2024 Stats
W-L
4-2
ERA
3.68
WHIP
1.14
K
37
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Despite playing for a team other than the Rays for the first time in his big-league career last season, Yarbrough once again served as the pitching equivalent of a super-utility player, bouncing between working as a starter, a bulk reliever and a conventional reliever. The left-hander even picked up first two MLB saves, though one was in a three-inning outing and the other covered four frames. Yarbrough's versatility makes him a useful part of a big-league pitching staff, but it hasn't usually translated to fantasy viability. The veteran hurler simply doesn't put up the type of stats that are attractive in most formats; namely, his strikeout rate (17.8 percent last year) typically hovers near the bottom fifth of the league, and he's posted a cumulative 4.80 ERA over the past three campaigns. His role as a soft-throwing swingman figures to remain the same in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
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Covers three frames in bulk relief
Yarbrough tossed three relief innings against Texas on Thursday, allowing one run on two hits and four walks while striking out three batters.
ANALYSIS
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto's scheduled start pushed back to Saturday, Los Angeles opted for a bullpen game in the finale of a three-game set against the Rangers. Michael Grove opened and took the loss after allowing two runs in one inning, before Yarbrough settled things down a bit despite issuing a season-high four free passes. Yarbrough has shifted between a starting role and a relief role throughout his career, but he's made all 19 of his appearances so far this year out of the bullpen. The southpaw has covered two or more innings in 11 of those outings, and overall he's posted a 3.11 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 22:16 K:BB over 46.1 frames.
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto's scheduled start pushed back to Saturday, Los Angeles opted for a bullpen game in the finale of a three-game set against the Rangers. Michael Grove opened and took the loss after allowing two runs in one inning, before Yarbrough settled things down a bit despite issuing a season-high four free passes. Yarbrough has shifted between a starting role and a relief role throughout his career, but he's made all 19 of his appearances so far this year out of the bullpen. The southpaw has covered two or more innings in 11 of those outings, and overall he's posted a 3.11 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 22:16 K:BB over 46.1 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
33
Last 10 Games
28
Last 5 Games
22
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-47%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .198 | 58 | 17 | 51 | 9 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .280 | 107 | 44 | 183 | 25 | |||
2024vs Left | .135 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .255 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 6 | |||
2023vs Left | .280 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .268 | 47 | 8 | 68 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .159 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .308 | 41 | 17 | 77 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-4%
ERA on Road
2024
-54%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.37 | 1.20 | 111.1 | 6.5 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.20 | 1.29 | 124.1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | ||||
2024Home | 4.82 | 1.18 | 37.1 | 6.3 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Away | 2.20 | 1.08 | 28.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Home | 3.98 | 1.09 | 43.0 | 7.1 | 1.5 | ||||
2023Away | 5.01 | 1.35 | 46.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 4.35 | 1.39 | 31.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Away | 4.59 | 1.37 | 49.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Yarbrough 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
1.48K/9
5.0BB/9
3.4HR/9
1.2Fastball
86.1 mphERA
3.68WHIP
1.14BABIP
.216GB/FB
0.96Left On Base
75.3%Exit Velocity
79.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
1960 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.7%Swinging Strike
9.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Yarbrough was designated for assignment by the Rays in the offseason ending his run as the original bulk outing guy who found success working behind an opener while finding the exact opposite most outings as a traditional starter. Yarbrough owns a 4.75 ERA with a .257 opponents' batting average in his career as a traditional starter and a 3.82 ERA with a .248 opponents' batting average as a non-starter. He lacks any type of velocity or spin so he walks an extremely fine line of working the periphery of the strike zone while mixing and matching his pitches and arm angles to keep hitters off balance. The approach can work for sprints, but he also has a career 5.00 ERA once he has flipped a lineup over once. He could be a sneaky AL-Only play after signing with Kansas City, as he induces some of the softest average contact in the league along with a lot of infield fly balls. It's one of the few places where he could have signed on to be a starter out of spring training.
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Could fill bulk innings Wednesday
Yarbrough could be available to cover multiple innings in relief for Wednesday's game in San Francisco while the Dodgers treat the series finale as a bullpen day, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
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Effective in long relief
Yarbrough (2-0) picked up the win Tuesday night against the Nationals, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out three over five innings.
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Could work in bulk relief Tuesday
Yarbrough could be deployed as a bulk reliever in Tuesday's game against the Nationals or work as a multi-inning option as part of a bullpen day, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
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Grabs win in long relief
Yarbrough (1-0) picked up the win Tuesday against the Giants, surrendering four runs on seven hits and a walk across 4.1 innings. He struck out one.
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In line for multi-inning role Tuesday
Yarbrough is expected to serve as the bulk reliever Tuesday against the Giants, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
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Chance for bulk relief?
Yarbrough could be a candidate to pitch in bulk relief Friday against the Angels after manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that a new pitcher will be inserted into the rotation, reports Juan Toribio of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The Dodgers got Bobby Miller back from a shoulder injury Wednesday, but the rotation is still shorthanded with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Walker Buehler going down with shoulder and hip injuries, respectively. Yarbrough hasn't actually made any starts this season, but he's worked in bulk relief a handful of times and has covered two-plus frames in 11 of his 20 appearances. Los Angeles could elect to promote a traditional starter for Friday, but Yarbrough's 3.04 ERA represents a solid alternative.
The Dodgers got Bobby Miller back from a shoulder injury Wednesday, but the rotation is still shorthanded with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Walker Buehler going down with shoulder and hip injuries, respectively. Yarbrough hasn't actually made any starts this season, but he's worked in bulk relief a handful of times and has covered two-plus frames in 11 of his 20 appearances. Los Angeles could elect to promote a traditional starter for Friday, but Yarbrough's 3.04 ERA represents a solid alternative.