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Miguel González PWhite Sox

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-27-1984
Height6' 1"
Weight180 lbs
Age39 years, 10 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-1.32015
1.02016
-2.02017
-0.22018
-0.22019
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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
2012 BAL MLB 18 15 105.3 9 4 0 92 35 77 13 104 7.9 3.0 1.1 6.6 0% .260 1.21 4.32 3.25 116 5.25 120.3 -0.1
2013 BAL MLB 30 28 171.3 11 8 0 157 53 120 24 99 8.2 2.8 1.3 6.3 0% .260 1.23 4.47 3.78 113 5.31 127.2 -0.7
2014 BAL MLB 27 26 159.0 10 9 0 155 51 111 25 99 8.8 2.9 1.4 6.3 0% .273 1.30 4.92 3.23 115 5.31 130.2 -0.9
2015 BAL MLB 26 26 144.7 9 12 0 151 51 109 24 113 9.4 3.2 1.5 6.8 0% .295 1.40 4.97 4.91 115 5.84 136.4 -1.3
2016 CHA MLB 24 23 135.0 5 8 0 132 35 95 11 104 8.8 2.3 0.7 6.3 42% .289 1.24 3.66 3.73 104 4.74 105.0 1.0
2017 CHA 0 22 22 133.7 7 10 0 145 47 85 16 106 9.8 3.2 1.1 5.7 38% .296 1.44 4.57 4.31 121 6.67 142.0 -1.6
2017 TEX 0 5 5 22.3 1 3 0 22 8 15 6 109 8.9 3.2 2.4 6.0 32% .246 1.34 6.63 6.45 120 7.16 152.5 -0.4
2018 CHA MLB 3 3 12.3 0 3 0 24 6 5 4 103 17.5 4.4 2.9 3.6 38% .392 2.43 8.06 12.41 119 6.53 145.8 -0.2
2017 TOT MLB 27 27 156.0 8 13 0 167 55 100 22 106 9.6 3.2 1.3 5.8 37% .289 1.42 4.86 4.62 121 6.74 143.5 -2.0
CareerMLB155148883.7525708782866171231048.92.91.36.339%.2781.324.614.061145.57128.2-4.4

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-
2005 CDR A MDW 28 0 44.0 2 5 8 47 8 42 4 25 9.6 1.6 0.8 8.6 0% -.741 1.25 3.54 4.70 83 3.91 77.0
2005 RCU A+ CLF 2 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.0 3.8 0.0 5.7 0% .000 0.43 3.85 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2006 RCU A+ CLF 14 0 26.0 1 0 1 17 2 24 2 5.9 0.7 0.7 8.3 0% .205 0.73 3.26 1.73 0 0.00 0.0
2006 ARK AA TXS 31 0 53.2 0 2 4 41 17 38 8 82 6.9 2.9 1.4 6.4 0% .226 1.09 4.75 3.89 105 3.17 66.6
2007 ARK AA TXS 30 19 130.7 8 4 1 128 42 81 13 97 8.8 2.9 0.9 5.6 0% .284 1.30 4.47 3.37 105 4.63 95.0
2007 MAZ Wnt MPL 3 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.3 0.0 0.0 5.3 0% .200 0.59 1.53 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 MAZ Wnt MPL 3 0 2.0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 13.5 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .429 1.50 0.71 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 MAZ Wnt MPL 3 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 2.71 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 MAZ Wnt MPL 14 0 13.7 0 0 0 13 4 12 1 8.5 2.6 0.7 7.9 0% .293 1.24 3.22 2.63 0 0.00 0.0
2010 SLM A+ CRL 17 16 73.3 6 4 0 82 18 47 5 104 10.1 2.2 0.6 5.8 0% .321 1.36 4.06 4.54 0 0.00 0.0
2010 MAZ Wnt LMP 8 6 37.0 3 0 0 42 11 27 4 10.2 2.7 1.0 6.6 0% .330 1.43 3.95 3.65 0 0.00 0.0
2011 SLM A+ CAR 2 2 5.0 0 1 0 5 2 4 0 99 9.0 3.6 0.0 7.2 0% .333 1.40 3.42 1.80 95 5.32 108.6
2011 PME AA EAS 15 6 46.7 0 5 0 55 19 45 4 98 10.6 3.7 0.8 8.7 0% .347 1.59 4.26 6.17 102 6.07 124.0
2011 PAW AAA INT 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 119 3.6 3.6 1.8 9.0 0% .100 0.80 5.03 1.80 99 3.46 70.6
2011 MAZ Wnt LMP 18 6 42.7 5 0 1 32 11 44 2 6.8 2.3 0.4 9.3 0% .268 1.01 2.23 2.53 0 0.00 0.0
2012 BAL MLB AL 18 15 105.3 9 4 0 92 35 77 13 104 7.9 3.0 1.1 6.6 0% .260 1.21 4.32 3.25 116 5.25 120.3
2012 NOR AAA INT 14 6 44.7 3 2 1 22 10 53 1 91 4.4 2.0 0.2 10.7 0% .208 0.72 1.74 1.61 63 2.13 44.4
2013 BAL MLB AL 30 28 171.3 11 8 0 157 53 120 24 99 8.2 2.8 1.3 6.3 0% .260 1.23 4.47 3.78 113 5.31 127.2
2014 BAL MLB AL 27 26 159.0 10 9 0 155 51 111 25 99 8.8 2.9 1.4 6.3 0% .273 1.30 4.92 3.23 115 5.31 130.2
2014 BOW AA EAS 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 104 8.3 2.1 0.0 10.4 0% .364 1.15 1.73 0.00 75 4.11 87.0
2014 NOR AAA INT 2 2 9.0 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 100 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0% .161 0.89 5.23 3.00 129 3.83 81.0
2015 BAL MLB AL 26 26 144.7 9 12 0 151 51 109 24 113 9.4 3.2 1.5 6.8 0% .295 1.40 4.97 4.91 115 5.84 136.4
2015 BOW AA EAS 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 4 1 4 1 95 7.2 1.8 1.8 7.2 0% .231 1.00 4.87 3.60 100 3.73 81.9
2016 CHA MLB AL 24 23 135.0 5 8 0 132 35 95 11 104 8.8 2.3 0.7 6.3 42% .289 1.24 3.66 3.73 104 4.74 105.0
2016 CHR AAA INT 5 5 21.3 1 1 0 27 4 25 5 114 11.4 1.7 2.1 10.5 42% .386 1.45 4.57 4.64 86 5.58 123.2
2017 CHA MLB AL 22 22 133.7 7 10 0 145 47 85 16 106 9.8 3.2 1.1 5.7 38% .296 1.44 4.57 4.31 121 6.67 142.0
2017 TEX MLB AL 5 5 22.3 1 3 0 22 8 15 6 109 8.9 3.2 2.4 6.0 32% .246 1.34 6.63 6.45 120 7.16 152.5
2017 BIR AA SOU 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 92 14.5 0.0 0.0 10.4 47% .467 1.62 1.50 10.38 68 4.43 94.2
2017 CHR AAA INT 1 1 4.7 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 99 13.5 0.0 0.0 1.9 35% .350 1.50 2.91 5.79 111 6.91 147.1
2018 CHA MLB AL 3 3 12.3 0 3 0 24 6 5 4 103 17.5 4.4 2.9 3.6 38% .392 2.43 8.06 12.41 119 6.53 145.8
2018 CHR AAA INT 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 110 3.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 40% .100 0.67 3.66 0.00 113 4.01 84.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 1677 0.5015 0.4741 0.7987 0.6278 0.3194 0.8712 0.6554 0.2013
2013 2704 0.5015 0.4826 0.8031 0.6401 0.3242 0.8560 0.6979 0.1969
2014 2535 0.4931 0.4647 0.8031 0.6440 0.2903 0.8596 0.6810 0.1969
2015 2433 0.4628 0.4842 0.7980 0.6714 0.3229 0.8823 0.6469 0.2020
2016 2087 0.5117 0.4839 0.8158 0.6273 0.3337 0.8776 0.6941 0.1842
2017 2514 0.5127 0.4698 0.8450 0.6416 0.2890 0.8972 0.7232 0.1550
2018 257 0.4553 0.4903 0.8413 0.6752 0.3357 0.8608 0.8085 0.1587
Career142070.49600.47670.81170.64370.31270.87350.68710.1883

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
2014-05-31 2014-06-17 15-DL 17 16 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2014-03-08 2014-03-11 Camp 3 0 Left Lower Leg Contusion Batted Ball - -
2013-09-16 2013-09-21 DTD 5 4 Right Groin Strain - -
2013-05-04 2013-05-21 15-DL 17 14 Right Thumb Blister - -
2011-08-23 2011-09-06 Minors 14 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2011-07-15 2011-08-05 Minors 21 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2009-03-27 2009-10-12 60-DL 199 162 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-03-08
2009-02-21 2009-03-27 Camp 34 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-03-08

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 CHA $4,750,000
2017 CHA $5,900,000
2016 BAL $1,254,098
2016 CHA $
2015 BAL $3,275,000
2014 BAL $529,000
2013 BAL $502,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$16,210,098
7 yrTotal$16,210,098

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 84 dRep 1 Baseball1 year/$4.75M (2018)

Details
  • 1 year/$4.75M (2018). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/11/18.
  • 1 year/$5.9M (2017). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Texas in trade from Chicago White Sox 8/31/17.
  • 1 year/$5.1M (2016). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). Released by Baltimore 3/30/16. Due 45 days' salary, $1,254,098. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/3/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/25/16.
  • 1 year/$3.275M (2015). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/4/15 (avoided arbitration, $3.95M-$2.5M). Performance bonuses: $12,500 each for 160, 185 plate appearances.
  • 1 year/$0.529M (2014). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/11/14.
  • 1 year/$0.502M (2013). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/8/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 5/29/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Baltimore 5/29/12.
  • Released by Boston 12/10/11.
  • Selected by Boston from LA Angels in Rule 5 draft 12/11/08.
  • Signed 2004 by LA Angels as an amateur free agent (Los Angeles Mission JC).

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 7.6 0 0 10 10 52.7 50 17 35 8 .258 1.27 4.33 4.74 -8.4 -0.9
80o 6.5 0 0 9 9 47.4 48 17 32 8 .271 1.35 4.71 5.16 -9.6 -1.0
70o 5.8 0 0 8 8 43.7 46 16 29 8 .280 1.41 5.00 5.47 -10.3 -1.1
60o 5.2 0 0 7 7 40.5 44 15 27 7 .288 1.47 5.24 5.74 -10.7 -1.2
50o 4.6 0 0 7 7 37.7 43 15 25 7 .295 1.52 5.48 5.99 -11.0 -1.2
40o 4.1 0 0 6 6 34.9 41 14 23 7 .302 1.58 5.71 6.25 -11.1 -1.2
30o 3.6 0 0 6 6 32.0 39 13 21 6 .310 1.64 5.97 6.53 -11.2 -1.2
20o 3.1 0 0 5 5 28.6 36 13 19 6 .319 1.71 6.28 6.86 -11.0 -1.2
10o 2.4 0 0 4 4 24.1 32 11 16 5 .332 1.81 6.71 7.33 -10.4 -1.1
Weighted Mean4.6007737.14214257.2931.515.455.96-10.7-1.2

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Miguel González threw 14,499 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Splitter (84mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (77mph) and Sinker (91mph).