
Phil Bickford
29-Year-Old
Free Agent

2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections

Cut by Cubs
The Cubs released Bickford on Wednesday.
Analysis
Bickford has spent all season with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, logging a strong 2.43 ERA and 0.72 WHIP with 37 strikeouts over 29.2 innings. The 29-year-old's impressive performance should be enough to draw attention from other clubs, and continued success could buy him another shot in the big leagues.
Bickford has spent all season with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, logging a strong 2.43 ERA and 0.72 WHIP with 37 strikeouts over 29.2 innings. The 29-year-old's impressive performance should be enough to draw attention from other clubs, and continued success could buy him another shot in the big leagues.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2025
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
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Since 2023vs Left | .198 | 31 | 13 | 24 | 3 |
Since 2023vs Right | .262 | 51 | 27 | 45 | 6 |
2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024vs Left | .167 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2024vs Right | .333 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
2023vs Left | .202 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
2023vs Right | .250 | 47 | 26 | 37 | 5 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-58%
ERA at Home
2025
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
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Since 2023Home | 3.06 | 1.25 | 35.1 | 9.9 | 5.1 |
Since 2023Away | 7.36 | 1.61 | 40.1 | 9.6 | 4.5 |
2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024Home | 0.00 | 0.67 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
2024Away | 13.50 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
2023Home | 3.34 | 1.30 | 32.1 | 10.3 | 5.6 |
2023Away | 6.43 | 1.60 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 4.9 |
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Bickford is one of the many relievers we now see in baseball that takes two pitches, throws them with high effort and fills a niche in a club's bullpen. In Bickford's case, his job is to come in to face righties while slinging fastballs and sliders their way in short spurts. He worked fewer innings than games played, but picked up a handful of decisions in leverage situations with solid ratios. The repertoire pretty much limits him to a righty specialist insomuch as any reliever can be a specialist with the three-batter minimum rule these days. He has little fantasy relevance unless several dominoes in front of him fall.
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Inks minors deal with Cubs
Bickford signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Clears waivers
The Yankees outrighted Bickford to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
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Pushed off 40-man
The Yankees designated Bickford for assignment Saturday.
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Selected from Triple-A
The Yankees selected Bickford's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
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Back with Yanks
Bickford re-signed Thursday with the Yankees on a minor-league contract.
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Not getting full pay
Bickford won't receive his full $900,000 salary for 2024 after being released by the Mets on Tuesday since he won that figure through an arbitration case, reports Tim Britton of The Athletic.
Analysis
The right-hander will still receive $217,000 in termination pay, but his salary for the year otherwise isn't guaranteed. Bickford had a 2.81 ERA in 57 outings for the Dodgers in 2021, but he has a 4.84 ERA in 128.1 frames over the past two seasons. The 28-year-old should be able to find a job elsewhere but will likely need to settle for a minor-league deal.
The right-hander will still receive $217,000 in termination pay, but his salary for the year otherwise isn't guaranteed. Bickford had a 2.81 ERA in 57 outings for the Dodgers in 2021, but he has a 4.84 ERA in 128.1 frames over the past two seasons. The 28-year-old should be able to find a job elsewhere but will likely need to settle for a minor-league deal.