Matt Festa

Matt Festa

31-Year-Old PitcherRP
Texas Rangers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Matt Festa in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in July of 2024.
Joins big-league bullpen
PTexas Rangers
August 11, 2024
The Rangers selected Festa's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
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He'll join the big-league bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Josh Sborz, who was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder fatigue. After signing a minor-league contract with the Rangers in July, Festa made six appearances for Round Rock and gave up one earned run on six hits and three walks while striking out 13 batters over 8.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does Matt Festa generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Matt Festa generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-30%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-60%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .216 143 32 17 27 7 1 7
Since 2022vs Right .212 218 69 21 41 8 2 6
2024vs Left .286 38 7 3 10 4 1 0
2024vs Right .200 62 17 5 11 2 0 2
2023vs Left .071 19 5 6 1 1 0 0
2023vs Right .176 23 8 6 3 1 0 1
2022vs Left .211 86 20 8 16 2 0 7
2022vs Right .223 133 44 10 27 5 2 3
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-26%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-35%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-69%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-66%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.86 1.33 42.0 3 1 1 9.4 5.6 1.1
Since 2022Away 5.24 1.12 44.2 5 0 1 11.5 2.4 1.6
2024Home 6.94 1.37 11.2 2 1 0 8.5 5.4 0.8
2024Away 4.50 1.08 12.0 4 0 0 9.8 0.8 0.8
2023Home 6.23 2.31 4.1 0 0 0 12.5 16.6 2.1
2023Away 1.93 1.29 4.2 0 0 0 13.5 7.7 0.0
2022Home 2.08 1.15 26.0 1 0 1 9.3 3.8 1.0
2022Away 6.11 1.11 28.0 1 0 1 11.9 2.3 2.3
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Stat Review
How does Matt Festa 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
3.00
 
K/9
9.1
 
BB/9
3.0
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
91.9 mph
 
ERA
5.70
 
WHIP
1.23
 
BABIP
.308
 
GB/FB
0.59
 
Left On Base
42.0%
 
Exit Velocity
78.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.5%
 
Spin Rate
2515 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
17.5%
 
Swinging Strike
12.8%
 
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2019 Fantasy Outlook
After spending the first few months as the closer for Double-A Arkansas, Festa got the call up to Seattle in July and rode the shuttle for a while before settling in for good in September. In total, he made eight appearances for the big-league team, including one start as an opener (covering one inning). The strikeout punch that Festa showed on the farm was completely absent, with his K-rate falling from 32.3% to just 10% with the jump in levels. He relied more so on limiting walks (5%) and hard contact (18.2%). Festa doesn't throw particularly hard and his swinging-strike rate was just 6.9% in his first foray into the majors. Chances are, Festa will break camp on the major-league roster after general manager Jerry Dipoto cleaned house this winter, but Festa has not yet flashed the kind of swing-and-miss dominance against upper-level hitters to suggest he has a realistic chance to close in 2019.
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Gets MiLB contract from Texas
PTexas Rangers
July 10, 2024
The Rangers signed Festa to a minor-league contract on Monday.
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Becoming free agent
PFree Agent
July 5, 2024
Festa elected free agency Friday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
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Designated for assignment
PNew York Mets
July 3, 2024
The Mets designated Festa for assignment Wednesday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
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Rough season debut
PNew York Mets
July 1, 2024
Festa (0-1) took the loss Sunday against the Astros, coughing up five runs (four earned) on four hits and a walk in the 11th inning. He struck out one.
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Joins big club
PNew York Mets
June 30, 2024
The Mets selected Festa's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.
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