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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-21-1990
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
Age33 years, 3 months, 28 days
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-0.52016
2.62017
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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 CLE MLB 17 10 53.0 3 3 0 50 29 50 8 112 8.5 4.9 1.4 8.5 40% .288 1.49 4.82 5.26 120 6.15 136.0 -0.5
2017 CLE MLB 27 21 121.7 12 6 0 92 60 137 13 102 6.8 4.4 1.0 10.1 41% .274 1.25 3.83 3.11 91 3.61 76.9 2.6
2018 CLE MLB 32 32 200.0 13 8 0 164 67 207 21 106 7.4 3.0 0.9 9.3 41% .280 1.16 3.55 3.02 94 3.52 78.6 4.1
2019 CLE MLB 21 21 126.0 13 4 0 96 37 169 10 100 6.9 2.6 0.7 12.1 41% .306 1.06 2.52 2.71 73 3.32 68.2 3.3
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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 ORM Rk PIO 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 6.8 4.5 0.0 11.3 0% .300 1.25 3.26 2.25 91 3.72 76.0
2012 CDR A MID 8 8 41.0 1 1 0 37 13 34 3 106 8.1 2.9 0.7 7.5 0% .286 1.22 3.80 3.73 94 4.04 84.2
2013 ANG Rk AZL 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 103 6.0 6.0 0.0 9.0 0% .250 1.33 4.00 3.00 104 3.69 80.1
2013 ORM Rk PIO 1 1 2.7 0 1 0 6 2 2 0 113 20.3 6.8 0.0 6.8 0% .500 3.00 5.95 16.88 110 10.95 237.9
2014 BUR A MID 5 5 24.0 3 0 0 16 5 27 2 101 6.0 1.9 0.8 10.1 0% .241 0.88 2.93 1.88 80 2.68 56.8
2014 CAR A+ CAR 5 4 20.7 0 1 0 20 11 15 1 95 8.7 4.8 0.4 6.5 0% .328 1.50 4.72 4.79 119 6.42 136.0
2014 INL A+ CAL 13 13 55.3 1 3 0 58 27 58 8 108 9.4 4.4 1.3 9.4 0% .331 1.54 5.19 5.37 106 6.23 131.8
2015 AKR AA EAS 27 26 158.0 9 8 0 127 40 145 8 91 7.2 2.3 0.5 8.3 0% .272 1.06 3.02 2.73 86 3.03 66.4
2016 CLE MLB AL 17 10 53.0 3 3 0 50 29 50 8 112 8.5 4.9 1.4 8.5 40% .288 1.49 4.82 5.26 120 6.15 136.0
2016 COH AAA INT 17 17 93.0 11 1 0 78 35 97 8 109 7.5 3.4 0.8 9.4 40% .293 1.22 3.36 3.00 90 3.44 76.0
2017 CLE MLB AL 27 21 121.7 12 6 0 92 60 137 13 102 6.8 4.4 1.0 10.1 41% .274 1.25 3.83 3.11 91 3.61 76.9
2017 COH AAA INT 7 7 34.0 3 2 0 28 14 38 3 99 7.4 3.7 0.8 10.1 40% .298 1.24 3.57 2.65 87 3.48 74.1
2018 CLE MLB AL 32 32 200.0 13 8 0 164 67 207 21 106 7.4 3.0 0.9 9.3 41% .280 1.16 3.55 3.02 94 3.52 78.6
2019 CLE MLB AL 21 21 126.0 13 4 0 96 37 169 10 100 6.9 2.6 0.7 12.1 41% .306 1.06 2.52 2.71 73 3.32 68.2
2019 AKR AA EAS 1 1 5.3 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 93 5.1 0.0 0.0 8.4 79% .214 0.56 1.29 0.00 78 3.39 69.8
2019 COH AAA INT 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 100 13.5 9.0 4.5 18.0 0% .500 2.50 9.12 18.00 102 6.40 131.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 951 0.4437 0.4353 0.7657 0.6232 0.2854 0.8327 0.6490 0.2343
2017 2108 0.4108 0.4194 0.6889 0.6097 0.2866 0.7936 0.5337 0.3111
2018 3262 0.4795 0.4608 0.7212 0.6349 0.3004 0.8097 0.5490 0.2788
2019 1991 0.4586 0.4535 0.6379 0.6210 0.3117 0.7443 0.4583 0.3621
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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
2014-06-22 2014-07-08 Minors 16 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-05-29 2014-06-13 Minors 15 0 - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 CHA $4,000,000
2024 CHA $3,000,000
2023 CHA $8,000,000
2022 SDN $8,000,000
2021 SDN $3,500,000
2020 CLE $4,100,000
2019 CLE $592,200
2018 CLE $558,500
2017 CLE $
2016 CLE $
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$24,750,700
2019Current$7,000,000
7 yrPvs + Cur$31,750,700
7 yrTotal$31,750,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 33 dACES1 year/$3M (2024)

Details
  • 1 year/$3M (2024). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/1/24. Performance bonuses: $100,000 for each game started from 11 to 25 GS. $100,000 for each 5 innings pitched from 55 to 125 IP.
  • 1 year/$12M (2023), plus 2024 mutual option. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/29/22. 23:$8M, 24:$12M mutual option ($4M buyout).
  • 2 years/$11.5M (2021-22). Signed extension with San Diego 11/16/20. $3M signing bonus ($1.5M paid on 12/1/21, $1.5M paid on 12/1/22). 21:$2M, 22:$6.5M. 2022 performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 5, 10 starts (performance bonus payments deferred until 1/15/23).
  • 1 year/$4.1M (2020). Re-signed by Cleveland 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration). Placed on restricted list 8/11/20 (violation of COVID-19 protocols). Acquired by San Diego in trade from Cleveland 8/31/20.
  • 1 year/$592,200 (2019). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/19.
  • 1 year/$558,500 (2018). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Cleveland 11/20/15. Re-signed by Cleveland 3/16.
  • Acquired by Cleveland in trade from LA Angels 8/7/14.
  • Drafted by LA Angels 2011 (4-135) (Seminole State JC, Fla.). $250,000 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
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Which team struck your favorite deal and why?
(Jimmy Nutron from Space)		While I really like the Mike Clevinger trade for the Padres (and I think it is a perfectly adequate haul for the Indians), my favorite deal was another Padres trade, which I like for the Mariners. Here is the deal:

Padres acquire C Austin Nola, RHP Austin Adams and RHP Dan Altavilla in exchange for OF Taylor Trammell, C Luis Torrens, RHP Andres Muņoz and INF Ty France

Now, Austin Nola is a very valuable piece. His bat appears legit, he is a solid defender, and he is under team control through 2026 (despite being nearly 31 years old). However, the value of that team control is questionable given his age and lack of much track record.

For Nola, the Mariners snagged Taylor Trammell (broken swing but tooled up prospect with big potential), Andres Munoz (broken arm but electric when healthy), Ty France (good hitter with uncertain defensive home), and Luis Torrens (decent enough replacement for Nola with team control). I think it is a home run for the Mariners. All three hitter may be starters next year, and Munoz may close at some point next year. Love it! (Jesse Roche)
2020-03-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)I was wondering if, because of a shortened schedule, you had any tactics or perhaps changes to your draft plans in roto leagues. I.e. less games to pitch so go heavier on stud sps, or would you rather beef up your offense because effective streaming wont eat into innings limitations?
(spotted cow from Rockford)		Great question, and I will go into more detail regarding the impact of the suspended season next week on the debut episode of the Five-Tool Fantasy Baseball Podcast presented by Fantrax.

First, we do not necessarily know it will be a shortened season, though it is very likely. If it is, I am less likely to target prospects in redraft formats as what was previously a potential May/June promotion now may be a July/August promotion, and just two months of production is not worth a stash in most cases.

The delay benefits currently injured players like Justin Verlander, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Clevinger, Aaron Judge, and the like. I would take more shots at guys like that who may still have the injury stigma depressing their value.

It does also benefit players on innings limits like Jesus Luzardo, and it may actually mean we see top pitching prospects like MacKenzie Gore earlier in the season than anticipated.

I imagine most roto leagues will adjust innings limitations to account for a shortened season, or at least they should. (Jesse Roche)
2019-05-13 16:00:00 (link to chat)Are the Indians cooked?
(Paul Assenmacher from Cleveland)		Definitely not cooked, but they're certainly very vulnerable. They spent most of the offseason trying to trim payroll, as opposed to actually making the team better. The assumption was that they could get away with it, in part because their star power was so valuable and in part because the rest of the division was so weak. Well, now the Twins have the best record in baseball and the Indians are down Corey Kluber and Mike Clevinger. I think the AL Central is pretty close to a coin flip right now, but that assumes Jose Ramirez starts hitting soon and at least one of Kluber/Clevinger resumes being an front-line starter before the All-Star break. (Aaron Gleeman)
2018-12-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who are some of your potential breakout pitchers for 2019 that you are targeting in trades/draft?
(Gary Mack from in the back)		I've been going all out trying to get German Marquez, even though targeting a dude that makes half his starts in Colorado makes me a little queasy. I like Josh James a lot in Houston, and think 2019 could be the year Jack Flaherty and Mike Clevinger become stars. Also, it's become a running joke, but I think Kevin Gausman could finally put it together with a full season in a new spot. (Mark Barry)
2018-07-10 20:00:00 (link to chat)Who has more upside in a dynasty points league Dylan Bundy or Mike Clevinger?
(chuckbrown87 from Alabama)		Clevenger (Eddy Almaguer)
2017-03-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)What are your thoughts on Mike Clevinger? He is a little old for a spect, but headed to AAA. What do you think is his most likely outcome and his upside?
(Brad from nj)		Back-end starter or middle reliever. Good depth to have around, for sure. (Aaron Gleeman)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Clevinger threw 13,675 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Slider (80mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph) and Cutter (85mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (93mph) and Curve (76mph).