Spencer Turnbull
31-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
7.26
WHIP
1.68
K
24
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After missing the whole 2022 season following Tommy John surgery, Turnbull made his return in 2023 but struggled to ever get on track. The veteran righty was limited to just 15 total starts in the majors and minors combined as he dealt with neck and toe injuries. When healthy, Turnbull didn't perform particularly well, turning in a 7.26 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 31 innings for the Tigers. He only struck out 24 batters as well and his fastball was down a few ticks from when he last pitched in 2021. Turnbull was non-tendered by Detroit in November, meaning he'll now likely find a new home for the first time in his professional career. With the 31-year-old still trying to find his form following his surgery, he'll probably have to settle for a minor-league deal and will have to work his way into an MLB rotation. Turnbull had some success earlier in his tenure with Detroit, but at this point, he is off the fantasy radar until further notice. Read Past Outlooks
Lands in Philadelphia
Turnbull agreed Sunday with the Phillies on a one-year, $2 million contract, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. The contract includes up to $2 million in incentives.
ANALYSIS
Turnbull was non-tendered by the Tigers earlier in the offseason following an ineffective, injury-plagued 2023 campaign, but he'll be added to the Phillies' 40-man roster and should have a chance to compete for a back-end spot in the team's Opening Day rotation. The 31-year-old still has a minor-league option remaining and will most likely begin the season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley if he falls short in his bid for a rotation spot with Philadelphia, but an injury or two could quickly pave the way for him to surface with the big club. Turnbull should at least head into Phillies camp with a clean bill of health, and he has a decent overall track record at the big-league level to fall back on in spite of his struggles in 2023. Over 61 career appearances (60 starts) across 302.1 innings with the Tigers from 2018 through 2023, Turnbull logged a 4.55 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 12.3 K-BB%.
Turnbull was non-tendered by the Tigers earlier in the offseason following an ineffective, injury-plagued 2023 campaign, but he'll be added to the Phillies' 40-man roster and should have a chance to compete for a back-end spot in the team's Opening Day rotation. The 31-year-old still has a minor-league option remaining and will most likely begin the season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley if he falls short in his bid for a rotation spot with Philadelphia, but an injury or two could quickly pave the way for him to surface with the big club. Turnbull should at least head into Phillies camp with a clean bill of health, and he has a decent overall track record at the big-league level to fall back on in spite of his struggles in 2023. Over 61 career appearances (60 starts) across 302.1 innings with the Tigers from 2018 through 2023, Turnbull logged a 4.55 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 12.3 K-BB%.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
84
How many pitches does Spencer Turnbull generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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111-120
121+
What part of the game does Spencer Turnbull generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-18%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .238 | 34 | 12 | 39 | 6 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .241 | 34 | 15 | 35 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .315 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .259 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .176 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .231 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-27%
ERA at Home
2023
-29%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.89 | 1.14 | 44.0 | 7.0 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 5.35 | 1.38 | 37.0 | 8.3 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Home | 6.00 | 1.33 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||||
2023Away | 8.44 | 2.00 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 4.5 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Home | 2.79 | 1.03 | 29.0 | 8.4 | 2.2 | ||||
2021Away | 3.00 | 0.90 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Spencer Turnbull 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
1.60K/9
7.0BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.5Fastball
93.1 mphERA
7.26WHIP
1.68BABIP
.335GB/FB
1.69Left On Base
57.8%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2399 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.7%Swinging Strike
9.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
2020
2019
Following Tommy John surgery in July 2021, Turnbull missed the entire 2022 season, though he should be ready to go for the start of spring training in 2023. When we last saw the righty, he posted a solid 2.88 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, though he only logged 50 innings before getting shut down. The year before that was the condensed 2020 campaign, in which Turnbull posted a 3.97 ERA across 56.2 innings. You have to go back to 2019 to find anything resembling a normal starter's workload. That year, Turnbull posted a 4.61 ERA and 1.44 WHIP while striking out 146 across 148.1 innings, which stands as his career high for innings. Considering how little we've seen of Turnbull the past few seasons, it's hard to project what kind of results he's capable of. He's had some success at the MLB level, so fantasy managers may want to keep an eye on him if he gets hot, but expectations should be tempered.
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Non-tendered by Tigers
Turnbull became a free agent Friday after being non-tendered by the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
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Will compete for rotation job
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Monday that he expects Turnbull to compete for a job in the rotation next spring, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Returning to mound at Triple-A
Turnbull (toe) is listed as Thursday's scheduled starter for Triple-A Toledo, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Suffers toe injury
Turnbull didn't make his scheduled turn through the rotation at Triple-A Toledo this week after Tigers manager A.J. Hinch relayed Saturday that the right-hander is dealing with a cracked toenail, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Activated, optioned to Triple-A
The Tigers activated Turnbull (neck) from the 60-day injured list Wednesday and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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