2022 Stats
W-L
7-4
ERA
3.41
WHIP
1.23
K
82
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
How interested would you be in a relief pitcher who boasted a 100th percentile whiff rate, 30-plus percent K-rate and 55% groundball percentage? Well, Lange's curveball *and* changeup had the best whiff rates in the league for those pitch types (min 25 PA), at 57.8% and 56%, respectively. The curve was so effective, it became his primary offering that he threw nearly 50% of the time. The change (20% usage) has always been filthy, yielding just six hits (no homers) and a .115 BA over the past two seasons. The 27-year-old also ditched his 4-seamer for a 96-mph sinker (29%) that induced more grounders. If Lange can improve his walk rate (10.9% for his career), the Tigers could afford him an opportunity to close, especially after Gregory Soto was shipped off to the Phillies. The Tigers have yet to indicate their ninth-inning plans following Soto's departure, but Lange is likely to be the top internal option entering 2023. Read Past Outlooks
Path to saves appears
Lange could have a path to the closer role in Detroit, as Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that Gregory Soto was traded to the Phillies on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Lange has just one career save, and the Tigers have yet to announce their plans for the ninth inning, but the righty appears to be the logical choice with Soto, Joe Jimenez and Andrew Chafin all leaving this winter. Will Vest is the only Tiger remaining on the roster who saved any games last season, but his 4.00 ERA hardly turns heads. Lange managed a 3.41 ERA in his first full season and struck out 30.3 percent of opposing batters.
Lange has just one career save, and the Tigers have yet to announce their plans for the ninth inning, but the righty appears to be the logical choice with Soto, Joe Jimenez and Andrew Chafin all leaving this winter. Will Vest is the only Tiger remaining on the roster who saved any games last season, but his 4.00 ERA hardly turns heads. Lange managed a 3.41 ERA in his first full season and struck out 30.3 percent of opposing batters.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Alex Lange 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 Alex Lange generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-14%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .210 | 52 | 20 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .241 | 69 | 27 | 51 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .189 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .221 | 46 | 18 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .239 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .276 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-47%
ERA at Home
2022
-39%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.72 | 1.21 | 53.0 | 12.1 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 5.09 | 1.48 | 46.0 | 9.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.81 | 1.13 | 32.0 | 14.1 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.60 | 1.37 | 31.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2021Home | 2.57 | 1.33 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2021Away | 6.14 | 1.70 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Alex Lange 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
2.65K/9
11.7BB/9
4.4HR/9
0.7Fastball
96.2 mphERA
3.41WHIP
1.23BABIP
.303GB/FB
2.05Left On Base
67.6%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2112 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.1%Swinging Strike
18.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Secures win in relief
Lange (7-4) pitched a scoreless inning of relief and earned the win Sunday against the Twins. He struck out two.
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Takes loss Friday
Lange (4-3) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk across an inning of relief to take the loss Friday against the White Sox. He struck out one.
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Takes second loss
Lange (4-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits while retiring just two batters to take the loss and a blown save Monday against the Twins.
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Picks up win Thursday
Lange (3-1) pitched a scoreless inning of relief and earned the win Thursday against the Twins. He walked two and struck out one.
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Gains traction in late innings
Lange struck out three and gave up no hits and one walk over 1.1 scoreless innings en route to claiming his fifth hold of the season Sunday in the Tigers' 4-2 win over the Guardians.
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