2023 Stats
W-L
3-6
ERA
5.25
WHIP
1.48
K
46
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Liberatore has one of the prettiest curveballs you will see in baseball. The league hit .222 off his curveball with a 35% Whiff Rate as it is his primary weapon of choice to put away hitters. The problem with Liberatore is his fastball was incredibly hittable last season as the league hit .364 against the pitch while slugging .673 off it. This is why he has struggled both at the major and upper minors since the year off in 2020 with walks, homers, and too many baserunners. The Cardinals did not even put him on the postseason roster, and he does not appear to have a shot at a spot in the rotation to start the season unless Jack Flaherty or Steven Matz break down again. It is tough to give up on someone whose velocity and movement are similar to Reid Detmers and Max Fried (according to StatCast), but he is current a distant third in that trio until something improves with his fastball. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Tagged with loss
Liberatore (3-6) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one over two-thirds of an inning to take the loss Friday versus the Padres.
ANALYSIS
The young lefty surrendered a two-run home run to Manny Machado in the eighth inning, ending Liberatore's eight-inning scoreless streak. He has a 5.52 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 44:24 K:BB through 58.2 innings across 19 outings (11 starts) this season.
The young lefty surrendered a two-run home run to Manny Machado in the eighth inning, ending Liberatore's eight-inning scoreless streak. He has a 5.52 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 44:24 K:BB through 58.2 innings across 19 outings (11 starts) this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
48
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Matthew Liberatore generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Matthew Liberatore generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-38%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-46%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .193 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .311 | 56 | 37 | 92 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .163 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .302 | 37 | 24 | 58 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .235 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .327 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 5 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-45%
ERA at Home
2023
-29%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.86 | 1.48 | 46.2 | 7.3 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 7.07 | 1.65 | 49.2 | 6.5 | 4.2 | ||||
2023Home | 4.46 | 1.57 | 34.1 | 7.1 | 3.9 | ||||
2023Away | 6.26 | 1.35 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.19 | 1.22 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Away | 8.06 | 2.01 | 22.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matthew Liberatore 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
1.84K/9
6.7BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.7Fastball
94.3 mphERA
5.25WHIP
1.48BABIP
.323GB/FB
1.41Left On Base
58.3%Exit Velocity
83.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2216 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.6%Swinging Strike
7.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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While Liberatore's fastball is just OK, his slider has emerged as a dominant offering. The pitch got whiffs 41% of the time and was thrown for strikes 71% of the time, and that success helped the 6-foot-5 southpaw put up a strong final full season in the minors. His 124.2 innings were the 11th most in the minors and fifth most by a fantasy-relevant pitcher. He had a 4.04 ERA and 1.25 WHIP on the year, but he finished strong, logging a 2.67 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 57:17 K:BB in 57.1 innings over his final 10 starts. In addition to his low-90s fastball and plus slider, he also throws a curveball and a changeup, both of which have above-average potential. While he is not on the 40-man roster, Liberatore represents the Cardinals' clear best starter in the minors, so it seems inevitable that he will spend a portion of this season in the big-league rotation, provided he stays healthy. The Cardinals offer excellent team context (defense, ballpark, division), and while Liberatore isn't so elite that he would be a set-it-and-forget-it option, he should at least be streamable in favorable matchups.
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Awarded win Friday
Liberatore (3-5) walked one and struck out three over 1.1 scoreless and hitless innings to earn the win Friday over the Reds.
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Set for bullpen role
Liberatore (back) will pitch out of the bullpen for the Cardinals after he was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Monday, Jim Hayes of Bally Sports Midwest reports.
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Returns from IL
Liberatore (back) was activated from the 15-day injured list Monday.
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Another inefficient rehab start
Liberatore (back) struck out six while allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and five walks over three innings in his rehab start Sunday for Triple-A Memphis.
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Getting another rehab start
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Friday that Liberatore (back) is scheduled to make at least one more rehab start at Triple-A Memphis prior to being activated from the 15-day injured list, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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