15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/16/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
8.22
WHIP
1.57
K
8
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Bush recorded the Rangers' first save of 2022, but tallied just three all season as he wound up in a flexible role between Texas and Milwaukee. The 36-year-old pitched in a career-high 65 games, serving as an opener six times while also factoring into the late innings with 18 holds. He tallied a career-high 74 strikeouts across 59.2 innings to post a 30% strikeout rate for the first time in his career. The right-hander's velocity returned, as he averaged 97.3 mph on his 4-seam fastball, which was 2.2 mph jump from 2021. He also ditched his slider, relying on a curveball and cutter as his secondaries. Bush figures to be part of the Brewers' late-inning equation again in 2023 and may even be next in line for saves behind Devin Williams. He's a solid target in leagues that count holds. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#575
ADP

Ready for rehab assignment
Bush (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
ANALYSIS
Because Bush has been on the shelf since April 24 with right rotator cuff tendinitis, he'll likely need to build back up over the course of multiple rehab appearances in the minors before being deemed ready to rejoin the Milwaukee bullpen. Prior to being shut down with the injury, Bush logged an 8.22 ERA and 1.57 WHIP over 7.2 innings with Milwaukee.
Because Bush has been on the shelf since April 24 with right rotator cuff tendinitis, he'll likely need to build back up over the course of multiple rehab appearances in the minors before being deemed ready to rejoin the Milwaukee bullpen. Prior to being shut down with the injury, Bush logged an 8.22 ERA and 1.57 WHIP over 7.2 innings with Milwaukee.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Matt Bush generally throw?
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What part of the game does Matt Bush generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-18%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .188 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .208 | 52 | 9 | 35 | 11 | |||
2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .222 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .200 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 5 | |||
2022vs Right | .194 | 46 | 7 | 27 | 6 | |||
2021vs Left | .000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .364 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
ERA on Road
2023
-52%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.28 | 1.10 | 40.0 | 11.0 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.02 | 1.09 | 31.1 | 10.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Home | 12.00 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | ||||
2023Away | 5.79 | 0.64 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Home | 3.44 | 0.94 | 34.0 | 11.6 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Away | 3.51 | 1.13 | 25.2 | 10.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2021Home | 6.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2021Away | 9.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Bush 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
1.33K/9
9.4BB/9
7.0HR/9
4.7Fastball
94.3 mphERA
8.22WHIP
1.57BABIP
.128GB/FB
0.63Left On Base
78.1%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
12.5%Spin Rate
2430 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%Swinging Strike
11.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bush will reportedly enter the year in the mix for saves in the Rangers' bullpen. The 36-year-old righty has a career 3.45 ERA, but his ERA has steadily climbed in each of his four MLB seasons. He sits in the mid-90s with his fastball but does not generate a high amount of groundballs (career 40.5 GB%). Additionally, he has just 11 career saves, so Greg Holland and Joe Barlow have the experience edge and Spencer Patton has him beat in terms of recent track record. Bush would need to be added to the 40-man roster, which could be a factor when deciding which player becomes the closer.
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Lands on IL with shoulder injury
The Brewers placed Bush on the 15-day injured list Monday with right rotator cuff tendinitis.
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Picks up first save
Bush earned a save against the Mariners on Wednesday, retiring both batters he faced in the ninth inning.
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Tosses clean inning
Bush struck out three batters over a scoreless inning of relief in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning victory over the Mariners.
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Fires scoreless eighth frame
Bush tossed a scoreless eighth inning during Wednesday's 7-6 victory over the Mets.
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Cleared for spring debut
Bush is scheduled to make his spring debut Wednesday in the Brewers' exhibition game against the Great Britain team, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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