Cole Irvin
30-Year-Old
Free Agent Foreign
2024 Stats
W-L
6-6
ERA
5.11
WHIP
1.45
K
78
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Irvin was traded from the A's to the Orioles in January of 2023, but he was demoted to Triple-A after he gave up 15 runs in three turns through the rotation for Baltimore. The 30-year-old rejoined the big club in mid-June and remained there until mid-September, and he pitched much better during that stretch with a 3.32 ERA and 54:13 K:BB in 19 appearances (nine starts). Irvin put up solid numbers for a back-end starter for Oakland in 2021 and 2022, and he had similar output last season despite the ugly start, albeit in a much smaller sample size. The soft-tossing lefty has a limited ceiling but could provide some volume value in 2024 if he's able to earn a spot in the Opening Day rotation, which isn't guaranteed. Read Past Outlooks
Headed overseas
The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization signed Irvin to a one-year, $1 million contract Friday, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.
ANALYSIS
The $1 million price tag is the maximum allowable contract for a first-year foreign player. Irvin, who turns 31 in January, has collected a 4.54 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across parts of six major-league seasons. He held a 5.11 ERA over 111 innings between the Orioles and Twins in 2024.
The $1 million price tag is the maximum allowable contract for a first-year foreign player. Irvin, who turns 31 in January, has collected a 4.54 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across parts of six major-league seasons. He held a 5.11 ERA over 111 innings between the Orioles and Twins in 2024.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
61
Last 10 Games
37
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Cole Irvin generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Cole Irvin generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-31%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .232 | 46 | 18 | 73 | 7 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .274 | 228 | 68 | 311 | 47 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .218 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .318 | 61 | 25 | 108 | 17 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .267 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .253 | 59 | 15 | 62 | 10 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .229 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .257 | 108 | 28 | 141 | 20 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA at Home
2024
-18%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.91 | 1.23 | 207.0 | 6.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.05 | 1.33 | 162.1 | 6.6 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.65 | 1.45 | 62.0 | 6.4 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.69 | 1.45 | 49.0 | 6.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.03 | 1.42 | 39.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.79 | 1.13 | 38.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.07 | 1.02 | 105.2 | 6.6 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.26 | 1.35 | 75.1 | 6.0 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cole Irvin 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
2.69K/9
6.3BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.5Fastball
91.8 mphERA
5.11WHIP
1.45BABIP
.327GB/FB
1.14Left On Base
66.3%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
7.7%Spin Rate
2016 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%Swinging Strike
7.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
2020
Irvin produced an ERA below 4.00 for the first time last year, but that's mostly thanks to the fact that league-wide scoring dropped. By park-adjusted ERA-, he actually got slightly worse, going from 103 in that category in 2021 to 108 in 2022 despite improving his actual ERA by 26 points. A pitcher who can produce a below-average but passable performance across 30 starts certainly has value, both in MLB and in deeper fantasy leagues, but nothing in Irvin's record suggests he's on the verge of becoming anything more than that. He has excellent control, as his 4.9 BB% was even better than his career mark of 5.4%, but he doesn't have much more than that. The lefty's fastball averaged a mere 90.9 mph, and his 17.3 K% was poor as usual. Much of his appeal came from the fact that he was with Oakland, which meant a safe rotation spot and half of his starts at one of the league's most pitcher-friendly parks, but he was traded to Baltimore during the offseason. Camden Yards became more pitcher friendly last season with the fence in left field being pushed back, but it's still a clear downgrade from the Coliseum. His rotation spot, however, should be similarly secure with the Orioles.
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DFA'd by Minnesota
The Twins designated Irvin for assignment Wednesday.
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Claimed by Minnesota
The Twins claimed Irvin off waivers from the Orioles on Monday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Pushed off 40-man roster
The Orioles designated Irvin for assignment Sunday.
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Grabs three-inning save
Irvin allowed a run on two hits and struck out two without walking a batter over three innings to earn the save in Monday's 13-3 win over the White Sox.
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Limits damage Tuesday
Irvin allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 4.1 innings Tuesday against the Dodgers. He did not factor into the decision.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Spot start coming Wednesday?
Irvin is a candidate to be called up to make a spot start Wednesday against the Mets, according to Danielle Allentuck of TheBaltimoreBanner.com.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander was designated for assignment by Baltimore in late July, but the club is in need of a starter for Wednesday's contest after Zach Eflin was placed on the injured list due to a shoulder issue. Irvin had a 3.03 ERA through his first 13 appearances for the Orioles this season, but he surrendered 28 earned runs in his final 26.1 innings before being DFA'd. He latest outing for Triple-A Norfolk was last Wednesday, so he could easily be slotted into the big-league rotation if Baltimore is willing to re-add him to the 40-man roster.
The left-hander was designated for assignment by Baltimore in late July, but the club is in need of a starter for Wednesday's contest after Zach Eflin was placed on the injured list due to a shoulder issue. Irvin had a 3.03 ERA through his first 13 appearances for the Orioles this season, but he surrendered 28 earned runs in his final 26.1 innings before being DFA'd. He latest outing for Triple-A Norfolk was last Wednesday, so he could easily be slotted into the big-league rotation if Baltimore is willing to re-add him to the 40-man roster.