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2025 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
4.40
WHIP
1.17
K
46
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ragans proved he could handle a full-time workload, as his 32 starts tied for ninth most while his 186.1 innings were 12th highest in MLB. His effectiveness did not suffer as demonstrated by him having the 15th lowest xFIP and 11th best SIERA among qualified hurlers. It may have been variance and not fatigue, but Ragans' walk rate and xFIP in September were his highest monthly marks. He didn't change his repertoire from the previous season, with his change-up again being one of the league's best. However, the change-up was Ragans' second best offering, with his four-seam fastball rated a tick better according to Fangraphs Pitch Value. However, his slider lost effectiveness, yielding upside if Ragans can recapture its Pitch Value without dropping elsewhere. Just 27 years old, Ragans checks all the boxes for a fantasy ace. Read Past Outlooks
Missing start Wednesday
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Ragans (groin) will not make his next scheduled start Wednesday at Tampa Bay, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Royals will call up lefty Noah Cameron from Triple-A Omaha to start Wednesday in place of Ragans. After being pulled from his start last Thursday against the Rockies after three innings, Ragans was diagnosed Friday with a mild left groin strain. Per Rogers, Ragans' groin strain has improved each day since he suffered the injury, so for now, he's expected to avoid the injured list. He could be ready to make his next start as soon as this weekend in Baltimore or early next week versus the White Sox in Kansas City.
The Royals will call up lefty Noah Cameron from Triple-A Omaha to start Wednesday in place of Ragans. After being pulled from his start last Thursday against the Rockies after three innings, Ragans was diagnosed Friday with a mild left groin strain. Per Rogers, Ragans' groin strain has improved each day since he suffered the injury, so for now, he's expected to avoid the injured list. He could be ready to make his next start as soon as this weekend in Baltimore or early next week versus the White Sox in Kansas City.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Cole Ragans generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-33%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .258 | 66 | 29 | 67 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .199 | 316 | 88 | 176 | 23 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .172 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .256 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .276 | 34 | 14 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .195 | 189 | 53 | 104 | 13 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .253 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .187 | 91 | 30 | 50 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-5%
ERA on Road
2025
-26%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.45 | 1.17 | 156.1 | 11.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.27 | 1.13 | 156.2 | 11.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.14 | 1.14 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.78 | 1.20 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.40 | 1.21 | 95.1 | 11.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.87 | 1.08 | 91.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.06 | 1.11 | 47.0 | 9.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.86 | 1.20 | 49.0 | 11.4 | 4.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cole Ragans 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.
* 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
5.11K/9
13.5BB/9
2.6HR/9
1.2Fastball
95.6 mphERA
4.40WHIP
1.17BABIP
.362GB/FB
0.90Left On Base
65.8%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2465 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.5%Swinging Strike
16.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ragans was two different pitchers in 2023 for two different clubs. He worked solely as a reliever for Texas with too many walks and homers as part of a rather leaky bullpen. It was that situation which led the club to deal the talented lefty to Kansas City for Aroldis Chapman. The deal has been a win-win in the short term, but one Texas will regret for years to come if Ragans continues to shove as he did once reporting to the Royals. He was arguably one of the more valuable pitchers for fantasy managers with a stretch of pitching that will likely lead to him being one of the more pushed up pitchers on draft boards this offseason. He gained velocity, reduced his walks and homers and the outcomes matched the potential. The remaining issue is that he still pitches for a bad club which means he has to pitch his keister off to get those wins. Simply put, this is Nick Lodolo all over again. Don't get caught inhaling helium on draft day.
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Dealing with mild strain
Ragans was diagnosed with a mild left groin strain Friday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Leaves start with groin injury
Ragans was removed from his start Thursday against the Rockies due to groin tightness.
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Takes first loss
Ragans (1-1) took the loss Friday against the Tigers after giving up five earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out eight batters across four-plus innings.
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Fans 10 in win
Ragans (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits over 7.2 innings Sunday, striking out 10 and earning a win over Cleveland.
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Dominates in no-decision
Ragans did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's win over the Twins. He allowed one run on four hits while striking out 11 across six innings.
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Named AL's best in August
Ragans posted 3-1 record with a 1.72 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 53:9 K:BB over 36.2 innings in August and was named the American League Pitcher of the Month.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old started off September on a similar note, as he picked up the win Monday versus the White Sox after he allowed just one hit in six scoreless frames. Ragans was acquired by the Royals from the Rangers in the Aroldis Chapman trade in June, and he's quickly established himself in the rotation with his new organization. The rookie left-hander had a 5.92 ERA in 17 outings out of the bullpen for Texas prior to the trade, but he's been a dominant rotation piece in Kansas City with just eight earned runs allowed and a 63:11 K:BB across eight starts.
The 25-year-old started off September on a similar note, as he picked up the win Monday versus the White Sox after he allowed just one hit in six scoreless frames. Ragans was acquired by the Royals from the Rangers in the Aroldis Chapman trade in June, and he's quickly established himself in the rotation with his new organization. The rookie left-hander had a 5.92 ERA in 17 outings out of the bullpen for Texas prior to the trade, but he's been a dominant rotation piece in Kansas City with just eight earned runs allowed and a 63:11 K:BB across eight starts.