Reynaldo Lopez
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
8-5
ERA
1.99
WHIP
1.11
K
148
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lopez was a setup man for three different teams in 2023, splitting time between the White Sox, Angels by way of a trade, then Guardians via waiver claim. The 29-year-old compiled a career-best 22 holds and six saves while demonstrating increased velocity on his four-seam fastball that he threw 98.2 mph on average. He relied on the pitch more than ever, throwing the heater a career-high 64.3% of the time with excellent results (.188 BA, 46 strikeouts). After closing out 2023 with a scoreless month of September (11 innings), the right-hander finished with a respectable 3.27 ERA along with 83 strikeouts, his most as a full-time reliever. However, after Atlanta signed Lopez to a 3-year pact, beat writers have reported he will stretch out during spring training to possibly contribute as a starter and reliever. Given his career splits as a starter (4.73 ERA) versus reliever (3.01 ERA), one would think Lopez will hold a setup role once again. Read Past Outlooks
Reworks contract
Lopez signed a three-year, $30 million contract with Atlanta on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Lopez was originally set to make $11 million in 2025 and 2026 with an $8 million club option for 2027. In an effort to minimize payroll, Atlanta will now pay him $8 million next season while his 2026 salary increases to $14 million, and he's now guaranteed to make $8 million in 2027 (compared to his $4 million option buyout). The 30-year-old posted a minuscule 1.99 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 135.2 innings this year.
Lopez was originally set to make $11 million in 2025 and 2026 with an $8 million club option for 2027. In an effort to minimize payroll, Atlanta will now pay him $8 million next season while his 2026 salary increases to $14 million, and he's now guaranteed to make $8 million in 2027 (compared to his $4 million option buyout). The 30-year-old posted a minuscule 1.99 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 135.2 innings this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
63
Last 5 Games
60
How many pitches does Reynaldo Lopez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Reynaldo Lopez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-16%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .225 | 137 | 63 | 101 | 11 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .208 | 157 | 24 | 108 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | .238 | 77 | 34 | 61 | 7 | |||
2024vs Right | .199 | 71 | 8 | 47 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .180 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .227 | 48 | 11 | 32 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .239 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .204 | 38 | 5 | 29 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-41%
ERA at Home
2024
-23%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 1.89 | 1.02 | 147.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.23 | 1.22 | 119.2 | 8.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Home | 1.78 | 1.06 | 81.0 | 10.6 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Away | 2.30 | 1.17 | 54.2 | 8.7 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Home | 2.53 | 1.13 | 32.0 | 12.4 | 3.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.97 | 1.41 | 34.0 | 10.3 | 5.3 | ||||
2022Home | 1.57 | 0.82 | 34.1 | 9.4 | 0.8 | ||||
2022Away | 4.06 | 1.10 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Reynaldo Lopez 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
3.52K/9
9.8BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.6 mphERA
1.99WHIP
1.11BABIP
.295GB/FB
1.23Left On Base
86.8%Exit Velocity
82.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2146 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%Swinging Strike
12.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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After five-and-a-half years of struggling to make it as a starter, Lopez made the transition to full-time reliever in 2022 with 60 of his 61 appearances coming out of the pen. The right-hander demonstrated increased velocity on all four of his pitches, including an extra 1.3 mph on his fastball for a 97.1 mph average (93rd percentile), plus another 3.5 mph on his curve. He had great results too, posting six wins, nine holds and career-best ratios across 65.1 innings. Lopez's strikeout rate was consistent with 2021 and slightly above average at 24.8%, but he really made strides with his control and home run rate. His 4.3% walk rate and 0.14 HR/9 were also career-bests, with the latter tied for the best among qualified relievers after giving up just one home run last season. Lopez has the upside to close, but with Liam Hendriks and other veteran relievers to contend with in Chicago, don't count on an abundance of saves chances in 2023.
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Dominant in return
Lopez (shoulder) allowed one run on two hits and struck out nine without walking a batter over six innings in a no-decision versus the Royals on Saturday.
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Activated ahead of start
Atlanta reinstated Lopez (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start Saturday versus the Royals.
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Returning Saturday
Lopez (shoulder) will start Saturday's game against the Royals, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.
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Another bullpen Thursday
Lopez (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Thursday and manager Brian Snitker said Friday that Lopez felt great and is ready to go when needed, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atlanta reports.
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Deems self ready to return
Lopez (shoulder) said he threw a bullpen session Tuesday at about 80 percent intensity, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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No innings limit
Atlanta will likely continue providing Lopez extra rest between starts whenever possible, but the right-hander doesn't have an innings limit for this season, reports Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
ANALYSIS
After spending most of the previous three seasons as a reliever, Lopez has been one of the best pitchers in MLB this season with a 1.57 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 76:23 K:BB across 74.1 innings, which is already his highest workload since 2019. Atlanta has made a point of finding extra rest whenever possible for the 30-year-old, as he's made just one start on four days rest, five starts on five days and seven starts on six-plus days. There's no guarantee Lopez will be able to stay fresh down the stretch, but the organization is doing all it can so he remains available and effective for the second half and postseason.
After spending most of the previous three seasons as a reliever, Lopez has been one of the best pitchers in MLB this season with a 1.57 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 76:23 K:BB across 74.1 innings, which is already his highest workload since 2019. Atlanta has made a point of finding extra rest whenever possible for the 30-year-old, as he's made just one start on four days rest, five starts on five days and seven starts on six-plus days. There's no guarantee Lopez will be able to stay fresh down the stretch, but the organization is doing all it can so he remains available and effective for the second half and postseason.