2020 Stats
W-L
2-5
ERA
6.62
WHIP
1.90
K
68
SV
0
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
If you came here looking for a case to draft Ray, you've come to the wrong place. Simply put, there is nothing to hang your hat on here. Ray made 12 appearances (11 starts) between Arizona and Toronto last season and went 2-5 with a 6.62 ERA. The lefty gained a tick of velocity but it did not matter; in fact, Ray's already-poor control only worsened, with his walk rate reaching a truly disastrous level at 17.9%. His struggles with the long ball only got worse as Ray served up 2.26 HR/9. He can still get his strikeouts around all the walks and homers, but it's not enough to salvage his fantasy value. The damage he's capable of doing to the ratio categories makes him a dangerous pitcher to have in your active lineup -- you could be left digging out of the hole for weeks. If you have to pick him up to stream him at some point, Godspeed. Try your best not to get to that point. Read Past Outlooks

Returning to old arm slot
Ray spent the winter working on his mechanics and trying to return to the three-quarter arm slot he used prior to last season, Gregor Chisholm of The Toronto Star reports.
ANALYSIS
Heading into last spring when he was still with the Diamondbacks, the southpaw adjusted his release point to come over the top with his delivery in an attempt to cut down on his walks. The result was the worst stretch of his career, and a trade to the Jays at a steep discount. Thanks to re-signing with Toronto early in the offseason, Ray had the organization's coaching staff available all winter for advice and guidance as he tried to get back to his old arm slot. "Technology has gotten way better and we have slow-mo cameras. They can break down your delivery in very, very small increments of, like, frames per second," Ray said this week. "So, it is a lot different now, and it's really cool to see that technology and be able to go pitch-to-pitch and see the difference: OK, this ball was here and this is what my delivery looked like, and this ball was here and it looked different." If he can re-discover the form he had from 2017-19, when he posted a 3.72 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 12.1 K/9 over 460 innings, Ray will go a long way toward bolstering a Jays rotation that lacks reliable arms behind Hyun Jin Ryu.
Heading into last spring when he was still with the Diamondbacks, the southpaw adjusted his release point to come over the top with his delivery in an attempt to cut down on his walks. The result was the worst stretch of his career, and a trade to the Jays at a steep discount. Thanks to re-signing with Toronto early in the offseason, Ray had the organization's coaching staff available all winter for advice and guidance as he tried to get back to his old arm slot. "Technology has gotten way better and we have slow-mo cameras. They can break down your delivery in very, very small increments of, like, frames per second," Ray said this week. "So, it is a lot different now, and it's really cool to see that technology and be able to go pitch-to-pitch and see the difference: OK, this ball was here and this is what my delivery looked like, and this ball was here and it looked different." If he can re-discover the form he had from 2017-19, when he posted a 3.72 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 12.1 K/9 over 460 innings, Ray will go a long way toward bolstering a Jays rotation that lacks reliable arms behind Hyun Jin Ryu.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
83
How many pitches does Robbie Ray generally throw?
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What part of the game does Robbie Ray generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2020
-27%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .180 | 113 | 25 | 57 | 11 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .248 | 355 | 174 | 243 | 51 | |||
2020vs Left | .207 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||
2020vs Right | .283 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 10 | |||
2019vs Left | .209 | 52 | 11 | 32 | 4 | |||
2019vs Right | .241 | 183 | 73 | 118 | 26 | |||
2018vs Left | .124 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |||
2018vs Right | .244 | 125 | 62 | 84 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-2%
ERA at Home
2020
-43%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 4.48 | 1.43 | 164.2 | 12.0 | 5.2 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 4.57 | 1.43 | 185.0 | 12.1 | 5.0 | ||||
2020Home | 4.88 | 1.66 | 27.2 | 10.4 | 8.5 | ||||
2020Away | 8.63 | 2.17 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 7.1 | ||||
2019Home | 4.11 | 1.33 | 72.1 | 12.7 | 4.1 | ||||
2019Away | 4.50 | 1.35 | 102.0 | 11.7 | 4.5 | ||||
2018Home | 4.73 | 1.44 | 64.2 | 11.8 | 5.1 | ||||
2018Away | 3.05 | 1.25 | 59.0 | 12.2 | 5.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Robbie Ray 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
1.51K/9
11.8BB/9
7.8HR/9
2.3Fastball
93.7 mphERA
6.62WHIP
1.90BABIP
.340GB/FB
0.58Left On Base
72.7%Exit Velocity
84.8 mphBarrels/BBE
7.9%Spin Rate
2353 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.6%Swinging Strike
12.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pitch inefficiency continues to haunt Ray. His 33 starts tied for the eighth most, but 174.1 innings checked in as 44th most. While an 11.2 BB% in tandem with a 31.5 K% contributed to high pitch counts, a 1.55 HR/9 also led to him hitting the showers early. Ray fanned double-digit hitters seven times, including in his last two starts of the season. However, he also issued at least four free passes 10 times with another 10 allowing multiple homers. Of slight concern is Ray's velocity has dipped for two straight seasons. Still just 28 years old, there's a chance Ray's command and control improve, but if they do not, a further decline could lower strikeouts, his primary fantasy asset. There's no harbinger of a change. Until Ray demonstrates consistently better control and command, he is what he is -- a plus for strikeouts but a big ratio risk, best streamed in favorable matchups.
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Remains with Jays on one-year deal
Ray signed a one-year, $8 million contract to remain with the Blue Jays on Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Controls Yankees
Ray allowed three hits over four scoreless innings during the Blue Jays' 14-1 win over the Yankees on Wednesday. He walked four while striking out five.
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Struggles against Phillies
Ray (2-5) took the loss in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies, coughing up five runs on five hits and four walks over 4.1 innings as the Blue Jays fell 7-0. He struck out six.
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Earns first win with new team
Ray (1-0) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out five across five innings Saturday to claim the win in the Blue Jays' 3-2 victory over the Mets.
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Surrenders four earned runs
Ray allowed four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five across four innings Sunday against the Red Sox. He did not factor into the decision.
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