Tanner Scott
30-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
9-6
ERA
1.75
WHIP
1.13
K
84
SV
22
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Scott sustained the level of success he achieved in 2023, arguably turning in the finest season of his career thus far. The southpaw permitted just two earned runs from mid-April through the end of July, a span of 37 appearances and 38 innings (0.47 ERA) en route to NL Reliever of the Month honors for July and his first All-Star selection. Between Miami and San Diego, Scott established a new career-high with 22 saves. He added 11 holds and was only one win shy of double-digts, only boosting his fantasy value. Strikeouts dipped from 33.9 percent in 2023 to 28.6 percent, while his walk rate regressed to 12.2 percent, but both metrics were in line with his career averages. Scott's success can be attributed to inducing weak contact, as his 84.3 mph average exit velocity was a 100th percentile Statcast metric alongside his 27.5 percent hard-hit rate (99th percentile). The 30-year-old has yet to sign with a team, but will likely compete for closing duties wherever he lands. Read Past Outlooks
Fans three for 22nd save
Scott picked up the save in a win over the White Sox on Saturday, allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless 1.2 innings while striking out three.
ANALYSIS
Scott took the mound in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and one out. He got Dominic Fletcher to ground into a double play to end the threat, then returned for the top of the ninth with a four-run lead. In that frame, Scott got the first two batters to go down on strikes before allowing a single to Chuckie Robinson and then a walk to Miguel Vargas. However, the right-handed reliever managed to get the last batter to go down swinging for the final out, notching his 22nd save of the campaign and only his second this month. It also marked Scott's fourth outing this season in which he posted at least three strikeouts, and he now carries a robust 17:5 K:BB in September. Robert Suarez remains San Diego's preferred recipient of save opportunities, but manager Mike Shildt didn't deploy him Saturday after the right-hander blew a save and threw 27 pitches Friday.
Scott took the mound in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and one out. He got Dominic Fletcher to ground into a double play to end the threat, then returned for the top of the ninth with a four-run lead. In that frame, Scott got the first two batters to go down on strikes before allowing a single to Chuckie Robinson and then a walk to Miguel Vargas. However, the right-handed reliever managed to get the last batter to go down swinging for the final out, notching his 22nd save of the campaign and only his second this month. It also marked Scott's fourth outing this season in which he posted at least three strikeouts, and he now carries a robust 17:5 K:BB in September. Robert Suarez remains San Diego's preferred recipient of save opportunities, but manager Mike Shildt didn't deploy him Saturday after the right-hander blew a save and threw 27 pitches Friday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Tanner Scott generally throw?
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What part of the game does Tanner Scott generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-33%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .186 | 96 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .207 | 182 | 70 | 112 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .132 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .197 | 53 | 28 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .193 | 39 | 11 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .190 | 65 | 13 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .231 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .238 | 64 | 29 | 40 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA at Home
2024
-3%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.57 | 1.21 | 115.2 | 11.6 | 4.2 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.88 | 1.23 | 97.0 | 12.0 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.73 | 1.03 | 41.2 | 10.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.78 | 1.25 | 30.1 | 10.1 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.85 | 1.10 | 41.0 | 10.8 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.70 | 0.86 | 37.0 | 13.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.27 | 1.58 | 33.0 | 13.6 | 6.3 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.46 | 1.65 | 29.2 | 12.1 | 7.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tanner Scott compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.33K/9
10.5BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.4Fastball
97.1 mphERA
1.75WHIP
1.13BABIP
.261GB/FB
1.86Left On Base
79.4%Exit Velocity
78.4 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2606 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.1%Swinging Strike
15.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Scott finally put all the pieces together in 2023. The southpaw established career-highs across multiple categories, including 74 games played (2nd in the NL), 78.0 innings (6th among relievers), 9 wins (T-3rd) and 104 strikeouts (3rd). Perhaps most notably, he significantly improved his control, cutting his walk rate (7.8%) in half while producing a career-best 0.99 WHIP. He went from having a bottom five WHIP among relief pitchers in 2022, to 14th in the category. Scott's strikeout upside was already elite, but he improved with a personal best 33.9% K% and 17.8% SwStr%. His 26.1% K-BB% with 5th-highest among qualified relievers, while his 4.90 WPA was the highest. He also recorded double-digit saves (12) for the 2nd straight year. The biggest question mark is whether or not Scott can sustain this level of success? Strikeouts are a lock, but will the ratios plummet? It's a risk that might be worth taking, even with Scott yielding a much higher ADP in 2024 drafts.
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Records save Wednesday
Scott picked up a save against Houston on Wednesday by retiring both batters he faced, including one by strikeout.
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Nails down save No. 20
Scott worked a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his 20th save of the season in a 7-5 win over the Cardinals.
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Notches save against former club
Scott gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless 10th inning Saturday to record his 19th save of the season in a 9-8 win over the Marlins.
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Wild in relief Wednesday
Scott (7-5) was credited with the win against Pittsburgh on Wednesday despite allowing two runs (one earned) on no hits and three walks in one-third of an inning.
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Traded to San Diego
The Padres acquired Scott and right-hander Bryan Hoeing from the Marlins on Tuesday in exchange for left-hander Robby Snelling, right-hander Adam Mazur and infielders Graham Pauley and Jay Beshears, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Potential target for Arizona
The Diamondbacks could consider signing Scott to fill their void at closer, Alex D'Agostino of Arizona Diamondbacks ON SI reports.
ANALYSIS
D'Agostino notes that the Diamondbacks might need to clear some salary -- likely part of Jordan Montgomery's contract -- in order to have the payroll space to sign Scott, who is viewed as the premier free-agent reliever. Scott boasts a 2.04 ERA and 188:60 K:BB over 150 regular-season innings since the start of the 2023 campaign.
D'Agostino notes that the Diamondbacks might need to clear some salary -- likely part of Jordan Montgomery's contract -- in order to have the payroll space to sign Scott, who is viewed as the premier free-agent reliever. Scott boasts a 2.04 ERA and 188:60 K:BB over 150 regular-season innings since the start of the 2023 campaign.