Mitch Spence

Mitch Spence

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Sacramento Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Spence was plucked by the Athletics in last winter's Rule 5 Draft and did what most Rule 5 pitchers do at the beginning of the season, filling a long relief/mop-up role. He had a solid 11-appearance run in the bullpen, collecting a 4.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB over 25.1 innings. A need in the A's rotation arose in mid-May and Spence filled it, ultimately holding an unremarkable 4.64 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 18.8 percent strikeout rate across 24 starts. A cutter and a slider made up more than 70 percent of the 26-year-old's repertoire, as he threw a sinker less than 15 percent of the time. An atypical approach might be Spence's best shot to stick as a starter, as the righty throws strikes and induces grounders but his stuff is pretty underwhelming across the board. It seems unlikely he'll ever be more than a streamer type in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2025.
Loses lead in sixth frame
PSacramento Athletics
July 2, 2025
Spence (2-4) took the loss against Tampa Bay on Wednesday, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five across five-plus innings. He did not issue a walk.
Analysis
Spence was in control through the first five innings, with his lone blemish coming in the second when he gave up an inside-the-park home run to Jake Mangum. Spence entered the sixth looking to collect his first quality start of the season, but things quickly got out of hand after giving up a solo homer to Josh Lowe before yielding a two-run long shot to Yandy Diaz just two batters later. Spence has given up four earned runs in two of his last three outings, and in his six starts he sports a 3.64 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB across 29.2 innings. He is slated to start against Atlanta at home next week, which might be his last turn in the rotation before the All-Star break.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
40
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
83
How many pitches does Mitch Spence 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+
 
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+
 
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 Mitch Spence generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-31%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .294 426 98 22 117 32 2 17
Since 2023vs Right .251 520 88 43 117 25 1 13
2025vs Left .310 134 29 7 39 9 0 7
2025vs Right .213 161 31 14 30 7 0 3
2024vs Left .287 292 69 15 78 23 2 10
2024vs Right .267 359 57 29 87 18 1 10
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-1%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-48%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-23%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.44 1.44 105.1 5 7 0 8.3 2.7 1.0
Since 2023Away 4.40 1.28 114.2 5 7 1 7.0 2.6 1.4
2025Home 5.65 1.60 28.2 1 2 0 8.5 3.5 1.6
2025Away 2.93 1.10 40.0 1 2 1 7.4 2.3 1.1
2024Home 3.99 1.38 76.2 4 5 0 8.2 2.5 0.8
2024Away 5.18 1.38 74.2 4 5 0 6.8 2.8 1.6
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Mitch Spence 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.86
 
K/9
7.9
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
92.7 mph
 
ERA
4.06
 
WHIP
1.31
 
BABIP
.306
 
GB/FB
1.39
 
Left On Base
67.1%
 
Exit Velocity
84.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
7.6%
 
Spin Rate
2692 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
30.4%
 
Swinging Strike
12.5%
 
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Yields two earned runs in loss
PSacramento Athletics
June 27, 2025
Spence (2-3) took the loss against the Yankees on Friday, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks while striking out five across five innings.
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Tagged for four runs in loss
PSacramento Athletics
June 21, 2025
Spence (2-2) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 4.2 innings.
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Limits Astros to one run
PSacramento Athletics
June 17, 2025
Spence allowed one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out two batters over five innings in a no-decision against Houston on Monday.
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Turns in scoreless start
PSacramento Athletics
June 10, 2025
Spence allowed three hits and struck out four without walking a batter over five scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Angels on Tuesday.
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Getting another start
PSacramento Athletics
June 10, 2025
Spence is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim.
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