2025 Stats
W-L
8-4
ERA
3.29
WHIP
1.26
K
81
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Holmes saved 74 games for the Yankees from 2022 through 2024, including a career-high 30 saves last season, but he'll try his hand at starting for the Mets after inking a three-year, $38 million deal this offseason. Holmes' top skill is generating groundballs -- he has a career 66.3 percent groundball rate and has generated grounders at a 60 percent clip every year save his rookie year for Pittsburgh in 2018. Among 2024 qualified starters, Framber Valdez was the only starter with a groundball rate north of 60 percent (60.6%). The top five starters by groundball rate were Valdez, Max Fried, Cristopher Sanchez, Logan Webb and Tanner Houck, and if Holmes is as productive as even the lesser of those five, his contract will be a bargain for the Mets. Holmes hasn't topped 100 innings since 2018, when he threw 127.2 frames, and that was also the last year he made a start at any level. He probably won't build up much past 120 innings in his first year getting stretched out, and it's possible the experiment won't go as planned and the Mets move him to a setup role. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a two-year, $26 million contract with the Mets in December of 2024. Contract includes $12 million player option for 2027.
Likely to be piggybacked Sunday
Holmes is expected to start Sunday's game against the Royals but will likely be piggybacked by Sean Manaea (elbow/oblique) in the latter's return from the 60-day injured list, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Analysis
Before the Mets solidify their pitching plans for Sunday, Manaea will need to make it out of his final rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Binghamton unscathed. Holmes, meanwhile, will start Tuesday's game in Baltimore, so the Mets will be able to manage the workload of both him and Manaea by having them work in tandem during the final game before the All-Star break. The piggyback arrangement is unlikely to last beyond Sunday, as both pitchers should have their own spots in the rotation to begin the second half of the season.
Before the Mets solidify their pitching plans for Sunday, Manaea will need to make it out of his final rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Binghamton unscathed. Holmes, meanwhile, will start Tuesday's game in Baltimore, so the Mets will be able to manage the workload of both him and Manaea by having them work in tandem during the final game before the All-Star break. The piggyback arrangement is unlikely to last beyond Sunday, as both pitchers should have their own spots in the rotation to begin the second half of the season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Clay Holmes generally throw?
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11-20
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41-50
51-60
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What part of the game does Clay Holmes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
Even Split
2025
-2%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .232 | 87 | 52 | 92 | 9 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .232 | 133 | 33 | 103 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .233 | 36 | 28 | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .229 | 45 | 12 | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .258 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .238 | 43 | 10 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .200 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .231 | 45 | 11 | 31 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-4%
ERA on Road
2025
-8%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.19 | 1.17 | 115.2 | 8.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.06 | 1.33 | 108.2 | 8.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.16 | 1.11 | 51.1 | 6.5 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.45 | 1.43 | 47.0 | 8.4 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.30 | 1.10 | 30.0 | 10.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.00 | 1.48 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.15 | 1.31 | 34.1 | 10.7 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.51 | 1.01 | 28.2 | 9.4 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clay Holmes 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
1.95K/9
7.3BB/9
3.8HR/9
1.1Fastball
93.5 mphERA
2.99WHIP
1.24BABIP
.261GB/FB
2.13Left On Base
82.5%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2246 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.6%Swinging Strike
9.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone clued us in prior to the 2023 season that Holmes would be used in high-leverage spots before the ninth inning. That's exactly how he was deployed in the first-half, often having his number called during the 7th and 8th innings. However, 26 of his 28 outings after the All-Star break came in the 9th inning or later. He finished with a career-high 24 of the Yankees' 44 saves for a 54.5% team save share, which was an improvement over 2022. Holmes also posted a career-best 27.1% strikeout rate to go along with an elite 2.4% barrel rate (99th percentile) and 66.7% groundball percentage (100th percentile). The right-hander threw fewer sinkers (69.2% pitch usage) in favor of more breaking pitches, with his slider and sweeper both generating 40-plus percent whiff rates. With Boone returning as manager in 2024, expect similar usage for Holmes, who has established himself as a high-leverage mainstay for New York.
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No-decision in matinee
Holmes didn't factor into the decision in the opening game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Brewers. He allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out one over 5.1 innings.
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Tuesday's start postponed
Holmes won't start as scheduled Tuesday versus the Brewers since the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
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Battles for eighth win
Holmes (8-4) earned the win against Atlanta on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and four walks with two strikeouts over five innings.
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Unravels in fifth inning
Holmes (7-4) was saddled with the loss Thursday against Atlanta, giving up three runs on four hits and six walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out five.
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Five strong innings in no-decision
Holmes didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Rays, giving up one run on three hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out three.
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Nearing free-agent decision
Holmes is expected to pick a team soon, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Stark notes that it is not yet clear whether Holmes will sign as a reliever or starter. He has pitched out of the bullpen exclusively since the start of the 2019 season, but there are multiple clubs this winter considering him as a rotation option. Holmes put up a 3.14 ERA and 68:22 K:BB over 63 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2024.
Stark notes that it is not yet clear whether Holmes will sign as a reliever or starter. He has pitched out of the bullpen exclusively since the start of the 2019 season, but there are multiple clubs this winter considering him as a rotation option. Holmes put up a 3.14 ERA and 68:22 K:BB over 63 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2024.