
Heath Hembree
34-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.75
K
2
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections

Released by Detroit
Hembree (forearm) was released by the Tigers on Sunday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was cut loose by the Red Sox in late April and quickly latched on with the Tigers via a minor-league deal, but he made just six appearances before going down with a forearm injury. Hembree was activated from the injured list by Triple-A Toledo on Friday but will now depart the organization.
The right-hander was cut loose by the Red Sox in late April and quickly latched on with the Tigers via a minor-league deal, but he made just six appearances before going down with a forearm injury. Hembree was activated from the injured list by Triple-A Toledo on Friday but will now depart the organization.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Heath Hembree generally throw?
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What part of the game does Heath Hembree generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-39%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .309 | 32 | 15 | 34 | 11 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .188 | 70 | 27 | 37 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .452 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .214 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .253 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 7 | |||
2021vs Right | .181 | 54 | 16 | 25 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-53%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 8.12 | 1.73 | 41.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.79 | 1.04 | 40.1 | 11.6 | 3.8 | ||||
2023Home | 0.00 | 0.75 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 6.8 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 10.64 | 2.27 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | ||||
2022Away | 4.09 | 1.64 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 4.9 | ||||
2021Home | 7.53 | 1.57 | 28.2 | 12.6 | 4.1 | ||||
2021Away | 3.68 | 0.82 | 29.1 | 13.2 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Heath Hembree 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
2.00K/9
13.5BB/9
6.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
93.4 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.75BABIP
.000GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
75.4 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2451 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
22.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Forearm and elbow issues limited Hembree to 39.2 innings last season, though he prevented runs at a good clip when available, lowering his ERA from 4.20 in 2018 to 3.86 in 2019. The ERA estimators told a different story, however, with his FIP coming in at 4.78 and his xFIP at 5.69. His 26.6% strikeout rate and 10.4% walk rate largely canceled each other out, but he saw his groundball rate collapse to 21.7%, second-lowest among pitchers who threw at least 30 innings. With his inability to keep the ball on the ground, he was lucky to escape with only a 1.6 HR/9. He also saw his fastball drop by nearly a tick while his slider (which he threw less than half as often as he'd done the season prior) dropped by nearly a tick and a half. If that was merely an injury-related blip, Hembree could be back as a mid-leverage reliever this season, but even then, he's not much of a fantasy asset.
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Lands with Detroit
Hembree signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Monday.
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Chooses free agency
Hembree cleared outright waivers and elected free agency Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Removed from 40-man roster
The Rays designated Hembree for assignment Wednesday, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Joining big-league bullpen
The Rays selected Hembree's contract from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Headed to minors
Tampa Bay reassigned Hembree to the minors Wednesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
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