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2019 Projections (Rest of Season Projections - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-23-1987
Height6' 6"
Weight215 lbs
Age31 years, 10 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2.12015
-1.62016
0.72017
2.52018
0.32019
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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 MIN MLB 10 10 51.0 2 4 0 69 20 29 7 98 12.2 3.5 1.2 5.1 0% .350 1.75 5.19 6.53 122 6.20 148.4 -0.8
2014 MIN MLB 31 31 179.3 13 12 0 178 57 107 12 105 8.9 2.9 0.6 5.4 0% .287 1.31 3.82 4.47 106 4.23 103.6 1.3
2015 MIN MLB 32 32 194.7 11 11 0 186 65 145 18 107 8.6 3.0 0.8 6.7 0% .287 1.29 3.92 3.84 102 4.19 97.9 2.1
2016 MIN MLB 25 25 147.3 6 11 0 175 55 104 20 112 10.7 3.4 1.2 6.4 50% .330 1.56 4.65 5.07 112 6.31 139.7 -1.6
2017 MIN MLB 29 29 158.0 12 10 0 182 60 121 24 110 10.4 3.4 1.4 6.9 52% .328 1.53 4.84 5.07 108 5.20 110.8 0.7
2018 MIN MLB 32 32 196.7 10 13 0 177 79 179 23 104 8.1 3.6 1.1 8.2 51% .285 1.30 4.16 3.62 99 4.21 94.1 2.5
2019 MIN MLB 27 26 144.3 12 6 0 147 45 141 19 99 9.2 2.8 1.2 8.8 53% .311 1.33 4.05 4.49 97 4.87 99.5 1.5
CareerMLB1861851071.36667011143818261231069.43.21.06.952%.3091.404.264.471054.83108.45.6

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-
2010 FTM A+ FSL 7 7 43.3 4 1 0 33 12 40 2 79 6.9 2.5 0.4 8.3 0% .274 1.04 3.15 1.87 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NBR AA EAS 16 16 93.0 7 5 0 91 22 77 5 99 8.8 2.1 0.5 7.5 0% .307 1.22 3.24 3.68 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ROC AAA INT 3 3 15.7 0 0 0 12 5 9 0 101 6.9 2.9 0.0 5.2 0% .245 1.08 3.29 1.72 0 0.00 0.0
2011 ROC AAA INT 18 18 95.3 3 8 0 109 27 91 11 100 10.3 2.5 1.0 8.6 0% .339 1.43 3.70 4.81 90 5.96 121.7
2012 FTM A+ FSL 2 2 7.0 0 0 0 6 1 7 1 95 7.7 1.3 1.3 9.0 0% .263 1.00 4.10 2.57 89 3.31 68.9
2012 ROC AAA INT 2 2 6.7 0 2 0 11 1 10 1 97 14.9 1.4 1.4 13.5 0% .526 1.80 2.55 9.45 70 5.48 114.2
2012 TWI Rk GCL 9 7 14.7 0 0 0 9 4 16 1 94 5.5 2.5 0.6 9.8 0% .235 0.89 2.95 2.45 90 2.79 58.2
2012 PER Wnt AFL 6 6 23.3 3 2 0 31 8 28 0 12.0 3.1 0.0 10.8 0% .456 1.67 2.81 5.40 0 0.00 0.0
2013 MIN MLB AL 10 10 51.0 2 4 0 69 20 29 7 98 12.2 3.5 1.2 5.1 0% .350 1.75 5.19 6.53 122 6.20 148.4
2013 ROC AAA INT 17 17 101.7 7 5 0 85 33 87 5 107 7.5 2.9 0.4 7.7 0% .279 1.16 3.10 2.92 89 3.05 66.3
2014 MIN MLB AL 31 31 179.3 13 12 0 178 57 107 12 105 8.9 2.9 0.6 5.4 0% .287 1.31 3.82 4.47 106 4.23 103.6
2015 MIN MLB AL 32 32 194.7 11 11 0 186 65 145 18 107 8.6 3.0 0.8 6.7 0% .287 1.29 3.92 3.84 102 4.19 97.9
2016 MIN MLB AL 25 25 147.3 6 11 0 175 55 104 20 112 10.7 3.4 1.2 6.4 50% .330 1.56 4.65 5.07 112 6.31 139.7
2016 FTM A+ FSL 2 2 9.3 0 0 0 9 1 8 0 96 8.7 1.0 0.0 7.7 68% .360 1.07 1.85 0.96 80 3.89 85.9
2016 ROC AAA INT 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 7 3 2 0 97 10.5 4.5 0.0 3.0 50% .318 1.67 4.00 1.50 123 6.41 141.5
2017 MIN MLB AL 29 29 158.0 12 10 0 182 60 121 24 110 10.4 3.4 1.4 6.9 52% .328 1.53 4.84 5.07 108 5.20 110.8
2017 ROC AAA INT 3 3 17.3 1 2 0 13 5 23 1 97 6.8 2.6 0.5 11.9 60% .308 1.04 2.30 2.08 76 3.10 66.0
2018 MIN MLB AL 32 32 196.7 10 13 0 177 79 179 23 104 8.1 3.6 1.1 8.2 51% .285 1.30 4.16 3.62 99 4.21 94.1
2019 MIN MLB AL 27 26 144.3 12 6 0 147 45 141 19 99 9.2 2.8 1.2 8.8 53% .311 1.33 4.05 4.49 97 4.87 99.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 898 0.4020 0.4354 0.7954 0.6177 0.3128 0.9103 0.6429 0.2046
2014 2799 0.4362 0.4530 0.7973 0.6306 0.3156 0.9000 0.6386 0.2027
2015 3211 0.3999 0.4594 0.7695 0.6036 0.3633 0.8903 0.6357 0.2305
2016 2450 0.4012 0.4490 0.7700 0.5941 0.3517 0.9075 0.6143 0.2300
2017 2576 0.4363 0.4538 0.7665 0.6246 0.3216 0.8846 0.5889 0.2335
2018 3242 0.3849 0.4457 0.7294 0.6274 0.3320 0.8863 0.5438 0.2706
2019 2302 0.3814 0.4353 0.7066 0.6002 0.3336 0.8975 0.4947 0.2934
Career174780.40610.44910.75920.61440.33560.89470.59100.2408

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
2014-07-19 2014-07-29 DTD 10 9 - Low Back Tightness -
2012-04-05 2012-08-25 Minors 142 134 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2011-09-07 -
2011-07-23 2011-09-06 Minors 45 44 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2011-09-07 -
2010-08-25 2010-09-07 Minors 13 0 Left Ankle Sprain -
2009-06-09 2009-06-09 Coll 0 0 Right Forearm Stress Fracture - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 MIN $8,125,000
2018 MIN $4,200,000
2017 MIN $2,900,000
2016 MIN $587,500
2015 MIN $537,500
2014 MIN $502,500
2013 MIN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$8,727,500
2019Current$8,125,000
6 yrPvs + Cur$16,852,500
6 yrTotal$16,852,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 39 dRandy Rowley1 year/$8.125M (2019)

Details
  • 1 year/$8.125M (2019). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$4.2M (2018). Lost arbitration with Minnesota 2/15/18 ($4.55M-$4.2M).
  • 1 year/$2.9M (2017). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.5875M (2016). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/2/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5375M (2015). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15.
  • 1 year/$0.5025M (2014). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/28/14.
  • 2013. Contract purchased by Minnesota 11/20/12.
  • Drafted by Minnesota 2009 (1-22) (Missouri). Signed 8/17/09, $1.8M 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 2.5 1.7 0 6 6 47.2 40 16 40 5 .270 1.20 3.19 3.59 6.9 0.8
80o 2.5 1.8 0 6 6 43.2 39 16 37 4 .280 1.26 3.48 3.92 5.7 0.6
70o 2.4 1.8 0 6 6 40.5 38 15 34 4 .287 1.30 3.70 4.16 4.7 0.5
60o 2.4 1.9 0 6 6 38.1 37 15 32 4 .293 1.34 3.88 4.37 3.9 0.4
50o 2.3 2 0 6 6 36.0 35 14 31 4 .298 1.38 4.06 4.56 3.2 0.3
40o 2.3 2 0 6 6 33.9 34 14 29 4 .304 1.42 4.24 4.76 2.4 0.3
30o 2.2 2.1 0 6 6 31.7 33 13 27 4 .310 1.46 4.42 4.97 1.6 0.2
20o 2.2 2.2 0 6 6 29.1 31 13 25 4 .317 1.51 4.65 5.22 0.7 0.1
10o 2.1 2.3 0 6 6 25.7 29 12 22 3 .327 1.58 4.96 5.57 -0.6 -0.1
Weighted Mean2.3206635.93514304.2971.374.054.553.20.4

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2019-07-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is Griffin Canning just Kyle Gibson 2.0? He generates a ton of whiffs on multiple pitches, but it seems to be a side effect of pitching outside the zone too often.
(Dylan from Providence)		This seems overly kind to Gibson's ability to miss bats? Canning already generates a better K% than Gibson ever has. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-07-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Kyle Gibson has a 13.4% SwgStk and 23.7% K-rate, 35.5% Zone rate. Canning has a 14.0% SwgStk, 25.3% K-rate, 38.4% Zone rate. Most other pitchers with Zone% that low are changeup artists(Castillo,Vargas,Davies,E-Rod)
(Dylan from Providence)		Good to know - but Gibson has also evolved a lot over the years, and I don't think his current iteration of stuff is quite as good as Canning's is right now. That zone percentage is something to look into in terms of if he's living on the edge (and failing) or just not controlling the ball well enough. (Craig Goldstein)
2018-04-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)Am I the only one who looks at the Twin's rotation and sees no possible way of it leading them to the playoffs? Kyle Gibson, the inevitable 2nd half meltdown of Lance Lynn, terrible depth, etc......
(Mr. Fister from Arlington)		I didn't pick them for the Wild Card, although there isn't a dominant team beyond the top four in the AL. I could see the Twins or another team winning 83-85 and sneaking in to the Wild Card game. (Mike Gianella)
2017-08-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)Please explain your theory about why Kyle Gibson looks a lot more promising lately, just in case your mean editor doesn't let you write an entire article about it.
(AaronGleeman from Minnesota)		(I'm totally gonna slip one by him, but in the meantime:)

Gibson moved over on the rubber recently, and made a concomitant change in his arm slot. He's throwing out of his more natural slot, lower, with better posture. He can do that and still stay on his line to the plate because of the move on the rubber. He's also throwing his four-seamer more often, and with significantly improved spin, and all of that makes him a pitcher worth reevaluating under these new conditions--for however long they last. (Matthew Trueblood)
2016-03-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)Thanks for the chat, Michael. What are the breakout (or breakdown!!) chances for pitchers such as Martin Perez, Kevin Gausman, Daniel Norris, James Paxton, Michael Pineda, Joe Kelly, Kyle Gibson, etc. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
(DJ from Dallas )		Already talked about Gausman. I think Paxton might get squeezed out of a surprisingly deep Mariners rotation. Pineda's already good, Gibson kind of is what he is at this point, as is Kelly, who in a just world would've moved to the bullpen full-time two years ago.
That leaves Perez, whom I've always been down on compared to what appears to be the consensus, and Norris, whom I like to bounce back if only because he's got an open rotation spot in Detroit, to say nothing of it being unlikely that he receives a surprise cancer diagnosis this year. (Michael Baumann)
2015-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)How would you draft these guys and who are the real Aces in the group if any? Kevin Gausman Eduardo Rodriguez Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Norris, Kyle Gibson,
(OB1KENOBI from NYC)		None of these guys are aces in my opinion, but I'd go Norris, Rodriguez, Gausman, Sanchez, Gibson. (Christopher Crawford)


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