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Brad Brach PReds

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-12-1986
Height6' 6"
Weight215 lbs
Age38 years, 0 months, 11 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.42015
2.12016
1.32017
0.72018
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
2011 SDN MLB 9 0 7.0 0 2 0 9 7 11 0 87 11.6 9.0 0.0 14.1 0% .474 2.29 3.27 5.14 100 2.80 65.0 0.2
2012 SDN MLB 67 0 66.7 2 4 0 50 33 75 11 94 6.8 4.5 1.5 10.1 0% .245 1.25 4.60 3.78 103 4.36 100.0 0.3
2013 SDN MLB 33 0 31.0 1 0 0 36 19 31 3 96 10.5 5.5 0.9 9.0 0% .375 1.77 4.11 3.19 109 4.46 106.8 0.0
2014 BAL MLB 46 0 62.3 7 1 0 48 25 54 6 100 6.9 3.6 0.9 7.8 0% .250 1.17 3.93 3.18 105 4.23 103.8 0.2
2015 BAL MLB 62 0 79.3 5 3 1 57 38 89 7 112 6.5 4.3 0.8 10.1 0% .263 1.20 3.44 2.72 91 3.19 74.5 1.4
2016 BAL MLB 71 0 79.0 10 4 2 57 25 92 7 111 6.5 2.8 0.8 10.5 43% .267 1.04 2.87 2.05 78 2.69 59.5 2.1
2017 BAL MLB 67 0 68.0 4 5 18 51 26 70 7 6.8 3.4 0.9 9.3 42% .256 1.13 3.57 3.18 90 3.39 72.2 1.3
2018 ATL 0 27 0 23.7 1 2 1 22 9 22 1 92 8.4 3.4 0.4 8.4 47% .296 1.31 3.08 1.52 88 3.37 75.2 0.4
2018 BAL 0 42 0 39.0 1 2 11 50 19 38 4 105 11.5 4.4 0.9 8.8 48% .371 1.77 4.04 4.85 95 4.28 95.6 0.3
2019 CHN 0 42 0 39.7 4 3 0 42 28 45 3 100 9.5 6.4 0.7 10.2 39% .375 1.76 4.07 6.13 101 5.36 109.9 0.0
2019 NYN 0 16 0 14.7 1 1 0 15 3 15 1 97 9.2 1.8 0.6 9.2 40% .333 1.23 2.62 3.68 88 3.78 77.6 0.2
2018 TOT MLB 69 0 62.7 2 4 12 72 28 60 5 100 10.3 4.0 0.7 8.6 48% .344 1.60 3.67 3.59 93 3.93 87.9 0.7
2019 TOT MLB 58 0 54.3 5 4 0 57 31 60 4 99 9.4 5.1 0.7 9.9 39% .363 1.62 3.68 5.47 98 4.93 101.8 0.2
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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 PDR Rk AZL 17 0 22.3 1 1 4 21 5 33 0 94 8.5 2.0 0.0 13.3 0% .389 1.17 2.05 2.02 75 3.82 78.2
2009 FTW A MDW 60 0 63.7 3 3 33 36 11 82 1 108 5.1 1.6 0.1 11.6 0% .255 0.74 1.96 1.27 57 1.72 36.2
2010 LEL A+ CLF 62 0 65.7 5 2 41 50 11 74 6 6.8 1.5 0.8 10.1 0% .268 0.93 3.16 2.47 0 0.00 0.0
2010 afw Wnt AFL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .000 0.00 0.37 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 PES Wnt AFL 11 0 12.7 1 1 1 8 3 4 1 5.7 2.1 0.7 2.8 0% .171 0.87 5.47 2.83 0 0.00 0.0
2011 SDN MLB NL 9 0 7.0 0 2 0 9 7 11 0 87 11.6 9.0 0.0 14.1 0% .474 2.29 3.27 5.14 100 2.80 65.0
2011 SAN AA TEX 42 0 44.0 2 2 23 32 5 64 3 6.5 1.0 0.6 13.1 0% .305 0.84 1.82 2.25 49 1.82 37.1
2011 TUC AAA PCL 25 0 27.7 1 3 11 28 7 30 1 9.1 2.3 0.3 9.8 0% .338 1.27 2.84 3.90 66 2.65 54.0
2012 SDN MLB NL 67 0 66.7 2 4 0 50 33 75 11 94 6.8 4.5 1.5 10.1 0% .245 1.25 4.60 3.78 103 4.36 100.0
2012 TUC AAA PCL 10 0 9.7 2 1 3 11 1 5 0 10.2 0.9 0.0 4.7 0% .344 1.24 2.93 2.79 92 4.75 98.8
2013 SDN MLB NL 33 0 31.0 1 0 0 36 19 31 3 96 10.5 5.5 0.9 9.0 0% .375 1.77 4.11 3.19 109 4.46 106.8
2013 TUC AAA PCL 33 0 44.3 4 3 3 43 14 44 5 8.7 2.8 1.0 8.9 0% .307 1.29 4.13 2.84 87 2.98 64.8
2014 BAL MLB AL 46 0 62.3 7 1 0 48 25 54 6 100 6.9 3.6 0.9 7.8 0% .250 1.17 3.93 3.18 105 4.23 103.8
2014 NOR AAA INT 17 0 23.3 3 1 1 26 6 43 1 10.0 2.3 0.4 16.6 0% .490 1.37 0.99 3.47 34 3.14 66.5
2015 BAL MLB AL 62 0 79.3 5 3 1 57 38 89 7 112 6.5 4.3 0.8 10.1 0% .263 1.20 3.44 2.72 91 3.19 74.5
2016 BAL MLB AL 71 0 79.0 10 4 2 57 25 92 7 111 6.5 2.8 0.8 10.5 43% .267 1.04 2.87 2.05 78 2.69 59.5
2017 BAL MLB AL 67 0 68.0 4 5 18 51 26 70 7 6.8 3.4 0.9 9.3 42% .256 1.13 3.57 3.18 90 3.39 72.2
2018 ATL MLB NL 27 0 23.7 1 2 1 22 9 22 1 92 8.4 3.4 0.4 8.4 47% .296 1.31 3.08 1.52 88 3.37 75.2
2018 BAL MLB AL 42 0 39.0 1 2 11 50 19 38 4 105 11.5 4.4 0.9 8.8 48% .371 1.77 4.04 4.85 95 4.28 95.6
2019 CHN MLB NL 42 0 39.7 4 3 0 42 28 45 3 100 9.5 6.4 0.7 10.2 39% .375 1.76 4.07 6.13 101 5.36 109.9
2019 NYN MLB NL 16 0 14.7 1 1 0 15 3 15 1 97 9.2 1.8 0.6 9.2 40% .333 1.23 2.62 3.68 88 3.78 77.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 140 0.5071 0.4929 0.6957 0.6479 0.3333 0.7391 0.6087 0.3043
2012 1141 0.4417 0.4514 0.7320 0.6687 0.2794 0.7864 0.6292 0.2680
2013 616 0.4545 0.4351 0.7687 0.6464 0.2589 0.8453 0.6092 0.2313
2014 1033 0.4540 0.4831 0.7194 0.6631 0.3333 0.7814 0.6170 0.2806
2015 1296 0.4105 0.4699 0.6929 0.6598 0.3377 0.7920 0.5581 0.3071
2016 1291 0.4469 0.5027 0.6826 0.6846 0.3557 0.7595 0.5630 0.3174
2017 1175 0.4902 0.4834 0.7342 0.6771 0.2972 0.7821 0.6292 0.2658
2018 1160 0.4405 0.4741 0.7073 0.6438 0.3405 0.7964 0.5747 0.2927
2019 995 0.4653 0.4784 0.7269 0.6479 0.3308 0.7867 0.6250 0.2731
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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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2022 ATL $
2021 NYN $1,250,000
2020 NYN $850,000
2019 CHN $1,650,000
2018 BAL $5,165,000
2017 BAL $3,050,000
2016 BAL $1,250,000
2015 BAL $523,000
2014 BAL $509,500
2013 SDN $498,200
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$14,745,700
9 yrTotal$14,745,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 14 dBig League Mgmt1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 3/20/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$850,000 (2020), plus 2021 player option. Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/6/19. 20:$850,000, 21:$1.25M player option. 2021 option increases by $125,000 for with 20 games pitched in 2020 and $350,000 each for 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 65 games in 2020. Annual performance bonuses: $100,000 each for 50, 55, 60, 65 games pitched. 2021 performance bonus: $100,000 for 70 games pitched. DFA by NY Mets 2/11/21. Released by NY Mets 2/16/21. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/22/21 (minor-league contract). If Brach is added to the Major League roster, Royals to pay pro-rated share of Major League minimum, with Mets responsible for balance of $2.075M salary for 2021. Contract selected by Kansas City 4/23/21. DFA by Kansas City 4/24/21. Sent outright to Alternate Site 4/26/21 (refused assignment, elected free agency). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 5/6/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Cincinnati 5/21/21. Released by Cincinnati 9/16/21.
  • 1 year/$4.35M (2019), plus 2020 options. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/19. 19:$M, 20: club option or player option. Contract restructured, 3/4/19, 1 year/$3M (2019), plus 2020 options. 19:$1.65M. 20:$5M club option $100,000 buyout. If club declines, Brach has $1.35M player option for 2020. Roster bonus based on days on active Major League roster, including $350,000 for 1 day. DFA by Chicago Cubs 8/3/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/6/19 (refused assignment). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 8/8/19, with Mets paying pro-rated portion of $555,000 Major League minimum salary.
  • 1 year/$5.165M (2018). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Baltimore 7/29/18 with $1,749,435 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$3.05M (2017). Won arbitration with Baltimore 2/17/17 ($3.05M-$2.525M).
  • 1 year/$1.25M (2016). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$523,000 (2015). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/10/15.
  • 1 year/$509,500 (2014). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/11/14.
  • 1 year/$498,200 (2013). Re-signed by San Diego 3/9/13. Acquired by Baltimore in trade 11/25/13 after being DFA by San Diego 11/20/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by San Diego 3/8/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by San Diego 8/31/11.
  • Drafted by San Diego 2008 (42-1,275) (Monmouth).

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 14.1 10 5 14 1 .245 1.05 2.93 3.33 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 7 3 9 1 .259 1.13 3.28 3.73 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 2 6 1 .268 1.19 3.54 4.01 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 3 0 .277 1.24 3.77 4.26 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .285 1.29 3.98 4.5 0.0 0.0
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-12-04 12:00:00 (link to chat)Mets are getting to the point, where in the bullpen at least, it looks like it's starting to fill up. Do you think Sandy could try to move a Brad Brach or Betances for a more expensive, but better reliever on a similarly underwater contract? (i.e Betances ($7MM) for Andrew Miller ($12MM))
(Gary from NY)		Maaaaybe, but Miller was actually good last year and I dunno if the Cards want to downgrade their bullpen like that entering a contention year. They might just need to eat the money if they want the roster spot, which is fine. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2016-04-12 18:00:00 (link to chat)Mychal Givens in an AL-only league with 6 pitching categories that include holds: be happy with his 3 holds in a week and dump for someone more established or (like say Brad Brach) or ride the wave awhile longer? Thanks.
(bobemullen from Maine)		Could be just me, but I'm a fan. Hold for the holds. See what I did there? Good. (Christopher Crawford)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Brad Brach threw 10,103 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Change (86mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph). He also rarely threw a Cutter (91mph).