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IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-4-1989
Height6' 0"
Weight210 lbs
Age35 years, 1 months, 21 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.42015
0.62016
0.22017
2018
0.42019
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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
2011 LAN MLB 13 10 60.7 4 5 0 54 31 60 6 91 8.0 4.6 0.9 8.9 0% .306 1.40 3.83 3.71 94 3.54 82.4 1.1
2012 LAN MLB 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 87 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 3.00 12.13 27.00 110 5.44 124.7 0.0
2013 BOS MLB 11 0 11.3 0 2 0 15 2 6 2 104 11.9 1.6 1.6 4.8 0% .325 1.50 5.63 5.56 114 5.27 126.2 -0.1
2014 BOS MLB 19 18 101.7 4 8 0 116 35 74 12 101 10.3 3.1 1.1 6.6 0% .327 1.49 4.33 4.43 111 4.93 120.9 -0.1
2015 ARI MLB 32 32 188.7 14 9 0 193 63 150 32 96 9.2 3.0 1.5 7.2 0% .288 1.36 4.84 4.67 109 4.90 114.5 0.4
2016 ARI MLB 13 10 50.7 4 5 0 43 20 54 8 104 7.6 3.6 1.4 9.6 53% .257 1.24 4.52 4.26 90 4.25 94.0 0.6
2017 ARI MLB 9 0 7.7 0 1 0 7 4 12 2 8.2 4.7 2.3 14.1 39% .313 1.43 5.00 4.70 64 2.37 50.5 0.2
CareerMLB9870421.32630042815735662969.13.41.37.648%.3061.394.574.491054.60108.12.1

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-
2007 DOD Rk DSL 6 1 6.0 0 0 0 11 10 6 0 16.5 15.0 0.0 9.0 0% .500 3.50 6.70 13.50 0 0.00 0.0
2008 DOD Rk DSL 12 12 47.3 1 4 0 34 21 51 0 6.5 4.0 0.0 9.7 0% .272 1.16 2.91 1.71 0 0.00 0.0
2009 DOD Rk AZL 5 2 16.3 0 1 0 17 11 22 0 9.4 6.1 0.0 12.1 0% .405 1.72 4.11 6.07 0 0.00 0.0
2010 GRL A MDW 14 5 59.3 4 1 6 49 17 55 3 103 7.4 2.6 0.5 8.3 0% .284 1.11 3.52 3.19 0 0.00 0.0
2010 CHT AA SOU 8 8 51.0 3 1 0 38 21 39 1 100 6.7 3.7 0.2 6.9 0% .264 1.16 3.39 1.41 0 0.00 0.0
2011 LAN MLB NL 13 10 60.7 4 5 0 54 31 60 6 91 8.0 4.6 0.9 8.9 0% .306 1.40 3.83 3.71 94 3.54 82.4
2011 CHT AA SOU 8 8 40.0 2 2 0 30 19 52 1 114 6.8 4.3 0.2 11.7 0% .290 1.23 2.59 2.93 77 3.00 61.2
2012 LAN MLB NL 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 87 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 3.00 12.13 27.00 110 5.44 124.7
2012 RCU A+ CAL 3 2 9.0 1 0 0 4 3 9 0 76 4.0 3.0 0.0 9.0 0% .200 0.78 2.80 0.00 84 2.35 48.8
2012 CHT AA SOU 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 27.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .500 4.00 6.14 27.00 121 8.27 172.2
2012 DOD Rk AZL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 107 3.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .143 0.33 2.34 0.00 89 2.13 44.3
2013 BOS MLB AL 11 0 11.3 0 2 0 15 2 6 2 104 11.9 1.6 1.6 4.8 0% .325 1.50 5.63 5.56 114 5.27 126.2
2013 PAW AAA INT 24 20 80.3 3 3 0 65 48 76 9 100 7.3 5.4 1.0 8.5 0% .265 1.41 4.82 4.26 115 4.60 99.9
2014 BOS MLB AL 19 18 101.7 4 8 0 116 35 74 12 101 10.3 3.1 1.1 6.6 0% .327 1.49 4.33 4.43 111 4.93 120.9
2014 PAW AAA INT 12 12 60.0 2 4 0 50 25 57 1 94 7.5 3.8 0.2 8.6 0% .299 1.25 2.96 3.45 87 4.06 85.9
2015 ARI MLB NL 32 32 188.7 14 9 0 193 63 150 32 96 9.2 3.0 1.5 7.2 0% .288 1.36 4.84 4.67 109 4.90 114.5
2016 ARI MLB NL 13 10 50.7 4 5 0 43 20 54 8 104 7.6 3.6 1.4 9.6 53% .257 1.24 4.52 4.26 90 4.25 94.0
2016 VIS A+ CAL 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 87 3.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 67% .333 0.33 -0.30 0.00 42 1.59 35.1
2016 DIA Rk AZL 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 99 13.5 4.5 0.0 6.8 31% .462 2.00 4.11 9.00 105 7.49 165.5
2017 ARI MLB NL 9 0 7.7 0 1 0 7 4 12 2 8.2 4.7 2.3 14.1 39% .313 1.43 5.00 4.70 64 2.37 50.5
2017 VIS A+ CAL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 71% .143 0.33 2.59 0.00 86 2.71 57.6
2017 RNO AAA PCL 19 0 20.3 1 2 0 17 9 28 3 7.5 4.0 1.3 12.4 41% .304 1.28 4.80 3.10 90 3.05 64.9
2017 DIA Rk AZL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 0% .000 0.00 -1.78 0.00 51 0.21 10.0
2019 RNO AAA PCL 18 0 21.7 2 0 1 18 7 29 4 7.5 2.9 1.7 12.0 47% .286 1.15 4.90 2.49 87 2.34 48.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 1023 0.4956 0.4428 0.7638 0.6469 0.2422 0.8110 0.6400 0.2362
2012 20 0.4500 0.4000 0.8750 0.6667 0.1818 0.8333 1.0000 0.1250
2013 189 0.5556 0.5026 0.7789 0.6286 0.3452 0.8636 0.5862 0.2211
2014 1746 0.4903 0.4502 0.7926 0.6425 0.2652 0.8564 0.6441 0.2074
2015 3000 0.4917 0.4837 0.7505 0.6495 0.3233 0.8215 0.6126 0.2495
2016 852 0.4894 0.4390 0.7380 0.6043 0.2805 0.8492 0.5082 0.2620
2017 125 0.5120 0.5200 0.6000 0.6250 0.4098 0.8250 0.2400 0.4000
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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
2012-02-23 2012-08-21 60-DL 180 123 Left Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2011-08-09 -
2011-08-01 2011-09-29 15-DL 59 54 Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2011-08-09 -
2011-06-12 2011-06-12 DTD 0 0 Right Forearm Cramp -
2011-03-04 2011-03-13 Camp 9 0 Right Shoulder Soreness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 ARI $
2017 ARI $
2016 ARI $2,350,000
2015 ARI $516,000
2014 BOS $
2013 BOS $
2012 LAN $482,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$3,348,500
3 yrTotal$3,348,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 97 dAndy Mota2023

Details
  • 2023. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/11/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Arizona 11/7/17 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/3/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.75M in majors. May earn additional $3.5M in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Arizona 6/23/17. Released by Arizona 9/1/17.
  • 1 year/$2.35M (2016). Re-signed by Arizona 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Arizona 12/2/16.
  • 1 year/$0.516M (2015). Re-signed by Arizona 3/6/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Boston 3/7/14. Acquired by Arizona in trade from Boston 12/12/14.
  • 1 year/$0.4935M (2013). Re-signed by Boston 3/2/13.
  • 1 year/$0.4825M (2012). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/12. Acquired by Boston in trade from LA Dodgers 10/4/12 (PTBN in 8/25/12 Adrian Gonzalez deal).
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by LA Dodgers 5/24/11.
  • Signed 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 3.4 0.3 16 8 50.5 35 18 54 4 .249 1.06 2.88 3.18 -0.1 0.0
80o 0 3.2 0.3 14 7 45.0 34 18 48 4 .263 1.14 3.24 3.57 -2.0 -0.2
70o 0 3.1 0.2 13 6 41.1 33 17 44 4 .273 1.20 3.51 3.87 -3.1 -0.3
60o 0 2.9 0.2 12 6 37.9 31 16 40 4 .281 1.25 3.74 4.12 -3.9 -0.4
50o 0 2.8 0.2 11 5 34.9 30 16 37 4 .289 1.31 3.96 4.36 -4.5 -0.5
40o 0 2.6 0.2 10 5 32.0 29 15 34 3 .297 1.36 4.18 4.6 -4.9 -0.5
30o 0 2.4 0.2 9 4 29.0 27 14 31 3 .306 1.41 4.42 4.87 -5.3 -0.6
20o 0 2.2 0.1 8 4 25.6 25 13 27 3 .316 1.48 4.70 5.18 -5.5 -0.6
10o 0 1.9 0.1 7 3 20.9 22 11 22 3 .330 1.58 5.11 5.63 -5.5 -0.6
Weighted Mean02.70.211534.32915364.2871.293.934.33-4.3-0.5

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2017-05-03 20:00:00 (link to chat)What about Rubby De La Rosa closing in Arizona? Is that a thing, or just my own wishful thinking?
(Scott Cooper from Boston)		I really liked Scott Cooper. But your imagination is really vivid if you see this happning. Although he's got a good closer's name, which of course counts for nothing really. Let's get him back in the majors first. I mean, if you do a dynasty league where there's 20 teams and 40 slots and you're not contending, eat your heart out. (David Brown)
2017-05-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)When do I get my shot to close games? Mr. Bow and Arrow has been awful.
(JJ Hoover from Arizona)		Rubby De La Rosa will lead the Diamondbacks in saves this season. You heard it hear first. (George Bissell)
2016-05-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Mike, I have a trade that I'm contemplating. It is for my 16 team Dynasty H2H with OBP and TB. We must start 3 RP and have the flexibility of 3 Utl spots. I recently had a hole at 1B and traded Sano for J.D. Martinez and Chris Carter. Carter helped fill the hole at 1B. I have an offer on the table for Jose Abreu and A. Bailey for Strasberg and K-Rod. In my other 2 RP slots I have Jansen and Ramos. Loosing Strasberg would leave me with Corrasco, Maedea, Pomeranz, J. Hammel, Karns, Rubby De La Rosa, Manea, Snell, Minor, and Greene. Should I make the trade? Will my pitching survive? Does Abreu make a significant upgrade in a offense with Posey, Carter, Rendon, Franco, Tulo, Springer, J.D Martinez, Kemp, Choo, M. Upton, and Morales? Thanks for your help...
(CharJaco from CA)		Abreu is slumping but that's still fair plus you're getting a closer for a reliever in Bailey who isn't likely to get saves any time in the near future. It's Hector Neris if Jeanmar Gomez falters. Do the deal. (Mike Gianella)
2016-05-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Jim, I have a trade that I'm contemplating. It is for my 16 team Dynasty H2H with OBP and TB. We must start 3 RP and have the flexibility of 3 Utl spots. I recently had a hole at 1B and traded Sano for J.D. Martinez and Chris Carter. Carter helped fill the hole at 1B. I have an offer on the table for Jose Abreu and A. Bailey for Strasberg and K-Rod. In my other 2 RP slots I have Jansen and Ramos. Loosing Strasberg would leave me with Corrasco, Maedea, Pomeranz, J. Hammel, Karns, Rubby De La Rosa, Manea, Snell, Minor, and Greene. Should I make the trade? Will my pitching survive? Does Abreu make a significant upgrade in a offense with Posey, Carter, Rendon, Franco, Tulo, Springer, J.D Martinez, Kemp, Choo, M. Upton, and Morales? Thanks for your patience...
(CharJaco from Ca)		For the record, I can't help on fantasy trades. My teams are decent, but not great. (Jim Walsh)
2016-05-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Jim, I have a trade that I'm contemplating. It is for my 16 team Dynasty H2H with OBP and TB. We must start 3 RP and have the flexibility of 3 Utl spots. I recently had a hole at 1B and traded Sano for J.D. Martinez and Chris Carter. Carter helped fill the hole at 1B. I have an offer on the table for Jose Abreu and A. Bailey for Strasberg and K-Rod. In my other 2 RP slots I have Jansen and Ramos. Loosing Strasberg would leave me with Corrasco, Maedea, Pomeranz, J. Hammel, Karns, Rubby De La Rosa, Manea, Snell, Minor, and Greene. Should I make the trade? Will my pitching survive? Does Abreu make a significant upgrade in a offense with Posey, Carter, Rendon, Franco, Tulo, Springer, J.D Martinez, Kemp, Choo, M. Upton, and Morales? Thanks for your patience...
(CharJaco from Ca)		For the record, I can't help on fantasy trades. My teams are decent, but not great. I do like Rubby a lot though. (Jim Walsh)
2014-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Danny Salazar or Rubby De La Rosa in 2015. Go!!
(Looking Good from Feeling Good)		Salazar has struggled but I still like his ceiling better than De La Rosa's. The potential for nearly a strikeout an inning makes me go with Salazar. And De La Rosa could be the Salazar of 2015: a hyped guy who will be good at some point but isn't there yet. (Mike Gianella)
2013-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)I'd love your perspective on Rubby De La Rosa? Up this year? As an SP or bullpen guy? He was promising in LA.
(BJ Birdy from Ontario )		I'm a HUGE fan. Whether he's an SP depends on a spot opening more than anything else. BB are the issue. More of a 2014 play for me. If I had to bet, I'd bet RP with maybe a spot start or 3 this year. (Paul Sporer)
2013-04-04 11:00:00 (link to chat)What do you project for Rubby De La Rosa? Sounds like you have him 3rd behind Barnes and Webster.
(achaik from Maine)		Love the arm; just not sold he's a starter like Barnes and Webster. (Jason Parks)
2013-04-04 11:00:00 (link to chat)Rubby De La Rosa or Robert Stephenson- who has higher ceiling and who is more likely to reach it?
(The Dude from Still Working)		Rubby's arm is ridiculous, but I'm not sold he's a starter. I think Stephenson can start. I'd give the ceiling to him, but Ruby is obviously closer to making an impact at the highest level. (Jason Parks)
2013-03-20 11:00:00 (link to chat)How would you rank these late game SP options? Garcia, Tillman, Straily, Gee, Burnett, Marcum. Who are some of your favorite final round SP sleepers?
(Briscodarlin from Mayberry)		I like Garcia and Gee best of those options. For deeper sleepers, Jeff Niemann and Kyle Kendrick. REM cycle, Rubby De La Rosa. (Cory Schwartz)
2013-02-25 11:00:00 (link to chat)We had a brief enough glimpse at Rubby De La Rosa in 2011 for him to lose his rookie/prospect status, but what are thoughts on his future? Reportedly hit 100mph several times yesterday...
(Saintly Steven from Puerto Rico)		He has a great arm; no doubt. I still think he ends up as a flame-thrower in the 'pen, and that will be fun to watch. (Jason Parks on the Top 101 Prospects)
2011-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)NL only, 12 team league. We have one bench spot currently held by Ankiel as there is NOTHING available for free agent hitters. I'm trying to get to first in saves, so with that said, is Rubby De La Rosa worth keeping active, or should I cut either him or Ankiel to activate Vicente Padilla?
(kddean from Chicago)		Ankiel's a very solid bench guy in a league that deep. I think de la Rosa is more of a longshot to take saves in LA, and depending when you actually need to make a decision, I'd probably activate Padilla and drop him. I think there's a greater than 50/50 chance he starts getting save opps again until Broxton returns. If you have a few days before you need to make a decision, see how LA uses Padilla. Definitely don't drop Padilla, though, if that's something you're considering. (Derek Carty)
2011-05-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)Rubby De La Rosa is getting a lot of love from various prospect blogs. Does he have anything in addition to the 100 mph fastball (not that he needs anything more, haha)? Future starter or reliever in your opinion?
(Nic from Pike Lake)		Actually, he does need more, and he has a good changeup. Scouts are somewhat mixed as to his future as a starter or reliever. (Kevin Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Rubby De La Rosa threw 7,404 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (81mph), also mixing in a Change (87mph).