Paul Sewald
34-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Neck
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.31
WHIP
1.13
K
43
SV
16
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sewald finally got the opportunity to be a primary closer in 2023 thanks to his consistent performance in high leverage over the past few seasons. He racked up a career-high 34 saves -- 21 with Seattle, plus another 13 after his trade to Arizona -- good for seventh in the majors. His team save share with both the Mariners and D'Backs was above 80%, which combined would have ranked fourth overall among closers. Combine this with perennially solid ratios and strikeout rate near 30% and Sewald is right on the brink of being a top-10 closer. Realistically, he'll settle in the 11-15 range among closers for 2024 drafts, but there's comfort in knowing what to expect from Sewald. The 33-year-old gave up more contact last season, but his hard-hit rate and average exit velocity were both in the 94th percentile or better. Sewald shouldn't have much competition for saves for the defending National League champions as along as he puts his World Series struggles behind him. Read Past Outlooks
Throws to hitters Saturday
Sewald (neck) threw an 18-pitch live batting practice session Saturday, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Sewald followed up a 23-pitch bullpen session Tuesday with Saturday's effort at Chase Field. The reliever could be an option during the postseason, if Arizona qualifies.
Sewald followed up a 23-pitch bullpen session Tuesday with Saturday's effort at Chase Field. The reliever could be an option during the postseason, if Arizona qualifies.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Paul Sewald generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Paul Sewald 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 RHP
2024
-31%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .208 | 97 | 33 | 55 | 13 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .177 | 98 | 18 | 58 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .281 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .195 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .202 | 39 | 15 | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .214 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .167 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .130 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA on Road
2024
-46%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.61 | 0.89 | 89.2 | 11.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.77 | 1.13 | 74.2 | 9.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.05 | 0.73 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.68 | 1.58 | 19.0 | 9.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.80 | 0.93 | 35.1 | 12.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.55 | 1.46 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.81 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.30 | 0.56 | 30.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Sewald 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.
* 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
4.30K/9
9.8BB/9
2.3HR/9
1.4Fastball
91.4 mphERA
4.31WHIP
1.13BABIP
.296GB/FB
0.54Left On Base
71.0%Exit Velocity
80.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2508 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.9%Swinging Strike
12.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sewald built on his 2021 breakout season to lead Seattle with a career high 20 saves last year. This represented 50% of the team's overall save total (40), which is unusually high for a club that deploys a closer committee. The 32-year-old boasted a career-best 0.77 WHIP that was fifth-best among qualified relievers. However, Sewald's home run problem (1.4 HR/9) persisted thanks to an extreme flyball rate. This also resulted in an unsustainably low .158 BABIP. While Sewald averaged a career-best 92.5 mph on his 4-seamer, he threw his slider at the highest rate of his career, nearly 50% of the time. Both pitches were effective, but his strikeout rate plummeted to 29.8%, a nearly 10 percent difference from 2021. It will be interesting to see how the Mariners manage the back-end of their bullpen moving forward. As a team on the rise, it's possible they give more save chances to Andres Munoz, who recently signed a long-term deal and was the league's breakout reliever last year.
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Plays catch
Sewald (neck) played catch Friday and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session within the next few days, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
ANALYSIS
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Heads to IL with neck issue
The Diamondbacks placed Sewald on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left neck discomfort.
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Cedes two homers in loss
Sewald allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one over 1.2 innings in Friday's 10-9 loss to the Dodgers.
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Manager wants him closing
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that he wants to get Sewald back to being a closer, Arizona Sports reports.
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Continues scoreless stretch
Sewald allowed one hit and struck out three over a scoreless inning in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Rays.
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Likely done in Arizona
Jack Sommers of SI.com doesn't expect the Diamondbacks to seriously consider re-signing Sewald, who finished the season on the injured list due to a neck injury.
ANALYSIS
The 34-year-old was acquired from the Mariners at the 2023 trade deadline and had 13 saves and a 3.57 ERA in his initial half-season with the Diamondbacks, but this year was a bumpier ride. Sewald got off to a strong start before blowing three straight saves in July, which started a stretch in which he gave up 12 earned runs over 12 outings. The right-hander should be able to secure a big-league deal this winter, though he seems unlikely to be handed the keys to a closing job to begin 2025.
The 34-year-old was acquired from the Mariners at the 2023 trade deadline and had 13 saves and a 3.57 ERA in his initial half-season with the Diamondbacks, but this year was a bumpier ride. Sewald got off to a strong start before blowing three straight saves in July, which started a stretch in which he gave up 12 earned runs over 12 outings. The right-hander should be able to secure a big-league deal this winter, though he seems unlikely to be handed the keys to a closing job to begin 2025.