Blake Walston
22-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
2.16
WHIP
1.44
K
9
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Impresses in starting role
Walston did not factor into the decision in Sunday's loss to the Marlins. He tossed 4.2 scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and a walk and striking out four.
ANALYSIS
Walston kept the Marlins' bats at bay and looked sharp in his first MLB start. He struck out a pair in the opening frame and was able to shut down the minimal scoring opportunities against him. Walston also pounded the zone, throwing 46 of his 65 pitches for strikes while garnering eight whiffs on the afternoon. Manager Torey Lovullo has not yet indicated whether Walston will get another start or not. If he does, the 23-year-old lefty would line up to face the Mets in New York this weekend. He now has nine strikeouts over his first 8.1 big league innings.
Walston kept the Marlins' bats at bay and looked sharp in his first MLB start. He struck out a pair in the opening frame and was able to shut down the minimal scoring opportunities against him. Walston also pounded the zone, throwing 46 of his 65 pitches for strikes while garnering eight whiffs on the afternoon. Manager Torey Lovullo has not yet indicated whether Walston will get another start or not. If he does, the 23-year-old lefty would line up to face the Mets in New York this weekend. He now has nine strikeouts over his first 8.1 big league innings.
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2024
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
72
Last 10 Games
72
Last 5 Games
72
How many pitches does Blake Walston 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+
What part of the game does Blake Walston generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-73%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-73%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .667 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .179 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | .667 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .179 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-100%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.16 | 1.44 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 5.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Home | 2.16 | 1.44 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 5.4 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Blake Walston 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
1.80K/9
9.7BB/9
5.4HR/9
0.0Fastball
92.0 mphERA
2.16WHIP
1.44BABIP
.326GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
82.8 mphBarrels/BBE
2.1%Spin Rate
2163 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.3%Swinging Strike
9.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
The youngest player at Arizona's alternate training site, Walston proved up to the challenge, showing an improved changeup and improved command against older hitters. A 6-foot-5, 195-pound southpaw, there's still some projection possible with Walston, even though his velocity already ticked up from the low-90s to the mid-90s after signing for $2.45 million in 2019. His plus slider is arguably his best pitch, and it is important that his changeup and curveball continue to improve in the coming years. He won't turn 20 until late June, so it's too early to say anything definitive with regards to his floor or ceiling. That said, athletic, tall lefties with mid-90s fastball velocity and good command of a four-pitch mix are very rare. He should spend the year at Low-A and High-A, where going deep into starts and building up his workload will be a priority.
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Called up for first MLB start
The Diamondbacks recalled Walston from Triple-A Reno ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the Marlins in Arizona.
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Confirmed for start Sunday
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo confirmed that Walston will be called up from Triple-A Reno to start Sunday's game against the Marlins, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Likely to start Sunday
Walston has joined the Diamondbacks' taxi squad and is expected to be called up from Triple-A Reno to start Sunday's game against the Marlins, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Back down to Triple-A
Walston was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
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Needed for length in loss
Walston allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings in Wednesday's 8-0 loss to the Dodgers.
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