Duane Below

Duane Below

38-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a contract with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in February of 2018.
PNew York Mets  
December 14, 2015
Below signed a minor league contract with the Mets on Monday that includes an invitation to spring training, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.
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Below received a slight chance to earn a roster spot with the Mets last season, but failed to do so and ended up pitching part of the season for the team's Triple-A affiliate. He'll get another crack at it again in 2016 after posting a 2.19 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 28 strikeouts over 49.1 innings last season with Las Vegas, but will likely face a steep hill to earn a 25-man roster spot.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2013
2012
Below was a surprise candidate for the Tigers' starting rotation after strong spring training, but he ended up making 21 of his 22 appearances out of the bullpen. He finished the 2012 season with a 2-1 record, 3.88 ERA and 29:8 K:BB in 46.1 innings. With ample starting pitching depth already on the 40-man roster, his immediate future appears to be cemented in as a long-relief option, but given the presence of Drew Smyly and Luis Marte, Below is not guaranteed an Opening Day roster spot out of the bullpen.
Below has been considered a middling prospect since his 19th-round selection in the 2006 draft, but he has steadily marched his way through the Tigers minor league system the last five years. He put together his best season in 2011, going 9-4 with a 3.13 ERA and 83:37 K:BB ratio in 115 innings for Triple-A Toledo. The success he displayed with the Mud Hens resulted in a midseason promotion to Detroit. Below went 0-2 with a 4.34 ERA, 1.345 WHIP and 14:11 K:BB ratio in 14 appearances after being called up. The 26-year-old lefty mixes in a low-90s fastball with an above average curve and a mediocre change-up. His stuff isn’t overpowering, but Below can be effective at the major league level. Look for him to serve in long relief with the possibility of occasional spot starts. If Below makes any noise in fantasy this year, it will be in AL-only leagues that value middle relievers.
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PNew York Mets  
March 22, 2015
Below was called up from the Mets' minor league camp Sunday and tossed a scoreless inning. He will get further chances to possibly earn a bullpen role, ESPN New York reports.
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PNew York Mets  
February 7, 2015
Below has signed a minor league contract with the Mets, ESPNNewYork.com reports.
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PDetroit Tigers  
April 29, 2014
Below has posted a 3.79 ERA in four starts with Triple-A Toledo.
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PDetroit Tigers  
Elbow
March 12, 2014
Below (elbow) was assigned to minor-league camp Wednesday, the Detroit News reports.
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PDetroit Tigers  
Elbow
March 3, 2014
Below experienced further elbow discomfort Monday, which will likely cause him to miss additional time, MLive.com reports.
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