Kirby Yates
37-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
3-0
ERA
0.56
WHIP
0.69
K
17
SV
7
Rest-of-Season 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
Notches seventh save
Yates gave up a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one in the ninth inning during the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the A's, recording his seventh save of the season in a 12-11 win.
ANALYSIS
It didn't seem like the Rangers would need their closer when they took a 12-7 lead into the final frame, but after Owen White gave up three straight singles to load the bases without getting an out, Yates was pressed into duty. The right-hander wound up allowing all three inherited runners to score, plus one of his own, before finally escaping the jam. It was the first run Yates had given up all season, and he sports a 0.56 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB through 16 innings without blowing a save.
It didn't seem like the Rangers would need their closer when they took a 12-7 lead into the final frame, but after Owen White gave up three straight singles to load the bases without getting an out, Yates was pressed into duty. The right-hander wound up allowing all three inherited runners to score, plus one of his own, before finally escaping the jam. It was the first run Yates had given up all season, and he sports a 0.56 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB through 16 innings without blowing a save.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does Kirby Yates generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kirby Yates generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-37%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .120 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .190 | 60 | 21 | 31 | 6 | |||
2024vs Left | .105 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .094 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.91 | 1.08 | 43.1 | 11.8 | 5.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.93 | 1.18 | 40.0 | 10.4 | 5.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0.00 | 0.50 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | ||||
2024Away | 0.90 | 0.80 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
2.83K/9
9.6BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.0Fastball
93.1 mphERA
0.56WHIP
0.69BABIP
.151GB/FB
0.69Left On Base
90.9%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2008 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.4%Swinging Strike
12.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Progressing in rehab
Yates is expected to pitch for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday in his next rehab outing, reports MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
Yates has pitched well in his three outings so far, tossing three scoreless innings while striking out six and walking none. The 35-year-old appears to be in line for a return in early August after pitching only 4.1 combined innings over the last three seasons due to Tommy John surgery. Atlanta's bullpen leads the National League with a 3.15 ERA and leads all of baseball with a 27.7 percent strikeout rate, so given the team's relief depth and Yates' lengthy absence, he may not pitch in high-leverage situations right away.
Yates has pitched well in his three outings so far, tossing three scoreless innings while striking out six and walking none. The 35-year-old appears to be in line for a return in early August after pitching only 4.1 combined innings over the last three seasons due to Tommy John surgery. Atlanta's bullpen leads the National League with a 3.15 ERA and leads all of baseball with a 27.7 percent strikeout rate, so given the team's relief depth and Yates' lengthy absence, he may not pitch in high-leverage situations right away.
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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.
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Keeps rolling with another save
Yates picked up a save against the A's on Monday, walking one batter in a scoreless inning of work.
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Secures extra-inning win
Yates (3-0) earned the win after he pitched two scoreless innings, allowing a walk while striking out two batters in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Royals.
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Remains spotless, grabs fifth save
Yates earned a save after he pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and a walk while striking out a batter in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Reds.
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Picks up fourth save
Yates struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Friday's 2-1 win over the Reds.
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Flawless in save chance
Yates secured a save in Sunday's 6-4 win over Atlanta, striking out one while allowing no baserunners in 1.1 scoreless innings.
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