15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 9/17/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
8-7
ERA
5.23
WHIP
1.31
K
72
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The last we saw of Lauer, he had pitched his way over to the KBO after a terrible 2023 season with Milwaukee. When Milwaukee gives up on a pitcher, it is notable because of their work with their pitching lab and how they seemingly get the most out of every guy they acquire or draft. Lauer pitched in Triple-A for the Pirates and Astros in 2024 with little success, and ended the season pitching in the KBO where he won a World Series. Toronto signed the lefty to a minor league contact and called him up to the team at the end of April where in a swingman role he found some surprising success. Lauer regained some of the velocity his fastball lost in 2023, and while he threw nothing new, he better located what he threw and got whiff rates of 20 percent or higher on four of his five offerings while just missing with the other offering at 19 percent. The change-up has to improve for him to see a rotation again, as he allowed 12 of his 15 homers to righties but was otherwise split neutral despite the underperforming offspeed pitch. Lauer should resume a similar role with Toronto in 2026, which limits his usage to deeper AL-Only leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $4.4 million contract with the Blue Jays in February of 2026. Traded to the Dodgers in May of 2026.
Lands on injured list
The Dodgers placed Lauer on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with left elbow inflammation.
Analysis
Lauer was lit up for seven earned runs in just three innings during his start Tuesday, and he appears to have come away from his outing with an elbow issue. He'll now use the next couple of weeks to recover, and the Dodgers will return Blake Treinen (elbow) from the 60-day IL to provide extra bullpen depth while the team sorts out its rotation plans.
Lauer was lit up for seven earned runs in just three innings during his start Tuesday, and he appears to have come away from his outing with an elbow issue. He'll now use the next couple of weeks to recover, and the Dodgers will return Blake Treinen (elbow) from the 60-day IL to provide extra bullpen depth while the team sorts out its rotation plans.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Eric Lauer generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-2%
BAA vs RHP
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-2%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .245 | 48 | 16 | 54 | 9 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .241 | 126 | 45 | 143 | 32 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .260 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .255 | 51 | 25 | 82 | 20 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .234 | 27 | 6 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .224 | 75 | 20 | 61 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-6%
ERA on Road
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Even Split
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.36 | 1.07 | 97.0 | 7.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.11 | 1.33 | 116.0 | 6.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2026Home | 5.23 | 1.24 | 53.1 | 6.8 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 5.24 | 1.38 | 55.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.30 | 0.87 | 43.2 | 9.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.10 | 1.28 | 61.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Eric Lauer 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
2.06K/9
6.0BB/9
2.9HR/9
2.2Fastball
91.1 mphERA
5.23WHIP
1.31BABIP
.258GB/FB
0.62Left On Base
73.9%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
6.0%Spin Rate
2176 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.2%Swinging Strike
8.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After a few promising seasons between San Diego and Milwaukee, Lauer took a massive step backward in 2023, leading to his departure from the Brewers organization. The left-hander's stuff was down several ticks across the board and he missed time due to a shoulder injury. He was optioned upon activation from the injured list in June and spent time on the Triple-A inactive list due to an undisclosed health issue. Lauer returned to make just one final start on the final weekend of the regular season before being outrighted and opting for free agency in October. While it seemed likely that he was overperforming with sub-3.70 ERAs in 2021 and 2022, the swiftness of his decline was rather surprising. The 28-year-old signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in March and will likely compete for a rotation spot over what remains of big-league camp.
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Torched for seven runs
Lauer (8-7) allowed seven runs on eight hits, one walk and one hit batsman while striking out two over three innings to take the loss versus the Cardinals on Tuesday.
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Moving back into rotation
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Atlanta that Lauer will move back into the rotation next week as a replacement for Roki Sasaki (finger), who is set to be placed on the injured list, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.
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Shifting to bullpen
Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Lauer will be available out of the bullpen going forward, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Escapes with win
Lauer (8-6) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six over five innings to earn the win over the Rockies on Tuesday.
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Secures seventh win
Lauer (7-6) allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out six over 6.1 innings to earn the win over the Royals on Wednesday.
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Dodgers looking to trade him?
The Dodgers are open to trading Lauer before the Aug. 3 deadline, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Analysis
Lauer had a 6.69 ERA in eight games with Toronto before being designated for assignment in May, but he owns a 3.35 ERA across 45.2 innings since joining the Dodgers. Even though trading Lauer might be counterproductive for the Dodgers' pitching depth, they're also not expected to include Lauer in their playoff rotation, or even their playoff bullpen if everyone is healthy. Given his bounce-back numbers in Los Angeles, it wouldn't be surprising if the Dodgers elect to trade Lauer to another contending team in need of pitching depth.
Lauer had a 6.69 ERA in eight games with Toronto before being designated for assignment in May, but he owns a 3.35 ERA across 45.2 innings since joining the Dodgers. Even though trading Lauer might be counterproductive for the Dodgers' pitching depth, they're also not expected to include Lauer in their playoff rotation, or even their playoff bullpen if everyone is healthy. Given his bounce-back numbers in Los Angeles, it wouldn't be surprising if the Dodgers elect to trade Lauer to another contending team in need of pitching depth.