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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date7-25-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight245 lbs
Age33 years, 9 months, 0 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.22015
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-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 TEX MLB 30 0 33.0 0 1 0 20 17 22 2 100 5.5 4.6 0.5 6.0 0% .194 1.12 4.34 2.18 128 5.81 142.4 -0.5
2015 BOS 0 3 0 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 118 13.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 0% .333 2.00 10.10 4.50 84 4.40 102.9 0.0
2015 TEX 0 12 0 11.7 0 1 0 11 7 9 1 106 8.5 5.4 0.8 6.9 0% .323 1.54 4.73 5.40 126 6.33 147.8 -0.2
2015 TOT MLB 15 0 13.7 0 1 0 14 8 10 2 108 9.2 5.3 1.3 6.6 0% .000 1.61 5.51 5.27 120 6.05 141.2 -0.2
CareerMLB45046.702034253241026.64.80.86.244%.1941.264.683.091255.88142.0-0.8

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-
2008 DSX Rk DSL 11 11 51.0 3 1 0 43 16 46 1 7.6 2.8 0.2 8.1 0% .280 1.16 2.80 2.65 0 0.00 0.0
2009 RSX Rk GCL 12 10 49.7 2 3 0 33 8 47 1 91 6.0 1.4 0.2 8.5 0% .244 0.82 2.40 1.99 84 2.03 42.6
2010 GRN A SAL 6 6 15.0 0 2 0 29 10 18 5 102 17.4 6.0 3.0 10.8 0% .471 2.60 8.25 11.40 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LOW A- NYP 8 8 33.0 2 3 0 31 19 35 5 101 8.5 5.2 1.4 9.5 0% .286 1.52 5.13 4.36 0 0.00 0.0
2010 SPO A- NWN 3 3 11.7 1 1 0 19 3 13 2 107 14.6 2.3 1.5 10.0 0% .459 1.88 4.24 2.31 0 0.00 0.0
2011 HIC A SAL 26 20 117.0 9 1 1 117 45 130 7 108 9.0 3.5 0.5 10.0 0% .343 1.38 3.38 3.31 84 4.32 88.1
2012 MYR A+ CAR 18 12 70.0 4 6 1 69 25 71 7 89 8.9 3.2 0.9 9.1 0% .320 1.34 4.03 5.14 96 4.44 92.5
2012 FRI AA TEX 5 0 12.3 2 0 1 8 4 9 2 5.8 2.9 1.5 6.6 0% .171 0.97 5.14 1.46 116 3.25 67.6
2012 RNG Rk AZL 3 3 9.0 0 1 0 7 1 7 1 98 7.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 0% .231 0.89 4.89 3.00 92 0.84 17.5
2013 FRI AA TEX 16 0 24.7 2 0 2 12 11 24 1 4.4 4.0 0.4 8.8 0% .180 0.93 3.21 1.82 94 2.60 56.4
2014 TEX MLB AL 30 0 33.0 0 1 0 20 17 22 2 100 5.5 4.6 0.5 6.0 0% .194 1.12 4.34 2.18 128 5.81 142.4
2014 ROU AAA PCL 25 0 31.3 0 1 3 39 12 30 4 11.2 3.4 1.1 8.6 0% .365 1.63 4.78 4.02 103 5.81 123.1
2015 BOS MLB AL 3 0 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 118 13.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 0% .333 2.00 10.10 4.50 84 4.40 102.9
2015 TEX MLB AL 12 0 11.7 0 1 0 11 7 9 1 106 8.5 5.4 0.8 6.9 0% .323 1.54 4.73 5.40 126 6.33 147.8
2015 ROU AAA PCL 30 0 35.7 3 2 5 31 9 33 5 7.8 2.3 1.3 8.3 0% .265 1.12 4.41 2.78 94 2.76 60.5
2016 PAW AAA INT 32 0 64.0 4 2 2 49 27 59 6 6.9 3.8 0.8 8.3 36% .253 1.19 3.99 3.38 105 3.82 84.4
2016 TOR Wnt DWL 7 0 7.3 1 0 0 5 3 3 1 6.1 3.7 1.2 3.7 0% .174 1.09 4.86 1.23 0 0.00 0.0
2018 HAR AA EAS 44 0 54.0 6 4 11 46 20 59 8 7.7 3.3 1.3 9.8 34% .271 1.22 4.22 3.67 104 3.74 79.2
2019 VRC AAA MEX 59 0 62.3 1 7 32 55 34 65 7 7.9 4.9 1.0 9.4 0% .286 1.43 5.16 3.75 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 547 0.4863 0.4717 0.7829 0.6842 0.2705 0.8352 0.6579 0.2171
2015 234 0.4872 0.4017 0.7979 0.5702 0.2417 0.8769 0.6207 0.2021
Career7810.48660.45070.78740.65000.26190.84770.64680.2126

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
2013-05-29 - Minors - - Right Elbow Not Disclosed -
2010-05-08 2010-06-18 Minors 41 0 Left Knee Contusion -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 BOS $
2015 TEX $509,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$509,500
1 yrTotal$509,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 141 dRep 1 Baseball1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Washington as a free agent 1/3/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 2017. Signed by Hanshin of Japan 11/30/16.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Boston (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.5095M (2015). Re-signed by Texas 3/4/15. Claimed by Boston off waivers 9/11/15 after being DFA by Texas 9/1/15. DFA by Boston 12/2/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 12/7/15.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2014). Re-signed by Texas 2/17/14.
  • 1 year/$0.49M (2013). Re-signed by Texas 2/18/13.
  • 1 year/$0.48M (2012). Contract purchased by Texas 11/18/11. Re-signed by Texas 2/27/12.
  • signed by Texas 2009 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 5.6 0 1.8 40 0 53.5 40 21 53 7 .242 1.14 3.60 3.87 -5.1 -0.6
80o 4.8 0 1.5 35 0 47.4 38 20 47 7 .256 1.23 4.03 4.32 -6.7 -0.7
70o 4.3 0 1.4 32 0 43.1 37 19 43 7 .267 1.30 4.34 4.66 -7.6 -0.8
60o 3.9 0 1.2 29 0 39.5 35 18 39 6 .276 1.36 4.61 4.95 -8.2 -0.9
50o 3.5 0 1.1 27 0 36.3 34 17 36 6 .284 1.42 4.87 5.23 -8.5 -0.9
40o 3.1 0 0.9 25 0 33.1 32 17 33 6 .293 1.48 5.13 5.51 -8.8 -1.0
30o 2.8 0 0.8 22 0 29.8 30 16 29 5 .302 1.55 5.42 5.82 -8.8 -1.0
20o 2.4 0 0.7 19 0 26.0 28 14 26 5 .313 1.63 5.76 6.18 -8.7 -0.9
10o 1.9 0 0.5 16 0 21.0 24 12 21 4 .328 1.74 6.25 6.71 -8.2 -0.9
Weighted Mean3.401.126035.63317356.2821.404.835.18-8.2-0.9

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2015-03-12 15:00:00 (link to chat)I have asked this question before, but since no one has yet responded to it I considered it safe to try again... what's the scoop on Roman Mendez relief pitcher for Texas? Does he get a shot this year after posting an 2.18 ERA/ 1.12 WHIP in 33 innings of work last year?
(dvanhait from Holland)		He'll get a shot, but he doesn't miss quite enough bats to retain those numbers. (Andrew Koo)
2012-01-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)Out of the following, pick a player and a pitcher most likely to be Top 50 prospects at this time next year: #TheLegend, Jordan Akins, Ronald Guzman, Luis Marte, David Perez, Victor Payano, Yohander Mendez, Luke Jackson, and Roman Mendez. Thanks for chatting Professor!
(ramjam36 from Dallas)		#TheLegend (Jorge Alfaro) and David Perez (Jason Parks)
2011-04-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)I'll try this one more time since I've tried this question on about seven chats thusfar. I can go see Myrtle Beach and Hickory one time each. Which starting pitcher should I focus on to make my trip to see?
(jhardman from Apex, NC)		Robbie Erlin or Neil Ramirez for Myrtle Beach; Roman Mendez for Hickory. (Kevin Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Roman Mendez threw 1,130 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Slider (84mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Splitter (85mph).