Adbert Alzolay
26-Year-Old
2021 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.50
WHIP
0.88
K
30
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Alzolay didn't crack the Cubs' Opening Day 30-man roster. After a month at the alternate site, he bounced back and forth between South Bend and the North Side the final month, making four starts in six appearances. Alzolay's 2.95 ERA and 1.17 WHIP were deflated by a .256 BABIP, but a 33.3 K% is encouraging. Alzolay's 14.9% walk rate is dangerously high, especially once he experiences a BABIP correction. That said, a 4.15 SIERA and 3.62 xFIP offer encouragement. Alzolay features a four-seam fastball, hard sinker and a slider, mixing in some changeups against left-handers. His slider is his primary strikeout pitch. This is a starter's repertoire, and Alzolay may still be a rotation mainstay, but with a little tweaking, he could be a dominant reliever. He'll likely have an innings limit, but Alzolay should be given a chance to break camp in the Cubs' rotation. Read Past Outlooks
Strikes out seven
Alzolay allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven across five innings Wednesday against the Dodgers. He did not factor into the decision.
ANALYSIS
Alzolay surrendered a run in each of his last two innings, but he was otherwise excellent during the outing. He racked up 12 swinging strikes on only 79 total pitches to back up his seven strikeouts. More importantly, after posting a 4.6 BB/9 across his first 33.2 innings in the majors across the last two seasons, Alzolay has walked only seven batters while striking out 30 over 26 frames to begin the current campaign. He's in line to draw his next start Tuesday at Cleveland.
Alzolay surrendered a run in each of his last two innings, but he was otherwise excellent during the outing. He racked up 12 swinging strikes on only 79 total pitches to back up his seven strikeouts. More importantly, after posting a 4.6 BB/9 across his first 33.2 innings in the majors across the last two seasons, Alzolay has walked only seven batters while striking out 30 over 26 frames to begin the current campaign. He's in line to draw his next start Tuesday at Cleveland.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
80
Last 10 Games
80
Last 5 Games
80
How many pitches does Adbert Alzolay 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 Adbert Alzolay generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-46%
BAA vs RHP
2021
-42%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .248 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 5 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .134 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .222 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .128 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .219 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .107 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Left | .321 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2019vs Right | .182 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-38%
ERA at Home
2021
-19%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 3.89 | 1.07 | 34.2 | 10.1 | 4.9 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 6.30 | 1.45 | 20.0 | 11.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2021Home | 4.91 | 0.95 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2021Away | 3.97 | 0.79 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.97 | 1.32 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 6.4 | ||||
| 2020Away | 1.80 | 1.20 | 5.0 | 16.2 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2019Home | 2.08 | 0.92 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 6.2 | ||||
| 2019Away | 19.64 | 3.82 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 7.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Adbert Alzolay 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
4.29K/9
10.4BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.5 mphERA
4.50WHIP
0.88BABIP
.217GB/FB
1.05Left On Base
57.5%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.9%Spin Rate
2427 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%Swinging Strike
13.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2020
2018
Alzolay reached the big leagues for the first time at age 24 but didn't look great in 12.1 innings, allowing 10 runs and walking nine batters. His 4.41 ERA in 15 starts for Triple-A Iowa isn't too exciting either, but his 32.3 K% in those starts provides some reason to be excited for Alzolay's future. Whether that future comes in the rotation or the bullpen remains to be seen. Alzolay's smaller frame and lack of a strong third pitch to complement his fastball and curve would seem to point in the latter direction. He has the tools to become a strong late-inning option for a team that has lacked stability in that area, though relieving won't give him much fantasy value unless he's in the closer conversation. If he does get a run in the rotation, Alzolay has a bit of upside as a potential high-strikeout streamer, but it would probably take an injury for an opportunity to open up.
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Fans six in win
Alzolay (1-2) earned the win Thursday after holding Atlanta to two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out six across six innings.
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Strikes out seven Saturday
Alzolay allowed two runs on two hits across 4.2 innings and did not factor into the decision Saturday against the Brewers. He walked two and struck out seven.
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Recalled prior to start
Alzolay was recalled by the Cubs ahead of his scheduled start against the Brewers on Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Slated to start Saturday
Alzolay is scheduled to start Saturday's game against the Brewers, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Should return next weekend
Alzolay will likely be recalled when the Cubs need a fifth starter next weekend against the Brewers, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
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