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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-13-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight211 lbs
Age33 years, 5 months, 24 days
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2015
2.82016
1.92017
0.72018
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 HOU MLB 48 5 108.3 4 4 1 79 20 104 4 102 6.6 1.7 0.3 8.6 34% .271 0.91 2.30 2.16 83 2.78 61.5 2.8
2017 HOU MLB 62 0 80.7 8 5 4 50 26 100 11 5.6 2.9 1.2 11.2 41% .220 0.94 3.48 2.68 81 3.09 65.9 1.9
2018 HOU MLB 50 1 47.3 2 3 2 42 13 51 9 98 8.0 2.5 1.7 9.7 37% .275 1.16 4.52 4.18 97 3.61 80.7 0.7
2019 HOU MLB 61 1 69.0 2 3 0 69 21 72 13 101 9.0 2.7 1.7 9.4 35% .296 1.30 4.65 4.83 106 5.49 112.6 -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 GRF Rk PIO 7 0 8.0 0 0 1 8 1 9 0 9.0 1.1 0.0 10.1 0% .348 1.13 2.38 2.25 81 4.23 86.4
2012 KAN A SAL 19 8 61.7 6 5 2 63 19 54 8 102 9.2 2.8 1.2 7.9 0% .304 1.33 4.58 4.23 94 5.06 105.3
2012 LEX A SAL 5 5 29.3 2 2 0 23 16 38 1 94 7.1 4.9 0.3 11.7 0% .333 1.33 3.27 3.07 95 5.78 120.3
2013 QUD A MID 8 8 43.3 4 3 0 60 9 32 3 106 12.5 1.9 0.6 6.6 0% .385 1.59 3.44 4.36 96 6.21 134.9
2013 LNC A+ CAL 21 10 75.3 4 2 1 106 31 65 13 117 12.7 3.7 1.6 7.8 0% .384 1.82 5.79 7.88 112 6.86 149.1
2014 LNC A+ CAL 17 11 76.7 5 5 2 70 12 77 8 104 8.2 1.4 0.9 9.0 0% .283 1.07 3.66 4.11 83 2.90 61.4
2014 CCH AA TEX 10 5 41.3 5 3 0 33 18 37 7 96 7.2 3.9 1.5 8.1 0% .232 1.23 4.83 3.92 114 3.79 80.1
2015 CCH AA TEX 24 17 119.7 7 4 2 117 33 104 12 110 8.8 2.5 0.9 7.8 0% .300 1.25 3.73 3.01 93 3.77 82.6
2016 HOU MLB AL 48 5 108.3 4 4 1 79 20 104 4 102 6.6 1.7 0.3 8.6 34% .271 0.91 2.30 2.16 83 2.78 61.5
2017 HOU MLB AL 62 0 80.7 8 5 4 50 26 100 11 5.6 2.9 1.2 11.2 41% .220 0.94 3.48 2.68 81 3.09 65.9
2018 HOU MLB AL 50 1 47.3 2 3 2 42 13 51 9 98 8.0 2.5 1.7 9.7 37% .275 1.16 4.52 4.18 97 3.61 80.7
2018 CCH AA TEX 3 2 3.0 0 1 0 7 1 6 2 96 21.0 3.0 6.0 18.0 44% .714 2.67 9.11 12.00 100 7.95 168.0
2018 FRE AAA PCL 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 21.6 0.0 0.0 21.6 20% .800 2.40 -1.06 0.00 56 2.40 50.8
2019 HOU MLB AL 61 1 69.0 2 3 0 69 21 72 13 101 9.0 2.7 1.7 9.4 35% .296 1.30 4.65 4.83 106 5.49 112.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 1576 0.4759 0.4975 0.7092 0.6440 0.3644 0.8012 0.5615 0.2908
2017 1275 0.4635 0.4784 0.6344 0.6379 0.3406 0.7454 0.4549 0.3656
2018 775 0.4697 0.4774 0.6811 0.6401 0.3333 0.7983 0.4818 0.3189
2019 1134 0.4850 0.4868 0.7156 0.6545 0.3288 0.8167 0.5260 0.2844
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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
2025 TBA $100,000
2024 TBA $1,000,000
2023 ANA $
2022 ARI $
2021 ARI $1,000,000
2020 HOU $2,000,000
2019 HOU $1,525,000
2018 HOU $599,200
2017 HOU $554,500
2016 HOU $
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$5,678,700
2019Current$1,000,000
6 yrPvs + Cur$6,678,700
1 yrFuture$100,000
7 yrTotal$6,778,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 20 dMVP Sports1 year/$1.1M (2024), 2025 option

Details
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2024), plus 2025 club option. Re-signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 12/5/23. 24:$1M, 25:$2M club option ($100,000 buyout). May earn additional $200,000 in 2024 performance bonuses. 2025 option may increase $1M and buyout may increase $100,000 or $150,000 based on 2024 performance.
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 11/28/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by LA Angels 4/29/23. DFA by LA Angels 8/25/23. Released 8/29/23. Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 8/29/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Re-signed by Arizona as a free agent 10/25/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Arizona 7/26/22. DFA by Arizona 8/26/22. Released 8/27/22. Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 8/29/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Philadelphia 9/27/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 1/20/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. May earn additional $350,000 in performance bonuses based on games and games finished. Contract selected by Arizona 3/29/21. Placed on restricted list 4/7/21 (unspecified reasons). Activated 4/29/21. Elected free agency 10/8/21.
  • 1 year/$2M (2020). Re-signed by Houston 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.525M (2019). Re-signed by Houston 2/4/19 (avoided arbitration, $1.65M-$1.4M). 19:$1.525M, 20:$2.625M club option. 2020 option increases to $2.725M with 50 or more games in 2019, $2.825M with 60 games, $2.925M with 68 games. Houston declined 2020 option 11/3/19.
  • 1 year/$599,200 (2018). Re-signed by Houston 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Houston 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Houston 4/7/16.
  • Acquired by Houston in trade from Chicago White Sox 8/3/12.
  • Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2011 (25-771) (Cal State Fullerton).

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 0.1 0 0 0 0 14.3 9 4 16 1 .235 0.92 2.39 2.8 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.3 7 3 10 1 .248 0.99 2.72 3.17 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 4 2 6 1 .258 1.05 2.96 3.45 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 3 0 .266 1.09 3.16 3.69 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .274 1.13 3.36 3.91 0.0 0.0
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DateQuestionAnswer
2016-09-07 19:00:00 (link to chat)Is Chris Devenski's future with the Stros in the bullpen or as a starter?
(Paul from DC)		Not all that familiar, so I asked someone who is and got a very quick "reliever" answer. (Jarrett Seidler)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Chris Devenski 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 Change (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Cutter (84mph) and Slider (81mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (91mph).