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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-25-1991
Height6' 5"
Weight215 lbs
Age32 years, 7 months, 0 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-1.12015
0.12016
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2018
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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
2014 DET MLB 6 1 10.3 2 0 0 10 2 4 0 105 8.7 1.7 0.0 3.5 0% .286 1.16 2.96 2.61 119 6.58 161.3 -0.2
2015 DET MLB 16 6 56.3 2 4 0 60 20 30 9 107 9.6 3.2 1.4 4.8 0% .288 1.42 5.23 4.47 118 6.60 154.2 -1.1
2016 DET MLB 56 0 55.7 4 2 0 48 15 35 2 109 7.8 2.4 0.3 5.7 57% .269 1.13 3.28 3.07 99 4.82 106.6 0.1
2017 DET MLB 8 0 5.7 0 0 0 9 7 1 0 14.3 11.1 0.0 1.6 52% .429 2.82 6.49 7.94 122 7.94 169.0 -0.2
2019 CHN MLB 73 0 61.0 4 2 0 55 29 58 5 97 8.1 4.3 0.7 8.6 57% .301 1.38 3.80 3.54 92 4.03 82.7 0.9
CareerMLB1597189.0128018273128161018.73.50.86.159%.2931.354.113.761045.29117.9-0.6

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 TGR Rk GCL 12 12 54.0 2 4 0 58 13 46 2 103 9.7 2.2 0.3 7.7 0% .331 1.31 3.33 4.17 0 0.00 0.0
2011 WMI A MID 24 24 137.0 6 10 0 145 30 99 3 99 9.5 2.0 0.2 6.5 0% .337 1.28 3.05 3.15 92 5.52 112.6
2012 WMI A MID 28 28 158.7 7 8 0 176 29 105 11 98 10.0 1.6 0.6 6.0 0% .319 1.29 3.58 3.74 98 5.09 105.9
2013 LAK A+ FSL 24 24 142.0 12 7 0 132 37 90 12 100 8.4 2.3 0.8 5.7 0% .275 1.19 4.02 3.17 105 4.16 90.4
2014 DET MLB AL 6 1 10.3 2 0 0 10 2 4 0 105 8.7 1.7 0.0 3.5 0% .286 1.16 2.96 2.61 119 6.58 161.3
2014 ERI AA EAS 21 21 126.7 7 10 0 140 32 78 15 107 9.9 2.3 1.1 5.5 0% .309 1.36 4.44 4.55 113 5.05 106.9
2014 TOL AAA INT 5 5 33.0 3 0 0 21 5 20 0 104 5.7 1.4 0.0 5.5 0% .221 0.79 2.59 1.64 88 2.41 51.1
2015 DET MLB AL 16 6 56.3 2 4 0 60 20 30 9 107 9.6 3.2 1.4 4.8 0% .288 1.42 5.23 4.47 118 6.60 154.2
2015 TOL AAA INT 17 17 103.0 4 9 0 117 33 63 3 102 10.2 2.9 0.3 5.5 0% .335 1.46 3.29 4.19 101 5.13 112.6
2016 DET MLB AL 56 0 55.7 4 2 0 48 15 35 2 109 7.8 2.4 0.3 5.7 57% .269 1.13 3.28 3.07 99 4.82 106.6
2016 TOL AAA INT 8 0 7.0 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 3.9 7.7 0.0 6.4 56% .167 1.29 4.31 0.00 122 4.14 91.4
2017 DET MLB AL 8 0 5.7 0 0 0 9 7 1 0 14.3 11.1 0.0 1.6 52% .429 2.82 6.49 7.94 122 7.94 169.0
2017 TOL AAA INT 48 0 45.3 3 1 0 55 27 39 5 10.9 5.4 1.0 7.7 54% .365 1.81 5.04 4.96 117 6.80 144.7
2018 IOW AAA PCL 22 8 66.0 1 2 0 48 18 61 9 96 6.5 2.5 1.2 8.3 62% .236 1.00 4.62 2.86 97 3.05 64.5
2019 CHN MLB NL 73 0 61.0 4 2 0 55 29 58 5 97 8.1 4.3 0.7 8.6 57% .301 1.38 3.80 3.54 92 4.03 82.7
2019 IOW AAA PCL 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.4 0.0 0.0 5.4 40% .200 0.60 2.59 5.40 92 3.54 72.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 163 0.5337 0.4969 0.8395 0.6782 0.2895 0.9322 0.5909 0.1605
2015 890 0.4888 0.4382 0.8103 0.6023 0.2813 0.8931 0.6406 0.1897
2016 821 0.4994 0.4945 0.8005 0.6439 0.3455 0.8864 0.6408 0.1995
2017 115 0.3652 0.3913 0.8000 0.6190 0.2603 0.8462 0.7368 0.2000
2019 1051 0.4396 0.4320 0.7621 0.6472 0.2632 0.7826 0.7226 0.2379
Career30400.47240.45260.79220.63380.29200.85340.67000.2078

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
2022 SLN $
2021 CHN $800,000
2020 CHN $975,000
2019 CHN $
2018 CHN $
2017 DET $546,400
2016 DET $509,500
2015 DET $
2014 DET $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,830,900
4 yrTotal$2,830,900

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 5 dFrontline1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/18/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$800,000 (2021). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Chicago Cubs 5/7/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/11/21. Recalled by Chicago Cubs 6/20/21. DFA by Chicago Cubs 8/12/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/14/21.
  • 1 year/$975,000 (2020). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$555,000 (2019). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 11/28/18. Split contract, $0.18M in minors. Roster bonus: salary increases to $0.7M with one day on active Major League roster, not including disabled list.
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/25/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 3/17. Sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 11/2/17.
  • 1 year/$509,500 (2016). Re-signed by Detroit 3/5/16.
  • 1 year/$507,500 (2015). Re-signed by Detroit 2/19/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Detroit 8/30/14.
  • Drafted by Detroit 2010 (12-373) (Auburndale HS, Fla.). $100,000 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 0 0 0 0 14.0 10 5 12 1 .253 1.09 2.77 3.07 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 3 8 1 .267 1.17 3.09 3.43 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 2 5 0 .277 1.24 3.32 3.69 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 3 1 2 0 .286 1.29 3.53 3.92 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .294 1.34 3.72 4.13 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Kyle Ryan threw 3,720 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2022, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2022, he relied primarily on his Sinker (88mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph), also mixing in a Slider (80mph), Cutter (86mph) and Change (83mph).