2022 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
5.53
WHIP
1.52
K
25
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Velasquez's 2021 campaign was a familiar sight, as he continued to show flashes of promise surrounded by enough struggles to remain on the fringe of the rotation. The 29-year-old had a 5.95 ERA over 81.2 innings before Philadelphia opted to cut him late in the season, and he ended up getting picked up by injury-riddled San Diego for the stretch run, where he struggled even more with 12 earned runs allowed over 12.2 frames. Velasquez has hooked up with the White Sox for 2022 and could again be used in the back end of the starting rotation, but he's only worth a flier until he can show some more consistency. Read Past Outlooks

Hammered for seven runs
Velasquez (2-3) gave up seven runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings Friday, striking out four and taking a loss against the Yankees.
ANALYSIS
Velasquez served up three home runs in the ugly outing, including a two-run blast by Giancarlo Stanton in the first inning. The veteran righty had lowered his ERA to 3.97 after allowing just one run in his previous two starts, but it jumped to 5.53 after Friday's game. He's sporting a 25:12 KBB through 27.2 innings on the year. Velasquez is expected to start in Kansas City next week.
Velasquez served up three home runs in the ugly outing, including a two-run blast by Giancarlo Stanton in the first inning. The veteran righty had lowered his ERA to 3.97 after allowing just one run in his previous two starts, but it jumped to 5.53 after Friday's game. He's sporting a 25:12 KBB through 27.2 innings on the year. Velasquez is expected to start in Kansas City next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
83
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Vince Velasquez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Vince Velasquez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-42%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .280 | 71 | 35 | 70 | 10 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .243 | 101 | 43 | 87 | 24 | |||
2022vs Left | .192 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .333 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 5 | |||
2021vs Left | .299 | 39 | 21 | 43 | 7 | |||
2021vs Right | .220 | 62 | 28 | 48 | 16 | |||
2020vs Left | .315 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 2 | |||
2020vs Right | .238 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-30%
ERA at Home
2022
-21%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 5.06 | 1.38 | 89.0 | 10.0 | 4.4 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 7.25 | 1.67 | 67.0 | 9.8 | 4.6 | ||||
2022Home | 5.12 | 1.45 | 19.1 | 7.9 | 4.2 | ||||
2022Away | 6.48 | 1.68 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 3.2 | ||||
2021Home | 5.36 | 1.34 | 48.2 | 10.0 | 4.3 | ||||
2021Away | 7.29 | 1.64 | 45.2 | 9.3 | 5.1 | ||||
2020Home | 4.29 | 1.43 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 5.1 | ||||
2020Away | 7.62 | 1.77 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Vince Velasquez 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
2.08K/9
8.1BB/9
3.9HR/9
2.0Fastball
92.9 mphERA
5.53WHIP
1.52BABIP
.312GB/FB
0.81Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
8.1%Spin Rate
2301 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.2%Swinging Strike
11.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Velasquez was more or less the same guy he's always been last season, showing flashes of promise at times but ultimately not pitching well enough to stick in the rotation for the entirety of the campaign. A change in pitching coach and some strong showings in summer camp gave reason to believe he could finally be turning the corner, but he wound up posting a 5.56 ERA in seven starts and a pair of relief appearances. To be fair to the 28-year-old righty, his 4.16 FIP and 4.07 xFIP painted a much more positive picture, but he's routinely failed to match his underlying numbers over the course of his six-year career. He did produce a career-best 29.9 K%, but that was offset by a career-worst 11.0 BB% and a low 39.8% groundball rate. There's still at least something here with Velasquez, but it might be borderline delusional at this point to think that next year will be the year things finally click.
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White Sox-Guardians postponed
Velasquez and the White Sox won't play against the Guardians on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests within Cleveland's organization, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Picks up second win
Velasquez (2-2) gave up one run on three hits and two walks while striking out two in five innings Friday against the Red Sox. He picked up the win.
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Set to pitch Friday
Velasquez is listed as the probable starter for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
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Impressive in victory
Velasquez (1-2) tossed 5.2 scoreless innings and picked up the win in Saturday's victory over the Angels. He allowed four hits and posted a 6:0 K:BB in the game.
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Roughed up by Twins
Velasquez (0-2) took the loss Saturday, giving up five runs on eight hits and a walk over 3.1 innings as the White Sox were downed 9-2 by the Twins. He struck out six.
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