Zac Gallen
28-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 6/15/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
5-4
ERA
3.12
WHIP
1.14
K
60
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Gallen had a fantastic season and received some deserved votes for the Cy Young Award as he helped carry the Diamondbacks to their improbable World Series run. Most of his performance indicators were right in line with 2022 but better run support helped raise his wins while a near full-run jump in his ERA can be excused by the BABIP regression which we expected would come after his rather fortunate .237 BABIP in 2022. Simply put, there is not a performance issue to be concerned with as much as a workload concern. Gallen ended up throwing 243.2 innings in 2023, which was almost exactly double what he threw just two seasons ago. He managed a 52% increase in workload just fine from 2021 to 2022, but now we add another 32% increase in workload along with the stress of working in the postseason for the first time and we cannot help but wonder about the impact of that for 2024. 2023 was an excellent season, but it would not surprise us to see Gallen take a step back this season. Read Past Outlooks
Lands on IL with hamstring strain
The Diamondbacks placed Gallen on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a right hamstring strain.
ANALYSIS
Gallen was pulled from Thursday's start against the Mets after throwing just six pitches without recording an out. He has been dealing with a right hamstring issue since April 26, and the 28-year-old right-hander will now be on the shelf for an extended period of time after aggravating the injury. It's unclear how long Gallen will be sidelined, but if he misses only the minimum, that would put him in line to return June 15 against the White Sox. In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Slade Cecconi from Triple-A Reno.
Gallen was pulled from Thursday's start against the Mets after throwing just six pitches without recording an out. He has been dealing with a right hamstring issue since April 26, and the 28-year-old right-hander will now be on the shelf for an extended period of time after aggravating the injury. It's unclear how long Gallen will be sidelined, but if he misses only the minimum, that would put him in line to return June 15 against the White Sox. In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Slade Cecconi from Triple-A Reno.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
73
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-4%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .204 | 228 | 60 | 162 | 25 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .229 | 244 | 49 | 198 | 18 | |||
2024vs Left | .231 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .241 | 35 | 7 | 27 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .244 | 106 | 26 | 93 | 14 | |||
2023vs Right | .232 | 114 | 21 | 95 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .146 | 97 | 26 | 45 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .222 | 95 | 21 | 76 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-34%
ERA at Home
2024
-53%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.42 | 0.96 | 223.0 | 9.7 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.66 | 1.11 | 228.2 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 2.05 | 1.08 | 30.2 | 9.1 | 2.3 | ||||
2024Away | 4.33 | 1.22 | 27.0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Home | 2.47 | 1.03 | 102.0 | 10.6 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 4.42 | 1.20 | 108.0 | 8.3 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Home | 2.49 | 0.85 | 90.1 | 9.0 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.59 | 0.97 | 93.2 | 9.8 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zac Gallen compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
9.4BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.9Fastball
92.9 mphERA
3.12WHIP
1.14BABIP
.305GB/FB
1.39Left On Base
79.9%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.6%Spin Rate
2205 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.9%Swinging Strike
10.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Another dominant streak
Gallen has thrown 28 consecutive scoreless innings through April 26.
ANALYSIS
Gallen logged 44.1 consecutive scoreless innings in August and September last season, nearly assembling just the 11th scoreless streak of 45.0 innings or more in MLB history. The 27-year-old is pitching in similarly dominant fashion at the moment, with the added bonus of a career-high 36.2 percent strikeout rate. His season ERA now rests at an impressive 2.15.
Gallen logged 44.1 consecutive scoreless innings in August and September last season, nearly assembling just the 11th scoreless streak of 45.0 innings or more in MLB history. The 27-year-old is pitching in similarly dominant fashion at the moment, with the added bonus of a career-high 36.2 percent strikeout rate. His season ERA now rests at an impressive 2.15.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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For the first time in his career, Gallen avoided the injury bug, logging 31 starts and 184 innings. He recorded a career best 20.3% K-BB% mark, mostly due to a personal best 6.6% walk rate. Gallen's ratios benefited from a .237 BABIP as well as a 9.1% HR/FB mark. However, even if his 2.54 ERA was achieved with a boost from Lady Luck, Gallen's 3.05 FIP, 3.32 xFIP and 3.32 SIERA are all still excellent, softening the landing when the regression monster rears its ugly head. Gallen's pitch mix didn't change, but he threw his four-seam fastball, slider and curveball a little harder, increasing effectiveness so strikeouts should tick up with continued health. Gallen isn't off the injury concern hook but coming off a healthy season merits fantasy anchor consideration. There is a stigma about drafting pitchers from second-division teams, but the Diamondbacks offense is on the upswing, so wins are on the table.
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Diagnosed with hamstring strain
Gallen was removed from Thursday's start against the Mets with a right hamstring strain, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
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Exits Thursday's start
Gallen exited Thursday's start against the Mets with an apparent injury, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.comreports.
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Earns quality start in loss
Gallen (5-4) allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out five over seven innings to take the loss versus the Marlins on Friday.
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Hamstring tightened during start
Gallen revealed after Saturday's start against the Tigers that his right hamstring tightened up on him during the fourth inning, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
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Produces quality start
Gallen (5-2) picked up the win Sunday against Baltimore, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across six innings. He struck out four.
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