2022 Stats
W-L
4-0
ERA
0.44
WHIP
0.74
K
19
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Holmes entered the 2021 season in jeopardy of washing entirely out of the league. However, he turned in a strong campaign, throwing particularly well after being dealt to New York where he posted a 1.61 ERA and logged five holds across 25 appearances and 28 innings to close the season. It was a season full of bests, as he generated career marks in both groundball rate (68.7 GB%) and strikeouts (26.7%) with his ERA (3.60) also unsurprisingly following suit. There should be some optimism that Holmes will be able to replicate his success in 2022 because a change in pitch mix seemed to dictate his change of fortune. He jumped his sinker usage from 32 percent to 58.9 percent and also introduced a slider as a primary part of his arsenal - an offering that limited opposing hitters to a .201 wOBA. There's a lengthy list of closer candidates ahead of Holmes in New York, so strong ratios and punchouts will be Holmes' primary path to fantasy value. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Secures third save
Holmes earned a save against the Orioles on Wednesday, tossing two scoreless innings during which he allowed one hit and struck out one.
ANALYSIS
Aroldis Chapman has been shaky of late and had pitched three of the past four days, so the Yankees opted not to go to him with a one-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning. Instead, manager Aaron Boone stuck with Holmes, who had thrown just eight pitches in a scoreless eighth frame. The right-hander had no trouble closing out the contest, retiring the side in order. Despite his recent struggles, Chapman hasn't blown a save this season and isn't likely to be demoted from the closer role just yet, but Holmes would be among the top candidates to step in if that decision were to be made down the road.
Aroldis Chapman has been shaky of late and had pitched three of the past four days, so the Yankees opted not to go to him with a one-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning. Instead, manager Aaron Boone stuck with Holmes, who had thrown just eight pitches in a scoreless eighth frame. The right-hander had no trouble closing out the contest, retiring the side in order. Despite his recent struggles, Chapman hasn't blown a save this season and isn't likely to be demoted from the closer role just yet, but Holmes would be among the top candidates to step in if that decision were to be made down the road.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Clay Holmes generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
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 2020
-28%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-32%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .253 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 3 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .183 | 75 | 17 | 43 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .133 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .196 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .272 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .176 | 60 | 16 | 31 | 2 | |||
2020vs Left | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-71%
ERA at Home
2022
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 1.32 | 0.82 | 47.2 | 10.2 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.50 | 1.36 | 44.0 | 9.0 | 4.1 | ||||
2022Home | 0.90 | 0.70 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 0.9 | ||||
2022Away | 0.00 | 0.77 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 0.9 | ||||
2021Home | 1.43 | 0.85 | 37.2 | 10.5 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Away | 6.12 | 1.55 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 5.3 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clay Holmes compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
9.50K/9
8.4BB/9
0.9HR/9
0.0Fastball
96.3 mphERA
0.44WHIP
0.74BABIP
.253GB/FB
14.33Left On Base
93.3%Exit Velocity
85.3 mphBarrels/BBE
1.7%Spin Rate
2291 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.3%Swinging Strike
17.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Notches another victory
Holmes (4-0) earned the win over Texas on Monday, retiring both batters he faced on four pitches.
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Picks up third win
Holmes (3-0) allowed a hit and no walks while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the win over the Rangers in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.
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Earns second save
Holmes earned the save, pitching a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts in a 5-2 win Wednesday over Baltimore.
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Secures fifth hold
Holmes pitched a scoreless inning Tuesday against the Orioles, allowing one hit and striking out one to earn a hold.
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Notches first career save
Holmes earned the save against the Orioles on Saturday, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings during which he struck out one and didn't allow any hits or walks.
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