Patrick Corbin

35-Year-Old PitcherSP

Free Agent

2024 Stats

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6-13

ERA

5.62

WHIP

1.50

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Corbin has made at least 31 starts in each of his four full seasons with the Nationals, which does hold some value for a team which has spent much of that stretch in a rebuilding phase. Unfortunately, the results were awful again in 2023, with the left-hander's 5.20 ERA and 1.48 WHIP ranking 42nd and 44th, respectively, among 44 qualifiers. Corbin had a 30.8 percent strikeout rate in his final season with the Diamondbacks, which is a large reason why the Nationals gave him $140 million. In 2023 that number tumbled to 15.7 percent, which also ranked dead last among qualifiers. Corbin has averaged 32.3 home runs allowed per season over the last three years, and his slider, which used to be one of the better pitches in baseball, had a .354 xWOBA last year. The southpaw is mercifully entering his walk year in 2024, which means the Nats might not even feel obligated to keep him in the rotation all season if things continue to go this poorly. Read Past Outlooks

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#392

ADP

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man No

Height 6'3"

Weight 210

DOB 7/19/1989

Born Clay, NY

College Chipola (FL) JC

Drafted 2nd Rd 2009 LAA

Gives up four runs vs. Royals

PWashington Nationals

September 26, 2024

Corbin didn't factor into the decision Thursday against Kansas City, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.

ANALYSIS
Corbin surrendered a homer to Hunter Renfroe in the second inning before the Royals tacked on three more runs with five straight singles in the third. The left-hander's now allowed 17 runs in over his last 21.2 innings. Corbin will wrap up the season at 6-13 with a 5.62 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 139:54 K:BB across 32 starts (174.2 innings).

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

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-14%

BAA vs LHP

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-29%

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-16%

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	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2022vs Left	.268	438	81	37	106	21	2	9
Since 2022vs Right	.312	1829	310	123	522	90	11	76
2024vs Left	.225	146	32	16	29	9	0	2
2024vs Right	.315	618	107	38	179	33	7	23
2023vs Left	.254	140	24	10	32	5	0	4
2023vs Right	.301	650	100	47	178	29	1	29
2022vs Left	.321	152	25	11	45	7	2	3
2022vs Right	.320	561	103	38	165	28	3	24
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-20%

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	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2022Home	5.05	1.42	260.1	12	22	0	7.0	2.7	1.4
Since 2022Away	6.34	1.69	247.0	10	25	0	6.9	3.0	1.6
2024Home	4.55	1.26	91.0	4	5	0	7.5	3.1	1.3
2024Away	6.78	1.76	83.2	2	8	0	6.8	2.5	1.3
2023Home	5.46	1.49	84.0	4	9	0	5.5	1.7	1.4
2023Away	4.97	1.48	96.0	6	6	0	6.8	3.8	1.9
2022Home	5.17	1.52	85.1	4	8	0	8.0	3.2	1.5
2022Away	7.75	1.92	67.1	2	11	0	7.0	2.5	1.7
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Stat Review

How does Patrick Corbin 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.

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2.57

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7.2

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2.8

HR/9

1.3

Fastball

91.5 mph

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5.62

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1.50

BABIP

.341

GB/FB

1.76

Left On Base

65.2%

Exit Velocity

83.9 mph

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5.9%

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2146 rpm

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30.4%

Swinging Strike

10.2%

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Corbin's 6.31 ERA was by far the highest among pitchers throwing at least 150 innings. However, his 4.21 xFIP was only 10th highest as he was victimized by a .365 BABIP and 64.4% LOB mark. Corbin's 11.1% K-BB% mark was also subpar as his swinging strike rate dropped below 10% for the first time since 2016. Corbin's once vaunted slider isn't nearly as effective, which in turn takes away from his other offerings. Normally, it's sage to target pitchers coming off an unlucky season, but even after correcting for misfortune, Corbin is a below average hurler with a pedestrian strikeout rate. Team context is also poor with Nationals Park favoring hitters and a weak lineup limiting run support. The only box Corbin checks is durability with five straight full seasons of at least 31 starts. Perhaps he can be helpful in points leagues, but in roto-scoring, you're better off with a dominant reliever.

The six-year, $140 million contract Corbin inked with Washington in 2018 is looking worse by the year, as he finished 2021 as the worst qualified starter in MLB with a 5.82 ERA. He had a 3.25 ERA and 238 strikeouts during his first year with the Nationals but has performed significantly worse over the past two seasons. The veteran left-hander wasn't helped much defensively last season with a 4.29 xFIP, but his poor K-BB% of 11.1 percent was still problematic. Corbin should be a consistent rotation piece once again in 2022 but should have limited expectations, but he could be a good buy-low stash if able to turn things around.

Corbin entered the 2020 season coming off a career-high workload of 225 total innings including the Nationals' World Series run. That's one potential explanation for his diminished fastball velocity of just 90.2 mph in 2020 - the lowest mark of his career. More problematic was Corbin's loss of effectiveness with his slider, one of the best pitches in the league for several seasons running. While he still was able to limit opposing batters to a .198 BA and .366 SLG with the pitch, he managed just a 38.2% whiff rate. In his previous two seasons, Corbin induced whiff rates of 52% and 53.6% with his slider. Heading into 2021, the left-hander should be viewed as a risky proposition to bounce back given that he is entering his age-32 season. The other side of that same coin: his ADP will be significantly deflated, making him a more palatable gamble to take.

Some high-profile free agent signings work out. Corbin parlayed a career-best 2018 season with Arizona into a six-year, $140 million pact with the Nats. Little did he know it would come with a World Series ring. Corbin was instrumental in getting Washington to the Fall Classic, virtually repeating the previous season's numbers. Lady Luck played a part; 2018's 3.15 ERA was above the corresponding 2.61 xFIP and 2.91 SIERA while 2019's 3.25 ERA was better than the associated 3.59 xFIP and 3.88 SIERA. Even so, the 2019 estimators are still representative of a solid fantasy starter, boosted by a 29% strikeout clip. With 98 starts over the past three seasons, averaging 197 innings per year, Corbin checks the durability and reliability boxes. No pitcher is safe, but aside from the slider usage, there's little reason to ding Corbin's IP projection anymore. Depending on your tier break, he's bottom-second/top-third.

Corbin took a big step forward in 2017, but few could have predicted his ascension to full-fledged ace-dom in 2018. The lefty's strikeout rate exploded, leaping from 21.6% to 30.8%. His slider graded out as the best slider among qualified starters per FanGraphs, and thanks largely to that dominant pitch he led qualifiers in O-Swing%. Corbin's fastball and curveball were plus offerings, and with Corbin nearly halving his home-run rate, the estimators put him in the same class as Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola among the best options in the National League. The numbers only got stronger as the season wore on, making Corbin the most coveted arm on the free-agent market this winter. The Nationals won the sweepstakes and should insert Corbin behind Scherzer atop the rotation to start the year. While he doesn't have the track record of success that many other top-end arms do, Corbin's skills are legitimate and worth paying a premium for.

Corbin rescued his 2017 season by posting a 3.26 ERA after the All-Star break, ranking 15th among starting pitchers, and matched his career-best 14 wins. The southpaw rediscovered dominance at 8.5 K/9, thanks to boosts in first-pitch strikes (62.5 percent), swinging strikes (11.0) and pitches in the zone (43.1). That looks good when paired with his elite groundball rate (53.8 percent in 2016, 50.4 in 2017). The young vet thrived with Jeff Mathis behind the plate (3.41 ERA in six starts) and could approach his 3.15 home ERA again with the Diamondbacks installing a humidor at Chase Field. However, his outlook would be sunnier had he not lost control the last two years (3.3 BB/9 combined), and he must figure out how to tame righties, who tagged him for a .349 wOBA last season. The 28-year-old also leans heavily on his slider, a common cause for health issues. That said, he looks to have returned to pre-Tommy John form and can be had at a low cost in many drafts.

In his first full season back after 2014 Tommy John surgery, Corbin fell well short of expectations. He was a bit up and down out of the gate but had a 3.99 ERA on May 20 after posting a quality start against St. Louis. From that point on, however, the lefty posted a 5.80 ERA and 1.70 WHIP. In August, the team decided to move Corbin to a relief role, and he actually did pretty well. As a reliever, Corbin posted a 2.70 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 23.1 innings. Of course, Corbin holds more long-term value if he can be an effective starter again, and given Arizona's struggles in the rotation last season, he could snag a spot in 2017. Remember, this is a guy who posted a 3.41 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 178 strikeouts over 208.1 innings in 2013, before the surgery. If Corbin finds a way to approach those kinds of numbers again, he'll be a useful fantasy option. At the very least, he'll likely come at a steep discount in drafts.

After undergoing Tommy John surgery during spring training in 2014, Corbin missed all of the 2014 season and a big chunk of the 2015 season. He returned to the rotation July 4 and went 6-5 with a 3.60 ERA the rest of the way, striking out 78 batters in 85 innings. In 2016, the Diamondbacks expect to get a full season out of Corbin, although they may exhibit some caution with his innings total. Corbin’s last full season was in 2013, when he made the NL All-Star team. That year, Corbin went 14-8 with a 3.41 ERA across 208.1 innings, while racking up 178 strikeouts. He won’t reach that innings total this year, but he could be a solid fantasy contributor who posts useful ratios plus a decent number of wins and strikeouts.

Corbin never had a chance to show how real his stud effort from 2013 was as he went down with Tommy John surgery in late March. The last time we saw him he was cutting up the league for 208 strong innings with very useful ratios and a decent strikeout rate. The breakdown of that season left some questions about how much to trust it, though. He had a 2.24 ERA through his first 21 starts before posting a 6.05 ERA in his last 11. He allowed 10 home runs during that run, highlighting the biggest concern with Corbin. He had a 1.2 HR/9 rate in 2012, but then allowed just 0.6 HR/9 in those 21 starts through July 2013. The equation seems simple: keep the ball in the yard and enjoy the success that comes with it, but executing that equation is the difficult part for any pitcher. The Diamondbacks are targeting a June return for Corbin, though expectations on the fantasy landscape should be kept to a minimum. He could play himself into a streaming option for spells during 2015.

Before the All-Star break, Corbin was having a potential Cy Young year, posting a 2.35 ERA in the first half, but his less-than-stellar second half (5.19 ERA, .286 BAA) sunk his overall season stats. Still, he was a pleasant surprise for those who took a late flyer on him, thanks in large part to his ability to pound the strike zone and maintain steady peripherals with an uptick in fastball velocity (he averaged a career-high 92.1 mph). It remains to be seen if he can be a true ace, but he still figures to be at the top of the Diamondbacks' 2014 rotation.

After pitching very well during his first exposure at Triple-A Reno, Corbin entered the mix for the Arizona rotation and held his own despite seemingly poor results. Although his strikeout rate fell in the big leagues (7.2 K/9) from Reno (9.5 K/9), Corbin demonstrated good control (2.1 BB/9) and his primary weakness was a propensity to give up home runs. Things appeared to click for Corbin in August, as he had a 34:8 K:BB in 36.2 innings (3.68 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) before struggling in September. A former second-round pick, Corbin is often overlooked as the second piece of the trade that once sent Dan Haren to Anaheim, but he's a polished left-hander with good control of a four-pitch arsenal, and should be a frontrunner to land a rotation spot in spring training.

Corbin is often overlooked as the "other" prospect the D-Backs received in the Dan Haren trade with the Angels in 2010, but he's proven to be a nice young pitcher in his own right. The 22-year-old led the Southern League in innings pitched (160.1) and strikeouts (142) while pushing his way into consideration for a late-season callup to Arizona. Thanks to a stockpile of young pitching talent, Corbin will likely spend most of 2012 at Triple-A Reno and could ultimately be a trade chip if the likes of Tyler Skaggs and Trevor Bauer make their respective big league impacts as expected.

Corbin was one of the farmhands included in the Dan Haren trade orchestrated by interim general manager Jerry Dipoto in July. While he wasn't the centerpiece, the development of Corbin and Tyler Skaggs will ultimately determine whether the D-Backs received an acceptable return for their ace. At age 21, Corbin finished the season strong at High-A Visalia and compiled a 136:37 K:BB over 144.2 innings between Low-A and his two High-A clubs. While Corbin may not have the arsenal of a future ace, he still has projectability if his velocity increases and he could advance quickly depending on how his first taste of Double-A goes.

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Allows five runs in no-decision

PWashington Nationals

September 20, 2024

Corbin did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Cubs on Thursday, allowing five runs on eight hits and one walk over 4.1 innings while striking out four.