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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-11-1993
Height6' 1"
Weight195 lbs
Age31 years, 1 months, 24 days
BatsR
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2015
2016
2017
-0.22018
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
2018 SEA MLB 8 1 8.3 0 0 0 13 2 4 0 99 14.0 2.2 0.0 4.3 33% .394 1.80 3.31 2.16 131 7.26 162.1 -0.2
2019 SEA MLB 20 0 22.3 0 2 0 20 12 21 5 96 8.1 4.8 2.0 8.5 40% .250 1.43 6.15 5.64 113 5.57 114.2 -0.1
CareerMLB28130.70203314255979.74.11.57.338%.3011.535.384.701186.03127.2-0.3

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-
2016 EVE A- NWL 14 8 60.3 6 2 0 60 14 58 3 105 9.0 2.1 0.4 8.7 49% .324 1.23 3.29 3.73 90 3.43 75.7
2017 MOD A+ CAL 42 1 69.7 4 2 6 61 19 99 7 98 7.9 2.5 0.9 12.8 44% .327 1.15 3.25 3.23 79 3.07 65.4
2017 PER Wnt AFL 8 0 8.0 0 0 0 10 5 11 0 11.3 5.6 0.0 12.4 0% .435 1.88 3.16 7.88 0 0.00 0.0
2018 SEA MLB AL 8 1 8.3 0 0 0 13 2 4 0 99 14.0 2.2 0.0 4.3 33% .394 1.80 3.31 2.16 131 7.26 162.1
2018 ARK AA TEX 44 0 49.0 5 2 20 50 12 67 6 9.2 2.2 1.1 12.3 47% .364 1.27 3.16 2.76 79 4.07 86.0
2019 SEA MLB AL 20 0 22.3 0 2 0 20 12 21 5 96 8.1 4.8 2.0 8.5 40% .250 1.43 6.15 5.64 113 5.57 114.2
2019 TAC AAA PCL 23 0 30.7 1 1 5 23 14 33 3 6.8 4.1 0.9 9.7 36% .260 1.21 4.38 2.64 90 2.81 57.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2018 159 0.4969 0.4591 0.8356 0.6076 0.3125 0.8750 0.7600 0.1644
2019 381 0.4803 0.4436 0.7633 0.6503 0.2525 0.8571 0.5400 0.2367
Career5400.48520.44820.78460.63770.27020.86240.60480.2154

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2023 SEA $725,200
2022 SEA $700,000
2021 SEA $
2020 SEA $
2019 SEA $555,500
2018 SEA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,980,700
3 yrTotal$1,980,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 85 d1 year/$725,200 (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$725,200 (2023). Re-signed by Seattle 3/23. DFA by Seattle 8/8/23. Released 8/9/23.
  • 1 year/$700,000 (2022). Contract selected by Seattle 4/7/22.
  • 2021
  • 2020. DFA by Seattle 2/3/20. Sent outright to Triple-A 2/10/20.
  • 1 year/$555,500 (2019). Re-signed by Seattle 3/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Contract selected by Seattle 7/14/18.
  • Drafted by Seattle 2016 (7-207) (East Stroudsburg, Pa.). $5,000 signing bonus ($212,700 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 2.5 0.6 43 3 71.8 54 21 76 8 .254 1.04 3.03 3.31 -2.0 -0.2
80o 0 2.2 0.5 39 3 64.6 53 20 68 8 .270 1.13 3.43 3.75 -4.7 -0.5
70o 0 2 0.4 36 2 59.7 52 20 63 8 .282 1.20 3.73 4.08 -6.4 -0.7
60o 0 1.9 0.4 34 2 55.5 50 19 58 7 .292 1.26 3.99 4.36 -7.6 -0.8
50o 0 1.8 0.4 31 2 51.7 49 19 54 7 .301 1.32 4.23 4.63 -8.5 -0.9
40o 0 1.6 0.3 29 2 48.0 48 18 51 7 .311 1.38 4.48 4.9 -9.2 -1.0
30o 0 1.5 0.3 27 2 44.2 46 18 46 7 .321 1.44 4.75 5.2 -9.9 -1.1
20o 0 1.3 0.2 24 2 39.8 44 17 42 7 .332 1.52 5.08 5.56 -10.3 -1.1
10o 0 1.1 0.2 20 1 33.9 40 15 36 6 .349 1.64 5.54 6.07 -10.6 -1.2
Weighted Mean01.70.431250.94818547.2991.304.194.59-8.1-0.9

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Matt Festa has thrown 2,606 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 Slider (82mph), Cutter (89mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph).