Eric Lauer
28-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
4-6
ERA
6.56
WHIP
1.67
K
43
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After a few promising seasons between San Diego and Milwaukee, Lauer took a massive step backward in 2023, leading to his departure from the Brewers organization. The left-hander's stuff was down several ticks across the board and he missed time due to a shoulder injury. He was optioned upon activation from the injured list in June and spent time on the Triple-A inactive list due to an undisclosed health issue. Lauer returned to make just one final start on the final weekend of the regular season before being outrighted and opting for free agency in October. While it seemed likely that he was overperforming with sub-3.70 ERAs in 2021 and 2022, the swiftness of his decline was rather surprising. The 28-year-old signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in March and will likely compete for a rotation spot over what remains of big-league camp. Read Past Outlooks
Joins Bucs
Lauer agreed to a minor-league deal with the Pirates on Thursday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Lauer was forced to settle for a minor-league deal in free agency after posting a 6.56 ERA and 1.67 WHIP over 46.2 innings. The Pirates will likely give the veteran lefty a chance to battle for a rotation spot in the spring, hoping that the change of scenery helps him bounce back from his rough 2023 campaign. The 28-year-old previously posted a 3.84 ERA across 288.1 innings with Milwaukee from 2020 through 2022.
Lauer was forced to settle for a minor-league deal in free agency after posting a 6.56 ERA and 1.67 WHIP over 46.2 innings. The Pirates will likely give the veteran lefty a chance to battle for a rotation spot in the spring, hoping that the change of scenery helps him bounce back from his rough 2023 campaign. The 28-year-old previously posted a 3.84 ERA across 288.1 innings with Milwaukee from 2020 through 2022.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Eric Lauer generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Eric Lauer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-63%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .208 | 52 | 31 | 48 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .239 | 265 | 93 | 235 | 54 | |||
2023vs Left | .121 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .329 | 35 | 19 | 50 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .216 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .230 | 134 | 48 | 114 | 24 | |||
2021vs Left | .228 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .211 | 96 | 26 | 71 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-9%
ERA at Home
2023
-64%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.74 | 1.23 | 163.2 | 8.9 | 3.4 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.10 | 1.28 | 160.1 | 8.7 | 3.5 | ||||
2023Home | 10.35 | 2.15 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 5.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.71 | 1.31 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.56 | 1.07 | 77.1 | 9.3 | 2.9 | ||||
2022Away | 4.76 | 1.36 | 81.1 | 8.5 | 3.8 | ||||
2021Home | 3.12 | 1.13 | 66.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 | ||||
2021Away | 3.27 | 1.15 | 52.1 | 9.5 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Eric Lauer 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
1.79K/9
8.3BB/9
4.6HR/9
3.1Fastball
90.9 mphERA
6.56WHIP
1.67BABIP
.300GB/FB
0.58Left On Base
70.1%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
7.6%Spin Rate
2220 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
9.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lauer tied his high with 29 starts, over which he logged 158.2 innings, the most of his career. His 3.69 ERA may look good, but estimators pegged it about half a run to a full run higher. Homers were again Lauer's crutch as his HR% was the fifth highest among all hurlers throwing at least 150 stanzas. Lauer's 14.8 % K-BB% is below average, so he needed a fortunate .260 BABIP and 79.0% LOB mark to keep his ratios in check. Lauer reduced usage of an ineffective change up, but he continued to deploy an equally unproductive 78-mph curveball at a 16% rate. The catch is all his other pitches are within a 7-mph delta, so the slower curveball helps set up his four-seamer, cutter and slider. Still just 27-years-old, Lauer can make some adjustments, but unless he solves his home run issue, Lauer is best considered in the back-end/streamer range of a fantasy staff.
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Opts for free agency
Lauer elected free agency Monday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Outrighted to Nashville
Lauer cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A Nashville, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Returns to minors
Lauer was optioned to the Arizona Complez League on Sunday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Hit hard in return
Lauer (4-6) took the loss Saturday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and four walks over four innings against the Cubs. He struck out two.
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Promotion official
The Brewers recalled Lauer from Triple-A Nashville to start Saturday against the Cubs.
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