Eli Morgan

Eli Morgan

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Cleveland Guardians
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Morgan shifted to the bullpen last year after making 18 starts during a solid rookie campaign in 2021. The 26-year-old opened 2022 in long relief, but quickly ascended to high leverage work after month-long scoreless stretch, during which he compiled a 27:4 K:BB ratio and 0.50 WHIP over 20 innings. Morgan wasn't as sharp in the second half (4.26 ERA, 1.26 WHIP), but still managed five wins, 10 holds and an excellent 0.89 WHIP over a career-high 66.2 innings (50 appearances). Morgan's 28.1% strikeout and 5.1% walk rates were well above league average, while his 5.54 K/BB was 14th-best among qualified relievers. There is upside here from a pitcher who could have a flexible role throughout 2023, albeit without the name value of Tanner Houck or Garrett Whitlock. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#599
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Handed first loss
PCleveland Guardians
June 2, 2023
Morgan (2-1) allowed one run on one hit and two walks in one-third of an inning Thursday, taking the loss versus the Twins.
ANALYSIS
After a rough May in which Morgan was scored upon in five of his nine appearances, his June didn't get off to a better start. He loaded the bases with no outs before allowing a sacrifice fly by Willi Castro to bring in the decisive run. In addition to allowing too many runs in May, Morgan failed to record a save or a hold during the month, which suggests he's on the verge of losing what little high-leverage work he had. For the season, he still has a solid 1.93 ERA, but a 1.29 WHIP and a 3.58 FIP are both indicators that his numbers could regress further.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Eli Morgan generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Eli Morgan generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2021
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .234 310 59 14 68 17 0 15
Since 2021vs Right .236 429 120 27 93 25 1 18
2023vs Left .244 50 10 4 11 2 0 1
2023vs Right .269 54 16 2 14 3 0 2
2022vs Left .196 110 24 3 21 4 0 6
2022vs Right .189 146 48 10 25 9 1 4
2021vs Left .261 150 25 7 36 11 0 8
2021vs Right .257 229 56 15 54 13 0 12
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-21%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-77%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-34%
ERA at Home
2021
 
 
-52%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 4.60 1.06 94.0 5 8 0 8.2 1.7 1.9
Since 2021Away 3.65 1.18 86.1 7 3 1 9.7 2.4 1.4
2023Home 0.71 0.55 12.2 1 0 0 9.9 1.4 1.4
2023Away 3.09 2.06 11.2 1 1 1 9.3 3.1 0.8
2022Home 2.72 0.74 36.1 2 2 0 9.9 0.5 1.5
2022Away 4.15 1.05 30.1 3 1 0 9.5 3.3 1.2
2021Home 7.20 1.47 45.0 2 6 0 6.4 2.8 2.4
2021Away 3.45 1.04 44.1 3 1 0 9.9 1.6 1.6
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Stat Review
How does Eli Morgan 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
4.33
 
K/9
9.6
 
BB/9
2.2
 
HR/9
1.1
 
Fastball
92.2 mph
 
ERA
1.85
 
WHIP
1.27
 
BABIP
.340
 
GB/FB
1.70
 
Left On Base
82.1%
 
Exit Velocity
77.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.3%
 
Spin Rate
2193 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%
 
Swinging Strike
13.4%
 
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Snags second win
PCleveland Guardians
May 14, 2023
Morgan (2-0) allowed two unearned runs on one hit and struck out one in one inning to earn the win Saturday over the Angels.
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Secures win
PCleveland Guardians
April 5, 2023
Morgan (1-0) allowed a hit and struck out one over one inning, earning the extra-inning win Wednesday over the Athletics.
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Picks up save
PCleveland Guardians
April 3, 2023
Morgan allowed an unearned run on a hit in one inning Monday. He struck out one and earned a save against Oakland.
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Mixed results in early spring
PCleveland Guardians
March 7, 2023
Morgan has allowed three earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over three innings in three Cactus League games.
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Collects fifth win
PCleveland Guardians
September 5, 2022
Morgan (5-3) allowed a hit in a scoreless inning to pick up the win Monday over the Royals.
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