Brooks Raley
35-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
2.80
WHIP
1.26
K
61
SV
3
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Raley dealt with a low-grade hamstring strain during camp, but made it back for Opening Day to serve as the top lefty out of the Mets bullpen. The 35-year-old saw plenty of high-leverage work, recording three saves and a career-high 25 holds (10th in the majors) across 66 appearances, which were also a career-high. He continued to limit hard contact, as his 85.8 mph average exit velocity allowed and 29.2 hard-hit percentage were among the best in the league. Raley was particularly tough on right-handed hitters last season, holding them to a mere .189 batting average. His walk rate spiked to 10.6 percent, which attributed to an inflated 1.26 WHIP, but Raley is highly capable of working with traffic on the base paths while striking out hitters at an above-average 25.8 percent clip. He is once again slated for setup duties in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
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Looking sharp this spring
Raley struck out the side in a perfect inning of relief during Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.
ANALYSIS
The journeyman southpaw played for five different MLB teams over the prior five seasons, but Raley may have found a home in the Mets' bullpen. After racking up a career-high 25 holds and 66 appearances in 2023 with a 2.80 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 61:25 K:BB over 54.2 innings, he's come into camp and fired three scoreless outings with a 5:0 K:BB. He'll compete for high-leverage work from the left side with Jake Diekman, as setup men in front of closer Edwin Diaz (personal).
The journeyman southpaw played for five different MLB teams over the prior five seasons, but Raley may have found a home in the Mets' bullpen. After racking up a career-high 25 holds and 66 appearances in 2023 with a 2.80 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 61:25 K:BB over 54.2 innings, he's come into camp and fired three scoreless outings with a 5:0 K:BB. He'll compete for high-leverage work from the left side with Jake Diekman, as setup men in front of closer Edwin Diaz (personal).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Brooks Raley generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Brooks Raley generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-24%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .204 | 91 | 16 | 49 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .218 | 96 | 40 | 75 | 8 | |||
2023vs Left | .250 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .189 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .155 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .208 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .195 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .259 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-36%
ERA at Home
2023
-40%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.66 | 1.09 | 81.1 | 10.3 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.14 | 1.20 | 76.0 | 11.1 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Home | 2.20 | 1.16 | 32.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.68 | 1.41 | 22.0 | 12.3 | 4.9 | ||||
2022Home | 3.12 | 1.08 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.28 | 0.87 | 27.2 | 10.4 | 1.3 | ||||
2021Home | 2.78 | 1.01 | 22.2 | 13.1 | 2.0 | ||||
2021Away | 6.49 | 1.37 | 26.1 | 10.9 | 3.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brooks Raley 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
2.44K/9
10.0BB/9
4.1HR/9
0.7Fastball
89.9 mphERA
2.80WHIP
1.26BABIP
.300GB/FB
1.22Left On Base
78.9%Exit Velocity
78.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2588 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.8%Swinging Strike
12.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Raley doesn't throw hard - he averages only 90.7 mph on his sinker - but continues to be one of the best in the league at limiting hard contact. The southpaw was one of Tampa Bay's most trusted relievers last season, tallying six saves and 22 holds while posting a 2.68 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 61:15 K:BB over a career-high 53.2 innings (60 appearances). He threw more sliders, sinkers and changeups with great success, relying less on his cutter that hasn't been effective in recent seasons. The 34-year-old only allowed three home runs all season for a career-best 0.5 HR/9, but that rate may be due for some regression since he's posted a 1.1 HR/9 or higher in every other season. Raley was traded to the Mets in December, where he immediately slots in as the top lefty in front of Edwin Diaz.
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Team exercises option
The Mets exercised Raley's $6.5 million option for 2024 on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
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Blows save, takes loss
Raley (0-2) blew the save and took the loss in Tuesday's 7-6 loss against the Royals. He allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and didn't record a strikeout over one-third of an inning.
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Collects save No. 2
Raley picked up the save Sunday against the Nationals. He allowed one walk and struck out three over a scoreless inning.
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Steps in to notch save
Raley earned a save against the Nationals on Thursday, issuing one walk and striking out one batter in a scoreless inning.
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Collects 15th hold
Raley struck out the only two batters he faced Friday to record his 15th hold of the season in a loss to the Giants.
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