Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 5/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.96
WHIP
1.15
K
17
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Whitlock had a delayed start last season after undergoing hip surgery in 2022, but made his debut in early April. The 27-year-old right-hander opened 2023 in Boston's starting rotation and had mixed results, alternating good starts with bad ones. Combining this inconsistency with a couple of trips to the injured list - both for right elbow issues - was enough to dim Whitlock's fantasy light last season. After missing about three months total, Whitlock returned to the mound in August, this time as a multi-inning reliever. However, he couldn't quite get the handle of his changeup (.312 BA, .559 SLG), which has been a reliable offering since his rookie season. On the plus side, Whitlock struck out 25 over his final 20 innings and still possesses some upside if the Red Sox can ever settle on his role. At this point it's unclear which direction Boston plans to go, but keeping him as a reliever would make sense given he's topped 90 innings just once in his professional career, which was his first full season back in 2018. Read Past Outlooks
Role for 2025 undecided
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Tuesday that the team is undecided on what role Whitlock (elbow) will fill in 2025, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Breslow added that he does plan to define Whitlock's role eventually, but factoring into the decision will be what happens with other potential pitching additions the club makes this offseason. Whitlock underwent an internal brace procedure in May and is likely to get a late start to 2025 regardless of the role he fills, although the rehab would take longer if the Red Sox elect to stretch him out to be in the rotation.
Breslow added that he does plan to define Whitlock's role eventually, but factoring into the decision will be what happens with other potential pitching additions the club makes this offseason. Whitlock underwent an internal brace procedure in May and is likely to get a late start to 2025 regardless of the role he fills, although the rehab would take longer if the Red Sox elect to stretch him out to be in the rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
80
Last 10 Games
80
Last 5 Games
80
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-46%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .216 | 69 | 12 | 63 | 10 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .278 | 102 | 23 | 98 | 14 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .163 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .304 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .260 | 33 | 5 | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .309 | 39 | 8 | 50 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .192 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .244 | 54 | 11 | 41 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
-68%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.65 | 1.14 | 91.1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.44 | 1.19 | 77.0 | 9.8 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.00 | 1.11 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.96 | 1.18 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.37 | 1.34 | 35.0 | 9.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.89 | 1.31 | 36.2 | 8.3 | 0.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.23 | 0.99 | 47.1 | 8.4 | 1.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.77 | 1.06 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Garrett Whitlock 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
2.43K/9
8.3BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.5Fastball
93.4 mphERA
1.96WHIP
1.15BABIP
.273GB/FB
1.69Left On Base
86.7%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2037 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%Swinging Strike
7.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Whitlock's status last winter was sky high after his surprising major-league debut as a Rule 5 pick and there were as many speculating him as a starter as those believing he could even close. At the end of the day, he pitched nearly a 50/50 split as a starter and reliever with the latter work coming once he returned from the injured list with a hip issue in the summer. His numbers were more dominant as a reliever (.237 wOBA) than as a starter (.315 wOBA), but the hip certainly was a factor as it was bad enough require surgery to ultimately address the soreness after the season. The offseason acquisitions of both Kenley Jansen and Chris Martin should allow Boston the flexibility of pushing Whitlock back into the rotation as long as his offseason hip surgery recovery goes as well as expected. His overall numbers are helped by just how dominant he was in relief, but in two seasons of major league work, he has yet to have a pitch with below a 20% Whiff rate. Given the fact the entire Boston rotation is a health question mark, Whitlock could end up being the best of all the non-Sale options when it is all said and done.
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Starting throwing program Thursday
Whitlock (elbow) will begin a throwing program Thursday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Heads to 60-day IL
The Red Sox transferred Whitlock (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.
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Done for season after procedure
Whitlock (elbow) underwent an internal bracing procedure Thursday and will not pitch again in 2024, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.
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Undergoing surgery Thursday
Whitlock (elbow) will undergo internal brace surgery Thursday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
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Headed for surgery
Whitlock said Saturday that he is expecting to undergo an internal brace procedure for his right elbow, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Will move into starting rotation
Whitlock, who finished the 2022 season dealing with a hip injury, was told that he will almost certainly be a starter in 2023, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
ANALYSIS
Whitlock made 31 appearances for the Red Sox in 2022, with nine of them coming as a starter. His reputation as one of the best arms in Boston's bullpen -- he has a 2.73 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in his career -- combined with his ability to pitch multiple innings makes him fit to be a rotation candidate.
Whitlock made 31 appearances for the Red Sox in 2022, with nine of them coming as a starter. His reputation as one of the best arms in Boston's bullpen -- he has a 2.73 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in his career -- combined with his ability to pitch multiple innings makes him fit to be a rotation candidate.