Ranger Suarez

Ranger Suarez

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
Philadelphia Phillies
2023 Fantasy Outlook
In his first full season in the rotation, Suarez started 29 games as a 15-day visit to the IL for back spasms cost him three outings. Regression was expected, though the landing point was unclear due to the extreme nature of the 2021 breakout. He was unable to maintain last season's skills as his strikeout rate fell six points to 19.5% while his walk rate ticked up to 8.8%. After throwing a sinker, four-seamer and changeup with the occasional slider the previous season, Suarez added a cutter and curve. None were as effective as in 2021, though the new curve shows promise with a 17.7% swinging strike rate. With a regular offseason to tweak his arsenal, Suarez could recapture some of his swing-and-miss, while an extreme groundball rate limits homers, hence guarding ERA. Suarez as a starter is still a work in progress, but the pieces are there to be a mixed league asset, especially in a streaming capacity. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#381
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$Signed a one-year, $2.95 million contract with the Phillies in January of 2023.
Struggles vs. Pirates
PPhiladelphia Phillies
September 27, 2023
Suarez did not factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing six runs on nine hits and two walks over 4.2 innings against the Pirates. He struck out four.
ANALYSIS
The Pirates got off to a fast start against Suarez, scoring three runs in the first inning. The left-hander has allowed 10 runs over 11.1 innings in his final two outings, a rough finish to an otherwise solid campaign. Suarez will end the regular season with a 4-6 record, 4.18 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 119 strikeouts across 22 starts (125 innings).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Ranger Suarez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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31-40
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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121+
What part of the game does Ranger Suarez generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-33%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-22%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2021
 
 
-52%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .174 333 80 16 54 15 2 3
Since 2021vs Right .259 1287 275 123 297 59 4 29
2023vs Left .218 93 19 3 19 6 2 1
2023vs Right .278 447 100 45 110 20 1 12
2022vs Left .197 129 24 5 24 7 0 2
2022vs Right .263 533 105 53 125 32 2 13
2021vs Left .109 111 37 8 11 2 0 0
2021vs Right .225 307 70 25 62 7 1 4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-30%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-50%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-25%
ERA on Road
2021
 
 
-26%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 3.75 1.27 197.0 11 8 3 8.6 3.2 0.8
Since 2021Away 2.61 1.26 189.1 11 10 1 7.9 3.3 0.7
2023Home 5.45 1.41 66.0 1 3 0 9.7 3.7 1.2
2023Away 2.75 1.42 59.0 3 3 0 7.3 3.2 0.6
2022Home 4.27 1.52 65.1 4 4 0 7.2 3.9 0.8
2022Away 3.20 1.20 90.0 6 3 0 7.7 3.0 0.9
2021Home 1.51 0.90 65.2 6 1 3 8.9 2.1 0.3
2021Away 1.12 1.17 40.1 2 4 1 9.4 4.0 0.4
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Stat Review
How does Ranger Suarez 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.
  • 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
2.48
 
K/9
8.6
 
BB/9
3.5
 
HR/9
0.9
 
Fastball
93.1 mph
 
ERA
4.18
 
WHIP
1.42
 
BABIP
.332
 
GB/FB
1.92
 
Left On Base
74.3%
 
Exit Velocity
82.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.0%
 
Spin Rate
1902 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
24.7%
 
Swinging Strike
9.4%
 
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If MLB had a Most Improved Player Award, Suarez may well have won it last season. He was coming off a season lost almost entirely to COVID-19 and owned a career 4.66 ERA in 67.2 innings, most of which came in relief, and he didn't even crack the big-league roster until May. After some strong initial performances, he was temporarily elevated to the closer role and saved four games before the Phillies decided he was needed even more in the rotation. He closed the year with 12 starts and finished with a remarkable 1.36 ERA in 106 innings. Suarez isn't the second coming of Bob Gibson, so he didn't truly earn an ERA quite that low, but his peripherals indicate he should remain a well above-average pitcher going forward. He was better than average in both strikeout rate (25.6%) and walk rate (7.9%) while posting a very strong groundball rate (59.2%, third among pitchers who threw at least 100 innings). Due to the lockout, visa issues may prevent Suarez from being ready for Opening Day.
Suarez looked like a strong relief option in 2019, posting a 3.14 ERA in 48.2 innings, but his 2020 season was unfortunately almost a complete write-off. He battled COVID-19 during summer camp and wasn't deemed ready to join the big-league roster until the final day of August. Three poor outings later, he was sent right back to the team's alternate training site, and he didn't pitch again the rest of the way. He finished the year with an unsightly 20.25 ERA and 3.50 WHIP, though the sample size is far too small to draw any meaningful conclusions. We're probably best served looking back to 2019 when assessing Suarez's future. He posted a below-average 20.5 K% that season but made up for it with a 5.9 BB% and a 55.1% groundball rate. That's not a high-leverage reliever by any means, but it should be enough to keep him in the big leagues, either as a left-handed relief weapon or a swingman.
There weren't many pleasant surprises on the Phillies' pitching staff in 2019, but Suarez was one of them. Despite a 5.68 ERA in seven starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Suarez got the call to the big-league bullpen in early June and spent all but three days on the roster the rest of the way. In 48.2 innings at the highest level, he posted a strong 3.14 ERA. The lefty doesn't exactly have the profile of a pitcher one would expect to improve drastically out of the bullpen; he has unimpressive velocity (92.8 mph) but good control (5.9 BB%) and used two secondary pitches (a slider and a changeup) at least 20% of the time. The performance looks largely legitimate, however, backed up by a 3.89 FIP and a 3.64 xFIP. His strikeout rate remained modest at 20.5%, but Suarez is now one of the top lefties in the bullpen, and as such should earn double-digit holds for the first time.
Suarez reached the majors for the first time in 2018, making three starts and one relief appearance and finishing with a 5.40 ERA in 15 innings. He had considerably more success with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, posting a 2.74 ERA in nine starts, though his 15.1% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk rate at that level weren’t far off from his marks in the big leagues. As a soft-tossing lefty without a standout secondary pitch, his future is likely as a back-end starter, a specialist reliever or perhaps one of those new-fangled “bulk innings” types. He’s likely to spend much of the 2019 season in the minors unless the Phillies suffer a major injury crisis or his stuff takes an unexpected step forward. Such a step can’t be ruled out given his age, but fantasy owners can safely wait for him to show signs of a breakout before giving him much thought.
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Allows four runs in win
PPhiladelphia Phillies
September 21, 2023
Suarez (4-6) earned the win Thursday, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks over 6.2 innings against the Mets. He struck out six.
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Logs quality start in victory
PPhiladelphia Phillies
September 16, 2023
Suarez (3-6) earned the win over St. Louis on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and four walks while striking out five batters over six innings.
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Strikes out 10 in no-decision
PPhiladelphia Phillies
September 10, 2023
Suarez did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing three runs on two hits and three walks over 6.1 innings against the Marlins. He struck out 10.
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Goes four innings in return
PPhiladelphia Phillies
September 3, 2023
Suarez did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over four innings against the Brewers. He struck out five.
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Activated from injured list
PPhiladelphia Phillies
September 1, 2023
Suarez (hamstring) was activated from the 15-day injured list Friday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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