Nathan Eovaldi
34-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
12-8
ERA
3.80
WHIP
1.11
K
166
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Eovaldi was on pace for a career year in 2023 with a 2.69 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 19 starts, but he went down with a forearm strain in late July that sidelined him for about six weeks. He returned in September but allowed 21 runs over 20.2 frames in his final six outings of the regular season, though he got back on track in the playoffs with a 2.95 ERA to help Texas win its first World Series. The right-hander finished with a 3.63 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 132:47 K:BB over 144 innings for the campaign, which was a minor improvement on his results from the previous three seasons. Eovaldi has established himself as a solid mid-rotation pitcher over the past few years but still has durability questions, having topped 150 innings just once since 2016. Read Past Outlooks
Declines player option
Eovaldi declined his $20 million player option for 2025, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
While that means Eovaldi is now a free agent, Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday that the club has "great interest" in re-signing the veteran right-hander. Eovaldi, who turns 35 in February, holds a 3.72 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 298:89 K:BB over 314.2 innings covering 54 regular-season starts during his two seasons with the Rangers.
While that means Eovaldi is now a free agent, Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday that the club has "great interest" in re-signing the veteran right-hander. Eovaldi, who turns 35 in February, holds a 3.72 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 298:89 K:BB over 314.2 innings covering 54 regular-season starts during his two seasons with the Rangers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
93
How many pitches does Nathan Eovaldi generally throw?
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What part of the game does Nathan Eovaldi generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-14%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .228 | 176 | 47 | 165 | 27 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .245 | 225 | 62 | 214 | 32 | |||
2024vs Left | .247 | 78 | 21 | 78 | 12 | |||
2024vs Right | .212 | 88 | 21 | 69 | 11 | |||
2023vs Left | .201 | 52 | 17 | 49 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .245 | 80 | 30 | 68 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .232 | 46 | 9 | 38 | 9 | |||
2022vs Right | .284 | 57 | 11 | 77 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
ERA on Road
2024
-9%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.05 | 1.14 | 211.1 | 8.3 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.47 | 1.16 | 212.2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 3.63 | 0.98 | 94.1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Away | 4.01 | 1.27 | 76.1 | 8.6 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Home | 3.70 | 1.11 | 65.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.56 | 1.16 | 78.1 | 8.0 | 3.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.26 | 1.48 | 51.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.64 | 1.02 | 58.0 | 9.6 | 1.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nathan Eovaldi 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.
* 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
3.95K/9
8.8BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.2Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.80WHIP
1.11BABIP
.282GB/FB
1.78Left On Base
73.3%Exit Velocity
82.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2002 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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After making 32 starts the previous season, Eovaldi was limited to 20 outings as he lost time early with back inflammation and then down the stretch with shoulder tightness. His four-seam and cutter velocity dropped, perhaps explaining a 22.4% strikeout rate, the lowest level since 2017. Eovaldi's biggest issue was a return of gopheritis as he yielded 21 homers in only 109.1 innings. His cutter and slider were particularly ineffective as they accounted for 41% of his homers allowed despite being thrown a combined 22% of the time. In contrast, Eovaldi upped his split finger usage to 21% and he surrendered only one homer with the pitch. Other than 2021, Eovaldi has missed at least a quarter of each season, so durability is an issue. His miniscule walk rate keeps his WHIP in a fantasy friendly range but his dalliance with the long ball puts his ERA at risk. Eovaldi joined the Rangers on a two-year, $34 million contract, so he'll see a lot of the AL West and Globe Life Field, which ranks mostly as a neutral park for both hitters and pitchers.
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Tosses seven shutout innings
Eovaldi (12-8) allowed four hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings Sunday, striking out five and earning a win over the Angels.
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Works through seven innings
Eovaldi did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out seven in seven innings.
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Lit up in no-decision
Eovaldi allowed seven runs on 11 hits and two walks while striking out four over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
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No help in Tuesday's loss
Eovaldi (11-8) allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out six over five innings to take the loss versus the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
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Strong in win over Yankees
Eovaldi (11-7) allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six over seven innings to earn the win Wednesday over the Yankees.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Hurdles remain with Texas
Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News estimates there's less than a 50 percent chance the Rangers will re-sign Eovaldi this offseason, assuming the right-hander opts out of his deal.
ANALYSIS
Eovaldi has a $20 million player option for 2025 that he's likely to decline after he posted a 3.80 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 166:42 K:BB across 170.2 innings this year. Retaining the 34-year-old was labeled a priority by GM Chris Young immediately after the regular season, but the math will be difficult with the Rangers having multiple roster holes to fill while also attempting to cut payroll.
Eovaldi has a $20 million player option for 2025 that he's likely to decline after he posted a 3.80 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 166:42 K:BB across 170.2 innings this year. Retaining the 34-year-old was labeled a priority by GM Chris Young immediately after the regular season, but the math will be difficult with the Rangers having multiple roster holes to fill while also attempting to cut payroll.