Dillon Tate

Dillon Tate

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Baltimore Orioles
15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 4/27/2023
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Tate was arguably Baltimore's most important reliever last season. With Tyler Wells shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation, and the team trading away two relievers right before the season, Tate was a workhorse for the O's, pitching a career-high 73.2 innings across 67 appearances. His strikeout rate (20.5%) doesn't stand out, but he makes up for it with an upper-50s groundball percentage thanks to his league-best sinker as measured by Statcast run value (-21). Tate's changeup was excellent for the fourth year in a row and his slider supplanted his cutter as a secondary he could reliably count on. The 28-year-old added five saves and 16 holds in his setup role to compliment his rock-solid 3.05 ERA (3.47 FIP), 0.99 WHIP and career-best 5.5% walk rate. Some ratio regression is likely, but Tate should remain part of the bridge to Felix Bautista and pitch in a handful of ancillary saves in 2023. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Orioles in January of 2023.
Moves to 15-day IL
PBaltimore Orioles
Elbow
March 30, 2023
Tate (elbow) was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to March 27.
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The 28-year-old was ruled out for the first month of the season back in February due to a flexor strain, so his move to the injured list was to be expected. Tate was throwing bullpen sessions for the final two weeks of spring training, so he appears on track to be available in late April or early May.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-12%
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-28%
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-6%
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .250 188 30 22 41 9 0 8
Since 2021vs Right .219 390 79 17 77 21 1 5
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .265 93 14 9 22 5 0 4
2022vs Right .190 199 46 7 35 11 0 2
2021vs Left .235 95 16 13 19 4 0 4
2021vs Right .250 191 33 10 42 10 1 3
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-11%
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-13%
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-9%
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 3.89 1.20 74.0 3 3 4 7.3 3.0 0.9
Since 2021Away 3.48 1.01 67.1 1 7 4 6.5 1.9 0.8
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 3.26 1.01 38.2 3 2 2 8.4 2.1 0.5
2022Away 2.83 0.97 35.0 1 2 3 6.2 1.8 1.0
2021Home 4.58 1.42 35.1 0 1 2 6.1 4.1 1.3
2021Away 4.18 1.05 32.1 0 5 1 7.0 1.9 0.6
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Summer camp did not have stats but it did have injuries. Tate experienced forearm soreness in an intrasquad game in July, and while an MRI showed no structural damage, the injury cost him the first three-plus weeks of the season. A right finger sprain later forced Tate to the IL late in September, but in between he was quite good, posting a 3.24 ERA and a couple holds with only one HR allowed in 16.2 innings. The No. 4 overall pick by the Rangers in 2015, Tate has been traded twice and lost his shine a while ago, but his future as a major-league reliever looks a lot brighter than it did at this time last year. He continued with his sinker-heavy approach but showed more confidence in his slider last season and enjoyed great results with the pitch. Assuming he's healthy, Tate should compete for a setup role, and if he shows another level with the strikeout rate, he could challenge for saves.
Tate converted almost exclusively to relief in 2019, starting just three times after previously starting nearly all of his games. The transition appeared to work in the minors, as he cruised to a 3.25 ERA in 44.1 innings across the three highest levels of the Orioles' system, striking out 22.2% of opposing batters while walking 5.6%. He looked overmatched in his 21-inning big-league debut, posting a 6.43 ERA, though his peripherals weren't all that bad. His 21.5% strikeout rate and 9.7% walk rate weren't too much worse than league average and are numbers that could theoretically work for a middle reliever given his 59.3% groundball rate. He no longer appears to have a future as a starter, however, and he doesn't look likely to be near the top of the closer depth chart even in Baltimore.
Tate was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 draft by the Rangers. The UC Santa Barbara standout didn't quite have the expected polish, though, and saw his velocity dip as a starter at Low-A to begin the 2016 campaign. Tate also battled a hamstring injury, limping to a 5.12 ERA in 65 innings. Opposing batters hit .311 against the 22-year-old righty, who was unable to strike out one batter per inning. His control was also suspect, as he walked 27 batters in those 65 innings. Tate was eventually dealt to the Yankees in the Carlos Beltran trade, where he finished the season in the bullpen with better success. Tate was a closer in college, and it remains to be seen if the Yankees will continue developing him as a starter. Regardless of his role, Tate's live arm still possesses plenty of upside. Still, he needs to improve his changeup as well as his command to remain a viable starting option.
The first pitcher selected in last year’s draft (fourth overall), Tate is a difficult player to evaluate at this point, as it is completely unclear if he will be able to make it as a starter. He has a plus-plus heater and a hard slider that could be an out pitch at the highest level -- essentially the tools to be a shutdown reliever. However, given the investment the Rangers made in the 6-foot-2 righty, he will be developed as a starter for now. Tate, 21, allowed one run while striking out eight and walking three in nine innings (six appearances) across short-season and Low-A last year, but it’s nearly impossible to draw anything from that, as they were one or two-inning appearances and the sample size is minuscule. If a third pitch comes along and Tate can show the ability to withstand a heavy workload, the Rangers could have a top-of-the-rotation starter, and if not, he has the realistic floor of an above-average big league closer.
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Throwing another bullpen session
PBaltimore Orioles
Elbow
March 24, 2023
Tate (elbow) threw another side session Friday in Orioles camp, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.
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Ready for full-mound work
PBaltimore Orioles
Elbow
March 13, 2023
Tate (elbow) said he will throw 20 pitches off a full mound Tuesday, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Steps back on half mound
PBaltimore Orioles
Elbow
March 8, 2023
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that Tate (elbow) threw his first half-mound session of spring training Wednesday, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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To miss first month of season
PBaltimore Orioles
Elbow
February 16, 2023
Tate will be sidelined for the first month of the season due to a flexor strain he suffered in November, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.
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Avoids arbitration with Baltimore
PBaltimore Orioles
January 13, 2023
Tate signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Orioles on Friday to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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