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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-22-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age33 years, 7 months, 27 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
-0.42015
-0.12016
2017
-1.02018
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
2012 TOR MLB 11 11 58.7 5 3 0 59 20 49 8 104 9.1 3.1 1.2 7.5 0% .291 1.35 4.42 4.60 103 4.92 112.7 0.2
2014 TOR MLB 32 32 184.7 11 13 0 173 60 184 23 101 8.4 2.9 1.1 9.0 0% .293 1.26 3.87 4.48 106 5.05 123.8 -0.5
2015 TOR MLB 30 28 150.3 13 5 0 179 44 129 22 109 10.7 2.6 1.3 7.7 0% .343 1.48 4.38 5.57 105 5.30 123.8 -0.4
2016 PIT 0 6 1 11.3 0 0 0 15 3 10 2 92 11.9 2.4 1.6 7.9 35% .371 1.59 4.77 5.56 96 5.19 114.8 0.0
2016 TOR 0 3 2 12.7 1 0 0 13 4 12 4 108 9.2 2.8 2.8 8.5 36% .281 1.34 6.49 4.97 112 5.85 129.4 -0.1
2018 PHI 0 11 0 21.3 1 1 0 21 13 19 4 95 8.9 5.5 1.7 8.0 51% .298 1.59 5.74 4.64 113 5.70 127.3 -0.1
2018 TEX 0 5 5 21.3 1 1 0 29 13 12 5 112 12.2 5.5 2.1 5.1 35% .324 1.97 7.08 8.86 138 8.54 190.9 -0.8
2016 TOT MLB 9 3 24.0 1 0 0 28 7 22 6 101 10.5 2.6 2.3 8.3 36% .328 1.46 5.68 5.25 104 5.54 122.5 -0.1
2018 TOT MLB 16 5 42.7 2 2 0 50 26 31 9 104 10.5 5.5 1.9 6.5 42% .313 1.78 6.41 6.75 126 7.12 159.1 -1.0
CareerMLB9879460.332230489157415681049.63.11.38.139%.2981.404.445.101075.33125.6-1.8

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-
2011 LNS A MID 14 14 72.0 6 2 0 68 19 84 1 99 8.5 2.4 0.1 10.5 0% .342 1.21 2.12 2.63 71 3.96 80.8
2011 DUN A+ FSL 11 10 62.3 5 3 0 42 14 66 3 102 6.1 2.0 0.4 9.5 0% .257 0.90 2.75 2.74 74 2.13 43.5
2011 NHP AA EAS 3 3 15.0 3 0 0 10 2 21 0 91 6.0 1.2 0.0 12.6 0% .323 0.80 1.40 1.20 56 2.64 53.9
2012 TOR MLB AL 11 11 58.7 5 3 0 59 20 49 8 104 9.1 3.1 1.2 7.5 0% .291 1.35 4.42 4.60 103 4.92 112.7
2012 NHP AA EAS 3 3 16.7 2 1 0 16 3 12 1 103 8.6 1.6 0.5 6.5 0% .313 1.14 3.07 2.16 91 4.25 88.5
2013 DUN A+ FSL 3 2 8.7 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 102 2.1 6.2 0.0 12.5 0% .143 0.92 2.54 1.04 80 1.91 41.5
2013 NHP AA EAS 2 2 7.7 0 1 0 6 2 10 0 99 7.0 2.3 0.0 11.7 0% .300 1.04 1.49 4.70 73 2.76 59.9
2013 BUF AAA INT 5 5 19.0 0 3 0 28 6 20 2 105 13.3 2.8 0.9 9.5 0% .433 1.79 4.04 6.63 93 7.72 167.7
2014 TOR MLB AL 32 32 184.7 11 13 0 173 60 184 23 101 8.4 2.9 1.1 9.0 0% .293 1.26 3.87 4.48 106 5.05 123.8
2015 TOR MLB AL 30 28 150.3 13 5 0 179 44 129 22 109 10.7 2.6 1.3 7.7 0% .343 1.48 4.38 5.57 105 5.30 123.8
2015 BUF AAA INT 1 1 4.0 0 1 0 3 3 4 1 91 6.8 6.8 2.3 9.0 0% .250 1.50 6.65 4.50 108 4.02 88.1
2016 PIT MLB NL 6 1 11.3 0 0 0 15 3 10 2 92 11.9 2.4 1.6 7.9 35% .371 1.59 4.77 5.56 96 5.19 114.8
2016 TOR MLB AL 3 2 12.7 1 0 0 13 4 12 4 108 9.2 2.8 2.8 8.5 36% .281 1.34 6.49 4.97 112 5.85 129.4
2016 BUF AAA INT 18 18 102.0 6 5 0 78 35 110 11 101 6.9 3.1 1.0 9.7 42% .264 1.11 3.65 3.26 101 4.33 95.6
2016 IND AAA INT 7 6 36.0 1 1 0 37 15 28 5 100 9.3 3.8 1.3 7.0 35% .288 1.44 4.75 4.50 105 5.21 115.0
2017 IND AAA INT 28 26 159.3 9 9 0 149 57 124 14 93 8.4 3.2 0.8 7.0 47% .284 1.29 4.13 3.56 107 4.71 100.2
2018 PHI MLB NL 11 0 21.3 1 1 0 21 13 19 4 95 8.9 5.5 1.7 8.0 51% .298 1.59 5.74 4.64 113 5.70 127.3
2018 TEX MLB AL 5 5 21.3 1 1 0 29 13 12 5 112 12.2 5.5 2.1 5.1 35% .324 1.97 7.08 8.86 138 8.54 190.9
2018 OKL AAA PCL 9 7 42.0 4 1 0 38 13 40 1 92 8.1 2.8 0.2 8.6 46% .316 1.21 3.29 2.14 83 2.98 63.1
2019 ROC AAA INT 9 9 45.7 3 2 0 58 17 52 10 98 11.4 3.4 2.0 10.2 45% .372 1.64 5.51 6.11 107 5.99 123.3
2019 SLC AAA PCL 4 4 22.7 3 0 0 20 9 20 2 112 7.9 3.6 0.8 7.9 51% .286 1.28 4.37 3.97 100 3.86 79.5
2019 SWB AAA INT 12 10 63.0 5 4 0 64 28 61 8 101 9.1 4.0 1.1 8.7 44% .315 1.46 4.86 5.14 103 5.64 116.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 984 0.5081 0.4024 0.7778 0.5820 0.2169 0.8179 0.6667 0.2222
2014 3038 0.4905 0.4875 0.7562 0.6691 0.3127 0.8586 0.5455 0.2438
2015 2502 0.4816 0.4788 0.7838 0.6598 0.3107 0.8528 0.6476 0.2162
2016 401 0.4613 0.4938 0.7677 0.6649 0.3472 0.8780 0.5867 0.2323
2018 751 0.4407 0.4354 0.7951 0.6224 0.2881 0.9126 0.5950 0.2049
Career76760.48350.46900.77240.65010.29920.85780.60130.2276

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
2013-03-22 2013-08-10 60-DL 141 115 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-08-08 -
2012-06-16 2012-10-04 60-DL 110 98 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-08-08 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2022 DET $
2021 DET $
2019 MIN $
2018 PHI $3,000,000
2017 PIT $
2016 TOR $
2015 TOR $520,100
2014 TOR $503,200
2013 TOR $493,200
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$4,516,500
5 yrTotal$4,516,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 97 dACES1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/6/23 (minor-league contract). Released by Toronto 6/23 (Hutchison exercised right to opt out). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 6/8/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2022). Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 3/14/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 4/6/22. DFA by Detroit 5/11/22. Refused assignment, elected free agency 5/13/22. Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 5/19/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 6/14/22. DFA by Detroit 6/20/22. Refused assignment, elected free agency 6/22/22. Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 6/29/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 7/5/22. DFA by Detroit 10/11/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/13/22 (elected free agency).
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 2/28/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 8/15/21. DFA by Detroit 8/24/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/27/21. Contract selected by Detroit 9/7/21. Sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 11/5/21 (elected free agency).
  • 2020
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/11/19 (minor-league contract). Released by NY Yankees 6/17/19. Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 6/21/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$3M (2018). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 2/15/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Philadelphia 3/28/18. DFA by Philadelphia 5/31/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/4/18 (refused assignment, elected free agency). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 6/16/18 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Dodgers 8/1/18. Signed by Texas as a free agent 8/4/18. Sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 9/3/18.
  • 1 year/$2.3M (2017). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/12/17 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 9/15/17.
  • 1 year/$2.2M (2016). Re-signed by Toronto 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Toronto 8/1/16.
  • 1 year/$520,100 (2015). Re-signed by Toronto 3/15.
  • 1 year/$503,200 (2014). Re-signed by Toronto 3/14.
  • 1 year/$493,200 (2013). Re-signed by Toronto 3/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Toronto 4/20/12.
  • Drafted by Toronto 2009 (15-460) (Lakeland HS, Fla.). $400,000 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 0 9.3 0 18 18 97.9 88 35 79 13 .265 1.25 3.91 3.97 -7.6 -0.8
80o 0 9.3 0 17 17 91.7 88 35 74 13 .278 1.34 4.29 4.37 -11.0 -1.2
70o 0 9.3 0 16 16 87.4 88 35 71 13 .287 1.40 4.57 4.66 -13.1 -1.4
60o 0 9.2 0 15 15 83.7 87 35 68 13 .295 1.46 4.81 4.91 -14.8 -1.6
50o 0 9.2 0 15 15 80.4 87 34 65 13 .303 1.51 5.04 5.15 -16.3 -1.8
40o 0 9.1 0 14 14 77.1 87 34 62 13 .311 1.57 5.28 5.39 -17.6 -1.9
30o 0 9 0 14 14 73.7 86 34 59 13 .319 1.63 5.53 5.65 -18.8 -2.0
20o 0 8.9 0 13 13 69.7 85 34 56 13 .328 1.70 5.83 5.96 -20.1 -2.2
10o 0 8.7 0 12 12 64.4 83 33 52 12 .342 1.81 6.26 6.4 -21.6 -2.3
Weighted Mean09.10151580.086346513.3011.505.025.12-15.9-1.7

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2016-08-01 16:00:00 (link to chat)I just read the Pirates got Drew Hutchison in the Liriano Deal. Think the Pirates can turn him around?
(Rick from Chicago)		I'm skeptical. The Pirates haven't had a lot of luck with their projects since Jim Benedict left, and are toward the bottom of the league in DRA. Great potential, though, and the change in venue helps. (Mike Gianella)
2016-07-13 15:00:00 (link to chat)Drew Hutchison -- Quad-A pitcher, or real improvements?
(edwardarthur from Illinois)		It's tough to tell with a guy who was tasked with improving his command. I know that's not the authoritative answer you were looking for, but I haven't seen him pitch this year and he's the kind of guy where the answer to your question won't show up in his Triple-A numbers. (Brendan Gawlowski)
2015-05-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)Jesse Hahn, Alex Wood, or Drew Hutchison?
(Shawn from Couch)		Hutchison for me. I really like that kid. (Mike Gianella)
2015-05-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)Just traded Julio Teheran, Drew Hutchison, and Brad Miller for Carlos Gomez, Jung-Ho Kang, and Henderson Alvarez in a keeper league with only 1 year left however...who won?
(msimotes from Kalamazoo)		You did. America did. (Christopher Crawford)
2014-03-14 09:00:00 (link to chat)Drew Hutchison has the inside track for the rotation in Toronto , Is he Meh or is there any upside left ? Cheers Mike.
(boatman44 from Liverpool)		He's meh for me, and with Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman beating down the door, he's more of a capable AL-only fill in than a guy I'd gamble on in a deeper mixed. (Mike Gianella)
2013-11-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is there a place for Drew Hutchison in the Blue Jay's 2014 rotation?
(Paul from DC)		yes but can he grab it is the question. Could be a competitive spring. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)I play in a 20 Team Strat-o-matic League and we are allowed 3 'uncarded' slots on our 40 man rosters for players with no MLB experience the previous season. Last Strat season I had Toronto pitcher Drew Hutchison on my roster. He didn't make it back to Toronto in the 2013 MLB season after 2012 TJ surgery. Is he worth one of my 3 'uncarded' roster spots?
(Paul from DC)		Without knowing the alternatives it's hard to say, but if Hutchinson gets healthy he has the chance to be a middle-of-the-rotation starter. (R.J. Anderson)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Thoughts on some guys coming back from TJ surgery: Joe Wieland, Drew Hutchison. Do you like them for 2013, 2014 ?
(tbwhite from San Diego)		I prefer Wieland, though we gotta wait on both. I really think Wieland can be a solid fantasy asset thanks to half of his games being in Petco (in addition to some real talent). (Paul Sporer)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Please say something nice about Joe Wieland and/or Drew Hutchison, I'm trying to move them....
(tbwhite from San Diego)		#1 and #2 on the top 100 next year FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Paul Sporer)
2012-08-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Regarding players that may or may not qualify for prospect lists: does any time in the show disqualify one from inclusion? Trevor Bauer? Joe Weiland/ Drew Hutchison?
(Breakables from Chicago)		Standard ROY rules, so 130 AB/50 innings. (Kevin Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Drew Hutchison threw 11,867 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 (92mph) and Slider (87mph), also mixing in a Change (85mph) and Sinker (92mph).