Emilio Pagan
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
4-5
ERA
4.50
WHIP
1.34
K
44
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pagan rebounded in a big way in 2023 with an impressive 2.99 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 65:21 K:BB over 69.1 innings for Minnesota. The 32-year-old vastly improved his ability to keep the ball inside the park, as his 0.65 HR/9 was the best mark of his career. However, Pagan's home run issues could resurface in his new home park, as the veteran recently joined Cincinnati on a multi-year pact. The right-hander is currently in line for setup duties, but with 32 career saves, he has the experience to occasionally spell closer Alexis Diaz in the ninth inning. Read Past Outlooks
Exercises player option
Pagan exercised his $8 million player option for 2025 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Pagan was forced to sit out the first half of the season due to a lat injury, and he accumulated a 4.50 ERA across 38 innings upon returning in mid-August. Given his decline in performance, it was unlikely he'd receive an offer close to $8 million in free agency, so the 33-year-old righty will return to Cincinnati and likely fill a high-leverage role out of the bullpen.
Pagan was forced to sit out the first half of the season due to a lat injury, and he accumulated a 4.50 ERA across 38 innings upon returning in mid-August. Given his decline in performance, it was unlikely he'd receive an offer close to $8 million in free agency, so the 33-year-old righty will return to Cincinnati and likely fill a high-leverage role out of the bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Emilio Pagan generally throw?
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What part of the game does Emilio Pagan generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .219 | 88 | 28 | 59 | 11 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .234 | 105 | 30 | 86 | 12 | |||
2024vs Left | .259 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .289 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .206 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .163 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .213 | 37 | 9 | 23 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .270 | 47 | 17 | 37 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-24%
ERA at Home
2024
-49%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.38 | 1.15 | 93.1 | 9.8 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.44 | 1.25 | 77.0 | 10.6 | 4.1 | ||||
2024Home | 5.85 | 1.35 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 0.9 | ||||
2024Away | 3.00 | 1.33 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Home | 1.27 | 0.85 | 35.1 | 7.6 | 2.0 | ||||
2023Away | 4.76 | 1.06 | 34.0 | 9.3 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 4.03 | 1.32 | 38.0 | 12.3 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Away | 5.04 | 1.44 | 25.0 | 11.5 | 4.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Emilio Pagan 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
4.00K/9
10.4BB/9
2.6HR/9
1.4Fastball
94.6 mphERA
4.50WHIP
1.34BABIP
.350GB/FB
0.71Left On Base
72.8%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2400 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.5%Swinging Strike
14.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pagan was among the candidates to close for the Padres last spring, but San Diego sent him packing in an Opening Day trade with Minnesota. Taylor Rogers' departure created a void at closer for the Twins, but Rocco Baldelli announced that the newly-acquired Pagan would be part of a committee. Showcasing an improved strikeout rate (12.0 K/9), the veteran ended up recording nine of the Twins' 16 saves through mid-June, but was ousted from closing after a string of blowups later that month. Of course, home runs were still an issue (1.7 HR/9), but Pagan issued more free passes than he ever has (3.7 BB/9) en-route to a career-worst 1.37 WHIP. He has one more year on his contract with Minnesota and is unlikely to be in the team's conversation for saves in 2023.
More Fantasy News
Contract decision looming
Pagan has an $8 million option for the 2025 season that he's expected to exercise this offseason, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Collects first save
Pagan allowed two hits and a walk while striking out three over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals.
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Working as opener Wednesday
Pagan will serve as the Reds' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Comes off IL
The Reds reinstated Pagan (lat) from the 60-day injured list Saturday.
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Could return vs. Brewers
Pagan (lat) is with the Reds for their weekend series against the Brewers, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Receiving interest from Reds
The Reds are among the teams showing interest in Pagan, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Pagan would seem to be a poor fit for Great American Ball Park given his extreme flyball tendencies. The 32-year-old is coming off a terrific 2023 season, though, having collected a 2.99 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 65:21 K:BB over 69.1 frames. He should be able to land a multi-year pact this winter.
Pagan would seem to be a poor fit for Great American Ball Park given his extreme flyball tendencies. The 32-year-old is coming off a terrific 2023 season, though, having collected a 2.99 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 65:21 K:BB over 69.1 frames. He should be able to land a multi-year pact this winter.