Matt Boyd Fantasy News & Stats

Matt Boyd

27-Year-Old PitcherSP

Detroit Tigers

2018 Stats

W-L

9-13

ERA

4.39

WHIP

1.16

159

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2018 Fantasy Outlook

The lefty has enjoyed a great deal of success at Triple-A (2.54 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 8.5 K/9), but to this point he's been unable to sustain success at the highest level. His strikeout rate fell by two per nine with the jump between levels last season (to 7.3 K/9) while his walk rate ticked up by more than a walk per nine (3.5 BB/9), but even so he probably deserved a little better than a 5.27 ERA -- Boyd was bit unlucky with a .330 BABIP and 68.7 percent strand rate. Just keep in mind that Boyd's BABIP will remain relatively high if he continues to allow line drives at a 22.3 percent clip. Boyd finished strong last season (2.95 ERA in September) and should have a rotation spot locked down on the rebuilding Tigers, so he has some appeal in the endgame of AL-only drafts and auctions, but he's waiver-wire fodder in mixed leagues until further notice. Read Past Outlooks

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#466

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Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'3"

Weight 215

DOB 2/2/1991

Drafted 6th Rd 2013

Hit hard in loss

PDetroit Tigers

September 26, 2018

Boyd (9-13) took the loss Wednesday, allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three over 3.2 innings against the Twins.

ANALYSIS
Boyd was done in by the long ball, allowing a trio of home runs that accounted for five of the six runs. The southpaw got off to a solid start to September, but he'll finish the season with back-to-back rough outings to leave his ERA at 4.39 -- his highest mark since July.

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2016

-15%

BAA vs LHP

2018

-7%

BAA vs LHP

2017

-3%

BAA vs LHP

2016

-38%

BAA vs LHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2016vs Left	.225	324	69	21	66	13	3	8
Since 2016vs Right	.265	1402	282	112	334	67	7	54
2018vs Left	.215	155	41	6	31	8	0	6
2018vs Right	.232	554	118	45	115	25	1	21
2017vs Left	.282	95	17	9	24	3	2	0
2017vs Right	.292	510	93	44	133	29	4	18
2016vs Left	.172	74	11	6	11	2	1	2
2016vs Right	.276	338	71	23	86	13	2	15
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

Since 2016

-31%

ERA at Home

2018

-55%

ERA at Home

2017

-26%

ERA at Home

2016

-14%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2016Home	3.85	1.22	196.1	12	10	0	7.3	2.9	1.2
Since 2016Away	5.54	1.42	206.1	9	19	0	8.4	3.1	1.6
2018Home	2.63	0.98	78.2	6	3	0	7.9	2.3	0.9
2018Away	5.89	1.31	91.2	3	10	0	8.8	3.0	1.9
2017Home	4.52	1.33	71.2	3	4	0	6.7	3.0	1.3
2017Away	6.11	1.82	63.1	3	7	0	8.1	4.1	1.1
2016Home	4.89	1.48	46.0	3	3	0	7.2	3.7	1.6
2016Away	4.21	1.13	51.1	3	2	0	7.9	1.8	1.6
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Stat Review

How does Matt Boyd 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

3.12

K/9

8.4

BB/9

2.7

HR/9

1.4

Fastball

90.4 mph

ERA

4.39

WHIP

1.16

BABIP

.270

GB/FB

0.65

Strand %

67.1%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2017

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Boyd had one of those seasons we regularly see from young arms: he was either good or horrible. There was little in-between. He had four incredibly bad starts that accounted for 49 percent of his earned runs (24-of-49) in just 11 percent of his innings (11.2 out of 97.1) yielding a 18.46 ERA. He posted a 2.63 ERA in his other 85.7 innings (14 starts, two relief appearances). Boyd has a quality four-pitch mix with the slider and changeup both operating as swing-and-miss offerings against righties and lefties, but the fastball and curve were homer-prone versus righties which resulted in a 202-point OPS split. His key to success is keeping the fastball up versus righties and maybe shifting some of the curveball usage to his other secondaries unless he can stop hanging it so much. There's something to bet on here and he won't cost much at all.

Boyd went to Detroit in the David Price trade and had a cup of coffee as the Tigers' fifth starter last year. He struggled with control and the long ball. In fact, he allowed 17 homers in just 57.1 innings of work and finished 1-6 with a 1.59 WHIP and 43:20 K:BB rate. He's a power lefty who hit 95 mph as a starter, but his future might lie in the bullpen, as his heater could theoretically hit 97 or even 98 if he were restricted to just one or two innings of work, and that could make him remarkably successful given the deceit that comes with his arm slot. He isn't yet worth owning as a starter in most formats, although he will have an opportunity to compete for a spot in the rotation during spring training. His horrible numbers in limited work in the big leagues last year will scare everyone away, so if he does win a spot out of camp, he will be dirt cheap in AL-only leagues.

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Gets shelled but avoids loss

PDetroit Tigers

September 20, 2018

Boyd allowed five runs (two earned) on six hits across 1.1 innings Thursday but escaped with a no-decision in an 11-8 win over the Royals.