Darius Vines

Darius Vines

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Atlanta Braves
2024 Fantasy Outlook
As a righty whose changeup is his lone quality offering, it's difficult to project Vines to have consistent success as a big-league starter. He could be a useful spot starter in favorable matchups, given how good Atlanta is, but Vines' averaged 90 mph on his fastball last year, which is nearly unheard of for a successful righty starter in today's game. He has decent command, but it's not pinpoint command, which he would need to have to make this pitch mix work regularly against big-league hitters. Unless Vines sees a velocity spike, he's best used as a streamer in deep leagues when Atlanta's rotation is decimated by injuries. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with Atlanta in March of 2024.
Optioned after Sunday's start
PAtlanta Braves  AAA
April 22, 2024
Vines (0-1) was the pitcher of record in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Rangers, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out two over five innings. He was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett following the game, according to David O'Brien of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Making his second start for Atlanta, Vines cruised through the first three innings before running into trouble in the fourth. Evan Carter led off the frame with a solo shot to right center before Andrew Knizner put the Rangers in front with a three-run blast. Outside of the fourth inning, Vines held his own against a dangerous lineup, but he'll head back to Gwinnett nonetheless to gain further seasoning. Atlanta will call up Bryce Elder from Gwinnett to take replace Vines on the 26-man active roster ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Marlins.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
77
Last 10 Games
77
Last 5 Games
77
How many pitches does Darius Vines generally throw?
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-14%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-38%
BAA vs RHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .250 59 11 1 14 3 2 3
Since 2022vs Right .214 66 9 9 12 1 0 2
2024vs Left .267 16 2 1 4 0 0 1
2024vs Right .304 25 4 2 7 1 0 1
2023vs Left .244 43 9 0 10 3 2 2
2023vs Right .152 41 5 7 5 0 0 1
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-14%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-73%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-32%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.50 1.13 16.0 0 1 0 5.6 1.7 2.8
Since 2022Away 3.86 1.29 14.0 1 0 0 6.4 4.5 0.0
2024Home 7.20 1.40 5.0 0 1 0 3.6 0.0 3.6
2024Away 1.93 1.50 4.2 0 0 0 7.7 5.8 0.0
2023Home 3.27 1.00 11.0 0 0 0 6.5 2.5 2.5
2023Away 4.82 1.18 9.1 1 0 0 5.8 3.9 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Darius Vines 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.00
 
K/9
5.6
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
1.9
 
Fastball
90.8 mph
 
ERA
4.66
 
WHIP
1.45
 
BABIP
.297
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
80.4%
 
Exit Velocity
80.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.5%
 
Spin Rate
1926 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%
 
Swinging Strike
9.1%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Vines is one of the most underrated pitching prospects in the minors. The 6-foot-1 righty threw a career-high 140.2 innings last season across Double-A and Triple-A, logging a 1.23 WHIP, 26.5 K% and 7.5 BB%. Vines works with a low-90s fastball, one of the best changeups in the minors, and a third-pitch slider. He doesn't have much margin for error with the fastball, but his changeup generates extreme chase rates and allows the fastball to play up. Atlanta has plenty of rotation depth, with guys like Bryce Elder and Ian Anderson on the outside looking in, but Vines could be ready to enter the fray sometime this summer.
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Nabs second start
PAtlanta Braves  AAA
April 17, 2024
Vines is slated to start Sunday's game against the Rangers at Truist Park, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Solid in short outing
PAtlanta Braves  AAA
April 15, 2024
Vines allowed one run on four hits and three walks over 4.2 innings in a no-decision Monday. He struck out four in the win over Houston.
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Set to start Monday
PAtlanta Braves  AAA
April 14, 2024
Vines will start Monday's game against the Astros, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Called up Friday
PAtlanta Braves  AAA
April 12, 2024
Atlanta recalled Vines from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.
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Cut from major-league camp
PAtlanta Braves  AAA
March 4, 2024
Vines was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett by Atlanta on Monday.
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