Kyle Freeland
30-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 5/21/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-3
ERA
13.21
WHIP
2.55
K
9
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The left-hander struggled to a 5.03 ERA in 29 starts before suffering an oblique strain in mid-September, which ended his season a couple weeks early. Freeland delivered a 2.85 ERA across 202.1 innings in 2018, but that effort is a clear anomaly as he has a 4.96 ERA in the five seasons since. His strikeout rate last season dipped to a career-low 13.9 percent, which went along with a career worst in his average fastball velocity (88.8 mph). Freeland was never a flamethrower, but the velocity drop puts even more pressure on his less-than-reliable command. Even if his fastball gets back into the lower 90s, the 4.33 ERA he had in 2020 and 2021 is likely the best fantasy managers can hope for, especially with hitter-friendly Coors Field still in the mix to bloat his numbers. Combined with the low strikeout numbers, the upside here is limited, at best. Read Past Outlooks
Won't need surgery
Freeland (elbow) won't need surgery but is expected to miss about 4-to-6 weeks, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Freeland is still resting the injury and could be out until late June, though it's a positive that he'll avoid surgery. He struggled mightily until being sidelined, as he posted a 13.21 ERA and 2.55 WHIP across 15.2 innings. Peter Lambert has entered the rotation in Freeland's place.
Freeland is still resting the injury and could be out until late June, though it's a positive that he'll avoid surgery. He struggled mightily until being sidelined, as he posted a 13.21 ERA and 2.55 WHIP across 15.2 innings. Peter Lambert has entered the rotation in Freeland's place.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
78
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Kyle Freeland generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kyle Freeland generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .294 | 60 | 20 | 87 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .298 | 174 | 83 | 325 | 41 | |||
2024vs Left | .455 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .409 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .257 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .311 | 67 | 34 | 152 | 26 | |||
2022vs Left | .315 | 32 | 11 | 47 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .271 | 99 | 42 | 146 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA on Road
2024
-80%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.43 | 1.51 | 174.0 | 6.6 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.87 | 1.47 | 172.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2024Home | 3.60 | 1.60 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Away | 17.72 | 3.00 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||||
2023Home | 4.94 | 1.49 | 82.0 | 7.4 | 2.4 | ||||
2023Away | 5.13 | 1.45 | 73.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Home | 6.00 | 1.52 | 87.0 | 6.1 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.08 | 1.30 | 87.2 | 7.4 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Freeland 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
1.13K/9
5.2BB/9
4.6HR/9
1.7Fastball
91.9 mphERA
13.21WHIP
2.55BABIP
.452GB/FB
2.06Left On Base
41.9%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.2%Spin Rate
2244 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.7%Swinging Strike
7.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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High price tag
Freeland could be available on the trade market, but Colorado would have to "decidedly win the deal," speculates Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Freeland is under team control through 2026 with a 2027 vesting option. The 30-year-old's 4.54 ERA and 5.12 expected ERA makes the 2023 trade deadline an unfavorable selling point for Colorado, but Bowden notes that Freeland could draw interest in what's expected to be a sellers' market.
Freeland is under team control through 2026 with a 2027 vesting option. The 30-year-old's 4.54 ERA and 5.12 expected ERA makes the 2023 trade deadline an unfavorable selling point for Colorado, but Bowden notes that Freeland could draw interest in what's expected to be a sellers' market.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Writing a player capsule for a Rockies pitcher could easily become a MadLib template. (Insert pitcher) struggles at home but does better away from the toils of pitching at Coors as (same pitcher) has immensely better results on the road. Stream (same pitcher) on the road when the matchup is right while benching him whenever possible at Coors unless he is facing Oakland or Pittsburgh. That about sums up Freeland, but throw in the unusual issue the lefty has against fellow lefties and you get a giant mess who somehow won nine games last season around a 4.53 ERA. He pitched a full run better by ERA after the break going 5-4, but the WHIP and low strikeouts make him just about impossible to roster in most draft formats. 2018 was fun when it happened, but it will not happen again. The mid-4's ERA was fine last decade, but in this new run environment, 4.5 is the new 5.00. Avoid.
More Fantasy News
Heads to IL with strained elbow
Freeland was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Rockies on Friday, retroactive to April 16, with a left elbow strain.
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Ready for next start
Freeland (shoulder) feels fine Tuesday and will have his usual throwing session before his next turn through the rotation, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
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Picks up injury on basepaths
Freeland suffered an apparent right shoulder injury on a play at the plate during Monday's game against the Phillies, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
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Ineffective versus Toronto
Freeland (0-3) was tagged with the loss after he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking three batters in Sunday's 5-0 defeat to the Blue Jays.
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Throws five frames
Freeland allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks over five innings in a no-decision Monday. He struck out two during the win over Arizona.
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