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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-6-1992
Height6' 4"
Weight200 lbs
Age31 years, 8 months, 19 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
0.72016
0.12017
1.62018
0.32019
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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 ATL MLB 20 7 50.0 1 4 0 54 21 49 7 88 9.7 3.8 1.3 8.8 45% .329 1.50 4.42 4.86 98 4.04 89.4 0.7
2017 SLN MLB 7 2 17.3 0 1 0 17 10 11 4 92 8.8 5.2 2.1 5.7 54% .260 1.56 6.81 4.67 106 5.03 107.2 0.1
2018 SLN MLB 26 19 114.0 7 6 0 91 57 95 9 93 7.2 4.5 0.7 7.5 47% .253 1.30 4.03 3.47 104 4.05 90.6 1.6
2019 SLN MLB 64 0 66.3 11 1 3 51 34 60 4 93 6.9 4.6 0.5 8.1 46% .275 1.28 3.68 3.66 100 4.32 88.5 0.7
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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 MTS Rk GCL 4 1 8.3 0 1 0 8 3 5 1 109 8.6 3.2 1.1 5.4 0% .304 1.32 5.20 6.48 110 4.87 99.4
2012 SAV A SAL 1 1 4.3 0 1 0 10 0 5 1 99 20.8 0.0 2.1 10.4 0% .529 2.31 4.27 10.38 89 7.37 153.5
2012 KNG Rk APP 11 11 55.3 3 3 0 62 19 47 6 111 10.1 3.1 1.0 7.6 0% .316 1.46 4.48 4.55 106 5.77 120.2
2013 BRO A- NYP 13 13 71.7 6 4 0 53 28 81 1 91 6.7 3.5 0.1 10.2 0% .292 1.13 2.39 2.89 85 3.18 69.0
2014 SAV A SAL 21 21 123.0 11 5 0 107 40 114 5 102 7.8 2.9 0.4 8.3 0% .293 1.20 3.30 2.56 91 3.68 77.8
2015 SLU A+ FSL 6 6 40.3 2 0 0 27 10 48 4 92 6.0 2.2 0.9 10.7 0% .232 0.92 2.89 1.79 79 2.60 57.0
2015 BIN AA EAS 11 11 59.3 4 5 0 67 26 43 2 97 10.2 3.9 0.3 6.5 0% .337 1.57 3.62 4.70 102 5.58 122.5
2015 MIS AA SOU 7 7 40.7 4 0 0 28 14 43 1 91 6.2 3.1 0.2 9.5 0% .273 1.03 2.54 1.99 81 2.89 63.4
2016 ATL MLB NL 20 7 50.0 1 4 0 54 21 49 7 88 9.7 3.8 1.3 8.8 45% .329 1.50 4.42 4.86 98 4.04 89.4
2016 ROM A SAL 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 86% .143 0.67 3.06 0.00 102 3.47 76.6
2016 GWN AAA INT 12 10 56.0 3 3 0 58 22 57 5 107 9.3 3.5 0.8 9.2 49% .329 1.43 3.47 4.18 98 4.89 107.9
2017 SLN MLB NL 7 2 17.3 0 1 0 17 10 11 4 92 8.8 5.2 2.1 5.7 54% .260 1.56 6.81 4.67 106 5.03 107.2
2017 MEM AAA PCL 18 18 103.3 6 5 0 109 25 99 10 93 9.5 2.2 0.9 8.6 47% .334 1.30 3.90 3.83 86 4.06 86.5
2018 SLN MLB NL 26 19 114.0 7 6 0 91 57 95 9 93 7.2 4.5 0.7 7.5 47% .253 1.30 4.03 3.47 104 4.05 90.6
2018 MEM AAA PCL 8 8 49.0 5 1 0 45 16 42 5 90 8.3 2.9 0.9 7.7 49% .288 1.24 4.39 1.65 97 3.73 78.8
2019 SLN MLB NL 64 0 66.3 11 1 3 51 34 60 4 93 6.9 4.6 0.5 8.1 46% .275 1.28 3.68 3.66 100 4.32 88.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 918 0.4902 0.4542 0.7650 0.6444 0.2714 0.8310 0.6142 0.2350
2017 292 0.5034 0.4555 0.7594 0.6871 0.2207 0.8515 0.4688 0.2406
2018 1873 0.4917 0.4618 0.7353 0.6450 0.2847 0.8114 0.5683 0.2647
2019 1085 0.4866 0.4737 0.7257 0.6799 0.2783 0.8134 0.5226 0.2743
Career41680.49090.46280.74100.65690.27560.81900.55950.2590

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
2021 SLN $2,100,000
2020 SLN $1,300,000
2019 SLN $571,300
2018 SLN $
2017 SLN $536,600
2016 ATL $507,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$5,015,400
5 yrTotal$5,015,400

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 4 d1 year/$2.1M (2021)

Details
  • 1 year/$2.1M (2021). Re-signed by St. Louis 12/3/20 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Minnesota in trade from St. Louis 7/30/21. Elected free agency 11/5/21.
  • 1 year/$1.3M (2020). Re-signed by St. Louis 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$571,300 (2019). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/18.
  • 1 year/$536,600 (2017). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/17.
  • 1 year/$507,500 (2016). Contract selected by Atlanta 11/20/15. Signed by Atlanta 3/16. Acquired by St. Louis in trade from Atlanta 12/1/16.
  • Acquired by Atlanta in trade from NY Mets 7/24/15.
  • Drafted by NY Mets 2011 (21-642) (Wiregrass Ranch HS, Wesley Chapel, Fla.). $185,000 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 11.5 9 4 11 1 .259 1.13 2.94 3.36 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 6 3 7 1 .270 1.20 3.26 3.72 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 4 2 4 0 .278 1.25 3.49 3.98 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 2 1 2 0 .284 1.30 3.69 4.2 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .291 1.34 3.88 4.42 0.0 0.0
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DateQuestionAnswer
2019-07-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)Does Bo Bichette have any immediate fantasy impact? On another note, John Gant has not pitched as well as in the first half, and is not currently getting saves. Do you foresee him moving back into the closer role?
(ironcityguys from urban area)		The real answer is I don't know, because it's hard to gauge which prospects will pop immediately and which will take a bit to acclimate. That said, I'm picking Bichette up wherever I can, and I *think* he's a guy that could be good, or at least good-ish, right away.

As for Gant, I would not anticipate he'll get many more saves this season, at least on purpose. (Mark Barry)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, John Gant threw 6,667 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph) and Change (80mph), also mixing in a Cutter (85mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Curve (75mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (80mph).