60-Day IL
Injury Finger
Est. Return 8/20/2021
2021 Stats
W-L
10-2
ERA
3.32
WHIP
1.06
K
76
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
A popular sleeper pick heading into 2020, Civale looked early on like he was headed for that breakout, posting a 2.97 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 32:3 K:BB over his first five starts spanning 34 innings. However, things took a turn for the worse and an eight-run blowup on the second-to-last day of the season capped a disappointing stretch run, bringing Civale's final ERA to 4.74. The estimators are kinder to his performance, putting his deserved ERA closer to 4.00 over his total of 12 starts. Civale does not light up the radar gun and there may not be much room for growth when it comes to strikeouts (22.1 K% last season), but he has a diverse pitch mix -- sinker, cutter, curveball, slider, changeup, four-seamer -- and good command. He pitches in a favorable division and for a team that has had success grooming its young starters. It's not a flashy skill set, but Civale is a nice staff filler with ratio upside. Read Past Outlooks
Shifts to 60-day injured list
Civale (finger) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
This may be little more than a procedural move, as Civale still has plenty of work to do as he works his way back from a sprained middle finger. He suffered that injury in late June and originally had a 4-to-5-week timetable, however, a period which has already elapsed. He'll now be ineligible to return before late August. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the team to add Alex Young, who was claimed off waivers in a corresponding move.
This may be little more than a procedural move, as Civale still has plenty of work to do as he works his way back from a sprained middle finger. He suffered that injury in late June and originally had a 4-to-5-week timetable, however, a period which has already elapsed. He'll now be ineligible to return before late August. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the team to add Alex Young, who was claimed off waivers in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
97
Last 10 Games
99
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Aaron Civale generally throw?
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Aaron Civale generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2021
-6%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .234 | 103 | 29 | 96 | 13 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .247 | 85 | 26 | 106 | 15 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .235 | 44 | 11 | 43 | 9 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .222 | 32 | 12 | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .231 | 35 | 12 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .319 | 31 | 4 | 43 | 7 | |||
| 2019vs Left | .235 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2019vs Right | .203 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-7%
ERA on Road
2021
-2%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 3.67 | 1.21 | 105.1 | 8.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 3.41 | 1.09 | 124.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.28 | 1.07 | 46.2 | 6.8 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2021Away | 3.35 | 1.06 | 51.0 | 7.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2020Home | 6.09 | 1.56 | 34.0 | 10.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2020Away | 3.60 | 1.13 | 40.0 | 6.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2019Home | 1.09 | 0.97 | 24.2 | 7.7 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2019Away | 3.27 | 1.09 | 33.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Aaron Civale 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
3.30K/9
7.0BB/9
2.1HR/9
1.3Fastball
91.7 mphERA
3.32WHIP
1.06BABIP
.251GB/FB
1.49Left On Base
79.4%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2387 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.1%Swinging Strike
9.9%Prospect Rankings History
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2020 Fantasy Outlook
Injuries to Cleveland's rotation opened the door for Civale to make his major-league debut in 2019 and he enjoyed quite a bit of success. His 92.6 mph sinking fastball doesn't overpower hitters and he does not have a true wipeout pitch, but he can change speed and command his pitches well enough to be effective. Although 2019 provided a limited sample size for the right-hander, he pitched five innings or more in nine of his 10 starts. The 24-year-old's performance will likely afford him an opportunity to compete for a starting role in 2020. Civale impressed in his first glimpse of major-league action and could be a fantasy sleeper in 2020; the low strikeout rate will understandably drive many away, but if you squint you can see a bit of Kyle Hendricks upside here. It helps that he pitches in the weak AL Central and has a top-five defense behind him.
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Throwing from 105 feet
Civale (finger) is throwing from 105 feet, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
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Goes on IL
Cleveland placed Civale (finger) on the 10-day injured list Thursday.
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Out at least one month
Civale was diagnosed Wednesday with a sprained right middle finger, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. He'll be shut down from throwing for 1-to-2 weeks and is expected to require 4-to-5 weeks to complete his rehab program.
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Set to see hand specialist
Civale will see a hand specialist in the coming days after he exited Monday's start against the Cubs due to an apparent issue with his right middle finger, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Exits with apparent finger issue
Civale exited Monday's start against the Cubs with two outs in the fifth inning due to an apparent issue with his middle finger, Travis Sawchik of theScore reports. He did not allow a run while yielding three hits and a walk, punching out five.
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