Daniel Lynch
24-Year-Old
2021 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
15.75
WHIP
2.88
K
7
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Kansas City's host of prized young pitchers started to debut last season, but Lynch, who entered the year as the team's top pitching prospect remained at the alternate training site. The 6-foot-6 southpaw has more electric stuff than Brady Singer or Kris Bubic, but harnessing that stuff and developing his changeup required more time than the condensed season provided. He sits in the mid-90s with his fastball (touches 99) and already boasts a wipeout slider, so Lynch may have been called upon to debut out of the bullpen had the Royals factored into the postseason picture. He made strides with his changeup all summer and is now comfortable throwing it to same-handed hitters. The 24-year-old also throws an average curveball. If Lynch's command and changeup look ready, he should join the big-league rotation in the first half of this season. Read Past Outlooks
Sent to Triple-A
Lynch was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old was crushed for 14 runs in eight innings across his first three starts in the majors, so he'll make his way back to Triple-A. Lynch will attempt to get back on track at Omaha after an ugly start to his major-league career.
The 24-year-old was crushed for 14 runs in eight innings across his first three starts in the majors, so he'll make his way back to Triple-A. Lynch will attempt to get back on track at Omaha after an ugly start to his major-league career.
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2021
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
58
Last 10 Games
58
Last 5 Games
58
How many pitches does Daniel Lynch 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 Daniel Lynch generally pitch?
1st
2nd
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4th
5th
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8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-31%
BAA vs LHP
2021
-31%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .486 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .486 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-45%
ERA on Road
2021
-45%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 18.56 | 3.00 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 8.4 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 10.13 | 2.63 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 18.56 | 3.00 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 8.4 | ||||
| 2021Away | 10.13 | 2.63 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Lynch 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
1.40K/9
7.9BB/9
5.6HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.9 mphERA
15.75WHIP
2.88BABIP
.522GB/FB
1.38Left On Base
37.0%Exit Velocity
86.8 mphBarrels/BBE
13.1%Spin Rate
2198 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
36.1%Swinging Strike
12.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2020
2019
Lynch, the 34th-overall pick in 2018, missed almost two months in the middle of the year with arm soreness, but he was very effective when healthy and finished the year strong in the Arizona Fall League. He is pretty advanced in that he throws four usable pitches (fastball and slider are plus, fringe-average changeup is his fourth-best offering) and has good command/control (7.0 BB% at High-A). However, at 6-foot-6, 190 pounds he is also very projectable with a chance to add velocity (fastball already sits 94-95 mph) and develop even better command. The wiry southpaw was one of the best pitchers in the AFL, logging a 19:4 K:BB in 14 innings while setting the stage for an assignment to Double-A for his age-23 season. As things stand, he projects to be a solid No. 3 starter, but if his curveball and changeup improve, he could be better than that. His future home park and division add to the appeal.
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Another shaky outing
Lynch (0-2) allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and no walks while striking out four across 2.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Tigers.
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Clobbered in loss
Lynch (0-1) allowed eight runs on seven hits and walked one over two-thirds of an inning in Saturday's loss to the White Sox.
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Shaky big-league debut
Lynch didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 8-6 loss to Cleveland, giving up three runs on four hits and four walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out three.
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Contract officially selected
Lynch's contract was selected by the Royals on Monday.
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Major-league debut on tap
Lynch will be called up to start Monday's game against Cleveland, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.
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