Jose Suarez

Jose Suarez

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Los Angeles Angels
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Suarez showed plenty of flashes that suggested he can be an effective starter during the 2021 and 2022 campaigns while forging a 3.86 ERA and 188/69 K/BB over 207.1 innings during that time frame. Those flashes were miniscule in 2023 with an 8.29 ERA and 1.96 WHIP over 11 appearances -- seven of those starts -- and also dealing with a shoulder injury. The 26-year-old southpaw has a below-average fastball that rarely gets above 93 mph, and he wasn't able to command that pitch well as seen in a 12.1 percent walk rate along with an 11.2 percent barrel rate. He was able to get hitters to swing and miss at 28.5 percent of his offerings, so there was a smidgen of bad luck in his well below-average 17 percent strikeout mark. Suarez could make starts for the Angels in 2024, but his most likely role for Los Angeles will be a multi-inning relief that provides no fantasy help. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $925,000 contract with the Angels in February of 2024.
Fans five in no-decision
PLos Angeles Angels
September 25, 2024
Suarez allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five batters over five innings in a no-decision against the White Sox on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
All of Chicago's runs against Suarez came via the long ball -- the left-hander gave up a two-run shot to Korey Lee in the second inning and a solo blast to Lenyn Sosa in the fourth. It was the only time this season Suarez gave up multiple homers in an outing. That's partly due to the fact that he spent much of the campaign as a reliever, though he came into Wednesday having yielded just two long balls over his past 36 frames. Suarez returned Sept. 9 from an extended stay on the injured list and had held his opponents without an earned run over 13 frames prior to giving up Lee's second-inning blast Wednesday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
45
Last 10 Games
49
Last 5 Games
62
How many pitches does Jose Suarez generally throw?
 
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11-20
 
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121+
 
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21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
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11-20
 
21-30
 
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41-50
 
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121+
What part of the game does Jose Suarez 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
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-21%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .235 222 46 20 47 8 3 6
Since 2022vs Right .277 644 141 60 159 41 2 25
2024vs Left .264 83 21 10 19 3 2 2
2024vs Right .279 157 35 17 38 14 2 5
2023vs Left .276 33 4 4 8 1 0 1
2023vs Right .336 131 24 16 38 7 0 9
2022vs Left .202 106 21 6 20 4 1 3
2022vs Right .256 356 82 27 83 20 0 11
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-22%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-28%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-39%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-9%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.91 1.46 99.0 5 5 0 8.5 3.3 1.6
Since 2022Away 4.59 1.47 96.0 5 8 1 8.7 4.1 1.2
2024Home 7.15 1.81 22.2 0 0 0 9.5 4.0 0.8
2024Away 5.16 1.45 29.2 1 2 1 9.7 5.2 1.5
2023Home 10.19 2.21 17.2 0 1 0 6.1 4.1 4.1
2023Away 6.19 1.69 16.0 1 2 0 9.0 6.8 1.1
2022Home 4.14 1.11 58.2 5 4 0 8.9 2.8 1.2
2022Away 3.75 1.41 50.1 3 4 0 8.0 2.7 1.1
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Stat Review
How does Jose Suarez 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
2.07
 
K/9
9.6
 
BB/9
4.6
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
92.8 mph
 
ERA
6.02
 
WHIP
1.61
 
BABIP
.353
 
GB/FB
1.29
 
Left On Base
62.0%
 
Exit Velocity
80.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.8%
 
Spin Rate
2214 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%
 
Swinging Strike
12.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Suarez began 2022 in the big-league rotation and was demoted after he gave up 12 earned runs over 17 innings through his first four starts, but he rejoined the rotation in June and delivered a 3.55 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 87:21 K:BB across 91.1 frames the rest of the way. The left-hander slightly improved upon his strikeout and walk rates (22.3 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively), and a 3.86 xFIP indicates his production was well earned. Suarez bounced between the rotation and bullpen in 2021 and worked better as a reliever, so his consistency in the rotation last season was an encouraging development. His groundball rate dropped nearly seven percentage points to 41.3 percent, but his HR/FB rate remained steady at 11.8 percent. Suarez's numbers don't jump off the page, but he should be a solid piece at the back end of the Angels' rotation in 2023 and should at least have some streaming appeal.
Suarez has spent parts of the last three seasons in the majors, but he has been shuttled between Los Angeles and Triple-A Salt Lake. Even when with the big-league club, he has yet to see a consistent role in the rotation as only 31 of his 44 appearances have come as a starter. In that role, he's posted a 6.16 ERA for his career, though his sample in 2021 offered hope that there is room for that mark to improve. Still only 24 years old, Suarez posted a 4.44 ERA as a starter despite only a 66.6% left on base rate. A 10.5 K-BB% is a clear indication that his upside remains capped without an uptick in swing-and-miss stuff, something that hasn't regularly been present since he reached the highest levels of the minor leagues. Even so, Suarez limits home runs and hard contact effectively (6.3% barrel rate, 1.0 HR/9 in 2021), so expect solid ratios without much strikeout upside if he can stick in the rotation in 2022.
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Drawing another start
PLos Angeles Angels
September 22, 2024
Suarez is scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the White Sox in Chicago.
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Solid over five frames
PLos Angeles Angels
September 20, 2024
Suarez did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Astros on Thursday, allowing one unearned run on three hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out five.
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Getting start Thursday
PLos Angeles Angels
September 18, 2024
Suarez is scheduled to start Thursday's game against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Shifting to rotation
PLos Angeles Angels
September 15, 2024
Suarez will move into the Angels' starting rotation after Sam Aldegheri (finger) was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Nabs three-inning save in return
PLos Angeles Angels
September 9, 2024
Suarez earned a save against the Twins on Monday, walking one batter and striking out four in three hitless and scoreless innings.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Will get more chances
PLos Angeles Angels
April 28, 2024
Angels manager Ron Washington said Saturday the organization believes Suarez is "capable of producing" and is "still planning on running him out there," reports Sam Blum of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander is a strong candidate to be designated for assignment with a 10.13 ERA, 2.12 WHIP and 16:13 K:BB across 16 innings, but the Angels apparently aren't ready to move on. Suarez struggled to an 8.29 ERA over 33.2 innings last season, though he was a solid swingman in 2021 and 2022 with a 3.86 ERA in 45 outings.
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