Lance Lynn
36-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
13-11
ERA
5.73
WHIP
1.39
K
191
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Is Lynn the guy who one-hit Toronto with 11 strikeouts in early June or the guy who punched out 16 Mariners in mid-June, or the guy who won four of his first five starts with the Dodgers? Or is it the guy who allowed 15 earned runs and six homers over back to back starts against Miami and Atlanta? St. Louis will find out this season after signing him to a one-year, $10 million deal. Lynn finished the season with more than a strikeout per inning, but allowed the most homers we have seen at the big league level since Bronson Arroyo served up 46 homers in the 2011 season. Lynn works deep into games and could benefit from being back in a familiar setting, having pitched the first six seasons of his career with the Cardinals. Busch Stadium is a middling home park and St. Louis had an uncharacteristically poor defense last year. Still, Lynn is pretty affordable for a pitcher who should log 150-plus strikeouts and push for double-digit wins if he regresses somewhat toward his late-career norms. Read Past Outlooks
Spring debut set for Friday
Lynn is penciled in to make his Grapefruit League debut Friday versus the Nationals, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lynn has been working on the back fields so far, giving the Cardinals an opportunity to evaluate other pitchers in spring games. Lynn will don the Cardinals' jersey for the first time since 2017 after signing a one-year deal with the team in November. The right-hander endured the worst season of his career in 2023, posting a 5.73 ERA and 1.39 WHIP with 44 home runs allowed over 183.2 innings between the White Sox and the Dodgers. He'll play most of 2024 at age 37, so it's unclear how much he'll be able to bounce back, though he'll at least have his home games in a pitcher-friendly stadium.
Lynn has been working on the back fields so far, giving the Cardinals an opportunity to evaluate other pitchers in spring games. Lynn will don the Cardinals' jersey for the first time since 2017 after signing a one-year deal with the team in November. The right-hander endured the worst season of his career in 2023, posting a 5.73 ERA and 1.39 WHIP with 44 home runs allowed over 183.2 innings between the White Sox and the Dodgers. He'll play most of 2024 at age 37, so it's unclear how much he'll be able to bounce back, though he'll at least have his home games in a pitcher-friendly stadium.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
97
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Lance Lynn generally throw?
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What part of the game does Lance Lynn generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-21%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .259 | 224 | 78 | 239 | 46 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .221 | 267 | 53 | 193 | 35 | |||
2023vs Left | .290 | 80 | 39 | 104 | 24 | |||
2023vs Right | .230 | 111 | 28 | 85 | 20 | |||
2022vs Left | .253 | 60 | 8 | 69 | 12 | |||
2022vs Right | .245 | 64 | 11 | 51 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .227 | 84 | 31 | 66 | 10 | |||
2021vs Right | .192 | 92 | 14 | 57 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-12%
ERA at Home
2023
-11%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.98 | 1.11 | 240.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.53 | 1.33 | 222.1 | 9.1 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Home | 5.40 | 1.30 | 91.2 | 9.5 | 2.7 | ||||
2023Away | 6.07 | 1.49 | 92.0 | 9.2 | 3.8 | ||||
2022Home | 4.05 | 1.03 | 53.1 | 9.6 | 1.2 | ||||
2022Away | 3.95 | 1.23 | 68.1 | 8.8 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 2.56 | 0.98 | 95.0 | 10.6 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Away | 2.90 | 1.21 | 62.0 | 9.3 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Lance Lynn 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
2.85K/9
9.4BB/9
3.3HR/9
2.2Fastball
92.2 mphERA
5.73WHIP
1.39BABIP
.307GB/FB
0.88Left On Base
66.4%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2404 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Less than a week before Opening Day, Lynn suffered a knee injury in a Grapefruit League game, requiring surgery for a torn tendon. The procedure knocked him out for the first two months, with Lynn making his season debut for the White Sox on June 13. He looked like a pitcher coming off a long-term absence, allowing 30 earned runs -- including seven home runs -- in his first seven starts (36 innings) back from the injured list. Eventually Lynn was able to right the ship. The right-hander posted a 2.18 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 62:8 K:BB over his final 62 innings spanning 10 starts. With his fantastic finish to the season, Lynn's stock is trending up again. He's a huge man at 6-foot-5, 280 pounds, but that does not make him immune to injuries as we've seen over the years. This is the final guaranteed year of his current deal, so Lynn would likely be a hot trade chip if the White Sox were to fall out of contention.
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Returns to Cards on one-year deal
The Cardinals signed Lynn to a one-year, $10 million contract with a $12 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Hits market after option declined
The Dodgers declined Lynn's $18 million option for 2024, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Set up to start Game 3
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Lynn is a "safe bet" to start Game 3 of the NLDS versus the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Role uncertain entering postseason
Lynn (personal) threw four innings in a simulated game Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Placed on bereavement list
The Dodgers placed Lynn on the bereavement list Saturday, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
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