2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.11
K
6
SV
7
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Notches seventh save
Holmes earned the save in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
Holmes has yet to allow an earned run through nine appearances this year and he improved to 7-for-8 in save chances, tying Kyle Finnegan and Ryan Helsley for the league lead. The 31-year-old Holmes is establishing himself as one of the better closing options in baseball, earning a firm grasp on the ninth-inning job in New York after pitching to sub-3.00 ERAs in each of his previous two campaigns.
Holmes has yet to allow an earned run through nine appearances this year and he improved to 7-for-8 in save chances, tying Kyle Finnegan and Ryan Helsley for the league lead. The 31-year-old Holmes is establishing himself as one of the better closing options in baseball, earning a firm grasp on the ninth-inning job in New York after pitching to sub-3.00 ERAs in each of his previous two campaigns.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Clay Holmes generally throw?
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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 2022
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-37%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .231 | 49 | 24 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .194 | 93 | 20 | 56 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .300 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .188 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .200 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .231 | 45 | 11 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .250 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .159 | 45 | 8 | 22 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.79 | 1.15 | 67.2 | 10.2 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.25 | 1.04 | 68.0 | 8.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 1.23 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.15 | 1.31 | 34.1 | 10.7 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.51 | 1.01 | 28.2 | 9.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.56 | 1.01 | 31.2 | 9.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.53 | 1.03 | 32.0 | 8.7 | 2.8 | ||||
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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
6.00K/9
6.0BB/9
1.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
96.2 mphERA
0.00WHIP
1.11BABIP
.317GB/FB
5.25Left On Base
70.0%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2294 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%Swinging Strike
10.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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More high-leverage work coming
Holmes should be in line for more high-leverage relief opportunities with Jonathan Loaisiga (shoulder) on the injured list.
ANALYSIS
The righty boasts a 1.42 ERA and 15:1 K:BB in 12.2 innings since joining the Yankees, and he's gone five consecutive appearances without allowing a run. New York's propensity to play close games has allowed Holmes to collect three wins since the trade deadline, although he could be positioned for more holds than wins going forward as manager Aaron Boone patches the sizable, late-innings hole left by Loaisiga.
The righty boasts a 1.42 ERA and 15:1 K:BB in 12.2 innings since joining the Yankees, and he's gone five consecutive appearances without allowing a run. New York's propensity to play close games has allowed Holmes to collect three wins since the trade deadline, although he could be positioned for more holds than wins going forward as manager Aaron Boone patches the sizable, late-innings hole left by Loaisiga.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Holmes ditched his curveball that wasn't effective in 2021 and relied solely on his 97 mph sinker (80% pitch usage) and slider (20%) last season. This led to phenomenal results, as the right-hander had a dominant first half for the Yankees and quickly took over as closer in the Bronx before being named to his first All Star team. Holmes had a 29-game scoreless streak early in the season and led qualified relievers with a ridiculous 75.8% groundball rate. On the flip side, he hit a rough patch a few weeks after the All Star Game and subsequently went on the IL with a back injury. He was not as sharp upon his return, which forced Aaron Boone to shift to a closer committee a few weeks before the playoffs. Holmes also dealt with a shoulder strain at the end of the season. Weighing the upside he showed in the first half of 2022 against his far worse second half makes Holmes a wild card for 2023 drafts, especially with Yankees bullpen roles currently in flux.
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Secures save in Game 1
Holmes allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader at Cleveland.
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Nails down save No. 5
Holmes struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his fifth save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Marlins.
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Escapes with fourth save
Holmes picked up the save against the Blue Jays on Saturday, striking out one over two-thirds of an inning while allowing one hit.
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Blows save but nabs win Wednesday
Holmes (1-0) blew a save but was credited with the win Wednesday against Arizona, allowing three unearned runs on one hit and striking out one batter over 1.1 innings.
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Caps off sweep with third save
Holmes earned a save Sunday against the Astros, allowing no runs on two hits and no walks across one inning. He didn't record a strikeout.
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