Brandon Woodruff
31-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2023 Stats
W-L
5-1
ERA
2.28
WHIP
0.82
K
74
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Woodruff's shoulder was the story of his 2023 season and he will likely miss the entirety of 2024 after undergoing surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder in October. He was placed on the injured list after just two starts last season and didn't pitch again until August. While there was some hope initially that the two-time All-Star could return by the end of June, the Brewers slowed down his rehab, as he wasn't recovering from his bullpens as well as the team hoped. That news proved ominous, but the Brewers still decided to bring Woodruff back on a two-year deal, with an eye toward 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Shifts to 60-day IL
Milwaukee placed Woodruff (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday after he finalized a two-year contract with the club, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
ANALYSIS
Woodruff will be guaranteed $17.5 million in the deal, which includes a $20 million mutual option or a $10 million buyout for the 2026 season. Just over four months removed from right shoulder surgery, Woodruff said that he began throwing program last week. He noted that the operation went better than expected and that he feels completely normal now, but the rehab process will be slow and steady and a potential return before the end of the 2024 season will be decided by doctors. In all likelihood, Woodruff won't get on a major-league mound again until 2025.
Woodruff will be guaranteed $17.5 million in the deal, which includes a $20 million mutual option or a $10 million buyout for the 2026 season. Just over four months removed from right shoulder surgery, Woodruff said that he began throwing program last week. He noted that the operation went better than expected and that he feels completely normal now, but the rehab process will be slow and steady and a potential return before the end of the 2024 season will be decided by doctors. In all likelihood, Woodruff won't get on a major-league mound again until 2025.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
95
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
98
How many pitches does Brandon Woodruff generally throw?
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What part of the game does Brandon Woodruff 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 LHP
2023
-12%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .185 | 254 | 58 | 133 | 20 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .218 | 221 | 42 | 159 | 25 | |||
2023vs Left | .182 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .161 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .190 | 102 | 21 | 51 | 5 | |||
2022vs Right | .237 | 88 | 21 | 71 | 13 | |||
2021vs Left | .182 | 111 | 26 | 60 | 10 | |||
2021vs Right | .219 | 100 | 17 | 70 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-40%
ERA at Home
2023
-65%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.02 | 0.90 | 195.2 | 11.4 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.35 | 1.06 | 204.0 | 10.0 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Home | 1.15 | 0.83 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 1.7 | ||||
2023Away | 3.28 | 0.81 | 35.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.06 | 0.84 | 78.2 | 12.2 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 4.10 | 1.31 | 74.2 | 10.0 | 3.4 | ||||
2021Home | 2.31 | 0.98 | 85.2 | 10.9 | 1.5 | ||||
2021Away | 2.79 | 0.95 | 93.2 | 10.3 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Woodruff 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
4.93K/9
9.9BB/9
2.0HR/9
1.2Fastball
95.6 mphERA
2.28WHIP
0.82BABIP
.212GB/FB
0.92Left On Base
89.6%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2333 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.8%Swinging Strike
13.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Woodruff put up a second consecutive season of ace level performance, but left us wanting more as fantasy managers. Woodruff had the 8th-best K-BB%, 4th best strikeout rate and 20th best WHIP amongst starting pitchers with at least 150 innings of work in 2022. Yet, he finished outside the top 20 in both ERA and wins and missed time in the summer after being diagnosed with Raynaud's syndrome, a circulatory condition which causes numbness in the extremities due to reduced blood flow. That particular issue caused him to have trouble with his grip on his breaking pitches which led to a near 50-point jump in the league-wide batting average against his spinners. It is also worth noting that Woodruff has just once pitched more than 160 innings in a season or made 30 starts over the past three full seasons. The metrics and StatCast data scream ace, but the outcomes leave us wanting a bit more.
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Re-signs with Milwaukee
Woodruff (shoulder) agreed to a two-year contract with the Brewers on Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Non-tendered by Milwaukee
Woodruff (shoulder) became a free agent Friday after being non-tendered by the Brewers, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Likely out for 2024
Woodruff underwent surgery Friday to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder and is expected to miss the entire 2024 season, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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'Optimistic' about 2024 readiness
Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said Tuesday that the team is "optimistic" regarding the availability of Woodruff (shoulder) for next season, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.
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Could miss playoffs due to shoulder
Manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Woodruff is tending to a right shoulder capsular injury and will be out for the Brewers' wild-card round series with the Diamondbacks, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. "His availability for the postseason is up in the air at this point," Counsell added.
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