Jacob Lopez

Jacob Lopez

27-Year-Old PitcherSP
Sacramento Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
If you squint really hard, you can see some shades of Ryan Yarbrough in Lopez. Both pitchers are soft-tossing lefties with unique arm angles relying on extension and guile in their efforts to be successful against opposing batters. Lopez has been able to use that skill rather effectively as a minor-leaguer with a 30.6 percent strikeout rate, but has been more hittable as a swingman in two different stints with the Rays over a short 22.2 inning sample size. Lopez has value to a club in a swingman type role or as a bulk pitcher if the rotation is impacted by injuries. He's likely to begin the season in a relief role but should have a clearer path to a starting job after being traded to the Athletics. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2025.
Works behind opener
PSacramento Athletics
June 3, 2025
Lopez (0-4) took the loss Tuesday versus the Twins, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out nine over 4.1 innings of relief.
ANALYSIS
The Athletics haven't announced their pitching plans for this series, aside from having Grant Holman serve as an opener Tuesday. That made this a somewhat unexpected outing for Lopez, who was pitching on regular rest after his short 1.2-inning start last Thursday against the Blue Jays. Lopez was tagged for three home runs Tuesday, all of which were solo shots. His workload was normal at 96 pitches (56 strikes), but the results continue to be troublesome for the southpaw, who is now at a 7.20 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 26:10 K:BB across 20 innings through seven appearances (four starts). Lopez may still have a leg up on Osvaldo Bido for a spot in the rotation in the short term, as Bido worked as more of a traditional reliever following Lopez's bulk-relief outing.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
57
Last 10 Games
71
Last 5 Games
74
How many pitches does Jacob Lopez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
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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
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
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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 2023
 
 
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-64%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .275 49 8 5 11 2 0 1
Since 2023vs Right .252 149 34 14 33 5 1 7
2025vs Left .333 16 3 2 4 1 0 1
2025vs Right .292 82 23 8 21 1 0 5
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
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-60%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-68%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.12 1.04 17.1 0 2 0 11.9 3.6 2.1
Since 2023Away 7.82 1.78 25.1 1 2 1 6.8 4.3 1.4
2025Home 4.15 1.08 13.0 0 2 0 14.5 3.5 2.8
2025Away 12.86 3.00 7.0 0 2 0 6.4 6.4 2.6
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
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Lopez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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
2.60
 
K/9
11.7
 
BB/9
4.5
 
HR/9
2.7
 
Fastball
90.6 mph
 
ERA
7.20
 
WHIP
1.75
 
BABIP
.385
 
GB/FB
0.37
 
Left On Base
63.9%
 
Exit Velocity
77.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.0%
 
Spin Rate
2198 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
17.3%
 
Swinging Strike
10.9%
 
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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.
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Rough night in Toronto
PSacramento Athletics
May 29, 2025
Lopez (0-3) took the loss Thursday against the Blue Jays, allowing seven runs on six hits and a walk across 1.2 innings.
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Picking up another start
PSacramento Athletics
May 29, 2025
Lopez is slated to start Thursday's game against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
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Unlucky loss Friday
PSacramento Athletics
May 23, 2025
Lopez (0-2) allowed a run on three hits and a walk while striking out eight over seven innings, taking the loss versus the Phillies on Friday.
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Recalled from Las Vegas
PSacramento Athletics
May 23, 2025
The Athletics recalled Lopez from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Likely starting Saturday
PSacramento Athletics
May 22, 2025
Lopez is likely to be called up from Triple-A Las Vegas to start Saturday's game against the Phillies in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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