2024 Stats
W-L
11-9
ERA
3.14
WHIP
1.14
K
223
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ragans was two different pitchers in 2023 for two different clubs. He worked solely as a reliever for Texas with too many walks and homers as part of a rather leaky bullpen. It was that situation which led the club to deal the talented lefty to Kansas City for Aroldis Chapman. The deal has been a win-win in the short term, but one Texas will regret for years to come if Ragans continues to shove as he did once reporting to the Royals. He was arguably one of the more valuable pitchers for fantasy managers with a stretch of pitching that will likely lead to him being one of the more pushed up pitchers on draft boards this offseason. He gained velocity, reduced his walks and homers and the outcomes matched the potential. The remaining issue is that he still pitches for a bad club which means he has to pitch his keister off to get those wins. Simply put, this is Nick Lodolo all over again. Don't get caught inhaling helium on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
Set to start ALDS Game 2
Ragans (calf) will start Monday in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Yankees, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Ragans exited his wild-card series start versus the Orioles after six shutout innings due to left calf cramps, but his readiness for the start of the ALDS doesn't seem to be in question. The left-handed Ragans -- who will be pitching on five days' rest -- will be preceded by Michael Wacha in Game 1.
Ragans exited his wild-card series start versus the Orioles after six shutout innings due to left calf cramps, but his readiness for the start of the ALDS doesn't seem to be in question. The left-handed Ragans -- who will be pitching on five days' rest -- will be preceded by Michael Wacha in Game 1.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
97
Last 5 Games
94
How many pitches does Cole Ragans generally throw?
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What part of the game does Cole Ragans generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-29%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .264 | 61 | 25 | 68 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .205 | 302 | 99 | 191 | 25 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .276 | 34 | 14 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .195 | 189 | 53 | 104 | 13 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .253 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .187 | 91 | 30 | 50 | 6 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .222 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .282 | 22 | 16 | 37 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA on Road
2024
-16%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.63 | 1.22 | 166.0 | 10.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.28 | 1.16 | 156.1 | 9.8 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.40 | 1.21 | 95.1 | 11.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.87 | 1.08 | 91.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.06 | 1.11 | 47.0 | 9.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.86 | 1.20 | 49.0 | 11.4 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 5.70 | 1.48 | 23.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.86 | 1.47 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cole Ragans 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
3.33K/9
10.8BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.14WHIP
1.14BABIP
.302GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
74.0%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2457 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.2%Swinging Strike
14.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2018
Ragans made his big-league debut with nine starts last season and posted a 4.95 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 27:16 K:BB over 40 innings. The Rangers revamped their starting rotation during the offseason with the additions of veterans Jacob deGrom, Andrew Heaney, Nate Eovaldi and Jake Odorizzi, leaving the 25-year-old with extremely slim odds of making the Opening Day roster. Ragans is unlikely to be much of a factor in Texas' rotation in 2023, and if he is it means the club is enduring some serious injury issues.
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Leaves with cramps
Ragans was pulled from Tuesday's wild-card game against Baltimore due to left calf cramps.
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Set for Game 1 start
Ragans will start Game 1 of the wild-card series against the Orioles on Tuesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Not starting Sunday
Ragans will not start Sunday in Atlanta, as the team will go with Alec Marsh instead in the regular-season finale, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Punches out six in no-decision
Ragans did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's 1-0 win at Washington, pitching six scoreless innings while yielding three hits and three walks. He struck out six.
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Strong start wasted Tuesday
Ragans came away with a no-decision Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and four walks over seven innings in a 3-1 extra-inning loss to the Tigers. He struck out six.
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Named AL's best in August
Ragans posted 3-1 record with a 1.72 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 53:9 K:BB over 36.2 innings in August and was named the American League Pitcher of the Month.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old started off September on a similar note, as he picked up the win Monday versus the White Sox after he allowed just one hit in six scoreless frames. Ragans was acquired by the Royals from the Rangers in the Aroldis Chapman trade in June, and he's quickly established himself in the rotation with his new organization. The rookie left-hander had a 5.92 ERA in 17 outings out of the bullpen for Texas prior to the trade, but he's been a dominant rotation piece in Kansas City with just eight earned runs allowed and a 63:11 K:BB across eight starts.
The 25-year-old started off September on a similar note, as he picked up the win Monday versus the White Sox after he allowed just one hit in six scoreless frames. Ragans was acquired by the Royals from the Rangers in the Aroldis Chapman trade in June, and he's quickly established himself in the rotation with his new organization. The rookie left-hander had a 5.92 ERA in 17 outings out of the bullpen for Texas prior to the trade, but he's been a dominant rotation piece in Kansas City with just eight earned runs allowed and a 63:11 K:BB across eight starts.