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Robbie Ross Jr. PTigers

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-24-1989
Height5' 11"
Weight215 lbs
Age34 years, 10 months, 0 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
0.02015
0.62016
0.12017
2018
0.02019
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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
2012 TEX MLB 58 0 65.0 6 0 0 55 23 47 3 104 7.6 3.2 0.4 6.5 0% .274 1.20 3.35 2.22 99 4.72 108.3 0.1
2013 TEX MLB 65 0 62.3 4 2 0 63 19 58 4 101 9.1 2.7 0.6 8.4 0% .326 1.32 3.20 3.03 97 3.97 95.0 0.5
2014 TEX MLB 27 12 78.3 3 6 0 103 30 51 9 103 11.8 3.4 1.0 5.9 0% .351 1.70 4.77 6.20 118 5.61 137.6 -0.8
2015 BOS MLB 54 0 60.7 0 2 6 59 20 53 7 115 8.8 3.0 1.0 7.9 0% .296 1.30 3.99 3.86 103 4.67 109.1 0.0
2016 BOS MLB 54 0 55.3 3 2 0 47 23 56 2 117 7.6 3.7 0.3 9.1 51% .302 1.27 3.23 3.25 99 3.99 88.3 0.6
2017 BOS MLB 8 0 9.0 0 0 0 12 5 9 0 12.0 5.0 0.0 9.0 46% .429 1.89 3.81 7.00 89 3.72 79.1 0.1
CareerMLB26612330.716126339120274251049.23.30.77.553%.3211.393.763.921044.63108.70.5

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 SPO A- NWN 15 15 74.3 4 4 0 68 17 76 5 100 8.2 2.1 0.6 9.2 0% .304 1.14 3.69 2.66 91 3.94 82.9
2010 HIC A SAL 16 16 94.0 8 7 0 89 20 62 2 99 8.5 1.9 0.2 5.9 0% .284 1.16 3.47 2.59 0 0.00 0.0
2010 BAK A+ CLF 11 11 52.0 4 4 0 67 17 49 4 108 11.6 2.9 0.7 8.5 0% .375 1.62 4.05 5.37 0 0.00 0.0
2011 MYR A+ CAR 21 20 123.3 9 4 0 102 28 98 1 98 7.4 2.0 0.1 7.2 0% .282 1.05 2.56 2.26 86 4.05 82.7
2011 FRI AA TEX 6 6 38.0 1 1 0 33 5 36 5 106 7.8 1.2 1.2 8.5 0% .272 1.00 3.58 2.61 83 3.33 67.9
2012 TEX MLB AL 58 0 65.0 6 0 0 55 23 47 3 104 7.6 3.2 0.4 6.5 0% .274 1.20 3.35 2.22 99 4.72 108.3
2013 TEX MLB AL 65 0 62.3 4 2 0 63 19 58 4 101 9.1 2.7 0.6 8.4 0% .326 1.32 3.20 3.03 97 3.97 95.0
2014 TEX MLB AL 27 12 78.3 3 6 0 103 30 51 9 103 11.8 3.4 1.0 5.9 0% .351 1.70 4.77 6.20 118 5.61 137.6
2014 ROU AAA PCL 12 9 60.3 5 4 0 66 16 43 7 98 9.8 2.4 1.0 6.4 0% .319 1.36 4.72 4.33 99 4.41 93.3
2015 BOS MLB AL 54 0 60.7 0 2 6 59 20 53 7 115 8.8 3.0 1.0 7.9 0% .296 1.30 3.99 3.86 103 4.67 109.1
2015 PAW AAA INT 4 0 7.0 0 0 0 5 4 6 0 6.4 5.1 0.0 7.7 0% .250 1.29 3.58 3.86 101 3.25 71.4
2016 BOS MLB AL 54 0 55.3 3 2 0 47 23 56 2 117 7.6 3.7 0.3 9.1 51% .302 1.27 3.23 3.25 99 3.99 88.3
2017 BOS MLB AL 8 0 9.0 0 0 0 12 5 9 0 12.0 5.0 0.0 9.0 46% .429 1.89 3.81 7.00 89 3.72 79.1
2017 PAW AAA INT 6 0 6.0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 1.5 4.5 0.0 10.5 42% .083 0.67 2.50 1.50 84 2.25 47.8
2018 KAN A SAL 1 0 2.0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 4.5 4.5 0.0 9.0 40% .200 1.00 2.96 0.00 105 4.62 97.6
2018 CHR AAA INT 11 0 10.7 0 2 0 12 17 11 0 10.1 14.3 0.0 9.3 48% .414 2.72 6.89 11.81 144 8.76 185.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 1041 0.5274 0.4611 0.8167 0.6375 0.2642 0.8657 0.6846 0.1833
2013 995 0.5618 0.5186 0.7810 0.6708 0.3234 0.8587 0.5745 0.2190
2014 1342 0.5432 0.4769 0.8359 0.6365 0.2871 0.9095 0.6420 0.1641
2015 994 0.5423 0.4708 0.7756 0.6252 0.2879 0.8368 0.6183 0.2244
2016 965 0.4922 0.4373 0.7464 0.6189 0.2612 0.8197 0.5781 0.2536
2017 155 0.4516 0.4258 0.6818 0.7429 0.1647 0.7308 0.5000 0.3182
Career54920.53190.47200.79130.64080.28150.85800.61830.2087

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
2012-08-30 2012-09-15 15-DL 16 14 Left Forearm Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 CHA $
2017 BOS $1,825,000
2016 BOS $1,250,000
2015 BOS $566,500
2014 TEX $512,745
2013 TEX $497,400
2012 TEX $480,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$5,131,645
6 yrTotal$5,131,645

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 98 dBledsoe Agency1 year (2021)

Details
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/16/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 2020
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 3/4/19 (minor-league contract). Released by Pittsburgh 3/25/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/4/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago White Sox 6/8/18.
  • 1 year/$1.825M (2017). Re-signed by Boston 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A 11/2/17 (refused assignment).
  • 1 year/$1.25M (2016). Re-signed by Boston 1/29/16 (avoided arbitration, $1.325M-$1.075M). Performance bonus: $25,000 for 60 games or 60 innings.
  • 1 year/$0.5665M (2015). Acquired by Boston in trade from Texas 1/27/15. Signed by Boston 3/8/15.
  • 1 year/$512,745 (2014). Re-signed by Texas 2/26/14.
  • 1 year/$0.4974M (2013). Re-signed by Texas 2/12/13.
  • 1 year/$0.48M (2012). Contract purchased by Texas 4/4/12.
  • Drafted by Texas 2008 (2-57) (Lexington Christian, Ky.). Signed 8/15/08, $1.575M 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 6.5 0 0.6 45 0 48.7 36 25 48 3 .260 1.26 3.34 3.66 -3.4 -0.4
80o 5.6 0 0.5 39 0 43.0 35 24 43 3 .275 1.36 3.74 4.09 -4.9 -0.5
70o 5 0 0.4 36 0 39.0 33 23 39 3 .286 1.43 4.03 4.41 -5.8 -0.6
60o 4.5 0 0.4 33 0 35.7 32 22 35 3 .295 1.50 4.29 4.69 -6.4 -0.7
50o 4.1 0 0.3 30 0 32.7 30 21 32 3 .304 1.57 4.53 4.95 -6.7 -0.7
40o 3.7 0 0.3 27 0 29.8 29 20 29 3 .313 1.63 4.78 5.22 -7.0 -0.8
30o 3.2 0 0.2 24 0 26.7 27 19 26 3 .322 1.71 5.05 5.52 -7.1 -0.8
20o 2.7 0 0.2 21 0 23.2 25 17 23 2 .334 1.80 5.38 5.87 -7.0 -0.8
10o 2.1 0 0.1 17 0 18.6 21 15 18 2 .349 1.93 5.84 6.37 -6.6 -0.7
Weighted Mean400.329032.12920323.3021.554.504.92-6.5-0.7

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DateQuestionAnswer
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)What are your top LOOGYs that I should target to snipe me some holds?
(GC from 90210)		Cingrani still available? Alex Torres, Brett Cecil, Justin Wilson, Charlie Furbush (Ollie Perez temporarily closing gives him more opps), Sean Doolittle, Robbie Ross, and Tim Collins (Paul Sporer)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Robbie Ross Jr. threw 6,543 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 Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Slider (82mph), also mixing in a Curve (75mph).