Joe Boyle

Joe Boyle

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Tampa Bay Rays AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 8.3 percent walk rate Boyle tallied during a three-start audition with the Athletics in 2023, unsurprisingly, turned out to be a mirage. His walk rate in 2024 ballooned to 17.7 percent, which is actually better than his 18.8 percent mark from the minors. There's no disputing that Boyle's stuff pops. He averaged 97.7 mph with his four-seamer in 2024 and touched 100 mph with regularity. His slider can be devastating. Boyle is a two-pitch pitcher, though, and he's shown no ability at any level to find the strike zone enough for his plus stuff to matter. An offseason trade landed the righty in Tampa Bay, and if there's one team that might be able to squeeze the most out of Boyle, it's the Rays, who have essentially told their pitchers in recent years to just throw the ball down the middle and trust their stuff. Pitching coach Kyle Snyder also has a reputation for being able to get taller pitchers to refine their mechanics, him being 6-foot-8 himself (Boyle is 6-foot-7). It's a long shot that Boyle turns into anything, but he should at least be on fantasy radars. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2024. Traded to the Rays in December of 2024.
Optioned to Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
March 22, 2025
The Rays optioned Boyle to Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
Boyle was relatively impressive in the Grapefruit League this spring, turning in a 3.52 ERA and 1.57 WHIP with a 21:10 K:BB over 15.1 innings. However, because the 25-year-old righty finished last season with a 6.42 ERA and 1.72 WHIP, the Rays would presumably like to see Boyle maintain that success over a longer period of time before giving him a spot on their MLB roster.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-35%
BAA vs RHP
2025
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2024
 
 
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-70%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .261 145 31 27 30 7 1 2
Since 2023vs Right .169 141 40 18 20 2 0 3
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .258 123 28 24 25 5 1 2
2024vs Right .207 103 28 16 17 1 0 2
2023vs Left .278 22 3 3 5 2 0 0
2023vs Right .083 38 12 2 3 1 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-30%
ERA at Home
2025
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-19%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.42 1.47 36.2 3 4 0 10.3 5.9 0.5
Since 2023Away 6.33 1.52 27.0 2 2 0 9.7 7.0 1.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 5.86 1.63 27.2 2 4 0 10.7 6.8 0.7
2024Away 7.20 1.85 20.0 1 2 0 10.4 8.6 0.9
2023Home 0.00 1.00 9.0 1 0 0 9.0 3.0 0.0
2023Away 3.86 0.57 7.0 1 0 0 7.7 2.6 1.3
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
The 6-foot-7 Boyle has always had loud stuff, but he didn't have good enough command to even project as a ninth-inning arm, let alone a starter. The Reds traded him to Oakland at the deadline for Sam Moll, and Boyle surprisingly went on to not only reach the majors, but have some success. He was good one time through the lineup against the Padres and then logged wins against the Tigers and Angels in late-September. Boyle's fastball averaged 98 mph and he can touch 100 mph. His upper-80s slider gives him a second plus pitch, and he threw his third-pitch curveball 10 percent of the time. His command woes (17.8 BB% in the minors last year) could resurface in spring training and prohibit him from even making the rotation, but Boyle has much better pure stuff than most Athletics pitchers. His home park makes him a viable home streamer, but it will be difficult for him to log wins given his projected pitch inefficiency and lack of run support.
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Impressive so far in camp
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
March 6, 2025
Boyle allowed one unearned run on one hit and one walk while striking out two over 2.1 innings in Wednesday's Grapefruit League loss to the Red Sox.
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Dealt to TB in Springs trade
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
December 14, 2024
The Athletics traded Boyle, Jacob Watters, Will Simpson and a compensatory draft pick to the Rays on Saturday in exchange for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Recalled to majors
POakland Athletics  AAA
September 22, 2024
The Athletics recalled Boyle from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.
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Sent to Triple-A
POakland Athletics  AAA
September 4, 2024
The Athletics optioned Boyle to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Wild in move to relief
POakland Athletics  AAA
August 29, 2024
Boyle retired one batter and was charged with three earned runs on no hits and three walks during his relief appearance in Thursday's 10-9 loss to the Reds. He also hit a batter with a pitch.
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