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Birth Date12-19-1993
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lbs
Age31 years, 1 months, 26 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
-0.12016
0.32017
1.42018
0.82019
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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
2016 TEX MLB 12 0 15.0 0 0 0 11 13 15 0 114 6.6 7.8 0.0 9.0 29% .289 1.60 3.70 1.80 118 5.66 125.2 -0.1
2017 TEX MLB 47 0 45.7 2 3 2 23 40 60 4 4.5 7.9 0.8 11.8 40% .204 1.38 4.48 3.94 106 4.65 98.9 0.3
2018 TEX MLB 59 0 57.7 2 3 12 24 25 85 1 109 3.7 3.9 0.2 13.3 35% .211 0.85 1.93 1.56 76 2.87 64.1 1.4
2019 TEX MLB 70 3 68.7 2 4 14 52 39 100 7 108 6.8 5.1 0.9 13.1 38% .306 1.33 3.62 4.33 81 3.00 61.6 1.8
CareerMLB1883187.06102811011726012825.35.60.612.537%.2531.213.313.18893.5876.63.3

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 DGR Rk DSL 20 1 34.3 3 1 1 25 18 27 1 125 6.6 4.7 0.3 7.1 0% .253 1.25 3.61 2.36 100 3.06 62.5
2012 DRG Rk DSL 19 0 46.7 3 1 1 32 18 41 1 6.2 3.5 0.2 7.9 0% .244 1.07 3.15 1.54 92 2.61 54.4
2013 HIC A SAL 39 0 59.0 3 4 5 53 21 77 2 8.1 3.2 0.3 11.7 0% .345 1.25 2.67 3.36 80 2.96 64.3
2014 MYR A+ CAR 42 0 57.3 4 1 14 39 37 79 8 6.1 5.8 1.3 12.4 0% .265 1.33 4.61 3.30 100 3.57 75.5
2015 FRI AA TEX 26 22 103.0 6 8 0 97 73 98 8 118 8.5 6.4 0.7 8.6 0% .310 1.65 4.70 5.77 111 4.71 103.4
2016 TEX MLB AL 12 0 15.0 0 0 0 11 13 15 0 114 6.6 7.8 0.0 9.0 29% .289 1.60 3.70 1.80 118 5.66 125.2
2016 FRI AA TEX 10 2 23.0 0 5 1 17 10 28 1 94 6.7 3.9 0.4 11.0 30% .291 1.17 2.73 3.52 90 3.29 72.7
2016 ROU AAA PCL 29 0 43.0 2 2 1 23 28 50 3 4.8 5.9 0.6 10.5 39% .211 1.19 4.25 2.72 99 2.43 53.7
2016 GIG Wnt DWL 15 0 14.3 0 0 1 9 8 17 1 5.7 5.0 0.6 10.7 0% .235 1.19 3.31 1.88 0 0.00 0.0
2017 TEX MLB AL 47 0 45.7 2 3 2 23 40 60 4 4.5 7.9 0.8 11.8 40% .204 1.38 4.48 3.94 106 4.65 98.9
2017 FRI AA TEX 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 75% .250 0.50 0.32 0.00 70 3.14 66.9
2017 GIG Wnt DWL 12 0 11.7 1 1 0 3 9 11 0 2.3 6.9 0.0 8.5 0% .120 1.03 3.02 2.31 0 0.00 0.0
2018 TEX MLB AL 59 0 57.7 2 3 12 24 25 85 1 109 3.7 3.9 0.2 13.3 35% .211 0.85 1.93 1.56 76 2.87 64.1
2018 ROU AAA PCL 4 0 4.7 0 1 1 3 5 9 0 5.8 9.6 0.0 17.4 25% .375 1.71 3.74 7.71 81 2.78 58.9
2018 GIG Wnt DWL 6 0 6.7 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 1.4 4.1 0.0 10.8 0% .077 0.60 1.75 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2019 TEX MLB AL 70 3 68.7 2 4 14 52 39 100 7 108 6.8 5.1 0.9 13.1 38% .306 1.33 3.62 4.33 81 3.00 61.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 246 0.4593 0.4228 0.7115 0.6549 0.2256 0.7973 0.5000 0.2885
2017 852 0.4026 0.4261 0.6116 0.6239 0.2927 0.7477 0.4161 0.3884
2018 932 0.4485 0.4592 0.5864 0.6220 0.3268 0.7000 0.4107 0.4136
2019 1250 0.4480 0.4336 0.6679 0.6054 0.2942 0.7434 0.5419 0.3321
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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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 TEX $500,000
2023 TEX $6,000,000
2022 TEX $5,250,000
2021 TEX $4,500,000
2020 TEX $2,750,000
2019 TEX $1,500,000
2018 TEX $
2017 TEX $536,000
2016 TEX $
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$21,036,000
7 yrTotal$21,036,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 41 dMunger English4 years/$14.75M (2019-22), 2023-24 optio

Details
  • 4 years/$14.75M (2019-22), plus 2023-24 club options. Signed extension with Texas 3/6/19. $2M signing bonus. 19:$1M, 20:$2.25M, 21:$4M, 22:$4.75M, 23:$6M club option ($750,000 buyout), 24:$6.25M club option ($500,000 buyout). Replaced 1 yr/$575,000 deal signed 3/19. Texas exercised 2023 option 11/7/22.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Texas 2/18.
  • 1 year/$536,000 (2017). Re-signed by Texas 2/17.
  • 1 year/$507,500 (2016). Contract selected by Texas 11/20/15. Re-signed by Texas 2/27/16.
  • Signed by Texas 12/9/10 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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 14.3 8 7 20 1 .235 1.02 2.29 2.43 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.3 6 5 13 1 .249 1.11 2.66 2.85 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 4 3 8 1 .260 1.17 2.93 3.15 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 2 4 0 .269 1.23 3.18 3.42 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .277 1.28 3.40 3.67 0.0 0.0
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DateQuestionAnswer
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)
2015-03-25 19:00:00 (link to chat)Can you gush some more on Jose Leclerc. I cant stop watching that change. But really the question, his two scouting reports from last year have him in middle releif but that was when he was all FB and curve. Where can this third pitch move his cieling?
(jonraypyle from tx)		Tune into our notes piece for tomorrow, I'll have a full write up on him. (Jordan Gorosh)
2015-03-25 19:00:00 (link to chat)You're a right handed hitter and someone has kidnapped the president and says he'll only let him go if you get a base hit off Jose Leclerc's cutting changeup. If this happens, should I move to Canada?
(Aceathon from Elsewhere)		I'm naming the pitch The Deathball. (Jordan Gorosh)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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José Leclerc has thrown 6,786 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (82mph), also mixing in a Cutter (90mph), Change (88mph) and Sinker (95mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (80mph).