2023 Stats
W-L
6-2
ERA
6.12
WHIP
1.53
K
47
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lopez's days as a starter are likely over, as he was used strictly as a reliever in 2022 and turned in the best season of his career. His success can be attributed to a velocity spike on all four pitches, with noticeably more movement. Lopez averaged 97.7 mph on his sinker, a whopping +2.4 difference from 2021 that resulted in a career best 57.8% groundball rate. He also set career marks with a 2.54 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 24.2% strikeout rate. Lopez's success as a reliever afforded him closing duties early in the 2022 season. He posted 23 saves between the Orioles and Twins, but struggled with his command after the trade to Minnesota and saw limited chances for his new club. Lopez should earn a nice raise in his second year of arbitration, but his relief role for 2023 is currently unclear. He's likely to get some save chances, but don't count on double digits in the category again. Somewhere from seven to 15 saves is a more reasonable expectation. Read Past Outlooks
Claimed by O's
The Orioles claimed Lopez off waivers from the Marlins on Saturday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Lopez was pushed off the Marlins' roster Saturday to clear space for Johnny Cueto, and he'll now head back to Baltimore. Lopez holds a 6.13 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through 47 innings on the season, and while he was closing for the O's as recently as last July, he'll likely be limited to low-leverage outings down the stretch even with Felix Bautista (elbow) out of commission.
Lopez was pushed off the Marlins' roster Saturday to clear space for Johnny Cueto, and he'll now head back to Baltimore. Lopez holds a 6.13 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through 47 innings on the season, and while he was closing for the O's as recently as last July, he'll likely be limited to low-leverage outings down the stretch even with Felix Bautista (elbow) out of commission.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Jorge Lopez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Jorge Lopez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-2%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .274 | 93 | 55 | 104 | 18 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .268 | 138 | 53 | 158 | 19 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .299 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .293 | 26 | 12 | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .218 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .199 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .294 | 45 | 29 | 59 | 11 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .292 | 67 | 27 | 83 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-23%
ERA at Home
2023
-19%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 4.45 | 1.39 | 131.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 5.76 | 1.58 | 118.2 | 9.0 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.68 | 1.52 | 32.1 | 5.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.40 | 1.56 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2022Home | 1.76 | 1.12 | 41.0 | 8.6 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.60 | 1.27 | 30.0 | 9.9 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2021Home | 5.12 | 1.52 | 58.0 | 8.1 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2021Away | 6.93 | 1.73 | 63.2 | 8.5 | 4.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jorge Lopez 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
2.24K/9
7.4BB/9
3.3HR/9
1.9Fastball
96.9 mphERA
6.12WHIP
1.53BABIP
.324GB/FB
1.89Left On Base
64.6%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2114 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.1%Swinging Strike
9.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lopez was placed on the bereavement list by the Royals on July 31 and the team designated him for assignment upon reinstatement. Claimed by the Orioles, Lopez went on to make six starts and three additional appearances out of the bullpen for Baltimore, pitching to a 5.28 FIP and 9.5 K-BB% over 38.1 innings. He totaled 123.2 innings for the Royals in 2019, and even as a groundballer pitching half his games at Kauffman Stadium, Lopez had major homer problems (1.96 HR/9). He is mostly a fastball-curveball pitcher, mixing in a changeup roughly 10% of the time, with none of the offerings providing much swing-and-miss. Lopez's strikeout rate is under 20% for his career and he has not cracked 20% since his first year in the majors in 2015. He can eat innings for a bad team and that's about it.
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Sent to Jacksonville
The Marlins sent Lopez to Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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Acquired by Marlins
The Marlins acquired Lopez from the Twins on Wednesday in exchange for right-hander Dylan Floro, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.
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Activated from injured list
Minnesota activated Lopez (mental health) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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No timetable for return
Lopez, who is on the 15-day injured list for mental health reasons, has been throwing, but there is no timetable for his return, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Out for mental health reasons
The Twins transferred Lopez from the restricted list to the 15-day injured list for mental health reasons Sunday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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