2025 Stats
W-L
5-3
ERA
4.37
WHIP
1.37
K
56
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rea was a major rotation piece for the Brewers over the past two seasons, but the organization elected to turn down his $5.5 million club option for 2025 after he posted a 4.29 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 135:43 K:BB over 167.2 innings. He served up 52 home runs in 58 outings across the last two years and also had a 4.82 FIP during that span. Rea cleared waivers prior to Milwaukee turning down the option, so there's limited interest league-wide even at a modest salary. The 34-year-old may not get consistent starts again in 2025, but he should be able to secure a contract this winter, even if it's a minor-league pact. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with the Cubs in January of 2025. Contract includes $6 million team option ($750,000 buyout) for 2026.
Bounces back with victory
Rea (5-3) earned the win over Houston on Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out two batters over five innings.
Analysis
Rea was pounded for four homers and seven runs in his previous start, but he gave up a much more palatable one homer and two runs Saturday. While he notched just three whiffs and one punchout, the right-hander didn't issue a free pass and took advantage of ample run support to snap a streak of four straight winless starts. This was presumably Rea's final appearance in June, and the month was certainly a mixed bag for him -- he gave up two or fewer runs in three of his five outings, but in his other two starts he was tagged for a combined 11 runs over 9.2 frames.
Rea was pounded for four homers and seven runs in his previous start, but he gave up a much more palatable one homer and two runs Saturday. While he notched just three whiffs and one punchout, the right-hander didn't issue a free pass and took advantage of ample run support to snap a streak of four straight winless starts. This was presumably Rea's final appearance in June, and the month was certainly a mixed bag for him -- he gave up two or fewer runs in three of his five outings, but in his other two starts he was tagged for a combined 11 runs over 9.2 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
74
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Colin Rea generally throw?
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What part of the game does Colin Rea generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-30%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .273 | 138 | 54 | 193 | 40 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .241 | 163 | 46 | 174 | 26 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .335 | 27 | 12 | 53 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .235 | 29 | 7 | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .257 | 63 | 23 | 84 | 16 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .258 | 72 | 20 | 85 | 13 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .251 | 48 | 19 | 56 | 15 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .220 | 62 | 19 | 54 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
ERA on Road
2025
-9%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 4.45 | 1.23 | 204.1 | 7.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.33 | 1.30 | 166.1 | 6.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.53 | 1.38 | 45.2 | 6.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.13 | 1.35 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.16 | 1.13 | 93.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.46 | 1.43 | 74.2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.80 | 1.26 | 65.2 | 8.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.27 | 1.10 | 59.0 | 7.0 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Colin Rea 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
2.95K/9
6.4BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.6Fastball
93.7 mphERA
4.37WHIP
1.37BABIP
.310GB/FB
1.05Left On Base
77.8%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2157 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.0%Swinging Strike
8.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rea hadn't seen significant action in the majors since making 19 starts in 2016, but he caught on with the Brewers last year and was a serviceable swingman with a 4.55 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 110:38 K:BB over 124.2 innings. He started in 22 of his 26 appearances and had decent strikeout and walk rates (21.3 percent and 7.4 percent, respectively) but was hurt by the long ball (1.7 HR/9). Milwaukee opted to re-sign him early in the offseason, and he's likely to be a factor in the starting rotation again in 2024. Rea might not be a reliable fantasy starter but should be a solid streaming option, assuming he's able to replicate his performance, which a 4.39 xERA and 4.30 xFIP indicate is realistic.
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Tagged with seven runs
Rea (4-3) allowed seven runs on 11 hits and a walk over 5.1 innings Sunday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Mariners.
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Performs well in no-decision
Rea didn't factor into the decision during Sunday's extra-inning win over the Pirates, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out four.
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Allows four runs Tuesday
Rea allowed four runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out five in 4.1 innings Tuesday against the Phillies. He did not factor into the decision.
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Blanks Nats in bulk relief
Rea (4-2) picked up the win Thursday against the Nationals, allowing five hits and one walk with no strikeouts over 5.1 scoreless innings.
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Hit hard in loss
Rea (3-2) took the loss against the Reds on Friday, allowing six runs on 10 hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
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League unimpressed by arsenal
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Rea likely went unclaimed on waivers due to his Stuff+ of 84, which ranked 55th of 58 qualified starters during the 2024 regular season.
Analysis
The right-hander delivered results just below league average the past two seasons for the Brewers with a 4.40 ERA across 292.1 innings, and the organization declined his $5 million club option for 2025 after he passed through waivers. Rea was Milwaukee's most reliable starter at times in 2024 but faded down the stretch, and his non-dominant arsenal leads to a limited ceiling.
The right-hander delivered results just below league average the past two seasons for the Brewers with a 4.40 ERA across 292.1 innings, and the organization declined his $5 million club option for 2025 after he passed through waivers. Rea was Milwaukee's most reliable starter at times in 2024 but faded down the stretch, and his non-dominant arsenal leads to a limited ceiling.