Phil Bickford

Phil Bickford

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
New York Yankees AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Phil Bickford in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Yankees in July of 2024.
Clears waivers
PNew York Yankees  AAA
September 9, 2024
The Yankees outrighted Bickford to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
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Bickford will stick around in the New York organization after clearing waivers. The right-hander has given up eight earned runs on 10 hits and one walk over 8.1 innings in eight appearances out of the big-league bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Phil Bickford generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
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101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Phil Bickford generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-8%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .217 223 51 18 43 10 0 6
Since 2022vs Right .245 367 98 36 79 19 2 15
2024vs Left .167 12 2 0 2 0 0 0
2024vs Right .333 27 4 1 8 2 0 1
2023vs Left .202 127 29 13 22 4 0 3
2023vs Right .250 177 47 26 37 10 2 5
2022vs Left .247 84 20 5 19 6 0 3
2022vs Right .227 163 47 9 34 7 0 9
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-14%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-48%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-54%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.67 1.25 61.2 4 1 1 9.8 4.1 1.9
Since 2022Away 5.40 1.32 75.0 3 5 0 9.8 3.1 1.0
2024Home 0.00 0.67 3.0 0 0 0 6.0 0.0 0.0
2024Away 13.50 1.69 5.1 0 0 0 6.8 1.7 1.7
2023Home 3.34 1.30 32.1 3 1 1 10.3 5.6 0.8
2023Away 6.43 1.60 35.0 2 4 0 10.0 4.9 1.3
2022Home 6.84 1.25 26.1 1 0 0 9.6 2.7 3.4
2022Away 3.12 0.98 34.2 1 1 0 10.1 1.6 0.5
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Stat Review
How does Phil Bickford 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
6.00
 
K/9
6.5
 
BB/9
1.1
 
HR/9
1.1
 
Fastball
93.3 mph
 
ERA
8.64
 
WHIP
1.32
 
BABIP
.340
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
20.8%
 
Exit Velocity
81.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.5%
 
Spin Rate
2215 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
29.5%
 
Swinging Strike
11.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bickford is one of the many relievers we now see in baseball that takes two pitches, throws them with high effort and fills a niche in a club's bullpen. In Bickford's case, his job is to come in to face righties while slinging fastballs and sliders their way in short spurts. He worked fewer innings than games played, but picked up a handful of decisions in leverage situations with solid ratios. The repertoire pretty much limits him to a righty specialist insomuch as any reliever can be a specialist with the three-batter minimum rule these days. He has little fantasy relevance unless several dominoes in front of him fall.
At first glance, Bickford seemed like a steep price for the Giants to pay to acquire reliever Will Smith. But Bickford's recent performance, most notably at the 2016 Futures Game, left many observers unimpressed. Rather than showing the mid-90s fastball that intrigued scouts, Bickford has been sitting 88-92 with his fastball. And while his slider is devastating, he lacks a secondary pitch like a changeup he can use to challenge left-handed hitters. Bickford is only 21 years old and has plenty of time to develop and fix these flaws, but it's rare for teams to give up first-round talents like him without having an inkling that something is off. His control in particular was off in 2016; he walked five batters per nine innings after the Brewers acquired him. He'll have to figure that part of his game out before he can regain his top prospect status.
After being taken with the 18th pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, Bickford went to the Arizona League and posted a 2.01 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 22.1 innings. While it was a small sample, the 6-foot-5 righty exhibited the power and high-end strikeout ability that had scouts pegging him as a first-round talent. He possesses a plus fastball to go along with an average slider and changeup, but what makes him such an intriguing prospect is his combination of velocity with plus control. Looking ahead, Bickford will likely start the year in the lower levels, and is probably at least three years away from the big leagues. He should be a secondary target for those in dynasty leagues, as he does not have quite as high of a ceiling as some of the arms that went ahead of him last year's draft.
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Pushed off 40-man
PNew York Yankees  AAA
September 7, 2024
The Yankees designated Bickford for assignment Saturday.
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Selected from Triple-A
PNew York Yankees  AAA
August 25, 2024
The Yankees selected Bickford's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
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Back with Yanks
PNew York Yankees  AAA
July 10, 2024
Bickford re-signed Thursday with the Yankees on a minor-league contract.
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Elects free agency
PFree Agent  AAA
July 3, 2024
Bickford elected free agency Wednesday.
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Dropped from 40-man roster
PNew York Yankees  AAA
June 30, 2024
The Yankees designated Bickford for assignment Sunday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Not getting full pay
PFree Agent  AAA
March 28, 2024
Bickford won't receive his full $900,000 salary for 2024 after being released by the Mets on Tuesday since he won that figure through an arbitration case, reports Tim Britton of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander will still receive $217,000 in termination pay, but his salary for the year otherwise isn't guaranteed. Bickford had a 2.81 ERA in 57 outings for the Dodgers in 2021, but he has a 4.84 ERA in 128.1 frames over the past two seasons. The 28-year-old should be able to find a job elsewhere but will likely need to settle for a minor-league deal.
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