Brandon Hughes
29-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
8.15
WHIP
1.92
K
21
SV
0
2025 Projections
Bound for free agency
The Diamondbacks non-tendered Hughes on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Although Hughes put up a 2.03 ERA in 48.2 Triple-A innings, he struggled during his time with the big-league squad, logging an 8.15 ERA and 1.92 WHIP over 17.2 frames. The 28-year-old reliever will now look to turn things around with a new organization, though he may start off the season in the minors once again.
Although Hughes put up a 2.03 ERA in 48.2 Triple-A innings, he struggled during his time with the big-league squad, logging an 8.15 ERA and 1.92 WHIP over 17.2 frames. The 28-year-old reliever will now look to turn things around with a new organization, though he may start off the season in the minors once again.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
23
Last 10 Games
26
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does Brandon Hughes generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Brandon Hughes generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-66%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .210 | 50 | 12 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .255 | 56 | 27 | 50 | 20 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .152 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .442 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .231 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .296 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .226 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .183 | 40 | 14 | 23 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA on Road
2024
-19%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.98 | 1.43 | 47.0 | 13.6 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.50 | 1.24 | 42.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 8.74 | 2.03 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 6.4 | ||||
| 2024Away | 7.11 | 1.74 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.70 | 0.91 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 10.50 | 2.50 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.54 | 1.32 | 28.0 | 14.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.73 | 0.88 | 29.2 | 7.0 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Hughes 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
2.10K/9
10.7BB/9
5.1HR/9
4.1Fastball
92.6 mphERA
8.15WHIP
1.92BABIP
.357GB/FB
0.64Left On Base
78.9%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
13.4%Spin Rate
2349 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%Swinging Strike
11.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Hughes emerged as a pleasant surprise after Chicago traded closer David Robertson and his presumed replacement, Scott Effross, at the deadline last year. The southpaw made his big league debut last May and immediately made an impression with five strikeouts over 1.2 innings in his first outing. Hughes leveraged a 93-mph fastball with plenty of horizontal break and a filthy slider that produced a 49% whiff rate to strike out 68 over 57.2 innings for a solid 10.6 K/9. He racked up 57 appearances to become the first Cubs rookie to pitch in 50-plus games since 2014. However, his 11.1% barrel rate was poor (4th percentile), while his 8.8% walk rate and 38.3% hard hit percentage were also below average. Hughes still maintained solid ratios while leading the Cubs with eight saves after the trade deadline, but don't count on a leading bullpen role in 2023 just yet with Chicago looking to spend this winter.
More Fantasy News
Selected from Reno
The Diamondbacks selected Hughes' contract from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.
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Booted off 40-man roster
The Diamondbacks outrighted Hughes to Triple-A Reno on Aug. 2.
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Sent back to Reno
The Diamondbacks optioned Hughes to Triple-A Reno on Saturday.
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Recalled by Arizona
The Diamondbacks recalled Hughes from Triple-A Reno on Sunday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Diamondbacks optioned Hughes to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Revolving door at closer for CHC?
Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network believes the Cubs will feature a revolving door at closer this season.
ANALYSIS
Andracki identifies Hughes as the best bet to get the call if the Cubs have the lead in the ninth inning Opening Day but goes on to note that the 27-year-old is the only left-hander currently assured of a big-league bullpen spot. Brad Boxberger, Michael Fulmer, Rowan Wick and Adbert Alzolay are among the right-handers who could ultimately factor into the saves mix this season for Chicago. It's likely to be a frustrating situation for fantasy managers.
Andracki identifies Hughes as the best bet to get the call if the Cubs have the lead in the ninth inning Opening Day but goes on to note that the 27-year-old is the only left-hander currently assured of a big-league bullpen spot. Brad Boxberger, Michael Fulmer, Rowan Wick and Adbert Alzolay are among the right-handers who could ultimately factor into the saves mix this season for Chicago. It's likely to be a frustrating situation for fantasy managers.