Anthony Kay

Anthony Kay

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Anthony Kay in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in June of 2023. Waived by the Cubs in September of 2023. Claimed off waivers by the Mets in September of 2023. Waived by the Mets in October of 2023. Claimed off waivers by the Athletics in October of 2023.
Headed to Japan
PFree Agent  
January 9, 2024
Kay signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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After logging a 3.76 ERA and 1.28 WHIP across 40.2 innings in Triple-A last season, Kay will now take his talents overseas. Despite spending most of last season in the minors, the 28-year-old southpaw made 16 appearances in the big leagues, giving up 10 runs across 14.2 frames between the Mets and Cubs.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-49%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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-45%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .150 24 6 3 3 1 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .293 52 8 7 12 6 0 1
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .158 23 5 3 3 1 0 1
2023vs Right .286 43 6 6 10 4 0 1
2022vs Left .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right .333 9 2 1 2 2 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-27%
ERA on Road
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-25%
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ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 6.55 1.55 11.0 0 0 0 6.5 6.5 0.8
Since 2022Away 4.76 1.41 5.2 0 0 0 9.5 3.2 1.6
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 6.55 1.55 11.0 0 0 0 6.5 6.5 0.8
2023Away 4.91 1.36 3.2 0 0 0 7.4 2.5 2.5
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 4.50 1.50 2.0 0 0 0 13.5 4.5 0.0
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Anthony Kay See More
MLB: Jeff Zimmerman on Starter/Relievers Part 2
November 12, 2021
Jeff Zimmerman circles back and examines eight more pitchers who split time between starting and relieving in 2021. Are any of them worth a roster spot in mixed leagues in 2022?
MLB: Jeff Zimmerman on Starter/Reliever Splits
October 29, 2021
Jeff Zimmerman discusses why it's important to look at starter/reliever splits and identifies the 65 players who started five games and relieved in five others in 2021.
MLB Betting: Thursday Best Bets
June 24, 2021
Joe Sheehan breaks down his card for Thursday's MLB action, including a look at the total in Los Angeles with Walker Buehler and the Dodgers hosting the Cubs.
MLB FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
May 27, 2021
Jason Shebilske analyzes the top waiver-wire options for the week, including Manuel Margot, who's using his speed to produce runs for the Rays.
DraftKings MLB: Friday Breakdown
May 21, 2021
Mike Barner expects Braves pitcher Ian Anderson to keep rolling against the Pirates, who have the third-worst OPS in baseball.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
A starter throughout his minor-league career, Kay broke summer camp on the Blue Jays' 30-man roster. He was expected to play a swingman role but ended up pitching exclusively out of the bullpen, making 13 appearances in relief before being optioned to the team's alternate training site in mid-September. Kay was never comfortable as a reliever, walking 14 while allowing three homers in 21 innings, though he did fan 22 batters. Toronto has opened its window to win and taken measures to strengthen the rotation, so Kay's future may be in a similar bullpen role, which doesn't lend itself to fantasy. To get back in the rotation mix, he needs to work on command and control, but with average stuff, his ceiling is capped as an innings eater. Kay is probably better off focusing on a couple offerings to maximize his effectiveness as a reliever.
A busy season for Kay saw him sent from the Mets to the Blue Jays in the Marcus Stroman trade in late July and later make his big-league debut in early September. He went on to allow nine runs with a 13:5 K:BB in 14 innings at the highest level. Prior to that, he'd posted a 2.96 ERA in 26 starts at the two highest levels of the minors, combining a good 24.1 K% with a fairly poor 10.0 BB%. Kay may have been traded for a big name, but he was seen as the safe big-league ready arm in the deal, while Simeon Woods Richardson was the high-upside piece the Blue Jays got back. The 6-foot lefty, who is entering his age-25 season, has average velocity and no standout secondaries. Still, the rebuilding Blue Jays figure to have plenty of starts available this season. Kay is unlikely to excel but could be a competent deep-league option if he holds down a rotation spot for most of the year.
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Cast off 40-man roster
POakland Athletics  
November 6, 2023
Oakland outrighted Kay to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.
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Claimed by Oakland
POakland Athletics  
October 24, 2023
Oakland claimed Kay off waivers from the Mets on Tuesday.
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Cast off 40-man roster
PNew York Mets  
October 20, 2023
The Mets placed Kay on outright waivers Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Summoned to majors
PNew York Mets  
September 25, 2023
Kay was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.
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Claimed by Mets
PNew York Mets  
September 14, 2023
The Mets claimed Kay off waivers from the Cubs on Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Rotation opportunity on tap?
PToronto Blue Jays  
July 19, 2020
Kay is a candidate to slide into the Blue Jays' starting rotation as a result of Chase Anderson's placement on the injured list due to an oblique injury.
ANALYSIS
Kay saw major-league action last season, making three appearances, including two starts, and posting a 1-0 record, 5.79 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 14 innings. The young southpaw had an uneven minor-league career, but his 2.50 ERA over 36 innings at Triple-A Buffalo prior to last year's promotion supports the notion he could hold down the fort for a handful of outings before Anderson returns. In addition to Kay, manager Charlie Montoyo could opt to turn to Ryan Borucki, who's produced mixed results over his first pair of big-league stints the last two seasons.
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