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Kevin Slowey P

Career Summary

Years	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	WARP
10	137	662	43	36	0	4.62	3.6

Birth Date	5-4-1984
Height	6' 3"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	39 years, 11 months, 19 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2007	MIN	MLB	13	11	66.7	4	1	82	11	47	16	95	11.1	1.5	2.2	6.3	0%	.296	1.40	5.50	4.73	111	5.92	122.5	-0.2
2008	MIN	MLB	27	27	160.3	12	11	161	24	123	22	98	9.0	1.3	1.2	6.9	0%	.290	1.15	3.93	3.99	98	3.98	85.0	2.8
2009	MIN	MLB	16	16	90.7	10	3	113	15	75	15	103	11.2	1.5	1.5	7.4	0%	.345	1.41	4.29	4.86	107	5.19	111.4	0.4
2010	MIN	MLB	30	28	155.7	13	6	172	29	116	21	107	9.9	1.7	1.2	6.7	0%	.307	1.29	3.94	4.45	100	4.89	110.5	0.7
2011	MIN	MLB	14	8	59.3	0	8	78	5	34	10	104	11.8	0.8	1.5	5.2	0%	.330	1.40	4.51	6.67	113	5.90	137.2	-0.6
2013	MIA	MLB	20	14	92.0	3	6	106	18	76	12	94	10.4	1.8	1.2	7.4	0%	.330	1.35	3.78	4.11	103	4.35	104.2	0.6
2014	MIA	MLB	17	2	37.3	1	1	53	9	24	3	96	12.8	2.2	0.7	5.8	0%	.382	1.66	3.74	5.30	100	4.48	109.9	0.0
Career		MLB	137	106	662.0	43	36	765	111	495	99	100	10.4	1.5	1.3	6.7	33%	.317	1.32	4.16	4.62	103	4.81	107.1	3.6

Statistics for All Levels

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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-
2005	BLT	A	MDW	13	9	64.3	3	2	0	42	8	69	4	14	5.9	1.1	0.6	9.7	0%	-.458	0.78	2.58	2.24	69	2.36	46.5
2005	ELZ	Rk	APL	4	0	7.7	0	0	1	2	0	15	1	40	2.3	0.0	1.2	17.5	0%	-.063	0.26	1.57	1.17	51	1.69	33.4
2006	FTM	A+	FSL	14	14	89.0	4	2	0	52	9	99	2	84	5.3	0.9	0.2	10.0	0%	.228	0.69	1.75	1.01	57	1.98	41.6
2006	NBR	AA	EAS	9	9	59.2	4	3	0	50	13	52	6	78	7.6	2.0	0.9	7.9	0%	.260	1.06	3.40	3.19	94	4.20	88.2
2007	MIN	MLB	AL	13	11	66.7	4	1	0	82	11	47	16	95	11.1	1.5	2.2	6.3	0%	.296	1.40	5.50	4.73	111	5.92	122.5
2007	ROC	AAA	INT	20	20	133.7	10	5	0	110	18	107	4	87	7.4	1.2	0.3	7.2	0%	.271	0.96	2.43	1.88	73	2.89	59.3
2008	MIN	MLB	AL	27	27	160.3	12	11	0	161	24	123	22	98	9.0	1.3	1.2	6.9	0%	.290	1.15	3.93	3.99	98	3.98	85.0
2008	FTM	A+	FSL	2	2	8.0	0	0	0	1	2	10	1	103	1.1	2.3	1.1	11.3	0%	.000	0.38	3.08	1.13	80	2.03	41.5
2008	ROC	AAA	INT	1	1	5.0	0	1	0	3	2	9	2	86	5.4	3.6	3.6	16.2	0%	.143	1.00	6.11	3.60	78	2.80	57.2
2009	MIN	MLB	AL	16	16	90.7	10	3	0	113	15	75	15	103	11.2	1.5	1.5	7.4	0%	.345	1.41	4.29	4.86	107	5.19	111.4
2010	MIN	MLB	AL	30	28	155.7	13	6	0	172	29	116	21	107	9.9	1.7	1.2	6.7	0%	.307	1.29	3.94	4.45	100	4.89	110.5
2011	MIN	MLB	AL	14	8	59.3	0	8	0	78	5	34	10	104	11.8	0.8	1.5	5.2	0%	.330	1.40	4.51	6.67	113	5.90	137.2
2011	FTM	A+	FSL	4	4	12.0	0	1	0	9	1	9	1	100	6.8	0.8	0.8	6.8	0%	.235	0.83	3.21	3.75	86	2.48	50.7
2011	ROC	AAA	INT	7	7	38.0	1	2	0	44	5	29	3	96	10.4	1.2	0.7	6.9	0%	.328	1.29	3.52	3.55	90	4.67	95.4
2012	COH	AAA	INT	8	8	49.0	3	3	0	52	13	34	7	113	9.6	2.4	1.3	6.2	0%	.289	1.33	4.48	5.14	105	4.95	103.0
2012	TOR	Wnt	DWL	4	4	16.7	1	1	0	17	3	11	3		9.2	1.6	1.6	5.9	0%	.280	1.20	4.87	5.40	0	0.00	0.0
2013	MIA	MLB	NL	20	14	92.0	3	6	0	106	18	76	12	94	10.4	1.8	1.2	7.4	0%	.330	1.35	3.78	4.11	103	4.35	104.2
2014	MIA	MLB	NL	17	2	37.3	1	1	0	53	9	24	3	96	12.8	2.2	0.7	5.8	0%	.382	1.66	3.74	5.30	100	4.48	109.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	2474	0.5614	0.5016	0.8098	0.6573	0.3023	0.8379	0.7317	0.1902
2009	1402	0.5164	0.4864	0.8167	0.6298	0.3333	0.8662	0.7168	0.1833
2010	2569	0.5399	0.4718	0.8523	0.6323	0.2834	0.8860	0.7642	0.1477
2011	948	0.5665	0.5000	0.8903	0.6518	0.3017	0.9171	0.8145	0.1097
2013	1466	0.5518	0.4782	0.8288	0.6255	0.2968	0.8874	0.6769	0.1712
2014	580	0.5741	0.5172	0.8267	0.6486	0.3401	0.8657	0.7262	0.1733
Career	9439	0.5487	0.4884	0.8345	0.6404	0.3032	0.8725	0.7378	0.1655

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
2013-07-26	2013-09-30	60-DL	66	62	Right	Forearm	Strain		-	-
2013-05-23	2013-05-28	DTD	5	4	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-	-
2012-05-20	2012-09-11	Minors	114	0	Right	Trunk	Stress Fracture	Ribcage	-	-
2011-05-21	2011-07-22	15-DL	62	55		Abdomen	Strain	Rectus Abdominis	-
2011-04-05	2011-05-07	15-DL	32	26	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Bursitis and Biceps Tendinitis	-
2010-08-22	2010-09-06	15-DL	15	14	Right	Elbow	Strain	Triceps	-
2010-08-06	2010-08-15	DTD	9	8	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-
2010-07-01	2010-07-07	DTD	6	5	Right	Ankle	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2009-07-04	2009-10-12	60-DL	100	82	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Bone Chips	2009-08-04
2009-06-20	2009-06-27	DTD	7	6	Right	Trunk	Tightness	Side	-
2008-09-26	2008-10-01	DTD	5	4	Right	Wrist	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2008-07-11	2008-07-22	DTD	11	7	Right	Fingers	Infection	Hangnail on Middle Finger	-
2008-04-04	2008-05-08	15-DL	34	28	Right	Upper Arm	Strain	Biceps	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	MIA	$800,000
2013	MIA	$750,000
2012	CLE	$1,500,000
2012	COL	$1,250,000
2011	MIN	$2,700,000
2010	MIN	$470,000
2009	MIN	$440,000
2008	MIN	$395,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$8,305,000
7 yr	Total	$8,305,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 140 d	Relativity Baseball	1 year (2015)

Details

1 year (2015). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Philadelphia 3/31/15.
1 year (2014). Re-signed by Miami as a free agent 12/27/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.8M in majors. Contract selected by Miami 3/30/14. DFA by Miami 6/16/14. Released 6/24/14.
1 year (2013). Signed by Miami as a free agent 1/23/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.75M in majors. Contract purchased by Miami 3/31/13. Sent outright to Triple-A by Miami 10/7/13.
1 year/$2.75M (2012). Signed by Colorado 12/12/11 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Colorado 1/20/12. (Rockies to pay $1.25M of 2012 salary.) Sent outright to Triple-A by Cleveland 10/31/12 (refused assignment 11/2/12).
1 year/$2.7M (2011). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Colorado in trade from Minnesota 12/6/11.
1 year/$0.47M (2010). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/7/10.
1 year/$0.44M (2009). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/8/09.
1 year/$0.395M (2008). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/27/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Minnesota 5/30/07. Optioned to Triple-A 7/5/07. Recalled 9/2/07.
Drafted by Minnesota 2005 (2-73) (Winthrop). Signed 6/05, $0.49M 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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2013-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Buying into what Kevin Slowey is selling? (Phillip from South Bend)	Always been a favorite of mine http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20429 (Paul Sporer)
2011-03-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Sure looks like Kevin Slowey is in Gardy's doghouse, and could be on his way out of Minny via trade. What sort of return could they expect? (PepeShady from StP)	He's an extreme fly-ball pitcher already playing in a great pitchers' park, so he should be nice to Gardy and get out of Chateau Bow-Wow! I'd be leery of him in a neutral or hitter-friendly park. As for what they'd get in return, I would imagine a mid-tier prospect or two, given his limitations and arbitration eligibility (which means he's going to start getting expensive). (Cory Schwartz)
2010-02-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you name some players you have interviewed who seem to be well-read? I don't mean players who read, I mean players who have likely read and enjoyed Hemingway or Faulkner? (marmour from Corvallis OR)	Fernando Perez is an obvious answer. Gabe Kapler, certainly. I'd have to think about it a little to really pull out a bunch of names, but not because there aren't a number of players who are well read. Many are. There are some smart guys out there and a lot of plane rides -- bus rides in the minors -- and they don't all read comic books. Craig Breslow. Kevin Slowey. As I type, I find myself wondering what Lastings Millege reads. He struck me as being thoughtful when I spoke to him last summer, so he may be into things far different than what his image conveys. (David Laurila)
2009-01-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Marc, thanks for your great work. I'm in a league where the only pitching stats that count are innings pitched and runs allowed. Who is better to target: Kevin Slowey or Joba? I think Slowey will throw more innings, but Joba will probably allow fewer runs. Thanks! (DS from Monterey Park, CA)	Hit the upside there and go with Joba. I like Slowey, but if Joba does what we expect him to, you win. (Marc Normandin)
2008-05-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In a standard 5x5 league, I've got a lot of pitchers coming off the DL soon (Smoltz, Pedro, and Peavy). I'm going to have to drop one of Jonathan Sanchez or Kevin Slowey. Which would you recommend? (Rob from Bloomington, IL)	I like Sanchez because of the strikeouts, and I've been advocating acquiring him for most of the season if he's available. Slowey's numbers aren't going to look as pretty when his line drive rate climbs back up towards the mean. (Marc Normandin)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Kevin Slowey threw 10,228 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2014, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2014, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Sinker (90mph) and Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (76mph).