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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 23)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
80.7 4.82 1.42 76 5 5 0 0.6
Birth Date6-11-1996
Height6' 5"
Weight190 lbs
Age27 years, 10 months, 8 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

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 PUL Rk APP 2 0 5.7 1 0 0 10 0 8 1 15.9 0.0 1.6 12.7 37% .500 1.76 3.90 7.94 89 6.00 127.7
2017 YAT Rk GCL 3 3 8.7 0 0 0 4 0 14 0 96 4.2 0.0 0.0 14.5 81% .250 0.46 0.53 1.04 55 0.49 10.4
2018 CSC A SAL 7 7 40.0 2 2 0 23 7 44 1 95 5.2 1.6 0.2 9.9 63% .234 0.75 2.26 1.13 78 2.53 53.4
2018 TAM A+ FSL 14 13 70.0 5 3 0 60 27 74 2 99 7.7 3.5 0.3 9.5 52% .310 1.24 3.10 2.44 91 4.35 92.0
2018 TRN AA EAS 2 1 10.7 1 0 0 10 7 4 0 82 8.4 5.9 0.0 3.4 56% .294 1.59 5.09 0.84 124 6.11 129.1
2019 TRN AA EAS 14 14 70.3 3 3 0 73 18 57 4 94 9.3 2.3 0.5 7.3 57% .319 1.29 3.14 3.07 99 5.21 107.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2028 BOS $
2027 BOS $1,000,000
2026 BOS $7,500,000
2025 BOS $5,500,000
2024 BOS $3,500,000
2023 BOS $1,250,000
2022 BOS $720,000
2021 BOS $570,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$2,540,500
2019Current$3,500,000
4 yrPvs + Cur$6,040,500
3 yrFuture$14,000,000
7 yrTotal$20,040,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 0 d4 years/$18.75

Details
  • 4 years/$18.75M (2023-26). Signed extension with Boston 4/10/22. $1M signing bonus. 23:$1M, 24:$3.25M, 25:$5.25M, 26:$7.25M, 27:$8.25M club option ($1M buyout), 28:$10.5M club option ($500,000 buyout). Options may increase up to $4M each based on innings pitched and awards.
  • 1 year/$720,000 (2022). Re-signed by Boston 3/22 (split deal paying $285,250 in minors).
  • 1 year/$570,500 (2021). Selected by Boston from NY Yankees in Rule 5 draft 12/10/20. Re-signed by Boston 3/21.
  • Drafted by NY Yankees 2017 (18-542) (Alabama-Birmingham). $247,500 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 8.7 0.1 22 19 104.2 80 34 97 12 .248 1.10 3.41 3.46 -2.5 -0.3
80o 0 8.6 0.1 20 17 95.8 81 34 89 12 .265 1.20 3.84 3.91 -6.7 -0.7
70o 0 8.5 0.1 19 16 90.0 81 34 84 12 .278 1.28 4.16 4.24 -9.3 -1.0
60o 0 8.4 0.1 18 15 85.1 81 34 79 12 .288 1.35 4.45 4.54 -11.4 -1.2
50o 0 8.3 0.1 17 15 80.7 80 34 75 12 .298 1.42 4.71 4.81 -13.0 -1.4
40o 0 8.2 0.1 16 14 76.3 80 34 71 12 .308 1.49 4.99 5.09 -14.4 -1.6
30o 0 8.1 0.1 15 13 71.8 79 33 67 12 .319 1.56 5.29 5.4 -15.8 -1.7
20o 0 7.9 0.1 14 12 66.6 78 33 62 12 .332 1.66 5.65 5.77 -17.2 -1.9
10o 0 7.6 0.1 12 11 59.7 75 32 56 11 .349 1.80 6.17 6.3 -18.6 -2.0
Weighted Mean08.20.1171580.078337412.2951.404.674.76-12.5-1.4

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
2020247902924166161721622549.2961.405.085.098.73.98.81.40.5
2021255702218121124561191949.3101.495.215.229.24.28.91.40.3
2022264501714958942961449.2941.384.944.958.54.09.11.30.4
202327450181510198451021649.2991.425.115.128.74.09.11.40.3
2024284601915103100451031749.2961.405.155.168.73.99.01.50.3
2025294501714949041941549.2961.405.095.108.63.99.01.40.3
2026304501714939040931549.2971.405.075.088.73.99.01.50.3
2027314501613898638891449.2951.395.095.108.73.89.01.40.3
2028324401513848135831349.2951.395.115.128.73.88.91.40.3

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Rank Score Name Year Run Average Trend
1 97 Brandon Erbe 2011 0.00 DNP
2 96 Michael Stutes 2010 0.00 DNP
3 96 Scott Snodgress 2013 0.00 DNP
4 96 Brett Lorin 2010 0.00 DNP
5 95 Deck McGuire 2012 0.00 DNP
6 95 Brett Kennedy 2018 6.75
7 94 Justin Grimm 2012 9.00
8 94 Alex Meyer 2013 0.00 DNP
9 94 David Bromberg 2011 0.00 DNP
10 94 Daniel Stumpf 2014 0.00 DNP
11 94 Anthony Capra 2010 0.00 DNP
12 94 Jordan Guerrero 2017 0.00 DNP
13 94 Shaun Anderson 2018 0.00 DNP
14 94 Tyler Beede 2016 0.00 DNP
15 94 Chris Mason 2008 0.00 DNP
16 93 Francisco Rios 2018 0.00 DNP
17 93 Aaron Blair 2015 0.00 DNP
18 93 Kyle Lotzkar 2013 0.00 DNP
19 93 Pedro Fernandez 2017 0.00 DNP
20 93 Frank Del Valle 2013 0.00 DNP
21 93 Bradley Holt 2010 0.00 DNP
22 93 Jake Arrieta 2009 0.00 DNP
23 93 Nick Additon 2011 0.00 DNP
24 93 Matt Fairel 2011 0.00 DNP
25 93 Jharel Cotton 2015 0.00 DNP
26 93 Joseph Maher 2016 0.00 DNP
27 93 Marcos Molina 2018 0.00 DNP
28 93 Scott Gorgen 2010 0.00 DNP
29 93 Mark Cohoon 2011 0.00 DNP
30 93 P.J. Walters 2008 0.00 DNP
31 93 Deryk Hooker 2012 0.00 DNP
32 93 Andrew Heaney 2014 5.83
33 93 Anthony Swarzak 2009 6.56
34 93 Jeff Hoffman 2016 8.33
35 93 Erik Goeddel 2012 0.00 DNP
36 93 Omar Poveda 2011 0.00 DNP
37 93 Steven Brault 2015 0.00 DNP
38 93 Isaac Anderson 2017 0.00 DNP
39 93 John Ely 2009 0.00 DNP
40 92 Angel Sanchez 2013 0.00 DNP
41 92 Eric Lauer 2018 4.82
42 92 Matt Loosen 2012 0.00 DNP
43 92 Jose Ramirez 2013 0.00 DNP
44 92 Zachary Nuding 2013 0.00 DNP
45 92 Cody Anderson 2014 0.00 DNP
46 92 Glen Perkins 2006 1.59
47 92 Brett Brach 2011 0.00 DNP
48 92 Jorge Reyes 2011 0.00 DNP
49 92 Braden Shipley 2015 0.00 DNP
50 92 Steven Hensley 2010 0.00 DNP
51 92 Lance Lynn 2010 0.00 DNP
52 92 Manuel Rivera 2013 0.00 DNP
53 92 Hoby Milner 2014 0.00 DNP
54 92 Domingo German 2016 0.00 DNP
55 92 John Gast 2012 0.00 DNP
56 92 Mark Reyes 2016 0.00 DNP
57 92 Daniel Mengden 2016 6.63
58 92 Boomer Biegalski 2018 0.00 DNP
59 92 Ben Snyder 2009 0.00 DNP
60 92 Yefrey Ramirez 2017 0.00 DNP
61 91 Aliangel Lopez 2017 0.00 DNP
62 91 John Gant 2016 5.76
63 91 Joel Payamps 2017 0.00 DNP
64 91 Austin Sodders 2018 0.00 DNP
65 91 Dellin Betances 2011 6.75
66 91 Justin Marks 2011 0.00 DNP
67 91 Will Inman 2010 0.00 DNP
68 91 Stolmy Pimentel 2013 3.86
69 91 Adrian Houser 2016 0.00 DNP
70 91 Drew Anderson 2017 27.00
71 91 Andre Rienzo 2012 0.00 DNP
72 91 Drew Gagnon 2013 0.00 DNP
73 91 Mason Melotakis 2014 0.00 DNP
74 91 Sammy Solis 2012 0.00 DNP
75 91 Sam Howard 2016 0.00 DNP
76 91 Jered Weaver 2006 2.63
77 91 Sean West 2009 5.23
78 91 Paul Demny 2013 0.00 DNP
79 91 Blair Walters 2013 0.00 DNP
80 91 Jesus Sanchez 2011 0.00 DNP
81 91 Brandon Cumpton 2012 0.00 DNP
82 91 Vince Velasquez 2015 4.53
83 91 Cody Reed 2016 8.87
84 91 Kyle Lobstein 2013 0.00 DNP
85 91 Chuck Lofgren 2009 0.00 DNP
86 91 Trevor Clifton 2018 0.00 DNP
87 91 Greg Harris 2018 0.00 DNP
88 91 David Rollins 2013 0.00 DNP
89 91 Taylor Widener 2018 0.00 DNP
90 91 Dallas Buck 2008 0.00 DNP
91 91 Dylan Bundy 2016 4.27
92 91 Luis Diaz 2015 0.00 DNP
93 91 Michael Antonini 2009 0.00 DNP
94 91 Michael O'Brien 2013 0.00 DNP
95 91 Ryan Berry 2012 0.00 DNP
96 91 Anthony Misiewicz 2018 0.00 DNP
97 91 Graham Stoneburner 2011 0.00 DNP
98 91 Patrick Weigel 2018 0.00 DNP
99 90 Neil Ramirez 2012 0.00 DNP
100 90 Shaeffer Hall 2011 0.00 DNP

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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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