2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.00
K
5
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Might draw start this weekend
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Flexen could enter the rotation in place of the injured Shota Imanaga (hamstring), Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Counsell also mentioned prospect Cade Horton as a possibility, but Flexen, unlike Horton, is already on the 26-man active roster and 40-man roster, giving him a potential edge. After changing his arm slot, Flexen posted a 1.16 ERA and 21:8 K:BB over 23.1 frames with Triple-A Iowa earlier this season and then tossed three scoreless frames this past Friday while working out of the bullpen against the Brewers. Imanaga's next turn comes up this weekend in New York versus the Mets.
Counsell also mentioned prospect Cade Horton as a possibility, but Flexen, unlike Horton, is already on the 26-man active roster and 40-man roster, giving him a potential edge. After changing his arm slot, Flexen posted a 1.16 ERA and 21:8 K:BB over 23.1 frames with Triple-A Iowa earlier this season and then tossed three scoreless frames this past Friday while working out of the bullpen against the Brewers. Imanaga's next turn comes up this weekend in New York versus the Mets.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
26
Last 10 Games
26
Last 5 Games
26
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What part of the game does Chris Flexen generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-75%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .276 | 106 | 47 | 134 | 22 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .310 | 96 | 56 | 182 | 27 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .333 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .083 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .271 | 62 | 28 | 79 | 15 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .294 | 61 | 35 | 101 | 9 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .282 | 42 | 17 | 53 | 7 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .345 | 32 | 21 | 80 | 18 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-37%
ERA at Home
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.51 | 1.46 | 159.2 | 6.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 7.19 | 1.73 | 107.2 | 7.0 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.75 | 1.45 | 93.2 | 6.6 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.65 | 1.61 | 66.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.77 | 1.48 | 64.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Away | 8.69 | 1.98 | 38.1 | 6.1 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Flexen 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
2.50K/9
9.0BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.0Fastball
91.6 mphERA
0.00WHIP
1.00BABIP
.248GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
80.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2439 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
10.0%Swinging Strike
8.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Flexen was a fun story in 2021 returning from pitching in the KBO and becoming a tremendous fantasy value for those who threw a late dart on him with 14 wins and solid ratios. The expected stats let us know that Flexen would have a very tough time repeating his success in 2022, and they were right. His ERA did not balloon much, but he did lose his spot in the rotation as he struggled with walks and allowed too many baserunners. He did have nine quality starts and allowed multiple homers in 4 of his outings, but he was out of the rotation by early August while ending the season on a rather solid run in relief. He has the repertoire of a swing man whose changeup and slider work best when he gets ahead in the count as his fastball was too hittable last season. He should resume a spot in the back end of the rotation for Seattle while once again serving as a streaming fantasy option depending on the matchup as he is far from a set-it-and-forget-it fantasy pitcher.
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Nabs three-inning save
Flexen allowed a hit and two walks while striking out four over three scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 10-0 win over the Brewers.
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Officially added to roster
The Cubs selected Flexen's contract from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Will have contract selected
The Cubs plan to select Flexen's contract from Triple-A Iowa, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Gets minor-league deal with Cubs
Flexen and the Cubs agreed on a minor-league contract Monday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Blanks Halos
Flexen (3-15) picked up the win Thursday against the Angels, allowing five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts across 6.1 scoreless innings.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely trade chip
Flexen is a candidate to be traded by the White Sox this summer, per Scott Merkin of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old joined Chicago on a one-year deal in December and would likely be an affordable rental piece. Flexen posted an 8.78 ERA in his first three starts of the season, but his 4.54 ERA in eight outings since is more palatable. The right-hander won't be on the fantasy radar without additional improvement, regardless of whether he's traded.
The 29-year-old joined Chicago on a one-year deal in December and would likely be an affordable rental piece. Flexen posted an 8.78 ERA in his first three starts of the season, but his 4.54 ERA in eight outings since is more palatable. The right-hander won't be on the fantasy radar without additional improvement, regardless of whether he's traded.