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Marco Estrada PAthletics

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-5-1983
Height6' 0"
Weight180 lbs
Age41 years, 4 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.02015
2.12016
-0.42017
-3.12018
-0.62019
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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
2008 WAS MLB 11 0 12.7 0 0 0 17 5 10 4 98 12.1 3.6 2.8 7.1 0% .310 1.74 7.28 7.82 105 5.16 110.0 0.0
2009 WAS MLB 4 1 7.3 0 1 0 6 4 9 1 96 7.4 4.9 1.2 11.0 0% .263 1.36 4.00 6.14 93 3.89 83.5 0.1
2010 MIL MLB 7 1 11.3 0 0 0 14 6 13 3 102 11.1 4.8 2.4 10.3 0% .314 1.76 6.10 9.53 70 2.87 64.9 0.3
2011 MIL MLB 43 7 92.7 4 8 0 83 29 88 11 104 8.1 2.8 1.1 8.5 0% .287 1.21 3.63 4.08 87 2.89 67.1 2.2
2012 MIL MLB 29 23 138.3 5 7 0 129 29 143 18 108 8.4 1.9 1.2 9.3 0% .298 1.14 3.38 3.64 90 3.23 74.1 3.1
2013 MIL MLB 21 21 128.0 7 4 0 109 29 118 19 105 7.7 2.0 1.3 8.3 0% .262 1.08 3.83 3.87 98 3.16 75.8 2.8
2014 MIL MLB 39 18 150.7 7 6 0 137 44 127 29 104 8.2 2.6 1.7 7.6 0% .257 1.20 4.85 4.36 120 5.16 126.5 -0.8
2015 TOR MLB 34 28 181.0 13 8 0 134 55 131 24 107 6.7 2.7 1.2 6.5 0% .216 1.04 4.37 3.13 117 4.59 107.2 1.0
2016 TOR MLB 29 29 176.0 9 9 0 132 65 165 23 111 6.8 3.3 1.2 8.4 35% .234 1.12 4.10 3.48 110 4.30 95.2 2.1
2017 TOR MLB 33 33 186.0 10 9 0 186 71 176 31 105 9.0 3.4 1.5 8.5 31% .295 1.38 4.59 4.98 114 5.76 122.5 -0.4
2018 TOR MLB 28 28 143.7 7 14 0 155 50 103 29 106 9.7 3.1 1.8 6.5 26% .285 1.43 5.47 5.64 134 7.16 160.1 -3.1
2019 OAK MLB 5 5 23.7 0 2 0 23 8 11 7 99 8.7 3.0 2.7 4.2 20% .208 1.31 7.55 6.85 150 8.89 182.4 -0.8
CareerMLB2831941251.362680112539510941991068.12.81.47.934%.2731.214.434.291114.73107.36.6

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 VER A- NYP 9 6 33.7 1 3 1 31 16 37 4 92 8.3 4.3 1.1 9.9 0% -.450 1.39 4.45 5.07 99 4.75 93.6
2006 SAV A SAL 8 8 37.1 1 4 0 44 14 29 6 73 10.7 3.4 1.5 7.0 0% .336 1.56 5.30 5.58 115 6.46 135.7
2006 NAT Rk GCL 5 4 23.1 2 0 0 14 6 27 1 95 5.5 2.3 0.4 10.5 0% .228 0.87 2.42 1.56 83 2.59 54.4
2007 HAG A SAL 8 8 36.0 1 5 0 39 17 35 4 106 9.8 4.3 1.0 8.8 0% .330 1.56 4.49 5.25 99 4.91 100.8
2007 POT A+ CRL 11 11 58.3 5 3 0 67 17 54 7 102 10.3 2.6 1.1 8.3 0% .351 1.44 3.83 4.94 95 5.99 122.9
2007 NAT Rk GCL 4 4 11.3 0 0 0 19 3 13 1 116 15.1 2.4 0.8 10.4 0% .462 1.95 3.35 3.19 86 6.60 135.5
2008 WAS MLB NL 11 0 12.7 0 0 0 17 5 10 4 98 12.1 3.6 2.8 7.1 0% .310 1.74 7.28 7.82 105 5.16 110.0
2008 HAR AA EAS 13 13 74.3 6 3 0 62 32 67 5 108 7.5 3.9 0.6 8.1 0% .274 1.27 3.66 2.66 90 3.44 70.3
2008 COH AAA INT 12 12 65.3 3 3 0 73 21 52 3 78 10.1 2.9 0.4 7.2 0% .348 1.44 3.47 3.58 91 5.32 108.8
2009 WAS MLB NL 4 1 7.3 0 1 0 6 4 9 1 96 7.4 4.9 1.2 11.0 0% .263 1.36 4.00 6.14 93 3.89 83.5
2009 SYR AAA INT 27 25 136.3 9 5 0 133 33 98 10 108 8.8 2.2 0.7 6.5 0% .294 1.22 3.41 3.63 92 3.97 83.5
2010 MIL MLB NL 7 1 11.3 0 0 0 14 6 13 3 102 11.1 4.8 2.4 10.3 0% .314 1.76 6.10 9.53 70 2.87 64.9
2010 NAS AAA PCL 7 7 40.0 1 2 0 30 11 33 1 100 6.8 2.5 0.2 7.4 0% .257 1.03 3.08 3.15 0 0.00 0.0
2011 MIL MLB NL 43 7 92.7 4 8 0 83 29 88 11 104 8.1 2.8 1.1 8.5 0% .287 1.21 3.63 4.08 87 2.89 67.1
2012 MIL MLB NL 29 23 138.3 5 7 0 129 29 143 18 108 8.4 1.9 1.2 9.3 0% .298 1.14 3.38 3.64 90 3.23 74.1
2012 NAS AAA PCL 2 2 8.0 0 0 0 7 5 5 0 95 7.9 5.6 0.0 5.6 0% .280 1.50 4.28 1.13 115 4.53 94.3
2013 MIL MLB NL 21 21 128.0 7 4 0 109 29 118 19 105 7.7 2.0 1.3 8.3 0% .262 1.08 3.83 3.87 98 3.16 75.8
2013 WIS A MID 1 1 2.7 0 1 0 8 1 5 1 113 27.0 3.4 3.4 16.9 0% .700 3.38 5.58 20.25 85 8.72 189.5
2013 NAS AAA PCL 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 88 10.1 6.8 0.0 6.8 0% .333 1.88 4.31 6.75 106 4.95 107.6
2013 MEX int WBC 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 21.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0% .539 2.33 2.29 12.00 0 0.00 0.0
2013 BRR Rk AZL 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 90 10.1 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .429 1.13 1.00 3.38 77 2.22 48.2
2014 MIL MLB NL 39 18 150.7 7 6 0 137 44 127 29 104 8.2 2.6 1.7 7.6 0% .257 1.20 4.85 4.36 120 5.16 126.5
2015 TOR MLB AL 34 28 181.0 13 8 0 134 55 131 24 107 6.7 2.7 1.2 6.5 0% .216 1.04 4.37 3.13 117 4.59 107.2
2016 TOR MLB AL 29 29 176.0 9 9 0 132 65 165 23 111 6.8 3.3 1.2 8.4 35% .234 1.12 4.10 3.48 110 4.30 95.2
2017 TOR MLB AL 33 33 186.0 10 9 0 186 71 176 31 105 9.0 3.4 1.5 8.5 31% .295 1.38 4.59 4.98 114 5.76 122.5
2018 TOR MLB AL 28 28 143.7 7 14 0 155 50 103 29 106 9.7 3.1 1.8 6.5 26% .285 1.43 5.47 5.64 134 7.16 160.1
2018 BUF AAA INT 1 1 3.3 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 93 8.1 5.4 5.4 8.1 33% .143 1.50 11.13 8.10 139 6.03 127.4
2019 OAK MLB AL 5 5 23.7 0 2 0 23 8 11 7 99 8.7 3.0 2.7 4.2 20% .208 1.31 7.55 6.85 150 8.89 182.4
2019 STO A+ CAL 3 3 6.7 0 1 0 9 1 8 3 98 12.2 1.4 4.1 10.8 36% .316 1.50 7.56 8.10 114 6.09 125.4
2019 LVG AAA PCL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 115 12.0 9.0 3.0 9.0 40% .333 2.33 9.13 12.00 120 7.38 151.9
2019 AGO Rk AZL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 100% .000 0.00 0.25 0.00 73 2.16 44.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 231 0.4459 0.4502 0.8269 0.6699 0.2734 0.8696 0.7429 0.1731
2009 151 0.4503 0.4238 0.7656 0.5882 0.2892 0.8750 0.5833 0.2344
2010 237 0.5063 0.4599 0.7431 0.6250 0.2906 0.8267 0.5588 0.2569
2011 1540 0.4604 0.4344 0.7429 0.6037 0.2900 0.7944 0.6515 0.2571
2012 2244 0.4871 0.4791 0.7600 0.6569 0.3102 0.8092 0.6611 0.2400
2013 1990 0.4658 0.4643 0.7468 0.6688 0.2860 0.8145 0.6086 0.2532
2014 2472 0.4721 0.4676 0.7474 0.6632 0.2927 0.8036 0.6335 0.2526
2015 2889 0.4974 0.4919 0.7797 0.7001 0.2858 0.8002 0.7301 0.2203
2016 2833 0.4585 0.4536 0.7346 0.6613 0.2777 0.7928 0.6174 0.2654
2017 3257 0.4888 0.4863 0.7569 0.6891 0.2925 0.7976 0.6653 0.2431
2018 2496 0.4704 0.4828 0.7668 0.7147 0.2769 0.7998 0.6913 0.2332
2019 332 0.5211 0.4398 0.8082 0.6416 0.2201 0.8468 0.6857 0.1918
Career206720.47710.47130.75690.67260.28740.80340.65960.2431

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
2013-06-04 2013-08-06 15-DL 63 56 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2012-05-24 2012-06-26 15-DL 33 29 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -
2010-06-04 2010-10-04 15-DL 122 108 Right Shoulder Inflammation and Fatigue -
2010-03-05 2010-03-09 Camp 4 0 Neck Stiffness -
2009-07-06 2009-07-23 Minors 17 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 OAK $4,000,000
2018 TOR $13,000,000
2017 TOR $14,500,000
2016 TOR $11,500,000
2015 TOR $3,900,000
2014 MIL $3,325,000
2013 MIL $1,955,000
2012 MIL $486,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$52,666,000
8 yrTotal$52,666,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 35 dTWC Sports1 year/$4M (2019)

Details
  • 1 year/$4M (2019). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/25/19. Released by Oakland 8/20/19.
  • 1 year/$13M (2018). Signed extension with Toronto 9/20/17.
  • 2 years/$26M (2016-17). Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/13/15. $1M signing bonus (due 1/29/16). 16:$11M, 17:$14M.
  • 1 year/$3.9M (2015). Signed by Toronto 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$3.325M (2014). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: may earn additional $0.1M based on innings pitched. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Milwaukee 11/1/14.
  • 1 year/$1.955M (2013). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.486M (2012). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/20/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Milwaukee for 2011 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Milwaukee 4/6/11.
  • 1 year (2010). DFA 1/28/10. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers from Washington 2/3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by Washington 2/14/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by Washington 8/19/08.
  • Drafted by Washington 2005 (6-174) (Long Beach State). $0.152M 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 24.7 0 0 27 27 151.8 123 47 112 27 .223 1.12 4.50 4.95 -27.5 -3.0
80o 22.8 0 0 26 26 146.1 124 48 108 27 .231 1.18 4.85 5.35 -32.7 -3.5
70o 21.5 0 0 25 25 142.1 125 48 105 27 .238 1.22 5.11 5.64 -36.1 -3.9
60o 20.4 0 0 25 25 138.7 126 48 102 27 .243 1.25 5.33 5.88 -38.8 -4.2
50o 19.4 0 0 24 24 135.6 126 49 100 27 .248 1.29 5.54 6.12 -41.4 -4.5
40o 18.4 0 0 23 23 132.5 127 49 98 27 .253 1.32 5.75 6.36 -43.8 -4.8
30o 17.4 0 0 23 23 129.2 127 49 95 28 .259 1.36 5.98 6.61 -46.1 -5.0
20o 16.2 0 0 22 22 125.5 128 49 93 28 .265 1.41 6.24 6.92 -48.9 -5.3
10o 14.6 0 0 21 21 120.3 128 49 89 28 .274 1.47 6.62 7.34 -52.2 -5.7
Weighted Mean19.5002424135.61264810027.2471.285.526.1-41.1-4.5

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Marco Estrada threw 21,497 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2019, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2019, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Change (76mph), also mixing in a Cutter (84mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (75mph).