Alec Mills
31-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
18.00
WHIP
5.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After a solid 2020 campaign that included a no-hitter, Mills took a step backward the last two seasons. He had a 5.07 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 2021, then followed that up with a 9.68 ERA and 1.75 WHIP, albeit in only 17.2 innings last year. Mills finished the year on the 60-day injured list and underwent surgery to remove part of a disc in his back. Following the lost season, the Cubs decided to part ways with Mills, so the veteran will join a new team for the first time since pitching for Kansas City back in 2016. The 31-year-old righty figures to sign on somewhere in a long-relief role, though he could pick up some spot starts as well. Coming off the two down seasons and without overpowering stuff, Mills doesn't have a ton of fantasy appeal, but he could be useful in certain matchups if he gets the opportunity to start and reverts back to his 2020 form. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Elects free agency
Mills elected to become a free agent Tuesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Mills made only one appearance in the majors this season and struggled to a 6.58 ERA and 16:16 K:BB across 26 innings with the Triple-A affiliate of the Reds in Louisville. The 31-year-old right-hander holds a career 5.00 big-league ERA.
Mills made only one appearance in the majors this season and struggled to a 6.58 ERA and 16:16 K:BB across 26 innings with the Triple-A affiliate of the Reds in Louisville. The 31-year-old right-hander holds a career 5.00 big-league ERA.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
40
Last 10 Games
40
Last 5 Games
40
How many pitches does Alec Mills 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 Alec Mills generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-45%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .336 | 42 | 22 | 87 | 13 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .277 | 56 | 16 | 82 | 11 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .600 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .390 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .333 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .326 | 39 | 20 | 70 | 11 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .263 | 48 | 14 | 67 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-5%
ERA on Road
2023
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 5.93 | 1.49 | 57.2 | 5.8 | 1.6 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 5.63 | 1.51 | 80.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 18.00 | 5.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 27.00 | 3.60 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 7.88 | 1.56 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2021Home | 5.07 | 1.36 | 55.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2021Away | 5.06 | 1.50 | 64.0 | 7.2 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Alec Mills 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
0.00K/9
0.0BB/9
9.0HR/9
9.0Fastball
89.5 mphERA
18.00WHIP
5.00BABIP
.515GB/FB
3.00Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
87.8 mphBarrels/BBE
7.7%Spin Rate
2359 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
38.5%Swinging Strike
7.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Stats Vs Today's Lineup
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The September 2020 no-hitter for Mills was very likely the apex of his career. The 30-year-old soft-tosser gets by on guile and location, consistently walking a fine line between survival and disaster. His overall numbers were made ugly by an unsightly 6.41 ERA in 19.2 innings of relief. He had a 4.80 ERA in his 20 starts of which just four were the quality variety. The most positive thing we can say about him is he has a lot of movement to his pitches which keeps hitters off balance, but he is dependent upon batted-ball outcomes and his defense for any level of success. Simply put, there are better options out there for you unless you are in deep NL-only leagues.
More Fantasy News
Outrighted to Triple-A
Mills was outrighted Tuesday to Triple-A Louisville, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Cast off 40-man roster
The Reds designated Mills for assignment Sunday.
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Debuts out of bullpen
Mills allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits and one walk over one inning in Saturday's 12-5 loss to the Padres.
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Selected from Louisville
The Reds selected Mills' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.
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Inks minors deal with Cincinnati
Mills signed a minor-league contract Thursday with the Reds, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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