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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)

IP	ERA	WHIP	SO	W	L	SV	WARP
101.0	4.91	1.47	83	5	6	0	0.2

Birth Date	8-14-1991
Height	6' 1"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	33 years, 8 months, 20 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2015
: 2016
: -1.92017
: 0.22018
: 0.22019
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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2017	CHA	18	12	70.0	0	7	83	34	41	20	106	10.7	4.4	2.6	5.3	49%	.296	1.67	7.18	7.71	134	7.88	167.7	-1.9
2018	CHA	27	21	121.7	5	14	129	52	91	13	104	9.5	3.8	1.0	6.7	56%	.302	1.49	4.42	5.18	107	5.15	115.0	0.2
2019	CHA	18	12	58.7	1	8	75	28	41	12	100	11.5	4.3	1.8	6.3	44%	.321	1.76	6.09	7.98	120	7.92	162.5	-1.4
Career		63	45	250.3	6	29	287	114	173	45	104	10.3	4.1	1.6	6.2	51%	.305	1.60	5.58	6.54	118	6.56	140.9	-3.1

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	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2013	BLT	A	MID	10	10	47.3	1	1	64	17	31	4	111	12.2	3.2	0.8	5.9	0%	.373	1.71	4.26	4.75	107	6.62	143.9
2013	VER	A-	NYP	4	4	12.0	0	0	9	1	15	0	88	6.8	0.8	0.0	11.3	0%	.310	0.83	0.84	0.00	68	3.45	75.0
2014	BLT	A	MID	18	17	101.0	4	9	99	26	70	3	100	8.8	2.3	0.3	6.2	0%	.307	1.24	3.40	4.81	95	4.22	89.3
2014	STO	A+	CAL	8	8	39.0	3	5	49	15	22	2	103	11.3	3.5	0.5	5.1	0%	.348	1.64	4.81	7.15	111	6.13	129.7
2015	STO	A+	CAL	26	26	140.3	8	9	135	43	100	13	98	8.7	2.8	0.8	6.4	0%	.282	1.27	4.60	3.59	109	4.44	97.4
2016	MID	AA	TEX	6	6	29.3	2	1	21	17	26	2	99	6.4	5.2	0.6	8.0	61%	.247	1.30	4.12	1.84	109	4.10	90.5
2016	MSS	Wnt	AFL	6	6	24.7	4	0	28	8	17	0		10.2	2.9	0.0	6.2	0%	.329	1.46	3.49	4.74	0	0.00	0.0
2017	CHA	MLB	AL	18	12	70.0	0	7	83	34	41	20	106	10.7	4.4	2.6	5.3	49%	.296	1.67	7.18	7.71	134	7.88	167.7
2017	CHR	AAA	INT	2	0	6.0	0	0	5	1	3	1		7.5	1.5	1.5	4.5	58%	.222	1.00	5.50	3.00	112	4.55	96.8
2017	WSX	Rk	AZL	3	3	5.0	0	0	2	0	5	0	98	3.6	0.0	0.0	9.0	60%	.200	0.40	2.22	0.00	85	1.81	38.6
2017	GDD	Wnt	AFL	3	3	12.0	1	1	16	4	6	0		12.0	3.0	0.0	4.5	0%	.381	1.67	4.03	5.25	0	0.00	0.0
2018	CHA	MLB	AL	27	21	121.7	5	14	129	52	91	13	104	9.5	3.8	1.0	6.7	56%	.302	1.49	4.42	5.18	107	5.15	115.0
2018	CHR	AAA	INT	7	7	38.7	3	1	32	15	35	3	98	7.4	3.5	0.7	8.1	57%	.282	1.22	3.84	2.33	98	3.98	84.2
2019	CHA	MLB	AL	18	12	58.7	1	8	75	28	41	12	100	11.5	4.3	1.8	6.3	44%	.321	1.76	6.09	7.98	120	7.92	162.5
2019	CHR	AAA	INT	13	11	51.0	2	1	59	9	46	6	113	10.4	1.6	1.1	8.1	57%	.342	1.33	3.94	2.82	77	3.83	78.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2017	1152	0.4618	0.4245	0.8405	0.6429	0.2371	0.9006	0.7007	0.1595
2018	2048	0.4961	0.4419	0.8232	0.6358	0.2510	0.8901	0.6564	0.1768
2019	1016	0.4774	0.4518	0.8170	0.6495	0.2712	0.9048	0.6250	0.1830
Career	4216	0.4822	0.4395	0.8264	0.6410	0.2521	0.8965	0.6609	0.1736

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
2014-06-22	2014-07-05	Minors	13	0	-		Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,956,000
3 yr	Total	$1,956,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 138 d		1 year/$850,000 (2024)

Details

1 year/$850,000 (2024). Re-signed by Philadelphia 11/17/23 (avoided arbitration) $400,000 is guaranteed.
1 year (2023). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/27/23 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by LA Dodgers 5/17/23. Claimed by Philadelphia off waivers 5/20/23 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 5/18/23.
2022. Re-signed by Rakuten Monkeys of CPBL 12/21.
2021. Rakuten Monkeys of CPBL.
2020. DFA by Chicago White Sox 1/14/20. Refused assignment, elected free agency 1/21/20. Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent (minor-league contract). Acquired by Boston in trade from Tampa Bay 7/21/20.
1 year/$571,000 (2019). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/19.
1 year (2018). Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 2/18/18. Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/18.
1 year (2017). Selected by Chicago White Sox from Oakland in Rule 5 draft 12/8/16. Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/17.
Drafted by Oakland 2013 (4-131) (San Diego). $370,000 signing bonus ($382,300 slot).

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
90^o	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	9	5	10	1	.254	1.18	3.28	3.64
80^o	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	6	3	7	1	.265	1.25	3.61	4
70^o	0	0	0	0	0	4.6	4	2	4	0	.273	1.30	3.84	4.26
60^o	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	2	1	2	0	.280	1.35	4.05	4.49
50^o	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	.286	1.40	4.25	4.7
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.

Year	Age	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	H/9	BB/9	K/9	HR/9	WARP
2020	28	8	10	27	27	161	167	76	134	23	52	.300	1.51	5.04	5.32	9.3	4.2	7.5	1.3	0.3
2021	29	8	11	29	29	179	182	85	149	27	52	.294	1.49	5.09	5.37	9.2	4.3	7.5	1.4	0.2
2022	30	8	10	28	28	168	169	78	144	25	52	.296	1.47	5.00	5.27	9.1	4.2	7.7	1.3	0.3
2023	31	7	9	25	25	146	150	70	120	22	52	.297	1.51	5.16	5.44	9.3	4.3	7.4	1.4	0.1
2024	32	7	10	25	25	147	152	70	124	23	52	.297	1.51	5.16	5.44	9.3	4.3	7.6	1.4	0.1
2025	33	7	9	23	23	135	138	64	115	21	52	.297	1.50	5.15	5.43	9.2	4.3	7.7	1.4	0.1
2026	34	5	7	19	19	112	116	54	94	18	52	.296	1.51	5.20	5.48	9.3	4.3	7.5	1.4	-0.0
2027	35	5	7	17	17	103	106	49	86	16	52	.297	1.51	5.18	5.46	9.3	4.3	7.5	1.4	0.0
2028	36	5	6	17	17	99	102	47	82	15	52	.296	1.51	5.21	5.49	9.3	4.3	7.5	1.4	-0.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 80)

Rank	Score	Name	Year	Run Average	Trend
1	89	Williams Perez	2018	0.00	DNP
2	88	Colin Rea	2018	0.00	DNP
3	88	Eddie Butler	2018	6.34
4	88	Shawn Hill	2008	6.68
5	87	Burke Badenhop	2010	4.52
6	86	Kyle Gibson	2015	4.07
7	86	Nick Tepesch	2016	11.25
8	85	Nick Blackburn	2009	4.51
9	85	Clay Hensley	2007	7.20
10	84	Matt Belisle	2007	5.62

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BP Annual Player Comments

Year		Comment
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		Covey remaining on Chicago's 25-man roster for the duration of last season is undoubtedly good news for the front office, as they can now keep the Rule 5 pick from the A's as minor-league depth instead of returning him to the organization from which he was selected. The author’s ability to successfully frame Covey’s season in a positive manner is as surprising as that random May start in which he struck out nine Padres, which is more than he had in his first four starts combined. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Padres rostered three Rule 5 picks themselves.
2017		Oakland had a long to-do list for Dylan Covey when he reported to Double-A Midland in the spring, but a strained oblique sidelined any progress he was scheduled to make in 2016.
2016		With four pitches that flash above average, Dylan Covey can look the part of a starter. His inconsistency in both quality and command, not to mention his inability to miss bats, says otherwise.
2015		Dylan Covey is learning the hard way that throwing strikes will only take you so far in the pros if you lack the stuff to back it up, and his stats, including an ugly 7.15 ERA at Stockton last year, are a reflection of his diminishing repertoire.

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2018-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I dealt Adonis Medina for Dylan Covey. Should I be arrested for robbery? (Kurt from New Lenox)	It could definitely work out for you but think you may have sold low and bought high. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2015-05-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What can you say about the trio of pitchers the A's have down in Stockton: RHP Dylan Covey, LHP Dillion Overton, and RHP Kyle Finnegan? They have put up okay numbers so far this season, but each is pretty old A-ball. (Melissa from San Francisco)	Dillon Overton - FB has been around 88 mph this year. Lacks the plus stuff but there's a chance for a backend option here. More of a command/feel type that has a good CH where he replicates the arm speed. Dylan Covey - Usually sits around low 90's. Command/control has been erratic. Not sure I see a starting profile here but it's an intriguing arm. Kyle Finnegan - Has FB velocity, with the other stuff lagging behind. Another interesting arm but likely not a start. (Tucker Blair)
2013-03-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Dylan Covey get selected this year within the first 50 picks ? (William from Pensacola, FL)	Not for me, but it only takes one team and a lot can happen with the extra picks teams have. A little too imprecise with his stuff and too hittable. (Nick Faleris)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Dylan Covey has thrown 6,172 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2025, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2025, he has relied primarily on his Sinker (93mph) and Cutter (91mph), also mixing in a Slider (85mph) and Splitter (85mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (81mph).