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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 25)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
7.7 4.51 1.31 8 0 0 0 0.0
Birth Date5-14-1994
Height6' 3"
Weight205 lbs
Age29 years, 11 months, 10 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 LAN MLB 11 6 40.0 4 2 1 26 15 37 4 101 5.9 3.4 0.9 8.3 43% .208 1.03 3.81 2.93 102 4.19 86.0 0.6
CareerMLB11640.042126153741015.93.40.98.343%.2081.033.812.931024.1986.00.6

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 GRL A MID 9 0 13.7 0 2 2 17 3 10 0 11.2 2.0 0.0 6.6 35% .370 1.46 2.89 5.27 105 6.49 143.3
2016 OGD Rk PIO 10 0 17.3 1 0 2 12 5 15 1 6.2 2.6 0.5 7.8 47% .239 0.98 4.23 2.60 93 1.64 36.2
2017 GRL A MID 3 0 8.0 0 1 1 8 0 12 2 9.0 0.0 2.3 13.5 38% .316 1.00 3.75 3.38 71 3.29 70.0
2017 RCU A+ CAL 39 0 62.0 7 5 5 61 18 73 5 8.9 2.6 0.7 10.6 43% .344 1.27 3.49 3.92 83 3.30 70.3
2018 RCU A+ CAL 17 17 83.7 4 2 0 72 26 106 5 110 7.7 2.8 0.5 11.4 38% .319 1.17 2.92 2.69 80 2.72 57.5
2018 TUL AA TEX 9 9 44.3 6 0 0 32 16 49 3 108 6.5 3.2 0.6 9.9 39% .261 1.08 3.26 2.44 88 3.00 63.3
2019 LAN MLB NL 11 6 40.0 4 2 1 26 15 37 4 101 5.9 3.4 0.9 8.3 43% .208 1.03 3.81 2.93 102 4.19 86.0
2019 OKL AAA PCL 13 13 41.3 2 4 0 41 21 50 4 101 8.9 4.6 0.9 10.9 37% .327 1.50 4.37 4.35 89 2.98 61.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2019 693 0.4286 0.4661 0.7307 0.6869 0.3005 0.7892 0.6303 0.2693
Career6930.42860.46610.73070.68690.30050.78920.63030.2693

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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 LAN $3,400,000
2023 LAN $3,250,000
2022 LAN $720,000
2021 LAN $580,500
2020 LAN $566,000
2019 LAN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$5,116,500
2019Current$3,400,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$8,516,500
5 yrTotal$8,516,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 152 dBeverly Hills Sports2 years/$6.65M (2023-24)

Details
  • 2 years/$6.65M (2023-24). Signed extension with LA Dodgers 1/31/23 (avoided arbitration, $3.4M-$3M). 23:$3.25M, 24:$3.4M. 2024 salary may increase by up to $3M based on points earned in 2023, with 1 point per start and 1 point per relief appearance of 3.1 innings: $500,000 each for 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28 points. 2024 salary increases by $1.125M with 2023 Cy Young award ($625,000 for second or third in vote, $500,000 for fourth or fifth).
  • 1 year/$720,000 (2022). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22.
  • 1 year/$580,500 (2021). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/21.
  • 1 year/$566,000 (2020). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Contract selected by LA Dodgers 6/26/19.
  • Drafted by LA Dodgers 2016 (9-281) (St. Mary's). $2,500 signing bonus ($163,400 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 5 16 2 .244 1.07 3.13 3.33 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.9 8 4 11 1 .258 1.15 3.52 3.75 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 2 7 1 .268 1.22 3.80 4.06 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 0 .277 1.27 4.06 4.33 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .286 1.33 4.30 4.59 0.0 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
20202621050053462257838.2961.284.465.007.83.79.61.4-0.1
20212731051054462258838.2941.264.434.967.73.79.71.3-0.0
20222821048051442154838.2961.284.485.027.83.79.61.4-0.1
20232921047050422153838.2941.274.465.007.63.89.61.4-0.1
20243021043046392049738.2941.284.525.077.63.99.61.4-0.1
20253121040042361845738.2941.294.495.037.73.99.61.5-0.1
20263221038040341742638.2941.274.535.087.63.89.51.3-0.1
20273321032034291435538.2951.284.525.077.83.79.41.3-0.1
20283411030032271334538.2941.254.535.087.63.79.61.4-0.1

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 86)

Rank Score Name Year Run Average Trend
1 93 Osmel Morales 2018 0.00
2 92 Wilkin De La Rosa 2010 0.00 DNP
3 91 Glenn Sparkman 2017 63.00
4 91 Calvin Medlock 2008 0.00 DNP
5 90 Justin Fiske 2010 0.00 DNP
6 89 William Cuevas 2016 3.60
7 89 Luis Santos 2016 0.00 DNP
8 88 Armando Rodriguez 2013 0.00 DNP
9 88 Daniel Stumpf 2016 10.80
10 88 Pat Lehman 2012 0.00 DNP
11 88 Chris Perry 2016 0.00 DNP
12 88 Dietrich Enns 2016 0.00 DNP
13 88 Matt Rusch 2008 0.00 DNP
14 88 Wander Suero 2017 0.00 DNP
15 88 Jeffry Antigua 2015 0.00 DNP
16 88 Buddy Baumann 2013 0.00 DNP
17 88 James Reeves 2018 0.00 DNP
18 87 Paolo Espino 2012 0.00 DNP
19 87 Tyler DeLoach 2016 0.00 DNP
20 87 Daniel Slania 2017 0.00
21 87 Dylan Axelrod 2011 2.89
22 87 Matt Wotherspoon 2017 0.00 DNP
23 87 Forrest Snow 2014 0.00 DNP
24 87 Matt Marsh 2017 0.00 DNP
25 87 Christian Jones 2016 0.00 DNP
26 87 Matt Strahm 2017 5.71
27 87 Chris Devenski 2016 2.16
28 87 Noe Ramirez 2015 8.31
29 87 Tanner Peters 2016 0.00 DNP
30 86 Ben Snyder 2011 0.00 DNP
31 86 Montana DuRapau 2017 0.00 DNP
32 86 Jeremy Rhoades 2018 0.00 DNP
33 86 Alec Mills 2017 0.00 DNP
34 86 Mike Clevinger 2016 5.26
35 86 A.J. Achter 2014 5.73
36 86 Seth Rosin 2014 6.75
37 86 Jeffrey Springs 2018 3.66
38 86 Josh Turley 2016 0.00 DNP
39 86 Eddie Gamboa 2010 0.00 DNP
40 85 Thomas Shirley 2014 0.00 DNP
41 85 Tyler Davis 2018 0.00 DNP
42 85 Robert Manuel 2009 0.00
43 85 Andrew Bailey 2009 1.94
44 85 Tyler Pill 2015 0.00 DNP
45 85 Anyelo Gomez 2018 0.00 DNP
46 85 Jacob McCasland 2017 0.00 DNP
47 85 Jose Arias 2016 0.00 DNP
48 85 David Newmann 2010 0.00 DNP
49 85 Jake McGee 2012 2.11
50 85 Kirby Yates 2012 0.00 DNP
51 85 Eammon Portice 2010 0.00 DNP
52 85 Jeff Niemann 2008 6.75
53 85 Terance Marin 2015 0.00 DNP
54 85 Paul Kometani 2008 0.00 DNP
55 85 Caleb Smith 2017 7.71
56 85 Jordan Stephens 2018 0.00 DNP
57 85 Kyle Haynes 2016 0.00 DNP
58 85 Ryne Reynoso 2010 0.00 DNP
59 84 Lance Sewell 2011 0.00 DNP
60 84 Alex Hinshaw 2008 3.63
61 84 Brian Bannister 2006 4.26
62 84 Daniel Meadows 2013 0.00 DNP
63 84 Michael Mariot 2014 7.56
64 84 Francisco Rondon 2013 0.00 DNP
65 84 Austin Davis 2018 5.19
66 84 Carlos Navas 2018 0.00 DNP
67 84 Josh Zeid 2012 0.00 DNP
68 84 Tyler Cravy 2015 6.12
69 84 Todd Van Steensel 2016 0.00 DNP
70 84 Adam Bray 2018 0.00 DNP
71 84 Chris Mederos 2012 0.00 DNP
72 84 Samuel Wolff 2016 0.00 DNP
73 84 Joseph Van Meter 2014 0.00 DNP
74 84 Austin Adams 2012 0.00 DNP
75 84 Ben Meyer 2018 10.89
76 84 Wilfrido Perez 2010 0.00 DNP
77 84 Matthew Hauser 2013 0.00 DNP
78 84 Daniel Wright 2016 7.26
79 84 Shawn Teufel 2012 0.00 DNP
80 84 Trevor Hurley 2013 0.00 DNP
81 84 Corey Littrell 2017 0.00 DNP
82 84 Seth Frankoff 2014 0.00 DNP
83 84 David Rollins 2015 7.56
84 84 Hector Correa 2013 0.00 DNP
85 84 Yacksel Rios 2018 7.25
86 84 Alex Maestri 2010 0.00 DNP
87 84 Logan Taylor 2017 0.00 DNP
88 84 Kyle McGowin 2017 0.00 DNP
89 84 Chris Nicoll 2009 0.00 DNP
90 84 Keegan Yuhl 2017 0.00 DNP
91 84 Terry Doyle 2011 0.00 DNP
92 84 Nolan Sanburn 2017 0.00 DNP
93 84 Yeiper Castillo 2014 0.00 DNP
94 84 Josh Tomlin 2010 4.68
95 84 Will Inman 2012 0.00 DNP
96 84 Travis Chick 2009 0.00 DNP
97 83 Wes Parsons 2018 7.20
98 83 Kendal Volz 2013 0.00 DNP
99 83 Erik Stiller 2010 0.00 DNP
100 83 Darin Gorski 2013 0.00 DNP

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).

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2021-04-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)Any chance to see Tony Gonsolin before Memorial Day? He pitched so well in limited innings the last 2 seasons.
(ironcityguys from daBurgh)		Last question!

No, I do not think Gonsolin arrives before Memorial Day. He is recovering from shoulder inflammation and started a throwing program last Saturday. The Dodgers can afford to play it safe with Gonsolin. Even when he does return, it likely will be to a relief role this year. (Jesse Roche)
2021-03-12 15:00:00 (link to chat)Ryan Pepiot. Starter or reliever?? Can you explain your thoughts as to why? Thank you.
(Vanessa from Des Moines)		I mean the cheat answer is he's probably getting used in something along the Victor Gonzalez->Tony Gonsolin continuum. It's a really good changeup, but I'm generally more leery of those guys being able to spam it enough to turn over a lineup multiple times. It would also allow him to air out the fastball at 95 a bit more. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2020-10-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Wish the Colonel had tossed Tony Gonsolin and/or Dustin May into his pitcher question
(mikejunt from Lincoln NE)		I'd put them towards the front of that list. (Craig Goldstein)
2020-09-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)How much do you like the following young arms? Ian Anderson, Randy Dobnak, Logan Webb, and Tony Gonsolin. Is there a drop off after Anderson? or Gonsolin? or much at all?
(ironcityguys from daBurgh)		A lot, indifferent, nah, and a fair amount. Yes, I think there's a significant drop off between Anderson and Gonsolin, and then a bigger on from Gonsolin to Dobnak and Webb. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-10-04 14:15:00 (link to chat)Can Logan Webb, Tony Gonsolin or Jose Urquidy be anything more than a #5?
(Stubby Clapp from St. Louis)		I'd bet on Gonsolin first here, while noting that the Dodgers are going to use him in weird ways. Urquidy next, as the Astros tend to do well with these kind of arms. Logan Webb might just be a #5. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-08-23 15:30:00 (link to chat)Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May seem to be pretty close in development. May has been project as a having front of rotation stuff. Where does Gonsolin fall?
(CubbieBear from Chi-Town)		He's more of a 4/5 to me, with a moderately high relief risk. The stuff just isn't as good or consistent as May. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-08-06 12:00:00 (link to chat)Is Tony Gonsolin really this good? Has his delivery taken another step forward or are we seeing Ross Stripling 2.0?
(CubbieBear from Chi-Town)		He's probably not quite THIS good. He doesn't really have a track record of consistently throwing this many strikes anywhere. But also if he's Ross Stripling but durable, that's a pretty good major league arm. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-01-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)How much consideration did Tony Gonsolin get for the top 101? Personal cheesball of mine, I get DeGrom-lite vibes from him. P.S. Hope Wednesday is ready to get dunked on by CHO and Ampadu next week.
(Cpwood from DE)		He's also a personal cheeseball of Wilson. He wasn't really on the 101 radar but he places pretty high on tomorrow's Dodgers list all things considered.

P.S. I'm extremely prepared for a hammering. Willian versus Morgan Fox is not, uh, ideal. (Jeffrey Paternostro)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Tony Gonsolin threw 6,632 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Splitter (83mph), also mixing in a Slider (87mph) and Curve (81mph).