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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-23-1988
Height6' 4"
Weight210 lbs
Age35 years, 11 months, 1 days
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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
2013 NYN 0 15 0 13.0 3 0 1 11 4 12 1 98 7.6 2.8 0.7 8.3 0% .270 1.15 3.32 3.46 109 3.36 80.5 0.2
2013 PIT 0 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 95 13.5 4.5 0.0 6.8 0% .400 2.00 3.77 4.50 117 3.95 94.7 0.0
2014 NYN MLB 41 0 34.7 2 3 0 26 19 32 2 95 6.8 4.9 0.5 8.3 0% .255 1.30 3.73 2.60 104 4.15 101.9 0.1
2013 TOT MLB 18 0 17.0 3 0 1 17 6 15 1 97 9.0 3.2 0.5 7.9 0% .000 1.35 3.43 3.71 111 3.50 83.8 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-
2009 SCO A- NYP 13 7 31.3 1 2 1 26 15 33 0 108 7.5 4.3 0.0 9.5 0% .286 1.31 2.73 3.45 94 3.83 80.5
2010 WVA A SAL 2 2 4.7 0 0 0 3 5 8 1 95 5.7 9.6 1.9 15.3 0% .250 1.70 6.71 9.57 0 0.00 0.0
2011 WVA A SAL 22 0 29.0 2 1 1 30 16 23 0 9.3 5.0 0.0 7.1 0% .333 1.59 3.80 5.28 105 5.74 117.3
2011 BRD A+ FSL 5 0 6.7 1 0 0 8 4 5 1 10.8 5.4 1.4 6.8 0% .350 1.80 6.07 4.05 117 5.80 118.4
2012 ALT AA EAS 51 0 60.0 2 3 13 40 29 85 2 6.0 4.4 0.3 12.8 0% .295 1.15 2.44 1.65 66 2.87 59.8
2012 SCO Wnt AFL 12 0 10.7 1 1 1 17 11 11 0 14.3 9.3 0.0 9.3 0% .486 2.63 5.23 11.81 0 0.00 0.0
2013 NYN MLB NL 15 0 13.0 3 0 1 11 4 12 1 98 7.6 2.8 0.7 8.3 0% .270 1.15 3.32 3.46 109 3.36 80.5
2013 PIT MLB NL 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 95 13.5 4.5 0.0 6.8 0% .400 2.00 3.77 4.50 117 3.95 94.7
2013 IND AAA INT 38 0 46.7 5 3 17 28 21 63 2 5.4 4.1 0.4 12.2 0% .252 1.05 2.47 2.51 70 2.21 48.0
2014 NYN MLB NL 41 0 34.7 2 3 0 26 19 32 2 95 6.8 4.9 0.5 8.3 0% .255 1.30 3.73 2.60 104 4.15 101.9
2014 LVG AAA PCL 17 0 18.7 0 1 7 12 17 18 0 5.8 8.2 0.0 8.7 0% .261 1.55 4.65 1.45 109 4.60 97.4
2015 SLU A+ FSL 4 0 3.7 0 2 0 5 3 2 1 12.3 7.4 2.5 4.9 0% .308 2.18 8.07 7.36 138 6.62 145.1
2015 BIN AA EAS 6 0 6.0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 6.0 1.5 0.0 7.5 0% .235 0.83 2.10 0.00 87 2.88 63.3
2015 LVG AAA PCL 31 0 26.7 1 4 3 32 26 27 3 10.8 8.8 1.0 9.1 0% .363 2.18 5.96 7.09 123 7.36 161.3
2017 SLO A- NWL 6 0 7.0 0 0 1 6 7 11 0 7.7 9.0 0.0 14.1 71% .353 1.86 4.07 5.14 100 4.51 95.9
2017 RIC AA EAS 19 0 29.0 1 1 0 27 28 16 2 8.4 8.7 0.6 5.0 47% .260 1.90 6.12 5.28 138 6.33 134.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 284 0.4754 0.4824 0.7956 0.6000 0.3758 0.8765 0.6786 0.2044
2014 559 0.4275 0.4365 0.7172 0.6067 0.3094 0.8276 0.5556 0.2828
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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
2014-09-14 2014-09-29 DTD 15 13 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -
2014-08-24 2014-09-08 15-DL 15 13 - Neck Cartilage Injury Herniated Disc -
2014-04-04 2014-04-11 Minors 7 0 - Neck Nerve Injury Pinched Nerve - -
2013-05-22 2013-06-24 Minors 33 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2011-04-07 2011-05-26 Minors 49 0 Right Shoulder Tendonitis -
2010-05-23 2010-09-07 Minors 107 0 Right Shoulder Strain Latissimus Dorsi -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 NYN $515,500
2014 NYN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$515,500
1 yrTotal$515,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 166 d1 year/$0.5155M (2015)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.5155M (2015). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/5/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by NY Mets 9/1/15.
  • 1 year/$502,250 (2014). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/20/12. Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13. Acquired by NY Mets in trade with Pittsburgh 8/29/13 (player to be named in 8/28/13 John Buck/Marlon Byrd deal).
  • Drafted by Pittsburgh 2009 (1s-49) (Dallas Baptist HS). $0.717M 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 5.2 0 1.6 43 0 46.9 39 38 34 5 .247 1.64 5.13 5.68 -13.3 -1.4
80o 4.3 0 1.3 37 0 40.6 37 36 30 5 .263 1.78 5.66 6.27 -14.0 -1.5
70o 3.8 0 1.1 33 0 36.3 35 34 27 5 .275 1.89 6.05 6.71 -14.2 -1.5
60o 3.3 0 0.9 30 0 32.7 33 32 24 4 .285 1.99 6.40 7.1 -14.1 -1.5
50o 2.9 0 0.8 27 0 29.5 31 30 22 4 .294 2.08 6.74 7.47 -13.9 -1.5
40o 2.5 0 0.7 24 0 26.4 29 28 19 4 .304 2.18 7.08 7.86 -13.5 -1.5
30o 2.2 0 0.6 21 0 23.1 27 26 17 4 .314 2.29 7.46 8.28 -12.8 -1.4
20o 1.8 0 0.4 18 0 19.5 24 23 14 3 .326 2.43 7.92 8.8 -11.9 -1.3
10o 1.3 0 0.3 13 0 14.7 20 19 11 3 .344 2.63 8.59 9.54 -10.1 -1.1
Weighted Mean2.900.826028.73029214.2922.066.687.41-13.3-1.4

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)When it comes to saves in 2015, can you please rank the following. Vic Black, Josh Fields, Zach Putnam, Junichi Tazawa. Thanks dude.
(Corey from San Jacinto)		Putnam, Fields, and Black, Tazawa with the caveat that anything can happen between now and ST 2015. If you're looking for fluidity, Chicago and Houston are better place to go than Boston (sounds like they might bring back Koji Uehara) and New York (Mejia is OK if he's healthy, and Familia looks like a solid back-up plan). (Mike Gianella)
2014-07-24 19:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think about Ken Giles and Vic Black? Saves opp in August and Sept?
(Chris from Siem Reap)		Both situations are fluid, I think Giles takes over if Jonathan Papelbon gets moved, and Vic Black might just take that job in Queens. I would put more stock in Giles but both could see saves. I like both guys. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-07-24 19:00:00 (link to chat)What current non-closing RP gets the most saves ROS?
(Shawnykid23 from CT)		Joakim Soria, Ken Giles, Vic Black, a random White Sox reliever. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-07-03 19:00:00 (link to chat)Enjoying the chat, thanks. Q. National Leaguer with one or fewer saves who is mostly likely to have seven by the end of the year?
(gerrybraun from san diego)		Vic Black, Santiago Casilla, Alex Torres, Brad Ziegler. And I like Addison Reed but I can see them pulling the plug for a bit. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-03-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who has more saves this year? Cody Allen or Vic Black? Thanks
(Vic from Baltimore)		Black, but I believe in Axford this year so that definitely influences this pick (Paul Sporer)
2014-01-21 18:00:00 (link to chat)Any good non-closer RP that should be targeted in NL only for $1?
(craneplace from The Present)		In NL-only for $1 you really could grab a number of quality middle relievers and be happy. If you're asking from a saves perspective, I like Vic Black on the Mets, Mark Melancon on the Pirates and Pedro Strop on the Cubs. I don't know if any of those guys will go for $1, but they could get saves. A.J. Ramos is another guy who could be a "post-hype" saves guy and pick up a few or get the job if Steve Cishek gets traded or is ineffective. (Mike Gianella)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Vic Black threw 845 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2014, including pitches thrown in . In 2014, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Curve (83mph), also mixing in a Sinker (96mph). He also rarely threw a Change (90mph).