P Corey 'Bird Dog' Knebel #58
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/02/2028
 OA: 20 POT: 20
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P COREY 'BIRD DOG' KNEBEL #58 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 0 0-3 1 5.40 26.2 30 4 8 27 1.43 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 6 5
Movement 8 7 8 8
Control 10 9 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 10 10
Knuckle Curve 9 9
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 7
Defense 12
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/13/2028 COL Loss, 1-7 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
08/07/2028 @ NYM Win, 6-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
07/30/2028 PIT Win, 8-5 1.2 2 2 2 0 2
07/25/2028 CHC Loss, 1-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/2028 @ MIN Loss, 5-12 1.1 4 3 3 1 2
07/12/2028 HOU Loss, 3-6 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 Loss
07/09/2028 @ TEX Loss, 2-6 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
07/04/2028 SD Loss, 5-13 1.2 3 1 1 1 0
06/25/2028 @ MIL Loss, 1-7 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
06/13/2028 @ SD Win, 6-2 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He's not the type of player to build a connection with the hometown fans.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:11/26/1991
Born in:Georgetown, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 119 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EMLB 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 0 0 3 1 5.40 26.2 30 17 16 4 8 27 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 1 0 100.0 22 7 12.82 10.12 9.11 2.70 4.20 1.43 95 0.2 .347        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 56 19 1 0 4 13 5 12 0 1 0 .339 .393 .571 .965      
vs. RHB 50 11 2 0 0 4 3 15 0 0 0 .220 .264 .260 .524      
EMLB 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 5 4 3 0 3 9  
May 5 0 0 1 0 3.52 7.2 8 3 3 1 1 10  
June 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.1 3 0 0 0 2 2  
July 6 0 0 1 0 11.57 7.0 12 9 9 3 2 5  
August 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1  
Spring Training 10 0 0 0 0 2.35 7.2 7 2 2 1 0 11  
Last Year 47 0 6 3 6 6.46 47.1 56 36 34 10 25 60  
2 Years Ago 76 0 6 4 13 2.50 90.0 52 29 25 9 26 144  
Career 698 0 44 52 152 3.24 766.1 565 298 276 89 337 1129  
Home 11 0 0 1 1 4.32 16.2 18 9 8 3 1 14  
Road 11 0 0 2 0 7.20 10.0 12 8 8 1 7 13  
Grass 22 0 0 3 1 5.40 26.2 30 17 16 4 8 27  
Day 8 0 0 0 0 7.56 8.1 11 7 7 3 1 8  
Night 14 0 0 3 1 4.42 18.1 19 10 9 1 7 19  
As Reliever / Substitution 22 0 0 3 1 5.40 26.2 30 17 16 4 8 27  
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 - eMLB 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 61
2015 Milwaukee - eMLB 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 - eMLB 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 89
2017 Milwaukee - eMLB 25 76 0 1 4 39 1.78 76.0 48 15 15 6 40 126 0 0 1.16 .311 2.47 2.0 244
2018 Milwaukee - eMLB 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
2019 Milwaukee - eMLB 27 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 3.2 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.09 .375 1.70 0.2 999
2020 Milwaukee - eMLB 28 55 0 2 4 19 3.77 62.0 46 26 26 9 41 83 0 0 1.40 .278 4.29 -0.0 106
2021 New York - eMLB 29 56 0 1 3 2 1.80 80.0 28 18 16 7 41 133 0 0 0.86 .179 2.39 2.0 218
2022 New York - eMLB 30 51 0 8 4 10 3.32 59.2 46 22 22 6 27 90 0 0 1.22 .325 2.94 1.8 129
2023 New York - eMLB 31 44 0 5 5 6 3.20 45.0 35 19 16 4 29 73 0 0 1.42 .341 2.91 1.3 136
2024 New York - eMLB 32 56 0 6 9 31 4.23 61.2 48 31 29 11 24 90 0 0 1.17 .274 3.36 1.3 99
2025 New York - eMLB 33 39 0 1 4 4 2.48 36.1 31 10 10 4 9 56 0 0 1.10 .342 2.47 1.2 169
2025 St. Louis - eMLB 33 24 0 2 2 2 1.16 31.0 17 7 4 1 8 47 0 0 0.81 .246 1.63 1.4 372
2025 Total - eMLB 33 63 0 3 6 6 1.87 67.1 48 17 14 5 17 103 0 0 0.97 .299 2.08 2.6 226
2026 St. Louis - eMLB 34 76 0 6 4 13 2.50 90.0 52 29 25 9 26 144 0 0 0.87 .257 2.28 3.3 173
2027 St. Louis - eMLB 35 47 0 6 3 6 6.46 47.1 56 36 34 10 25 60 0 0 1.71 .374 4.98 -0.2 68
2028 St. Louis - eMLB 36 22 0 0 3 1 5.40 26.2 30 17 16 4 8 27 0 0 1.43 .347 4.20 0.2 82
Total eMLB 698 0 44 52 152 3.24 766.1 565 298 276 89 337 1129 0 0 1.18 .300 3.09 15.9 129
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 0.4 204
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
2019 San Antonio - AAA 27 3 0 1 1 1 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 2.25 .500 3.71 0.1 149
2020 San Antonio - AAA 28 5 0 0 0 3 0.00 3.2 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.36 .333 3.04 0.1 999
Total IL 14 0 1 1 2 1.96 18.1 6 4 4 0 9 20 0 0 0.82 .158 2.82 204.0
Total PCL 45 2 4 3 12 2.98 48.1 36 16 16 3 20 65 0 0 1.16 .308 2.66 135.6
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 1.52 458.3
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 - eMLB 26 9 0 1 0 1 0.90 10.0 2 1 1 0 3 14 0 0 0.50 .111 1.35 0.4 447
2021 New York - eMLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
2022 New York - eMLB 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
2025 St. Louis - eMLB 33 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 5 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 3.00 .500 9.70 -0.1 37
2027 St. Louis - eMLB 35 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 .500 7.70 -0.0 33
Total eMLB 14 0 1 0 1 2.76 16.1 9 5 5 1 6 22 0 0 0.92 .235 2.52 155.5
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 0.0 .000
2015 Milwaukee - MLB P 48 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 50.1 1.97 -0.1 .000
2016 Milwaukee - MLB P 35 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 32.2 1.38 -0.2 .000
2017 Milwaukee - MLB P 76 0 2 3 0 6 1 .833 76.0 0.59 -1.0 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB P 57 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 55.1 1.30 +0.8 .000
2019 Milwaukee - MLB P 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 +0.0 1.025
2020 Milwaukee - MLB P 55 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 62.0 1.02 +0.5 1.035
2021 New York - MLB P 55 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 80.0 1.01 +0.5 1.025
2022 New York - MLB P 51 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 59.2 1.06 +0.4 .983
2023 New York - MLB P 43 0 1 1 0 4 2 .500 45.0 0.40 -1.2 -0.991
2024 New York - MLB P 55 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 61.2 0.44 -0.5 .983
2025 New York - MLB P 39 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 36.1 0.74 -0.3 .989
2025 St. Louis - MLB P 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 31.0 0.29 -0.0 .989
2026 St. Louis - MLB P 76 0 4 4 1 9 1 .889 90.0 0.80 +0.6 1.539
2027 St. Louis - MLB P 46 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 47.1 0.57 -0.3 1.004
2028 St. Louis - MLB P 22 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 26.2 1.01 -0.2 1.033
TOTAL P 693 0 27 53 1 85 5 .941 766.1 0.94 -1.1 1.016
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.
05/11/2019 Injured on 05/08/2019, diagnosed with a damaged elbow ligament, will miss 12 months.
11/06/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,900,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
11/27/2020 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/28/2020 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,880,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
07/18/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/22/2021 Injured on 10/18/2021, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 5-6 weeks.
11/14/2021 Finished 2nd in 2021 eMLB AL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
09/13/2022 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
12/19/2022 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $33,000,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8).
05/04/2025 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/21/2025 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for SS Brady House, SP Albert Hernandez, SP John Baldwin.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 11 (11).
05/28/2026 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $26,600,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/07/2026 Was selected to the 2026 eMLB All-Star Game.
11/12/2026 Finished 2nd in 2026 eMLB NL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 11 (11).
07/23/2027 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/02/2027 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10).
03/13/2028 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/28/2028 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2017 76 1
2026 76 5
Year SV Rank
2017 39 3
2024 31 9
Year HLD Rank
2021 22 2
2022 10 8
2025 13 6
Year RA Rank
2017 76 1
2026 76 5
Year GF Rank
2024 50 5
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