Derek Law
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
7-4
ERA
2.60
WHIP
1.18
K
76
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Activated from injured list
The Nationals activated Law (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Monday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Law has been shelved since mid-August with ulnar nerve irritation in his pitching elbow but recently faced hitters with no issues, clearing the way for his return. The veteran reliever will return to a middle-relief role for the Nationals.
Law has been shelved since mid-August with ulnar nerve irritation in his pitching elbow but recently faced hitters with no issues, clearing the way for his return. The veteran reliever will return to a middle-relief role for the Nationals.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Derek Law generally throw?
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What part of the game does Derek Law generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-28%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .229 | 64 | 32 | 56 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .263 | 74 | 26 | 99 | 11 | |||
2024vs Left | .197 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .273 | 40 | 12 | 59 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .245 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .234 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .300 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .286 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
ERA at Home
2024
-4%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.76 | 1.15 | 91.1 | 7.0 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.56 | 1.47 | 73.1 | 8.2 | 4.4 | ||||
2024Home | 2.55 | 1.11 | 49.1 | 7.1 | 1.6 | ||||
2024Away | 2.66 | 1.25 | 40.2 | 8.2 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Home | 3.16 | 1.09 | 31.1 | 6.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Away | 4.18 | 1.77 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 6.1 | ||||
2022Home | 2.53 | 1.50 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 2.5 | ||||
2022Away | 6.00 | 1.67 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Derek Law 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
3.17K/9
7.6BB/9
2.4HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.0 mphERA
2.60WHIP
1.18BABIP
.297GB/FB
2.03Left On Base
78.0%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2208 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.8%Swinging Strike
13.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Law's outstanding 2016 rookie campaign continues to look like a mirage as the right-hander has failed to come close to that season's production in the three years that have followed. While his 4.90 ERA in his first season with Toronto was an improvement over the marks he posted the previous two campaigns, it was hardly reason to celebrate and was accompanied by a career-worst 14.0 BB% that ranked ninth-worst in the majors among qualified relievers. Law did do some things well -- he induced a 23.1 Soft%, 10th-best among relievers, and notched a career-high 23.5 K% -- but was stung by one of the highest WHIPs in the league (1.66). Law earned five saves and eight holds for the Blue Jays last season, but he was non-tendered by the club in December. His strikeout ability alone makes him likely to latch on with another team in 2020, but he has a lot to prove before he can be trusted in high-leverage situations.
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Throwing live BP
Law (elbow) will throw to live hitters Saturday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
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MRI comes back clean
The MRI on Law's right elbow revealed only ulnar nerve irritation, but he hasn't been cleared to throw yet, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Lands on IL with elbow strain
The Nationals placed Law on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a right elbow flexor strain, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
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Seeing massive workload
Law leads all big-league relievers with 72.1 innings pitched so far this season, posting a 2.99 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 60:18 K:BB with six wins, 11 holds and a save in 58 appearances.
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Picks up first save
Law threw a scoreless ninth inning to get his first save of the season in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Mets.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be moved
Law is a candidate to be traded by the Nationals ahead of Tuesday's deadline, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN.com.
ANALYSIS
The right-handed journeyman posted a 3.60 ERA in 54 outings for the Reds in 2023 and has continued to pitch well for the Nationals this year with a 3.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 53:17 K:BB over 60 innings. Law won't significantly move the needle for contending teams, but his work in middle relief could still provide a boost to an undermanned bullpen.
The right-handed journeyman posted a 3.60 ERA in 54 outings for the Reds in 2023 and has continued to pitch well for the Nationals this year with a 3.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 53:17 K:BB over 60 innings. Law won't significantly move the needle for contending teams, but his work in middle relief could still provide a boost to an undermanned bullpen.