2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
9.00
WHIP
1.00
K
1
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Swanson will stick around in Toronto for a third straight season after agreeing to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Blue Jays to avoid arbitration. The 31-year-old righty spent most of the 2024 regular season in the majors, but struggled early on and spent a little over a month in Triple-A to work out his struggles. Ultimately, he posted a disappointing 5.03 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 39.1 innings with nine holds across 45 appearances. Swanson has been pretty reliable otherwise throughout his career, so he's a strong candidate to rebound for the 2025 campaign. Whether that translates into save chances will largely depend on his performance, but the opportunity is there for Swanson to take on a greater high-leverage role. Read Past Outlooks

Picks up win in season debut
Swanson (1-0) recorded the win Sunday over the A's, giving up one run on one hit in one inning of relief. He struck out one.
ANALYSIS
Activated from the 60-day IL earlier in the day after recovering from a forearm issue, Swanson entered the game in the top of the eighth inning with the Blue Jays down 3-2 and had trouble finding the plate. In addition to allowing a leadoff single to Willie MacIver, he uncorked a wild pitch and plunked Denzel Clarke with a 91.1 mph fastball before finally escaping the frame with minimal damage. Swanson then found himself in line for the win when Addison Barger launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The right-hander could eventually work his way into a high-leverage role, but Sunday's performance suggests Swanson still has some rust to shake off first.
Activated from the 60-day IL earlier in the day after recovering from a forearm issue, Swanson entered the game in the top of the eighth inning with the Blue Jays down 3-2 and had trouble finding the plate. In addition to allowing a leadoff single to Willie MacIver, he uncorked a wild pitch and plunked Denzel Clarke with a 91.1 mph fastball before finally escaping the frame with minimal damage. Swanson then found himself in line for the win when Addison Barger launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The right-hander could eventually work his way into a high-leverage role, but Sunday's performance suggests Swanson still has some rust to shake off first.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .206 | 49 | 19 | 36 | 9 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .240 | 64 | 16 | 54 | 11 | |||
2025vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2025vs Right | .667 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
2024vs Left | .231 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .239 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .198 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .231 | 43 | 9 | 31 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
ERA on Road
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-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.99 | 1.09 | 58.2 | 9.2 | 3.4 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 3.65 | 1.24 | 49.1 | 9.7 | 2.4 | ||||
2025Home | 9.00 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Home | 4.98 | 1.20 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 3.7 | ||||
2024Away | 5.09 | 1.36 | 17.2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Home | 3.09 | 1.03 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.84 | 1.17 | 31.2 | 10.2 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Erik Swanson 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
0.00K/9
4.5BB/9
0.0HR/9
4.5Fastball
93.2 mphERA
9.00WHIP
1.00BABIP
.177GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
61.6 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
1786 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
16.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Swanson, who was traded from Seattle to Toronto prior to the 2023 season, continued to find success as one of the majors' top setup men. The 30-year-old finished fourth in the league with 29 holds while establishing new career-highs in games played (69), innings (66.2), strikeouts (75) and saves (four). The right-hander threw his splitter at a much higher clip (47.5 percent) than years past while tossing significantly fewer heaters. Swanson's 34.7 percent fastball usage was his lowest of his career and a massive 20 percent drop from 2022. With a 6.2 percent walk rate and near 30 percent strikeout rate for his career, Swanson is certainly capable of closing, but remains behind Jordan Romano in the pecking order for saves in Toronto.
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Back from injured list
The Blue Jays reinstated Swanson (forearm) from the 60-day injured list Sunday.
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Close to activation off IL
Swanson (forearm) is with the Blue Jays in Toronto and could be reinstated from the 60-day injured list as soon as Sunday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Rehabbing in Triple-A
Swanson (forearm) will make a rehab appearance for Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
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Cleared for rehab assignment
Swanson (forearm) was sent to the Blue Jays' Florida Complex League affiliate Friday to begin a rehab assignment.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Blue Jays transferred Swanson (forearm) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
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Non-tender candidate
The Blue Jays may non-tender Swanson ahead of Friday's roster deadline, reports Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was a key bullpen piece for Toronto in 2023 after being acquired from Seattle with 29 holds and a 2.97 ERA in 69 appearances, but he struggled early last season and was demoted to Triple-A after he allowed 15 runs in his first 18 outings. However, Swanson pitched better after being called back up in July with a 2.55 ERA across his last 24.2 innings. It remains to be seen whether that resurgence will be enough for the Blue Jays to tender him a contract for 2025.
The right-hander was a key bullpen piece for Toronto in 2023 after being acquired from Seattle with 29 holds and a 2.97 ERA in 69 appearances, but he struggled early last season and was demoted to Triple-A after he allowed 15 runs in his first 18 outings. However, Swanson pitched better after being called back up in July with a 2.55 ERA across his last 24.2 innings. It remains to be seen whether that resurgence will be enough for the Blue Jays to tender him a contract for 2025.