Max Kranick
Former
2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
9.33
WHIP
2.18
K
11
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Nationals in May of 2026. Contract includes team option for 2027.
Clears waivers, outrighted to Triple-A
Kranick cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
Analysis
Kranick will remain in the Nationals organization to end the year after being designated for assignment Friday. The right-hander missed a couple months of the season following 2025 flexor tendon surgery and struggled to the tune of a 9.33 ERA and 2.18 WHIP in 17 appearances out of the Washington bullpen when healthy.
Kranick will remain in the Nationals organization to end the year after being designated for assignment Friday. The right-hander missed a couple months of the season following 2025 flexor tendon surgery and struggled to the tune of a 9.33 ERA and 2.18 WHIP in 17 appearances out of the Washington bullpen when healthy.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
25
Last 5 Games
30
How many pitches does Max Kranick generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Max Kranick generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
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7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-39%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .242 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 5 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .317 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 4 |
| 2026vs Left | .262 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 2026vs Right | .432 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025vs Left | .231 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-13%
ERA on Road
2026
-39%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.87 | 1.50 | 30.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Since 2024Away | 5.11 | 1.34 | 24.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| 2026Home | 11.57 | 2.46 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 9.6 |
| 2026Away | 7.00 | 1.89 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2025Home | 3.38 | 1.08 | 21.1 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| 2025Away | 4.02 | 1.02 | 15.2 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Max Kranick 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
0.85K/9
5.4BB/9
6.4HR/9
2.0Fastball
95.4 mphERA
9.33WHIP
2.18BABIP
.361GB/FB
0.74Left On Base
61.0%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2120 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.8%Swinging Strike
10.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Kranick made his big-league debut in 2021 and showed glimpses of promise, despite a few ugly outings inflating his surface stats. That put him in the conversation for a rotation spot entering 2022, but instead his season was derailed by forearm and elbow injuries. Positive things rarely follow that type of diagnosis, and Kranick underwent Tommy John surgery on June 4, 2022. That puts him in line to return sometime in the summer months of 2023 - likely late in the season - as a potential contributor out of the bullpen.
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DFA'd by Washington
The Nationals designated Kranick for assignment Friday.
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Activated from 60-day IL
The Nationals activated Kranick (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
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Kicks off rehab assignment
Kranick (elbow) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg on Sunday, striking out two over 1.2 perfect innings.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Nationals transferred Kranick (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
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Officially signs, moved to IL
The Nationals signed Kranick (elbow) to a one-year, $800,000 contract Tuesday and placed him on the 15-day injured list.
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Set for showcase Monday
Kranick, who's recovering from an elbow injury, will throw for the first time Monday, according to Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic.
Analysis
Kranick underwent flexor tendon surgery in July and is aiming to be ready for the second half of the 2026 season. Any team that aims to sign him could offer him a two-year deal, as that would allow Kranick to fully recover in 2026 and pitch at full strength in 2027, provided there are no setbacks in his recovery. The Mets non-tendered Kranick in November, although he posted a 3.65 ERA across 37 innings during the 2025 regular season.
Kranick underwent flexor tendon surgery in July and is aiming to be ready for the second half of the 2026 season. Any team that aims to sign him could offer him a two-year deal, as that would allow Kranick to fully recover in 2026 and pitch at full strength in 2027, provided there are no setbacks in his recovery. The Mets non-tendered Kranick in November, although he posted a 3.65 ERA across 37 innings during the 2025 regular season.