.2 0.7 8.0 0% .151 0.59 3.27 0.97 86 1.32 28.9
2016 LAK A+ FSL 19 18 102.0 6 7 0 87 16 82 7 106 7.7 1.4 0.6 7.2 58% .268 1.01 3.09 2.21 88 3.34 73.7
2016 ERI AA EAS 6 6 34.3 2 1 0 36 4 23 4 108 9.4 1.0 1.0 6.0 49% .302 1.17 3.96 3.15 102 4.20 92.8
2017 ERI AA EAS 27 26 138.3 8 9 0 178 23 120 20 105 11.6 1.5 1.3 7.8 41% .356 1.45 4.02 5.07 94 5.97 127.1
2018 ERI AA EAS 9 9 48.0 3 2 0 64 9 35 7 97 12.0 1.7 1.3 6.6 45% .358 1.52 4.44 3.75 101 6.92 146.4
2018 TOL AAA INT 17 15 92.0 3 6 0 120 13 60 9 94 11.7 1.3 0.9 5.9 47% .354 1.45 3.82 4.79 101 6.27 132.5
2019 DET MLB AL 13 8 53.7 1 4 0 68 7 47 9 103 11.4 1.2 1.5 7.9 37% .347 1.40 4.17 4.86 106 5.98 122.6
2019 TOL AAA INT 20 16 98.3 5 10 0 112 23 108 18 95 10.3 2.1 1.6 9.9 40% .344 1.37 4.84 5.13 99 5.40 111.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2019 918 0.5251 0.5240 0.8170 0.7220 0.3050 0.8621 0.6992 0.1830
Career9180.52510.52400.81700.72200.30500.86210.69920.1830

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2024 DET $
2023 DET $1,875,000
2022 DET $716,900
2021 DET $578,800
2020 DET $566,600
2019 DET $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$3,737,300
4 yrTotal$3,737,300

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 58 d2024

Details
  • 1 year/$1.875M (2023). Re-signed by Detroit 11/18/22 (avoided arbitration). Claimed by Tampa Bay off waivers 11/10/23 after being DFA by Detroit 11/6/23.
  • 1 year/$716,900 (2022). Re-signed by Detroit 3/22.
  • 1 year/$578,800 (2021). Re-signed by Detroit 3/21.
  • 1 year/$566,600 (2020). Re-signed by Detroit 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Contract selected by Detroit 7/3/19.
  • Drafted by Detroit 2015 (2-65) (TCU). $1M signing bonus ($949,900 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 12.4 11 3 9 1 .268 1.14 3.58 3.83 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 8 2 6 1 .280 1.21 3.91 4.19 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 5 1 4 1 .288 1.26 4.16 4.45 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 3 1 2 0 .295 1.31 4.36 4.67 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .301 1.35 4.56 4.89 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Tyler Alexander has thrown 6,304 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Cutter (85mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Slider (78mph), Change (81mph) and Sinker (89mph).