2024 Stats
W-L
3-5
ERA
5.11
WHIP
1.56
K
74
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
McKenzie entrenched his place in Cleveland's rotation in 2022 with a 2.96 ERA in 30 starts, but his 2023 campaign was derailed by injuries. He suffered a teres major muscle strain in late March that prevented him from making his season debut until June, and he made just two appearances before returning to the injured list with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Tommy John surgery was fortunately avoided, and he rejoined Cleveland's rotation for two starts down the stretch. McKenzie ended 2023 healthy and should have a normal offseason, but he could face some workload limitations while coming off a lost year. His numbers (5.06 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 16:13 K:BB) aren't worth dissecting much given the circumstances, and he's a prime rebound candidate in 2024. However, that upside is accompanied by plenty of risk given his multiple arm injuries last year. Read Past Outlooks
Avoids arbitration
McKenzie agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.95 million contract with the Guardians on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
McKenzie spent the first half of 2024 with the Guardians, posting a 5.11 ERA and 1.56 WHIP across 75.2 innings (16 starts). He continued to struggle to the tune of a 5.23 ERA after being demoted to Triple-A Columbus in June. Despite his poor performance, the 27-year-old righty will receive a $350,000 raise in 2025, but he should remain off fantasy managers' radar until he's able to regain command over his pitches.
McKenzie spent the first half of 2024 with the Guardians, posting a 5.11 ERA and 1.56 WHIP across 75.2 innings (16 starts). He continued to struggle to the tune of a 5.23 ERA after being demoted to Triple-A Columbus in June. Despite his poor performance, the 27-year-old righty will receive a $350,000 raise in 2025, but he should remain off fantasy managers' radar until he's able to regain command over his pitches.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
70
How many pitches does Triston McKenzie generally throw?
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What part of the game does Triston McKenzie generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .197 | 121 | 51 | 88 | 19 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .222 | 159 | 55 | 131 | 26 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .228 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .252 | 44 | 30 | 36 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .000 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .279 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .194 | 87 | 22 | 55 | 10 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .205 | 103 | 22 | 83 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
ERA on Road
2024
-10%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.90 | 1.24 | 134.0 | 9.8 | 4.0 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.44 | 1.07 | 149.0 | 8.1 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.89 | 1.65 | 46.0 | 8.8 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.46 | 1.42 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 10.80 | 2.55 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 12.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.96 | 0.86 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.77 | 0.90 | 81.1 | 10.6 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.11 | 0.99 | 110.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Triston McKenzie 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
1.51K/9
8.8BB/9
5.8HR/9
2.3Fastball
91.2 mphERA
5.11WHIP
1.56BABIP
.264GB/FB
0.76Left On Base
78.8%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
7.3%Spin Rate
2208 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.3%Swinging Strike
9.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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McKenzie came out of 2021 with a mixed bag of results which gave us a good idea of what 2022 could be with better breaks. McKenzie's breaking balls were unhittable in 2021, but the league jumped all over his fastball when he was behind in the count. The task for McKenzie coming into 2022 was to get ahead in the count more frequently so he could attack batters with the slider and curveball, and he was up to the task as he nearly cut his walk rate in half while giving up little in the strikeout area en route to a much improved sophomore campaign. McKenzie's curveball is still a ridiculous pitch as the league hit .120 off it with a 45% whiff rate, but was able to hit the slider more this season to the tune of a .271 average with a noticeable reduction in his whiff rate. McKenzie had a show-me changeup in 2021 which he shelved this past season as he chose to attack lefties and righties with the same three pitches. Neither hit him that well, but righties did have 15 of the 25 homers against him. It is unlikely he brings the changeup back, but now the concern for the tall lanky youngster is repeating a big workload season as he went from 120 innings to working over 200 innings last season when factoring in the postseason work.
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Demoted to Triple-A
The Guardians optioned McKenzie to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
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Roughed up in loss
McKenzie (3-5) took the loss Friday in Kansas City, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks over 2.1 innings with three strikeouts.
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Limited to three innings versus TOR
McKenzie tossed three innings, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks while striking out six batters in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays. He did not factor into the decision.
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Short outing vs. Mariners
McKenzie (3-4) took the loss Tuesday against Seattle, allowing four runs on three hits and four walks over 2.1 innings without recording a strikeout.
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Does enough for third win
McKenzie (3-3) picked up the win Tuesday, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks over 5.1 innings in a 5-3 victory over the Reds. He struck out four.
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Getting closer to MLB return
McKenzie continues to work his way back from a shoulder injury and will make a rehab start Saturday at Triple-A Columbus, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander is moving in the right direction toward his big-league return, and this outing is expected to be the first of several rehab starts before he can return to the MLB roster. McKenzie is expected to throw three innings with a maximum of 50 pitches in this upcoming rehab outing. Cleveland has been without the 25-year-old righty all season due to a teres major strain.
The right-hander is moving in the right direction toward his big-league return, and this outing is expected to be the first of several rehab starts before he can return to the MLB roster. McKenzie is expected to throw three innings with a maximum of 50 pitches in this upcoming rehab outing. Cleveland has been without the 25-year-old righty all season due to a teres major strain.