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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-15-1987
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age36 years, 4 months, 3 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.32015
2016
2017
0.02018
0.72019
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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 TOR MLB 5 3 15.3 1 1 0 24 2 6 1 100 14.1 1.2 0.6 3.5 0% .383 1.70 3.55 6.46 120 6.48 151.3 -0.3
2018 NYN MLB 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 80 6.8 0.0 0.0 13.5 67% .333 0.75 0.12 0.00 55 2.27 50.8 0.0
CareerMLB6316.7110252819813.51.10.54.367%.3331.623.285.941166.14143.2-0.2

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-
2010 DEL A SAL 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 5 2 4 0 87 7.5 3.0 0.0 6.0 0% .294 1.17 3.19 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ABE A- NYP 12 12 65.0 2 5 0 45 23 49 1 99 6.2 3.2 0.1 6.8 0% .238 1.05 3.54 2.91 0 0.00 0.0
2011 DEL A SAL 20 20 108.0 5 9 0 136 46 55 10 99 11.3 3.8 0.8 4.6 0% .329 1.69 5.18 6.58 123 7.86 160.5
2011 FRD A+ CAR 6 6 33.7 3 2 0 25 15 22 0 91 6.7 4.0 0.0 5.9 0% .258 1.19 3.52 2.14 105 5.03 102.7
2012 DUN A+ FSL 7 6 36.7 4 1 0 35 14 32 1 104 8.6 3.4 0.2 7.9 0% .309 1.34 3.23 2.70 95 4.95 103.0
2012 FRD A+ CAR 18 18 86.3 3 8 0 118 38 64 11 97 12.3 4.0 1.1 6.7 0% .366 1.81 5.29 6.88 113 8.19 170.6
2013 DUN A+ FSL 26 23 146.7 9 8 0 158 52 99 9 100 9.7 3.2 0.6 6.1 0% .316 1.43 3.89 3.74 105 5.81 126.2
2014 NHP AA EAS 27 22 139.7 8 8 0 140 48 89 11 102 9.0 3.1 0.7 5.7 0% .291 1.35 4.34 3.74 106 4.89 103.6
2014 BUF AAA INT 4 4 25.0 3 1 0 19 7 16 0 100 6.8 2.5 0.0 5.8 0% .247 1.04 3.02 1.80 93 2.94 62.2
2015 TOR MLB AL 5 3 15.3 1 1 0 24 2 6 1 100 14.1 1.2 0.6 3.5 0% .383 1.70 3.55 6.46 120 6.48 151.3
2015 BUF AAA INT 21 20 125.0 11 6 0 119 37 66 8 93 8.6 2.7 0.6 4.8 0% .275 1.25 3.91 2.95 109 4.50 98.7
2016 BUF AAA INT 9 9 50.3 3 4 0 45 17 33 3 102 8.0 3.0 0.5 5.9 59% .273 1.23 3.70 3.04 105 4.23 93.5
2017 NWO AAA PCL 26 26 137.7 9 11 0 158 53 118 20 92 10.3 3.5 1.3 7.7 56% .333 1.53 5.22 4.97 107 5.86 124.6
2018 NYN MLB NL 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 80 6.8 0.0 0.0 13.5 67% .333 0.75 0.12 0.00 55 2.27 50.8
2018 BIN AA EAS 14 14 79.3 6 4 0 83 29 67 5 97 9.4 3.3 0.6 7.6 64% .335 1.41 3.69 3.63 99 5.11 108.0
2018 LVG AAA PCL 8 8 46.7 3 3 0 48 15 33 1 114 9.3 2.9 0.2 6.4 72% .313 1.35 3.82 3.09 98 4.06 85.9
2018 HER Wnt LMP 2 2 4.7 0 1 0 9 6 8 1 101 17.4 11.6 1.9 15.4 60% .571 3.21 6.89 19.29 0 0.00 0.0
2019 FRE AAA PCL 31 19 114.3 6 5 0 126 62 102 20 104 9.9 4.9 1.6 8.0 58% .321 1.64 6.09 6.22 109 5.82 119.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 250 0.5320 0.4400 0.8545 0.6015 0.2564 0.9625 0.5667 0.1455
2018 22 0.5455 0.6364 0.7143 0.7500 0.5000 0.8889 0.4000 0.2857
Career2720.53310.45590.84320.61350.27610.95650.55320.1568

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 NYN $
2017 MIA $
2016 TOR $
2015 TOR $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 21 d1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 4/17/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Mets 5/30/18. DFA by NY Mets 6/1/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by MIami as a free agent 11/21/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/17/15 (minor-league contract). Released by Toronto 4/12/16. Signed by LG Twins of Korea 4/13/16. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 7/24/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/11/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Toronto 5/2/15. DFA by Toronto 9/13/15. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/16/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Toronto (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/4/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Released by Baltimore 7/19/12. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 7/24/12 (minor-league contract).
  • Drafted by Baltimore 2010 (21-628) (Southern Mississippi).

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 21.7 0 0 23 23 124.3 107 42 93 12 .265 1.20 3.45 3.69 -6.5 -0.7
80o 20 0 0 22 22 118.0 108 43 88 12 .277 1.28 3.78 4.04 -10.6 -1.1
70o 18.8 0 0 21 21 113.6 109 43 85 12 .286 1.34 4.02 4.31 -13.4 -1.5
60o 17.8 0 0 20 20 109.8 109 43 82 12 .293 1.39 4.23 4.53 -15.5 -1.7
50o 17 0 0 20 20 106.4 110 43 80 12 .300 1.44 4.43 4.74 -17.4 -1.9
40o 16.1 0 0 19 19 103.0 110 43 77 12 .308 1.49 4.63 4.96 -19.3 -2.1
30o 15.2 0 0 18 18 99.4 110 43 75 12 .315 1.54 4.85 5.19 -21.0 -2.3
20o 14.1 0 0 18 18 95.3 110 43 72 12 .324 1.61 5.11 5.47 -23.0 -2.5
10o 12.7 0 0 17 17 89.7 110 43 67 12 .337 1.70 5.47 5.86 -25.3 -2.8
Weighted Mean17002020106.2109438012.2991.434.414.72-17.2-1.9

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Scott Copeland threw 262 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2018, including pitches thrown in . In 2018, he relied primarily on his Slider (79mph) and Sinker (90mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph).