Adbert Alzolay
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
3.12
WHIP
1.27
K
9
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
2023 finally offered some clarity on Alzolay's role, as he was healthy for much of the season and made a career-high 58 appearances - all in relief. Many were multi-inning outings, especially early on, but Alzolay quickly established himself as Chicago's best reliever and took over closing duties in June. The right-hander secured 21 of the Cubs' 23 saves from June through August, but he suffered a forearm strain in September that required an IL stint. It wasn't serious, but Alzolay has missed time during each of the past 3 seasons with various injuries. Drafting him carries plenty of risk, but he's certainly been effective when healthy. Alzolay features a 6-pitch arsenal headlined by a slider that produced a 40.6% whiff rate. His 26.5% strikeout rate wasn't elite, but still above average, while his ratios and walk rate were excellent. Yet, Alzolay is not guaranteed to open 2024 as the Cubs closer with the team expected to be active in the relief market. Read Past Outlooks
Blows save
Alzolay blew the save Tuesday against Arizona, allowing one run on one hit and two walks across one inning. He didn't generate a strikeout.
ANALYSIS
Alzolay toed the rubber with a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and surrendered the game-tying home run to Ketel Marte. Following the long ball, Alzolay dished out back-to-back walks but avoided disaster by retiring Christian Walker to end the inning. He's converted on three of his six save opportunities this season. However, he's only allowed three runs in 8.2 innings -- all solo homers -- and still has a firm grip on ninth-inning duties.
Alzolay toed the rubber with a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and surrendered the game-tying home run to Ketel Marte. Following the long ball, Alzolay dished out back-to-back walks but avoided disaster by retiring Christian Walker to end the inning. He's converted on three of his six save opportunities this season. However, he's only allowed three runs in 8.2 innings -- all solo homers -- and still has a firm grip on ninth-inning duties.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Adbert Alzolay generally throw?
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What part of the game does Adbert Alzolay generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-32%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .256 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 7 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .197 | 55 | 12 | 36 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .294 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .200 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .263 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .199 | 37 | 9 | 27 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .176 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .188 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-27%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.38 | 0.96 | 41.2 | 8.6 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.25 | 1.06 | 44.1 | 11.2 | 2.0 | ||||
2024Home | 0.00 | 1.50 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Away | 4.05 | 1.20 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 4.1 | ||||
2023Home | 2.41 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 7.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 2.97 | 1.09 | 30.1 | 11.9 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 3.00 | 0.83 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 3.68 | 0.82 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 1.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Adbert Alzolay 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
3.00K/9
9.3BB/9
3.1HR/9
3.1Fastball
94.8 mphERA
3.12WHIP
1.27BABIP
.245GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
117.6%Swinging Strike
11.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Pitching in relief
Alzolay is expected to return this weekend from a shoulder injury and pitch out of the bullpen, reports Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune.
ANALYSIS
Alzolay has been unavailable for the entire season due to a lat strain in his pitching shoulder but is expected to return this weekend. He's made five rehab appearances, totaling 12.1 innings and allowing eight runs, and will likely serve in a multi-inning relief role when he returns. The 27-year-old has had stretches of being a quality big-league starter but his kryptonite has always been left-handed hitters, as they have a .268/.345/.558 slash line with 22 homers in 322 plate appearances against him in his career.
Alzolay has been unavailable for the entire season due to a lat strain in his pitching shoulder but is expected to return this weekend. He's made five rehab appearances, totaling 12.1 innings and allowing eight runs, and will likely serve in a multi-inning relief role when he returns. The 27-year-old has had stretches of being a quality big-league starter but his kryptonite has always been left-handed hitters, as they have a .268/.345/.558 slash line with 22 homers in 322 plate appearances against him in his career.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A lat strain sidelined Alzolay for much of the 2022 season, limiting him to just 25.2 innings between the majors and minors. He didn't join the Cubs until mid-September and made six appearances in long relief. Alzolay was effective in his limited sample, generating an astounding 70.4% whiff rate on 63 sliders thrown (33% pitch usage). He struck out 19 over 13.1 innings for a 36.5% strikeout rate, while walking only two (3.8% BB%). If Alzolay maintains improved control, he could blossom in 2023, though his role is yet to be defined. Whether that's as a starter, reliever, or combination of the two in a more flexible capacity, Chicago will carefully manage Alzolay's workload throughout the season in order to get as many innings as possible from the young hurler. He's worth a late pick in NL-only or deep mixed league drafts as long as you're comfortable with the innings risk.
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Notches save Sunday
Alzolay worked around a hit to pitch a scoreless inning and record the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mariners. He struck out two.
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Notches second save
Alzolay earned a save against the Mariners on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter in a scoreless inning.
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Blows save and takes loss Monday
Alzolay (1-1) was tagged with a blown save and a loss against the Padres on Monday, allowing one run on one hit while striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.
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Locks down first save
Alzolay earned the save in Friday's 9-7 win over the Dodgers, working around two hits in a scoreless inning.
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Credited with first win Wednesday
Alzolay pitched a scoreless ninth inning and was awarded the win in Wednesday's 9-8 victory over the Rockies. He allowed one hit and struck out two.
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