2024 Stats
W-L
13-6
ERA
2.80
WHIP
1.09
K
166
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Blanco probably wouldn't have made the Astros' Opening Day rotation last year had the club not been dealing with multiple injuries to its starters. He did crack the rotation, though, and shocked everyone by tossing a no-hitter in his first start of the season. That set the stage for an impressive first full season in the big leagues for the 31-year-old, as Blanco finished fourth in baseball with a 2.80 ERA and tops in the game in holding the opposition to a .188 average. Blanco did have luck on his side, as an xERA of 3.97 and .220 BABIP can attest. That said, his slider was one of the best pitches in baseball and his changeup and curveball had a whiff rate of over 33 percent, as well. Some level of regression for Blanco in 2025 is likely, but he should be a capable fantasy starter again. Read Past Outlooks
Rolls to 13th win
Blanco (13-6) picked up the win Friday at Cleveland, pitching five scoreless innings while allowing one hit and two walks. He struck out three.
ANALYSIS
The Houston right-hander took a 0.95 ERA over 19 September frames into this game, and Friday represented his third scoreless start of the month. Blanco yielded just one hit -- a Will Brennan single in the fifth inning -- as he stymied the Guardians over 86 pitches. The 31-year-old caps a brilliant breakout season in which he was a fantasy star, producing a 2.80 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 166:68 K:BB across 167.1 innings, including a no-hitter on April 1.
The Houston right-hander took a 0.95 ERA over 19 September frames into this game, and Friday represented his third scoreless start of the month. Blanco yielded just one hit -- a Will Brennan single in the fifth inning -- as he stymied the Guardians over 86 pitches. The 31-year-old caps a brilliant breakout season in which he was a fantasy star, producing a 2.80 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 166:68 K:BB across 167.1 innings, including a no-hitter on April 1.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
75
How many pitches does Ronel Blanco generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ronel Blanco generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-1%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .201 | 106 | 53 | 82 | 19 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .215 | 119 | 47 | 89 | 16 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .191 | 82 | 36 | 59 | 14 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .190 | 84 | 32 | 55 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .221 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .275 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .333 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .267 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-4%
ERA on Road
2024
-26%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.37 | 1.22 | 117.2 | 9.8 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.25 | 1.19 | 108.0 | 8.1 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.19 | 1.10 | 87.1 | 9.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.36 | 1.08 | 80.0 | 8.2 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.03 | 1.55 | 29.0 | 10.2 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.09 | 1.39 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 9.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 5.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ronel Blanco 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
2.44K/9
8.9BB/9
3.7HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.5 mphERA
2.80WHIP
1.09BABIP
.231GB/FB
1.02Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2023 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.1%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Fans nine in comfortable victory
Blanco (12-6) earned the win over the Angels on Saturday, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out nine batters over six innings.
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Excellent in return to rotation
Blanco (11-6) allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five over six scoreless innings to earn the win over the Angels on Sunday.
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Available out of bullpen
Blanco will be available out of the bullpen for this weekend's series against the Diamondbacks, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Turn in rotation to be skipped
The Astros are skipping Blanco's next turn in the rotation, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Eventual move to bullpen likely
Astros general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that Blanco is the most likely candidate to move to the bullpen when the team shifts to a five-man rotation, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Named AL POTW
Blanco was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
It's a well-earned honor for the right-hander, who delivered a no-hitter in his season debut against Toronto and followed up with six scoreless innings at Texas. Blanco didn't begin the season with much hype at the back end of Houston's rotation, but he's been electric through two starts and has provided a much-needed boost to an injury-riddled staff.
It's a well-earned honor for the right-hander, who delivered a no-hitter in his season debut against Toronto and followed up with six scoreless innings at Texas. Blanco didn't begin the season with much hype at the back end of Houston's rotation, but he's been electric through two starts and has provided a much-needed boost to an injury-riddled staff.