2025 Stats
W-L
3-0
ERA
1.04
WHIP
0.98
K
9
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Lynch spent a lot of time on the Edward Olivares Memorial Interstate between Kansas City and Omaha again in 2024. He pitched in 162.2 innings between the two cities with over 70 percent of that coming for the Omaha Stormchasers. Lynch, in doing so, is pitching up to his potential because he is the prototypical swing man. His overall numbers were ruined by back-to-back outings in which he gave up 14 runs over 10.2 innings while starting one game and bulking in another, as he otherwise pitched to a 0.55 ERA in his other major league appearances, with 32 strikeouts and six walks in 29.2 innings of work. Lynch really is not needed in the rotation with the full return of Bubic, but could play a key role in the bullpen as a lefty who could fill a Luke Weaver-like role in Kansas City. His migration to a heavier fastball/slider/changeup approach by season's end may be Kansas City telling us it agrees with this suggested career path. Read Past Outlooks
Logs first save of 2025
Lynch earned the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Twins, retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
Lynch was brought in for the ninth inning with two outs, and it took him only two pitches to retire Edouard Julien on a groundout to shortstop. It was Lynch's first save of 2025 and second in the majors, though he isn't expected to see many more opportunities with Carlos Estevez as the Royals' top closer. Lynch has allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three batters across 6.1 innings to start the season.
Lynch was brought in for the ninth inning with two outs, and it took him only two pitches to retire Edouard Julien on a groundout to shortstop. It was Lynch's first save of 2025 and second in the majors, though he isn't expected to see many more opportunities with Carlos Estevez as the Royals' top closer. Lynch has allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three batters across 6.1 innings to start the season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Daniel Lynch generally throw?
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What part of the game does Daniel Lynch generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-10%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .196 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .222 | 62 | 28 | 71 | 16 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .174 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .194 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .114 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .218 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .333 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .230 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-67%
ERA on Road
2025
-15%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 5.22 | 1.26 | 60.1 | 7.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 1.71 | 0.95 | 52.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.13 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.96 | 0.86 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.04 | 1.08 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.98 | 0.87 | 18.1 | 6.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.59 | 1.46 | 27.1 | 7.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.52 | 1.04 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Lynch 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
1.50K/9
4.7BB/9
3.1HR/9
0.5Fastball
94.0 mphERA
1.04WHIP
0.98BABIP
.200GB/FB
1.32Left On Base
96.2%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
1996 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.4%Swinging Strike
10.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lynch now has three years of major league experience under his depth, and the overall results do not tell the whole story. His 11-23 career record with a 5.18 ERA and 9.9% K-BB% are tough on the eyeballs, but he has shown improvements at times year over year. His 2023 progress was stunted by shoulder troubles which saw his strikeout rate plummet as his fastball lost nearly two miles an hour in the process. The shining star on his 2023 resume was a changeup he threw exclusively to righties that the league hit .125 against while swinging and missing 35% of the time. Lynch's current value is rock bottom and frankly, still not mixed league viable, but if his shoulder is 100 percent recovered and he can get back some of his lost velocity to pair with that changeup to righties and his slider to lefties, he may finally be able to provide some value to AL-Only fantasy managers this season.
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Makes MLB bullpen
Manager Matt Quatraro informed Lynch on Saturday that he made the Royals' Opening Day roster, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Poised for bullpen role
Lynch is expected to open the season in the Royals' bullpen, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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In mix for rotation spot
Lynch has put himself in contention for the fifth starter role with a strong spring, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. He has a 1.80 ERA with nine strikeouts and no walks in 10 Cactus League innings.
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Earns second win
Lynch (2-0) allowed two hits and a walk while striking out two over 2.2 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Nationals on Wednesday.
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Collects first win
Lynch (1-0) allowed a hit and struck out four without walking a batter over three scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday over the Twins.
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Early exit from rehab start
Lynch, who is rehabbing from a finger injury left Wednesday's rehab outing early after experiencing soreness in his finger, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
In his first rehab start since going on the injured list with a blister, Lynch tossed three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. Royals manager Mike Matheny did not appear worried by the soreness and declared Lynch was still "moving in the right direction." The start Wednesday lines Lynch up for a possible return Monday when Kansas City has a doubleheader with Detroit.
In his first rehab start since going on the injured list with a blister, Lynch tossed three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. Royals manager Mike Matheny did not appear worried by the soreness and declared Lynch was still "moving in the right direction." The start Wednesday lines Lynch up for a possible return Monday when Kansas City has a doubleheader with Detroit.