2023 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.38
WHIP
0.90
K
54
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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Set to open Saturday's game
Armstrong will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Saturday would have been Zack Littell's turn in the rotation, but he ended up covering 1.1 innings in relief in Friday's 11-4 loss. The Rays also deployed another starting pitcher in Taj Bradley for one inning in relief Friday, likely in a deliberate attempt by manager Kevin Cash to keep all of his rotation options available for a possible wild-card round matchup with this same Blue Jays squad. As a result, the Rays look poised to lean on a melange of relievers to cover the final two games of the regular season, with Armstrong leading off Saturday's contest. Armstrong hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his appearances in the majors or minors this season, so he's unlikely to work deep into Saturday's game to qualify for a win.
Saturday would have been Zack Littell's turn in the rotation, but he ended up covering 1.1 innings in relief in Friday's 11-4 loss. The Rays also deployed another starting pitcher in Taj Bradley for one inning in relief Friday, likely in a deliberate attempt by manager Kevin Cash to keep all of his rotation options available for a possible wild-card round matchup with this same Blue Jays squad. As a result, the Rays look poised to lean on a melange of relievers to cover the final two games of the regular season, with Armstrong leading off Saturday's contest. Armstrong hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his appearances in the majors or minors this season, so he's unlikely to work deep into Saturday's game to qualify for a win.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Shawn Armstrong generally throw?
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What part of the game does Shawn Armstrong generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-19%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .268 | 67 | 20 | 61 | 10 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .227 | 97 | 23 | 80 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .209 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .170 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .293 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .263 | 40 | 9 | 42 | 5 | |||
2021vs Left | .327 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 7 | |||
2021vs Right | .228 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-30%
ERA at Home
2023
-43%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.23 | 1.18 | 75.1 | 10.2 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.60 | 1.28 | 74.1 | 9.6 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Home | 1.78 | 1.11 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 1.1 | ||||
2023Away | 1.01 | 0.71 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.77 | 1.26 | 28.2 | 9.1 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 4.91 | 1.42 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 2.2 | ||||
2021Home | 4.22 | 1.17 | 21.1 | 11.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2021Away | 10.43 | 1.98 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 5.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shawn Armstrong 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
4.91K/9
9.3BB/9
1.9HR/9
0.3Fastball
94.7 mphERA
1.38WHIP
0.90BABIP
.268GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
79.2%Exit Velocity
79.7 mphBarrels/BBE
1.7%Spin Rate
2378 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.0%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Back soreness cost Armstrong a month of the 2020 season, limiting him to 14 appearances for the Orioles. The right-hander's performance in those 14 appearances was off the charts, with Armstrong posting a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and .170 BAA. Control was his biggest area of improvement; Armstrong cut his walk rate in half from 10.7% to 5.3%. He cut down on his four-seam fastball usage in favor of more cutters, which was a good call as hitters have had no trouble launching the four-seamer into the air. His strikeout rate has hovered around 25% the last three seasons, hinting at some upside in Baltimore's unsettled bullpen. Armstrong did not have a save in 2020 and only compiled three holds, however, so he clearly has a ways to go if he's to earn manager Brandon Hyde's trust and separate himself.
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Hurls two scoreless frames
Armstrong did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing two hits over two scoreless innings against Colorado while striking out two.
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Opening pitcher for bullpen day
Armstrong is scheduled to serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Hurls two scoreless frames
Armstrong did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing two hits and one walk over two scoreless innings against Cleveland. He struck out three.
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Opening Saturday
Armstrong will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Saturday's game versus the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Serving as opener
Armstrong will open the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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