60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/17/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
4-2
ERA
2.62
WHIP
1.05
K
47
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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

Hits 60-day IL with flexor strain
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.
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
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Drew Rasmussen generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Drew Rasmussen generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-28%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .215 | 98 | 22 | 84 | 4 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .217 | 147 | 45 | 130 | 16 | |||
2023vs Left | .266 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .192 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .207 | 55 | 14 | 46 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .232 | 70 | 17 | 75 | 11 | |||
2021vs Left | .202 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .205 | 46 | 18 | 36 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-7%
ERA at Home
2023
-1%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.70 | 0.97 | 126.2 | 8.8 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 2.89 | 1.13 | 140.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | ||||
2023Home | 2.60 | 0.92 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 2.1 | ||||
2023Away | 2.63 | 1.13 | 27.1 | 9.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.24 | 0.83 | 76.1 | 8.1 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Away | 3.49 | 1.28 | 69.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | ||||
2021Home | 3.82 | 1.33 | 33.0 | 9.8 | 4.4 | ||||
2021Away | 2.09 | 0.88 | 43.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | ||||
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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.
* 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
4.27K/9
9.5BB/9
2.2HR/9
0.4Fastball
95.6 mphERA
2.62WHIP
1.05BABIP
.301GB/FB
2.18Left On Base
76.9%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
2.5%Spin Rate
2595 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
11.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Dominates across seven innings
Rasmussen (4-2) earned the win against the Yankees on Thursday, with seven shutout innings while allowing two hits. He struck out seven.
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Takes no-decision against White Sox
Rasmussen allowed three runs on nine hits while striking out three over five innings against the White Sox on Sunday. He did not walk a batter nor did he factor into the decision.
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Falls to Houston
Rasmussen (3-2) took the loss Tuesday, allowing five runs on nine hits and two walks over 4.2 innings against the Astros. He struck out five.
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Fans seven in win over Reds
Rasmussen (3-1) picked up the win Wednesday, allowing three hits and three walks over five scoreless innings in an 8-0 victory over the Reds. He struck out seven.
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Runs into Jays buzzsaw
Rasmussen (2-1) gave up five earned runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out four in 4.1 innings Friday in Toronto. He took the loss.
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