Drew Rasmussen

27-Year-Old PitcherSP

Tampa Bay Rays

60-Day IL

Injury Elbow

Est. Return 7/17/2023

2023 Stats

W-L

4-2

ERA

2.62

WHIP

1.05

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

This past season saw a rather dramatic shift in Rasmussen's pitch usage as he made the transition to starting full time for the Rays. Exclusively a reliever during his time with the Brewers, Rasmussen has learned to dial back the four-seam fastball at 95-96 mph in favor of more cutters at 90-91 with good movement. He leaned on the cut fastball as his main put-away pitch last season, and while his strikeout rate was modest at only 21.4%, the overall results speak for themselves (2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP over 146 innings). Given the command and control he has over his arsenal, this looks like a legitimate breakout. If he's able to tack on a few more starts, Rasmussen could emerge as a fantasy star even with the low strikeouts. Remember he won't have face the AL East quite so much with the new balanced schedule in 2023. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#170

ADP

Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 6'1"

Weight 211

DOB 7/27/1995

Born Puyallup, WA

College Oregon State

Hits 60-day IL with flexor strain

PTampa Bay Rays

Elbow

May 12, 2023

The Rays placed Rasmussen on the 60-day injured list Friday with a right flexor strain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

ANALYSIS
Rasmussen just tossed seven shutout innings against the Yankees on Thursday, but evidently he must have felt something in his elbow and/or forearm after the outing. He's hoping to avoid surgery, per Topkin, but will be facing a lengthy absence regardless. Rasmussen has already had Tommy John surgery twice. It's a major blow to a rotation that has already lost Jeffrey Springs to Tommy John surgery and is still awaiting the season debut of Tyler Glasnow (oblique). Taj Bradley has struggled in his last few starts at Triple-A Durham but could still be an obvious candidate to replace Rasmussen in the Tampa Bay rotation.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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What part of the game does Drew Rasmussen generally pitch?

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2021

-1%

BAA vs LHP

2023

-28%

BAA vs RHP

2022

-11%

BAA vs LHP

2021

-1%

BAA vs LHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2021vs Left	.215	420	98	22	84	11	2	4
Since 2021vs Right	.217	648	147	45	130	28	3	16
2023vs Left	.266	67	16	1	17	0	0	1
2023vs Right	.192	110	31	10	19	6	0	1
2022vs Left	.207	241	55	14	46	6	1	2
2022vs Right	.232	343	70	17	75	17	2	11
2021vs Left	.202	112	27	7	21	5	1	1
2021vs Right	.205	195	46	18	36	5	1	4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

Since 2021

-7%

ERA at Home

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-1%

ERA at Home

2022

-36%

ERA at Home

2021

-45%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2021Home	2.70	0.97	126.2	7	4	0	8.8	2.4	0.6
Since 2021Away	2.89	1.13	140.0	12	6	1	7.8	2.1	0.8
2023Home	2.60	0.92	17.1	1	1	0	9.9	2.1	0.0
2023Away	2.63	1.13	27.1	3	1	0	9.2	2.3	0.7
2022Home	2.24	0.83	76.1	6	3	0	8.1	1.7	0.6
2022Away	3.49	1.28	69.2	5	4	0	7.2	2.2	1.0
2021Home	3.82	1.33	33.0	0	0	0	9.8	4.4	0.8
2021Away	2.09	0.88	43.0	4	1	1	7.7	1.9	0.4
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Stat Review

How does Drew Rasmussen 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.

K/BB

4.27

K/9

9.5

BB/9

2.2

HR/9

0.4

Fastball

95.6 mph

ERA

2.62

WHIP

1.05

BABIP

.301

GB/FB

2.18

Left On Base

76.9%

Exit Velocity

80.8 mph

Barrels/BBE

2.5%

Spin Rate

2595 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

19.0%

Swinging Strike

11.2%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2022

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Rasmussen was one of the two arms Tampa Bay received just before the summer from Milwaukee for Willy Adames. Rasmussen was exclusively a reliever for Milwaukee, and did much of the same for Tampa Bay throughout the summer until injuries on the roster forced him into a starting role, which he took a surprising liking to. Rasmussen became a more efficient pitcher as a starter simply by attacking hitters with fastballs and sliders and not looking for the punchout as much as he did as a reliever. Rasmussen held hitters to a .171 average as a starter (.239 as a reliever) and had a 4.5 BB% starting (11.8% relieving). He may not go deep into games without an effective third pitch, but he has proven to be efficient enough to get through five with what he has and qualify for wins. A better third pitch would help his strikeout rate as a starter, but his work down the stretch was promising.

Rasmussen made his major-league debut in August of 2020 and pitched fairly well over his first 10 appearances, posting a 1.89 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 13.2 innings during that time. However, he allowed seven earned runs across his final two outings of the year, which skewed his final numbers during the abbreviated season. Despite his struggles late in the season, the 25-year-old showed promise during his first taste of major-league action with a 3.34 xFIP over the year. He showed off his elite 97.7 mph average fastball velocity and had a 29.6 K% and an impressive 12.6% swinging-strike rate. The right-hander likely earned a spot in the Brewers' bullpen for Opening Day in 2021, but he won't be in line for save chances to begin the season given the team's talented set of relievers. Rasmussen showed immense promise over a limited sample last year, but his fantasy value is limited by his role for Milwaukee.

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Dominates across seven innings

PTampa Bay Rays

May 11, 2023

Rasmussen (4-2) earned the win against the Yankees on Thursday, with seven shutout innings while allowing two hits. He struck out seven.