Jacob Lopez

Jacob Lopez

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Tampa Bay Rays AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lopez began the season at Double-A Montgomery and finished it with four games on the big-league roster, which is a rarity for the Tampa Bay organization as it rarely promotes starting pitchers multiple levels in the same season. These actions were more based on necessity than merit given the season-ending injuries to 60 percent of the club's starting staff and the attrition of arms on the 40-man roster. Lopez climbed to Triple-A early in the 2023 season while striking out a bevy of lower-level hitters, mainly with a low-arm-slot slider. Experienced hitters in Triple-A were not as easily fooled nor were the major-league hitters as the strikeout rate cooled and the walk rate escalated. He still managed 96 strikeouts in 92 innings but best profiles as a swingman out of the bullpen, replacing the role Ryan Yarbrough and Josh Fleming held on the roster before him. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024.
Optioned after spot start
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 26, 2024
The Rays optioned Lopez to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Tampa Bay recalled Lopez from Triple-A to make a spot start Sunday in place of Shane Baz (illness), who was unable to make his turn through the rotation while recovering from the flu. Though Lopez settled for a no-decision in his second career MLB start, he held a talented Dodgers lineup to one run on two hits and two walks over five innings. The Rays' decision to demote Lopez likely indicates that Baz will be ready to take the hill when his next turn comes up this weekend versus the Padres.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
45
Last 10 Games
45
Last 5 Games
45
How many pitches does Jacob Lopez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Jacob Lopez generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-64%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .250 33 5 3 7 1 0 0
Since 2022vs Right .203 67 11 6 12 4 1 2
2024vs Left .231 17 4 3 3 1 0 0
2024vs Right .083 29 4 4 2 0 0 2
2023vs Left .267 16 1 0 4 0 0 0
2023vs Right .286 38 7 2 10 4 1 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 0.00 0.92 4.1 0 0 0 4.2 4.2 0.0
Since 2022Away 5.89 1.31 18.1 1 0 1 6.9 3.4 1.0
2024Home 0.00 1.50 1.1 0 0 0 6.8 13.5 0.0
2024Away 6.00 1.11 9.0 0 0 0 7.0 5.0 2.0
2023Home 0.00 0.67 3.0 0 0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0
2023Away 5.79 1.50 9.1 1 0 1 6.8 1.9 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Lopez 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.14
 
K/9
7.0
 
BB/9
6.1
 
HR/9
1.7
 
Fastball
90.7 mph
 
ERA
5.23
 
WHIP
1.16
 
BABIP
.124
 
GB/FB
0.38
 
Left On Base
54.3%
 
Exit Velocity
79.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
7.8%
 
Spin Rate
2211 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
17.6%
 
Swinging Strike
9.0%
 
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Holds Dodgers to one run
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 26, 2024
Lopez came away with a no-decision Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out six over five innings.
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Called up for Sunday's start
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 25, 2024
The Rays recalled Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Drawing start Sunday
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 25, 2024
The Rays will recall Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Sent down to Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 6, 2024
The Rays optioned Lopez to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Back up from Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
April 29, 2024
The Rays recalled Lopez from Triple-A Durham on Monday.
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