Kirby Yates
36-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
7-2
ERA
3.28
WHIP
1.19
K
80
SV
5
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Yates continues to miss plenty of bats with his fastball and splitter, as last year was his fourth straight full season with a 30-plus percent strikeout rate (31.5%). Unfortunately, his control significantly regressed with 37 walks across 60.1 innings for a 14.6% walk percentage that was 5th-worst among qualified relievers. Yates, who turns 37 in March, projects to fill a setup role with the reigning World Series champions after recently signing a 1-year deal with Texas. He's the most experienced reliever on the roster and with 62 career saves, he could eventually work his way into the 9th inning as long as he's not issuing too many free passes. Read Past Outlooks
Throws scoreless frame
Yates allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one over one inning in Thursday's spring game against the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Yates made his third Cactus League appearance and has allowed a run, three hits and one walk while striking out six over three innings. Last year, when Yates posted a 3.28 ERA with 80 strikeouts over 60.1 innings, was the right-hander's first fully healthy year since 2019. He has closing experience and will be part of a late-inning crew that includes Jose Leclerc, David Robertson and Josh Sborz.
Yates made his third Cactus League appearance and has allowed a run, three hits and one walk while striking out six over three innings. Last year, when Yates posted a 3.28 ERA with 80 strikeouts over 60.1 innings, was the right-hander's first fully healthy year since 2019. He has closing experience and will be part of a late-inning crew that includes Jose Leclerc, David Robertson and Josh Sborz.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Kirby Yates generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Kirby Yates generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-43%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-39%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .123 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .214 | 51 | 19 | 28 | 6 | |||
2023vs Left | .124 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .204 | 47 | 16 | 23 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .111 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .278 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
ERA at Home
2023
-15%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.38 | 1.18 | 37.1 | 12.1 | 5.5 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.60 | 1.30 | 30.0 | 10.8 | 5.7 | ||||
2023Home | 3.51 | 1.26 | 33.1 | 12.2 | 5.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.00 | 1.11 | 27.0 | 11.7 | 5.0 | ||||
2022Home | 2.25 | 0.50 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Away | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kirby Yates 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
2.16K/9
11.9BB/9
5.5HR/9
1.3Fastball
93.7 mphERA
3.28WHIP
1.19BABIP
.224GB/FB
0.89Left On Base
84.2%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
1895 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.1%Swinging Strike
13.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Yates completed the long road back from Tommy John surgery in making his Braves debut last August but unfortunately made just nine appearances before returning to the injured list with more elbow troubles. The good news is that it seems to have been just a speed bump, with Yates expected to be ready to go in 2023. The veteran right-hander's velocity was back to normal in 2022 and so was the bite on his signature splitter. Yates is behind Raisel Iglesias and probably at least A.J. Minter in the Braves' saves pecking order, but he could still have some deep-league fantasy value if he regains the form which made him one of the best relievers in baseball from 2018-19.
More Fantasy News
Inks one-year deal with Texas
Yates signed a one-year contract Tuesday with the Rangers, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Free agent after option declined
Atlanta declined Yates' $5.75 million option for 2024 on Monday.
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PIcks up extra-inning save
Yates picked up the save Monday against Philadelphia, striking out two in a perfect inning.
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Snags third save
Yates walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 6-3 win over the Dodgers.
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Pockets another win
Yates (5-0) picked up the win Sunday over the Brewers, striking out one in a perfect inning of relief.
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