2018 Stats
W-L
6-7
ERA
3.81
WHIP
1.13
K
101
SV
0
2019 Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Returning from his second Tommy John surgery, Eovaldi posted his lowest ERA since 2013 while churning out several career bests, including an 8.2 K/9, 4.4 BB% and 10.7% swinging-strike rate. Earlier in his career, the right-hander failed to pair Ks with high-end velocity, but he tapped into a greater strikeout punch in 2018 as the Rays helped him embrace his cutter and he started throwing four-seamers higher in the zone. Plus, he synced up his release points for better tunneling. Even after his pristine 1.61 postseason ERA, the 29-year-old's fantasy draft price won't likely climb too much due to concerns with season-long durability. He returned to the Red Sox on a four-year, $67.5 million deal and projects to open the season as the team's No. 3 starter. Read Past Outlooks

Signs with Boston
Eovaldi inked a deal with the Red Sox on Thursday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the terms of his contract are four years and $67.5 million.
ANALYSIS
It shouldn't come as any surprise that Boston wanted Eovaldi back in town following his performance in the postseason, during which he logged a 1.61 ERA and 0.81 WHIP with a 16:3 K:BB across 22.1 innings. His most impressive performance arguably came against the Dodgers in Game 3 of the Fall Classic, where the right-hander threw six-plus frames in extra innings to keep the rest of the staff as fresh as possible for the remainder of the series. Eovaldi began the 2018 campaign in Tampa Bay before getting acquired by Boston before the non-waiver trade deadline and finished the year with a 3.81 ERA and 8.2 K/9 in 22 appearances (21 starts). He will slide right back into the middle of the Red Sox's rotation behind Chris Sale and David Price.
It shouldn't come as any surprise that Boston wanted Eovaldi back in town following his performance in the postseason, during which he logged a 1.61 ERA and 0.81 WHIP with a 16:3 K:BB across 22.1 innings. His most impressive performance arguably came against the Dodgers in Game 3 of the Fall Classic, where the right-hander threw six-plus frames in extra innings to keep the rest of the staff as fresh as possible for the remainder of the series. Eovaldi began the 2018 campaign in Tampa Bay before getting acquired by Boston before the non-waiver trade deadline and finished the year with a 3.81 ERA and 8.2 K/9 in 22 appearances (21 starts). He will slide right back into the middle of the Red Sox's rotation behind Chris Sale and David Price.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2016
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2018
-6%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | Batters | K | BB | H | HR | |||
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Since 2016vs Left | .261 | 464 | 93 | 40 | 109 | 19 | ||
Since 2016vs Right | .242 | 516 | 105 | 20 | 119 | 18 | ||
2018vs Left | .254 | 229 | 47 | 15 | 53 | 7 | ||
2018vs Right | .239 | 226 | 54 | 5 | 52 | 7 | ||
2017vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016vs Left | .268 | 235 | 46 | 25 | 56 | 12 | ||
2016vs Right | .245 | 290 | 51 | 15 | 67 | 11 | ||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2016
-35%
ERA at Home
2018
-60%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2016Home | 3.36 | 1.11 | 109.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2016Away | 5.14 | 1.32 | 126.0 | 7.1 | 2.7 | ||||
2018Home | 2.06 | 0.88 | 48.0 | 9.2 | 1.1 | ||||
2018Away | 5.14 | 1.32 | 63.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 | ||||
2017Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016Home | 4.38 | 1.30 | 61.2 | 7.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2016Away | 5.14 | 1.32 | 63.0 | 6.9 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nathan Eovaldi 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.
K/BB
5.05K/9
8.2BB/9
1.6HR/9
1.1Fastball
97.2 mphERA
3.81WHIP
1.13BABIP
.300GB/FB
1.42Strand %
70.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Tommy John surgery in August of 2016 knocked Eovaldi out for the entirety of 2017. He did make a couple rehab appearances late in the year in the International League championship series, putting him on track to compete for a spot in the Rays' rotation in spring training. Any pitcher coming back from reconstructive elbow surgery is an unknown, but that's especially true with Eovaldi, whose calling card has always been premium velocity. He hadn't been able to generate many whiffs before going down with the injury despite the impressive velo -- Eovaldi has never posted a K/9 over 7.0 at the big-league level. Eovaldi will need to not only return to form, but find a new level to his game, in order to become a trustworthy option in standard fantasy leagues. That seems unlikely coming off TJS considering many pitchers struggle with control and command in their first year back.
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Scratched from Game 4 start
Eovaldi will not start Game 4 of the World Series against the Dodgers on Saturday after throwing six innings of relief during Friday's 18-inning affair, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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Tabbed for Game 4
Eovaldi will start Game 4 of the World Series against Los Angeles on Saturday, Sean McAdam of the BostonSportsJournal.com reports.
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No longer set for Game 3 start
Eovaldi will not start Game 3 of the World Series against the Dodgers on Friday. Manager Alex Cora elected to utilize Eovaldi out of the bullpen during each of the first two games and will give Rick Porcello the start in Los Angeles on Friday, Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times reports.
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To start Game 3 of ALCS
Eovaldi will start Game 3 of the ALCS against the Astros on Tuesday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Registers quality start
Eovaldi (1-0) got the win in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Yankees on Monday. He went seven innings and gave up one run on five hits while striking out five.
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