2025 Stats
W-L
2-4
ERA
5.00
WHIP
1.31
K
40
SV
0
2026 Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in March of 2025. Traded to the Cardinals in November of 2025.
Dealt to St. Louis
The Cardinals acquired Fitts and Brandon Clarke from the Red Sox on Tuesday in exchange for Sonny Gray and cash considerations, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis
Fitts made 14 starts and one relief appearance for the Red Sox the past two years, collecting a 3.97 ERA and 49:23 K:BB over 65.2 innings. The right-hander is under team control through 2031 and stands a good chance to open the season in the Cardinals' rotation. Fitts ended the season on the injured list with right arm neuritis, but he entered the offseason without limitations.
Fitts made 14 starts and one relief appearance for the Red Sox the past two years, collecting a 3.97 ERA and 49:23 K:BB over 65.2 innings. The right-hander is under team control through 2031 and stands a good chance to open the season in the Cardinals' rotation. Fitts ended the season on the injured list with right arm neuritis, but he entered the offseason without limitations.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
67
Last 10 Games
66
Last 5 Games
64
How many pitches does Richard Fitts generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Richard Fitts generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-2%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .238 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 4 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .260 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .254 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .206 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .286 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
ERA at Home
2025
-32%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.76 | 1.41 | 26.1 | 5.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.12 | 1.22 | 39.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.32 | 1.53 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.30 | 1.19 | 29.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 1.22 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.30 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Richard Fitts 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
2.50K/9
8.0BB/9
3.2HR/9
2.2Fastball
95.7 mphERA
5.00WHIP
1.31BABIP
.269GB/FB
1.41Left On Base
73.4%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2421 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.2%Swinging Strike
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Once the dust settles this offseason, Fitts may not project to crack Boston's Opening Day rotation, but he appears ready to step up when a need arises. The 24-year-old righty struggled to miss bats in his four-start run in the majors (6.4 SwStr%, nine Ks in 20.2 IP), but he also limited hard contact (1.4 Barrel%) en route to a 1.74 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. The ERA estimators were split on his work (xERA, FIP in favor, xFIP, SIERRA against), but his pitches popped on the Stuff+ model, particularly his mid-80s slider (121 Stuff+), while Location+ (104) and Pitching+ (106) were also bullish on Fitts. He logged a 4.17 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 15.0 K-BB% in 116.2 innings over 24 appearances at Triple-A. Fitts has logged over 135 innings in back-to-back seasons and could make double-digit starts in the majors this year with a slight chance at a breakout.
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Enters winter with no limitations
Fitts (arm) heads into the winter with no limitations, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Might be done for season
Red Sox manager Alex Cora indicated Friday that he was not optimistic Fitts (arm) would return before the end of the season, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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MRI reveals inflammation
Fitts (arm) was diagnosed Tuesday with inflammation in his brachial plexus following an MRI, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
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Goes on IL with arm neuritis
The Red Sox placed Fitts on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right arm neuritis, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Stint on IL expected
The Red Sox will place Fitts (biceps) on the 15-day injured list prior to Tuesday's game in Baltimore, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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MLB debut incoming?
Red Sox GM indicated Sunday that Fitts will be considered for major-league starts during the final six weeks of the season, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.
Analysis
Breslow cited the right-hander's strong performance in August, as he has a 2.12 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 19:2 K:BB across 17 innings through three starts. Fitts' 4.42 ERA and 3.2 BB/9 for the season are a bit less encouraging, but the improved results this month have put his big-league debut within reach.
Breslow cited the right-hander's strong performance in August, as he has a 2.12 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 19:2 K:BB across 17 innings through three starts. Fitts' 4.42 ERA and 3.2 BB/9 for the season are a bit less encouraging, but the improved results this month have put his big-league debut within reach.