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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
48.3 4.77 1.36 50 3 1 10 0.1
Birth Date8-13-1990
Height6' 0"
Weight220 lbs
Age34 years, 7 months, 23 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.82015
0.62016
-0.32017
0.32018
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
2015 NYN MLB 57 0 54.0 4 3 0 37 18 61 8 87 6.2 3.0 1.3 10.2 0% .227 1.02 3.93 3.67 100 3.53 82.5 0.8
2016 NYN MLB 68 0 77.7 6 4 1 69 36 85 7 86 8.0 4.2 0.8 9.8 31% .307 1.35 3.59 3.48 104 4.25 94.1 0.6
2017 NYN MLB 46 0 56.7 7 5 0 47 29 60 10 7.5 4.6 1.6 9.5 35% .259 1.34 5.15 4.92 114 5.63 119.8 -0.3
2018 ANA 0 37 0 36.3 0 1 2 32 15 36 2 98 7.9 3.7 0.5 8.9 40% .300 1.29 3.25 2.97 112 4.90 109.5 0.0
2018 NYN 0 16 0 19.7 2 2 0 21 10 23 7 92 9.6 4.6 3.2 10.5 28% .298 1.58 7.08 5.03 104 3.75 83.7 0.3
2019 ANA MLB 71 1 72.7 5 1 23 58 16 75 6 100 7.2 2.0 0.7 9.3 40% .280 1.02 2.91 2.48 86 3.67 75.3 1.3
2018 TOT MLB 53 0 56.0 2 3 2 53 25 59 9 96 8.5 4.0 1.4 9.5 36% .299 1.39 4.59 3.70 109 4.50 100.4 0.3
CareerMLB2951317.024162626412434040767.53.51.19.735%.2881.223.953.581024.2993.52.7

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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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-
2011 KNG Rk APP 15 0 37.0 3 1 1 28 16 42 2 6.8 3.9 0.5 10.2 0% .289 1.19 4.28 2.68 100 3.88 79.1
2012 BRO A- NYP 12 12 72.7 6 1 0 47 10 66 0 88 5.8 1.2 0.0 8.2 0% .245 0.78 2.09 1.11 78 2.22 46.1
2013 SLU A+ FSL 16 15 84.7 5 4 0 83 29 66 8 97 8.8 3.1 0.9 7.0 0% .296 1.32 4.15 3.72 106 4.79 104.1
2013 MTS Rk GCL 2 2 10.7 0 1 0 12 2 5 0 100 10.1 1.7 0.0 4.2 0% .316 1.31 3.64 4.22 104 4.25 92.3
2014 BIN AA EAS 30 18 110.7 7 6 0 107 43 106 10 105 8.7 3.5 0.8 8.6 0% .312 1.36 3.96 4.31 98 4.68 99.2
2015 NYN MLB NL 57 0 54.0 4 3 0 37 18 61 8 87 6.2 3.0 1.3 10.2 0% .227 1.02 3.93 3.67 100 3.53 82.5
2015 LVG AAA PCL 5 0 7.7 1 0 0 6 1 10 0 7.0 1.2 0.0 11.7 0% .316 0.91 1.38 0.00 68 2.61 57.3
2016 NYN MLB NL 68 0 77.7 6 4 1 69 36 85 7 86 8.0 4.2 0.8 9.8 31% .307 1.35 3.59 3.48 104 4.25 94.1
2017 NYN MLB NL 46 0 56.7 7 5 0 47 29 60 10 7.5 4.6 1.6 9.5 35% .259 1.34 5.15 4.92 114 5.63 119.8
2017 LVG AAA PCL 18 0 23.3 0 1 4 27 14 22 5 10.4 5.4 1.9 8.5 36% .319 1.76 6.68 5.79 120 6.41 136.5
2018 ANA MLB AL 37 0 36.3 0 1 2 32 15 36 2 98 7.9 3.7 0.5 8.9 40% .300 1.29 3.25 2.97 112 4.90 109.5
2018 NYN MLB NL 16 0 19.7 2 2 0 21 10 23 7 92 9.6 4.6 3.2 10.5 28% .298 1.58 7.08 5.03 104 3.75 83.7
2018 LVG AAA PCL 8 0 7.7 0 0 2 7 5 7 1 8.2 5.9 1.2 8.2 61% .273 1.57 5.56 3.52 113 4.86 102.7
2019 ANA MLB AL 71 1 72.7 5 1 23 58 16 75 6 100 7.2 2.0 0.7 9.3 40% .280 1.02 2.91 2.48 86 3.67 75.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 879 0.5529 0.4937 0.7189 0.6872 0.2545 0.7485 0.6200 0.2811
2016 1352 0.5044 0.4830 0.7443 0.6979 0.2642 0.7878 0.6271 0.2557
2017 917 0.4940 0.4144 0.7658 0.6203 0.2134 0.7936 0.6869 0.2342
2018 969 0.5088 0.4530 0.7312 0.6755 0.2227 0.7508 0.6698 0.2688
2019 1139 0.4987 0.4996 0.7293 0.7077 0.2925 0.7960 0.5689 0.2707
Career52560.51030.47090.73810.68060.25220.77720.63160.2619

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
2014-07-20 2014-07-30 Minors 10 0 - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2022 BOS $2,250,000
2021 MIN $2,000,000
2020 ANA $3,850,000
2019 ANA $1,400,000
2018 ANA $
2017 NYN $553,125
2016 NYN $516,500
2015 NYN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$10,569,625
6 yrTotal$10,569,625

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 119 dTLA Worldwide1 year/$2.25M (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 3/18/22 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2.25M in majors. Contract selected by Boston 4/7/22. DFA by Boston 7/7/22. Released by Boston 7/9/22. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 7/24/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$2M (2021). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/29/20. Performance bonuses: $75,000 each for 20, 25 games finished. $100,000 for 30 GF. $125,000 each for 35, 40 GF. Acquired by Boston in trade from Minnesota 7/30/21 with $698,925 remaining on contract. As part of the deal, Twins pay Red Sox about $500,000.
  • 1 year/$3.85M (2020). Re-signed by LA Angels 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.4M (2019). Re-signed by LA Angels 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$900,000 (2018). Re-signed by NY Mets 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Claimed by LA Angels off waivers 6/24/18 after being DFA by NY Mets 6/23/18.
  • 1 year/$553,125 (2017). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/17.
  • 1 year/$516,500 (2016). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/4/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by NY Mets 11/20/14. Re-signed by NY Mets 3/5/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/3/14 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2013). Contract purchased by NY Mets 11/20/12. Re-signed by NY Mets 3/3/13. Sent outright to Triple-A by NY Mets 11/23/13.
  • Signed by NY Mets 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 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 10 6 14 2 .240 1.12 3.48 3.51 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 4 9 1 .254 1.20 3.89 3.93 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 3 6 1 .263 1.26 4.18 4.24 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 3 0 .271 1.31 4.44 4.51 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .279 1.37 4.68 4.77 -0.1 0.0
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Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.
Year Age W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP WHIP ERA DRA H/9 BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WARP
20202921045048412449737.2681.355.005.107.74.59.21.3-0.0
20213021047050442453837.2761.355.025.137.94.39.51.4-0.0
20223121046048432349837.2771.375.035.148.04.39.11.5-0.0
20233221046049432251837.2761.344.854.958.04.19.41.50.1
20243321043046412147737.2731.355.005.108.04.19.21.4-0.0
20253421041044392044737.2771.354.935.038.04.19.11.40.0
20263521040043382044737.2781.364.985.088.04.29.31.5-0.0
20273621038040361941637.2791.364.995.098.04.29.11.3-0.0
20283721036038341839637.2791.364.995.098.04.29.21.4-0.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 75)

Rank Score Name Year Run Average Trend
1 86 Jensen Lewis 2012 0.00 DNP
2 84 Shawn Tolleson 2016 7.68
3 82 Fernando Cabrera 2010 20.25
4 81 Shawn Kelley 2012 4.26
5 80 Fu-Te Ni 2011 0.00 DNP
6 80 Joel Hanrahan 2010 3.62
7 79 Jon Rauch 2007 3.81
8 79 Angel Guzman 2010 0.00 DNP
9 79 David Carpenter 2014 3.84
10 78 Tanner Scheppers 2015 6.10
11 78 Taylor Tankersley 2011 0.00 DNP
12 78 Bobby Seay 2006 6.46
13 78 Mike Dunn 2013 2.79
14 77 Ernesto Frieri 2014 7.34
15 77 Jason Bergmann 2010 15.43
16 77 John Foster 2006 0.00 DNP
17 77 Kevin Correia 2009 4.18
18 76 Neal Cotts 2008 4.54
19 76 Bill Bray 2011 2.98
20 76 Tony Sipp 2012 4.75
21 76 David Aardsma 2010 3.44
22 76 Wesley Wright 2013 4.02
23 76 Anthony Bass 2016 0.00 DNP
24 76 Will Ohman 2006 4.13
25 76 Aaron Crow 2015 0.00 DNP
26 76 Matt Reynolds 2013 2.30
27 76 David Hernandez 2013 4.76
28 76 Trey Hodges 2006 0.00 DNP
29 76 J.J. Hoover 2016 13.98
30 75 Pedro Baez 2016 3.28
31 75 Justin Grimm 2017 5.53
32 75 Vinnie Chulk 2007 3.74
33 75 Tony Cingrani 2018 4.76
34 75 Jason Standridge 2007 11.74
35 75 Jaime Cerda 2007 0.00 DNP
36 75 John Parrish 2006 0.00 DNP
37 75 Ronald Belisario 2011 0.00 DNP
38 75 Shaun Marcum 2010 3.87
39 75 Chris Ray 2010 3.72
40 74 Chris Perez 2014 4.47
41 74 Jesse Chavez 2012 10.58
42 74 Jeff Samardzija 2013 4.59
43 74 Santiago Casilla 2009 6.70
44 74 Mark Lowe 2011 5.20
45 74 Brandon Backe 2006 3.77
46 74 Fernando Abad 2014 1.73
47 74 Jorge Julio 2007 5.66
48 74 Fernando Nieve 2011 0.00 DNP
49 74 James McDonald 2013 7.28
50 73 Dan Wheeler 2006 2.78
51 73 Boof Bonser 2010 6.12
52 73 Chris Young 2007 3.38
53 73 Joaquin Benoit 2006 5.54
54 73 Rich Hill 2008 4.12
55 73 Chad Gaudin 2011 10.80
56 73 Aaron Fultz 2002 4.79
57 73 Jorge De La Rosa 2009 4.62
58 73 Brett Cecil 2015 2.82
59 73 Juan Oviedo 2010 3.74
60 73 Blaine Neal 2006 0.00 DNP
61 73 Roman Colon 2008 0.00 DNP
62 72 Frank Dipino 1985 5.21
63 72 Jose Valdez 2018 12.60
64 72 Blake Wood 2014 7.11
65 72 Kevin Gregg 2006 4.71
66 72 Tyler Clippard 2013 2.41
67 72 Jim Hoey 2011 7.30
68 72 Bill Campbell 1977 3.09
69 72 Vidal Nuno 2016 3.53
70 72 Steve Farr 1985 3.58
71 72 Scott Dohmann 2006 7.08
72 72 Jose Veras 2009 5.90
73 72 Boone Logan 2013 3.46
74 72 Todd Wellemeyer 2007 5.67
75 72 Bobby Ayala 1998 7.77
76 72 Louis Coleman 2014 5.82
77 72 Nelson Cruz 2001 4.59
78 72 Mark Huismann 1986 4.35
79 72 John Henry Johnson 1985 0.00 DNP
80 72 Lucas Luetge 2015 0.00
81 71 Hector Mercado 2002 4.85
82 71 Curtis Leskanic 1996 6.23
83 71 Alan Embree 1998 5.53
84 71 Zac Rosscup 2016 0.00 DNP
85 71 Randy Messenger 2010 0.00 DNP
86 71 John Hudek 1995 5.40
87 71 Allan Simpson 2006 6.75
88 71 Bud Norris 2013 4.53
89 71 Buddy Schultz 1979 4.46
90 71 Josias Manzanillo 1996 0.00 DNP
91 71 Jason Motte 2010 2.06
92 71 Arquimedes Caminero 2015 3.74
93 71 Chris Withrow 2017 0.00 DNP
94 71 Cory Rasmus 2016 5.84
95 71 Rigo Beltran 1998 3.38
96 71 Andrew Brown 2009 0.00 DNP
97 71 Jeff Reardon 1984 3.21
98 71 Franklin Morales 2014 5.69
99 71 Bob Locker 1966 3.03
100 71 Steve Kline 2001 2.04

BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
2019  Due to publishing agreements, the 2019 player comments and team essays are only available in the Baseball Prospectus 2019 book (available in hardcopy, and soon e-book and Kindle).
2018 The new Robles is pretty much the same as the old Robles—so many blazing fastballs—only this time he's packing even more home runs. The hard-throwing righty got off to a terrible start, giving up 13 walks and 15 runs in 21 2/3 innings before being demoted to Triple-A in late May, quite the fall for someone who had been a reliable part of the Mets' bullpen over the previous two years. His return to Flushing later in the season went slightly better, but no cringeworthy stat was quite as bad as his habit of pointing at 450-foot fly balls into the Coca-Cola Corner. Did he expect Jay Bruce to grow to enormous size and catch balls that were well on their way out of the park, or was it just wishful thinking?
2017 The extra velocity Robles found a few years ago got him to the majors, but two years in, his future role is still unclear. Oddly, he's at his best when used in a true long-man role, and forced to throw (and locate) his entire fastball/slider/change mix instead of just trying to blow everyone away with ol' number one. This was most apparent when forced into an impressive quasi-start behind an injured Bartolo Colon in June. However, despite significant need down the stretch and a long, sometimes successful history starting in the minors, the Mets never went back to Robles in a starting role. In the bullpen, the stuff often makes you think he is destined for high-leverage work, but the command rarely does.
2016 The prize for most-improved reliever: You get the whole month of October off! From June 14th through the end of the season, Robles' line-drive rates on both the fastball and slider each fell by nearly a third. He was, all told, the Mets' most reliable reliever not named Jeurys Familia, and given the Mets' willingness to use rookie starters through the playoffs, it's perplexing that Robles threw only three innings in the postseason. This is a hot relief prospect who will take on a much larger role this season. Like Familia, he loves a good quick pitch. You would think noted quick pitchers wouldn't also throw 97 mph, but there you go.
2014 Hansel Robles just keeps getting outs despite a lack of size and stuff, but he’s been old for every level at which he’s played. Sometime in 2014 he’ll crack Double-A, where we’ll find out if it’s all a parlor trick.
2013 Hansel Robles had incredible results in Brooklyn and has only allowed three homers in 235 1/3 innings as a professional, but as a short righty without above-average stuff, he might consider getting his real estate license in his spare time.

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-09-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)In a roster crunch in AL only league. Have to drop someone today, and I am debating between Hansel Robles or Kris Bubic. I lead the league in Ks, I am top 5 in ERA/WHIP, top 3 in Ws, middle of the pack in saves. I dont think Robles gets that job back, even if he is great the rest of the way. But Bubic is more redundant to my roster with enough SP on my team to survive. So who to drop? Leaning Robles.
(jacquehamed from baltimore)		Yikes, I didn't realize how dicey it had gotten for Robles. In my "expert" opinion, a 13.09 ERA is really not what you're looking for. That said, he's stranding 39% of baserunners and opponents are hitting .406 against him on balls in play. Both of those numbers should see some positive regression.

Even still, like you said, it's hard to imagine him getting that job back in the next month, so I'd probably roll with Bubic and hope for a few wins. (Mark Barry)
2020-02-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who is a relief pitcher who will become the starting closer this year or next year who has the potential to really break out. I say Munoz. What say you?
(Peter from SD)		Munoz would be my choice. Yates is in the final year of his contract. There has been talk of a possible extension, but if the Padres are looking to sell midseason, I have to imagine Yates will be on the move. However, the acquisition of Pagan clouds matters. Other than Munoz, and the aforementioned Karinchak or Clase (Hand also is in the last year of guarantees with a 2021 club option), I like Ty Buttrey. Hansel Robles is in the final year of his contract and the Angels are far from a lock to be competitive despite the Anthony Rendon signing. Also, do not forget about Jordan Hicks who may return late in the year from TJS. (Jesse Roche)
2017-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)I get the sneaking suspicion that the Bruce trade (or lack thereof) is inhibiting Sandy's ability to add payroll, specifically to sign a free agent reliever or two. Does that suspicion have merit, and if so who do you think Sandy will add to the 'pen once he realizes he can't get more than a plugged nickel for Bruce?
(Anthony from Houston)		Why would you suspect that? I mean, they haven't out and out said it, I guess, but they've all but said it. I think they add relief arms that fall through the cracks on February 10th. There's usually a couple, and they can guarantee them late inning opportunities. All they have to do is beat out Hansel Robles and Erik Goeddel. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2016-12-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)% Chance that Josh Smoker and/or Hansel Robles turns into an impact, late inning reliever?
(George from NYC)		For Smoker, 30 percent. For Robles, 15 percent. (Bryan Grosnick)
2016-08-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Jeff, over the last week, I've watched both Harol and Merandy Gonzalez pitch for Brookyln cyclones. They've both been incredibly effective but in seemingly different ways. Are these guys legit prospects? How good can they be in the bigs? Whose skill set do you think will transfer better to majors?
(Rachel from Brookyln)		I love the Gonzalii. You are right about getting it done in different ways, and there are many ways to shove in the Penn League. Harol is all polish and pitch mix, he's topped out at 91 for me, and most scouts I've talked to have him there as well, though you will hear reports of him popping a bit higher in starts occasionally. He has a decent cutter/slider and two different looks to his change. NYPL hitters won't be able to deal with that (and haven't). Merandy is the better prospect with better stuff. The fastball can get up to 97, and the four-seam sits 93-95. The curve is crude, but has good shape, and he can miss bats or get weak contact even with the command of the curve or the fastball isn't there. Merandy has the more obvious path to the majors as a two pitch reliever, and he reminds me a bit of Hansel Robles. Harol is fun to watch pitch, but I don't know what that profile looks like in Double-A, or if his frame/stuff holds up when he has to throw 120 in full-season next year. There's a reason I call him Pedrocito. And it isn't just the hair and the #45.

We call everyone in the minors "prospects" nowadays, but for context, Merandy would be around 15 or so on a Mets team list, Harol in the 20s. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2016-02-25 12:00:00 (link to chat)What's the ceiling for Hansel Robles? What does he need to do to make the next step to becoming a reliable set up man?
(Noah from NJ)		He needs better command of the fastball and a better slider. He's flashed an average slider before, but it's flattened out since he has gone max effort in the pen. The low armslot will make it flatten out too. The fastball is legit and tough on righties, but he's not much more than a middle reliever, maybe low-end setup, without better command. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2015-10-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is the Royals hitting against 95+ MPH pitches the most over talked about stat coming into this series?
(Greg from NYC )		Probably by default, yes. Look, it's a good offense, they probably hit a wide variety of pitches well, because good offenses do. That said, I think the specifics of their offensive approach may give the Mets starters fits at times. Even if they don't get big innings, they might force Collins to go to guys like Hansel Robles and Addison Reed early and more often than he'd like. (Jeffrey Paternostro)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, Hansel Robles threw 8,282 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Change (88mph), also mixing in a Slider (87mph).