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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-15-1992
Height6' 3"
Weight210 lbs
Age32 years, 11 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-1.32015
-0.52016
2017
2018
-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 TEX MLB 14 10 67.0 4 6 0 49 32 30 6 110 6.6 4.3 0.8 4.0 0% .206 1.21 4.93 3.90 130 6.65 155.4 -1.3
2016 TEX MLB 3 3 10.3 0 2 0 21 9 7 1 118 18.3 7.8 0.9 6.1 46% .444 2.90 5.62 8.71 136 9.73 215.3 -0.5
2019 COL MLB 14 12 63.0 2 6 0 59 33 46 11 112 8.4 4.7 1.6 6.6 45% .257 1.46 5.59 5.29 115 6.16 126.3 -0.3
CareerMLB3125140.361401297483181118.34.71.25.345%.2931.455.284.871246.66146.8-2.1

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 SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2013 SPO A- NOR 9 9 23.7 0 4 0 30 7 20 1 101 11.4 2.7 0.4 7.6 0% .382 1.56 3.19 4.56 94 6.04 131.3
2013 MYR A+ CAR 5 5 19.0 0 0 0 15 9 15 1 103 7.1 4.3 0.5 7.1 0% .264 1.26 3.87 2.84 107 3.67 79.7
2014 MYR A+ CAR 11 11 65.3 5 2 0 56 16 49 3 94 7.7 2.2 0.4 6.8 0% .262 1.10 3.62 2.62 98 3.55 75.1
2014 FRI AA TEX 15 14 73.3 7 4 0 67 25 64 3 97 8.2 3.1 0.4 7.9 0% .301 1.25 3.09 2.70 90 4.06 85.8
2015 TEX MLB AL 14 10 67.0 4 6 0 49 32 30 6 110 6.6 4.3 0.8 4.0 0% .206 1.21 4.93 3.90 130 6.65 155.4
2015 ROU AAA PCL 16 16 88.3 8 7 0 95 31 56 3 91 9.7 3.2 0.3 5.7 0% .325 1.43 3.95 3.57 98 4.16 91.2
2016 TEX MLB AL 3 3 10.3 0 2 0 21 9 7 1 118 18.3 7.8 0.9 6.1 46% .444 2.90 5.62 8.71 136 9.73 215.3
2016 ROU AAA PCL 25 24 138.0 8 10 0 154 44 91 8 90 10.0 2.9 0.5 5.9 57% .330 1.43 4.20 4.70 101 5.08 112.3
2018 SPO A- NWL 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 82% .000 0.00 1.95 0.00 83 1.35 28.6
2018 RNG Rk AZL 2 1 5.0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 85 3.6 0.0 0.0 7.2 62% .154 0.40 2.47 0.00 89 2.23 47.2
2018 LIC Wnt DWL 6 6 28.3 2 3 0 24 9 16 1 95 7.6 2.9 0.3 5.1 64% .167 1.16 3.29 1.91 0 0.00 0.0
2019 COL MLB NL 14 12 63.0 2 6 0 59 33 46 11 112 8.4 4.7 1.6 6.6 45% .257 1.46 5.59 5.29 115 6.16 126.3
2019 ABQ AAA PCL 16 15 87.0 4 5 0 105 36 76 15 115 10.9 3.7 1.6 7.9 52% .342 1.62 5.73 6.10 99 4.82 99.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 1044 0.4521 0.4416 0.8330 0.6504 0.2692 0.8827 0.7338 0.1670
2016 249 0.4618 0.4418 0.8636 0.6522 0.2612 0.9067 0.7714 0.1364
2019 1145 0.4533 0.4314 0.7935 0.6281 0.2684 0.8712 0.6429 0.2065
Career24380.45370.43680.81760.64010.26800.87980.69490.1824

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
2023 MIA $
2022 MIN $
2021 COL $1,100,000
2020 COL $1,750,000
2019 COL $
2018 TEX $
2017 TEX $537,000
2016 TEX $
2015 TEX $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$3,387,000
3 yrTotal$3,387,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 19 dParagon1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Miami as a free agent 12/13/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Miami 5/4/23. DFA by Miami 5/12/23. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/14/23. Contract selected by Miami 9/17/23. DFA by Miami 9/20/23. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/23/23. Elected free agency 10/16/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 3/18/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Minnesota 6/3/22. Returned by Minnesota to Triple-A 6/4/22. Contract selected by Minnesota 6/11/22. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers 6/14/22 after being DFA by Minnesota 6/12/22. DFA by Milwaukee 7/12/22. Sent outright to Triple-A (refused assignment, elected free agency 7/18/22. Signed by Detroit as a free agent 7/19/22 (minor-league contract). Released by Detroit 8/26/22 (Gonzalez exercised right to opt out of contract). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 8/30/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Yankees 10/2/22. DFA by NY Yankees 10/3/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/5/22. Elected free agency 10/25/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Re-signed by Colorado 12/11/20 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.1M in majors. Contract selected by Colorado 3/26/21. DFA by Colorado 10/3/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/6/21. Elected free agency 10/15/21.
  • 1 year/$1.75M (2020). Re-signed by Colorado 3/20. Non-tendered by Colorado 12/2/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/10/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 6/25/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 12/4/17 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$537,000 (2017). Re-signed by Texas 2/17. Non-tendered by Texas 12/1/17.
  • 1 year/$509,500 (2016). Re-signed by Texas 2/27/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Texas 5/30/15.
  • Drafted by Texas 2013 (1-23) (Oral Roberts). Signed 6/10/13, $2.215M signing bonus ($1.92M 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 VORP WARP
90o 0.6 0 0 1 1 19.1 17 7 13 2 .263 1.25 3.80 3.94 -0.4 0.0
80o 0.6 0 0 1 1 14.0 14 5 10 2 .277 1.34 4.16 4.33 -0.6 -0.1
70o 0.5 0 0 1 1 10.5 11 4 7 1 .287 1.41 4.44 4.62 -0.8 -0.1
60o 0.5 0 0 1 1 7.6 8 3 5 1 .296 1.47 4.67 4.87 -0.9 -0.1
50o 0.5 0 0 1 1 5.0 6 2 4 1 .304 1.53 4.90 5.1 -1.0 -0.1
40o 0.5 0 0 1 1 2.4 3 1 2 0 .312 1.59 5.13 5.34 -1.1 -0.1
Weighted Mean0.500114.35231.3021.524.875.07-1.0-0.1

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-03-16 12:00:00 (link to chat)Did you see anything in Chi Chi Gonzalez as a prospect, to make you think that he could be a solid back end starter this upcoming season? Last 5 outings from 2019 a potential look into the future (27 IP, 5 G, 4 GS, 1.65 ERA, 8.6 K/9)?
(Craig from Chicago)		He was always more of a "safe" number four type with a tick of upside past that, but he's never been healthy nor good for any extended period of time in the majors. He's also 28 and uh not in an ideal org. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2016-06-20 16:00:00 (link to chat)Who is the best team you have seen in your scouting life?
(Larry from NC)		I will preface this by saying that I have not been scouting for that long. I have probably been unaware of the talent of other teams while at games.

But I will say 2014 Myrtle Beach Pelicans. I did my summer internship down there and attended far too many games. Here are the major leaguers from that team: Joey Gallo, Cody Ege, Odubel Herrera, Hanser Alberto, Alexander Claudio, Keone Kela, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Andrew Faulkner, Abel De Los Santos.

While these guys are not in the big leagues yet, they will be soon: Nick Williams, Lewis Brinson, Chris Bostick, Jorge Alfaro, Ryan Cordell, Jose LeClerc, Samuel Wolff

And some other interesting guys with value: Preston Beck, Victor Payano, Kellin Deglan, Michael De Leon, Christopher Garia, Chad Bell

Man was that team loaded... (Steve Givarz)
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)Trying to slim down on my lower tier SP for dynasty, help me rank this group, please? Roenis Elias, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Matt Wisler, Alex Meyer, Ervin Santana & Alex Wood
(Meh SPs from Chicago)		I'd go Alex Wood, Santana, Wisler, Meyer, Chi Chi, and Elias. They're all pretty close to me with the exception of Elias. (Mike Gianella)
2016-01-27 19:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of stats do you see Chi Chi Gonzalez putting up for 2016?
(Tony from Florida)		I'm not very high on him. He doesn't offer much beyond a low BABIP and okay ERA, neither of which are guarantees. I'd be avoiding him. (Matt Collins)
2015-07-28 18:00:00 (link to chat)Could you rank these guys for future careers? Steven Matz, Carlos Rodon, Eduardo Rodriguez, Aaron Nola, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Vincent Velasquez. Any of these guys worry you and/or are they all in the same tier?
(ColeWhittier from Pasadena)		This is a tremendous and fun group of arms. Nola, Gonzalez, Rodon, Velasquez, E-Rod, Matz. The one who still scares me the most is Rodon. There's a good chance he doesn't fulfill his insane upside because of the command issues stemming from his delivery. While Matz and E-Rod are a tier below for me they are both very valuable arms that could be middle rotation stalwarts. (Mauricio Rubio)
2015-07-02 15:00:00 (link to chat)Thoughts on Chi Chi Gonzalez's performance so far?
(markwilkins07 from KS)		Pitching way over his head. The command is not as good as the walk rate suggests but the bat-missing skills might just be as rough as the K rate suggests, and I expect him to be hit hard (and soon) with a harsh dose of reality. (Doug Thorburn)
2015-06-08 19:00:00 (link to chat)How quickly could Tate advance? Like Chi Chi Gonzalez quick?
(Lenny from Dallas)		Tate has a power arm with inconsistent command at times, and there's effort in the delivery. His development depends in part on how the command develops. If he remains a starter, it could take some time, maybe around a 2018 ETA. - DL (BP Draft Chat)
2015-02-26 20:00:00 (link to chat)What pitching prospects ranked 20 and lower will make their big league clubs in 2015? Chi Chi Gonzalez, Jake Thompson, Steven Matz, Aaron Blair, others?
(Karl from San Angelo)		Those first three are good names. Blair has an outside shot. I'd throw Norris, Wisler, and Appel on there as well. (Bret Sayre)
2015-02-04 19:00:00 (link to chat)Which of these Rangers minor league pitchers ends up having the best career? Jake Thompson , Chi Chi Gonzalez , Luis Ortiz or Luke Jackson?Can jackson be a starter or is he ultimately bound for the bullpen?
(Chad from OKC)		Chi Chi slightly ahead of Thompson, gap, Jackson, Ortiz. It's going to come down to command for Jackson, but he's definitely got the stuff to be a starter. It'd be great in short bursts, but they'll give him every chance to start. (Jordan Gorosh)
2015-01-28 19:00:00 (link to chat)5x5 AL only with OPS. keep 7 Major leaguers and 3 minors. can keep more minors in a Majors spot. Finished last season with Correa, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Tim Anderson, Brandon Finnegan, and Alfaro. Obvously keeping Correa, of the others who do you keep/drop/trade?
(JP from tx)		I keep Finnegan, and Anderson. I try to trade Alfaro and I'm ok with letting Chi Chi go. (Mauricio Rubio)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Chi Chi González threw 7,450 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (82mph) and Change (85mph).