2021 Stats
W-L
5-13
ERA
4.58
WHIP
1.16
K
128
SV
1
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
Continues scoreless streak
Alzolay pitched two scoreless innings in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two.
ANALYSIS
Alzolay now has a modest streak of three straight scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, a span that covers 6.2 innings. The righty has lowered his ERA to 4.58 in the process and has looked like someone who could be a valuable option in long relief. However, there's still a decent chance Alzolay works back into the rotation next season, as the Cubs have some question marks behind staff ace Kyle Hendricks.
Alzolay now has a modest streak of three straight scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, a span that covers 6.2 innings. The righty has lowered his ERA to 4.58 in the process and has looked like someone who could be a valuable option in long relief. However, there's still a decent chance Alzolay works back into the rotation next season, as the Cubs have some question marks behind staff ace Kyle Hendricks.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
67
Last 10 Games
42
Last 5 Games
37
How many pitches does Adbert Alzolay generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Adbert Alzolay generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-27%
BAA vs RHP
2021
-23%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .268 | 69 | 31 | 77 | 22 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .195 | 97 | 24 | 58 | 7 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .269 | 53 | 20 | 61 | 20 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .206 | 75 | 14 | 51 | 5 | |||
| 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
-35%
ERA at Home
2021
-25%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 3.71 | 1.08 | 80.0 | 9.7 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 5.69 | 1.39 | 74.1 | 9.2 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.90 | 1.05 | 60.0 | 9.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2021Away | 5.21 | 1.26 | 65.2 | 8.6 | 3.0 | ||||
| 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
3.76K/9
9.2BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.8Fastball
93.9 mphERA
4.58WHIP
1.16BABIP
.278GB/FB
1.50Left On Base
72.1%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.6%Spin Rate
2339 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.6%Swinging Strike
12.1%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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Looks sharp Sunday
Alzolay pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. He allowed two hits and a walk while striking out three.
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Picks up win
Alzolay (5-13) allowed just one hit and struck out two over 1.2 scoreless innings as he earned the win over the Pirates on Sunday.
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Earns first MLB save
Alzolay pitched four scoreless innings of relief and earned the save in Wednesday's win over the Twins. He allowed one hit and struck out five.
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Reinstated by Cubs
Alzolay (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Preparing for bullpen role
Cubs manager David Ross said Tuesday that Alzolay (hamstring) will serve as a reliever once he's reinstated from the 10-day injured list, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports. "Try to control his innings out of the pen, unless something changes in our rotation," Ross said of his plans for Alzolay for the rest of the season.
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