Joey Wentz
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
It was a rough go of it for Wentz in 2023. The lefty appeared in 25 games for the Tigers, making 19 starts, and posted a 6.90 ERA. He didn't log enough innings to qualify for the ERA leaderboard, but by comparison, the worst ERA among qualified pitchers was the 6.28 mark posted by Jordan Lyles. Not surprisingly, Wentz's struggles coincided with a 3-13 record, and he served up 25 home runs across his 105.2 innings of work. Detroit had a number of pitching injuries to contend with last year, which opened the door for Wentz, but Casey Mize (elbow) should be back and Kenta Maeda also joined the mix in free agency. As a result, Wentz figures to get squeezed from the rotation. Perhaps the 26-year-old could have more success in a long-relief role, but for fantasy purposes, it's not the most exciting outlook. The best-case scenario for Wentz is that he picks up some spot starts and looks more like the pitcher who recorded a 3.03 ERA across seven starts as a rookie in 2022. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
Successfully secures roster spot
Wentz will make the Tigers' Opening Day roster in a bullpen role, Julie Kreuz of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Wentz struggled mightily as a starter last season, but he will stick around in Detroit as a reliever. The lefty was effective in spring training, posting a 2.93 ERA and striking out 15 batters over 15.1 innings. Wentz may not see high-leverage work right out of the gate, though as a southpaw, he has a chance to earn trust quickly if he can retire left-handed hitters on a regular basis.
Wentz struggled mightily as a starter last season, but he will stick around in Detroit as a reliever. The lefty was effective in spring training, posting a 2.93 ERA and striking out 15 batters over 15.1 innings. Wentz may not see high-leverage work right out of the gate, though as a southpaw, he has a chance to earn trust quickly if he can retire left-handed hitters on a regular basis.
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2023
2022
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .254 | 24 | 17 | 35 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .281 | 101 | 43 | 119 | 23 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .278 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .301 | 79 | 33 | 101 | 22 | |||
2022vs Left | .167 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-38%
ERA on Road
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 7.31 | 1.79 | 72.2 | 7.9 | 4.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.52 | 1.28 | 65.2 | 8.4 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 8.25 | 1.93 | 52.1 | 7.9 | 4.6 | ||||
2023Away | 5.57 | 1.44 | 53.1 | 8.8 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 4.87 | 1.43 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 4.4 | ||||
2022Away | 0.00 | 0.57 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joey Wentz 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
2.09K/9
8.3BB/9
4.0HR/9
2.1Fastball
93.4 mphERA
6.90WHIP
1.68BABIP
.346GB/FB
0.94Left On Base
63.6%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
7.0%Spin Rate
2280 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%Swinging Strike
11.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2018
2017
Wentz received his first taste of the big leagues in 2022 and delivered impressive results for Detroit with a 3.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 27:13 K:BB across 32.2 innings. He was promoted in May and made only two starts before he went down with a shoulder injury, and he didn't return to the majors until September. The young lefty had a 20 percent strikeout rate and 9.6 percent walk rate but limited opposing batters to a .190 average, and he surrendered only two homers. The small sample size is obviously a major asterisk on these numbers, but Wentz flashed his potential and should have a chance to earn a rotation spot during spring training to open 2023.
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Looks good in relief
After logging two scoreless innings with a strikeout in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates, Wentz now has a 1.29 ERA across four spring appearances.
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Effective in spring debut
Wentz tossed two scoreless innings in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros. He allowed a hit and two walks, while striking out five.
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Will be used as reliever
Wentz will focus on competing for a bullpen job with the Tigers this spring, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Optioned off roster
Wentz was optioned off the active roster Saturday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Shelled in loss
Wentz (3-13) took the loss Friday, allowing seven runs on eight hits and three walks over 2.1 innings against the Guardians. He struck out two.
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