Phil Maton

Phil Maton

31-Year-Old PitcherRP
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The 2023 campaign was Maton's best season to date as the right-hander posted an impressive 3.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 74:25 K:BB over 66 innings with Houston. His standout season earned him a nice raise, as the veteran reliever signed a one-year, $6.25 million deal with Tampa Bay. While Maton is unlikely to see many save chances with the Rays, his impressive strikeout rate should keep him in their high-leverage mix. Maton doesn't throw hard - his fastball averages just 89 mph - but his curveball has been outstanding and even became his primary offering (40.4 percent pitch usage in 2023). The 30-year-old can be prone to the long ball (1.1 HR/9 for his career), but Maton is talented enough to draw consideration as a late round pick in AL-only and 50-round draft-and-hold formats. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $6.25 million contract with the Rays in February of 2024. Traded to the Mets in July of 2024. Contract includes a $7.75 million team option ($250,000 buyout) for 2025. Option was declined in November of 2024.
Option not picked up
PFree Agent  
November 4, 2024
The Mets declined Maton's $7.75 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Maton will be given a $250,000 buyout instead and is now a free agent. The 31-year-old was terrific for the Mets after being acquired via trade from the Rays, collecting a 2.51 ERA and 30:6 K:BB over 28.2 regular-season innings. However, the club didn't feel he was worth bringing back at a $7.75 million price tag.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Phil Maton generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Phil Maton generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-42%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-4%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .232 390 80 41 77 20 1 14
Since 2022vs Right .202 430 127 32 77 10 2 9
2024vs Left .182 114 24 11 18 4 1 4
2024vs Right .220 151 36 13 29 4 1 3
2023vs Left .265 138 30 17 30 8 0 5
2023vs Right .153 136 44 8 19 4 0 1
2022vs Left .242 138 26 13 29 8 0 5
2022vs Right .232 143 47 11 29 2 1 5
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-32%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-62%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-52%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-29%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.15 1.13 99.2 6 5 2 9.7 3.3 1.1
Since 2022Away 2.81 1.19 96.0 1 3 2 9.4 3.5 1.0
2024Home 5.23 1.19 32.2 3 2 2 7.2 4.1 1.4
2024Away 2.01 1.02 31.1 0 1 1 9.8 2.6 0.6
2023Home 4.05 1.26 33.1 3 2 0 10.5 3.5 0.5
2023Away 1.93 0.98 32.2 1 1 1 9.6 3.3 1.1
2022Home 3.21 0.95 33.2 0 1 0 11.2 2.1 1.3
2022Away 4.50 1.56 32.0 0 1 0 8.7 4.5 1.4
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Stat Review
How does Phil Maton 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.50
 
K/9
8.4
 
BB/9
3.4
 
HR/9
1.0
 
Fastball
88.5 mph
 
ERA
3.66
 
WHIP
1.11
 
BABIP
.249
 
GB/FB
1.54
 
Left On Base
71.9%
 
Exit Velocity
78.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.7%
 
Spin Rate
2731 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
18.6%
 
Swinging Strike
11.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2019
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Cleveland acquired Maton's services from San Diego in July of 2019 in exchange for international bonus pool allotments. His 2020 season appears underwhelming at a glance, but below the surface Maton looks like a potential stud reliever in the making. The right-hander struck out exactly one-third of the 96 batters he faced, with his four-seamer, cutter and curveball all registering whiff rates north of 32%, per Statcast. While they should not be taken as gospel, the estimators all agree Maton deserved an ERA of 3.00 or lower. His velocity is not overpowering, but regardless Maton gets enough strikeouts to profile as a late-inning arm for Cleveland. James Karinchak looks like a shoo-in at closer. If that does not work out for whatever reason, Maton may even be considered for the ninth.
Outside of a 5.5-week stretch on the disabled list with a lat strain, Maton spent most of last season in the big leagues, tossing 47.1 innings with a 4.37 ERA. He struck batters out at a 25.7% clip, but his walk rate was high at 10.8%. Maton benefited from good luck in some areas (5.6% HR/FB) while being hit with bad luck in others (.359 BABIP). Taken altogether, he looks to be a capable but not particularly fantasy-relevant middle reliever. His fastball is notable for having a very high spin rate, but it averaged just 91.8 mph and has been squared up easily enough in his first two major-league seasons. Maton has already exceeded expectations for a 597th overall pick, but the Padres now have a large number of more interesting bullpen arms who popped up last season, so the odds of him ending up in a high-leverage role this season are low.
Through Maton's first 10 appearances out of the Padres' bullpen, he looked the part of a future high-leverage arm. His high-spin 93-mph heater carried him to 11 strikeouts, zero walks and zero runs allowed over 8.1 innings. Then he came crashing back to earth, allowing six runs on two home runs over his next four appearances. He was up and down over the rest of the season, continuing to miss bats at a solid clip while giving up too many home runs. His control is adequate, but his command in the zone was what got him into trouble. Maton's slider isn't a wipeout pitch, but when he is locating his fastball, he can look filthy. The Padres will continue to groom him for a late-inning role, with Brad Hand, who is under control for two more years, taking the saves over the first half of the season. San Diego will look to shop Hand again at the deadline, and if they find a suitor, it could be Maton or Kirby Yates in the ninth inning the rest of the way.
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Picks up save Monday
PNew York Mets  
September 2, 2024
Maton earned a save against the Red Sox on Monday, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning.
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Nabs extra-inning win
PNew York Mets  
July 26, 2024
Maton (2-2) picked up the win Thursday in a 3-2 extra-inning victory over Atlanta, throwing a scoreless 10th inning without a walk or a strikeout.
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Shipped to Mets
PNew York Mets  
July 9, 2024
The Rays traded Maton to the Mets on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.
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Registers second save
PTampa Bay Rays  
June 19, 2024
Maton earned a save against the Twins on Wednesday, striking out one batter in a perfect 10th inning.
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Picks up first save
PTampa Bay Rays  
May 5, 2024
Maton picked up the save over the Mets on Saturday, pitching a scoreless ninth inning while issuing one walk.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Yankees in mix
PFree Agent  
January 26, 2024
The Yankees have had discussions with Maton's representation, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Maton is one of a handful of relievers the Yankees are connected to, but Heyman says that, to this point, the team is making "low offers." The 30-year-old Maton should be able to net a multi-year contract this winter after posting a 3.42 ERA and 147:49 K:BB over 131.2 frames across the last two seasons with the Astros.
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