Ottobot ep. 14: Overreactions | COVID-19 Changes for the 2020 MLB Season

James Paxton NYY SP L 

Born: 11/06/1988 (Age: 31)

FanGraphs Player Page

Signed By

Danger Zone for $24

Positions
SP
2021 Projected Positions
SP

Avg Salary
All Leagues $17.98 Last 10 adds $21.40
H2H FanGraphs Points $16.82 Last 10 adds $14.60
Rolling 30-day Averages

Roster%
92.51%
Change
7Day 4.24%
30Day 2.6%


August 3, 2020 2:17 PM : Paxton is worried about his drop in velocity this season, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports. "I'm concerned. I'm trying to do everything that I can to figure out what's going on," Paxton stated following Sunday's start.
Analysis: Paxton averaged 95.4 mph on his four-seam fastball in both 2018 and 2019, but his velocity has dropped drastically to 91.8 mph on the pitch so far this season. His cutter has experienced a similar decline (from 88.1 mph in 2019 to 84.9 mph in 2020), leading to a pair of poor starts in which Paxton has allowed a combined six earned runs on 12 hits over four innings. Whether the slow beginning to the campaign and significant dip in velocity are related to the southpaw's February back surgery is undetermined, but Paxton's spot in the rotation could be in jeopardy if he is unable to turn things around relatively soon.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2013SEA4424.0002115702 5.63 135.00
2014SEA131374.00059602913 5.17 382.70
2015SEA131367.00056672908 3.7 248.20
2016SEA2020121.0001171342419 4.92 595.30
2017SEA2424136.0001561133739 5.84 793.90
2018SEA2828160.10020813442123 5.25 842.16
2019NYY2929150.20018613855223 4.48 674.24
2020NYY224.000512101 -1.73 -6.90

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
2020-08-02 NYY BOS 1 0 0 0 3.0 16 5 3 7 4 0 0 1 -0.30
2020-07-25 NYY @WSN 1 0 0 0 1.0 9 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 -6.60
2019-09-27 NYY @TEX 1 0 0 0 1.0 6 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 -10.70
2019-09-21 NYY TOR 1 1 0 0 6.0 21 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 50.60
2019-09-14 NYY @TOR 1 1 0 0 5.0 21 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 26.20
2019-09-09 NYY @BOS 1 1 0 0 6.2 27 0 0 4 7 3 0 0 43.93
2019-09-03 NYY TEX 1 1 0 0 7.0 23 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 70.20
2019-08-28 NYY @SEA 1 1 0 0 5.0 20 2 2 1 4 5 0 1 15.10
2019-08-23 NYY @LAD 1 1 0 0 6.2 25 2 2 5 11 0 0 0 58.33
2019-08-17 NYY CLE 1 1 0 0 5.0 23 4 4 6 4 3 0 0 20.40
Totals 10 7 0 0 46.1 191 20 17 38 54 15 1 3 267.17

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2011SEA (AA)7739.00N/A51281312 6.44 251.20
2011SEA (A)101056.00N/A80453011 6.29 352.10
2012SEA (AA)2121106.10N/A110965415 4.99 530.76
2013SEA (AAA)2826145.20N/A13115858310 4.28 623.14
2014SEA (AAA)3310.10N/A1413602 2.72 28.07
2014SEA (A-)112.20N/A22101 1.21 3.23
2015SEA (AAA)336.20N/A412300 2.57 17.13
2016SEA (AAA)111150.20N/A53431506 4.94 250.33
2017SEA (AA)114.00N/A55001 3.58 14.30

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
March 20, 2018 6:43 PM add The High Priest of Bop $27
October 12, 2018 12:50 PM increase The High Priest of Bop $29
June 6, 2019 5:07 PM move Captain TBD (from The High Priest of Bop) $29
October 4, 2019 4:58 PM increase Captain TBD $31
January 10, 2020 4:24 PM cut Captain TBD $0
March 15, 2020 3:22 PM add Danger Zone $24

Recent Trades for James Paxton in H2H FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
July 19, 2020 5:14 PM Doc's Magical Mystery Tour James Paxton NYY SP L $9 
 Ron Washington Nose Candy Tim Anderson CHW SS R $3 10IL 
December 6, 2019 11:35 AM Friends O’Clyde Brendan Rodgers COL 2B/SS R $8
Mitch Keller PIT SP R $6 10IL 
 Mamba Out James Paxton NYY SP L $18 
Luke Jackson ATL RP R $3
December 4, 2019 3:51 PM Docile Irish James Paxton NYY SP L $29 
 Emerald City Gems Matt Manning DET (AA) SP R $2
November 19, 2019 7:14 AM Doc's Magical Mystery Tour Mike Minor TEX SP L $7 
Nick Castellanos CIN OF R $22 
 Ron Washington Nose Candy James Paxton NYY SP L $25 
August 31, 2019 11:55 PM I'll Name This Team Later James Paxton NYY SP L $18 
Brendan Rodgers COL 2B/SS R $6
 My Name a Juan Ming Trevor Story COL SS R $42 
August 20, 2019 11:45 AM The Kingdom🏰🏰🏰 Dellin Betances NYM RP R $4
Yonny Chirinos TBR SP/RP R $3 10IL 
Jesus Luzardo OAK SP/RP L $2 
Aristides Aquino CIN OF R $6 
 Bunker Inspectors 🔎 James Paxton NYY SP L $16 
Mookie Betts LAD OF R $56 
August 20, 2019 11:17 AM Calfmastergeneral James Paxton NYY SP L $23 
 Ron Washington Nose Candy Julio Urias LAD SP/RP L $7 
July 14, 2019 6:27 PM Beltre's Pugs Tommy Pham SDP OF R $20 
Jake Odorizzi MIN SP R $1 10IL 
Felipe Vazquez PIT RP L $21 DTD
James Paxton NYY SP L $26 
Trevor Story COL SS R $21 
 Morgantown Mudsharks Frankie Montas OAK SP R $3 
Adalberto Mondesi KCR SS S $3 
Lance McCullers Jr. HOU RP R $4 
J.P. Crawford SEA SS L $1
Ramon Laureano OAK OF R $3 
Jesus Luzardo OAK SP/RP L $2 
Luis Robert CHW OF R $6 
Luis Patino SDP SP/RP R $1 
July 6, 2019 1:30 PM Kalamazoo Maroon Giants 🗽 James Paxton NYY SP L $27 
Royce Lewis MIN (AA) SS R $2
 Pandaman Luis Urias MIL 2B/SS R $3 COVID-19 
Framber Valdez HOU SP/RP L $1 
Jon Duplantier ARI SP/RP R $3 DTD
June 5, 2019 5:06 PM Captain TBD Mitch Keller PIT SP R $2 10IL 
Sixto Sanchez MIA (AA) SP R $2
Joey Bart SFG (AA) C R $1
 The High Priest of Bop Felipe Vazquez PIT RP L $7 DTD
James Paxton NYY SP L $29