Nathan Eovaldi
34-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Groin
Est. Return 5/18/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
2.61
WHIP
1.16
K
44
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Eovaldi was on pace for a career year in 2023 with a 2.69 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 19 starts, but he went down with a forearm strain in late July that sidelined him for about six weeks. He returned in September but allowed 21 runs over 20.2 frames in his final six outings of the regular season, though he got back on track in the playoffs with a 2.95 ERA to help Texas win its first World Series. The right-hander finished with a 3.63 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 132:47 K:BB over 144 innings for the campaign, which was a minor improvement on his results from the previous three seasons. Eovaldi has established himself as a solid mid-rotation pitcher over the past few years but still has durability questions, having topped 150 innings just once since 2016. Read Past Outlooks
Playing catch
Eovaldi (groin) was seen playing catch ahead of Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Manager Bruce Bochy provided a positive update Monday with news that the right-hander isn't dealing with a sports hernia, and Eovaldi is back to playing catch a day later. Barring any sort of setback, the 34-year-old could be good to go without needing a rehab assignment once he clears the 15-day IL on May 18. In the meantime, Jose Urena and Jack Leiter will be deployed as starters when necessary.
Manager Bruce Bochy provided a positive update Monday with news that the right-hander isn't dealing with a sports hernia, and Eovaldi is back to playing catch a day later. Barring any sort of setback, the 34-year-old could be good to go without needing a rehab assignment once he clears the 15-day IL on May 18. In the meantime, Jose Urena and Jack Leiter will be deployed as starters when necessary.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
95
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
95
How many pitches does Nathan Eovaldi generally throw?
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What part of the game does Nathan Eovaldi generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-26%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .207 | 122 | 33 | 97 | 15 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .259 | 157 | 53 | 164 | 24 | |||
2024vs Left | .167 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .226 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .201 | 52 | 17 | 49 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .245 | 80 | 30 | 68 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .232 | 46 | 9 | 38 | 9 | |||
2022vs Right | .284 | 57 | 11 | 77 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-17%
ERA on Road
2024
-60%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.92 | 1.22 | 140.0 | 8.4 | 2.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.26 | 1.14 | 154.2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 1.57 | 0.96 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 3.9 | ||||
2024Away | 3.93 | 1.42 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 4.4 | ||||
2023Home | 3.70 | 1.11 | 65.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.56 | 1.16 | 78.1 | 8.0 | 3.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.26 | 1.48 | 51.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.64 | 1.02 | 58.0 | 9.6 | 1.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nathan Eovaldi compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.32K/9
9.6BB/9
4.1HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.3 mphERA
2.61WHIP
1.16BABIP
.264GB/FB
1.83Left On Base
82.2%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2038 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%Swinging Strike
14.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Named May's top AL pitcher
Eovaldi was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for May on Tuesday after he posted a 0.96 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 31:9 K:BB over 37.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander covered at least seven frames in four of his five starts, including his second complete game of the season. Eovaldi surrendered six runs to the Royals during his third start of the year April 12, but in nine starts since he's given up just nine earned runs and has seven wins.
The veteran right-hander covered at least seven frames in four of his five starts, including his second complete game of the season. Eovaldi surrendered six runs to the Royals during his third start of the year April 12, but in nine starts since he's given up just nine earned runs and has seven wins.
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After making 32 starts the previous season, Eovaldi was limited to 20 outings as he lost time early with back inflammation and then down the stretch with shoulder tightness. His four-seam and cutter velocity dropped, perhaps explaining a 22.4% strikeout rate, the lowest level since 2017. Eovaldi's biggest issue was a return of gopheritis as he yielded 21 homers in only 109.1 innings. His cutter and slider were particularly ineffective as they accounted for 41% of his homers allowed despite being thrown a combined 22% of the time. In contrast, Eovaldi upped his split finger usage to 21% and he surrendered only one homer with the pitch. Other than 2021, Eovaldi has missed at least a quarter of each season, so durability is an issue. His miniscule walk rate keeps his WHIP in a fantasy friendly range but his dalliance with the long ball puts his ERA at risk. Eovaldi joined the Rangers on a two-year, $34 million contract, so he'll see a lot of the AL West and Globe Life Field, which ranks mostly as a neutral park for both hitters and pitchers.
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Gets positive news from specialist
Manager Bruce Bochy stated Monday that Eovaldi (groin) isn't dealing with a sports hernia and should be cleared to return after serving the 15-day minimum on the injured list, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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No rehab assignment needed
Eovaldi (groin) isn't expected to require a rehab assignment prior to being activated from the 15-day injured list, MLB.com reports.
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Put on injured list
Eovaldi was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a strained right groin.
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MRI scheduled Friday
Eovaldi (groin) will undergo an MRI on Friday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Exits with groin injury
Eovaldi was removed from his start Thursday against the Nationals with right groin tightness, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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