15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 8/11/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
8-7
ERA
2.55
WHIP
1.18
K
116
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bubic spent the first three months of the 2024 season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery in April of 2023. The bulk of his time was with Triple-A Omaha where he compiled 27.1 innings. Toward the end of the assignment, Bubic transitioned for the relief role awaiting him in the majors. The lefty thrived out of the bullpen, working his way into leverage innings where he collected seven holds and a save. His 32.2 percent strikeout rate was by far his career best. His four-seam velocity went up a tick. He stopped throwing his curve while trading some change-ups for sliders. Despite, or perhaps because of, his success, the Royals are moving him back to the rotation. Aside from the obvious workload concerns (he threw only 68 total innings last season), it's unclear how much of his strikeout gains Bubic can maintain as a starter and if he'll maintain the same pitch mix or reintroduce his curve. The Royals' recent success with pitching warrants taking a chance Bubic can be a fantasy streamer. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Royals in January of 2025.
Out with rotator cuff strain
The Royals placed Bubic (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list Sunday after he was diagnosed with a left rotator cuff strain.
Analysis
Coming out of his start in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Guardians, Bubic complained of shoulder stiffness, and the Royals quickly determined after sending him in for further evaluation that he was dealing with an injury to his rotator cuff. According to Anne Rogers of MLB.com, Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Bubic will undergo further testing before the team determines his next steps, but the left-hander is a good bet to miss more than the minimum 15 days while he recovers from the injury. The loss of Bubic -- who earned his first All-Star nod after compiling a 2.55 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 116 strikeouts in 116.1 innings over his first 20 starts of the season -- is a devastating blow to a Kansas City rotation that has already been without ace Cole Ragans (shoulder) since early June.
Coming out of his start in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Guardians, Bubic complained of shoulder stiffness, and the Royals quickly determined after sending him in for further evaluation that he was dealing with an injury to his rotator cuff. According to Anne Rogers of MLB.com, Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Bubic will undergo further testing before the team determines his next steps, but the left-hander is a good bet to miss more than the minimum 15 days while he recovers from the injury. The loss of Bubic -- who earned his first All-Star nod after compiling a 2.55 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 116 strikeouts in 116.1 innings over his first 20 starts of the season -- is a devastating blow to a Kansas City rotation that has already been without ace Cole Ragans (shoulder) since early June.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
66
How many pitches does Kris Bubic generally throw?
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
Even Split
2025
-6%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .234 | 40 | 7 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .235 | 131 | 39 | 109 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .217 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .230 | 94 | 32 | 78 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .286 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .200 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .315 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-60%
ERA on Road
2025
-39%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.87 | 1.29 | 81.1 | 9.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 1.55 | 1.03 | 81.1 | 9.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.20 | 1.21 | 56.1 | 9.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.95 | 1.15 | 60.0 | 8.9 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.80 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.59 | 0.85 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.30 | 1.90 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kris Bubic compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.97K/9
9.0BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.5Fastball
92.1 mphERA
2.55WHIP
1.18BABIP
.303GB/FB
1.67Left On Base
77.0%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2290 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.2%Swinging Strike
13.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Coming off a career high 27 starts in 2022, Bubic made just three starts with the Royals in 2023, compiling a 3.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and striking out a batter-per-inning before injury struck. The left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in late April making him unlikely to return in any capacity until the All-Star break. A return to the rotation has been muddied by the signings of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but Bubic did agree to a one-year, $2.35 million contract in December meaning he's in the Royals' plans. A wait and see approach is probably best for fantasy managers in 2024.
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Battling shoulder issue
Bubic said after Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Guardians that "physically something's not right," adding that he's been pitching through shoulder stiffness "for a good portion of the season," Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Lacks control in loss
Bubic (8-7) allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits and four walks while striking out one over 2.2 innings, taking the loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Guardians.
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Delivers five shutout frames
Bubic (8-6) allowed three hits and a walk over five scoreless innings Sunday, striking out two and earning a win over the Marlins.
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Another solid outing
Bubic didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against Pittsburgh, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks across 5.2 innings. He struck out six.
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Goes seven innings in win
Bubic (7-6) allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out six over seven innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.
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Longshot to be dealt
The Royals "would need to be bowled over" by an offer to consider trading Bubic at the deadline, Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan of ESPN.com report.
Analysis
Bubic has had a breakout 2025 campaign, collecting a 2.38 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 115:35 K:BB over 113.2 frames covering 19 starts. While the chances of the Royals dealing the left-hander are low, a dearth of high-end starting pitching on the trade market could convince the team to sell high on Bubic, who has one more year of team control in 2026.
Bubic has had a breakout 2025 campaign, collecting a 2.38 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 115:35 K:BB over 113.2 frames covering 19 starts. While the chances of the Royals dealing the left-hander are low, a dearth of high-end starting pitching on the trade market could convince the team to sell high on Bubic, who has one more year of team control in 2026.