Ryan Pepiot

Ryan Pepiot

27-Year-Old PitcherSP
Tampa Bay Rays
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Pepiot was the key piece of the Tyler Glasnow trade and, at times, showed why the Rays targeted the talented hurler in the deal. The resume could almost be bookended by the six innings of shutout ball at Coors in early April with 11 strikeouts or the start against Boston near the end of September where a solo homer was his only blemish over six innings with 12 strikeouts. He finished the season with nine quality starts while making 26 starts in all, since his season was disrupted by a bug bite that led to a nasty knee infection which required hospitalization. Pepiot's next step forward is going to hinge upon his ability to develop a consistent third pitch. The fastball and changeup have shown they are major-league quality, but Pepiot continues to tinker with the rest of his repertoire. The Rays had him add a cutter for lefties, as well as a curveball with some success, which is promising for his 2025 potential. There is another level here for the 27-year-old that could appear as soon as this season. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024.
Peppered for six runs
PTampa Bay Rays
April 15, 2025
Pepiot (1-2) took the loss against the Red Sox on Tuesday, allowing six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out eight in six innings.
ANALYSIS
Pepiot was able to register eight punchouts for the second time this season, thanks in large part to the 17 whiffs he generated on 102 pitches (of which 70 were strikes). However, he still had issues with his command and gave up a season-high nine hits, with two of the six runs yielded coming on solo homers from Jarren Duran and Alex Bregman in the second and third innings, respectively. Pepiot has started the season with a 4.91 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 24:9 K:BB across 22 innings. He'll look to get back into the win column in his next start, tentatively slated for this weekend at home against Aaron Judge and the Yankees.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Ryan Pepiot generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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121+
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-54%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .193 436 110 40 75 13 2 15
Since 2023vs Right .239 364 94 22 80 17 1 15
2025vs Left .231 43 11 3 9 2 0 2
2025vs Right .327 59 13 6 17 3 1 4
2024vs Left .209 318 86 35 58 11 2 10
2024vs Right .216 221 56 13 44 7 0 7
2023vs Left .111 75 13 2 8 0 0 3
2023vs Right .241 84 25 3 19 7 0 4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-20%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-10%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-27%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.73 1.13 115.2 5 6 0 9.6 3.0 1.4
Since 2023Away 2.99 1.10 78.1 6 5 0 9.3 2.8 1.4
2025Home 4.91 1.59 22.0 1 2 0 9.8 3.7 2.5
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 3.77 1.07 71.2 3 3 0 10.3 3.3 1.1
2024Away 3.39 1.25 58.1 5 5 0 9.3 3.4 1.2
2023Home 2.45 0.86 22.0 1 1 0 7.0 1.2 1.2
2023Away 1.80 0.65 20.0 1 0 0 9.5 0.9 1.8
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Pepiot 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.
  • 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
2.67
 
K/9
9.8
 
BB/9
3.7
 
HR/9
2.5
 
Fastball
95.0 mph
 
ERA
4.91
 
WHIP
1.59
 
BABIP
.345
 
GB/FB
1.45
 
Left On Base
82.7%
 
Exit Velocity
85.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
8.3%
 
Spin Rate
2483 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
26.4%
 
Swinging Strike
13.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Pepiot's spring training ended with an oblique injury which led to him nearly five months at the big league level as he did not make his first major league start until Aug. 19. Pepiot worked 62.2 innings between Triple-A and the majors with excellent ratios and a 64:10 K:BB. Big league hitters hit no better than .203 off any one of his offerings while each of them had at least a 23 percent whiff rate. He did allow a homer in five of his eight outings including multiple homers in two of them, which is something to watch as he continues to hone his craft. Pepiot did work just over 100 innings in 2021 and 127 in 2002, so a projected workload of 140 innings should be reasonable for him in 2024. Banking on Pepiot for 160-plus innings in 2023 would be greedy, so draft him accordingly, as his workload could be managed a bit. Adding another pitch to his repertoire would help him reduce his issues against righties.
Pepiot rebounded from a rough initial stint in Triple-A in 2021 to post a 2.56 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 114:36 K:BB over 91.1 innings at that level last season. The improvement led Los Angeles to call upon the right-hander on nine occasions when in need of a spot starter or primary pitcher, and he held his own in the majors with a 3.47 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 26.3% strikeout rate. Pepiot's 16.9% walk rate was less encouraging and highlights the primary obstacle in his path to becoming a front-of-rotation starter. There's a lot to love about his stuff, particularly his devastating changeup that is regarded as perhaps the best in the minors. His fastball also grades out well above-average, but his struggles with commanding it have at times impaired his ability to maximize the effectiveness of the changeup. Pepiot's command issues also led to too many home runs while up in the majors last season (six in 36.1 innings), and it's clear that learning to harness his arsenal will be key to his success moving forward. The Dodgers could certainly fill their need for a No. 5 starter with an offseason acquisition, but if they opt to look internally, Pepiot would likely be among the candidates to compete for the role.
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Grabs first win of 2025
PTampa Bay Rays
April 9, 2025
Pepiot (1-1) earned the win against the Angels on Wednesday. He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five across five innings.
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Stuck with loss Wednesday
PTampa Bay Rays
April 2, 2025
Pepiot (0-1) took the loss Wednesday as the Rays were downed 4-2 by the Pirates, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out three.
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Strikes out eight in no-decision
PTampa Bay Rays
March 28, 2025
Pepiot didn't factor into the decision in Friday's Opening Day win versus the Rockies. He allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings.
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Stepping in to start Opening Day
PTampa Bay Rays
March 23, 2025
Manager Kevin Cash announced Sunday that Pepiot will start Friday's season opener against the Rockies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Builds up to 72 pitches
PTampa Bay Rays
March 12, 2025
Pepiot allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Part of potential trade
PLos Angeles Dodgers
December 13, 2023
The Rays are in talks to acquire Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca from the Dodgers in exchange for Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The deal is not completed and could be tweaked, per Rosenthal, but it would seem talks between the two clubs are heating up. Pepiot would be a good get for the Rays as a young, controllable starter who is coming off a nice showing in 2023, albeit one which was limited by injury. The 26-year-old posted a 2.14 ERA and 38:5 K:BB over 42 innings during his time with the Dodgers this season.
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