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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-26-1992
Height6' 7"
Weight215 lbs
Age31 years, 5 months, 30 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2015
2016
-0.52017
-0.72018
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
2017 KCA MLB 7 5 18.0 1 2 0 30 12 14 2 100 15.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 39% .431 2.33 5.03 9.50 121 8.05 171.3 -0.5
2018 KCA MLB 14 13 70.0 1 6 0 66 19 49 12 104 8.5 2.4 1.5 6.3 44% .261 1.21 5.09 5.14 119 6.20 138.5 -0.7
2019 KCA MLB 6 4 21.0 0 3 0 30 9 4 5 99 12.9 3.9 2.1 1.7 36% .305 1.86 7.39 9.00 139 9.80 201.0 -0.9
CareerMLB2722109.0211012640671910210.43.31.65.541%.3021.525.526.611237.20156.0-2.2

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-
2014 IDA Rk PIO 9 8 23.0 0 2 0 30 9 25 2 11.7 3.5 0.8 9.8 0% .406 1.70 4.27 5.09 91 5.20 110.1
2015 WIL A+ CAR 15 15 84.3 6 3 0 83 11 66 2 98 8.9 1.2 0.2 7.0 0% .314 1.11 2.52 3.52 84 4.26 93.5
2016 NWA AA TEX 27 27 156.3 7 10 0 135 38 134 19 94 7.8 2.2 1.1 7.7 44% .263 1.11 3.84 3.45 101 3.51 77.5
2017 KCA MLB AL 7 5 18.0 1 2 0 30 12 14 2 100 15.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 39% .431 2.33 5.03 9.50 121 8.05 171.3
2017 NWA AA TEX 1 1 3.3 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 99 13.5 8.1 0.0 2.7 67% .417 2.40 5.42 2.70 129 7.94 169.0
2017 OMA AAA PCL 19 19 100.7 4 5 0 110 29 102 14 100 9.8 2.6 1.3 9.1 42% .331 1.38 4.45 4.11 89 4.09 87.0
2018 KCA MLB AL 14 13 70.0 1 6 0 66 19 49 12 104 8.5 2.4 1.5 6.3 44% .261 1.21 5.09 5.14 119 6.20 138.5
2018 NWA AA TEX 2 2 9.0 0 0 0 12 2 4 1 106 12.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 41% .333 1.56 4.67 4.00 109 5.44 115.0
2018 OMA AAA PCL 2 2 8.3 0 1 0 8 0 6 2 88 8.6 0.0 2.2 6.5 44% .240 0.96 5.42 4.32 105 4.18 88.3
2018 ROY Rk AZL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 85 6.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 50% .250 1.00 3.74 0.00 103 3.92 82.9
2019 KCA MLB AL 6 4 21.0 0 3 0 30 9 4 5 99 12.9 3.9 2.1 1.7 36% .305 1.86 7.39 9.00 139 9.80 201.0
2019 NWA AA TEX 2 2 10.0 1 1 0 14 2 5 0 119 12.6 1.8 0.0 4.5 53% .368 1.60 3.65 5.40 102 6.26 128.9
2019 OMA AAA PCL 11 11 63.0 2 4 0 79 17 43 12 95 11.3 2.4 1.7 6.1 38% .333 1.52 5.95 6.14 106 5.86 120.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2017 381 0.5774 0.4751 0.8508 0.6727 0.2050 0.8784 0.7273 0.1492
2018 1084 0.4788 0.4705 0.8294 0.6744 0.2832 0.9057 0.6625 0.1706
2019 395 0.4582 0.4835 0.8848 0.7459 0.2617 0.9407 0.7500 0.1152
Career18600.49460.47420.84550.68920.26260.90750.69440.1545

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
2020 KCA $
2019 KCA $
2018 KCA $546,625
2017 KCA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$546,625
1 yrTotal$546,625

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 109 d1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/20. DFA by Kansas City 3/25/20.
  • 1 year/$568,175 (2019). Received 80-game suspension 1/16/19 (violation of MLB PED policy). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/19.
  • 1 year/$546,625 (2018). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Kansas City 5/30/17.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2014 (3-92). $0.5761M signing bonus (slot amount).

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Eric Skoglund threw 1,866 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2019, including pitches thrown in . In 2019, he relied primarily on his Sinker (90mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph), Change (83mph) and Slider (85mph).