Ryan Yarbrough
32-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
5-2
ERA
3.19
WHIP
1.03
K
65
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Despite playing for a team other than the Rays for the first time in his big-league career last season, Yarbrough once again served as the pitching equivalent of a super-utility player, bouncing between working as a starter, a bulk reliever and a conventional reliever. The left-hander even picked up first two MLB saves, though one was in a three-inning outing and the other covered four frames. Yarbrough's versatility makes him a useful part of a big-league pitching staff, but it hasn't usually translated to fantasy viability. The veteran hurler simply doesn't put up the type of stats that are attractive in most formats; namely, his strikeout rate (17.8 percent last year) typically hovers near the bottom fifth of the league, and he's posted a cumulative 4.80 ERA over the past three campaigns. His role as a soft-throwing swingman figures to remain the same in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Piggybacks opener
Yarbrough allowed four hits over 3.2 scoreless innings in a no-decision Sunday. He struck out three during the loss to Miami.
ANALYSIS
Yarbrough did not allow a runner to reach scoring position during his outing. He gave up four runs over his final 26.1 innings, dropping his season ERA from 3.86 to a career-best 3.19. He threw 98.2 innings in 44 appearances this season with the Dodgers and Blue Jays.
Yarbrough did not allow a runner to reach scoring position during his outing. He gave up four runs over his final 26.1 innings, dropping his season ERA from 3.86 to a career-best 3.19. He threw 98.2 innings in 44 appearances this season with the Dodgers and Blue Jays.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
34
Last 10 Games
39
Last 5 Games
43
How many pitches does Ryan Yarbrough generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ryan Yarbrough generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-34%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-52%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .182 | 73 | 18 | 55 | 10 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .277 | 120 | 50 | 199 | 26 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .120 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .251 | 32 | 25 | 54 | 7 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .280 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .268 | 47 | 8 | 68 | 9 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .159 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .308 | 41 | 17 | 77 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
ERA on Road
2024
-58%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.22 | 1.19 | 128.0 | 6.5 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.85 | 1.21 | 140.1 | 6.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.33 | 1.15 | 54.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.81 | 0.90 | 44.2 | 5.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.98 | 1.09 | 43.0 | 7.1 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.01 | 1.35 | 46.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.35 | 1.39 | 31.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.59 | 1.37 | 49.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Yarbrough 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
2.03K/9
5.9BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.0Fastball
86.3 mphERA
3.19WHIP
1.03BABIP
.217GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
76.2%Exit Velocity
78.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
1951 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
9.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Yarbrough was designated for assignment by the Rays in the offseason ending his run as the original bulk outing guy who found success working behind an opener while finding the exact opposite most outings as a traditional starter. Yarbrough owns a 4.75 ERA with a .257 opponents' batting average in his career as a traditional starter and a 3.82 ERA with a .248 opponents' batting average as a non-starter. He lacks any type of velocity or spin so he walks an extremely fine line of working the periphery of the strike zone while mixing and matching his pitches and arm angles to keep hitters off balance. The approach can work for sprints, but he also has a career 5.00 ERA once he has flipped a lineup over once. He could be a sneaky AL-Only play after signing with Kansas City, as he induces some of the softest average contact in the league along with a lot of infield fly balls. It's one of the few places where he could have signed on to be a starter out of spring training.
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Sharp in bulk relief Sunday
Yarbrough came away with a no-decision in Sunday's loss to the Rays, allowing one run on two hits and a walk over four relief innings. He struck out five.
ANALYSIS
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Set for bulk-relief role
Yarbrough is expected to serve as a bulk reliever behind opening pitcher Ryan Burr in Sunday's game against the Rays, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Nabs win in bulk relief
Yarbrough (5-2) earned the win over the Angels on Thursday, allowing three hits and striking out four batters over five scoreless innings in bulk relief.
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Slated for bulk relief Thursday
Yarbrough is expected to be deployed as a bulk reliever in Thursday's game versus the Angels, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Works out of bullpen Sunday
Yarbrough retired all three batters he faced but was charged with a blown save in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Chance for bulk relief?
Yarbrough could be a candidate to pitch in bulk relief Friday against the Angels after manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that a new pitcher will be inserted into the rotation, reports Juan Toribio of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The Dodgers got Bobby Miller back from a shoulder injury Wednesday, but the rotation is still shorthanded with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Walker Buehler going down with shoulder and hip injuries, respectively. Yarbrough hasn't actually made any starts this season, but he's worked in bulk relief a handful of times and has covered two-plus frames in 11 of his 20 appearances. Los Angeles could elect to promote a traditional starter for Friday, but Yarbrough's 3.04 ERA represents a solid alternative.
The Dodgers got Bobby Miller back from a shoulder injury Wednesday, but the rotation is still shorthanded with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Walker Buehler going down with shoulder and hip injuries, respectively. Yarbrough hasn't actually made any starts this season, but he's worked in bulk relief a handful of times and has covered two-plus frames in 11 of his 20 appearances. Los Angeles could elect to promote a traditional starter for Friday, but Yarbrough's 3.04 ERA represents a solid alternative.