15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
6-1
ERA
6.19
WHIP
1.47
K
72
SV
12
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Kinley has made more than 25 appearances just twice in six seasons, as injuries have been a constant throughout his career. The right-hander opened last season on the 60-day IL after undergoing elbow surgery in July 2022. He was activated last August and struggled through seven appearances before returning to the injured list with elbow inflammation. Upon his return in September, Kinley was given the opportunity to close for the Rockies, converting a career-high five saves. His upper-90's 4-seamer wasn't effective (.500 BA, .875 SLG), so he'll need to regain some confidence in that secondary offering this spring. Assuming health entering 2024, Kinley should be in Colorado's mix to close again, but health and performance make him a risky bet for double-digit saves. Read Past Outlooks
Placed on IL with elbow injury
Kinley was placed on the Rockies' 15-day injured list Friday due to right elbow inflammation.
ANALYSIS
Kinley's placement on the injured list will end his season, and he'll finish the year with 12 saves and 15 holds while recording a 6.05 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 72:33 K:BB over 64 innings. Kinley took over as the Rockies' top closer after Victor Vodnik landed on the IL in mid-August, but the latter figures to reclaim that role for the rest of the regular season with the former on the shelf. Right-handed reliever Jake Bird was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move.
Kinley's placement on the injured list will end his season, and he'll finish the year with 12 saves and 15 holds while recording a 6.05 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 72:33 K:BB over 64 innings. Kinley took over as the Rockies' top closer after Victor Vodnik landed on the IL in mid-August, but the latter figures to reclaim that role for the rest of the regular season with the former on the shelf. Right-handed reliever Jake Bird was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
18
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-12%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .235 | 47 | 25 | 40 | 6 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .268 | 69 | 20 | 63 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .267 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .234 | 42 | 15 | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .304 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .326 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .119 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .314 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA at Home
2024
-13%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.68 | 1.46 | 57.2 | 9.7 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.21 | 1.37 | 46.2 | 10.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.61 | 1.59 | 32.2 | 10.2 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.74 | 1.34 | 31.1 | 10.1 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.23 | 1.65 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 7.50 | 1.67 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.00 | 1.02 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.93 | 1.29 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 3.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tyler Kinley 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
2.18K/9
10.1BB/9
4.6HR/9
1.5Fastball
95.9 mphERA
6.19WHIP
1.47BABIP
.315GB/FB
1.08Left On Base
63.6%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2496 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.7%Swinging Strike
15.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2018
Kinley is an arm to watch in the Rockies' bullpen. The ERA over 5.00 makes him easy to overlook, but Kinley can throw the heater at close to 96 mph average, and the four-seamer is not even his primary pitch. He uses his slider as the No. 1, throwing it close to 60% of the time, and that offering was dominant for him in 2020. Major leaguers combined to hit just .106 against the right-hander's breaking ball and the pitch had a whiff rate north of 40%, per Statcast. Control is a piece that's missing right now; Kinley had a 12.5 BB% last season (career 15.0%). Those walks and the home park will keep Kinley under the radar for the foreseeable future. In draft-and-hold leagues and NL-only, Kinley should be considered for a bench spot. The underlying skills portend better results and there is opportunity for advancement in Colorado.
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Picks up 12th save
Kinley earned the save in Thursday's 4-2 win over Detroit, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Locks down save
Kinley struck out one batter in a perfect inning and earned a save against Milwaukee on Sunday.
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Another save Friday
Kinley earned the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Brewers, issuing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Fans two for ninth save
Kinley struck out two over a perfect ninth inning to record the save over Atlanta on Thursday.
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Nails down eighth save
Kinley picked up the save over Baltimore on Saturday, allowing one walk over one inning while striking out three. He also beaned a batter.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Out longer than expected?
Kinley is dealing with an elbow injury but recent MRI results were not encouraging and he could be out longer than expected, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Kinley got the results back from the MRI on Monday and the Rockies now believe he will be out longer than they initially hoped, which is a blow to the team's relief corps since he posted a 0.75 ERA across 24 innings before landing on the injured list. He'll consult a surgeon this week whose specialties include Tommy John surgery, among other areas, and while the Rockies have yet to make a decision, things do not look good for the 31-year-old right-hander.
Kinley got the results back from the MRI on Monday and the Rockies now believe he will be out longer than they initially hoped, which is a blow to the team's relief corps since he posted a 0.75 ERA across 24 innings before landing on the injured list. He'll consult a surgeon this week whose specialties include Tommy John surgery, among other areas, and while the Rockies have yet to make a decision, things do not look good for the 31-year-old right-hander.