Chris Stratton
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
5.79
WHIP
1.50
K
12
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Stratton worked as a multi-inning reliever for the Cardinals and Rangers in 2023, posting a combined 3.92 ERA, career-best 1.14 WHIP and 81:25 K:BB ratio over 82.2 innings. The 33-year-old rode the success of his 4-seam fastball (.188 BA, 54 strikeouts) to his best season as a relief pitcher. Stratton, who pitched the 4th-most innings among relief pitchers, recently signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Kansas City. He's likely to reprise a similar workhorse role for the Royals and may even receive the occasional save chance. Read Past Outlooks
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Hit hard in loss
Stratton (2-2) allowed five runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning to take the loss versus the Tigers on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Stratton had his worst outing of the season, as the Tigers rallied against him in the seventh inning. He's allowed multiple runs in three of his 12 appearances, but he's maintained scoreless efforts in the other nine. Saturday's poor showing skewed his ratios to a 6.23 ERA and 1.54 WHIP, while his 11:10 K:BB over 13 innings is far from an encouraging sign. Stratton has a save, two holds and a blown save, and it's unlikely one bad appearance will cost him late-inning looks in the long run.
Stratton had his worst outing of the season, as the Tigers rallied against him in the seventh inning. He's allowed multiple runs in three of his 12 appearances, but he's maintained scoreless efforts in the other nine. Saturday's poor showing skewed his ratios to a 6.23 ERA and 1.54 WHIP, while his 11:10 K:BB over 13 innings is far from an encouraging sign. Stratton has a save, two holds and a blown save, and it's unlikely one bad appearance will cost him late-inning looks in the long run.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Chris Stratton generally throw?
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What part of the game does Chris Stratton generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-26%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .263 | 58 | 32 | 52 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .248 | 95 | 28 | 100 | 11 | |||
2024vs Left | .263 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .194 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .191 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .242 | 46 | 11 | 52 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .333 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .268 | 42 | 13 | 42 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA at Home
2024
-76%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.99 | 1.34 | 88.0 | 8.1 | 3.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.50 | 1.31 | 72.0 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 2.35 | 0.91 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 3.5 | ||||
2024Away | 9.95 | 2.21 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 9.9 | ||||
2023Home | 4.21 | 1.23 | 47.0 | 7.9 | 2.7 | ||||
2023Away | 3.53 | 1.01 | 35.2 | 10.1 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Home | 4.05 | 1.59 | 33.1 | 7.8 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Away | 4.50 | 1.47 | 30.0 | 9.3 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Stratton 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
1.20K/9
7.7BB/9
6.4HR/9
0.6Fastball
91.8 mphERA
5.79WHIP
1.50BABIP
.267GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
61.2%Exit Velocity
77.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2616 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.5%Swinging Strike
10.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Extension seems unlikely
Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat speculated a potential contract extension between Stratton and the Cardinals would "likely come at an uncomfortable price point."
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander is an obvious candidate to be traded since he's on an expiring contract, but so is Jordan Hicks, and the Cardinals are apparently discussing an extension with the latter. Stratton has a 4.38 ERA across 40 outings this year and has been a reliable middle-relief option over the past few years, but he has a significantly lower ceiling than the flame-throwing Hicks. Stratton remains likely to be dealt by St. Louis ahead of next week's trade deadline.
The veteran right-hander is an obvious candidate to be traded since he's on an expiring contract, but so is Jordan Hicks, and the Cardinals are apparently discussing an extension with the latter. Stratton has a 4.38 ERA across 40 outings this year and has been a reliable middle-relief option over the past few years, but he has a significantly lower ceiling than the flame-throwing Hicks. Stratton remains likely to be dealt by St. Louis ahead of next week's trade deadline.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Stratton literally spun his way back into fantasy relevancy while pitching for the lowly Pirates. He came onto the scene in 2018 with 10 wins with unsightly ratios, but quickly faded away in 2019 and found himself shipped off to Pittsburgh, where his repertoire was tweaked and he has pitched surprisingly well. Last season, he garnered seven wins and eight saves for a terrible club and did so with some of the best fastball and curveball spin rates in the league. He doesn't throw hard, but his pitches have life -- sometimes almost too much, as they ride out of the strike zone. The Pirates will once again be terrible, but Stratton figures to have a prominent role in the late-inning bullpen to resume where he left off in 2021. He is out of options, so the club will keep him around as long as he continues this career renaissance.
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Earns win Tuesday
Stratton (2-1) did not allow a baserunner and struck out one batter over 1.2 innings to earn the win Tuesday versus the Blue Jays.
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Takes first loss
Stratton (1-1) allowed two runs on a hit and four walks without striking out a batter over one inning, taking the loss Sunday versus the Mets.
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Picks up save Saturday
Stratton registered the save Saturday versus the White Sox, striking out one in a perfect inning.
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Nabs win Friday
Stratton (1-0) earned the win Friday over the White Sox, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one over one scoreless inning.
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Ugly start to spring
Stratton has allowed four runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over two Cactus League innings.
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