Pitching

Cole McDonald

(AA)

Age: 29

Bats/Throws: L/R

6'1" / 218

DOB: 3/11/1997

(29 years, 6 months, 13 days)

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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2019	HOU	R	22	0	0	0	1	1	2.0	9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00		1.51	2.48
2019	HOU	A-	22	1	0	0	9	3	24.1	9.99	5.55	1.11	.250	83.3%	51.7%	20.0%	2.59		4.76	3.62
2019	HOU	MiLB	22	1	0	0	10	4	26.1	9.91	5.13	1.03	.233	83.3%	48.4%	16.7%	2.39		4.51	3.53
2021	HOU	CPX	24	0	2	0	3	3	8.2	18.69	4.15	0.00	.429	50.0%	71.4%	0.0%	2.08		1.38	1.76
2021	HOU	A+	24	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	9.00	18.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.00		7.77	9.60
2021	HOU	MiLB	24	0	2	0	4	4	9.2	17.69	5.59	0.00	.375	58.3%	68.8%	0.0%	1.86		2.04	2.57
2022	HOU	A+	25	2	6	1	28	5	60.1	14.92	7.46	1.04	.412	62.4%	40.4%	13.0%	6.86		4.49	4.30
2023	HOU	A+	26	0	0	0	4	0	4.2	15.43	1.93	0.00	.400	100.0%	30.0%	0.0%	0.00		0.95	2.45
2023	HOU	AA	26	2	3	7	35	0	48.0	12.38	3.94	0.38	.333	63.1%	48.2%	6.1%	3.94		2.92	3.45
2023	HOU	MiLB	26	2	3	7	39	0	52.2	12.65	3.76	0.34	.339	66.0%	46.7%	5.3%	3.59		2.75	3.36
2023	HOU	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0	0.2	27.00	0.00	0.00	1.000	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.00		-2.19	-2.19
2024	HOU	AA	27	2	0	1	20	0	24.0	11.63	4.13	0.00	.250	84.6%	42.3%	0.0%	1.50		2.45	3.47
2024	HOU	AAA	27	1	0	0	20	0	20.2	7.84	6.10	2.61	.322	53.8%	44.6%	40.0%	10.02	8.00	8.04	5.59
2024	HOU	MiLB	27	3	0	1	40	0	44.2	9.87	5.04	1.21	.288	67.7%	43.6%	17.6%	5.44	8.00	5.04	4.45
2024	HOU	ST	27	0	2	0	8	0	6.1	8.53	11.37	1.42	.313	79.4%	56.3%	33.3%	5.68		7.69	6.44
2026	Steamer	PROJ	29	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	7.84	3.98	1.19	.298	71.9%	44.0%		4.48		4.57	4.47	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	29	0	0	0	1	0	1.4	8.70	4.82	1.20	.287	71.8%			4.51		4.70		0.0
2026	Steamer	ROS	29	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	7.90	4.17	1.16	.297	72.0%			4.47		4.55		0.0

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2019	HOU	R	22	0	0	0	1	1	2.0	9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00		1.51	2.48
2019	HOU	A-	22	1	0	0	9	3	24.1	9.99	5.55	1.11	.250	83.3%	51.7%	20.0%	2.59		4.76	3.62
2019	HOU	MiLB	22	1	0	0	10	4	26.1	9.91	5.13	1.03	.233	83.3%	48.4%	16.7%	2.39		4.51	3.53
2021	HOU	CPX	24	0	2	0	3	3	8.2	18.69	4.15	0.00	.429	50.0%	71.4%	0.0%	2.08		1.38	1.76
2021	HOU	A+	24	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	9.00	18.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.00		7.77	9.60
2021	HOU	MiLB	24	0	2	0	4	4	9.2	17.69	5.59	0.00	.375	58.3%	68.8%	0.0%	1.86		2.04	2.57
2022	HOU	A+	25	2	6	1	28	5	60.1	14.92	7.46	1.04	.412	62.4%	40.4%	13.0%	6.86		4.49	4.30
2023	HOU	A+	26	0	0	0	4	0	4.2	15.43	1.93	0.00	.400	100.0%	30.0%	0.0%	0.00		0.95	2.45
2023	HOU	AA	26	2	3	7	35	0	48.0	12.38	3.94	0.38	.333	63.1%	48.2%	6.1%	3.94		2.92	3.45
2023	HOU	MiLB	26	2	3	7	39	0	52.2	12.65	3.76	0.34	.339	66.0%	46.7%	5.3%	3.59		2.75	3.36
2023	HOU	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0	0.2	27.00	0.00	0.00	1.000	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.00		-2.19	-2.19
2024	HOU	AA	27	2	0	1	20	0	24.0	11.63	4.13	0.00	.250	84.6%	42.3%	0.0%	1.50		2.45	3.47
2024	HOU	AAA	27	1	0	0	20	0	20.2	7.84	6.10	2.61	.322	53.8%	44.6%	40.0%	10.02	8.00	8.04	5.59
2024	HOU	MiLB	27	3	0	1	40	0	44.2	9.87	5.04	1.21	.288	67.7%	43.6%	17.6%	5.44	8.00	5.04	4.45
2024	HOU	ST	27	0	2	0	8	0	6.1	8.53	11.37	1.42	.313	79.4%	56.3%	33.3%	5.68		7.69	6.44
2026	Steamer	PROJ	29	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	7.84	3.98	1.19	.298	71.9%	44.0%		4.48		4.57	4.47	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	29	0	0	0	1	0	1.4	8.70	4.82	1.20	.287	71.8%			4.51		4.70		0.0
2026	Steamer	ROS	29	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	7.90	4.17	1.16	.297	72.0%			4.47		4.55		0.0

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2019	HOU	R	0	0	0.00	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019	HOU	A-	1	0	2.59	9	3		0	0	0	0	1	24.1	102	17	9	7	3	15	0	1	2	0	27
2019	HOU	MiLB	1	0	2.39	10	4		0	0	0	0	1	26.1	108	17	9	7	3	15	0	1	2	0	29
2021	HOU	CPX	0	2	2.08	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	8.2	36	6	5	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	18
2021	HOU	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2021	HOU	MiLB	0	2	1.86	4	4		0	0	0	0	0	9.2	41	6	5	2	0	6	0	0	2	0	19
2022	HOU	A+	2	6	6.86	28	5		0	0	1	1	1	60.1	291	61	49	46	7	50	0	3	18	0	100
2023	HOU	A+	0	0	0.00	4	0		0	0	0	0	0	4.2	19	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8
2023	HOU	AA	2	3	3.94	35	0		0	0	7	1	2	48.0	205	40	25	21	2	21	0	2	6	2	66
2023	HOU	MiLB	2	3	3.59	39	0		0	0	7	1	2	52.2	224	44	25	21	2	22	0	2	6	3	74
2023	HOU	ST	0	0	0.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2024	HOU	AA	2	0	1.50	20	0		0	0	1	0	0	24.0	96	13	4	4	0	11	0	2	2	0	31
2024	HOU	AAA	1	0	10.02	20	0		0	0	0	2	0	20.2	98	25	23	23	6	14	0	1	3	0	18
2024	HOU	MiLB	3	0	5.44	40	0		0	0	1	2	0	44.2	194	38	27	27	6	25	0	3	5	0	49
2024	HOU	ST	0	2	5.68	8	0		0	0	0	1	0	6.1	31	6	4	4	1	8	0	0	0	0	6
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	4.48	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	4.51	1	0	0			0	0		1.4	6	1	1	1	0	1	0	0			1
2026	Steamer	ROS	0	0	4.47	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0		0			1

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2019	HOU	R	0	0	0.00	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019	HOU	A-	1	0	2.59	9	3		0	0	0	0	1	24.1	102	17	9	7	3	15	0	1	2	0	27
2019	HOU	MiLB	1	0	2.39	10	4		0	0	0	0	1	26.1	108	17	9	7	3	15	0	1	2	0	29
2021	HOU	CPX	0	2	2.08	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	8.2	36	6	5	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	18
2021	HOU	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2021	HOU	MiLB	0	2	1.86	4	4		0	0	0	0	0	9.2	41	6	5	2	0	6	0	0	2	0	19
2022	HOU	A+	2	6	6.86	28	5		0	0	1	1	1	60.1	291	61	49	46	7	50	0	3	18	0	100
2023	HOU	A+	0	0	0.00	4	0		0	0	0	0	0	4.2	19	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8
2023	HOU	AA	2	3	3.94	35	0		0	0	7	1	2	48.0	205	40	25	21	2	21	0	2	6	2	66
2023	HOU	MiLB	2	3	3.59	39	0		0	0	7	1	2	52.2	224	44	25	21	2	22	0	2	6	3	74
2023	HOU	ST	0	0	0.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2024	HOU	AA	2	0	1.50	20	0		0	0	1	0	0	24.0	96	13	4	4	0	11	0	2	2	0	31
2024	HOU	AAA	1	0	10.02	20	0		0	0	0	2	0	20.2	98	25	23	23	6	14	0	1	3	0	18
2024	HOU	MiLB	3	0	5.44	40	0		0	0	1	2	0	44.2	194	38	27	27	6	25	0	3	5	0	49
2024	HOU	ST	0	2	5.68	8	0		0	0	0	1	0	6.1	31	6	4	4	1	8	0	0	0	0	6
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	4.48	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	4.51	1	0	0			0	0		1.4	6	1	1	1	0	1	0	0			1
2026	Steamer	ROS	0	0	4.47	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0		0			1

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2019	HOU	R	9.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	.000	0.00	.000	100.0%	0	38	1.51
2019	HOU	A-	9.99	5.55	1.80	1.11	26.5%	14.7%	11.8%	.198	1.32	.250	83.3%	71	129	4.76
2019	HOU	MiLB	9.91	5.13	1.93	1.03	26.9%	13.9%	13.0%	.185	1.22	.233	83.3%	65	123	4.51
2021	HOU	CPX	18.69	4.15	4.50	0.00	50.0%	11.1%	38.9%	.188	1.15	.429	50.0%	42	27	1.38
2021	HOU	A+	9.00	18.00	0.50	0.00	20.0%	40.0%	-20.0%	.000	2.00	.000	100.0%	0	153	7.77
2021	HOU	MiLB	17.69	5.59	3.17	0.00	46.3%	14.6%	31.7%	.171	1.24	.375	58.3%	37	40	2.04
2022	HOU	A+	14.92	7.46	2.00	1.04	34.4%	17.2%	17.2%	.256	1.84	.412	62.4%	136	92	4.49
2023	HOU	A+	15.43	1.93	8.00	0.00	42.1%	5.3%	36.8%	.222	1.07	.400	100.0%	0	20	0.95
2023	HOU	AA	12.38	3.94	3.14	0.38	32.2%	10.2%	22.0%	.220	1.27	.333	63.1%	84	61	2.92
2023	HOU	MiLB	12.65	3.76	3.36	0.34	33.0%	9.8%	23.2%	.220	1.25	.339	66.0%	77	57	2.75
2023	HOU	ST	27.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	66.7%	0.0%	66.7%	.333	1.50	1.000	100.0%	0	-46	-2.19
2024	HOU	AA	11.63	4.13	2.82	0.00	32.3%	11.5%	20.8%	.157	1.00	.250	84.6%	37	60	2.45
2024	HOU	AAA	7.84	6.10	1.29	2.61	18.4%	14.3%	4.1%	.301	1.89	.322	53.8%	212	160	8.04
2024	HOU	MiLB	9.87	5.04	1.96	1.21	25.3%	12.9%	12.4%	.229	1.41	.288	67.7%	118	106	5.04
2024	HOU	ST	8.53	11.37	0.75	1.42	19.4%	25.8%	-6.5%	.261	2.21	.313	79.4%	127	168	7.69
2026	Steamer	PROJ	7.84	3.98	1.97	1.19	19.9%	10.1%	9.8%	.255	1.43	.298	71.9%			4.57
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	8.70	4.82	1.80	1.20	21.6%	12.0%	9.6%	.240	1.47	.287	71.8%			4.70
2026	Steamer	ROS	7.90	4.17	1.90	1.16	20.0%	10.5%	9.4%	.254	1.45	.297	72.0%			4.55

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2019	HOU	R	9.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	.000	0.00	.000	100.0%	0	38	1.51
2019	HOU	A-	9.99	5.55	1.80	1.11	26.5%	14.7%	11.8%	.198	1.32	.250	83.3%	71	129	4.76
2019	HOU	MiLB	9.91	5.13	1.93	1.03	26.9%	13.9%	13.0%	.185	1.22	.233	83.3%	65	123	4.51
2021	HOU	CPX	18.69	4.15	4.50	0.00	50.0%	11.1%	38.9%	.188	1.15	.429	50.0%	42	27	1.38
2021	HOU	A+	9.00	18.00	0.50	0.00	20.0%	40.0%	-20.0%	.000	2.00	.000	100.0%	0	153	7.77
2021	HOU	MiLB	17.69	5.59	3.17	0.00	46.3%	14.6%	31.7%	.171	1.24	.375	58.3%	37	40	2.04
2022	HOU	A+	14.92	7.46	2.00	1.04	34.4%	17.2%	17.2%	.256	1.84	.412	62.4%	136	92	4.49
2023	HOU	A+	15.43	1.93	8.00	0.00	42.1%	5.3%	36.8%	.222	1.07	.400	100.0%	0	20	0.95
2023	HOU	AA	12.38	3.94	3.14	0.38	32.2%	10.2%	22.0%	.220	1.27	.333	63.1%	84	61	2.92
2023	HOU	MiLB	12.65	3.76	3.36	0.34	33.0%	9.8%	23.2%	.220	1.25	.339	66.0%	77	57	2.75
2023	HOU	ST	27.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	66.7%	0.0%	66.7%	.333	1.50	1.000	100.0%	0	-46	-2.19
2024	HOU	AA	11.63	4.13	2.82	0.00	32.3%	11.5%	20.8%	.157	1.00	.250	84.6%	37	60	2.45
2024	HOU	AAA	7.84	6.10	1.29	2.61	18.4%	14.3%	4.1%	.301	1.89	.322	53.8%	212	160	8.04
2024	HOU	MiLB	9.87	5.04	1.96	1.21	25.3%	12.9%	12.4%	.229	1.41	.288	67.7%	118	106	5.04
2024	HOU	ST	8.53	11.37	0.75	1.42	19.4%	25.8%	-6.5%	.261	2.21	.313	79.4%	127	168	7.69
2026	Steamer	PROJ	7.84	3.98	1.97	1.19	19.9%	10.1%	9.8%	.255	1.43	.298	71.9%			4.57
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	8.70	4.82	1.80	1.20	21.6%	12.0%	9.6%	.240	1.47	.287	71.8%			4.70
2026	Steamer	ROS	7.90	4.17	1.90	1.16	20.0%	10.5%	9.4%	.254	1.45	.297	72.0%			4.55

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Events	EV	maxEV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%	HardHit	HardHit%	divider	ERA	xERA
2024	HOU	AAA	65	89.9	108.3	9.9	6	9.2%	27	41.5%		10.02	8.00

Season	Team	Level	Events	EV	maxEV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%	HardHit	HardHit%	divider	ERA	xERA
2024	HOU	AAA	65	89.9	108.3	9.9	6	9.2%	27	41.5%		10.02	8.00