Jack Leiter
24-Year-Old
Texas Rangers AAA
2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
16.39
WHIP
2.57
K
7
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no analytical reason to remain optimistic with Leiter after his consistently poor 2022 season, when his last name and draft pedigree were doing all the heavy lifting with his prospect value. After a second poor season at Double-A, there remains little to get excited about, although he did at least have multi-start stretches of success in his age-23 season. Leiter had a strong 31.3 percent strikeout rate, but his walk rate was over 13 percent for the second year in a row. The best stretch of Leiter's pro career was a 40.1-inning run with a 2.68 ERA and 1.09 WHIP from early-May through mid-June. However, after turning in two abysmal starts in the middle of the season, Leiter was placed on the developmental list for seven weeks as he worked on his mechanics. He excelled in four appearances (16.1 innings) at Double-A after returning late in the year before getting lit up in his lone Triple-A start to close the season. The consistent factor in Leiter's success or failure is his walk rate. He at least showed flashes of starter-level command last season, but he turns 24 in April and has a career 1.51 WHIP in 177.2 innings. Read Past Outlooks
Headed back to minors
The Rangers optioned Leiter to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Texas won't immediately replace Leiter in its rotation, but the rookie right-hander will cede his spot on the 26-man active roster to right-hander Shaun Anderson, who was called up from Round Rock and will provide some length out of the bullpen in the short term. Leiter's demotion comes one day after he failed to escape the second inning in the Rangers' 7-4 loss to the Guardians. He's labored in each of his first three big-league starts, giving up 17 earned runs on 18 hits and six walks while striking out seven across 9.1 innings.
Texas won't immediately replace Leiter in its rotation, but the rookie right-hander will cede his spot on the 26-man active roster to right-hander Shaun Anderson, who was called up from Round Rock and will provide some length out of the bullpen in the short term. Leiter's demotion comes one day after he failed to escape the second inning in the Rangers' 7-4 loss to the Guardians. He's labored in each of his first three big-league starts, giving up 17 earned runs on 18 hits and six walks while striking out seven across 9.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
70
Last 10 Games
70
Last 5 Games
70
How many pitches does Jack Leiter 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+
What part of the game does Jack Leiter generally pitch?
1st
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5th
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7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-1%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .385 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .381 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
2024vs Left | .385 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .381 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-60%
ERA on Road
2024
-60%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 32.40 | 3.60 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 16.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 12.91 | 2.35 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||||
2024Home | 32.40 | 3.60 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 16.2 | ||||
2024Away | 12.91 | 2.35 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jack Leiter 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
1.17K/9
6.8BB/9
5.8HR/9
2.9Fastball
95.6 mphERA
16.39WHIP
2.57BABIP
.437GB/FB
0.87Left On Base
25.3%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
9.1%Spin Rate
2369 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.7%Swinging Strike
9.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Being revamped
Leiter has needed "a lot of mechanical changes this year" in addition to efforts to "improve his mental approach," shares Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Leiter has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.49 WHIP across 16 Double-A starts this season. Profiling as one of the Rangers' top pitching prospects, the 23-year-old is losing credibility to be a trustworthy stash despite his pedigree as the second-overall pick in the 2021 Draft.
Leiter has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.49 WHIP across 16 Double-A starts this season. Profiling as one of the Rangers' top pitching prospects, the 23-year-old is losing credibility to be a trustworthy stash despite his pedigree as the second-overall pick in the 2021 Draft.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
If Leiter had a different last name and draft pedigree, he would be a free agent in many dynasty leagues. He wasn't bad at everything, but he also wasn't good at anything in his 92.2-inning pro debut at Double-A. His 10.6 K/9 ranked 26th among Double-A pitchers with 70-plus innings, but it was an elevated mark because he was walking so many batters (5.4 BB/9), and therefore getting more opportunities per inning to strike hitters out. In a more useful statistic (K%), Leiter ranked 43rd among that same subset, and his 13.2 BB% was the 13th-worst mark among Double-A starters. There isn't a single stretch in Leiter's season where we can cherry-pick a run of success, and he was supposed to be an advanced starter who could move quickly through the minors. Given his pedigree, Leiter will be given more opportunities to succeed than the average minor-leaguer, but any positivity going forward is just a call-back to his impressive college resume at Vanderbilt.
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Yanked after 1.2 frames
Leiter (0-1) took the loss Tuesday against Cleveland, allowing six runs on three hits and three walks across 1.2 innings. He struck out one.
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Promoted for Tuesday's start
The Rangers recalled Leiter from Triple-A Round Rock ahead of his start against the Guardians on Tuesday.
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Starting Tuesday versus Cleveland
Leiter will be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to start Tuesday against the Guardians.
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Heads back to minors
The Rangers optioned Leiter to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
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Roughed up again Wednesday
Leiter escaped with a no-decision in a 12-11 win over the A's in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader, coughing up six runs (four earned) on seven hits over four innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.
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