Chris Stratton
33-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.92
WHIP
1.14
K
81
SV
1
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Stratton worked as a multi-inning reliever for the Cardinals and Rangers in 2023, posting a combined 3.92 ERA, career-best 1.14 WHIP and 81:25 K:BB ratio over 82.2 innings. The 33-year-old rode the success of his 4-seam fastball (.188 BA, 54 strikeouts) to his best season as a relief pitcher. Stratton, who pitched the 4th-most innings among relief pitchers, recently signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Kansas City. He's likely to reprise a similar workhorse role for the Royals and may even receive the occasional save chance. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
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ADP
Ugly start to spring
Stratton has allowed four runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over two Cactus League innings.
ANALYSIS
Stratton signed with the Royals in December. The 33-year-old figures to have a decent chance to make the Opening Day roster, at least as a multi-inning relief option. He posted a 3.92 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 81:25 K:BB, one save and seven holds over 82.2 innings between the Cardinals and the Rangers last season. Stratton has occasionally been a setup man, but he tends to allow too many baserunners to be truly effective in a late-inning role.
Stratton signed with the Royals in December. The 33-year-old figures to have a decent chance to make the Opening Day roster, at least as a multi-inning relief option. He posted a 3.92 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 81:25 K:BB, one save and seven holds over 82.2 innings between the Cardinals and the Rangers last season. Stratton has occasionally been a setup man, but he tends to allow too many baserunners to be truly effective in a late-inning role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Chris Stratton generally throw?
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What part of the game does Chris Stratton generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-21%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .261 | 91 | 44 | 81 | 6 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .240 | 136 | 39 | 130 | 15 | |||
2023vs Left | .191 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .242 | 46 | 11 | 52 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .333 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .268 | 42 | 13 | 42 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .260 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 4 | |||
2021vs Right | .213 | 48 | 15 | 36 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-3%
ERA at Home
2023
-16%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.87 | 1.29 | 123.1 | 8.4 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.97 | 1.32 | 102.0 | 9.9 | 3.4 | ||||
2023Home | 4.21 | 1.23 | 47.0 | 7.9 | 2.7 | ||||
2023Away | 3.53 | 1.01 | 35.2 | 10.1 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Home | 4.05 | 1.59 | 33.1 | 7.8 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Away | 4.50 | 1.47 | 30.0 | 9.3 | 3.6 | ||||
2021Home | 3.35 | 1.12 | 43.0 | 9.4 | 3.6 | ||||
2021Away | 3.96 | 1.51 | 36.1 | 10.2 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Stratton 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
3.24K/9
8.8BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.2 mphERA
3.92WHIP
1.14BABIP
.286GB/FB
0.99Left On Base
66.4%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2708 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.6%Swinging Strike
9.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Stratton literally spun his way back into fantasy relevancy while pitching for the lowly Pirates. He came onto the scene in 2018 with 10 wins with unsightly ratios, but quickly faded away in 2019 and found himself shipped off to Pittsburgh, where his repertoire was tweaked and he has pitched surprisingly well. Last season, he garnered seven wins and eight saves for a terrible club and did so with some of the best fastball and curveball spin rates in the league. He doesn't throw hard, but his pitches have life -- sometimes almost too much, as they ride out of the strike zone. The Pirates will once again be terrible, but Stratton figures to have a prominent role in the late-inning bullpen to resume where he left off in 2021. He is out of options, so the club will keep him around as long as he continues this career renaissance.
More Fantasy News
Heading to Royals
Stratton signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Royals on Tuesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Shipped to Texas
The Rangers acquired Stratton and left-hander Jordan Montgomery from the Cardinals on Sunday in exchange for left-hander John King, infielder Thomas Saggese and right-hander Tekoah Roby, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Notches first save
Stratton picked up the save in Wednesday's 6-4 victory over the Marlins, allowing a run on two hits while logging a strikeout over an inning of work.
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Stuck with loss Monday
Stratton (1-1) allowed a run on three hits over one inning, taking the loss Monday versus the Giants.
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Picks up first win
Stratton (1-0) allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two batters over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Tuesday over the Cubs.
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