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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date2-27-1990
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
Age34 years, 1 months, 29 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-1.62015
0.72016
1.22017
0.42018
0.22019
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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 PHI MLB 15 15 84.3 5 7 0 88 17 49 14 98 9.4 1.8 1.5 5.2 0% .276 1.25 4.90 4.48 131 6.68 156.1 -1.6
2016 PHI MLB 23 21 113.3 2 11 0 141 29 95 23 89 11.2 2.3 1.8 7.5 40% .331 1.50 5.01 6.04 108 4.83 107.0 0.7
2017 PHI MLB 37 0 54.7 3 3 0 51 18 63 10 8.4 3.0 1.6 10.4 45% .297 1.26 4.23 4.12 80 3.12 66.5 1.2
2018 PHI MLB 67 0 49.3 0 2 1 49 22 50 5 96 8.9 4.0 0.9 9.1 54% .324 1.44 3.75 3.83 90 4.31 96.2 0.4
2019 PHI MLB 40 0 29.7 3 3 0 20 10 29 4 102 6.1 3.0 1.2 8.8 41% .216 1.01 4.28 3.94 101 4.26 87.3 0.4
CareerMLB18236331.3132613499628656799.52.61.57.844%.3111.344.604.811064.89109.41.0

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 WPT A- NYP 11 11 53.7 3 3 0 42 14 43 2 94 7.0 2.3 0.3 7.2 0% .250 1.04 3.13 2.01 92 3.19 65.1
2012 CLR A+ FSL 21 20 123.0 4 10 0 103 28 140 7 107 7.5 2.0 0.5 10.2 0% .307 1.07 2.58 3.29 75 3.22 67.0
2012 REA AA EAS 6 6 35.7 4 1 0 34 11 29 2 103 8.6 2.8 0.5 7.3 0% .317 1.26 3.22 3.53 86 4.24 88.3
2013 LEH AAA INT 16 16 71.3 2 7 0 84 26 49 10 101 10.6 3.3 1.3 6.2 0% .320 1.54 4.95 4.04 117 6.55 142.2
2013 PHL Rk GCL 2 2 7.0 0 1 0 6 0 8 0 103 7.7 0.0 0.0 10.3 0% .333 0.86 1.17 2.57 72 2.13 46.2
2015 PHI MLB NL 15 15 84.3 5 7 0 88 17 49 14 98 9.4 1.8 1.5 5.2 0% .276 1.25 4.90 4.48 131 6.68 156.1
2015 LEH AAA INT 13 13 68.3 0 6 0 81 27 33 7 99 10.7 3.6 0.9 4.3 0% .307 1.58 4.74 4.74 125 6.35 139.3
2016 PHI MLB NL 23 21 113.3 2 11 0 141 29 95 23 89 11.2 2.3 1.8 7.5 40% .331 1.50 5.01 6.04 108 4.83 107.0
2016 LEH AAA INT 8 7 50.3 6 1 0 43 10 52 4 102 7.7 1.8 0.7 9.3 42% .293 1.05 2.85 3.04 82 3.30 72.8
2017 PHI MLB NL 37 0 54.7 3 3 0 51 18 63 10 8.4 3.0 1.6 10.4 45% .297 1.26 4.23 4.12 80 3.12 66.5
2017 LEH AAA INT 12 0 17.3 0 1 0 19 5 14 1 9.9 2.6 0.5 7.3 44% .340 1.38 3.51 4.67 96 4.25 90.4
2018 PHI MLB NL 67 0 49.3 0 2 1 49 22 50 5 96 8.9 4.0 0.9 9.1 54% .324 1.44 3.75 3.83 90 4.31 96.2
2019 PHI MLB NL 40 0 29.7 3 3 0 20 10 29 4 102 6.1 3.0 1.2 8.8 41% .216 1.01 4.28 3.94 101 4.26 87.3
2019 REA AA EAS 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 50% .000 0.00 1.16 0.00 84 3.89 80.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 1281 0.4762 0.5004 0.7878 0.7049 0.3145 0.8535 0.6540 0.2122
2016 1937 0.4445 0.4801 0.7581 0.6597 0.3364 0.8592 0.5994 0.2419
2017 910 0.4703 0.5110 0.6602 0.6589 0.3797 0.7518 0.5191 0.3398
2018 850 0.4988 0.4518 0.7109 0.6038 0.3005 0.8320 0.4688 0.2891
2019 463 0.4600 0.4989 0.6667 0.6479 0.3720 0.8116 0.4516 0.3333
Career54410.46610.48720.73360.66050.33590.83160.56580.2664

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
2014-03-30 2014-04-02 Minors 3 0 Right Shoulder Recovery for Surgery Small Partial Rotator Cuff Tear 2014-01-08 -
2014-01-08 2014-01-08 Minors 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Small Partial Rotator Cuff Tear 2014-01-08 -
2013-05-16 2013-07-22 Minors 67 0 Right Shoulder Strain Small Partial Rotator Cuff Tear - -
2012-06-07 2012-06-22 Minors 15 11 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2022 HOU $
2021 CHN $
2020 PHI $1,575,000
2019 PHI $1,100,000
2018 PHI $559,000
2017 PHI $539,000
2016 PHI $
2015 PHI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$3,773,000
4 yrTotal$3,773,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 114 dCAA1 year (2022)

Details
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Houston as a free agent 3/21/22 (minor-league contract). Morgan elected free agency 5/1/22. Retired 5/23.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/3/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $900,000 in majors. Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 6/29/21. Morgan elected free agency 11/4/21.
  • 1 year/$1.575M (2020). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2019). Re-signed by Philadelphia 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$559,000 (2018). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Philadelphia 11/20/14. Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/15.
  • Drafted by Philadelphia 2011 (3-120) (Alabama). $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
90o 10 0 0.3 27 8 62.2 49 19 65 6 .266 1.09 2.78 3.07 0.3 0.0
80o 8.9 0 0.3 24 7 56.4 47 19 59 6 .281 1.17 3.13 3.45 -2.0 -0.2
70o 8.1 0 0.2 22 7 52.4 46 18 55 6 .291 1.23 3.39 3.72 -3.3 -0.4
60o 7.4 0 0.2 21 6 49.0 45 18 51 6 .300 1.28 3.61 3.96 -4.4 -0.5
50o 6.8 0 0.2 20 6 45.9 44 17 48 6 .308 1.33 3.82 4.19 -5.2 -0.6
40o 6.3 0 0.2 18 5 42.9 43 17 45 5 .316 1.39 4.04 4.42 -5.9 -0.6
30o 5.7 0 0.2 17 5 39.8 41 16 41 5 .325 1.44 4.27 4.66 -6.5 -0.7
20o 5 0 0.1 15 5 36.1 39 15 38 5 .335 1.51 4.54 4.96 -7.0 -0.8
10o 4.2 0 0.1 13 4 31.3 36 14 33 5 .349 1.61 4.93 5.38 -7.5 -0.8
Weighted Mean6.800.219645.44317475.3061.323.804.16-5.0-0.5

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2013-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)A recent SB Nation winter meetings sim saw the mock A's trade Anderson, Choice, and $6M to the Phillies for Adam Morgan. If we leave aside the salary dump aspects of the trade, is Morgan worth such a package? How do you feel about the stuff and the shoulder?
(justarobert from Santa Clara)		I'm a fan of Choice so I don't think that works if it's just Morgan alone in the deal coming to Oakland. He's a nice prospect, but he's a max #3 for me. (Mark Anderson)
2013-04-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)Random "watch list" question. What are your thoughts on Arismendy Alcantara and Adam Morgan?
(Mitch from Iowa)		Both are good players to watch. Higher on Alcantara than Morgan, but Morgan's much closer to making a major league impact. (Bret Sayre)
2013-04-04 11:00:00 (link to chat)Adam Morgan, could he have a higher ceiling that Biddle based upon the reports from spring training?
(Mike from Utica, NY)		He might. Very good arm. Developing. I'd probably put him above Biddle at this point. (Jason Parks)
2013-04-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)Any chance that Jesse Biddle or Adam Morgan get called up this year for the Phillies?
(mrollo1 from Haddonfield, NJ)		I think both would benefit from another full year in the minors, but if one is going to debut this year, my money would definitely be on Morgan. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-08-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)How do you know what to grade a change up/breaking ball at? Is it deception, speed and movement? For example I saw Adam Morgan pitch recently. Heard buzz around him, but didn't read any grades. The Change-up looked fantastic in my opinion. 10 MPH less then his fastball, good deception. I would have to imagine that would grade 65-70, but I don't know if that is to agressive or to light.
(rgatta from PA)		I don't get to caught up in the 10 mph rule with a CH. For me, a good changeup starts with the arm action and speed, as you want it to come out of the hand like a fastball. If a pitcher can provide that deception, that half of the battle right there. The action on the pitch is important as well. I like to see movement to the arm side and/or heavy life that pushes the ball out of the hitting zone after it appears to be a fastball heading into it. You want the pitch to offer velocity separation, and anything over 7-8 mph works for me. It all starts with deception, and if you can get movement and good a good velo dip, you have the makings of a very good pitch. (Jason Parks)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Adam Morgan threw 6,186 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2022, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2022, he relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Curve (79mph) and Change (84mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (92mph).