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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-18-1987
Height6' 0"
Weight205 lbs
Age36 years, 4 months, 7 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-0.32015
2016
0.22017
2018
0.12019
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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 COL MLB 48 0 40.7 1 2 1 33 20 59 4 108 7.3 4.4 0.9 13.1 0% .326 1.30 2.84 2.88 73 2.62 60.9 1.0
2012 COL MLB 75 0 67.7 8 2 0 63 37 83 5 120 8.4 4.9 0.7 11.0 0% .343 1.48 3.32 3.86 95 4.44 101.8 0.3
2013 COL MLB 72 0 67.3 2 1 19 51 36 76 5 113 6.8 4.8 0.7 10.2 0% .281 1.29 3.33 1.74 89 3.81 91.1 0.6
2014 COL MLB 74 0 56.3 4 6 0 65 39 55 7 122 10.4 6.2 1.1 8.8 0% .341 1.85 4.94 5.59 126 7.55 185.1 -2.1
2015 COL MLB 17 0 10.3 1 0 0 9 8 5 0 117 7.8 7.0 0.0 4.4 0% .273 1.65 4.51 1.74 122 7.44 173.8 -0.3
2017 ATL MLB 27 0 23.7 4 3 0 23 12 33 3 8.7 4.6 1.1 12.5 39% .357 1.48 3.68 7.23 93 4.24 90.3 0.2
2018 ATL MLB 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB3140266.0201420244154311241068.35.10.810.546%.3261.493.673.76984.76112.3-0.3

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-
2009 ASH A SAL 9 0 10.7 0 0 0 6 3 10 1 119 5.0 2.5 0.8 8.4 0% .200 0.84 4.19 3.36 95 2.81 59.2
2009 TRI A- NWN 8 0 10.7 2 0 0 10 5 18 0 93 8.4 4.2 0.0 15.1 0% .476 1.40 1.81 3.36 57 3.32 69.8
2010 MOD A+ CLF 33 0 37.0 0 2 3 20 19 43 0 4.9 4.6 0.0 10.5 0% .235 1.05 2.94 2.68 0 0.00 0.0
2010 TUL AA TXS 24 0 23.0 2 1 4 14 18 27 2 5.5 7.0 0.8 10.6 0% .226 1.39 4.42 3.91 0 0.00 0.0
2010 afe Wnt AFL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 1.00 7.37 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 SUR Wnt AFL 9 0 11.0 1 0 0 14 3 16 1 11.5 2.5 0.8 13.1 0% .481 1.55 3.46 4.09 0 0.00 0.0
2011 COL MLB NL 48 0 40.7 1 2 1 33 20 59 4 108 7.3 4.4 0.9 13.1 0% .326 1.30 2.84 2.88 73 2.62 60.9
2011 CSP AAA PCL 25 0 28.0 3 2 0 29 15 45 2 9.3 4.8 0.6 14.5 0% .422 1.57 3.10 2.89 60 2.82 57.7
2012 COL MLB NL 75 0 67.7 8 2 0 63 37 83 5 120 8.4 4.9 0.7 11.0 0% .343 1.48 3.32 3.86 95 4.44 101.8
2012 CSP AAA PCL 4 0 5.3 0 0 1 3 3 13 0 5.1 5.1 0.0 21.9 0% .500 1.13 0.47 1.69 28 1.16 24.1
2013 COL MLB NL 72 0 67.3 2 1 19 51 36 76 5 113 6.8 4.8 0.7 10.2 0% .281 1.29 3.33 1.74 89 3.81 91.1
2014 COL MLB NL 74 0 56.3 4 6 0 65 39 55 7 122 10.4 6.2 1.1 8.8 0% .341 1.85 4.94 5.59 126 7.55 185.1
2015 COL MLB NL 17 0 10.3 1 0 0 9 8 5 0 117 7.8 7.0 0.0 4.4 0% .273 1.65 4.51 1.74 122 7.44 173.8
2015 ABQ AAA PCL 45 0 42.3 5 2 3 27 44 61 1 5.7 9.4 0.2 13.0 0% .292 1.68 4.28 4.46 105 3.89 85.2
2017 ATL MLB NL 27 0 23.7 4 3 0 23 12 33 3 8.7 4.6 1.1 12.5 39% .357 1.48 3.68 7.23 93 4.24 90.3
2017 MIS AA SOU 10 0 9.7 0 0 1 7 5 18 0 6.5 4.7 0.0 16.8 50% .389 1.24 0.94 2.79 54 2.94 62.5
2017 GWN AAA INT 7 0 7.0 0 0 1 4 1 8 0 5.1 1.3 0.0 10.3 31% .250 0.71 1.48 2.57 79 3.08 65.5
2018 ATL MLB NL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2018 MIS AA SOU 11 0 13.3 3 1 0 7 11 19 1 4.7 7.4 0.7 12.8 47% .207 1.35 3.96 4.05 100 3.45 72.9
2018 GWN AAA INT 32 0 27.3 2 4 1 26 33 37 1 8.6 10.9 0.3 12.2 49% .368 2.16 5.27 7.24 122 6.95 147.0
2019 STA A- NYP 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 98 3.0 3.0 0.0 21.0 75% .250 0.67 -0.27 0.00 42 1.04 21.5
2019 SWB AAA INT 34 0 45.7 0 3 0 37 36 81 6 7.3 7.1 1.2 16.0 39% .373 1.60 4.41 4.93 85 4.00 82.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 711 0.4937 0.4613 0.7165 0.6296 0.2972 0.8054 0.5327 0.2835
2012 1134 0.4859 0.4656 0.6610 0.6425 0.2985 0.8023 0.3736 0.3390
2013 1110 0.4405 0.4649 0.7132 0.6626 0.3092 0.8426 0.4948 0.2868
2014 1096 0.4407 0.4224 0.7214 0.6315 0.2577 0.8557 0.4620 0.2786
2015 168 0.4167 0.4345 0.7534 0.5857 0.3265 1.0000 0.4375 0.2466
2017 390 0.4564 0.4846 0.6667 0.6966 0.3066 0.7903 0.4308 0.3333
2018 12 0.2500 0.2500 1.0000 0.6667 0.1111 1.0000 1.0000 0.0000
Career46210.45990.45440.70110.64530.29240.83180.45690.2989

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 MIL $
2021 CHN $850,000
2020 CHN $
2019 NYA $
2018 ATL $1,100,000
2017 ATL $
2016 CHN $232,786
2015 COL $
2014 COL $502,000
2013 COL $491,000
2012 COL $480,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$3,655,786
6 yrTotal$3,655,786

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 163 dJet Sports1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 11/30/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$850,000 (2021). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/4/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $850,000 in majors. Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/28/21. Elected free agency 11/7/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/22/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 7/24/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/17/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2018). Re-signed by Atlanta 12/1/17 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Atlanta 4/25/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 2/3/17 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Atlanta 6/29/17.
  • 1 year/$1.42M (2016). Signed by Chicago Cubs 12/2/15 (avoided arbitration). Released by Chicago Cubs 3/11/16. Due 30 days' salary, or $232,786.
  • 1 year/$1.4M (2015). Re-signed by Colorado 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade 11/25/15 after being DFA by Colorado 11/20/15.
  • 1 year/$502,000 (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14.
  • 1 year/$491,000 (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13.
  • 1 year/$480,000 (2012). Re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Colorado 6/4/11.
  • Drafted by Colorado 2009 (1s-34) (Lipscomb). $969,000 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 2.5 0.3 59 0 54.3 37 34 65 5 .255 1.29 3.31 3.37 -2.2 -0.2
80o 0 2 0.2 52 0 48.2 35 32 58 4 .271 1.41 3.76 3.84 -4.4 -0.5
70o 0 1.8 0.2 47 0 43.9 34 31 52 4 .282 1.49 4.09 4.19 -5.6 -0.6
60o 0 1.5 0.2 44 0 40.4 33 30 48 4 .292 1.57 4.38 4.49 -6.5 -0.7
50o 0 1.3 0.1 40 0 37.1 32 29 44 4 .302 1.64 4.66 4.78 -7.1 -0.8
40o 0 1.2 0.1 37 0 34.0 30 28 41 4 .311 1.72 4.94 5.07 -7.6 -0.8
30o 0 1 0.1 33 0 30.7 29 26 37 4 .321 1.80 5.26 5.4 -7.9 -0.9
20o 0 0.8 0.1 29 0 27.1 27 25 32 3 .333 1.90 5.63 5.78 -8.1 -0.9
10o 0 0.6 0.1 24 0 22.2 24 22 26 3 .350 2.05 6.17 6.34 -7.9 -0.9
Weighted Mean01.30.139036.53128444.2991.624.614.73-6.8-0.7

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-06-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)Seriously, the Rockies since 2008 have drafted in the first round Rex Brothers, Christian Friedrich, Tyler Anderson and now Kyle Freeland. All Collee LHP, is this a theme of taking these low-ceiling players?
(Wesley from Utah)		I wouldn't call Freeland low-ceiling. Has legit plus stuff and fills up the zone with it. Good performance arm with the scouting card to back it up.

Have to step away for about 20 mins on a couple of calls. Be back... (Draft Day Chat with Nick J. Faleris)
2014-01-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)On the NL side, who are some of the closers that are a year a way?
(Willy from Under the Christmas tree)		Rex Brothers, unfortunately since they're going with Hawkins. Mark Melancon, Tyler Clippard, too.. but most of the closer volatility is in the AL. Nick Vincent is a super-sleeper in SD if he can figure out lefties again like he did in 2012. (Paul Sporer)
2013-02-15 12:00:00 (link to chat)Given the volatility of the closers role in baseball, are there a few players you feel may emerge as dark horses during season or maybe even during upcoming spring training? I have seen the cubs fujikawa and a few names in Houston thrown around. Any others you feel may become somewhat relevant or just like in general granted some current closers fail? Thanks Jason!
(joe from CA)		Gregerson, Rex Brothers, Brandon Lyon, Jim Henderson, Al Alburquerquequequque (Jason Collette)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Rex Brothers threw 5,767 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 (95mph) and Slider (86mph).