Batting

Pitching

Paul Sewald

Cleveland Guardians

Age: 34

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'3" / 219

DOB: 5/26/1990

(34 years, 11 months, 13 days)

Season	2025	2025	Total
Team	CLE	FGDC	- - -
Level	MLB	ROS	MLB
G	14	35	373
GS	0	0	0
IP	11.2	35.0	388.0
K%	31.3%	27.4%	28.9%
BB%	4.2%	7.7%	7.9%
GB%	9.7%		28.7%
ERA	6.17	3.90	4.15
FIP	4.39	3.91	3.78
WAR	0.0	0.0	3.9

2025 Pitch
Selection

FA:57%

SL:43%

RosterResource

Current Role:	Injured List: 15-Day (RR)
How Acquired:	Free Agent (ARI) Jan'25
Draft:	2012, Rd: 10, Pick: 12, Ovr: 320
Draft Team:	New York Mets
School:	San Diego

Contract	1 yr, $7M (2025) (RR)
Free Agent	AAV: $7.00M
Options	2026 mutual option

6.072

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News

Rotowire: Sewald (shoulder) will be rechecked at two-week intervals to determine progress and readiness to begin a throwing program, MLB.com reports. (5/6/2025)

Injury: Shoulder, 15-Day IL

1/28/25

Ryan Pressly Accepts Trade to Cubs, Paul Sewald Signs With Guardians

Esteban Rivera

1/26/25

The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1369 – AL Closer Preview

Justin Mason

11/4/24

2025 Top 50 MLB Free Agents

Ben Clemens

9/23/24

Ottoneu Cold Right Now: Sept 23, 2024

Chad Young

8/15/24

Big Kid Adds (Week 20)

Jeff Zimmerman

4/2/24

Big Kid Adds (Week 1)

Jeff Zimmerman

3/10/24

The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1270 – Closer Preview

Justin Mason

10/6/23

2023 End Of Season Closer Report

Jeff Zimmerman

8/7/23

The Diamondbacks Have Wilted in the Heat of a Playoff Race

Jay Jaffe

8/1/23

Mariners Deal Sewald, Pollock in Pair of Trades With NL West Contenders

Jay Jaffe

2/18/23

Mining the News (2/17/23)

Jeff Zimmerman

2/7/23

Nicklaus Gaut's 2023 RP Rankings

Nicklaus Gaut

2/6/23

The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1137 – 2023 AL Reliever Preview

Paul Sporer

2/6/23

Mining the News (2/6/23)

Jeff Zimmerman

1/27/23

Mining the News (1/27/23)

Jeff Zimmerman

11/2/22

Thoughts On Early Pitching ADP

Justin Mason

10/6/22

2022 Closer Trends

Jeff Zimmerman

7/29/22

The Mariners Found a Couple of Paul Sewald Clones

Jake Mailhot

7/10/22

Sunday Notes: John Schreiber Has Changed Since His Detroit Days

David Laurila

7/3/22

Waiver Wire Report (Week 13)

Jeff Zimmerman

6/12/22

The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1065 - Sunday FAAB

Justin Mason

6/12/22

Waiver Wire Report (Week 10)

Jeff Zimmerman

6/8/22

How Paul Sewald Learned His New (and Really Good) Slider in Seattle

David Laurila

5/29/22

Waiver Wire Report (Week 8)

Jeff Zimmerman

5/22/22

Sunday Notes: Sergio Romo Doesn't Plan to Pitch Forever (Really)

David Laurila

Game Log

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Date	Team	Opp	GS	divider	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	SO SO - Strikeouts	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	EV EV - Exit Velocity (mph) - Speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	divider	GSv2
Total	- - -	- - -	0		1	1	1	3	11.2	48	13	8	8	3	2	15		11.57	1.54	2.31	.357	64.8%	9.7%	15.0%		87.9		6.17	4.39	3.46
Date	Team	Opp	GS	divider	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	SO SO - Strikeouts	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	EV EV - Exit Velocity (mph) - Speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	divider	GSv2
2025-04-28	CLE	MIN	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%		87.9		0.00	0.11	0.11
2025-04-27	CLE	BOS	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	4	2	1	1	0	0	1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.667	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%		95.4		13.50	0.11	4.33
2025-04-21	CLE	NYY	0		0	0	0	0	1.1	6	2	2	2	1	0	1		6.75	0.00	6.75	.250	0.0%	20.0%	50.0%		89.6		13.50	11.36	3.72
2025-04-20	CLE	@PIT	0		0	0	0	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		27.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.00	-2.89	-2.89
2025-04-18	CLE	@PIT	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	5	3	2	2	0	1	0		0.00	13.50	0.00	.750	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%		81.0		27.00	7.61	11.83
2025-04-15	CLE	@BAL	0		0	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		27.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.00	-2.89	-2.89
2025-04-12	CLE	KCR	0		0	0	0	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		85.3		0.00	1.11	3.92
2025-04-09	CLE	CHW	0		1	0	0	0	1.1	4	0	0	0	0	1	3		20.25	6.75	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.00	0.86	0.86
2025-04-08	CLE	CHW	0		0	0	0	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		89.7		0.00	1.11	3.92
2025-04-06	CLE	@LAA	0		0	0	0	0	1.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	1		9.00	0.00	9.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%		83.1		9.00	14.11	3.92
2025-04-04	CLE	@LAA	0		0	0	0	1	1.0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.500	100.0%	25.0%	0.0%		75.1		0.00	1.11	5.33
2025-04-01	CLE	@SDP	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.500	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		101.9		0.00	0.11	2.22
2025-03-29	CLE	@KCR	0		0	1	0	0	0.2	4	2	2	2	1	0	1		13.50	0.00	13.50	.500	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%		95.3		27.00	19.61	4.33
2025-03-27	CLE	@KCR	0		0	0	1	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		94.6		0.00	1.11	3.92

Date	Team	Opp	GS	divider	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	SO SO - Strikeouts	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	EV EV - Exit Velocity (mph) - Speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	divider	GSv2
Total	- - -	- - -	0		1	1	1	3	11.2	48	13	8	8	3	2	15		11.57	1.54	2.31	.357	64.8%	9.7%	15.0%		87.9		6.17	4.39	3.46
Date	Team	Opp	GS	divider	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	SO SO - Strikeouts	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	EV EV - Exit Velocity (mph) - Speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	divider	GSv2
2025-04-28	CLE	MIN	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%		87.9		0.00	0.11	0.11
2025-04-27	CLE	BOS	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	4	2	1	1	0	0	1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.667	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%		95.4		13.50	0.11	4.33
2025-04-21	CLE	NYY	0		0	0	0	0	1.1	6	2	2	2	1	0	1		6.75	0.00	6.75	.250	0.0%	20.0%	50.0%		89.6		13.50	11.36	3.72
2025-04-20	CLE	@PIT	0		0	0	0	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		27.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.00	-2.89	-2.89
2025-04-18	CLE	@PIT	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	5	3	2	2	0	1	0		0.00	13.50	0.00	.750	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%		81.0		27.00	7.61	11.83
2025-04-15	CLE	@BAL	0		0	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		27.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.00	-2.89	-2.89
2025-04-12	CLE	KCR	0		0	0	0	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		85.3		0.00	1.11	3.92
2025-04-09	CLE	CHW	0		1	0	0	0	1.1	4	0	0	0	0	1	3		20.25	6.75	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.00	0.86	0.86
2025-04-08	CLE	CHW	0		0	0	0	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		89.7		0.00	1.11	3.92
2025-04-06	CLE	@LAA	0		0	0	0	0	1.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	1		9.00	0.00	9.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%		83.1		9.00	14.11	3.92
2025-04-04	CLE	@LAA	0		0	0	0	1	1.0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.500	100.0%	25.0%	0.0%		75.1		0.00	1.11	5.33
2025-04-01	CLE	@SDP	0		0	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1		13.50	0.00	0.00	.500	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		101.9		0.00	0.11	2.22
2025-03-29	CLE	@KCR	0		0	1	0	0	0.2	4	2	2	2	1	0	1		13.50	0.00	13.50	.500	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%		95.3		27.00	19.61	4.33
2025-03-27	CLE	@KCR	0		0	0	1	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		9.00	0.00	0.00	.000	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		94.6		0.00	1.11	3.92

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