60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 9/1/2024
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Rasmussen entered the 2023 season on a bullet train of hype and through eight starts was delivering on that hype with four wins and 47 strikeouts along with a 2.62 ERA. Little did we know that the pitch he threw to induce a Gleyber Torres groundout to complete seven shutout innings at Yankee Stadium would be the last pitch he threw on the season. Rasmussen was diagnosed with a right flexor strain in mid-May and eventually underwent an internal brace surgery to his UCL. It is worth noting that Rasmussen had two TJ surgeries in college as the coaching staff implemented some questionable usage patterns with him, and the list of pitchers successfully recovering from three TJ surgeries is short enough for Mordecai Brown to count with his pitching hand. The internal brace procedure allows for a quicker physical return to the mound, but all the risks of excessive time off with major surgery still apply. Simply put, Rasmussen is a wild card selection for the later rounds. Read Past Outlooks
Lands on 60-day IL
The Rays placed Rasmussen (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Rasmussen underwent an internal brace procedure in July and isn't expected to return until late in the season, so the Rays will stash him away on the IL for the time being. Rasmussen's roster spot will be given to Amed Rosario, who signed with Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Rasmussen underwent an internal brace procedure in July and isn't expected to return until late in the season, so the Rays will stash him away on the IL for the time being. Rasmussen's roster spot will be given to Amed Rosario, who signed with Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-1%
BAA vs LHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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| Since 2022vs Left | .220 | 71 | 15 | 63 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .223 | 101 | 27 | 94 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .266 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .192 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .207 | 55 | 14 | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .232 | 70 | 17 | 75 | 11 | |||
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| Since 2022Home | 2.31 | 0.84 | 93.2 | 8.5 | 1.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.25 | 1.24 | 97.0 | 7.8 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.60 | 0.92 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.63 | 1.13 | 27.1 | 9.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.24 | 0.83 | 76.1 | 8.1 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.49 | 1.28 | 69.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | ||||
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Passes 100 innings
Rasmussen topped 100 innings for the season in his last start and has thrown 18 more innings this season than any other professional campaign.
ANALYSIS
Rasmussen has thrown 105.1 innings this season, his first year as a full-time starter in the majors. He did toss more innings in 2015 when he completed 106 frames as a 19-year-old at Oregon State but hasn't thrown more than 87.1 innings in any season since. Tampa Bay has already been doing its best to limit Rasmussen's workload as he's tossed more than 89 pitches only twice all season, and he's also been the occasional beneficiary of extra rest. The 27-year-old has a 2.82 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 90:26 K:BB this season and is likely to be an important part of the Rays' potential postseason run.
Rasmussen has thrown 105.1 innings this season, his first year as a full-time starter in the majors. He did toss more innings in 2015 when he completed 106 frames as a 19-year-old at Oregon State but hasn't thrown more than 87.1 innings in any season since. Tampa Bay has already been doing its best to limit Rasmussen's workload as he's tossed more than 89 pitches only twice all season, and he's also been the occasional beneficiary of extra rest. The 27-year-old has a 2.82 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 90:26 K:BB this season and is likely to be an important part of the Rays' potential postseason run.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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This past season saw a rather dramatic shift in Rasmussen's pitch usage as he made the transition to starting full time for the Rays. Exclusively a reliever during his time with the Brewers, Rasmussen has learned to dial back the four-seam fastball at 95-96 mph in favor of more cutters at 90-91 with good movement. He leaned on the cut fastball as his main put-away pitch last season, and while his strikeout rate was modest at only 21.4%, the overall results speak for themselves (2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP over 146 innings). Given the command and control he has over his arsenal, this looks like a legitimate breakout. If he's able to tack on a few more starts, Rasmussen could emerge as a fantasy star even with the low strikeouts. Remember he won't have face the AL East quite so much with the new balanced schedule in 2023.
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Late-season return expected
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander indicated Tuesday that he doesn't expect Rasmussen (elbow) back until well into the second half of the season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Avoids arbitration
Rasmussen (elbow) signed a one-year, $1.8625 million contract with the Rays on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Out until middle of next season
Manager Kevin Cash said Saturday that Rasmussen (elbow) will undergo an internal brace procedure and won't return until the middle of next season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Hits 60-day IL with flexor strain
The Rays placed Rasmussen on the 60-day injured list Friday with a right flexor strain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Dominates across seven innings
Rasmussen (4-2) earned the win against the Yankees on Thursday, with seven shutout innings while allowing two hits. He struck out seven.
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