2022 Stats
W-L
0-3
ERA
7.11
WHIP
1.58
K
10
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Barnes was one of the best relievers in baseball over the first half of 2021 with a 2.61 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 14.9 K/9 and 19 saves over 38 innings. His line was so impressive that it earned him a two-year extension with Boston that he signed mid-season. Just a few months later, Barnes couldn't be trusted in high-leverage and failed to make the Red Sox initial playoff roster. So what happened? The 31-year-old fell apart after the All-Star break, struggling to a 6.48 ERA and 1.62 WHIP while making two trips to the COVID-19 IL - one of which resulted in a pair of negative test results. To make matters worse, Barnes accidentally cut off the tip of his thumb in late-September. There's a lot to like in his profile including a 13.8 K/9 good for seventh among qualifying relievers. However, Barnes' path to saves in 2022 depends on Boston's high-leverage plans, as the team seemed content using a committee at the end of 2021. Read Past Outlooks

Tagged with loss
Barnes (0-3) was tagged with Saturday's loss, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits with one strikeout in the 10th inning of a loss to the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
After the Red Sox blew yet another save in the ninth inning -- the bullpen has converted just 5-of-14 save opportunities -- Barnes was brought in for the 10th inning. He permitted hard contact on two consecutive hits, which produced both runs, and another hard-hit groundout before getting through the inning. Earlier in the day, the right-hander told Christopher Smith of MassLive.com that his velocity returned (95.2 mph, up from season average of 93.8) during a one-inning stint Friday following a mechanical tweak and claimed it was the best he felt in six months. One day later, his five four-seamers averaged 93.9 mph.
After the Red Sox blew yet another save in the ninth inning -- the bullpen has converted just 5-of-14 save opportunities -- Barnes was brought in for the 10th inning. He permitted hard contact on two consecutive hits, which produced both runs, and another hard-hit groundout before getting through the inning. Earlier in the day, the right-hander told Christopher Smith of MassLive.com that his velocity returned (95.2 mph, up from season average of 93.8) during a one-inning stint Friday following a mechanical tweak and claimed it was the best he felt in six months. One day later, his five four-seamers averaged 93.9 mph.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Matt Barnes generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-20%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .183 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 2 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .240 | 76 | 17 | 52 | 11 | |||
2022vs Left | .333 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .265 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .156 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .230 | 56 | 8 | 31 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | .167 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .250 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-14%
ERA on Road
2022
-78%
ERA on Road
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Since 2020Home | 4.69 | 1.27 | 48.0 | 12.0 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.04 | 1.23 | 42.1 | 13.0 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Home | 12.00 | 2.17 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | ||||
2022Away | 2.70 | 1.05 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2021Home | 4.50 | 1.22 | 32.0 | 12.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2021Away | 2.78 | 0.97 | 22.2 | 15.1 | 3.6 | ||||
2020Home | 0.90 | 0.90 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 5.4 | ||||
2020Away | 6.92 | 1.77 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 5.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Barnes 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
1.67K/9
7.1BB/9
4.3HR/9
0.7Fastball
94.2 mphERA
7.11WHIP
1.58BABIP
.336GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
37.6%Exit Velocity
86.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2032 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
37.0%Swinging Strike
9.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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The veteran right-hander began 2020 in a setup role in front of Brandon Workman, but he took over as closer after Workman was traded in August. Barnes had a 4.30 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 30.4% strikeout rate and 13.7% walk rate and ended up going 9-for-13 in save opportunities with four holds. The strikeouts continue to be a strength and walks a weakness, and he got worse in both categories during the shortened season. Home runs were also a big issue, as the 1.57 HR/9 was his highest since 2015. Barring an acquisition in free agency, Barnes is the favorite for the closer's gig entering spring training and has the strikeouts to provide significant value, but his high walk rate limits that potential for both the Red Sox and fantasy managers.
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ERA climbs
Barnes (0-2) was tagged with the loss Wednesday, allowing four runs (three earned) on two hits and one walk over two-thirds of an inning in a 10-5 defeat to the Angels in 10 innings.
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Coughs up lead
Barnes allowed one run on two hits in the eighth inning of Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Orioles.
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Picks up first save
Barnes earned the save Friday, tossing one-third of an inning in a 4-3 win in Tampa.
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Cora wants him to close
Red Sox manager Alex Cora wants Barnes to be the closer and believes the pitcher is close to being able to fill the role, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. "I've been saying all along, for me, if Matty (Barnes) gets to where we want to and we do believe he's very close, it will be great for him to get that ninth inning because he can get lefties and righties out," Cora said.
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Struggles to command
Barnes allowed two runs on one hit, two walks and a hit batsman in Friday's 8-4 loss to Minnesota.
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