Richard Lovelady
29-Year-Old
Free Agent
2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
21.60
WHIP
2.40
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Opts out of MiLB deal with Twins
The Twins released Lovelady on Wednesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lovelady exercised an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract, evidently after being informed he would not be called up in spite of a 1.31 ERA and 22:7 K:BB over 20.2 innings with Triple-A St. Paul. The lefty reliever should be able to find a gig in a new organization in short order, although it's not a given that he'll receive a major-league contract.
Lovelady exercised an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract, evidently after being informed he would not be called up in spite of a 1.31 ERA and 22:7 K:BB over 20.2 innings with Triple-A St. Paul. The lefty reliever should be able to find a gig in a new organization in short order, although it's not a given that he'll receive a major-league contract.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
23
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Richard Lovelady 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 Richard Lovelady generally pitch?
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9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-50%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .207 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .254 | 30 | 14 | 32 | 4 |
| 2025vs Left | .250 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .232 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .276 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023vs Left | .156 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023vs Right | .208 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
ERA at Home
2025
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.70 | 1.21 | 30.2 | 7.3 | 3.2 |
| Since 2023Away | 5.34 | 1.29 | 28.2 | 8.8 | 3.8 |
| 2025Home | 21.60 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 16.2 | 10.8 |
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Home | 4.08 | 1.30 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
| 2024Away | 4.86 | 1.32 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 |
| 2023Home | 3.18 | 0.88 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| 2023Away | 6.00 | 1.25 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 5.3 |
Stat Review
How does Richard Lovelady 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
1.50K/9
16.2BB/9
10.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
91.6 mphERA
21.60WHIP
2.40BABIP
.541GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
73.6 mphBarrels/BBE
7.1%Spin Rate
2242 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
7.1%Swinging Strike
10.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Minor-league deal with Minnesota
Lovelady signed a minor-league contract with Minnesota on Tuesday and will join Triple-A St. Paul.
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Headed to free agency
Lovelady cleared waivers and elected free agency Friday.
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Booted off 40-man roster
The Blue Jays designated Lovelady for assignment Sunday.
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Added to 40-man roster
The Blue Jays selected Lovelady's contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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Inks NRI contract with Toronto
The Blue Jays signed Lovelady to a minor-league contract Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Future bullpen weapon?
Lovelady looks to have a chance to pitch high-leverage innings for the Royals down the line after posting a 6:0 K:BB in 4.1 scoreless Cactus League innings.
ANALYSIS
Earlier this week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com suggested Lovelady was on the outside looking in at a roster spot when camp was suspended. Still, he opened eyes in spring training with his stuff and willingness to fill up the strike zone after issuing eight free passes in 20 innings with the Royals last season. In his fifth appearance of the spring, Lovelady struck out the side: Matt Olson, Khris Davis and Mark Canha of the A's. As a lefty, Lovelady could work into high-leverage innings quickly upon his return to the big leagues.
Earlier this week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com suggested Lovelady was on the outside looking in at a roster spot when camp was suspended. Still, he opened eyes in spring training with his stuff and willingness to fill up the strike zone after issuing eight free passes in 20 innings with the Royals last season. In his fifth appearance of the spring, Lovelady struck out the side: Matt Olson, Khris Davis and Mark Canha of the A's. As a lefty, Lovelady could work into high-leverage innings quickly upon his return to the big leagues.