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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 25)
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Birth Date4-7-1994
Height6' 2"
Weight225 lbs
Age30 years, 0 months, 19 days
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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
2019 ARI MLB 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 99 9.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 18% .364 1.75 3.91 4.50 109 5.68 116.6 0.0
CareerMLB204.00004330999.06.80.06.818%.3641.753.914.501095.68116.60.0

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 DCK Rk DSL 10 10 38.3 1 3 0 35 18 38 1 88 8.2 4.2 0.2 8.9 0% .318 1.38 3.22 3.29 95 4.77 97.3
2012 DRO Rk DSL 12 12 59.7 1 2 0 43 16 38 1 105 6.5 2.4 0.2 5.7 0% .230 0.99 3.50 3.02 103 3.01 62.7
2013 GJR Rk PIO 15 15 68.3 4 7 0 87 31 63 6 106 11.5 4.1 0.8 8.3 0% .375 1.73 5.13 6.06 101 6.32 137.2
2014 TRI A- NOR 7 6 20.7 0 2 0 20 22 22 1 100 8.7 9.6 0.4 9.6 0% .373 2.03 5.95 6.10 121 7.23 153.0
2016 KNC A MID 13 4 49.7 3 3 0 40 11 47 1 97 7.2 2.0 0.2 8.5 54% .293 1.03 2.75 2.36 85 3.30 72.9
2016 VIS A+ CAL 15 15 83.3 7 5 0 77 25 81 7 97 8.3 2.7 0.8 8.7 43% .303 1.22 3.97 4.75 95 3.87 85.5
2016 EST Wnt DWL 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .500 2.57 2.68 15.43 0 0.00 0.0
2017 VIS A+ CAL 8 8 46.3 3 1 0 41 13 30 2 104 8.0 2.5 0.4 5.8 54% .273 1.17 4.09 3.69 103 3.71 79.0
2017 WTN AA SOU 17 17 92.3 6 6 0 104 21 56 13 106 10.1 2.0 1.3 5.5 42% .297 1.35 4.54 4.78 114 5.76 122.5
2017 RNO AAA PCL 2 2 12.0 2 0 0 13 3 10 0 118 9.8 2.3 0.0 7.5 38% .351 1.33 2.80 3.00 88 3.46 73.6
2018 WTN AA SOU 25 10 90.0 9 4 0 70 17 96 5 97 7.0 1.7 0.5 9.6 47% .284 0.97 2.69 2.90 83 3.31 70.0
2018 RNO AAA PCL 6 5 26.3 0 4 0 35 10 26 5 118 12.0 3.4 1.7 8.9 34% .361 1.71 5.49 7.18 102 6.08 128.6
2019 ARI MLB NL 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 99 9.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 18% .364 1.75 3.91 4.50 109 5.68 116.6
2019 WTN AA SOU 7 7 40.7 3 4 0 40 2 39 2 103 8.9 0.4 0.4 8.6 49% .325 1.03 2.16 2.88 76 3.76 77.3
2019 RNO AAA PCL 8 8 38.0 2 2 0 41 16 30 6 103 9.7 3.8 1.4 7.1 43% .307 1.50 5.61 4.97 105 4.45 91.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2019 66 0.5000 0.3333 0.7727 0.5758 0.0909 0.7895 0.6667 0.2273
Career660.50000.33330.77270.57580.09090.78950.66670.2273

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
2014-08-22 - Minors - - - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 MIL $
2022 KCA $708,750
2021 TOR $580,000
2020 ARI $
2019 ARI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,288,750
2 yrTotal$1,288,750

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 27 d2023

Details
  • 2023
  • 1 year/$580,000 (2021). Claimed by Toronto off waivers 2/10/21 after being DFA by Boston 2/3/21. Claimed by Boston off waivers from Toronto 2/22/21. Re-signed 3/21. Claimed by Toronto off waivers from Boston 3/6/21. Acquired by Kansas City in trade 7/21/21 after being DFA by Toronto 7/16/21. Claimed by Oakland off waivers 8/20/22 after being DFA by Kansas City 8/18/22. Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Oakland 12/12/22.
  • 1 year (2020). Re-signed by Arizona 3/20. Claimed off waivers by Boston 11/25/20 after being DFA by Arizona 11/20/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Contract selected by Arizona 11/20/18. Re-signed by Arizona 3/19.
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 11/30/15 (minor-league contract).
  • Released by Colorado 5/6/15.
  • Signed by Colorado 7/2/10 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 8 0.5 28 18 119.1 96 33 104 13 .253 1.08 3.29 3.63 -5.9 -0.6
80o 0 8 0.4 27 17 112.3 97 34 98 13 .266 1.16 3.64 4.01 -10.0 -1.1
70o 0 8 0.4 25 16 107.5 97 34 94 13 .275 1.22 3.90 4.3 -12.8 -1.4
60o 0 7.9 0.4 25 15 103.5 97 34 90 13 .283 1.27 4.12 4.54 -14.9 -1.6
50o 0 7.9 0.4 24 15 99.8 97 34 87 13 .291 1.31 4.33 4.78 -16.9 -1.8
40o 0 7.8 0.3 23 14 96.2 97 34 84 13 .298 1.36 4.54 5.01 -18.6 -2.0
30o 0 7.8 0.3 22 14 92.4 97 34 81 13 .307 1.42 4.77 5.27 -20.3 -2.2
20o 0 7.7 0.3 21 13 88.0 97 34 77 13 .316 1.48 5.05 5.57 -22.1 -2.4
10o 0 7.5 0.3 19 12 82.1 96 33 72 13 .329 1.57 5.44 6 -24.3 -2.6
Weighted Mean07.80.4241599.596338713.2891.304.304.75-16.5-1.8

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Joel Payamps has thrown 3,372 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (84mph), Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Sinker (95mph), also mixing in a Change (90mph).