Felix Bautista

Felix Bautista

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Baltimore Orioles
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After pitching at three levels of the Orioles' minor league system in 2021, Bautista made the Opening Day roster last season. The rookie showcased his big arm by throwing the seventh-most pitches (203) at 100 mph or greater. Control has always been an issue for Bautista, but he was able to harness it enough (3.2 BB/9) to quickly ascend Baltimore's high leverage ladder. The 6-foot-5 hurler was dominant in a setup role before the O's midseason trade of Jorge Lopez created a vacancy at closer. "The Mountain" made the decision easy for Brandon Hyde and finished 2022 with 15 saves, 14 holds and a 34.8% strikeout rate good for ninth among qualified relievers. Bautista's splitter generated a 53.3% whiff rate that was second best in the league on that pitch. He doesn't use his slider often (12% usage), but has a similarly good whiff rate (42.5%) should he decide to throw it more. There's some risk for 2023, but Bautista's upside should make him one of the top 10 closers off the board. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#91
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$Signed a contract with the Marlins in November of 2012. Released by the Marlins in January of 2015.
Strikes out three for 13th save
PBaltimore Orioles
May 28, 2023
Bautista picked up the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Rangers, striking out the side in a perfect ninth inning.
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Bautista struck out Adolis Garcia, Josh Jung and Jonah Heim to notch his 13th save of the year. The big right-hander has allowed just one earned run over his last 10 outings (11.1 innings), striking out 25 in that span. He improved to 13-for-17 in save opportunities this season, lowering his ERA to 1.38 with a 1.19 WHIP and 53:17 K:BB through 26 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does Felix Bautista generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Felix Bautista generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .149 129 55 15 17 3 0 3
Since 2021vs Right .171 233 86 25 35 4 0 6
2023vs Left .150 49 24 9 6 0 0 0
2023vs Right .154 60 29 8 8 0 0 2
2022vs Left .149 80 31 6 11 3 0 3
2022vs Right .176 173 57 17 27 4 0 4
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-21%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-57%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-36%
ERA on Road
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 2.17 0.91 49.2 6 2 14 13.6 3.3 0.7
Since 2021Away 1.71 1.12 42.0 1 3 14 14.1 4.7 1.1
2023Home 0.79 0.97 11.1 2 0 6 19.1 4.8 0.0
2023Away 1.84 1.36 14.2 1 1 7 17.8 6.8 1.2
2022Home 2.58 0.89 38.1 4 2 8 12.0 2.8 0.9
2022Away 1.65 0.99 27.1 0 2 7 12.2 3.6 1.0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Felix Bautista 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.
  • 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
3.12
 
K/9
18.3
 
BB/9
5.9
 
HR/9
0.7
 
Fastball
98.9 mph
 
ERA
1.38
 
WHIP
1.19
 
BABIP
.371
 
GB/FB
1.31
 
Left On Base
81.6%
 
Exit Velocity
81.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.7%
 
Spin Rate
2051 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
17.7%
 
Swinging Strike
21.2%
 
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Notches 12th save
PBaltimore Orioles
May 25, 2023
Bautista walked one and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his 12th save of the season in a 9-6 win over the Yankees.
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Surrenders game-tying homer
PBaltimore Orioles
May 23, 2023
Bautista blew the save in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Yankees. He allowed a solo home run while striking out three over one inning.
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Picks up extra-inning win
PBaltimore Orioles
May 21, 2023
Bautista (3-1) allowed a hit and a walk while striking out five over two scoreless innings to earn the extra-inning win Saturday over the Blue Jays.
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Secures 11th save
PBaltimore Orioles
May 18, 2023
Bautista allowed a walk and struck out two in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Angels.
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Nails down 10th save
PBaltimore Orioles
May 13, 2023
Bautista recorded a save against the Pirates on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out three batters in a scoreless inning.
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