P Corey 'Bird Dog' Knebel #18
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/29/2031
 OA: 36 POT: 36
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P COREY 'BIRD DOG' KNEBEL #18 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
10 0 0-2 0 3.86 14.0 13 1 8 9 1.50 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 55 65 60
Movement 45 40 45 45
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Knuckle Curve 75 75
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 35
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/06/2031 @ CIN Loss, 2-3 1.2 1 1 1 1 2
06/28/2031 CHC Win, 3-2 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
06/26/2031 @ MIA Loss, 5-8 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 Loss
06/21/2031 @ BAL Loss, 1-5 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
06/17/2031 LAD Loss, 3-13 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
06/14/2031 @ ATL Loss, 3-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/2031 MIN Win, 3-2 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
06/03/2031 PIT Win, 8-1 2.1 3 0 0 0 1
05/27/2031 MIA Loss, 4-7 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 Loss
05/16/2031 NSH Loss, 1-4 1.1 1 0 0 2 1
PERSONALITY
Might call him uncommonly friendly.
Low: Leader
Birthday:11/26/1991
Born in:Georgetown, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 92 Days
Service This Yr:112 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, 92 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2031 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 0 0 2 0 3.86 14.0 13 6 6 1 8 9 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 10 3 14.14 8.36 5.79 5.14 4.55 1.50 108 -0.0 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 24 6 3 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 1 .250 .333 .583 .917      
vs. RHB 28 7 1 0 0 4 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .382 .286 .668      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2031 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 2 0 0 1 0 7.71 2.1 3 2 2 0 4 2  
June 7 0 0 1 0 2.70 10.0 9 3 3 1 3 5  
July 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 2  
Last Year 41 0 3 1 21 1.61 44.2 31 9 8 2 23 57  
2 Years Ago 24 0 0 3 3 3.60 25.0 25 11 10 8 7 35  
Career 825 0 41 62 345 2.91 872.1 604 296 282 105 406 1418  
Home 6 0 0 1 0 3.00 9.0 9 3 3 0 6 5  
Road 4 0 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 1 2 4  
Grass 10 0 0 2 0 3.86 14.0 13 6 6 1 8 9  
Night 10 0 0 2 0 3.86 14.0 13 6 6 1 8 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 10 0 0 2 0 3.86 14.0 13 6 6 1 8 9  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2031 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 2 0 15.00 12.00 12.00 3.00 1.87 1.67 48 0.1 .571        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 7 4 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .571 .625 1.143 1.768      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2031 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4  
Career 17 0 2 1 2 2.82 22.1 11 7 7 0 10 27  
Home 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 1  
Grass 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4  
Day 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Detroit - MLB 22 8 0 0 0 0 6.23 8.2 11 7 6 0 3 11 0 0 1.62 .440 1.77 0.3 62
2015 Milwaukee - MLB 23 48 0 0 0 0 3.22 50.1 44 18 18 8 17 58 0 0 1.21 .290 4.10 0.0 121
2016 Milwaukee - MLB 24 35 0 1 4 2 4.68 32.2 32 20 17 3 16 38 0 0 1.47 .333 3.45 0.4 88
2017 Milwaukee - MLB 25 76 0 1 4 39 1.78 76.0 48 15 15 6 40 126 0 0 1.16 .311 2.47 2.0 243
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 26 57 0 4 3 16 3.58 55.1 38 23 22 7 22 88 0 0 1.08 .304 3.12 0.8 112
2020 Milwaukee - MLB 28 54 0 6 1 34 0.71 51.0 20 4 4 0 26 83 0 0 0.90 .230 1.69 2.7 598
2021 Milwaukee - MLB 29 61 0 3 8 24 2.56 66.2 43 19 19 5 29 125 0 0 1.08 .352 1.56 3.4 150
2022 Milwaukee - MLB 30 54 0 0 6 29 3.20 59.0 40 21 21 8 25 102 0 0 1.10 .323 2.77 2.2 144
2023 Houston - MLB 31 66 0 4 7 41 3.03 68.1 42 27 23 8 39 126 0 0 1.19 .306 2.65 2.6 143
2024 Houston - MLB 32 63 0 7 4 44 2.79 67.2 40 21 21 11 25 118 0 0 0.96 .259 2.79 2.3 158
2025 Houston - MLB 33 65 0 4 6 46 1.83 68.2 31 14 14 6 26 121 0 0 0.83 .250 2.00 3.4 249
2026 Houston - MLB 34 48 0 5 3 27 2.65 51.0 31 17 15 6 30 106 0 0 1.20 .347 2.18 2.4 171
2027 Montreal - MLB 35 35 0 2 4 6 5.50 37.2 41 23 23 11 20 71 0 0 1.62 .417 4.96 -0.2 77
2028 Montreal - MLB 36 80 0 1 6 13 3.76 95.2 74 41 40 15 50 144 0 0 1.30 .311 4.06 0.7 113
2029 Montreal - MLB 37 24 0 0 3 3 3.60 25.0 25 11 10 8 7 35 0 0 1.28 .315 5.78 -0.3 125
2030 Nashville - MLB 38 41 0 3 1 21 1.61 44.2 31 9 8 2 23 57 0 0 1.21 .290 3.04 1.3 272
2031 Tampa Bay - MLB 39 10 0 0 2 0 3.86 14.0 13 6 6 1 8 9 0 0 1.50 .286 4.55 -0.0 110
Total MLB 825 0 41 62 345 2.91 872.1 604 296 282 105 406 1418 0 0 1.16 .308 2.97 23.8 146
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 West Michigan - A 21 31 0 2 1 15 0.87 31.0 14 4 3 0 10 41 0 0 0.77 .212 1.52 1.1 458
2014 Erie - AA 22 11 0 3 0 1 1.20 15.0 8 4 2 1 8 23 0 0 1.07 .241 2.60 0.3 336
2014 Round Rock - AAA 22 9 0 1 0 0 3.75 12.0 9 5 5 2 5 20 0 0 1.17 .318 3.53 0.1 107
2014 Toledo - AAA 22 14 0 1 1 2 1.96 18.1 6 4 4 0 9 20 0 0 0.82 .158 2.82 0.3 204
2014 Total - AAA 22 23 0 2 1 2 2.67 30.1 15 9 9 2 14 40 0 0 0.96 .217 3.10 0.5 150
2015 San Antonio - AAA 23 16 0 1 2 6 4.70 15.1 14 8 8 1 7 22 0 0 1.37 .371 2.35 0.4 85
2016 Brevard County - A+ 24 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.00 .400 0.20 0.2 999
2016 San Antonio - AAA 24 11 2 1 0 2 1.32 13.2 5 2 2 0 3 14 0 0 0.59 .172 1.81 0.5 302
2018 Biloxi - AA 26 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.75 .200 1.33 0.1 999
2018 San Antonio - AAA 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.00 .333 4.20 0.0 999
2027 Fresno - AAA 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00 1.000 0.00 0.1 999
2031 Durham - AAA 39 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.67 .571 1.87 0.1 43
Total IL 17 0 2 1 2 2.82 22.1 11 7 7 0 10 27 0 0 0.94 .239 2.56 140.4
Total PCL 37 2 3 2 8 3.21 42.0 29 15 15 3 16 57 0 0 1.07 .292 2.56 124.0
Total EL 11 0 3 0 1 1.20 15.0 8 4 2 1 8 23 0 0 1.07 .241 2.60 335.7
Total SL 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.75 .200 1.33 999.0
Total FSL 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.00 .400 0.20 999.0
Total MID 31 0 2 1 15 0.87 31.0 14 4 3 0 10 41 0 0 0.77 .212 1.52 458.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 26 9 0 1 0 1 0.90 10.0 2 1 1 0 3 14 0 0 0.50 .111 1.35 0.4 445
2023 Houston - MLB 31 3 0 1 0 2 0.00 5.2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.71 .000 3.81 0.1 999
2024 Houston - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1.00 .000 1.01 0.2 999
2025 Houston - MLB 33 6 0 2 1 3 4.00 9.0 7 4 4 1 5 16 0 0 1.33 .375 2.34 0.5 114
2026 Houston - MLB 34 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 2.50 .667 2.72 0.0 999
Total MLB 21 0 4 1 8 1.57 28.2 11 5 5 1 17 44 0 0 0.98 .200 2.22 283.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Detroit - MLB P 8 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 -0.6 .000
2015 Milwaukee - MLB P 48 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 50.1 1.97 -0.6 .000
2016 Milwaukee - MLB P 35 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 32.2 1.38 -0.6 .000
2017 Milwaukee - MLB P 76 0 2 3 0 6 1 .833 76.0 0.59 -1.1 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB P 57 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 55.1 1.30 +0.6 .000
2020 Milwaukee - MLB P 54 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 51.0 0.88 +0.2 1.003
2021 Milwaukee - MLB P 61 0 4 6 0 12 2 .833 66.2 1.35 -1.1 .862
2022 Milwaukee - MLB P 54 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 59.0 1.22 +1.6 1.221
2023 Houston - MLB P 66 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 68.1 0.79 -0.4 1.347
2024 Houston - MLB P 63 0 0 4 0 5 1 .800 67.2 0.53 -0.2 .805
2025 Houston - MLB P 65 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 68.2 1.05 +1.1 1.011
2026 Houston - MLB P 47 0 3 0 0 4 1 .750 51.0 0.53 -0.6 .000
2027 Montreal - MLB P 35 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 37.2 0.24 -0.6 .997
2028 Montreal - MLB P 79 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 95.2 0.75 +0.2 .996
2029 Montreal - MLB P 24 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 25.0 1.08 +0.4 .498
2030 Nashville - MLB P 41 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 44.2 0.20 -0.4 1.009
2031 Tampa Bay - MLB P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.4 1.000
2031 Durham - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 825 0 31 60 1 98 7 .929 875.1 0.94 -1.7 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2013 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (39th) of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).
07/23/2014 Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Texas Rangers with P Jake Thompson for P Joakim Soria.
01/19/2015 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers with P Marcos Diplan and IF Luis Sardinas for P Yovani Gallardo and cash.
07/02/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/12/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,125,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
04/16/2019 Transferred RP Corey Knebel from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. (Brewers) [Auto]
11/19/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (50).
05/25/2020 Injured (Oblique strain), out for one week.
07/19/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/2020 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/10/2020 Wins the 2020 MLB NL Reliever of the Year.
11/24/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
11/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
09/01/2022 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2022 Became a free agent.
12/19/2022 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $73,200,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 35 (35).
03/25/2023 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/17/2023 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
09/01/2024 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 35 (35).
07/13/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/28/2025 Wins the 2025 World Series with the Houston Astros.
10/29/2025 Executed his contract year option.
11/01/2025 Wins the 2025 MLB AL Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
08/07/2026 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 1-2 weeks.
08/22/2026 Earns his 300th career Major League Baseball save!
10/29/2026 Injured (Migraine), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/22/2026 Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $15,000,000.
11/26/2026 Round 26, Pick 1 - Nashville Stars: RP Brett MartinDrafted in the 2026 expansion draft (Round 26, Pick 2, 52nd overall pick) by the Montreal Expos.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
03/23/2027 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2-3 months.
06/02/2027 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
07/16/2027 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $27,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
05/25/2029 Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)),out for 4 months.
12/03/2029 Became a free agent.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
01/16/2030 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 with the Nashville Stars organization.
08/09/2030 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 9 months.
11/28/2030 Became a free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
02/11/2031 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
08/18/2031 Released by the Tampa Bay Rays.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2017 76 1
2023 66 3
2024 63 6
2025 65 5
2028 80 1
Year SV Rank
2017 39 3
2020 34 7
2021 24 8
2022 29 4
2023 41 3
2024 44 2
2025 46 2
Year HLD Rank
2028 14 3
Year RA Rank
2017 76 1
2023 66 2
2024 63 6
2025 65 5
2028 80 1
Year GF Rank
2020 44 9
2021 44 6
2022 45 8
2023 52 8
2024 56 3
2025 60 3
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