
Derek Law
33-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
W-L
4-6
ERA
3.60
WHIP
1.38
K
45
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections

Cut loose by Reds
Law was non-tendered by Cincinnati on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Law posted a solid 3.60 ERA with 45 strikeouts over 55 innings this past year for the Reds, but they have opted to avoid paying him a raise in salary arbitration. The veteran reliever was projected to command around $1.4 million in 2024. He is now a free agent.
Law posted a solid 3.60 ERA with 45 strikeouts over 55 innings this past year for the Reds, but they have opted to avoid paying him a raise in salary arbitration. The veteran reliever was projected to command around $1.4 million in 2024. He is now a free agent.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Derek Law 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 Derek Law generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-4%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .272 | 33 | 25 | 41 | 3 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .246 | 43 | 17 | 48 | 8 | |||
2023vs Left | .245 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .234 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .300 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .286 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .348 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .229 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-13%
ERA at Home
2023
-24%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.58 | 1.23 | 50.1 | 7.2 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.12 | 1.75 | 39.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | ||||
2023Home | 3.16 | 1.09 | 31.1 | 6.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Away | 4.18 | 1.77 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 6.1 | ||||
2022Home | 2.53 | 1.50 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 2.5 | ||||
2022Away | 6.00 | 1.67 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | ||||
2021Home | 6.48 | 1.44 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 3.2 | ||||
2021Away | 1.35 | 1.80 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 6.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Derek Law 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
1.73K/9
7.4BB/9
4.3HR/9
1.0Fastball
95.4 mphERA
3.60WHIP
1.38BABIP
.286GB/FB
1.23Left On Base
76.9%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.9%Spin Rate
2252 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.0%Swinging Strike
12.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Law's outstanding 2016 rookie campaign continues to look like a mirage as the right-hander has failed to come close to that season's production in the three years that have followed. While his 4.90 ERA in his first season with Toronto was an improvement over the marks he posted the previous two campaigns, it was hardly reason to celebrate and was accompanied by a career-worst 14.0 BB% that ranked ninth-worst in the majors among qualified relievers. Law did do some things well -- he induced a 23.1 Soft%, 10th-best among relievers, and notched a career-high 23.5 K% -- but was stung by one of the highest WHIPs in the league (1.66). Law earned five saves and eight holds for the Blue Jays last season, but he was non-tendered by the club in December. His strikeout ability alone makes him likely to latch on with another team in 2020, but he has a lot to prove before he can be trusted in high-leverage situations.
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Notches second save
Law gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his second save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Mets.
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Opening Thursday's contest
Law will serve as the Reds' opening pitcher for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Saves bullpen in loss
Law allowed one hit over 2.1 scoreless innings in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Washington.
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Makes return from IL
The Reds reinstated Law (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Sunday.
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Moves rehab to Triple-A
Law (elbow) had his rehab assignment transferred Wednesday to Triple-A Louisville.
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