60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 8/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
1-3
ERA
4.50
WHIP
1.09
K
29
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Through his first few seasons in the majors, Wesneski looks more comfortable as a reliever than a starter. The righty has a 3.56 ERA across 81 career innings in relief, compared to a 4.21 ERA when starting. Wesneski also has a higher career K/9 and lower batting average against as a reliever, with his stuff seemingly playing up in shorter spurts. That said, the Astros may be inclined to give Wesneski one last shot as a starter after acquiring him in the Kyle Tucker trade. The 26-year-old is at least capable of covering multiple innings out of the bullpen, and he could snag some wins if he were to end up in relief, though long relievers are hard to count on for consistent fantasy value. If Wesneski is able to slide into the rotation for Houston, his outlook would improve. Read Past Outlooks
Shifts to 60-day IL
The Astros transferred Wesneski (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander is undergoing Tommy John surgery this week, so the move to the 60-day IL is simply procedural. Wesneski will be sidelined for the rest of 2025 and at least the first half of the 2026 campaign.
The right-hander is undergoing Tommy John surgery this week, so the move to the 60-day IL is simply procedural. Wesneski will be sidelined for the rest of 2025 and at least the first half of the 2026 campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
84
How many pitches does Hayden Wesneski generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Hayden Wesneski generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-17%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-10%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .257 | 61 | 28 | 78 | 18 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .214 | 118 | 31 | 89 | 21 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .224 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .219 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .212 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .298 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 12 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .202 | 57 | 16 | 40 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-29%
ERA at Home
2025
Even Split
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.64 | 1.12 | 99.0 | 7.9 | 3.0 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.10 | 1.28 | 90.0 | 9.2 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.50 | 1.06 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.50 | 1.13 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.12 | 1.04 | 43.1 | 8.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.18 | 1.32 | 24.1 | 9.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.86 | 1.24 | 39.2 | 5.9 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.26 | 1.31 | 49.2 | 10.3 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hayden Wesneski 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
4.83K/9
8.2BB/9
1.7HR/9
2.0Fastball
93.5 mphERA
4.50WHIP
1.09BABIP
.264GB/FB
0.92Left On Base
75.4%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.2%Spin Rate
2387 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.7%Swinging Strike
10.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Wesneski turned a strong spring training into the No. 5 spot in Chicago's rotation to begin the 2023 campaign, though he failed to do a ton with the opportunity. The righty finished with a 4.63 ERA and 83 strikeouts across 89.1 innings, making 11 starts and appearing in 34 games overall. His 5.48 FIP and .258 BABIP suggest that Wesneski's middling ERA could have been worse, and if he regresses closer to a 5.00 ERA in 2024, fantasy managers will want to look elsewhere. However, there are still a few encouraging signs here. Wesneski struck out 28 batters in only 20 innings while with Triple-A Omaha last year, and he had good strikeout numbers earlier in his minor-league career as well. If the 26-year-old can miss a few more bats at the MLB level, he may be poised to take a step forward and post better overall numbers. A complicating factor is where Wesneski will slot in for the Cubs. Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon and Kyle Hendricks are all locked into starting jobs, and Javier Assad, Caleb Kilian and Jordan Wicks are in the mix behind the aforementioned trio. Wesneski may then end up serving as a long reliever, which would cap his fantasy value.
More Fantasy News
Requires Tommy John surgery
Manager Joe Espada announced after Sunday's win over the Rangers that Wesneski (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery this week, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Swelling still an issue
Wesneski underwent an MRI on Saturday that showed inflammation in his elbow, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Heading to IL with sore elbow
The Astros placed Wesneski on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow discomfort, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Troublesome first proves costly
Wesneski (1-3) took the loss Tuesday against the Brewers, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three in four innings.
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Won't start this week
Wesneski isn't expected to make his next start until the Astros' three-game series in Milwaukee early next week, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be dealt to Houston
The Astros are close to acquiring Wesneski, Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith from the Cubs in exchange for Kyle Tucker, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Wesneski, who is a Houston native, split time between starting and relieving for the Cubs in 2024, collecting a 3.86 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 67:21 K:BB over 67.2 innings. The 27-year-old would likely be stretched out in spring training, although his ultimate role in 2025 could depend on what else the Astros do this offseason and how healthy the likes of Lance McCullers, recovering from forearm trouble, and Luis Garcia, who underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2023, are to begin the campaign.
Wesneski, who is a Houston native, split time between starting and relieving for the Cubs in 2024, collecting a 3.86 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 67:21 K:BB over 67.2 innings. The 27-year-old would likely be stretched out in spring training, although his ultimate role in 2025 could depend on what else the Astros do this offseason and how healthy the likes of Lance McCullers, recovering from forearm trouble, and Luis Garcia, who underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2023, are to begin the campaign.