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Injury Knee
Est. Return 3/27/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.58
WHIP
1.17
K
33
SV
1
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Stratton first reached Triple-A in 2021, but his first significant sample in the majors didn't come until 2024. He spent the entire campaign in the majors and was effective at suppressing runs thanks to a 4.4 percent walk rate paired with allowing only 0.7 HR/9. His minor-league track record suggests the former may not be sustainable, and a modest groundball rate casts doubt on the latter. Positively, however, Stratton has two plus pitches in his fastball and slider, with the latter giving him upside to improve upon the 21 percent strikeout rate he's posted across 49.2 career innings. After being non-tendered to begin the offseason, Stratton is back with the Pirates on a minor-league deal but could contribute out of the bullpen if he proves healthy after his 2024 campaign was ended prematurely by a ruptured patella tendon. Read Past Outlooks
Starting running progression
Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Stratton (knee) is slated to begin a running progression, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
Stratton is already throwing off a mound as he returns from a ruptured patella tendon in his left knee he suffered last August, but he'll now test the knee out with some running and soon with pitchers' fielding practice. The reliever has not been ruled out for Opening Day, but he's in camp as a non-roster invitee and is facing an uphill battle to win a roster spot.
Stratton is already throwing off a mound as he returns from a ruptured patella tendon in his left knee he suffered last August, but he'll now test the knee out with some running and soon with pitchers' fielding practice. The reliever has not been ruled out for Opening Day, but he's in camp as a non-roster invitee and is facing an uphill battle to win a roster spot.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Hunter Stratton generally throw?
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Hunter Stratton generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-40%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-45%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .317 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .189 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .344 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .190 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .238 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .182 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-43%
ERA on Road
2024
-53%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.94 | 1.18 | 29.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.25 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 11.7 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.64 | 1.22 | 21.1 | 5.1 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.20 | 1.10 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.16 | 1.08 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.45 | 0.82 | 3.2 | 12.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hunter Stratton 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
4.71K/9
7.9BB/9
1.7HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.58WHIP
1.17BABIP
.317GB/FB
1.05Left On Base
67.8%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2656 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
13.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Behind other bullpen options
Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Friday that Stratton (knee) still needs to show he can go through running and pitchers' fielding practice before he can be considered part of the competition for a bullpen spot, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Expected to begin spring training
Stratton (knee) is expected to be ready to pitch at the start of spring training, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Back with Bucs
Stratton (knee) signed a minor-league deal with the Pirates on Monday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Non-tendered by Pirates
The Pirates non-tendered Stratton (knee) on Friday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Undergoes knee surgery
Stratton is expected to be sidelined for 7-to-10 months after undergoing surgery Monday to repair a patella tendon rupture in his left knee, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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