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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 24)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-17-1995
Height6' 1"
Weight230 lbs
Age29 years, 2 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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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 MIN MLB 9 5 28.3 2 1 1 27 5 23 1 101 8.6 1.6 0.3 7.3 54% .302 1.13 2.93 1.59 96 4.60 94.5 0.3
CareerMLB9528.32112752311018.61.60.37.354%.3021.132.931.59964.6094.50.3

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-
2017 CDR A MID 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 106 7.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 56% .240 1.00 3.64 2.57 115 4.57 97.3
2017 ELZ Rk APP 5 3 26.3 2 0 1 19 6 22 3 99 6.5 2.1 1.0 7.5 46% .225 0.95 4.51 2.39 100 1.91 40.6
2018 CDR A MID 24 20 129.0 10 5 0 138 25 84 6 104 9.6 1.7 0.4 5.9 47% .314 1.26 3.45 3.14 99 4.44 93.9
2019 MIN MLB AL 9 5 28.3 2 1 1 27 5 23 1 101 8.6 1.6 0.3 7.3 54% .302 1.13 2.93 1.59 96 4.60 94.5
2019 FTM A+ FSL 4 4 22.3 3 0 0 18 4 14 0 97 7.3 1.6 0.0 5.6 59% .273 0.99 2.72 0.40 97 3.78 77.7
2019 PEN AA SOU 11 10 66.7 4 2 0 58 6 61 6 97 7.8 0.8 0.8 8.2 60% .278 0.96 2.99 2.57 87 3.67 75.6
2019 ROC AAA INT 9 7 46.0 5 2 0 28 18 34 0 98 5.5 3.5 0.0 6.7 62% .229 1.00 3.45 2.15 91 2.47 50.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2019 427 0.4379 0.5199 0.7297 0.6524 0.4167 0.8525 0.5800 0.2703
Career4270.43790.51990.72970.65240.41670.85250.58000.2703

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2026 MIN $1,000,000
2025 MIN $3,000,000
2024 MIN $2,250,000
2023 MIN $1,500,000
2022 MIN $8,000,000
2021 MIN $7,000,000
2020 MIN $571,000
2019 MIN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$17,071,000
2019Current$2,250,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$19,321,000
2 yrFuture$4,000,000
7 yrTotal$23,321,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 43 dGaeta Sports5 years/$9.25M (2021-25), 2026-28 option

Details
  • 5 years/$9.25M (2021-25), plus 2026-28 club options. Signed extension with Minnesota 3/28/21. 21:$700,000, 22:$800,000, 23:$1.5M, 24:$2.25M, 25:$3M, 26:$6M club option ($1M buyout), 27:$7M club option ($100,000 buyout), 28:$8.5M club option ($100,000 buyout). 2026 option increases a) $200,000 each for 130, 150, 170 innings in 2023-2025, and b) $2M each for Cy Young in 2023-25 ($1M each for second in CY vote, $500,000 each for third, $250,000 each for fourth-sixth). 2027 option increases by same amounts for each threshold reached in 2024-26. 2028 option increases by the same amounts for each threshold reached in 2025-27. Award bonuses: $100,000 for Cy Young ($75,000 for second in vote, $50,000 for third, $25,000 for fourth-sixth). $100,000 for WS MVP. $50,000 for LCS MVP. $25,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 9/16/22.
  • 1 year/$571,000 (2020). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Contract selected by Minnesota 8/8/19.
  • Signed by Minnesota 7/31/17 as an amateur free agent (Alderson Broaddus, W. Va.). $500 signing bonus.

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 16.1 15 5 10 2 .251 1.25 4.36 4.74 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 10.4 10 4 6 2 .265 1.35 4.79 5.2 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.4 7 2 4 1 .276 1.42 5.10 5.54 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 2 1 .285 1.49 5.37 5.84 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .294 1.55 5.63 6.12 0.0 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
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)
2020-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who are your personal cheeseballs that you find yourself taking as fliers in fantasy leagues this year? Hitters and pitchers. Thanks!
(Sandwich shop guy from Making a sandwich for your mom)
Young MLB hitter: Trent Grisham
Old MLB hitter: Kyle Seager
Hitting prospect: Heriberto Hernandez
Young MLB pitcher: Frankie Montas/Dinelson Lamet
Old MLB pitcher: Garrett Richards
Pitching prospect: RANDY DOBNAK! (Jesse Roche)
2020-03-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)How is BPro the only prospecting outlet talking about Randy Dobnak? He’s a great story and seems to have had a ton of success so far. I know you don’t normally comment on other site’s lists but what’s causing him to be so slept on?
(We Demand More Hegelbon from Casino Night Zone)
I didn't know we really were talking about him that much. Definitely a great story and I definitely read other outlets info in an effort to be as informed as possible. I don't know that he's really slept on though? He's a major leaguer but probably not a ton more than that and Minnesota did well to add enough arms to not have to rely on him. (Craig Goldstein)
2020-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)Last two keepers in a midsized 5x5 h2h dynasty league - pick from Jordan Lyles, Carlos Rodon, Alex Young, Randy Dobnak, Austin Voth. Or should I dump all the pitchers and keep Seth Beer and Leody Taveras? I'm finding myself unnaturally attracted to Dobnak....
(James from Toledo)
I would dump them all and keep Beer and Taveras. Of the arms, we are highest on Rodon, but I also like Lyles a good bit. I drafted Dobnak in P365XDL this offseason at 936th overall so that tells you what the industry thinks of him. If he wins a starting job, his leash will be very short in Minnesota and his high-contact ground-ball approach does not normally provide a ton of fantasy value, especially if he is getting hit. Of course, if you want a high-end Uber driver, he is your man! (Jesse Roche)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Randy Dobnak has thrown 4,334 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he has relied primarily on his Slider (83mph), Sinker (92mph) and Change (84mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (93mph).