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Portrait of Alex Vesia

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 23)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
34.7 5.00 1.46 32 2 1 1 -0.7
Birth Date4-11-1996
Height6' 1"
Weight209 lbs
Age28 years, 0 months, 7 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
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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-
2018 BAT A- NYP 10 0 24.7 3 0 0 27 4 31 1 9.9 1.5 0.4 11.3 34% .394 1.26 1.98 1.82 74 3.70 78.2
2018 MRL Rk GCL 4 0 8.7 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 4.2 3.1 0.0 7.3 52% .174 0.81 3.41 0.00 99 1.80 38.0
2019 CLN A MID 19 1 31.7 1 2 3 24 17 51 1 102 6.8 4.8 0.3 14.5 30% .354 1.29 2.32 2.56 77 3.47 71.3
2019 JUP A+ FSL 10 0 18.7 4 0 1 12 1 24 2 5.8 0.5 1.0 11.6 48% .238 0.70 2.45 1.93 72 2.42 49.7
2019 JAX AA SOU 9 0 16.3 2 0 1 8 1 25 0 4.4 0.6 0.0 13.8 46% .286 0.55 0.78 0.00 52 2.62 54.0

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Injury History  —  No longer being updated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
2023 LAN $750,000
2022 LAN $720,000
2021 LAN $
2020 MIA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,470,000
2 yrTotal$1,470,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 103 d1 year/$750,000 (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$750,000 (2023). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23.
  • 1 year/$720,000 (2022). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22.
  • 2021. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Miami 2/12/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Contract selected by Miami 3/23/20.
  • Drafted by Seattle 2018 (17-501) (Cal State East Bay). $25,000 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 0.8 1.1 26 0 54.6 43 21 47 7 .245 1.17 3.87 4.31 -6.7 -0.7
80o 0 0.6 0.9 22 0 46.9 41 19 41 7 .263 1.29 4.34 4.84 -8.0 -0.9
70o 0 0.5 0.8 20 0 41.6 39 18 36 6 .276 1.37 4.69 5.24 -8.6 -0.9
60o 0 0.4 0.7 18 0 37.3 37 17 32 6 .287 1.45 5.00 5.59 -8.8 -1.0
50o 0 0.3 0.6 16 0 33.3 34 16 29 6 .297 1.53 5.29 5.92 -8.9 -1.0
40o 0 0.3 0.5 14 0 29.5 32 15 26 5 .307 1.60 5.59 6.26 -8.8 -1.0
30o 0 0.2 0.4 12 0 25.5 29 14 22 5 .318 1.69 5.92 6.63 -8.4 -0.9
20o 0 0.2 0.3 10 0 21.0 26 12 18 4 .332 1.79 6.32 7.08 -7.8 -0.8
10o 0 0.1 0.2 7 0 15.1 20 9 13 3 .350 1.95 6.89 7.74 -6.5 -0.7
Weighted Mean00.30.615032.23316285.2941.505.235.85-8.4-0.9

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
20202410117042391839634.3111.374.525.338.43.98.41.3-0.2
20212510119044421941734.3031.384.715.568.53.98.31.4-0.3
20222610120047441944734.3031.344.605.438.43.68.41.3-0.2
20232710119046431943734.3041.364.625.458.53.78.51.4-0.2
20242810118044411840734.3031.354.625.458.53.78.21.4-0.2
20252910119045421842734.3031.334.605.428.43.68.41.4-0.2
20263010118043401740734.3021.344.625.458.43.68.41.5-0.2
20273110117040381636734.3021.354.675.518.53.68.11.6-0.2
20283210116038361535634.3011.344.675.518.53.68.31.4-0.2

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14 97 Scott Brattvet 2015 0.00 DNP
15 97 Kevin Ferreras 2017 0.00 DNP
16 97 Nicholas Avila 2012 0.00 DNP
17 97 Brett McKinney 2014 0.00 DNP
18 96 Rafael Martinez 2012 0.00 DNP
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33 96 Mitch Herold 2009 0.00 DNP
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35 96 Ryan O'Shea 2009 0.00 DNP
36 96 Nick Pugliese 2009 0.00 DNP
37 96 Logan Salow 2018 0.00 DNP
38 96 Tom Hackimer 2017 0.00 DNP
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41 95 Yordy Alejo 2017 0.00 DNP
42 95 Shane Kemp 2018 0.00 DNP
43 95 Tyler Rogers 2014 0.00 DNP
44 95 Kenny Faulk 2010 0.00 DNP
45 95 Troy Neiman 2014 0.00 DNP
46 95 Geivy Garcia 2006 0.00 DNP
47 95 Logan Cozart 2016 0.00 DNP
48 95 Brian Budrow 2010 0.00 DNP
49 95 Robert Kilcrease 2012 0.00 DNP
50 95 Eduardo Encinosa 2015 0.00 DNP
51 95 Jose Nin 2018 0.00 DNP
52 95 Jeremiah Meiners 2012 0.00 DNP
53 95 Sean Stutzman 2017 0.00 DNP
54 95 Rick Teasley 2014 0.00 DNP
55 95 Sam Alvis 2015 0.00 DNP
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57 95 Trevor Frank 2014 0.00 DNP
58 95 Trenton Daniel 2014 0.00 DNP
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70 94 Alex Schmarzo 2012 0.00 DNP
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73 94 Joseph Rizzotti 2015 0.00 DNP
74 94 William Rankin 2012 0.00 DNP
75 94 Carlos Peralta 2009 0.00 DNP
76 94 Sam Wilson 2015 0.00 DNP
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78 94 Brian Ellington 2014 0.00 DNP
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80 94 Sucre Valdez 2017 0.00 DNP
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88 94 Billy Strode 2016 0.00 DNP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Alex Vesia has thrown 3,331 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Slider (86mph). He also rarely throws a Change (86mph).