2025 Stats
W-L
10-6
ERA
4.23
WHIP
1.32
K
95
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rea was a major rotation piece for the Brewers over the past two seasons, but the organization elected to turn down his $5.5 million club option for 2025 after he posted a 4.29 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 135:43 K:BB over 167.2 innings. He served up 52 home runs in 58 outings across the last two years and also had a 4.82 FIP during that span. Rea cleared waivers prior to Milwaukee turning down the option, so there's limited interest league-wide even at a modest salary. The 34-year-old may not get consistent starts again in 2025, but he should be able to secure a contract this winter, even if it's a minor-league pact. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with the Cubs in January of 2025. Contract includes $6 million team option ($750,000 buyout) for 2026.
Trampled by Giants
Rea (10-6) took the loss against San Francisco on Wednesday, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 4.2 innings.
Analysis
Rea fell behind quickly, as Rafael Devers knocked his seventh pitch of the game over the outfield wall for a solo homer. Rea managed to get through a scoreless second frame, but things unraveled for him in the third, when the Giants got to him for three runs despite managing just two hits. The right-hander gave up three more runs (two of which were earned) in the fifth and was pulled before he could finish the frame. The poor outing snapped a string of four straight starts in which Rea had surrendered two or fewer earned runs. He's been middling overall this year with a 4.23 ERA through 132 innings, but he's been prone to blow-ups, giving up five or more earned runs on five different occasions.
Rea fell behind quickly, as Rafael Devers knocked his seventh pitch of the game over the outfield wall for a solo homer. Rea managed to get through a scoreless second frame, but things unraveled for him in the third, when the Giants got to him for three runs despite managing just two hits. The right-hander gave up three more runs (two of which were earned) in the fifth and was pulled before he could finish the frame. The poor outing snapped a string of four straight starts in which Rea had surrendered two or fewer earned runs. He's been middling overall this year with a 4.23 ERA through 132 innings, but he's been prone to blow-ups, giving up five or more earned runs on five different occasions.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Colin Rea generally throw?
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What part of the game does Colin Rea 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 RHP
2025
-22%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .269 | 162 | 70 | 216 | 45 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .239 | 178 | 51 | 197 | 27 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .299 | 51 | 28 | 76 | 14 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .233 | 44 | 12 | 58 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .257 | 63 | 23 | 84 | 16 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .258 | 72 | 20 | 85 | 13 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .251 | 48 | 19 | 56 | 15 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .220 | 62 | 19 | 54 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-2%
ERA at Home
2025
-9%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.30 | 1.22 | 236.1 | 7.6 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.40 | 1.31 | 188.0 | 6.7 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.06 | 1.29 | 77.2 | 6.6 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.47 | 1.36 | 54.1 | 6.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.16 | 1.13 | 93.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.46 | 1.43 | 74.2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.80 | 1.26 | 65.2 | 8.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.27 | 1.10 | 59.0 | 7.0 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Colin Rea compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.38K/9
6.5BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.8 mphERA
4.23WHIP
1.32BABIP
.291GB/FB
1.16Left On Base
74.7%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2126 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.8%Swinging Strike
8.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rea hadn't seen significant action in the majors since making 19 starts in 2016, but he caught on with the Brewers last year and was a serviceable swingman with a 4.55 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 110:38 K:BB over 124.2 innings. He started in 22 of his 26 appearances and had decent strikeout and walk rates (21.3 percent and 7.4 percent, respectively) but was hurt by the long ball (1.7 HR/9). Milwaukee opted to re-sign him early in the offseason, and he's likely to be a factor in the starting rotation again in 2024. Rea might not be a reliable fantasy starter but should be a solid streaming option, assuming he's able to replicate his performance, which a 4.39 xERA and 4.30 xFIP indicate is realistic.
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Struggles with control in 10th win
Rea (10-5) earned the win Wednesday against the Brewers, allowing two runs on three hits and five walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out three.
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Solid in no-decision
Rea did not factor into the decision in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Pirates, allowing one run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts over five innings.
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Sharp in ninth win
Rea (9-5) allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings to earn the win over the Cardinals on Saturday.
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Concedes two runs in no-decision
Rea did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Orioles. He allowed two runs on five hits and one walk over 4.2 innings with four strikeouts.
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Takes second straight loss
Rea (8-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk over four-plus innings Tuesday, striking out two and taking a loss against Milwaukee.
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League unimpressed by arsenal
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Rea likely went unclaimed on waivers due to his Stuff+ of 84, which ranked 55th of 58 qualified starters during the 2024 regular season.
Analysis
The right-hander delivered results just below league average the past two seasons for the Brewers with a 4.40 ERA across 292.1 innings, and the organization declined his $5 million club option for 2025 after he passed through waivers. Rea was Milwaukee's most reliable starter at times in 2024 but faded down the stretch, and his non-dominant arsenal leads to a limited ceiling.
The right-hander delivered results just below league average the past two seasons for the Brewers with a 4.40 ERA across 292.1 innings, and the organization declined his $5 million club option for 2025 after he passed through waivers. Rea was Milwaukee's most reliable starter at times in 2024 but faded down the stretch, and his non-dominant arsenal leads to a limited ceiling.