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Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2024
2023 Stats
W-L
5-6
ERA
3.12
WHIP
1.31
K
66
SV
8
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Graveman's 2021 velocity spike carried over into last season, but his sinker wasn't as effective as the year before. The pitch still induced plenty of grounders (54%), but opposing hitters squared up on it to a .313 BA. As a result, Graveman threw nearly 20% fewer sinkers, opting for more sliders and changeups. Batters still produced a .324 BABIP, which made Graveman's WHIP climb from 0.98 to 1.40. His K-rate (23.2%) also dropped a few percentage points despite a slight uptick in his swinging strike rate (11.7%). The 32-year-old still had a solid season for the White Sox, leading the AL with 27 holds while adding three wins and six saves in support of closer Liam Hendriks. Not only does 2021 look like an outlier, Graveman has spent time on the IL in each the past four seasons. However, he may now enter 2023 as Chicago's top option for saves since Liam Hendriks' availability is in question after being diagnosed and undergoing treatment for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Read Past Outlooks

Will be left off ALCS roster
Manager Dusty Baker said Saturday that Graveman (shoulder) will not be on the Astros' ALCS roster, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Shoulder discomfort caused Graveman to be sidelined for the ALDS, and his condition has not improved since then. There's still a chance the 32-year-old righty makes it back in time for the World Series, but significant progress would have to be made relatively quickly in order for that to happen.
Shoulder discomfort caused Graveman to be sidelined for the ALDS, and his condition has not improved since then. There's still a chance the 32-year-old righty makes it back in time for the World Series, but significant progress would have to be made relatively quickly in order for that to happen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Kendall Graveman generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kendall Graveman generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .241 | 73 | 45 | 72 | 7 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .205 | 120 | 37 | 79 | 10 | |||
2023vs Left | .200 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .222 | 46 | 16 | 34 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .260 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .254 | 40 | 13 | 33 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .253 | 27 | 12 | 23 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .117 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-31%
ERA at Home
2023
-16%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.26 | 1.05 | 99.2 | 10.1 | 3.7 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.29 | 1.46 | 87.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | ||||
2023Home | 2.86 | 1.18 | 34.2 | 10.1 | 5.5 | ||||
2023Away | 3.41 | 1.45 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.70 | 1.20 | 33.1 | 10.5 | 3.0 | ||||
2022Away | 3.69 | 1.61 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | ||||
2021Home | 1.14 | 0.76 | 31.2 | 9.7 | 2.6 | ||||
2021Away | 2.59 | 1.27 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kendall Graveman 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
1.83K/9
9.0BB/9
4.9HR/9
1.2Fastball
96.0 mphERA
3.12WHIP
1.31BABIP
.258GB/FB
1.02Left On Base
80.6%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2293 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.3%Swinging Strike
12.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Graveman quickly settled in as Seattle's highest-leveraged reliever, earning five saves and four holds across his first 14 outings before he missed almost a month after a bout with COVID-19. He finally gave up his first earned run of the season on June 12 in his first appearance back from the IL. Graveman was able to maintain a share of the closer role in Seattle until he was traded to Houston, where he was as equally effective in a setup role. The former starter finished the season with five wins, 10 saves and 11 holds over 53 appearances, with pristine ratios (1.77 ERA, 0.98 WHIP). Graveman inked a three-year deal with the White Sox in November and should slot into a setup role. He has the stuff to close, including a 96.6-mph sinker that he threw 63% of the time, but Graveman should still be a valuable high-leverage reliever even if he's not getting saves.
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Plays catch Wednesday
Graveman (shoulder) played catch Wednesday in Minnesota, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Battling shoulder discomfort
Graveman isn't on the Astros' ALDS roster due to right shoulder discomfort, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Available out of bullpen Friday
Graveman (back) said he'll be available out of the bullpen Friday versus the Yankees, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Exits with back discomfort
Graveman was removed from Wednesday's game against Boston due to lower-back discomfort, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
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Returns to Houston in trade
The White Sox traded Graveman to the Astros on Friday in exchange for Korey Lee, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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