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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-11-1990
Height6' 2"
Weight225 lbs
Age33 years, 7 months, 13 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.22015
0.12016
0.02017
0.12018
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 CLE MLB 8 0 8.0 0 0 0 5 2 11 1 111 5.6 2.3 1.1 12.4 0% .250 0.88 2.72 2.25 70 2.29 53.5 0.2
2016 CLE MLB 10 0 10.7 0 0 0 9 5 7 1 114 7.6 4.2 0.8 5.9 53% .258 1.31 4.41 2.53 97 4.31 95.3 0.1
2017 CLE MLB 21 0 24.7 1 0 0 23 10 20 5 8.4 3.6 1.8 7.3 40% .250 1.34 5.49 4.38 105 5.02 106.8 0.0
2018 SEA MLB 14 0 14.7 0 1 1 9 3 15 1 93 5.5 1.8 0.6 9.2 44% .229 0.82 3.26 1.23 107 4.40 98.3 0.1
2019 BAL 0 51 0 54.3 1 0 4 58 26 60 7 105 9.6 4.3 1.2 9.9 31% .336 1.55 4.31 5.13 106 5.43 111.1 0.0
2019 SEA 0 4 0 3.7 0 1 0 8 3 3 1 95 19.6 7.4 2.5 7.4 25% .467 3.00 8.42 14.73 117 7.26 155.0 -0.1
2019 TOT MLB 55 0 58.0 1 1 4 66 29 63 8 105 10.2 4.5 1.2 9.8 30% .347 1.64 4.57 5.74 107 5.55 113.9 -0.1
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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-
2011 MHV A- NYP 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .250 0.50 1.36 0.00 86 4.38 89.4
2012 LKC A MID 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 2.5 4.9 0.0 9.8 0% .125 0.82 2.80 0.00 97 3.55 73.9
2012 CAR A+ CAR 26 0 43.7 1 3 1 31 23 52 0 6.4 4.7 0.0 10.7 0% .307 1.24 2.99 2.06 89 3.63 75.5
2012 AKR AA EAS 17 0 20.3 1 0 3 12 12 22 0 5.3 5.3 0.0 9.7 0% .261 1.18 2.95 0.89 90 3.52 73.2
2012 SCO Wnt AFL 5 0 5.7 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 3.2 6.4 0.0 4.8 0% .125 1.06 5.51 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2013 AKR AA EAS 30 0 33.0 2 3 0 32 21 43 2 8.7 5.7 0.5 11.7 0% .353 1.61 3.59 4.09 96 5.38 116.8
2013 CLE Rk AZL 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 6.8 0.0 2.3 11.3 0% .222 0.75 4.75 4.50 82 1.59 34.6
2014 AKR AA EAS 44 0 51.0 6 2 15 39 19 68 3 6.9 3.4 0.5 12.0 0% .310 1.14 2.62 2.12 69 2.93 62.0
2014 COH AAA INT 5 0 5.0 0 0 0 4 3 4 1 7.2 5.4 1.8 7.2 0% .214 1.40 6.14 5.40 120 4.62 97.9
2015 CLE MLB AL 8 0 8.0 0 0 0 5 2 11 1 111 5.6 2.3 1.1 12.4 0% .250 0.88 2.72 2.25 70 2.29 53.5
2015 COH AAA INT 46 0 49.7 1 2 16 37 26 80 0 6.7 4.7 0.0 14.5 0% .363 1.27 1.62 2.36 58 2.84 62.4
2016 CLE MLB AL 10 0 10.7 0 0 0 9 5 7 1 114 7.6 4.2 0.8 5.9 53% .258 1.31 4.41 2.53 97 4.31 95.3
2016 LKC A MID 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.5 0% .000 0.00 -1.53 0.00 51 2.06 45.4
2016 COH AAA INT 47 0 49.0 3 1 9 27 29 72 0 5.0 5.3 0.0 13.2 43% .270 1.14 2.19 1.84 74 2.51 55.4
2017 CLE MLB AL 21 0 24.7 1 0 0 23 10 20 5 8.4 3.6 1.8 7.3 40% .250 1.34 5.49 4.38 105 5.02 106.8
2017 COH AAA INT 28 0 29.3 1 1 10 27 11 36 3 8.3 3.4 0.9 11.0 48% .324 1.30 3.54 3.07 86 3.82 81.2
2018 SEA MLB AL 14 0 14.7 0 1 1 9 3 15 1 93 5.5 1.8 0.6 9.2 44% .229 0.82 3.26 1.23 107 4.40 98.3
2018 TAC AAA PCL 49 0 56.0 2 5 15 38 26 82 3 6.1 4.2 0.5 13.2 35% .294 1.14 2.90 1.77 77 2.45 51.7
2019 BAL MLB AL 51 0 54.3 1 0 4 58 26 60 7 105 9.6 4.3 1.2 9.9 31% .336 1.55 4.31 5.13 106 5.43 111.1
2019 SEA MLB AL 4 0 3.7 0 1 0 8 3 3 1 95 19.6 7.4 2.5 7.4 25% .467 3.00 8.42 14.73 117 7.26 155.0
2019 TAC AAA PCL 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 88 9.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 20% .400 1.00 0.79 0.00 80 4.11 84.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 130 0.5154 0.4385 0.6667 0.5522 0.3175 0.7838 0.4500 0.3333
2016 193 0.5181 0.5078 0.7857 0.6900 0.3118 0.8406 0.6552 0.2143
2017 430 0.5279 0.5279 0.7797 0.7489 0.2808 0.8353 0.6140 0.2203
2018 204 0.5343 0.5245 0.7570 0.6972 0.3263 0.7895 0.6774 0.2430
2019 1118 0.5510 0.4857 0.7311 0.6981 0.2251 0.7721 0.5752 0.2689
Career20750.53930.49740.74480.69860.26040.79400.59290.2552

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
2013-04-20 2013-06-30 Minors 71 0 Left Hand - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 TBA $1,200,000
2022 MIA $1,000,000
2021 BAL $825,000
2020 BAL $573,500
2019 SEA $559,100
2018 SEA $
2017 CLE $535,700
2016 CLE $
2015 CLE $
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$4,693,300
6 yrTotal$4,693,300

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 113 dISE1 year/$1.2M (2023)

Details
  • 1 year/$1.2M (2023). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Miami as a free agent 3/13/22 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. Contract selected by Miami 4/7/22. DFA by Miami 5/2/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/4/22 (refused assignment). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 5/10/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Tampa Bay 5/31/22.
  • 1 year/$825,000 (2021). Re-signed by Baltimore 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Baltimore 6/4/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/11/21. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Baltimore 7/30/21. Contract selected by Tampa Bay 8/17/21. DFA by Tampa Bay 9/12/21. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/14/21. Elected free agency 10/15/21.
  • 1 year/$573,500 (2020). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/20.
  • 1 year/$559,100 (2019). Re-signed by Seattle 3/19. Claimed by Baltimore off waivers 4/28/19 after being DFA by Seattle 4/26/19.
  • 1 year (2018). DFA by Seattle 3/7/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 3/8/18. Contract selected by Seattle 8/28/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/17. Acquired by Seattle in trade from Cleveland 12/13/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/9/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Cleveland 11/20/14. Re-signed by Cleveland 3/9/15.
  • Drafted by Cleveland 2011 (18-548) (East Carolina). $325,000 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 14.6 10 6 17 2 .249 1.11 2.98 3.03 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 7 4 11 1 .264 1.20 3.38 3.46 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 5 3 7 1 .275 1.27 3.68 3.78 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 3 0 .284 1.33 3.93 4.06 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .293 1.39 4.18 4.32 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Shawn Armstrong has thrown 5,283 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Sinker (94mph), Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Cutter (90mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph).