15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 9/1/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
5-5
ERA
5.24
WHIP
1.50
K
57
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ashcraft showed up to last spring training with a new slider and proceeded to post a 25:2 K:BB over 17.1 Cactus League innings. However, while he held a 2.00 ERA over his first six starts of the regular season, a 27:16 K:BB in 36 frames pointed to looming trouble and, sure enough, the wheels came off to the tune of a 12.82 ERA in his next eight outings. Ashcraft was better the rest of the way before needing toe surgery in September, but he never upped the strikeouts to an acceptable level. At this point, we probably can't count on that ever being part of his skill set, although it can't be totally ruled out for a guy who is one of the hardest-throwing starters in baseball. Ashcraft is expected to be physically ready for Opening Day and should remain a great source for groundballs and weak contact, but unless he can start missing more bats he'll always be walking a tightrope at Great American Ball Park. Read Past Outlooks
May not return in 2024
Manager David Bell said Friday that Ashcraft (elbow) won't be able to return from the 15-day injured list until September at the earliest, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft was optioned to Triple-A Louisville earlier this week, but the Reds voided the transaction Wednesday and instead placed on the injured list with a right elbow strain. Previous reports indicated that Ashcraft would be shut down from throwing for at least two weeks, but the injury may require a longer recovery than initially anticipated. Carson Spiers has taken over as the Reds' No. 5 starter in Ashcraft's stead.
Ashcraft was optioned to Triple-A Louisville earlier this week, but the Reds voided the transaction Wednesday and instead placed on the injured list with a right elbow strain. Previous reports indicated that Ashcraft would be shut down from throwing for at least two weeks, but the injury may require a longer recovery than initially anticipated. Carson Spiers has taken over as the Reds' No. 5 starter in Ashcraft's stead.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Graham Ashcraft generally throw?
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What part of the game does Graham Ashcraft generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .251 | 120 | 49 | 154 | 19 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .295 | 119 | 60 | 202 | 26 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .293 | 24 | 14 | 43 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .272 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .243 | 60 | 21 | 66 | 11 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .287 | 51 | 31 | 82 | 12 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .232 | 36 | 14 | 45 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .323 | 35 | 16 | 74 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-26%
ERA on Road
2024
-47%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 5.60 | 1.45 | 170.1 | 6.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.17 | 1.38 | 157.2 | 7.0 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 7.26 | 1.77 | 31.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.88 | 1.32 | 46.1 | 7.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.60 | 1.37 | 82.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.68 | 1.38 | 63.2 | 7.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.71 | 1.40 | 57.1 | 6.1 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.10 | 1.45 | 47.2 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Graham Ashcraft 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
2.11K/9
6.6BB/9
3.1HR/9
1.3Fastball
94.9 mphERA
5.24WHIP
1.50BABIP
.326GB/FB
1.67Left On Base
65.6%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2510 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%Swinging Strike
10.4%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Ashcraft's name sounds like it belongs more to a financial advisor than it does a major league pitcher, but financial advisors don't throw upper 90's fastballs like he does. Ashcraft has a reliever-like repertoire of sinker/slider/cutter that is far from a finished product. The slider was his primary putaway pitch generating swings and misses one-third of the time, but the league had little trouble with the cutters and sinkers as the two pitches had identical velocity and not much difference in their shape toward home. Ashcraft has a changeup, in theory, as he threw it 12 times in total last season, and yet did better against lefties (.232 average) than righties (.323 average.) It really is unusual to see a righty with his type of repertoire struggle so badly against righties as they also hit 10 of the 11 homers he allowed. It is tough to recommend such an incomplete product like Ashcraft no matter how hard he throws as he could quickly find himself out of the rotation if 2023 picks up where 2022 left off.
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Option voided, sent to IL
The Reds voided Ashcraft's option to Triple-A Louisville and instead placed him on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right elbow strain, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Heads back to minors
The Reds optioned Ashcraft to Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
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Allows one run in short outing
Ashcraft (5-5) yielded a run on six hits and three walks over 4.2 innings Sunday, striking out two and taking a loss against Detroit.
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Bounces back with win
Ashcraft (5-4) picked up the win Tuesday against the Yankees, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks across five-plus innings. He struck out three.
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Rough return to majors
Ashcraft (4-4) took the loss Wednesday as the Reds were downed 6-1 by the Pirates, surrendering six runs on nine hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.
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Abandons new pitches
Ashcraft scrapped the idea of incorporating a new changeup and splitter, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft abandoned that pursuit on the advice of Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who suggested that the 25-year-old right-hander should focus more on refining his slider. Largely relying on a three-pitch mix, Ashcraft registered a 4.89 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 71:30 K:BB over his first 105 major-league innings -- 19 starts -- last season. He currently projects to open the 2023 campaign as the Reds' third starter.
Ashcraft abandoned that pursuit on the advice of Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who suggested that the 25-year-old right-hander should focus more on refining his slider. Largely relying on a three-pitch mix, Ashcraft registered a 4.89 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 71:30 K:BB over his first 105 major-league innings -- 19 starts -- last season. He currently projects to open the 2023 campaign as the Reds' third starter.