Jake Woodford

Jake Woodford

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Jake Woodford in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in July of 2025.
Set to join Arizona
PArizona Diamondbacks
July 2, 2025
Woodford agreed to a major-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
Analysis
Woodford opted out of his minor-league contract with the Cubs on Tuesday and quickly found an opportunity in Arizona. The right-hander has spent all of this season at the Triple-A level between the Yankees and Cubs organizations, putting up a 4.55 ERA and 59:20 K:BB over 61.1 innings covering 10 starts and four relief outings. Woodford appears destined for a long-relief role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
53
Last 10 Games
53
Last 5 Games
53
How many pitches does Jake Woodford 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+
 
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+
 
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 Jake Woodford generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-50%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .335 195 25 13 59 10 1 12
Since 2023vs Right .298 205 30 19 54 16 2 5
2025vs Left .500 6 0 0 3 0 0 0
2025vs Right .250 5 0 1 1 0 0 0
2024vs Left .324 81 13 5 24 5 0 6
2024vs Right .304 86 13 4 24 8 1 0
2023vs Left .333 108 12 8 32 5 1 6
2023vs Right .296 114 17 14 29 8 1 5
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-56%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-76%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-30%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 9.06 2.05 50.2 2 7 0 5.7 4.4 2.5
Since 2023Away 3.97 1.21 34.0 0 2 0 6.1 1.9 0.8
2025Home 9.00 2.50 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 4.5 0.0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 12.10 2.28 19.1 0 5 0 7.4 4.2 2.3
2024Away 2.87 0.83 15.2 0 1 0 5.7 0.0 0.6
2023Home 7.06 1.88 29.1 2 2 0 4.9 4.6 2.8
2023Away 4.91 1.53 18.1 0 1 0 6.4 3.4 1.0
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Stat Review
How does Jake Woodford 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
0.00
 
K/9
0.0
 
BB/9
4.5
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
0.0 mph
 
ERA
9.00
 
WHIP
2.50
 
BABIP
.415
 
GB/FB
1.50
 
Left On Base
60.0%
 
Exit Velocity
0.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
0 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%
 
Swinging Strike
5.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Woodford has operated in a swingman role for the Cardinals during his three seasons, drawing the occasional spot start but mostly being reserved for long relief. He's been reasonably effective in both roles, most recently putting up a 2.23 ERA across 27 appearances - one start - in 2022. Woodford's already-low strikeout rate bottomed out to just 12.8 percent last season, but he combated that with a career-high 52 percent ground ball rate and he continued to do a good job throwing strikes. It's possible the right-hander could carve out some single-league value if he garners more than a few starts, but he looks to be pretty far down the rotation pecking order again.
Woodford came up in the minors as a starting pitcher, but he is best suited for a reserve role as he finds most of his success in short bursts. His very average stuff and lack of an offspeed pitch are what ultimately make him a long reliever if he should stick in the big leagues. He tops out at 93 mph and throws both a curveball and a slider, and a changeup which makes an appearance every so often. The knuckle-curve he throws has some decent shape to it, so it is his de facto changeup, yet the righty was punished by same-handed hitters in his major-league debut despite a repertoire that portends the opposite outcome. He needs more velocity or a true changeup for his career path to change.
The 39th overall pick in last year’s draft impressed in 26.1 innings with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Woodford, a 6-foot-4 righty, compiled a 2.39 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in eight appearances (five starts). He was only asked to face hitters a second time in his last four outings of the season, but in those 18 innings he allowed just one run with 17 strikeouts, so it seems he was up for the challenge of going deeper into games. The scouting report suggested he could touch 94 on his fastball coming out of high school, but that his secondary pitches needed some work. His initial success suggests his slider and/or changeup may have been a bit undersold, and that his command is already at least average. However, a full-season look, perhaps in the second half of 2016, will offer a better indication of Woodford’s long-term upside.
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Heads into free agency
PFree Agent
July 2, 2025
The Cubs released Woodford on Tuesday.
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Lands with Cubs
PChicago Cubs
June 5, 2025
Woodford signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Thursday.
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Parts ways with New York
PFree Agent
June 1, 2025
The Yankees released Woodford on Sunday.
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Scooped up by New York
PNew York Yankees
March 24, 2025
Woodford agreed to a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Monday.
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Released following opt-out
PFree Agent
March 23, 2025
Woodford exercised the opt-out in his minor-league contract and was released by the Rockies on Sunday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Losing rotation spot?
PSt. Louis Cardinals
May 1, 2023
Woodford appears in line to lose his spot in the Cardinals' rotation as Adam Wainwright returns from a groin injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Analysis
The team has TBA listed Saturday versus the Tigers in what would be Woodford's spot. Presumably, they're waiting for Wainwright to get through his between-starts bullpen session with no issues before officially clearing him to return this weekend. Woodford -- who holds a 5.72 ERA in six starts -- will likely slide into a long relief role.
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