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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-20-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight224 lbs
Age34 years, 8 months, 1 days
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ThrowsL
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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 FLO MLB 12 12 60.0 1 8 0 53 35 38 10 95 8.0 5.3 1.5 5.7 0% .240 1.47 5.69 4.20 133 6.11 141.9 -0.7
2012 MIA MLB 1 1 3.7 0 1 0 6 6 3 1 101 14.7 14.7 2.5 7.4 0% .385 3.27 9.95 17.18 132 7.42 170.1 -0.1
2013 MIA MLB 7 2 20.7 1 1 0 13 8 15 2 93 5.7 3.5 0.9 6.5 0% .193 1.02 3.98 3.05 98 3.46 82.8 0.3
2014 MIA MLB 32 16 111.0 3 8 1 112 39 67 10 99 9.1 3.2 0.8 5.4 0% .287 1.36 4.17 4.38 106 4.98 122.2 -0.3
2015 MIA MLB 38 12 93.3 4 7 0 107 32 67 9 88 10.3 3.1 0.9 6.5 0% .330 1.49 4.10 5.30 110 4.82 112.7 0.1
2016 SDN MLB 82 0 89.3 4 4 1 63 36 111 8 92 6.3 3.6 0.8 11.2 47% .264 1.11 3.10 2.92 94 3.58 79.2 1.4
2017 SDN MLB 72 0 79.3 3 4 21 54 20 104 9 6.1 2.3 1.0 11.8 46% .263 0.93 3.05 2.16 76 3.03 64.5 1.9
2018 CLE 0 28 0 27.7 0 1 8 19 13 41 3 107 6.2 4.2 1.0 13.3 44% .286 1.16 3.26 2.28 84 3.47 77.5 0.5
2018 SDN 0 41 0 44.3 2 4 24 33 15 65 5 100 6.7 3.0 1.0 13.2 47% .298 1.08 3.14 3.05 80 3.15 70.4 0.9
2019 CLE MLB 60 0 57.3 6 4 34 53 18 84 6 99 8.3 2.8 0.9 13.2 28% .362 1.24 2.82 3.30 86 4.24 86.9 0.7
2018 TOT MLB 69 0 72.0 2 5 32 52 28 106 8 103 6.5 3.5 1.0 13.3 46% .293 1.11 3.19 2.75 82 3.27 73.1 1.4
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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-
2008 JAM A- NYP 3 3 15.0 1 2 0 11 10 12 0 111 6.6 6.0 0.0 7.2 0% .268 1.40 4.21 3.00 120 5.09 104.1
2008 MRL Rk GCL 9 7 32.7 2 0 0 25 11 34 0 76 6.9 3.0 0.0 9.4 0% .294 1.10 2.65 2.48 91 4.18 85.5
2009 GRB A SAL 26 26 127.7 7 13 0 130 66 122 12 108 9.2 4.7 0.8 8.6 0% .324 1.53 4.47 4.86 109 4.36 91.7
2010 JUP A+ FSL 26 26 140.7 8 8 0 153 49 134 10 85 9.8 3.1 0.6 8.6 0% .348 1.44 3.60 3.33 0 0.00 0.0
2010 JAX AA SOU 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 88 4.5 4.5 0.0 6.0 0% .176 1.00 3.54 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2011 FLO MLB NL 12 12 60.0 1 8 0 53 35 38 10 95 8.0 5.3 1.5 5.7 0% .240 1.47 5.69 4.20 133 6.11 141.9
2011 JUP A+ FSL 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 5 5 4 1 112 9.0 9.0 1.8 7.2 0% .286 2.00 7.37 7.20 125 6.04 123.2
2011 JAX AA SOU 19 18 108.7 11 4 0 90 50 71 11 107 7.5 4.1 0.9 5.9 0% .252 1.29 4.71 3.40 114 4.16 85.0
2012 MIA MLB NL 1 1 3.7 0 1 0 6 6 3 1 101 14.7 14.7 2.5 7.4 0% .385 3.27 9.95 17.18 132 7.42 170.1
2012 NWO AAA PCL 27 27 148.3 11 7 0 129 75 141 15 92 7.8 4.6 0.9 8.6 0% .289 1.38 4.59 4.00 101 4.07 84.8
2013 MIA MLB NL 7 2 20.7 1 1 0 13 8 15 2 93 5.7 3.5 0.9 6.5 0% .193 1.02 3.98 3.05 98 3.46 82.8
2013 NWO AAA PCL 15 15 81.7 3 5 0 69 45 81 7 91 7.6 5.0 0.8 8.9 0% .287 1.40 4.42 3.42 96 3.41 74.1
2013 MRL Rk GCL 2 2 8.0 0 1 0 5 2 11 0 91 5.6 2.3 0.0 12.4 0% .294 0.88 1.45 1.13 77 2.24 48.6
2014 MIA MLB NL 32 16 111.0 3 8 1 112 39 67 10 99 9.1 3.2 0.8 5.4 0% .287 1.36 4.17 4.38 106 4.98 122.2
2014 JUP A+ FSL 2 2 12.0 0 0 0 4 2 14 0 101 3.0 1.5 0.0 10.5 0% .160 0.50 1.55 0.75 63 1.66 35.2
2014 NWO AAA PCL 4 4 22.0 2 0 0 18 9 22 3 88 7.4 3.7 1.2 9.0 0% .268 1.23 4.69 3.27 101 3.84 81.4
2015 MIA MLB NL 38 12 93.3 4 7 0 107 32 67 9 88 10.3 3.1 0.9 6.5 0% .330 1.49 4.10 5.30 110 4.82 112.7
2016 SDN MLB NL 82 0 89.3 4 4 1 63 36 111 8 92 6.3 3.6 0.8 11.2 47% .264 1.11 3.10 2.92 94 3.58 79.2
2017 SDN MLB NL 72 0 79.3 3 4 21 54 20 104 9 6.1 2.3 1.0 11.8 46% .263 0.93 3.05 2.16 76 3.03 64.5
2018 CLE MLB AL 28 0 27.7 0 1 8 19 13 41 3 107 6.2 4.2 1.0 13.3 44% .286 1.16 3.26 2.28 84 3.47 77.5
2018 SDN MLB NL 41 0 44.3 2 4 24 33 15 65 5 100 6.7 3.0 1.0 13.2 47% .298 1.08 3.14 3.05 80 3.15 70.4
2019 CLE MLB AL 60 0 57.3 6 4 34 53 18 84 6 99 8.3 2.8 0.9 13.2 28% .362 1.24 2.82 3.30 86 4.24 86.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 1081 0.4505 0.4052 0.8151 0.6140 0.2340 0.8863 0.6619 0.1849
2012 91 0.4396 0.3516 0.9063 0.5500 0.1961 0.9091 0.9000 0.0938
2013 300 0.5000 0.4300 0.7907 0.6067 0.2533 0.8681 0.6053 0.2093
2014 1775 0.4890 0.4338 0.8260 0.5749 0.2988 0.8938 0.7011 0.1740
2015 1545 0.4531 0.4505 0.8003 0.6700 0.2686 0.8657 0.6652 0.1997
2016 1431 0.4598 0.4465 0.7121 0.6003 0.3157 0.8304 0.5205 0.2879
2017 1198 0.4683 0.4491 0.6877 0.6114 0.3061 0.8251 0.4462 0.3123
2018 1172 0.5102 0.4164 0.6762 0.5569 0.2700 0.7778 0.4581 0.3238
2019 945 0.5016 0.4741 0.6920 0.6245 0.3227 0.7905 0.5000 0.3080
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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
2014-07-14 2014-07-20 DTD 6 2 Right Lower Leg Contusion Shin -
2014-05-24 2014-07-03 15-DL 40 35 Right Ankle Sprain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 COL $1,500,000
2022 PHI $6,000,000
2021 WAS $10,500,000
2020 CLE $7,583,333
2019 CLE $7,083,334
2018 SDN $4,083,333
2017 SDN $1,375,000
2016 SDN $
2015 MIA $520,000
2014 MIA $500,000
2013 MIA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$39,145,000
9 yrTotal$39,145,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 92 dWasserman1 year/$2M (2023), 2024 option

Details
  • 1 year/$2M (2023), plus 2024 club option. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 3/4/23. 23:$1.5M, 24:$7M club option ($500,000 buyout). 2023 salary increases by $2.5M if Hand makes Opening Day roster or is placed on the 15- or 60-day injured list to start the season. 2024 option becomes a mutual option if Hand has 25 games finished in 2023 or is traded during the 2023 season. Annual performance bonuses based on games pitched: $250,000 each for 40, 50 games. $500,000 for 60 games. Award bonuses: $100,000 for Reliever of the Year ($50,000 for second or third place). $100,000 each for MVP or Cy Young ($50,000 for finishing 2-5 in MVP or Cy Young vote). $100,000 each for Comeback Player of Year, WS MVP. $75,000 for LCS MVP. $25,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove perk: hotel suite on road trips. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Colorado 8/1/23 with $819,892 remaining on contract. Atlanta declined 2024 option 11/5/23.
  • 1 year/$6M (2022). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 3/14/22.
  • 1 year/$10.5M (2021). Signed by Washington as a free agent 1/25/21. $6.5M is deferred without interest, paid $1.5M on 1/15/22, $3.5M on 1/15/23, $1.5M on 1/15/24. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Washington 7/29/21 with $3,725,807 remaining on contract. Claimed by NY Mets off waivers 9/3/21 after being DFA by Toronto 8/31/21.
  • 3 years/$19.75M (2018-20), plus 2021 club option. $1.75M signing bonus (paid in two installments in 2018 and 2019). 18:$3.5M, 19:$6.5M, 20:$7M, 21:$10M club option ($1M buyout) Signed extension with San Diego 1/18, replacing 1 year, $3.6M deal signed 1/12/18. 21:$10M club option ($1M buyout). Acquired by Cleveland in trade from San Diego 7/19/18 with $1,373,655 remaining on 2018 salary.
  • 1 year/$1.375M (2017). Re-signed by San Diego 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$540,000 (2016). Re-signed by Miami 3/16. Claimed by San Diego off waivers 4/8/16 after being DFA by Miami 4/3/16.
  • 1 year/$520,000 (2015). Re-signed by Miami 3/3/15.
  • 1 year/$500,000 (2014). Re-signed by Miami 3/1/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Miami 2/20/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Miami 3/2/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Florida 6/6/11.
  • Drafted 2008 (2-52) (Chaska HS, Minn.). Signed 6/08, $760,000 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 0.1 0 0 0 0 13.9 8 4 18 1 .247 0.92 1.74 2.04 0.0 0.0
80o 0.1 0 0 0 0 9.1 6 3 12 1 .262 0.99 2.05 2.41 0.0 0.0
70o 0.1 0 0 0 0 5.7 4 2 7 0 .272 1.04 2.27 2.68 0.0 0.0
60o 0.1 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 4 0 .281 1.09 2.47 2.91 0.0 0.0
50o 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 1 0 .289 1.14 2.65 3.13 0.0 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-02-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is getting Kris Bryant and Drew Waters enough for Jack Flaherty in a dynasty league? Flaherty seems to be future stud ace.....but I love me some Waters.
(Derek from MN)		In a standard 5x5 roto league, yes, it is more than enough. We actually rank Bryant ahead of Flaherty in our top 500. Pitchers are difficult investments in dynasty, even young studs like Flaherty. I know some of us (cough, Bret Sayre, cough) absolutely adore Drew Waters as well. I recently traded Flaherty, Brad Hand, and Brett Gardner for Yoan Moncada, Dakota Hudson, and Josh Lowe in RotoWire Dynasty Invitational 20-team expert league. You would be doing far better than I did!

In a points league, however, I would need more for Flaherty. (Jesse Roche)
2019-03-14 15:00:00 (link to chat)Standard 6x5 h2h w/ strikeouts and OBP on the offensive side, keep 4, no costs or limits.. do i trade Lindor, Conforto and Brad Hand for Stanton , Wheeler and Segura?.. Thinking Lindor may be slow out of the gate, Wheeler continues his breakout and Stanton shows improvement in his 2nd year in the Bronx.. am I missing the mark here?
(The Old Professor from The Dugout in Heaven)		I blacked out at getting Stanton so I say go for it. Also Segura will hit like crazy in Philly. (Nathan Bishop)
2017-07-19 17:00:00 (link to chat)Is Yangervis Solarte a good fit with the Red Sox?
(Trixie from San Diego)		I feel like I have to preface every 3B target question with the statement "Well, he'd be better than what they have", because literally anything would be better. A mannequin with a bat duct taped to one of the hands would be better.

Solarte would be a decent option and his contract is very affordable, but the length of that contract can get in the way of their roster building for next year, since Devers is expected to take over sometime next year. Solarte seems like a guy who would be put in a deal with Brad Hand, and the Red Sox aren't going to fork over any big time prospects for those two. Probably. (Brett Cowett)
2016-05-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)We've been (mildly) surprised by some Saves leaders in the first third of the season - Jeanmar Gomez, David Robertson among them. Who are your picks for surprising save contributions for the next few months?
(Yes Cheese from Cheese Nation)		Brad Hand if/when Fernando Rodney implodes and Jumbo Diaz, just because that's a fun name to write. (Mike Gianella)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Ben What do you think will happen to Jordan Schafer once Nate McLouth returns from the DL? Also, what do you think of Brad Hand going forward? Thanks.
(Ed from Cranford, NJ)		Once McLouth returns, Schafer will either be cast into the fires of Mount Doom or relegated to glorified fourth-outfielder status. The latter is more likely.

I'm not particularly excited about Hand this season (he may have been promoted prematurely) but at least now that he's arrived, Marlins fans can stop complaining about having no hand--no hand at all!

Yes, I answered this question so I could link to a Seinfeld clip. (Ben Lindbergh)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Brad Hand threw 13,178 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 Slider (81mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph). He also rarely threw a Cutter (87mph).