
Amir Garrett
31-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
3.33
WHIP
1.73
K
28
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Garrett continues to be proficient as a LOOGY, stifling lefty swingers to a mere .106 batting average in 2022 and .158 BA since 2020. After allowing nine long balls in 2021, the southpaw didn't give up a home run all season, as his slider and 4-seamer were better than the year before. Garrett struck out 49 over 45.2 innings, but walked 32 for a career-worst 16.3% walk rate. He didn't record a save, but could still come across a few chances in 2023 if the matchups are right in the ninth inning. However, one look at his career 5.08 ERA and 1.42 WHIP is all the reminder we need to look elsewhere. Read Past Outlooks

Granted release
Garrett was granted his release from the Guardians on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Garrett signed a minor-league deal with Cleveland in late July and will now once again enter the open market. The 31-year-old lefty surrendered three runs over 4.2 innings with Triple-A Columbus and should be able to secure another minor-league deal elsewhere.
Garrett signed a minor-league deal with Cleveland in late July and will now once again enter the open market. The 31-year-old lefty surrendered three runs over 4.2 innings with Triple-A Columbus and should be able to secure another minor-league deal elsewhere.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Amir Garrett 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 Amir Garrett generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-26%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .184 | 61 | 39 | 33 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .248 | 77 | 42 | 63 | 8 | |||
2023vs Left | .241 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .246 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .106 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .228 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .226 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .267 | 26 | 14 | 27 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-18%
ERA on Road
2023
-26%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 5.55 | 1.61 | 61.2 | 10.2 | 5.8 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.53 | 1.40 | 55.2 | 11.0 | 6.6 | ||||
2023Home | 3.86 | 1.97 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 8.5 | ||||
2023Away | 2.84 | 1.50 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 6.4 | ||||
2022Home | 5.32 | 1.39 | 23.2 | 9.5 | 4.9 | ||||
2022Away | 4.57 | 1.25 | 21.2 | 10.0 | 7.9 | ||||
2021Home | 6.49 | 1.63 | 26.1 | 10.6 | 5.5 | ||||
2021Away | 5.48 | 1.50 | 21.1 | 12.7 | 5.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Amir Garrett 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
1.40K/9
10.4BB/9
7.4HR/9
1.5Fastball
94.9 mphERA
3.33WHIP
1.73BABIP
.307GB/FB
1.38Left On Base
85.2%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
1999 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.1%Swinging Strike
10.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The 29-year-old lefty has shown flashes of brilliance since making the full-time move to the bullpen in 2018, but he's often struggled to string together extended stretches of quality appearances. Even so, in a Kansas City bullpen lacking in impact arms, Garrett will likely get a look in a late-inning setup role to begin the season. Garrett's career 26.8 K% would make him an intriguing fantasy option if he can cut down his walk and home-run rates and eventually challenge incumbent Scott Barlow for the closer's role.
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Gets minors deal from Cleveland
Garrett signed a minor-league contract with the Guardians on Monday.
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Becomes free agent
Garrett was released by the Royals on Saturday.
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Cast off 40-man roster
The Royals designated Garrett for assignment Sunday.
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Takes loss Thursday
Garrett (0-1) took the loss Thursday versus the Guardians, allowing four runs (two earned) on two hits and a walk while striking out one in one-third of an inning.
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Back from IL
The Royals reinstated Garrett (elbow) from the injured list Friday.
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