15-Day IL
Injury Finger
Est. Return 7/4/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
2.96
WHIP
1.17
K
51
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Olson carried over his strong finish from the 2023 season with an even better showing in 2024. The right-hander had two pitches with a whiff rate of over 40 percent in his slider and changeup and he also upped his ground ball rate from above average at 42.8 percent in 2023 to elite at 50.6 percent in 2024. Olson did miss more than two months of action with a shoulder injury and had his workload limited down the stretch after returning in September, but he was able to turn in two strong starts during the ALDS. The 30.1 percent strikeout rate Olson had between the Double- and Triple-A levels has not yet translated to the majors, but he can get by with a 23 percent strikeout rate at the big-league level, particularly since it's come with an improved 7.4 percent walk rate. A favorable home park and a good young team behind him only further accentuates Olson's appeal, provided the shoulder issue is behind him. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2025.
Rejoining big-league rotation
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that Olson's (finger) next start will be in the majors, and the right-hander could be activated from the 15-day injured list to pitch Friday in Cleveland, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Analysis
Olson has been shelved since mid-May due to right ring finger inflammation but is ready to rejoin the Tigers rotation after making three rehab starts. He went four innings and threw 74 pitches in his most recent outing for Triple-A Toledo last Wednesday, so Olson will have a somewhat limited pitch count this weekend. The righty has been superb in nine starts for Detroit this season, collecting a 2.96 ERA and 51:19 K:BB over 48.2 innings.
Olson has been shelved since mid-May due to right ring finger inflammation but is ready to rejoin the Tigers rotation after making three rehab starts. He went four innings and threw 74 pitches in his most recent outing for Triple-A Toledo last Wednesday, so Olson will have a somewhat limited pitch count this weekend. The righty has been superb in nine starts for Detroit this season, collecting a 2.96 ERA and 51:19 K:BB over 48.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Reese Olson generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Reese Olson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-36%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .226 | 130 | 53 | 103 | 12 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .223 | 125 | 32 | 118 | 11 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .159 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .253 | 59 | 24 | 56 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .220 | 42 | 9 | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .218 | 50 | 23 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .213 | 53 | 10 | 47 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-2%
ERA on Road
2025
-47%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.65 | 1.16 | 140.2 | 9.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.56 | 1.15 | 124.0 | 8.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.01 | 1.21 | 22.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.76 | 1.14 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.54 | 1.16 | 53.1 | 7.4 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.51 | 1.20 | 59.0 | 8.7 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.29 | 1.14 | 65.0 | 10.5 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.49 | 1.09 | 38.2 | 6.3 | 1.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Reese Olson 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
2.68K/9
9.4BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.4Fastball
94.8 mphERA
2.96WHIP
1.17BABIP
.295GB/FB
1.61Left On Base
75.6%Exit Velocity
84.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2306 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.8%Swinging Strike
13.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Olson spent the first two months with Triple-A Toledo, compiling an unimpressive 6.38 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 10 starts. However, the Tigers needed a healthy arm and Olson had been pitching better in late May, so he was summoned to make his major league debut in early June. He stayed in The Show the rest of the season, starting in 18 of 21 appearances. Olson didn't miss bats at the elevated rate exhibited in the minors, but his control improved greatly. He throws five pitches, including a 95-mph four-seam fastball and a 95-mph sinker, but his best pitch is a slider he utilized 30.6 percent of the time. Still just 24-years-old, there is a good chance Olson can recapture some of the dominance exhibited in the minors, though only his slider is deemed above average according to Stuff+. Olson has carved out a role in the Tigers staff, but he's not assured of being in the Opening Day rotation. Even so, he's displayed enough to be a fantasy asset, with sneaky upside.
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Appears set to return from IL
Olson (finger) struck out five and allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk across four innings Wednesday in his rehab start for Triple-A Toledo.
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Needs one more rehab start
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday that Olson (finger) is expected to require one more rehab start before being activated from the 15-day injured list, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Starting rehab assignment
Olson (finger) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Completes side session
Olson (finger) threw a bullpen session Saturday without issue, MLB.com reports.
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Receives injection for finger
Olson received an injection to address the inflammation in his right ring finger Monday and is expected to resume playing catch Thursday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Service time manipulation possible?
The Tigers could prevent Olson from reaching Super Two status if he is optioned to Triple-A Toledo for the first few weeks of the season, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Analysis
It could work against Olson in cracking the Opening Day rotation, as there are no service time considerations with Matt Manning or Casey Mize, Olson's two competitors for the final two rotation spots. Olson posted a 1.44 ERA last September and has followed it up with a solid showing this spring, but he nonetheless might find himself at Toledo to begin the season.
It could work against Olson in cracking the Opening Day rotation, as there are no service time considerations with Matt Manning or Casey Mize, Olson's two competitors for the final two rotation spots. Olson posted a 1.44 ERA last September and has followed it up with a solid showing this spring, but he nonetheless might find himself at Toledo to begin the season.