Keynan Middleton
30-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Forearm
Est. Return 4/10/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Middleton was a quality middle reliever for the Yankees and White Sox last season, maintaining a 3.38 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across 50.2 innings -- his heaviest workload in the majors since 2017. He's unlikely to factor into the saves picture after signing with the Cardinals, but he should bolster the middle of the bullpen. Read Past Outlooks
Placed on IL
The Cardinals placed Middleton on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right forearm strain, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Middleton has been shut down from throwing since March 16, and although he's slated to begin his throwing progression soon, his absence will officially extend into the regular season. An exact timetable for the right-hander's return is unclear, but a better picture should emerge as he gets further along in his recovery process.
Middleton has been shut down from throwing since March 16, and although he's slated to begin his throwing progression soon, his absence will officially extend into the regular season. An exact timetable for the right-hander's return is unclear, but a better picture should emerge as he gets further along in his recovery process.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .224 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .222 | 52 | 22 | 34 | 9 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .205 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .221 | 39 | 19 | 23 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .333 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .224 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-21%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.29 | 1.21 | 35.2 | 11.1 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.38 | 1.22 | 32.0 | 9.8 | 3.9 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.86 | 1.25 | 25.2 | 11.9 | 3.9 | ||||
2023Away | 2.88 | 1.24 | 25.0 | 10.8 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 5.40 | 1.10 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 0.9 | ||||
2022Away | 5.14 | 1.14 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Keynan Middleton compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.78K/9
11.4BB/9
4.1HR/9
1.4Fastball
95.6 mphERA
3.38WHIP
1.24BABIP
.289GB/FB
2.12Left On Base
83.0%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
3.5%Spin Rate
2157 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.9%Swinging Strike
17.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The surface stats don't reflect it, but Middleton took a major step forward being another year removed from 2018 Tommy John surgery. After experiencing a drop in velocity last season, Middleton's fastball returned to its previous level, averaging 97.1 mph. The normal pattern is for velocity to come back first, then control. Hopefully, with a semblance of a normal offseason, Middleton can regain pre-injury form when he had the makings of a high-leverage reliever. Even before the procedure, walks were Middleton's chief issue, though he was on the verge of cleaning that up before going under the knife. The Angels brought in Raisel Iglesias to shore up the ninth inning, so it's best to take a wait-and-see approach with Middleton. If his velocity and control look good in the spring, he should secure a key setup role.
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Dealing with right forearm strain
Manager Oli Marmol said Saturday that Middleton will be shut down for 10 days due to a right forearm strain, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Available in relief Monday
Middleton (personal) is listed among the Cardinals' available relievers for Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Away from camp
Middleton left the Cardinals' camp Thursday to watch his brother play in Oregon's state basketball tournament, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Set for live session
Middleton (illness) is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session Wednesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Battling stomach bug
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak saied Wednesday that Middleton isn't in Cardinals camp due to a stomach bug, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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