2024 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
1.22
WHIP
0.89
K
51
SV
18
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Yates continues to miss plenty of bats with his fastball and splitter, as last year was his fourth straight full season with a 30-plus percent strikeout rate (31.5%). Unfortunately, his control significantly regressed with 37 walks across 60.1 innings for a 14.6% walk percentage that was 5th-worst among qualified relievers. Yates, who turns 37 in March, projects to fill a setup role with the reigning World Series champions after recently signing a 1-year deal with Texas. He's the most experienced reliever on the roster and with 62 career saves, he could eventually work his way into the 9th inning as long as he's not issuing too many free passes. Read Past Outlooks
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Notches 18th save
Yates picked up the save Tuesday against the White Sox, striking out one batter in a perfect two-thirds of an inning.
ANALYSIS
Yates took over with the Rangers leading 3-2 after Josh Sborz yielded a solo home run to Andrew Benintendi to start the ninth frame. Yates only needed six pitches to strike out Gavin Sheets and get Eloy Jimenez to fly out, earning his 18th save of 2024. The 37-year-old hasn't blown a save this season and holds a sparkling 1.22 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in 37 innings.
Yates took over with the Rangers leading 3-2 after Josh Sborz yielded a solo home run to Andrew Benintendi to start the ninth frame. Yates only needed six pitches to strike out Gavin Sheets and get Eloy Jimenez to fly out, earning his 18th save of 2024. The 37-year-old hasn't blown a save this season and holds a sparkling 1.22 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in 37 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Kirby Yates generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-41%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-38%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .114 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .193 | 75 | 25 | 39 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .096 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .155 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .124 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .204 | 47 | 16 | 23 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .111 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .278 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-13%
ERA at Home
2024
-45%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.50 | 1.01 | 57.2 | 12.8 | 4.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.89 | 1.24 | 46.2 | 10.6 | 5.8 | ||||
2024Home | 0.89 | 0.69 | 20.1 | 14.2 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Away | 1.62 | 1.14 | 16.2 | 10.3 | 5.9 | ||||
2023Home | 3.51 | 1.26 | 33.1 | 12.2 | 5.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.00 | 1.11 | 27.0 | 11.7 | 5.0 | ||||
2022Home | 2.25 | 0.50 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Away | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kirby Yates 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
3.00K/9
12.4BB/9
4.1HR/9
0.2Fastball
93.2 mphERA
1.22WHIP
0.89BABIP
.219GB/FB
1.27Left On Base
85.4%Exit Velocity
80.3 mphBarrels/BBE
1.8%Spin Rate
1968 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.0%Swinging Strike
15.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Yates completed the long road back from Tommy John surgery in making his Braves debut last August but unfortunately made just nine appearances before returning to the injured list with more elbow troubles. The good news is that it seems to have been just a speed bump, with Yates expected to be ready to go in 2023. The veteran right-hander's velocity was back to normal in 2022 and so was the bite on his signature splitter. Yates is behind Raisel Iglesias and probably at least A.J. Minter in the Braves' saves pecking order, but he could still have some deep-league fantasy value if he regains the form which made him one of the best relievers in baseball from 2018-19.
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Secures save Sunday
Yates struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning and earned a save over Baltimore on Sunday.
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Nets 16th save
Yates picked up the save Sunday against the Astros, allowing one run on a hit and a walk with no strikeouts across one inning.
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Picks up 15th save
Yates walked one and struck out one in a scoreless 10th inning Saturday to record his 15th save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Astros.
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Secures 14th save
Yates allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
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Collects 13th save
Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning Saturday without a strikeout to record his 13th save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Rays.
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Heading to trade block?
The Rangers could make Yates available ahead of the trade deadline, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander enjoyed a resurgent campaign in Atlanta last season as he tallied five saves and nine holds with a 3.28 ERA in 61 appearances, and he linked up with the Rangers on a one-year, $4.5 million contract for 2024. Yates has pitched well beyond those numbers and has become Texas' lockdown closer with a 0.86 ERA and 43:14 K:BB across 31.1 innings this year. The reigning World Series champions are 7.5 games out of the final AL wild-card spot, so there's no real incentive to hold onto Yates and his expiring contract.
The right-hander enjoyed a resurgent campaign in Atlanta last season as he tallied five saves and nine holds with a 3.28 ERA in 61 appearances, and he linked up with the Rangers on a one-year, $4.5 million contract for 2024. Yates has pitched well beyond those numbers and has become Texas' lockdown closer with a 0.86 ERA and 43:14 K:BB across 31.1 innings this year. The reigning World Series champions are 7.5 games out of the final AL wild-card spot, so there's no real incentive to hold onto Yates and his expiring contract.