15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 9/30/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
2-7
ERA
4.73
WHIP
1.28
K
86
SV
9
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
McGough, now 33, makes his return stateside with Arizona this season after a successful four-year stint in Japan. A fifth-round pick back in 2011, McGough had a cup of coffee with the Marlins in 2015 before ultimately leaving affiliated baseball. He found his niche overseas and transformed into one of Japan's top closers, notching 30-plus saves with sub-2.60 ERAs the past two seasons. The right-hander sits in the mid-90s with his fastball and has recently developed a splitter to complement his heater and slider. The Diamondbacks signed him to a two-year, $6.25 million deal with the hope that he can provide some stability at the back end of a mostly unsettled bullpen. A strong showing in the Cactus League has put McGough as the frontrunner to close in the desert. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Out with shoulder inflammation
McGough was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right shoulder inflammation, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
ANALYSIS
McGough presumably picked up the injury during his last appearance Thursday, when the Mets tagged him for three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning. The veteran right-hander will be eligible to be activated during the final series of the regular season, but he's not guaranteed to be healthy by that point given that he's dealing with an arm issue.
McGough presumably picked up the injury during his last appearance Thursday, when the Mets tagged him for three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning. The veteran right-hander will be eligible to be activated during the final series of the regular season, but he's not guaranteed to be healthy by that point given that he's dealing with an arm issue.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Scott McGough generally throw?
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11-20
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91-100
101-110
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121+
What part of the game does Scott McGough generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-42%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-42%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .163 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 6 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .280 | 46 | 17 | 40 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .163 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .280 | 46 | 17 | 40 | 8 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-38%
ERA at Home
2023
-38%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 3.72 | 0.93 | 38.2 | 10.5 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 5.97 | 1.71 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.72 | 0.93 | 38.2 | 10.5 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.97 | 1.71 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Scott McGough 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
2.87K/9
11.0BB/9
3.8HR/9
1.8Fastball
93.6 mphERA
4.73WHIP
1.28BABIP
.291GB/FB
1.73Left On Base
71.0%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.9%Spin Rate
1903 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.7%Swinging Strike
14.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2016 Fantasy Outlook
McGough spent his time rising through the ranks during the entire 2015 minor league season, where he went from High-A to Triple-A. His progressive success (1.93 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) through the three leagues led to a September callup to Miami. With the Marlins, he tossed 6.2 innings and was tagged for seven runs in his month with the team. He is a player that was a development project from the start, and he has come along at a fairly good pace throughout his young career. The 26-year-old will be battling to be one of the bullpen arms in 2016, but it is not expected for him to be more than a middle reliever.
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Starting nightcap
McGough will start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against San Diego, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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Converts ninth save
McGough struck out two without putting a runner on base to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Giants in 11 innings.
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Picks up save Saturday
McGough earned a save against Seattle on Saturday, striking out the only batter he faced to close out the contest.
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Rough stretch continues
McGough allowed four runs on four hits while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to St. Louis.
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Walks two in save
McGough walked two batters and struck out one in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Angels.
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