2022 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
1.68
WHIP
0.91
K
70
SV
3
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Swanson emerged as one of the league's best setup men, compiling a 1.68 ERA (2.15 SIERA), 0.91 WHIP and 70:10 K:BB ratio over 53.2 innings. The right-hander improved his strikeout rate by nearly 10 percent and he finished fifth among qualfied relievers with a 29.5% K-BB%. Swanson's fastball-splitter combination was devastating to opposing hitters, as his 73.6% in-zone contact percentage was 4th-best among relief pitchers despite losing 1.1 mph on his 4-seamer (93.6 mph). The contact he did give up wasn't hard, as his 85 mph average exit velocity was a 98th percentile ranking. Swanson's high-leverage role is secure in Toronto, who thought enough of the reliever to trade Teoscar Hernandez for his services. While his path to saves is just as cloudy as it was in Seattle, he's still worth drafting in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues for ratio stability. Read Past Outlooks
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The Blue Jays acquired Swanson and left-hander Adam Macko from the Mariners on Wednesday in exchange for outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Swanson quietly emerged as one of the majors' top setup men in 2022, finishing with a 1.68 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 70:10 K:BB across 53.2 innings for Seattle while nabbing three wins, three saves and 14 holds. In Toronto, Swanson will face a more blocked path to the ninth-inning role with incumbent closer Jordan Romano coming off his first All-Star campaign. Swanson should at least remain a solid late-round target in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues for fantasy managers looking for stability in the ratio categories.
Swanson quietly emerged as one of the majors' top setup men in 2022, finishing with a 1.68 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 70:10 K:BB across 53.2 innings for Seattle while nabbing three wins, three saves and 14 holds. In Toronto, Swanson will face a more blocked path to the ninth-inning role with incumbent closer Jordan Romano coming off his first All-Star campaign. Swanson should at least remain a solid late-round target in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues for fantasy managers looking for stability in the ratio categories.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Erik Swanson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Erik Swanson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .226 | 64 | 8 | 42 | 5 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .211 | 50 | 14 | 36 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .200 | 43 | 3 | 21 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .234 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .191 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 2 | |||
2020vs Left | .353 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .333 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-50%
ERA at Home
2022
-55%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.19 | 0.81 | 53.1 | 11.3 | 1.4 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.36 | 1.32 | 43.1 | 9.8 | 2.9 | ||||
2022Home | 1.13 | 0.69 | 32.0 | 12.4 | 0.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.49 | 1.25 | 21.2 | 10.8 | 2.9 | ||||
2021Home | 3.18 | 1.00 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 2.1 | ||||
2021Away | 3.44 | 1.15 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 2.9 | ||||
2020Home | 6.23 | 0.92 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 2.1 | ||||
2020Away | 21.60 | 2.70 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Erik Swanson 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
7.00K/9
11.7BB/9
1.7HR/9
0.5Fastball
93.7 mphERA
1.68WHIP
0.91BABIP
.307GB/FB
0.79Left On Base
84.8%Exit Velocity
78.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.8%Spin Rate
1985 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.1%Swinging Strike
15.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Swanson made his big-league debut in 2019 and has since appeared in 36 games, including eight starts. The results have been poor, as he's surrendered a 6.58 ERA due in large part to a 2.7 HR/9. As implied by each of those numbers, hitters have not had a difficult time squaring up Swanson's offerings as he's surrendered a 12.8% barrel late, which has led to a .539 xSLG. In order for things to improve, Swanson will need to diversify his arsenal and trust more in his secondary pitches. In 2020, he threw his fastball 74.5% of the time, and a similar 67.7% rate in 2019. Despite working through the Yankees' and Mariners' minor-league systems primarily as a starter, it's difficult to foresee him getting another extended chance in the rotation until he expands his arsenal and his results improve. Heading into his age-27 season, those things appear unlikely to occur.
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Grabs third win to close out season
Swanson (3-2) earned the victory over the Tigers on Wednesday, firing a perfect ninth inning during which he recorded two strikeouts.
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Takes second loss Sunday
Swanson (2-2) took the loss against the Royals on Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits over one-third of an inning.
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Allows two runs in loss
Swanson (2-1) took the loss Wednesday against the Athletics. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk without recording an out.
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Continues dominance Saturday
Swanson, who notched his 13th hold with a perfect eighth inning in a win over Atlanta on Saturday, has pitched to a 2-0 record, 0.95 ERA and 0.79 WHIP with two saves and seven holds in the 19 innings he's logged since the All-Star break.
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Snags save Saturday
Swanson pitched a perfect inning and picked up his third save of the season in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Angels. He struck out one.
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