2020 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
4.33
WHIP
1.42
K
46
SV
0
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Freeland had a career-worst 6.73 ERA in 2019, but his ERA indicators suggested that he may have been relatively unlucky. He got rid of the cutter and introduced a curveball in 2020 while improving to a 4.33 ERA. In addition, his 4.55 xFIP and 4.95 SIERA were similar to his marks from earlier in his career. While 2019's struggles may have been an anomaly, his 15.1 K% during the abbreviated 2020 season ranked second-worst among qualified starters and hindered his fantasy value. The southpaw struggled to limit hard contact in 2019, but he settled down in 2020 with a 5.6% barrel rate and a 51.5 GB% that was sixth-best among qualified starters. Pitchers at Coors Field carry warning labels, but Freeland bounced back over a smaller sample in 2020. He was one of the best at forcing groundballs last season despite his struggles to force strikeouts, and his fantasy outlook is slightly more promising in 2021. Read Past Outlooks
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Avoids arbitration with Colorado
Freeland signed a one-year, $5.025 million contract with the Rockies on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander rebounded last season with a 4.33 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46:23 K:BB over 70.2 inning after posting a 6.73 ERA in 2019. Freeland is essentially a lock to begin 2021 in Colorado's starting rotation.
The left-hander rebounded last season with a 4.33 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46:23 K:BB over 70.2 inning after posting a 6.73 ERA in 2019. Freeland is essentially a lock to begin 2021 in Colorado's starting rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Kyle Freeland generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kyle Freeland generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2020
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .232 | 85 | 24 | 69 | 8 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .269 | 211 | 106 | 308 | 42 | |||
2020vs Left | .263 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 3 | |||
2020vs Right | .263 | 30 | 17 | 54 | 5 | |||
2019vs Left | .298 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 3 | |||
2019vs Right | .295 | 58 | 35 | 101 | 22 | |||
2018vs Left | .185 | 50 | 16 | 29 | 2 | |||
2018vs Right | .255 | 123 | 54 | 153 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-19%
ERA on Road
2020
-6%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 4.66 | 1.39 | 179.2 | 6.9 | 2.8 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 3.78 | 1.36 | 197.2 | 7.3 | 3.5 | ||||
2020Home | 4.46 | 1.43 | 38.1 | 4.9 | 2.1 | ||||
2020Away | 4.18 | 1.39 | 32.1 | 7.0 | 3.9 | ||||
2019Home | 9.25 | 1.76 | 47.2 | 5.9 | 3.0 | ||||
2019Away | 4.61 | 1.43 | 56.2 | 7.6 | 3.7 | ||||
2018Home | 2.40 | 1.17 | 93.2 | 8.3 | 3.0 | ||||
2018Away | 3.23 | 1.31 | 108.2 | 7.2 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Freeland 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
2.00K/9
5.9BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.1Fastball
91.9 mphERA
4.33WHIP
1.42BABIP
.307GB/FB
2.34Left On Base
75.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2147 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.5%Swinging Strike
10.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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While 2017 and 2018 were seasons testing the theory that you should not draft pitchers in Colorado, 2019 was a harsh reminder that theory has many fans for a reason. Hitters made a lot of loud contact off Freeland, but he had moments where things worked. He had three starts in which he went six or more innings with one or zero earned runs. He also had four starts in which he allowed seven or more earned runs. He is a matchup play right now, as he was crushed at home last year (9.82 ERA), but historically, his home and road ERAs are not even half a run apart. He needs a change in approach against righties as a lineup loaded with righties will give Freeland a lot of trouble. The fastball/cutter life works on the road against lineups with a heavy-lefty presence, but he is otherwise a risky roster asset. This has future long reliever written all over it unless his changeup improves.
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Chased early in season finale
Freeland (2-3) took the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks, allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks across 2.1 innings. He struck out two.
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Manages no-decision
Freeland pitched six innings against San Francisco on Tuesday, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks. He struck out one and did not factor in the decision.
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Takes second loss
Freeland (2-2) was charged with the loss Thursday against the Dodgers after surrendering four runs on six hits and a pair of walks while striking out five across 6.1 innings.
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Notches quality start
Freeland hurled six innings against the Angels on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four. He did not factor in the decision.
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Back on track in no-decision
Freeland pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out six in a no-decision versus the Padres on Monday.
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