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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-14-1985
Height6' 3"
Weight200 lbs
Age38 years, 8 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.32015
2016
2017
2018
0.32019
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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
2009 COL MLB 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 76 6.8 4.5 0.0 6.8 0% .273 1.25 3.05 4.50 112 5.07 108.8 0.0
2010 COL MLB 28 8 72.0 2 3 0 94 26 66 5 102 11.8 3.3 0.6 8.3 0% .385 1.67 3.46 6.13 94 4.49 101.3 0.5
2011 COL MLB 18 13 83.0 6 6 0 110 47 63 14 105 11.9 5.1 1.5 6.8 0% .350 1.89 5.58 7.05 125 6.63 154.1 -1.6
2012 CLE 0 44 0 53.0 3 1 0 47 12 54 5 99 8.0 2.0 0.8 9.2 0% .294 1.11 3.08 3.06 96 3.52 80.6 0.8
2012 COL 0 23 0 25.7 0 2 0 36 18 29 2 129 12.6 6.3 0.7 10.2 0% .425 2.10 4.22 8.06 101 4.33 99.2 0.1
2013 TOR MLB 44 20 137.7 5 9 0 152 44 96 21 100 9.9 2.9 1.4 6.3 0% .304 1.42 4.75 4.77 116 5.80 138.9 -1.5
2014 NYA 0 18 1 25.0 2 0 0 22 10 23 3 98 7.9 3.6 1.1 8.3 0% .275 1.28 4.20 4.68 115 5.27 129.3 -0.2
2014 TOR 0 16 0 20.7 0 0 0 28 7 21 5 103 12.2 3.0 2.2 9.1 0% .371 1.69 5.43 6.97 99 4.10 100.5 0.1
2015 NYA MLB 18 0 33.0 1 1 0 41 14 31 5 109 11.2 3.8 1.4 8.5 0% .356 1.67 4.64 6.27 99 4.05 94.6 0.3
2012 TOT MLB 67 0 78.7 3 3 0 83 30 83 7 109 9.5 3.4 0.8 9.5 0% .000 1.44 3.45 4.69 98 3.78 86.7 0.9
2014 TOT MLB 34 1 45.7 2 0 0 50 17 44 8 100 9.9 3.4 1.6 8.7 0% .000 1.47 4.76 5.72 107 4.74 116.3 -0.1
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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-
2006 CAS Rk PIO 15 15 63.0 3 6 0 78 24 40 8 88 11.1 3.4 1.1 5.7 0% .330 1.62 5.83 7.00 118 5.12 107.6
2007 ASH A SAL 19 18 117.7 7 4 0 125 42 90 6 122 9.6 3.2 0.5 6.9 0% .320 1.42 3.87 3.75 94 4.16 85.5
2008 MOD A+ CLF 25 25 143.7 9 7 0 146 45 116 9 94 9.1 2.8 0.6 7.3 0% .315 1.33 3.99 3.95 96 4.92 100.7
2009 COL MLB NL 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 76 6.8 4.5 0.0 6.8 0% .273 1.25 3.05 4.50 112 5.07 108.8
2009 TUL AA TXS 15 15 94.3 8 2 0 87 19 83 2 114 8.3 1.8 0.2 7.9 0% .310 1.12 2.56 2.48 69 3.38 71.1
2009 CSP AAA PCL 12 11 60.7 3 5 0 77 35 46 9 112 11.4 5.2 1.3 6.8 0% .351 1.85 5.74 7.41 115 6.32 132.9
2009 LIC Wnt DWL 4 4 16.0 1 1 0 15 5 13 1 8.4 2.8 0.6 7.3 0% .304 1.25 3.59 3.94 0 0.00 0.0
2010 COL MLB NL 28 8 72.0 2 3 0 94 26 66 5 102 11.8 3.3 0.6 8.3 0% .385 1.67 3.46 6.13 94 4.49 101.3
2010 CSP AAA PCL 12 11 61.0 3 3 0 62 19 53 6 106 9.1 2.8 0.9 7.8 0% .308 1.33 4.25 5.75 0 0.00 0.0
2011 COL MLB NL 18 13 83.0 6 6 0 110 47 63 14 105 11.9 5.1 1.5 6.8 0% .350 1.89 5.58 7.05 125 6.63 154.1
2011 TUL AA TEX 1 1 4.0 0 1 0 5 1 2 1 107 11.3 2.3 2.3 4.5 0% .267 1.50 6.37 2.25 111 5.57 113.7
2011 CSP AAA PCL 5 5 23.0 1 2 0 36 5 15 3 140 14.1 2.0 1.2 5.9 0% .398 1.78 5.08 6.26 92 4.94 100.9
2011 LIC Wnt LID 4 4 15.3 0 2 0 16 6 14 0 9.4 3.5 0.0 8.2 0% .333 1.43 2.61 2.35 0 0.00 0.0
2012 CLE MLB AL 44 0 53.0 3 1 0 47 12 54 5 99 8.0 2.0 0.8 9.2 0% .294 1.11 3.08 3.06 96 3.52 80.6
2012 COL MLB NL 23 0 25.7 0 2 0 36 18 29 2 129 12.6 6.3 0.7 10.2 0% .425 2.10 4.22 8.06 101 4.33 99.2
2012 LIC Wnt DWL 3 3 13.0 2 0 0 11 3 15 2 7.6 2.1 1.4 10.4 0% .281 1.08 3.52 4.15 0 0.00 0.0
2013 TOR MLB AL 44 20 137.7 5 9 0 152 44 96 21 100 9.9 2.9 1.4 6.3 0% .304 1.42 4.75 4.77 116 5.80 138.9
2014 NYA MLB AL 18 1 25.0 2 0 0 22 10 23 3 98 7.9 3.6 1.1 8.3 0% .275 1.28 4.20 4.68 115 5.27 129.3
2014 TOR MLB AL 16 0 20.7 0 0 0 28 7 21 5 103 12.2 3.0 2.2 9.1 0% .371 1.69 5.43 6.97 99 4.10 100.5
2014 BUF AAA INT 12 7 48.7 2 2 0 42 18 41 2 101 7.8 3.3 0.4 7.6 0% .294 1.23 3.43 3.14 95 3.98 84.3
2015 NYA MLB AL 18 0 33.0 1 1 0 41 14 31 5 109 11.2 3.8 1.4 8.5 0% .356 1.67 4.64 6.27 99 4.05 94.6
2015 SWB AAA INT 7 7 34.7 1 1 0 37 12 28 0 92 9.6 3.1 0.0 7.3 0% .349 1.41 2.66 3.38 92 4.63 101.6
2017 SYR AAA INT 7 7 39.7 3 2 0 42 6 41 3 99 9.5 1.4 0.7 9.3 47% .342 1.21 2.86 3.18 81 4.13 87.9
2018 LIC Wnt DWL 10 10 41.7 2 4 0 54 12 30 1 101 11.7 2.6 0.2 6.5 68% .227 1.58 2.68 3.24 0 0.00 0.0
2019 OAX AAA MEX 17 17 91.3 6 5 0 125 38 60 17 12.3 3.7 1.7 5.9 0% .356 1.78 6.65 7.19 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 80 0.5375 0.3125 0.8800 0.4884 0.1081 0.9048 0.7500 0.1200
2010 1259 0.4940 0.4480 0.7677 0.6270 0.2732 0.8897 0.4943 0.2323
2011 1490 0.5027 0.4550 0.8274 0.6355 0.2726 0.9097 0.6337 0.1726
2012 1444 0.5215 0.4578 0.7670 0.6162 0.2851 0.8578 0.5533 0.2330
2013 2254 0.4463 0.4286 0.8137 0.6133 0.2796 0.8914 0.6762 0.1863
2014 846 0.4657 0.4421 0.7781 0.6142 0.2920 0.8678 0.6136 0.2219
2015 577 0.4731 0.4835 0.7491 0.6777 0.3092 0.8162 0.6170 0.2509
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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
2011-05-02 2011-07-25 15-DL 84 76 Right Shoulder Strain Latissimus Dorsi -
2008-07-17 2008-08-02 Minors 16 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 NYA $1,480,000
2014 TOR $1,850,000
2013 TOR $509,000
2012 COL $481,000
2011 COL $417,000
2010 COL $401,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$5,138,000
6 yrTotal$5,138,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 161 dRelativity Baseball1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Washington as a free agent 8/1/17 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.9M (2016). Signed by Hanwha Tigers of Korea 12/3/15. Highest-paid foreign player in KBO.
  • 1 year/$1.48M (2015). Re-signed by NY Yankees 12/2/14 (avoided arbitration). $0.75M guaranteed. Sent outright to Triple-A by NY Yankees 6/12/15. Contract selected by NY Yankees 6/28/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by NY Yankees 7/1/15. Released by NY Yankees 7/31/15.
  • 1 year/$1.85M (2014). Re-signed by Toronto 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Toronto 5/23/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/24/14. Contract selected by Toronto 7/22/14. Claimed by NY Yankees off waivers 7/31/14 after being DFA by Toronto 7/27/14.
  • 1 year/$0.509M (2013). Re-signed by Toronto 3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.481M (2012). Re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12. Acquired by Cleveland in trade 6/12/12 after being DFA by Colorado 6/9/12. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Cleveland 11/3/12.
  • 1 year/$0.417M (2011). Re-signed by Colorado 3/11.
  • 1 year/$0.401M (2010). Re-signed 3/5/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed 3/4/09 (split contract, $65,000 in minors).
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased 11/20/07.
  • Signed as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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 8.4 0 0.3 14 8 52.3 44 12 47 6 .266 1.08 3.11 3.32 -0.9 -0.1
80o 7.2 0 0.2 12 7 46.1 42 12 41 6 .281 1.16 3.47 3.72 -2.7 -0.3
70o 6.4 0 0.2 11 7 41.8 40 11 37 6 .292 1.23 3.75 4.01 -3.7 -0.4
60o 5.7 0 0.2 10 6 38.1 39 11 34 5 .302 1.29 3.98 4.26 -4.3 -0.5
50o 5.1 0 0.2 9 5 34.8 37 10 31 5 .311 1.34 4.20 4.5 -4.8 -0.5
40o 4.5 0 0.1 8 5 31.6 35 10 28 5 .320 1.40 4.43 4.74 -5.1 -0.6
30o 3.9 0 0.1 8 4 28.3 32 9 25 4 .329 1.46 4.68 5.01 -5.4 -0.6
20o 3.3 0 0.1 6 4 24.4 30 8 22 4 .341 1.54 4.97 5.32 -5.4 -0.6
10o 2.5 0 0.1 5 3 19.3 25 7 17 3 .356 1.65 5.39 5.76 -5.1 -0.6
Weighted Mean500.29534.13610315.3081.334.174.47-4.6-0.5

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-02-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)Everyone's talking about all the possibilities for the 5th Blue Jays starter, but no one seems to be talking up me. Why not, I'm healthy again.
(Kyle Drabek from TheT.O.dog)		It's probably got something to do with your walk rates over your career. You've pitched in MLB for parts of four seasons and have had a BB% over 10 in three of them. That being said, I'm not a big Esmil Rogers fan and I don't trust Brandon Morrow at all. It's likely you and Sean Nolin will be in the mix. (Mauricio Rubio)
2013-07-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Does a pitcher with a delivery like Esmil Rogers who seems to put a lot of strain on his arm cause a lot of concern about his durability? How would you try to prevent an injury for a pitcher like Rogers if your a manager or in the front office?
(Alex from Toronto)		Yes, he scares the crap out of me. I don't think you can prevent it. I think you let him rip it until it rips off. (Jason Parks)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)In a 20 team dynasty league, would you drop Jacob Turner, Esmil Rogers, or Nate Eovaldi when Erasmo becomes active?
(Al from NC)		Esmil. (Paul Sporer)
2013-03-20 11:00:00 (link to chat)Greetings from the land of Rush. Who should I use as my closer this year? If it isn't Janssen or Santos, which other live arm in my pen should I be looking at?
(John Gibbons from Toronto, Ontario)		I'm a big Santos fan and thought he'd be effective in the role last year, but obviously health is a concern. Jason Collette and I were just discussing this offline this morning, and he's bullish on Steve Delabar and Esmil Rogers as deep sleepers should neither of the top two options be able to ring the bell. I'd like to say those were my great suggestions but I can't steal Jason's thunder. (Cory Schwartz)
2011-04-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)What about Esmil Rogers this year? I know it's just one game but he looked filthy. I've heard his stuff is not that far from Ubaldo, or is that crazy talk?
(Rob from Alaska)		Rogers may look good, but that's probably crazy talk. He's more of a back-end option. (Ben Lindbergh)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Esmil Rogers threw 8,603 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (88mph), Cutter (81mph) and Curve (74mph). He also rarely threw a Change (83mph).