2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
3.86
WHIP
0.43
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Vest established new career-highs in 2024 with 69 games played, 70.1 innings pitched and 14 holds while limiting opposing hitters to a 2.9 percent barrel rate that was a 99th percentile metric. Though he was behind Jason Foley and Tyler Holton in the bullpen pecking order for Detroit, the 29-year-old righty emerged as a reliable high-leverage arm. Vest's slider has been inconsistent since he debuted in 2021, but he's added velocity on his four-seam fastball every year, averaging 96.1 mph on the pitch last season with great success (.183 BAA). Left-handed batters struggled to square up with his 89 mph changeup, which yielded an .095 BA and .095 SLG that were top-10 marks for that pitch type. Vest is likely to fill a setup role once again in 2025 since he doesn't possess the strikeout upside (22.8% for his career) of a typical closer. However, if he finds success and consistency with his slider, his chances of seeing regular save chances for Detroit would likely improve. Read Past Outlooks
Avoids arbitration
Vest and the Tigers agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract Thursday to avoid arbitration, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
ANALYSIS
Vest enjoyed a career-best season out of the Detroit bullpen in 2024, turning in a 2.82 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 63:18 K:BB in 70.1 innings while gathering three wins, two saves and 14 holds. The Tigers' closing situation isn't settled heading into 2025, but Vest likely won't be manager A.J. Hinch's top choice for save situations and is expected to continue seeing the bulk of his opportunities in the seventh and eighth innings.
Vest enjoyed a career-best season out of the Detroit bullpen in 2024, turning in a 2.82 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 63:18 K:BB in 70.1 innings while gathering three wins, two saves and 14 holds. The Tigers' closing situation isn't settled heading into 2025, but Vest likely won't be manager A.J. Hinch's top choice for save situations and is expected to continue seeing the bulk of his opportunities in the seventh and eighth innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
10
Last 10 Games
10
Last 5 Games
10
How many pitches does Will Vest generally throw?
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What part of the game does Will Vest generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .207 | 46 | 20 | 37 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .236 | 76 | 11 | 65 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .206 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .250 | 42 | 4 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .218 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .215 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
ERA on Road
2025
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.22 | 1.18 | 58.2 | 8.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.60 | 1.03 | 62.1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.86 | 0.43 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.95 | 1.25 | 36.2 | 7.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.67 | 0.98 | 33.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.68 | 1.05 | 22.0 | 9.4 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.39 | 1.14 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Will Vest 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
0.00K/9
11.6BB/9
0.0HR/9
3.9Fastball
97.2 mphERA
3.86WHIP
0.43BABIP
.000GB/FB
3.00Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
91.8 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2277 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
42.9%Swinging Strike
19.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Vest battled mechanical issues last spring and didn't break camp with the Tigers, but was recalled in late-April to fill a multi-inning relief role. The 28-year-old righty seemingly fixed what he was struggling with because he posted a 2.98 ERA (3.11 xERA), 1.10 WHIP and 56:13 K:BB ratio over 48.1 innings. A leg strain sidelined the Texas native for a month-and-a-half during the summer, but he returned in mid-August and closed out the season strong. He posted a 1.32 ERA, 0.51 WHIP and 20:1 K:BB over the final month (13.2 innings) and finished the campaign with two saves and 11 holds. Vest's flexibility to work as an opener, multi-inning reliever or setup man should afford him a spot in the Tigers' 2024 bullpen, especially after recording above-average strikeout and walk rates last year.
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Earns rare save Wednesday
Vest retired the final two batters of Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Royals, including one by strikeout, to record the save.
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Earns hold Sunday
Vest tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief to earn a hold in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox. He struck out one.
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Back from paternity leave
The Tigers activated Vest (personal) from the paternity list Thursday.
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Lands on paternity list
The Tigers placed Vest on the paternity list Monday.
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Secures win Friday
Vest (3-4) tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Friday's 5-2 victory over the White Sox. He allowed one hit.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Darkhorse to be traded?
Vest could generate significant trade interest if the Tigers are willing to offload him, reports Evan Woodbery of MLive.com.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old isn't eligible for free agency until after the 2027 campaign and has been one of Detroit's most reliable relievers over the past two seasons with a 3.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 94:25 K:BB across 92.1 innings. That may make the club less likely to trade him, but the Tigers could also look to sell high given the volatile nature of relief pitchers.
The 29-year-old isn't eligible for free agency until after the 2027 campaign and has been one of Detroit's most reliable relievers over the past two seasons with a 3.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 94:25 K:BB across 92.1 innings. That may make the club less likely to trade him, but the Tigers could also look to sell high given the volatile nature of relief pitchers.