Kevin Ginkel
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ginkel had his finest season to date in 2023, registering career-highs across multiple categories, including games played (60), innings pitched (65.1) and strikeouts (70). He was Arizona's best reliever, posting a 2.48 ERA (20th among qualified relievers) and 0.98 WHIP (12th) while racking up 9 wins, 8 holds and 4 saves as the D'Backs' setup man. The 29-year-old induced ground balls at a career-high 50.3% clip and kept the ball inside the park with only 3 home runs allowed (0.4 HR/9) all season. Ginkel's 9.1% walk percentage was a blemish that has remained constant throughout his career, thus some ratio regression should be expected, but his 5th-year breakout season puts him in line to pitch important innings again in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Likely to close while Sewald is out
Ginkel is the most likely option to close for the Diamondbacks while Paul Sewald (oblique) is sidelined, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
ANALYSIS
Sewald could be facing a fairly lengthy absence after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain. While manager Torey Lovullo didn't want to name a closer in Sewald's absence, but all signs point to Ginkel getting the first crack at the job. The 30-year-old collected a 2.48 ERA and 70:23 K:BB over 65.1 frames during the regular season for Arizona last season, picking up four saves along the way. Ginkel also spun 11.2 shutout innings with a 15:5 K:BB during the postseason.
Sewald could be facing a fairly lengthy absence after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain. While manager Torey Lovullo didn't want to name a closer in Sewald's absence, but all signs point to Ginkel getting the first crack at the job. The 30-year-old collected a 2.48 ERA and 70:23 K:BB over 65.1 frames during the regular season for Arizona last season, picking up four saves along the way. Ginkel also spun 11.2 shutout innings with a 15:5 K:BB during the postseason.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .183 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .213 | 61 | 18 | 45 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .176 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .185 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .200 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .263 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-36%
ERA on Road
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.40 | 1.22 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.17 | 0.95 | 49.2 | 10.0 | 3.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.41 | 0.89 | 33.2 | 9.4 | 2.4 | ||||
2023Away | 2.56 | 1.07 | 31.2 | 9.9 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Home | 6.35 | 2.21 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 4.8 | ||||
2022Away | 1.50 | 0.72 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kevin Ginkel 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
3.04K/9
9.6BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.4Fastball
95.6 mphERA
2.48WHIP
0.98BABIP
.250GB/FB
1.82Left On Base
66.9%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2388 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
2020
Ginkel pitched more innings in the minors (30.2 innings) than the majors (29.1) in 2022, but the D'Backs called him up in August and he spent the remainder of the season pitching for Arizona. The right-hander averaged a career-best 96.4 mph on his fastball, while his slider was effective in generating whiffs (44.3%) and producing strikeouts. His K-rate was in line with prior season outputs and he induced ground balls at a career-high rate at 48.8%. Ginkel is an NL-only and deeper mixed league spec for saves, as he tallied nine in the minors last year and recorded a save for Arizona on the final day of the season, but he'll need to limit his walks (3.4 BB/9) to be considered for more chances.
More Fantasy News
Makes spring debut
Ginkel (elbow) gave up one earned run on one hit over an inning of relief Friday in the Diamondbacks' 7-5 win over the Cubs in Cactus League play.
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Throws bullpen session
Ginkel (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Plays catch Sunday
Manager Torey Lovullo said Ginkel (elbow) played catch Sunday with no issues, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Battling elbow soreness
Ginkel is dealing with soreness in his right elbow, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Reaches deal with Arizona
Ginkel signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks on Thursday to avoid arbitration.
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