Pitching

Josh McElwee

Free Agent (AA)

Age: 37

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'4" / 230

DOB: 6/12/1989

(37 years, 4 months, 24 days)

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Draft:	2012, Rd: 20, Pick: 28, Ovr: 636
Draft Team:	Texas Rangers
School:	Newberry

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Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP
2012	TEX	A-	23	1	2	7	20	27.0	11.67	2.00	0.33	.362	64.4%	36.4%	3.4%	3.67	2.10	2.44
2012	TEX	A+	23	0	0	0	3	4.1	16.62	2.08	0.00	.556	100.0%	55.6%	0.0%	0.00	1.08	1.91
2012	TEX	MiLB	23	1	2	7	23	31.1	12.35	2.01	0.29	.385	70.7%	38.7%	3.0%	3.16	1.96	2.37
2013	TEX	A-	24	1	0	1	6	9.1	21.21	2.89	0.96	.455	78.9%	25.0%	16.7%	1.93	0.96	0.00
2013	TEX	A	24	2	1	2	11	13.1	14.85	6.75	3.38	.486	59.3%	29.3%	25.0%	10.13	7.53	3.94
2013	TEX	A+	24	3	2	0	17	34.2	8.83	2.86	0.52	.268	81.6%	35.4%	4.1%	1.04	3.35	3.77
2013	TEX	MiLB	24	6	3	3	34	57.1	12.24	3.77	1.26	.338	73.2%	32.9%	10.7%	3.30	3.93	3.19
2014	TEX	A	25	2	0	6	25	36.0	14.25	3.50	1.00	.378	70.5%	51.2%	16.7%	4.25	3.20	2.34
2014	TEX	A+	25	2	0	0	11	21.2	11.22	3.74	0.00	.239	95.0%	41.3%	0.0%	0.42	2.27	3.06
2014	TEX	AA	25	0	0	0	6	9.0	8.00	2.00	0.00	.174	83.3%	39.1%	0.0%	1.00	2.01	2.68
2014	TEX	MiLB	25	4	0	6	42	66.2	12.42	3.38	0.54	.305	78.4%	46.4%	7.7%	2.57	2.74	2.62
2015	TEX	AA	26	2	1	4	18	20.2	5.23	4.79	0.00	.342	52.8%	44.4%	0.0%	6.97	3.73	5.12
2015	TEX	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0.2	0.00	13.50	0.00	.500	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	27.00	8.09	13.74

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP
2012	TEX	A-	23	1	2	7	20	27.0	11.67	2.00	0.33	.362	64.4%	36.4%	3.4%	3.67	2.10	2.44
2012	TEX	A+	23	0	0	0	3	4.1	16.62	2.08	0.00	.556	100.0%	55.6%	0.0%	0.00	1.08	1.91
2012	TEX	MiLB	23	1	2	7	23	31.1	12.35	2.01	0.29	.385	70.7%	38.7%	3.0%	3.16	1.96	2.37
2013	TEX	A-	24	1	0	1	6	9.1	21.21	2.89	0.96	.455	78.9%	25.0%	16.7%	1.93	0.96	0.00
2013	TEX	A	24	2	1	2	11	13.1	14.85	6.75	3.38	.486	59.3%	29.3%	25.0%	10.13	7.53	3.94
2013	TEX	A+	24	3	2	0	17	34.2	8.83	2.86	0.52	.268	81.6%	35.4%	4.1%	1.04	3.35	3.77
2013	TEX	MiLB	24	6	3	3	34	57.1	12.24	3.77	1.26	.338	73.2%	32.9%	10.7%	3.30	3.93	3.19
2014	TEX	A	25	2	0	6	25	36.0	14.25	3.50	1.00	.378	70.5%	51.2%	16.7%	4.25	3.20	2.34
2014	TEX	A+	25	2	0	0	11	21.2	11.22	3.74	0.00	.239	95.0%	41.3%	0.0%	0.42	2.27	3.06
2014	TEX	AA	25	0	0	0	6	9.0	8.00	2.00	0.00	.174	83.3%	39.1%	0.0%	1.00	2.01	2.68
2014	TEX	MiLB	25	4	0	6	42	66.2	12.42	3.38	0.54	.305	78.4%	46.4%	7.7%	2.57	2.74	2.62
2015	TEX	AA	26	2	1	4	18	20.2	5.23	4.79	0.00	.342	52.8%	44.4%	0.0%	6.97	3.73	5.12
2015	TEX	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0.2	0.00	13.50	0.00	.500	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	27.00	8.09	13.74

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	SO
2012	TEX	A-	1	2	3.67	20	7	0	3	27.0	113	26	13	11	1	6	0	2	6	35
2012	TEX	A+	0	0	0.00	3	0	1	0	4.1	19	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	8
2012	TEX	MiLB	1	2	3.16	23	7	1	3	31.1	132	31	13	11	1	7	0	3	7	43
2013	TEX	A-	1	0	1.93	6	1	0	2	9.1	37	6	3	2	1	3	0	0	1	22
2013	TEX	A	2	1	10.13	11	2	0	2	13.1	75	23	18	15	5	10	0	1	6	22
2013	TEX	A+	3	2	1.04	17	0	3	2	34.2	147	28	10	4	2	11	2	3	4	34
2013	TEX	MiLB	6	3	3.30	34	3	3	6	57.1	259	57	31	21	8	24	2	4	11	78
2014	TEX	A	2	0	4.25	25	6	4	2	36.0	159	35	19	17	4	14	0	2	9	57
2014	TEX	A+	2	0	0.42	11	0	2	0	21.2	82	11	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	27
2014	TEX	AA	0	0	1.00	6	0	0	0	9.0	33	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	8
2014	TEX	MiLB	4	0	2.57	42	6	6	2	66.2	274	50	21	19	4	25	0	2	9	92
2015	TEX	AA	2	1	6.97	18	4	3	0	20.2	96	25	17	16	0	11	0	0	5	12
2015	TEX	ST	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	0	0.2	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	SO
2012	TEX	A-	1	2	3.67	20	7	0	3	27.0	113	26	13	11	1	6	0	2	6	35
2012	TEX	A+	0	0	0.00	3	0	1	0	4.1	19	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	8
2012	TEX	MiLB	1	2	3.16	23	7	1	3	31.1	132	31	13	11	1	7	0	3	7	43
2013	TEX	A-	1	0	1.93	6	1	0	2	9.1	37	6	3	2	1	3	0	0	1	22
2013	TEX	A	2	1	10.13	11	2	0	2	13.1	75	23	18	15	5	10	0	1	6	22
2013	TEX	A+	3	2	1.04	17	0	3	2	34.2	147	28	10	4	2	11	2	3	4	34
2013	TEX	MiLB	6	3	3.30	34	3	3	6	57.1	259	57	31	21	8	24	2	4	11	78
2014	TEX	A	2	0	4.25	25	6	4	2	36.0	159	35	19	17	4	14	0	2	9	57
2014	TEX	A+	2	0	0.42	11	0	2	0	21.2	82	11	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	27
2014	TEX	AA	0	0	1.00	6	0	0	0	9.0	33	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	8
2014	TEX	MiLB	4	0	2.57	42	6	6	2	66.2	274	50	21	19	4	25	0	2	9	92
2015	TEX	AA	2	1	6.97	18	4	3	0	20.2	96	25	17	16	0	11	0	0	5	12
2015	TEX	ST	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	0	0.2	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2012	TEX	A-	11.67	2.00	5.83	0.33	31.0%	5.3%	25.7%	.248	1.19	.362	64.4%	96	55	2.10
2012	TEX	A+	16.62	2.08	8.00	0.00	42.1%	5.3%	36.8%	.294	1.38	.556	100.0%	0	27	1.08
2012	TEX	MiLB	12.35	2.01	6.14	0.29	32.6%	5.3%	27.3%	.254	1.21	.385	70.7%	83	51	1.96
2013	TEX	A-	21.21	2.89	7.33	0.96	59.5%	8.1%	51.4%	.176	0.96	.455	78.9%	54	27	0.96
2013	TEX	A	14.85	6.75	2.20	3.38	29.3%	13.3%	16.0%	.359	2.48	.486	59.3%	258	191	7.53
2013	TEX	A+	8.83	2.86	3.09	0.52	23.1%	7.5%	15.6%	.211	1.13	.268	81.6%	26	84	3.35
2013	TEX	MiLB	12.24	3.77	3.25	1.26	30.1%	9.3%	20.8%	.247	1.41	.338	73.2%	85	99	3.93
2014	TEX	A	14.25	3.50	4.07	1.00	35.8%	8.8%	27.0%	.245	1.36	.378	70.5%	102	77	3.20
2014	TEX	A+	11.22	3.74	3.00	0.00	32.9%	11.0%	22.0%	.151	0.92	.239	95.0%	11	58	2.27
2014	TEX	AA	8.00	2.00	4.00	0.00	24.2%	6.1%	18.2%	.129	0.67	.174	83.3%	26	53	2.01
2014	TEX	MiLB	12.42	3.38	3.68	0.54	33.6%	9.1%	24.5%	.202	1.13	.305	78.4%	62	67	2.74
2015	TEX	AA	5.23	4.79	1.09	0.00	12.5%	11.5%	1.0%	.294	1.74	.342	52.8%	168	92	3.73
2015	TEX	ST	0.00	13.50	0.00	0.00	0.0%	20.0%	-20.0%	.500	4.50	.500	33.3%	578	181	8.09

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2012	TEX	A-	11.67	2.00	5.83	0.33	31.0%	5.3%	25.7%	.248	1.19	.362	64.4%	96	55	2.10
2012	TEX	A+	16.62	2.08	8.00	0.00	42.1%	5.3%	36.8%	.294	1.38	.556	100.0%	0	27	1.08
2012	TEX	MiLB	12.35	2.01	6.14	0.29	32.6%	5.3%	27.3%	.254	1.21	.385	70.7%	83	51	1.96
2013	TEX	A-	21.21	2.89	7.33	0.96	59.5%	8.1%	51.4%	.176	0.96	.455	78.9%	54	27	0.96
2013	TEX	A	14.85	6.75	2.20	3.38	29.3%	13.3%	16.0%	.359	2.48	.486	59.3%	258	191	7.53
2013	TEX	A+	8.83	2.86	3.09	0.52	23.1%	7.5%	15.6%	.211	1.13	.268	81.6%	26	84	3.35
2013	TEX	MiLB	12.24	3.77	3.25	1.26	30.1%	9.3%	20.8%	.247	1.41	.338	73.2%	85	99	3.93
2014	TEX	A	14.25	3.50	4.07	1.00	35.8%	8.8%	27.0%	.245	1.36	.378	70.5%	102	77	3.20
2014	TEX	A+	11.22	3.74	3.00	0.00	32.9%	11.0%	22.0%	.151	0.92	.239	95.0%	11	58	2.27
2014	TEX	AA	8.00	2.00	4.00	0.00	24.2%	6.1%	18.2%	.129	0.67	.174	83.3%	26	53	2.01
2014	TEX	MiLB	12.42	3.38	3.68	0.54	33.6%	9.1%	24.5%	.202	1.13	.305	78.4%	62	67	2.74
2015	TEX	AA	5.23	4.79	1.09	0.00	12.5%	11.5%	1.0%	.294	1.74	.342	52.8%	168	92	3.73
2015	TEX	ST	0.00	13.50	0.00	0.00	0.0%	20.0%	-20.0%	.500	4.50	.500	33.3%	578	181	8.09

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2012	TEX	A-	0.83	19.7%	36.4%	43.9%	20.7%	3.4%	36.2%	23.2%	40.6%	64	2.44
2012	TEX	A+	1.25	0.0%	55.6%	44.4%	75.0%	0.0%	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	48	1.91
2012	TEX	MiLB	0.88	17.3%	38.7%	44.0%	27.3%	3.0%	38.5%	23.1%	38.5%	62	2.37
2013	TEX	A-	0.50	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	66.7%	16.7%	41.7%	16.7%	41.7%	0	0.00
2013	TEX	A	0.60	22.0%	29.3%	48.8%	15.0%	25.0%	42.9%	28.6%	28.6%	105	3.94
2013	TEX	A+	0.69	13.5%	35.4%	51.0%	16.3%	4.1%	43.0%	23.0%	34.0%	95	3.77
2013	TEX	MiLB	0.65	16.8%	32.9%	50.3%	20.0%	10.7%	42.9%	24.0%	33.1%	82	3.19
2014	TEX	A	1.75	19.5%	51.2%	29.3%	12.5%	16.7%	47.7%	26.7%	25.6%	59	2.34
2014	TEX	A+	0.86	10.9%	41.3%	47.8%	22.7%	0.0%	30.4%	32.6%	37.0%	78	3.06
2014	TEX	AA	1.50	34.8%	39.1%	26.1%	50.0%	0.0%	60.9%	30.4%	8.7%	73	2.68
2014	TEX	MiLB	1.35	19.2%	46.4%	34.4%	21.2%	7.7%	44.5%	29.0%	26.5%	67	2.62
2015	TEX	AA	1.19	18.1%	44.4%	37.5%	29.6%	0.0%	49.3%	21.9%	28.8%	129	5.12
2015	TEX	ST	0.00	25.0%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	314	13.74

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2012	TEX	A-	0.83	19.7%	36.4%	43.9%	20.7%	3.4%	36.2%	23.2%	40.6%	64	2.44
2012	TEX	A+	1.25	0.0%	55.6%	44.4%	75.0%	0.0%	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	48	1.91
2012	TEX	MiLB	0.88	17.3%	38.7%	44.0%	27.3%	3.0%	38.5%	23.1%	38.5%	62	2.37
2013	TEX	A-	0.50	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	66.7%	16.7%	41.7%	16.7%	41.7%	0	0.00
2013	TEX	A	0.60	22.0%	29.3%	48.8%	15.0%	25.0%	42.9%	28.6%	28.6%	105	3.94
2013	TEX	A+	0.69	13.5%	35.4%	51.0%	16.3%	4.1%	43.0%	23.0%	34.0%	95	3.77
2013	TEX	MiLB	0.65	16.8%	32.9%	50.3%	20.0%	10.7%	42.9%	24.0%	33.1%	82	3.19
2014	TEX	A	1.75	19.5%	51.2%	29.3%	12.5%	16.7%	47.7%	26.7%	25.6%	59	2.34
2014	TEX	A+	0.86	10.9%	41.3%	47.8%	22.7%	0.0%	30.4%	32.6%	37.0%	78	3.06
2014	TEX	AA	1.50	34.8%	39.1%	26.1%	50.0%	0.0%	60.9%	30.4%	8.7%	73	2.68
2014	TEX	MiLB	1.35	19.2%	46.4%	34.4%	21.2%	7.7%	44.5%	29.0%	26.5%	67	2.62
2015	TEX	AA	1.19	18.1%	44.4%	37.5%	29.6%	0.0%	49.3%	21.9%	28.8%	129	5.12
2015	TEX	ST	0.00	25.0%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	314	13.74

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2012	TEX	A-	24	29	13	6	32	176	208
2012	TEX	A+	5	4	0	3	5	33	38
2012	TEX	MiLB	29	33	13	9	37	209	246
2013	TEX	A-	3	6	3	4	16	78	94
2013	TEX	A	12	20	9	3	73	128	201
2013	TEX	A+	34	49	13	8	77	219	296
2013	TEX	MiLB	49	75	25	15	166	425	591
2014	TEX	A	42	24	16	3	90	269	359
2014	TEX	A+	19	22	5	5	51	138	189
2014	TEX	AA	9	6	8	3	56	78	134
2014	TEX	MiLB	70	52	29	11	197	485	682
2015	TEX	AA	32	27	13	8	131	214	345
2015	TEX	ST	0	3	1	0	4	4	8

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2012	TEX	A-	24	29	13	6	32	176	208
2012	TEX	A+	5	4	0	3	5	33	38
2012	TEX	MiLB	29	33	13	9	37	209	246
2013	TEX	A-	3	6	3	4	16	78	94
2013	TEX	A	12	20	9	3	73	128	201
2013	TEX	A+	34	49	13	8	77	219	296
2013	TEX	MiLB	49	75	25	15	166	425	591
2014	TEX	A	42	24	16	3	90	269	359
2014	TEX	A+	19	22	5	5	51	138	189
2014	TEX	AA	9	6	8	3	56	78	134
2014	TEX	MiLB	70	52	29	11	197	485	682
2015	TEX	AA	32	27	13	8	131	214	345
2015	TEX	ST	0	3	1	0	4	4	8

MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	Swing%	Contact%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%
2012	TEX	A-	64.9%	51.9%	31.0%	31.3%	19.7%	51.0%
2012	TEX	A+	73.7%	53.6%	42.1%	34.2%	13.2%	47.4%
2012	TEX	MiLB	66.3%	52.1%	32.6%	31.7%	18.7%	50.4%
2013	TEX	A-	67.0%	19.0%	56.8%	54.3%	16.0%	70.2%
2013	TEX	A	49.3%	53.5%	30.7%	22.9%	14.4%	37.3%
2013	TEX	A+	62.8%	55.4%	26.5%	28.0%	11.1%	39.2%
2013	TEX	MiLB	58.9%	48.3%	32.0%	30.5%	13.0%	43.5%
2014	TEX	A	57.4%	48.5%	32.7%	29.5%	17.5%	47.1%
2014	TEX	A+	54.5%	51.5%	34.1%	26.5%	18.0%	44.4%
2014	TEX	AA	45.5%	72.1%	27.3%	12.7%	12.7%	25.4%
2014	TEX	MiLB	54.3%	53.2%	32.5%	25.4%	16.7%	42.1%
2015	TEX	AA	45.2%	76.9%	50.0%	10.4%	16.2%	26.7%
2015	TEX	ST	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Season	Team	Level	Swing%	Contact%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%
2012	TEX	A-	64.9%	51.9%	31.0%	31.3%	19.7%	51.0%
2012	TEX	A+	73.7%	53.6%	42.1%	34.2%	13.2%	47.4%
2012	TEX	MiLB	66.3%	52.1%	32.6%	31.7%	18.7%	50.4%
2013	TEX	A-	67.0%	19.0%	56.8%	54.3%	16.0%	70.2%
2013	TEX	A	49.3%	53.5%	30.7%	22.9%	14.4%	37.3%
2013	TEX	A+	62.8%	55.4%	26.5%	28.0%	11.1%	39.2%
2013	TEX	MiLB	58.9%	48.3%	32.0%	30.5%	13.0%	43.5%
2014	TEX	A	57.4%	48.5%	32.7%	29.5%	17.5%	47.1%
2014	TEX	A+	54.5%	51.5%	34.1%	26.5%	18.0%	44.4%
2014	TEX	AA	45.5%	72.1%	27.3%	12.7%	12.7%	25.4%
2014	TEX	MiLB	54.3%	53.2%	32.5%	25.4%	16.7%	42.1%
2015	TEX	AA	45.2%	76.9%	50.0%	10.4%	16.2%	26.7%
2015	TEX	ST	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2012	TEX	A-	P	20	27.0	2	5	1	1
2012	TEX	A+	P	3	4.1	0	0	0	0
2013	TEX	A-	P	6	9.1	0	0	0	0
2013	TEX	A	P	11	13.1	1	2	1	0
2013	TEX	A+	P	17	34.2	4	1	1	0
2014	TEX	A	P	25	36.0	2	6	0	0
2014	TEX	A+	P	11	21.2	0	2	0	0
2014	TEX	AA	P	6	9.0	1	1	0	0
2015	TEX	AA	P	18	20.2	0	0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2012	TEX	A-	P	20	27.0	2	5	1	1
2012	TEX	A+	P	3	4.1	0	0	0	0
2013	TEX	A-	P	6	9.1	0	0	0	0
2013	TEX	A	P	11	13.1	1	2	1	0
2013	TEX	A+	P	17	34.2	4	1	1	0
2014	TEX	A	P	25	36.0	2	6	0	0
2014	TEX	A+	P	11	21.2	0	2	0	0
2014	TEX	AA	P	6	9.0	1	1	0	0
2015	TEX	AA	P	18	20.2	0	0	0	0

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG