Bowden Francis
28-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Forearm
Est. Return 5/19/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
8.59
WHIP
1.70
K
17
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Francis opened the season with Triple-A Buffalo where in his first four starts, he recorded a 3.45 ERA with an impressive 23 punchouts and only four free passes in 15.2 innings. The effort prompted a recall in early June, and he spent the rest of the season shuttling between the Blue Jays bullpen and Buffalo. When he was in the bigs, Francis was effective, registering a 1.73 ERA and .83 WHIP over 36.1 frames. Francis will be given the chance to break camp in the Blue Jays bullpen, but despite last season's shiny ratios, he's more likely to be utilized in low leverage scenarios which come with minimal fantasy relevance. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#560
ADP
Looks good in rehab outing
Francis (forearm) struck out four batters and allowed only one hit over two scoreless innings Tuesday in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Buffalo.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was shut down in late April due to forearm tendinitis, but Francis' sharp rehab outing suggests he's just about ready to rejoin the big-league staff. Alek Manoah is coming off a strong start as the fifth starter, so Francis will likely be ticketed for long relief when he returns. After a couple rough outings in the rotation to begin the season, Francis has 2.84 ERA and 5:3 K:BB in 6.1 relief innings for the Blue Jays.
The right-hander was shut down in late April due to forearm tendinitis, but Francis' sharp rehab outing suggests he's just about ready to rejoin the big-league staff. Alek Manoah is coming off a strong start as the fifth starter, so Francis will likely be ticketed for long relief when he returns. After a couple rough outings in the rotation to begin the season, Francis has 2.84 ERA and 5:3 K:BB in 6.1 relief innings for the Blue Jays.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
50
Last 10 Games
50
Last 5 Games
50
How many pitches does Bowden Francis 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 Bowden Francis generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-23%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .207 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .227 | 35 | 9 | 22 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | .250 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .325 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .197 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .145 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-63%
ERA at Home
2024
-12%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.00 | 0.93 | 27.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.47 | 1.26 | 24.2 | 10.2 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Home | 7.71 | 2.14 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 7.7 | ||||
2024Away | 8.76 | 1.62 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Home | 1.50 | 0.79 | 24.0 | 7.9 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 2.19 | 0.89 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Home | 0.00 | 1.50 | .666666 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bowden Francis 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
2.43K/9
10.4BB/9
4.3HR/9
2.5Fastball
93.7 mphERA
8.59WHIP
1.70BABIP
.365GB/FB
1.36Left On Base
56.7%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
8.0%Spin Rate
2296 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
11.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Slated for rehab assignment
Francis (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Throwing off mound
Francis (forearm) threw a bullpen session Monday and is slated to throw two simulated innings Thursday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Shelved with forearm injury
The Blue Jays placed Francis on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right forearm extensor tendinitis.
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Collects win in relief
Francis (2-2) picked up the win Friday against the Padres, allowing one hit and one walk over two scoreless relief innings. He struck out two.
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Moved to bullpen for Saturday
Francis will be available out of the bullpen Saturday against the Rockies, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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