2022 Stats
W-L
4-0
ERA
1.94
WHIP
1.18
K
88
SV
2
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Abreu graduated from middle relief to high leverage as an important part of the Astros' late-inning bridge to closer Ryan Pressly. The fourth-year pro tallied a career-high 60.1 innings across 55 appearances, of which 17 were multi-inning stints. Walks (3.9 BB/9) were still an issue, but Abreu's 13.1 K/9 was 7th-best among qualified relievers thanks to a devastating slider that produced 63 of his 88 strikeouts. Abreu's fastball wasn't as effective, but he added a tick-and-a-half of velocity on average (97.2 mph) and approached triple-digits during the World Series. He also generated plenty of whiffs (98th percentile) while limiting hard contact with elite barrel (95th%) and hard hit (89th) percentages. Despite the breakout season, Abreu is unlikely to see many save chances in 2023 with Rafael Montero and Hector Neris likely ahead of him in the hierarchy. He's still worth a look in deeper formats for strikeouts and ratio support. Read Past Outlooks
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Earns second save
Abreu issued a walk in a scoreless one-third of an inning to earn the save in a 4-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Abreu came on in relief of Hector Neris with two outs in the ninth. Neris had come into the game with a 4-0 lead but gave up two runs and was pulled with two men on. Abreu loaded the bases on a walk but struck out a struggling Jake Cave on a nasty 0-2 slider to close out the game for his second save of the season. Astros manager Dusty Baker explained after the game that closer Ryan Pressly was unavailable due to a reoccurrence of neck stiffness.
Abreu came on in relief of Hector Neris with two outs in the ninth. Neris had come into the game with a 4-0 lead but gave up two runs and was pulled with two men on. Abreu loaded the bases on a walk but struck out a struggling Jake Cave on a nasty 0-2 slider to close out the game for his second save of the season. Astros manager Dusty Baker explained after the game that closer Ryan Pressly was unavailable due to a reoccurrence of neck stiffness.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Bryan Abreu generally throw?
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What part of the game does Bryan Abreu generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-16%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .217 | 60 | 20 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .225 | 67 | 31 | 45 | 6 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .189 | 42 | 12 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .225 | 46 | 14 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .302 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .224 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .250 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-67%
ERA at Home
2022
-74%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 1.78 | 1.15 | 55.2 | 11.2 | 4.7 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 5.32 | 1.55 | 44.0 | 11.9 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.83 | 1.19 | 32.2 | 12.1 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.25 | 1.16 | 27.2 | 14.3 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.48 | 1.11 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2021Away | 8.80 | 1.96 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0.00 | 0.86 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 7.7 | ||||
| 2020Away | 9.00 | 6.00 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 45.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bryan Abreu 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
3.38K/9
13.1BB/9
3.9HR/9
0.3Fastball
97.2 mphERA
1.94WHIP
1.18BABIP
.344GB/FB
1.73Left On Base
80.6%Exit Velocity
80.1 mphBarrels/BBE
1.8%Spin Rate
2521 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
15.1%Swinging Strike
18.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Abreu broke summer camp with the Astros as a middle reliever, but persistent control issues limited him to four appearances before he was demoted to the alternate training site. Expected to serve in a multi-inning capacity, Abreu only logged 3.1 frames, walking seven with only three punchouts. Abreu has a live arm but can't throw strikes consistently with any of his four pitches. Small-sample disclaimers apply, but his best pitch last season was his slider which Abreu thew for strikes at only a 53% clip. He only garnered strikes at a 20% rate on his curve, 23.1% on his fastball and 38.5% with his sinker. While these would improve with more than 3.1 innings thrown, those numbers are representative of the work Abreu needs to do to become an effective major-league pitcher. Fortunately for Abreu, Houston is adept at refining repertoires to maximize efficiency.
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Picks up first save
Abreu picked up the save in Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Mariners, striking out one batter in a perfect inning.
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Nabs Opening Day roster spot
Manager Dusty Baker confirmed Sunday that Abreu has made the Astros' Opening Day roster, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Sent to Triple-A
Abreu was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Recalled Tuesday
Abreu was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land prior to Tuesday's game against Kansas City, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
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Moves to taxi squad
The Astros optioned Abreu to their taxi squad Wednesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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