Scott Effross

Scott Effross

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
New York Yankees
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Effross doesn't throw hard - he averages just 90.8 mph on his fastball - but averaged a ridiculous 17.3 inches of break on the pitch. His sinker (34% pitch usage) still needs work, but the side-armer's fastball movement, combined with an effective slider (40%) and much-improved changeup (15%), yielded excellent results. Effross pitched a career-high 56.2 innings between the Cubs and Yankees, with a 2.54 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 62:15 K:BB ratio. Unfortunately, a strained shoulder sidelined him for just over a month late in the season, then he missed the playoffs after undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. Effross is also expected to miss the 2023 season, but this emerging reliever most certainly will factor into the Yankees' late-innings plans in 2024 and beyond. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2022. Traded to the Yankees in August of 2022.
Starts throwing program
PNew York Yankees
Elbow
March 9, 2023
Effross (elbow) began a throwing program Monday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Effross is at the beginning stages of a long road back from last October's Tommy John surgery. There might be an outside chance he makes it back late in the 2023 season, but the better bet is that he'll be held out until 2024.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Scott Effross 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 Scott Effross generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-41%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2021
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2020
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2020vs Left .151 106 34 10 14 1 0 2
Since 2020vs Right .256 180 46 6 43 7 1 3
2022vs Left .127 81 25 9 9 0 0 2
2022vs Right .254 147 37 6 35 5 1 1
2021vs Left .227 25 9 1 5 1 0 0
2021vs Right .267 33 9 0 8 2 0 2
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-71%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-60%
ERA at Home
2021
 
 
-91%
ERA at Home
2020
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2020Home 1.26 0.90 35.2 2 2 2 12.1 1.5 0.3
Since 2020Away 4.29 1.18 35.2 1 3 2 8.1 2.5 1.0
2022Home 1.40 1.01 25.2 0 2 2 12.3 2.1 0.4
2022Away 3.48 1.10 31.0 1 2 2 7.8 2.6 0.6
2021Home 0.90 0.60 10.0 2 0 0 11.7 0.0 0.0
2021Away 9.64 1.71 4.2 0 1 0 9.6 1.9 3.9
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Scott Effross 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
4.13
 
K/9
9.8
 
BB/9
2.4
 
HR/9
0.5
 
Fastball
90.5 mph
 
ERA
2.54
 
WHIP
1.06
 
BABIP
.300
 
GB/FB
1.34
 
Left On Base
66.3%
 
Exit Velocity
80.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.4%
 
Spin Rate
2283 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
24.2%
 
Swinging Strike
11.0%
 
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Needs Tommy John surgery
PNew York Yankees
Elbow
October 11, 2022
Effross requires Tommy John surgery, which will presumably keep him out for all of next season, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
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Snags save Monday
PNew York Yankees
October 3, 2022
Effross pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out one batter on his way to a save in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.
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Earns third save
PNew York Yankees
September 25, 2022
Effross gave up one hit and one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning of work to earn the save in a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday.
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Reinstated Thursday
PNew York Yankees
September 22, 2022
Effross (shoulder) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list prior to Thursday's game against the Red Sox.
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Slated to return Thursday
PNew York Yankees
Shoulder
September 21, 2022
Effross (shoulder) will be reinstated from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
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