Brandon Walter
27-Year-Old
Boston Red Sox AAA
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 4/17/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Walter has a spot on the 40-man roster and will compete as a backend starter during spring training. Beyond Lucas Giolito and Brayan Bello, Walter's name can be thrown into the mix with Tanner Houck, Garrett Whitlock and Nick Pivetta. The 27-year-old lefty had a rocky first half, which included a 6.26 ERA over 23 innings mid-summer for Boston. He wasn't much better before that at Triple-A Worcester; however, the right-hander thrived during the second half upon his return to Triple-A (1.48 ERA over 30 innings). He attributed his success to pounding the strike zone. That's what he did during a breakout 2021 campaign to put himself on the prospect radar. The organization will probably want Walter to build off the second-half success and begin 2024 at Worcester. If he's to break camp with Boston, it will be likely be as a multi-inning relief arm. Read Past Outlooks
Shut down with shoulder strain
Walter will begin the season on the injured list due to a strained left shoulder, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
ANALYSIS
Walter will remain in Fort Myers for extended spring training as he works his way back from his injury. The 27-year-old southpaw will head to Triple-A Worcester once he's healthy and could contribute to the Red Sox's bullpen at some point in 2024.
Walter will remain in Fort Myers for extended spring training as he works his way back from his injury. The 27-year-old southpaw will head to Triple-A Worcester once he's healthy and could contribute to the Red Sox's bullpen at some point in 2024.
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2023
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .350 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .321 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .350 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .321 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-59%
ERA at Home
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.48 | 1.35 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 8.53 | 1.97 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.48 | 1.35 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | ||||
2023Away | 8.53 | 1.97 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Walter 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
2.29K/9
6.3BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.2Fastball
91.4 mphERA
6.26WHIP
1.70BABIP
.372GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
63.2%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
2293 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.7%Swinging Strike
7.1%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Walter began 2022 at Double-A Portland and was promoted to Triple-A Worcester after he posted a 2.88 ERA with 68 strikeouts across 50 innings, but he made only two starts for Worcester before he was lost for the season with a neck strain. The left-hander was added to the Red Sox's 40-man roster in November to protect him from being selected during the Rule 5 draft, which clearly indicates how he's valued by the organization. Boston's rotation has more question marks than locks, which should provide Walter the chance to make his big-league debut in 2023. However, he's likely to open the campaign at Triple-A and may need to pitch well there to receive that opportunity.
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Cut from MLB camp
The Red Sox optioned Walter to Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
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Impresses Tuesday
Walter struck out two over two hitless and scoreless innings in Tuesday's spring game against St. Louis.
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Optioned to Triple-A
Walter was optioned Friday to Triple-A Worcester, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
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Recalled from Worcester
Boston recalled Walter from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
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Sent back to Triple-A
Walter was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.
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