Max Fried
30-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
8-1
ERA
2.55
WHIP
1.13
K
80
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Fried was a highly targeted pitcher by fantasy managers during 2023 draft season, and he pitched to expectations when he was out on the mound. The problem for fantasy manager is Fried was only able to make 14 starts while missing more than half the season with hamstring, forearm, and a blister issue to wrap up the regular season. Fried looked fantastic around the injuries winning 8 of those 14 starts with career-best 26% strikeout rate and finally hitting that 20% K-BB% benchmark. The career 53% groundball rate pitcher also posted a career-best 58% groundball rate last season. There is zero performance concerns for Fried in 2024, but the forearm strain from last year happened and the lefty has exceeded 170 innings just once in his career. This season is Fried's last with Atlanta before he is eligible for free agency and the fact the extension-happy Atlanta has not yet signed Fried to a deal appears to speak volumes as to what they think of his future healthwise. Read Past Outlooks
Settles with Atlanta at $15 million
Atlanta and Fried avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $15 million contract Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The was Fried's final year of arbitration eligibility, as he's currently slated for free agency next offseason. He was limited to 14 starts in 2023 because of injury but was terrific when healthy, holding a 2.55 ERA and 80:18 K:BB over 77.2 innings of work. Fried will enter spring training with no restrictions.
The was Fried's final year of arbitration eligibility, as he's currently slated for free agency next offseason. He was limited to 14 starts in 2023 because of injury but was terrific when healthy, holding a 2.55 ERA and 80:18 K:BB over 77.2 innings of work. Fried will enter spring training with no restrictions.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
97
How many pitches does Max Fried generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Max Fried generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-18%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .221 | 102 | 27 | 78 | 8 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .231 | 306 | 64 | 287 | 26 | |||
2023vs Left | .205 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .249 | 65 | 11 | 61 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .206 | 42 | 8 | 32 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .231 | 128 | 24 | 124 | 10 | |||
2021vs Left | .240 | 45 | 12 | 37 | 5 | |||
2021vs Right | .223 | 113 | 29 | 102 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-7%
ERA on Road
2023
-56%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.81 | 1.15 | 220.2 | 8.1 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 2.60 | 0.98 | 208.0 | 9.1 | 1.5 | ||||
2023Home | 3.86 | 1.42 | 30.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | ||||
2023Away | 1.71 | 0.95 | 47.1 | 10.6 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.42 | 1.11 | 107.2 | 8.2 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.55 | 0.88 | 77.2 | 8.3 | 0.8 | ||||
2021Home | 2.94 | 1.09 | 82.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | ||||
2021Away | 3.14 | 1.08 | 83.0 | 8.9 | 2.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Fried 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
4.44K/9
9.3BB/9
2.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
93.9 mphERA
2.55WHIP
1.13BABIP
.312GB/FB
2.77Left On Base
81.8%Exit Velocity
79.8 mphBarrels/BBE
2.8%Spin Rate
2209 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.4%Swinging Strike
12.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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If you bought into Fried after the 2021 season, you were handsomely rewardef for your beliefs in 2022 as he matched his efforts with some slight improvements in outocomes to match his 14-7 record while shaving half a run from his ERA. Fried continues to shine as an exemplar for pitchers without elite fastball characteristics can excel in this league. Fried does an outstanding job with his fastball location to then keep hitters off balance with breaking balls and offspeed pitches generating both high volumes of soft contact as well as enough swings and misses for a better than average strikeout rate for a starting pitcher. We are often coached about the perils of building around starting pitching on fantasy rosters, but few pitchers have as high a floor as Fried does even if his ceiling is about as high as it can go in most scoring categories. Wins are truly the only variable here.
More Fantasy News
Will return for Game 2
Fried (finger) will start Monday against the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS.
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Remains on track for NLDS Game 2
Fried (finger) remains on track to start Game 2 of the NLDS on Monday after throwing five innings in a simulated game Tuesday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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Lining up for Game 2
Fried (finger) is scheduled to pitch in a moderated game Tuesday, which lines him up to start Game 2 of the NLDS on Oct. 9, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
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Placed on IL with blister issue
Fried was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a blister on his left index finger.
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Dealing with blister
Fried developed a blister on his left index finger during his start Thursday against the Nationals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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