Aaron Ashby

Aaron Ashby

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Milwaukee Brewers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ashby began experiencing left shoulder discomfort in August of 2022, exactly four weeks after he signed a five-year, $20.5 million pre-arbitration contract extension with the Brewers. That shoulder issue began rearing its ugly head again in the spring of 2023, eventually leading to April 7 season-ending surgery. He was able to fit in a minor-league rehab assignment at the tail end of the 2023 campaign but surrendered 14 runs -- 12 earned -- on seven hits and 14 walks over seven innings (seven appearances) between High-A Wisconsin, Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville. Ashby is expected to be ready for the 2024 major-league season and still presumably possess a nasty slider-changeup combo to pair with his mid-90s fastball, but it'll take a lot of trust to reach for him in any sort of fantasy setting this spring. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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$Signed a five-year, $20.5 million contract extension with the Brewers in July of 2022. Contract includes $9 million team options for 2028 and $13 million team option for 2029.
Sent back to minors
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
April 9, 2024
Ashby was optioned to Triple-A Nashville by the Brewers on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The move comes a day after the left-hander was torched for eight runs (four earned) over 3.2 innings against the Reds. Ashby should get another shot in the rotation eventually, but the Brewers' bullpen needs help so Kevin Herget has been summoned.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Aaron Ashby generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Aaron Ashby generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-77%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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2022
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .267 100 30 10 23 6 0 3
Since 2022vs Right .254 397 98 39 89 15 2 13
2024vs Left 1.000 2 0 0 2 1 0 1
2024vs Right .235 20 2 2 4 1 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .250 98 30 10 21 5 0 2
2022vs Right .254 377 96 37 85 14 2 13
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-35%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
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2022
 
 
-32%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.43 1.12 39.1 1 3 0 10.1 3.2 1.4
Since 2022Away 5.27 1.63 71.2 1 8 1 10.5 4.4 1.3
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 9.82 2.18 3.2 0 1 0 4.9 4.9 2.5
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 3.43 1.12 39.1 1 3 0 10.1 3.2 1.4
2022Away 5.03 1.60 68.0 1 7 1 10.9 4.4 1.2
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Stat Review
How does Aaron Ashby 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.00
 
K/9
4.9
 
BB/9
4.9
 
HR/9
2.5
 
Fastball
93.7 mph
 
ERA
9.82
 
WHIP
2.18
 
BABIP
.375
 
GB/FB
12.00
 
Left On Base
0.0%
 
Swinging Strike
12.2%
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Up on taxi squad
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
April 5, 2024
Ashby joined the Brewers on Friday as a member of the taxi squad, reports Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
ANALYSIS
Jakob Junis is dealing with a shoulder issue, so Ashby joined the big club as potential starting depth. Ashby missed out on the season-opening rotation but will join the Brewers after allowing three earned runs over five innings during his lone start for Triple-A Nashville. It will be the left-hander's first MLB outing since 2022 if he's added to the roster and makes an appearance.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
You want to look at his 2-10 record with a 4.44 ERA last season and just discard him into the scrapheap of your 2023 draft plans. Do so at your own peril because Ashby could bounce back in a big way this season. He still has that filthy slider that the league struggles to square up, but he ran into troubles last season with his changeup that the league had no trouble hitting in 2022 (.295) after struggling to hit it in 2021 (.167). The xBA on the pitch in 2021 said he was lucky, but the near 80-point gap in those two rates on the pitch in 2022 was simply unfair. The rest of Ashby's skillset holds up rather well if he can get his repertoire back under control. Milwaukee believes in the talent as they gave him a five-year contract with options in the midst of his summer struggles. The pieces for a successful 2023 are there if Ashby can get realigned this winter.
Ashby appears to be on track to be the Brewers' next high-end homegrown starting pitcher. The 23-year-old southpaw relies primarily on a 97-mph sinking fastball, a hard-breaking mid-80s slider and an upper-80s changeup with above-average drop. Given his fastball velocity and the fact that his top secondaries are thrown relatively hard, opposing hitters are in for an uncomfortable at-bat, as long as his command is on. His walk rate in the minors often hovered around 11 percent, which added reliever risk to his profile, but Ashby's 9.0 BB% in the majors gave us a glimpse of the upside when everything is clicking. While missing bats is a big part of Ashby's profile, he also showcased elite groundball tendencies at Triple-A (66.9%) and in the majors (61.3%). For context, Luis Castillo led all qualified pitchers with a 56.6 percent groundball rate last season. The Brewers will likely go with a six-man rotation if everyone is healthy, and from a talent and upside standpoint, Ashby is no worse than fourth in the pecking order.
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Roughed up in loss
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
April 8, 2024
Ashby (0-1) took the loss Monday, allowing eight runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks over 3.2 innings against the Reds. He struck out two.
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Recalled from Triple-A
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
April 6, 2024
The Brewers recalled Ashby from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
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Sent down to minors
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
March 22, 2024
The Brewers optioned Ashby to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.
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Roughed up in spring debut
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
Shoulder
March 3, 2024
Ashby (shoulder) retired one of the six batters he faced and gave up four runs (three earned) on two hits and one walk Saturday in the Brewers' 11-3 loss to the Dodgers in Cactus League play.
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Healthy and aiming for rotation
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
Shoulder
February 23, 2024
Ashby (shoulder) said Friday that he's healthy and will be competing for a spot in the Brewers rotation this spring, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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