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Injury Lat
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
3-3
ERA
3.57
WHIP
1.17
K
44
SV
23
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
No stranger to the injury bug, Fairbanks hit the IL twice (forearm inflammation, hip inflammation) during the first half of 2023. However, once he returned in mid-June, he surprisingly stayed healthy for the rest of the season, establishing career-best marks in games played (49), innings (45.1) and strikeouts (68). He also converted a career-high 25 saves, as Rays manager Kevin Cash altered his late-inning approach. Quite simply, when Fairbanks was healthy, he was the Rays primary closer. The role was well deserved too, as the 29-year-old closed out 2023 in dominant fashion. He struck out 51 batters in 28 innings after the All-Star break and finished the year with a 2.58 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. He did so throwing more sliders (49.9% pitch usage) than ever, as he used to lean on his upper-90's 4-seamer as his primary offering. Fairbanks remains a solid mid-tier closer as long as you plan for some likely time missed due to injury. Read Past Outlooks
Won't return this season
Fairbanks (lat) is progressing in his rehab program but won't have enough time to return from the 15-day injured list before the end of the regular season, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander landed on the shelf in mid-August due to a lat strain and was able to resume throwing at the end of the month, but he won't have enough time to build up to game readiness before the end of the campaign. Fairbanks will finish the season with 23 saves and a 3.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 44:17 K:BB across 45.1 innings. He should be fully healthy in plenty of time for spring training.
The right-hander landed on the shelf in mid-August due to a lat strain and was able to resume throwing at the end of the month, but he won't have enough time to build up to game readiness before the end of the campaign. Fairbanks will finish the season with 23 saves and a 3.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 44:17 K:BB across 45.1 innings. He should be fully healthy in plenty of time for spring training.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Pete Fairbanks generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-35%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-30%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .226 | 68 | 19 | 44 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .146 | 82 | 21 | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .256 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .179 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .211 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .120 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .189 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .133 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA at Home
2024
-16%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.52 | 1.14 | 60.2 | 12.2 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.83 | 0.85 | 54.0 | 11.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.28 | 1.42 | 24.2 | 8.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.92 | 0.87 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.63 | 1.04 | 24.0 | 14.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.53 | 0.98 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.75 | 0.75 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.50 | 0.58 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 0.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Pete Fairbanks 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.
* 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
2.59K/9
8.7BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.8Fastball
97.4 mphERA
3.57WHIP
1.17BABIP
.276GB/FB
1.24Left On Base
69.6%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2424 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.8%Swinging Strike
9.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Fairbanks got off to a late start in 2022 due to a torn lat muscle that he suffered during spring training. The injury required multiple months of rest and rehab, plus a PRP injection, thus delaying his season debut until mid-July. While his first two appearances did not go smoothly, he ripped off 22 consecutive scoreless outings to close out the season. During the streak, he had a remarkable 36:3 K:BB ratio over 22 innings, 0.55 WHIP and a career-high eight saves. Fairbanks has always been among the league leaders in average fastball velocity, but he surprisingly added even more zip on his 4-seamer. He averaged a career-best 99 mph on the pitch, a nearly 2 mph increase from prior seasons. If targeting saves within Tampa Bay's closer committee, Fairbanks clearly has the most upside, but keep in mind he has averaged just 28.5 innings per season for his career. Injuries have been a constant, but the sky is the limit if he can remain healthy throughout 2023.
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Set to resume throwing
Fairbanks (lat) will play catch Saturday, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
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Placed on IL with lat strain
The Rays placed Fairbanks on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a right lat strain.
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Likely headed to IL
Fairbanks is expected to be placed on the injured list due to a lat strain, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Blows save, collects win
Fairbanks (3-3) blew the save but collected the win Friday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed two runs on three hits and no walks with one strikeout over one inning.
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Fans three in save
Fairbanks picked up the save Sunday against Baltimore, allowing one hit and no walks with three strikeouts across a scoreless ninth inning.
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