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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-3-1988
Height6' 2"
Weight235 lbs
Age35 years, 7 months, 23 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
0.72015
-0.62016
-0.22017
-0.22018
-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 SFN MLB 35 0 28.7 2 0 0 24 8 27 4 91 7.5 2.5 1.3 8.5 0% .247 1.12 3.92 2.20 88 2.59 60.5 0.7
2016 SFN MLB 59 0 36.3 1 3 0 31 19 25 7 94 7.7 4.7 1.7 6.2 65% .226 1.38 6.12 4.71 115 6.30 139.5 -0.6
2017 SFN MLB 54 0 43.3 3 2 0 48 27 43 7 10.0 5.6 1.5 8.9 46% .333 1.73 5.23 6.23 111 5.62 119.5 -0.2
2018 SFN MLB 12 0 12.0 0 0 0 20 7 10 2 94 15.0 5.3 1.5 7.5 45% .450 2.25 5.87 8.25 115 6.64 148.3 -0.2
2019 CHA MLB 57 0 67.7 4 0 0 62 15 61 15 101 8.2 2.0 2.0 8.1 42% .260 1.14 4.99 4.66 105 4.49 92.0 0.6
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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-
2012 SJO A+ CAL 27 2 32.3 0 2 1 34 11 34 1 78 9.5 3.1 0.3 9.5 0% .359 1.39 3.12 3.62 78 4.14 86.3
2013 SJO A+ CAL 34 0 40.3 3 1 12 32 10 48 1 7.1 2.2 0.2 10.7 0% .301 1.04 2.44 2.45 70 2.67 57.9
2013 RIC AA EAS 22 0 29.7 2 3 3 26 12 28 2 7.9 3.6 0.6 8.5 0% .300 1.28 3.52 4.85 97 4.08 88.8
2014 RIC AA EAS 28 0 33.3 1 0 0 28 20 27 4 7.6 5.4 1.1 7.3 0% .264 1.44 5.18 3.78 112 4.07 86.3
2015 SFN MLB NL 35 0 28.7 2 0 0 24 8 27 4 91 7.5 2.5 1.3 8.5 0% .247 1.12 3.92 2.20 88 2.59 60.5
2015 RIC AA EAS 31 0 34.0 0 1 19 23 10 34 1 6.1 2.6 0.3 9.0 0% .242 0.97 2.62 1.59 81 2.77 60.8
2015 SAC AAA PCL 6 0 7.0 0 0 2 3 2 11 0 3.9 2.6 0.0 14.1 0% .214 0.71 1.31 0.00 59 1.35 29.6
2016 SFN MLB NL 59 0 36.3 1 3 0 31 19 25 7 94 7.7 4.7 1.7 6.2 65% .226 1.38 6.12 4.71 115 6.30 139.5
2016 RIC AA EAS 2 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 9.0 36.0 0.0 18.0 100% .500 5.00 14.35 18.00 138 8.16 180.3
2016 SAC AAA PCL 7 0 7.0 0 0 0 6 2 8 0 7.7 2.6 0.0 10.3 42% .316 1.14 2.29 1.29 85 3.63 80.1
2017 SFN MLB NL 54 0 43.3 3 2 0 48 27 43 7 10.0 5.6 1.5 8.9 46% .333 1.73 5.23 6.23 111 5.62 119.5
2017 SAC AAA PCL 9 0 9.3 1 1 2 12 3 8 0 11.6 2.9 0.0 7.7 55% .364 1.61 2.97 7.71 89 4.35 92.6
2018 SFN MLB NL 12 0 12.0 0 0 0 20 7 10 2 94 15.0 5.3 1.5 7.5 45% .450 2.25 5.87 8.25 115 6.64 148.3
2018 SAC AAA PCL 37 2 45.3 0 0 0 56 18 42 2 95 11.1 3.6 0.4 8.3 47% .365 1.63 3.72 4.96 91 5.10 107.9
2019 CHA MLB AL 57 0 67.7 4 0 0 62 15 61 15 101 8.2 2.0 2.0 8.1 42% .260 1.14 4.99 4.66 105 4.49 92.0
2019 CHR AAA INT 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 6.8 4.5 0.0 9.0 50% .300 1.25 3.12 2.25 88 3.28 67.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 459 0.4924 0.5447 0.6680 0.7478 0.3476 0.7870 0.4198 0.3320
2016 569 0.4534 0.4587 0.7395 0.7093 0.2508 0.8415 0.5000 0.2605
2017 764 0.4660 0.4490 0.7784 0.6236 0.2966 0.8784 0.5950 0.2216
2018 227 0.4670 0.5154 0.7265 0.7736 0.2893 0.8049 0.5429 0.2735
2019 1049 0.4604 0.4843 0.7244 0.6460 0.3463 0.8462 0.5306 0.2756
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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
2014-07-29 - Minors - - Right Shoulder Impingement -
2014-05-08 2014-06-10 Minors 33 0 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2021 CIN $
2020 BOS $
2019 CHA $
2018 SFN $558,000
2017 SFN $
2016 SFN $512,500
2015 SFN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,070,500
2 yrTotal$1,070,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 114 dBallengee1 year (2021)

Details
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/21/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Cincinnati 6/19/21. DFA by Cincinnati 7/28/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/30/21.
  • 1 year/$850,000 (2020). Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 12/4/19 (split contract). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Boston 8/31/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Claimed by Baltimore off waivers 2/20/19 after being DFA by San Francisco 2/12/19. Claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 3/11/19 after being DFA by Baltimore 3/8/19. Claimed by Boston off waivers from Chicago White Sox 10/31/19. Non-tendered by Boston 12/2/19.
  • 1 year/$558,000 (2018). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/17.
  • 1 year/$512,500 (2016). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by San Francisco 7/3/15.
  • Drafted by San Francisco 2011 (6-207) (Oregon State). $450,000 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 14.7 12 6 13 2 .257 1.22 3.85 3.99 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 8 4 9 1 .271 1.31 4.27 4.43 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 6 3 5 1 .282 1.39 4.59 4.75 -0.1 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 0 .291 1.45 4.87 5.03 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .299 1.51 5.13 5.3 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Josh Osich threw 3,662 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Cutter (87mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph), Slider (76mph) and Sinker (94mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (94mph).