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Pedro Báez PAstros

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-11-1988
Height6' 0"
Weight232 lbs
Age36 years, 0 months, 17 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.82015
1.52016
0.32017
1.02018
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
2014 LAN MLB 20 0 24.0 0 0 0 16 5 18 3 97 6.0 1.9 1.1 6.8 0% .197 0.88 3.85 2.63 109 4.69 114.9 -0.1
2015 LAN MLB 52 0 51.0 4 2 0 47 11 60 4 90 8.3 1.9 0.7 10.6 0% .326 1.14 2.53 3.35 86 3.43 80.2 0.8
2016 LAN MLB 73 0 74.0 3 2 0 52 22 83 11 91 6.3 2.7 1.3 10.1 44% .233 1.00 3.84 3.04 89 3.18 70.3 1.5
2017 LAN MLB 66 0 64.0 3 6 0 56 29 64 9 7.9 4.1 1.3 9.0 35% .267 1.33 4.45 2.95 106 4.81 102.4 0.3
2018 LAN MLB 55 0 56.3 4 3 0 46 23 62 4 97 7.3 3.7 0.6 9.9 38% .286 1.22 3.12 2.88 90 3.35 74.8 1.0
2019 LAN MLB 71 0 69.7 7 2 1 43 23 69 6 97 5.6 3.0 0.8 8.9 37% .213 0.95 3.46 3.10 97 3.68 75.6 1.3
CareerMLB3370339.02115126011335637766.93.01.09.539%.2441.103.563.03953.7682.84.8

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-
2013 RCU A+ CAL 32 0 34.7 2 2 2 41 15 32 3 10.6 3.9 0.8 8.3 0% .349 1.62 4.68 3.63 104 6.34 137.7
2013 CHT AA SOU 16 0 23.3 1 1 0 26 8 23 3 10.0 3.1 1.2 8.9 0% .338 1.46 3.63 4.24 105 5.57 120.9
2014 LAN MLB NL 20 0 24.0 0 0 0 16 5 18 3 97 6.0 1.9 1.1 6.8 0% .197 0.88 3.85 2.63 109 4.69 114.9
2014 CHT AA SOU 17 0 19.3 2 1 6 15 9 18 0 7.0 4.2 0.0 8.4 0% .278 1.24 2.87 2.79 89 3.49 73.8
2014 ABQ AAA PCL 23 0 22.7 0 0 6 27 4 20 4 10.7 1.6 1.6 7.9 0% .343 1.37 5.01 4.76 102 5.49 116.2
2015 LAN MLB NL 52 0 51.0 4 2 0 47 11 60 4 90 8.3 1.9 0.7 10.6 0% .326 1.14 2.53 3.35 86 3.43 80.2
2015 OKL AAA PCL 3 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 91 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0% .222 0.67 2.26 0.00 84 2.77 60.7
2016 LAN MLB NL 73 0 74.0 3 2 0 52 22 83 11 91 6.3 2.7 1.3 10.1 44% .233 1.00 3.84 3.04 89 3.18 70.3
2017 LAN MLB NL 66 0 64.0 3 6 0 56 29 64 9 7.9 4.1 1.3 9.0 35% .267 1.33 4.45 2.95 106 4.81 102.4
2017 OKL AAA PCL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 9.0 29% .143 0.67 2.72 6.00 93 3.26 69.4
2018 LAN MLB NL 55 0 56.3 4 3 0 46 23 62 4 97 7.3 3.7 0.6 9.9 38% .286 1.22 3.12 2.88 90 3.35 74.8
2018 TUL AA TEX 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6.8 0.0 6.8 6.8 50% .000 0.75 11.69 6.75 104 3.87 81.9
2018 OKL AAA PCL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 75% .250 0.50 0.74 0.00 73 2.74 57.9
2019 LAN MLB NL 71 0 69.7 7 2 1 43 23 69 6 97 5.6 3.0 0.8 8.9 37% .213 0.95 3.46 3.10 97 3.68 75.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 344 0.5814 0.5698 0.8010 0.7800 0.2778 0.8269 0.7000 0.1990
2015 811 0.5006 0.5327 0.6921 0.7340 0.3309 0.7349 0.5970 0.3079
2016 1176 0.4881 0.5187 0.6967 0.6899 0.3555 0.7677 0.5654 0.3033
2017 1180 0.4907 0.5322 0.6815 0.7582 0.3145 0.7472 0.5291 0.3185
2018 940 0.4596 0.5106 0.6854 0.7315 0.3228 0.7816 0.5000 0.3146
2019 1088 0.4513 0.5129 0.6810 0.7312 0.3333 0.7242 0.6030 0.3190
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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
2011-05-11 2011-09-05 Minors 117 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2010-05-06 2010-06-24 Minors 49 0 Left Shoulder Strain -
2009-07-20 2009-09-08 Minors 50 0 Knee Surgery -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 HOU $2,000,000
2022 HOU $5,750,000
2021 HOU $4,750,000
2020 LAN $4,000,000
2019 LAN $2,100,000
2018 LAN $1,500,000
2017 LAN $550,000
2016 LAN $520,000
2015 LAN $512,500
2014 LAN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$21,682,500
9 yrTotal$21,682,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 59 dKelvin Nova2 years/$12.5M (2021-22), 2023 option

Details
  • 2 years/$12.5M (2021-22), plus 2023 club option. Signed by Houston as a free agent 1/14/21. $500,000 signing bonus. 21:$4.5M, 22:$5.5M, 23:$7.5M club option ($2M buyout). 2022 salary increases $250,000 each with 30, 40, 50, 60 innings pitched in 2021. 2023 option and buyout increases by $500,000 each to $8M and $2.5M respectively with 100 games or innings pitched in 2021-22 combined. DFA by Houston 4/26/22. Released 4/28/22. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 5/20/22 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Dodgers 8/20/22.
  • 1 year/$4M (2020). Won arbitration with LA Dodgers ($4M-$3.5M).
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2018). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 1/11/18 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/17.
  • 1 year/$520,000 (2016). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/16.
  • 1 year/$512,500 (2015). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 10/13 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by LA Dodgers 11/20/13. Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/2/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed as pitcher by LA Dodgers 10/13 (minor-league contract).
  • Signed as infielder by LA Dodgers 2007 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 0 0 0 0 0 14.4 10 5 15 2 .239 1.04 3.18 3.35 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.4 7 3 10 1 .252 1.12 3.58 3.77 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 5 2 6 1 .262 1.18 3.86 4.07 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 0 .271 1.24 4.11 4.33 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .279 1.29 4.34 4.58 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Pedro Báez threw 6,647 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2022, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2022, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Change (83mph), also mixing in a Slider (81mph).