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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
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Birth Date9-8-1988
Height6' 2"
Weight210 lbs
Age35 years, 7 months, 17 days
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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
2010 FLO MLB 15 12 72.3 5 3 0 74 16 47 6 92 9.2 2.0 0.7 5.8 0% .289 1.24 3.66 3.73 104 4.53 102.2 0.6
2011 FLO MLB 3 2 11.0 0 0 0 13 3 8 2 95 10.6 2.5 1.6 6.5 0% .314 1.45 4.71 3.27 116 4.33 100.7 0.1
2013 MIA MLB 10 10 55.3 3 7 0 69 25 31 10 94 11.2 4.1 1.6 5.0 0% .326 1.70 5.82 4.88 127 6.05 144.9 -0.7
CareerMLB2824138.781001564486189310.12.91.25.639%.3061.444.614.151155.12119.10.0

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 MRL Rk GCL 11 0 16.1 3 1 0 10 7 16 0 75 5.6 3.9 0.0 8.9 0% .217 1.06 2.92 3.35 95 2.80 58.8
2007 JAM A- NYP 15 15 66.7 2 6 0 73 17 69 5 104 9.9 2.3 0.7 9.3 0% .343 1.35 3.42 5.13 92 5.26 108.0
2008 GRB A SAL 19 19 96.7 5 5 0 106 25 75 11 117 9.9 2.3 1.0 7.0 0% .309 1.35 4.32 4.93 102 4.91 100.4
2009 JUP A+ FSL 19 18 104.3 9 5 0 89 36 68 6 93 7.7 3.1 0.5 5.9 0% .262 1.20 3.87 3.45 109 4.00 84.1
2010 FLO MLB NL 15 12 72.3 5 3 0 74 16 47 6 92 9.2 2.0 0.7 5.8 0% .289 1.24 3.66 3.73 104 4.53 102.2
2010 JAX AA SOU 14 14 84.3 5 1 0 59 16 65 2 94 6.3 1.7 0.2 6.9 0% .238 0.89 2.82 2.03 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NWO AAA PCL 2 2 14.0 1 0 0 9 3 5 0 110 5.8 1.9 0.0 3.2 0% .205 0.86 3.51 1.29 0 0.00 0.0
2011 FLO MLB NL 3 2 11.0 0 0 0 13 3 8 2 95 10.6 2.5 1.6 6.5 0% .314 1.45 4.71 3.27 116 4.33 100.7
2011 JUP A+ FSL 2 2 11.0 0 2 0 13 0 1 2 98 10.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 0% .244 1.18 5.83 5.73 125 4.82 98.4
2011 NWO AAA PCL 4 4 21.7 0 3 0 35 3 13 4 93 14.5 1.2 1.7 5.4 0% .388 1.75 5.67 7.89 111 7.96 162.6
2011 MRL Rk GCL 3 3 8.0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 102 5.6 0.0 0.0 5.6 0% .200 0.63 2.53 0.00 87 2.36 48.2
2012 NWO AAA PCL 17 17 88.7 6 7 0 92 24 63 11 94 9.3 2.4 1.1 6.4 0% .291 1.31 4.73 4.06 103 4.05 84.3
2012 MRL Rk GCL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 107 12.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .400 1.33 1.43 0.00 90 4.68 97.4
2013 MIA MLB NL 10 10 55.3 3 7 0 69 25 31 10 94 11.2 4.1 1.6 5.0 0% .326 1.70 5.82 4.88 127 6.05 144.9
2014 NWO AAA PCL 20 19 110.7 7 4 0 118 32 93 10 89 9.6 2.6 0.8 7.6 0% .318 1.36 4.16 3.98 102 4.96 105.0
2014 RNO AAA PCL 8 4 23.3 0 1 0 41 8 11 8 116 15.8 3.1 3.1 4.2 0% .384 2.10 8.49 8.10 98 5.71 120.9
2015 SLC AAA PCL 26 14 87.3 3 10 0 127 32 55 9 115 13.1 3.3 0.9 5.7 0% .372 1.82 5.22 6.80 110 7.51 164.8
2016 IOW AAA PCL 6 5 25.3 2 2 0 35 10 15 5 91 12.4 3.6 1.8 5.3 41% .333 1.78 6.87 9.59 124 6.61 146.0
2016 TIJ AAA MEX 16 15 84.0 7 4 0 88 11 42 5 9.4 1.2 0.5 4.5 0% .301 1.18 3.88 3.96 0 0.00 0.0
2017 TIJ AAA MEX 11 11 51.3 3 1 0 53 12 30 2 9.3 2.1 0.4 5.3 0% .291 1.27 3.81 3.86 0 0.00 0.0
2019 AGU AAA MEX 14 14 65.3 1 8 0 95 38 41 12 13.1 5.2 1.7 5.6 0% .361 2.04 7.25 7.85 0 0.00 0.0
2019 REY AAA MEX 8 8 36.0 1 5 0 47 6 29 3 11.8 1.5 0.8 7.3 0% .364 1.47 4.49 6.50 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2010 1092 0.5311 0.4634 0.8182 0.6121 0.2949 0.8648 0.7086 0.1818
2011 177 0.4915 0.4181 0.8108 0.6207 0.2222 0.9074 0.5500 0.1892
2013 903 0.4673 0.4828 0.7798 0.6801 0.3098 0.8780 0.5906 0.2202
Career21720.50130.46780.80160.64110.29520.87380.64660.1984

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
2013-05-27 2013-09-30 60-DL 126 112 Right Groin Strain - -
2013-05-08 2013-05-15 DTD 7 5 - Groin Tightness - -
2012-08-24 2012-09-05 Minors 12 0 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff - -
2012-06-30 2012-08-23 Minors 54 0 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2012-05-24 2012-06-02 Minors 9 0 Right Groin Strain - -
2011-04-05 2011-08-06 Minors 123 0 Right Elbow Strain -
2011-03-04 2011-03-14 Camp 10 0 Right Elbow Soreness -
2010-09-28 2010-10-05 DTD 7 6 Right Elbow Sprain -
2009-07-27 2009-09-07 Minors 42 0 Right Upper Arm Strain Biceps -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 CHN $
2015 ANA $
2014 ARI $
2013 ARI $
2012 MIA $
2011 FLO $
2010 FLO $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 127 dParagon Sports1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 5/14/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 12/14 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Arizona 3/3/14. Sent outright to Triple-A by Arizona 4/16/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Renewed by Miami 3/2/13. Claimed by Arizona off waivers from Miami 10/4/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Renewed by Miami 3/2/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Florida 3/1/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Florida 6/22/10.
  • Drafted 2006 (32-965) (Castle Park HS, Chula Vista, Calif.).

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 4.7 0.2 13 9 49.4 54 10 14 7 .265 1.30 4.57 4.94 -9.0 -1.0
80o 0 4.3 0.1 11 8 43.4 51 10 12 6 .279 1.40 4.94 5.34 -9.7 -1.0
70o 0 4.1 0.1 10 7 39.3 49 9 11 6 .290 1.47 5.21 5.63 -9.9 -1.1
60o 0 3.8 0.1 9 6 35.8 46 9 10 6 .298 1.54 5.45 5.89 -10.0 -1.1
50o 0 3.6 0.1 9 6 32.7 44 8 9 6 .307 1.60 5.67 6.13 -9.9 -1.1
40o 0 3.4 0.1 8 5 29.6 41 8 8 5 .315 1.66 5.90 6.38 -9.7 -1.1
30o 0 3.1 0.1 7 5 26.4 38 7 7 5 .324 1.73 6.15 6.65 -9.4 -1.0
20o 0 2.8 0.1 6 4 22.8 35 7 6 4 .334 1.82 6.44 6.97 -8.9 -1.0
10o 0 2.3 0 5 3 17.9 29 6 5 4 .349 1.94 6.86 7.43 -7.8 -0.8
Weighted Mean03.50.18631.943895.3051.585.646.1-9.6-1.0

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Alex Sanabia threw 4,923 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2023, including pitches thrown in . In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Slider (77mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (87mph) and Curve (74mph).