Ben Joyce
22-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.00
K
4
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Joyce was a third-round pick by the Angels out of Tennessee, and the right-hander is renowned for a fastball that has been clocked as high as 105 mph. The 22-year-old made 13 appearances for Double-A Rocket City after being drafted, and he recorded a 20:4 K:BB with a 2.08 ERA over 13 innings. Joyce isn't likely to make the Angels out of spring training, but his electric stuff gives him a chance to help before 2023 ends, and he just might be the closer of the future in Los Angeles. Read Past Outlooks
Lighting up radar gun
Joyce has thrown 21 of his 22 major-league pitches at over 100 mph, per Taylor Blake Ward of AngelsWin.com.
ANALYSIS
Joyce's spectacular velocity is no secret -- his fastball was clocked as high as 105 mph in college before the Angels took him in the third round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft. He struggled to control the pitch at Double-A this season, walking 14 batters over 15.2 innings, but the Angels nonetheless fast-tracked him to the majors with a call-up Sunday. Joyce has shown huge promise in his first two games as a big-leaguer, posting a 4:0 K:BB over two scoreless frames. On Thursday, he fanned both Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez on three pitches each, with all the offerings being four-seam fastballs that clocked in at 101-102 mph. The Angels are set at closer this season with Carlos Estevez pitching well, but Joyce could see plenty of high-leverage work if he continues to limit walks. The fireballer has the makings of a future closer, and he could have some fantasy value even if he's not getting save chances due to his potential to rack up strikeouts in bunches.
Joyce's spectacular velocity is no secret -- his fastball was clocked as high as 105 mph in college before the Angels took him in the third round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft. He struggled to control the pitch at Double-A this season, walking 14 batters over 15.2 innings, but the Angels nonetheless fast-tracked him to the majors with a call-up Sunday. Joyce has shown huge promise in his first two games as a big-leaguer, posting a 4:0 K:BB over two scoreless frames. On Thursday, he fanned both Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez on three pitches each, with all the offerings being four-seam fastballs that clocked in at 101-102 mph. The Angels are set at closer this season with Carlos Estevez pitching well, but Joyce could see plenty of high-leverage work if he continues to limit walks. The fireballer has the makings of a future closer, and he could have some fantasy value even if he's not getting save chances due to his potential to rack up strikeouts in bunches.
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2023
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Ben Joyce generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ben Joyce generally pitch?
1st
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .500 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .500 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 6.00 | 1.67 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 6.00 | 1.67 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ben Joyce 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
18.0BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
101.5 mphERA
0.00WHIP
1.00BABIP
.549GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
85.2 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2419 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.6%Swinging Strike
27.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Bags hold in MLB debut
Joyce struck out two and worked around a base hit in a scoreless seventh inning en route to collecting a hold in Monday's 6-4 win over the White Sox.
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Call-up official
The Angels selected Joyce's contract from Double-A Rocket City on Sunday.
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Getting call to majors
Angels manager Phil Nevin said Joyce will be promoted from Double-A Rocket City ahead of Sunday's game against the Marlins, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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Shows unsteady control in Double-A
Joyce walked four batters in two-thirds of an inning in a Double-A game for Rocket City on Saturday.
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Avoiding altitude at Double-A
Joyce will open the year with Double-A Rocket City due to the way the altitude in Salt Lake impacts pitching development, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
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