Ranger Suarez
28-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
4-6
ERA
4.18
WHIP
1.42
K
119
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Suarez remained a perfectly serviceable mid-rotation option for the Phillies last season, though he did see his ERA jump over half a run from 3.65 to 4.18. His ERA estimators generally showed a more modest change, as a jump in strikeout rate from 19.5 percent to 22.0 percent helped offset a drop in groundball rate from 55.4 percent to 48.5 percent. A roughly average number of strikeouts and walks alongside a healthy diet of grounders has been the formula throughout Suarez's career, and there's little reason to doubt that will continue in 2024, health permitting. Elbow issues delayed his 2023 debut until mid-May and limited him to 22 starts, but he remained on the mound the rest of the way outside of a brief bout of hamstring soreness in late August. Suarez capped the year with his second consecutive excellent postseason, producing a 1.93 ERA across four starts. He's now a big-game pitcher and a locked-in starter for a contender, but his fantasy value is held back by the fact that his groundball-heavy profile leads to modest strikeout totals and an elevated WHIP (1.42 last season). Read Past Outlooks
Settles at $5.05 million
The Phillies and Suarez avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $5.05 million contract Thursday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Suarez gets a raise in what was his second year of arbitration eligibility. The left-hander posted a 4.18 ERA and 119:48 K:BB across 125 innings covering 22 starts for Philadelphia in 2023. He'll be relied upon heavily by Philly again in 2024
Suarez gets a raise in what was his second year of arbitration eligibility. The left-hander posted a 4.18 ERA and 119:48 K:BB across 125 innings covering 22 starts for Philadelphia in 2023. He'll be relied upon heavily by Philly again in 2024
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
71
How many pitches does Ranger Suarez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
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91-100
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111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ranger Suarez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-33%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-22%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .174 | 80 | 16 | 54 | 3 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .259 | 275 | 123 | 297 | 29 | |||
2023vs Left | .218 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .278 | 100 | 45 | 110 | 12 | |||
2022vs Left | .197 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .263 | 105 | 53 | 125 | 13 | |||
2021vs Left | .109 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .225 | 70 | 25 | 62 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-30%
ERA on Road
2023
-50%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.75 | 1.27 | 197.0 | 8.6 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 2.61 | 1.26 | 189.1 | 7.9 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Home | 5.45 | 1.41 | 66.0 | 9.7 | 3.7 | ||||
2023Away | 2.75 | 1.42 | 59.0 | 7.3 | 3.2 | ||||
2022Home | 4.27 | 1.52 | 65.1 | 7.2 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Away | 3.20 | 1.20 | 90.0 | 7.7 | 3.0 | ||||
2021Home | 1.51 | 0.90 | 65.2 | 8.9 | 2.1 | ||||
2021Away | 1.12 | 1.17 | 40.1 | 9.4 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ranger Suarez 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
2.48K/9
8.6BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.1 mphERA
4.18WHIP
1.42BABIP
.332GB/FB
1.92Left On Base
74.3%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
1902 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.7%Swinging Strike
9.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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In his first full season in the rotation, Suarez started 29 games as a 15-day visit to the IL for back spasms cost him three outings. Regression was expected, though the landing point was unclear due to the extreme nature of the 2021 breakout. He was unable to maintain last season's skills as his strikeout rate fell six points to 19.5% while his walk rate ticked up to 8.8%. After throwing a sinker, four-seamer and changeup with the occasional slider the previous season, Suarez added a cutter and curve. None were as effective as in 2021, though the new curve shows promise with a 17.7% swinging strike rate. With a regular offseason to tweak his arsenal, Suarez could recapture some of his swing-and-miss, while an extreme groundball rate limits homers, hence guarding ERA. Suarez as a starter is still a work in progress, but the pieces are there to be a mixed league asset, especially in a streaming capacity.
More Fantasy News
Tagged for three runs in loss
Suarez allowed three runs on six hits across 4.2 innings to take the loss in Tuesday's 4-2 defeat to the Diamondbacks in Game 7 of the NLCS. He struck out six.
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Punches out seven in no-decision
Suarez did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the NLCS, allowing three hits and one walk across 5.1 innings. He struck out seven.
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Cedes one run in win
Suarez earned the win in Thursday's 3-1 victory over Atlanta in Game 4 of the NLDS, allowing one run on three hits across five innings. He struck out two.
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Starting Game 4
Suarez will start against Atlanta in Game 4 of the NLDS on Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Penciled in for Game 1
Manager Rob Thomson said Friday that Suarez will start Game 1 of the Phillies' NLDS matchup against Atlanta on Saturday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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