Josh Winckowski

Josh Winckowski

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Boston Red Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Winckowski had a nice 2023 season out of Boston's bullpen, posting a 2.88 ERA over 84.1 innings with four wins, three saves and 18 holds across 60 appearances. The 25-year-old added velocity (+2.2 mph) on his sinker that he threw 96.3 mph on average, which ultimately induced more whiffs. He also threw more cutters (+24.5% usage over 2022) and his strikeout rate took a big jump, from 13.9% in 2022 to 22.3% last season. This mark was still below league average, but the right-hander maintained a high ground ball rate (51.2%) despite issuing free passes at an 8.4% clip. Red Sox manager Alex Cora recently suggested Winckowski could get a look in the rotation in 2024, which syncs up with how he was used throughout the minors and his rookie season. However, his numbers are much worse as a starter (5.66 ERA, 1.55 WHIP over 68.1 innings), which could warrant a relief role after all. Read Past Outlooks
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#374
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$Signed a one-year, $760,000 contract with the Red Sox in March of 2024.
Earns first save
PBoston Red Sox
September 6, 2024
Winckowski threw a perfect inning and earned a save against the White Sox on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Winckowski made his second appearance since being recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Aug. 27. In those two outings, he's combined to toss four scoreless innings, dropping his season ERA to 4.10. Boston's ninth-inning job appears to be somewhat open at the moment with Kenley Jansen (lat) sidelined for an indefinite period. Winckowski now has four career saves, with the previous three coming during the 2023 campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
31
Last 10 Games
30
Last 5 Games
31
How many pitches does Josh Winckowski 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 Josh Winckowski generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .270 470 91 41 113 16 3 13
Since 2022vs Right .287 548 95 43 142 28 2 16
2024vs Left .285 165 32 14 41 6 0 6
2024vs Right .260 171 28 12 40 9 0 4
2023vs Left .239 150 38 11 33 6 0 1
2023vs Right .287 216 44 20 56 9 0 8
2022vs Left .285 155 21 16 39 4 3 6
2022vs Right .315 161 23 11 46 10 2 4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-24%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-11%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-22%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-30%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.70 1.47 130.1 8 8 3 6.1 3.3 1.1
Since 2022Away 3.59 1.47 100.1 5 5 2 8.7 3.2 1.2
2024Home 4.34 1.36 45.2 2 1 2 6.1 2.8 1.0
2024Away 3.86 1.48 30.1 2 1 0 8.6 3.6 1.5
2023Home 3.22 1.34 44.2 3 3 1 7.7 3.0 1.0
2023Away 2.50 1.51 39.2 1 1 2 10.0 3.6 0.9
2022Home 6.75 1.75 40.0 3 4 0 4.5 4.3 1.4
2022Away 4.75 1.38 30.1 2 3 0 7.1 2.4 1.2
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Stat Review
How does Josh Winckowski 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
2.31
 
K/9
7.1
 
BB/9
3.1
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
95.1 mph
 
ERA
4.14
 
WHIP
1.41
 
BABIP
.315
 
GB/FB
2.10
 
Left On Base
67.7%
 
Exit Velocity
82.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.9%
 
Spin Rate
2061 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%
 
Swinging Strike
9.0%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Winckowski made his major-league debut last season but failed to impress with a 5.89 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 44:27 K:BB in 70.1 innings. The right-hander had a solid strikeout rate throughout his minor-league career, but that didn't immediately follow him to the big leagues as it was a measly 13.9 percent. However, he had a 51.9 percent groundball rate and a 4.61 xFIP indicates he wasn't helped out much by Boston's defense. Winckowski is likely to see the majors again in 2023, but more highly-touted prospects like Brandon Walter, Chris Murphy and Connor Seabold could have a leg up for any starting opportunities.
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Back in big leagues
PBoston Red Sox
August 27, 2024
The Red Sox recalled Winckowski from Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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Bound for Triple-A
PBoston Red Sox
August 26, 2024
The Red Sox optioned Winckowski to Triple-A Worcester on Monday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Scoops up win in relief
PBoston Red Sox
August 13, 2024
Winckowski (3-1) gave up an unearned run and retired all three batters he faced en route to picking up a win Monday in the Red Sox's 5-4 extra-inning victory over the Rangers.
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Starting Saturday
PBoston Red Sox
August 9, 2024
Winckowski will start Saturday's game against the Astros, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Shifting to bullpen
PBoston Red Sox
July 9, 2024
Winckowski will be available out of the Red Sox bullpen beginning with Wednesday's game against Oakland, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Chance for spot start?
PBoston Red Sox
August 9, 2024
The Red Sox placed Cooper Criswell on the COVID-19 list Friday, and Winckowski could be in the mix to fill the open rotation spot Saturday against the Astros.
ANALYSIS
Winckowski likely wouldn't be able to work as a traditional starter given he threw 39 pitches over 2.2 innings Wednesday in Kansas City, but he should still be able to cover a couple frames if called upon Saturday. The right-hander has started in five of his 24 appearances this season and has a combined 3.44 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 37:20 K:BB across 49.2 innings.
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