2022 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
3.72
WHIP
1.01
K
79
SV
3
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Neris may have been miscast as a closer in Philadelphia, but he settled into a more suitable setup role after signing a 2-year deal to join the Astros. The veteran was still a workhorse, appearing in 70 games (seventh-most in baseball) while racking up 25 holds (sixth-most). He finished the year with an unspectacular 3.72 ERA (2.34 FIP) in 65.1 innings, but maintained a strong 30% strikeout rate and vastly improved his walk (6.5%) and home run (0.4 HR/9) rates. However, Neris' hard hit rate regressed from the mid-to-upper 30's to 44.7% last season and is something to monitor moving forward. The righty may no longer be elite by any one metric, but continues to be above-average in most and doesn't appear to be slowing down as he approaches his age-34 season. Read Past Outlooks

Not concerned with velocity dip
Neris told reporters after Tuesday's Grapefruit League appearance that he wasn't concerned about his dip in velocity, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Neris normally works in the mid-90s with his fastball -- typically sitting 94-96 mph -- but Tuesday the right-hander was only in the low-90s with his heater. It was his first appearance since returning from the World Baseball Classic, and it's possible the 33-year-old was working out some rust in the contest. Neris is expected to serve as a bridge option in the middle-innings to closer Ryan Pressly for the 2023 campaign.
Neris normally works in the mid-90s with his fastball -- typically sitting 94-96 mph -- but Tuesday the right-hander was only in the low-90s with his heater. It was his first appearance since returning from the World Baseball Classic, and it's possible the 33-year-old was working out some rust in the contest. Neris is expected to serve as a bridge option in the middle-innings to closer Ryan Pressly for the 2023 campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
10
Last 5 Games
8
How many pitches does Hector Neris generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2022
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .226 | 95 | 45 | 61 | 7 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .201 | 105 | 17 | 65 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .205 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 41 | 10 | 26 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .223 | 45 | 26 | 27 | 6 | |||
2021vs Right | .185 | 53 | 6 | 28 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | .297 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .239 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-17%
ERA at Home
2022
-35%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.49 | 1.06 | 90.1 | 11.7 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.18 | 1.32 | 71.0 | 11.0 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.00 | 0.78 | 36.0 | 9.8 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 4.60 | 1.30 | 29.1 | 12.3 | 2.8 | ||||
2021Home | 3.95 | 1.15 | 41.0 | 13.4 | 3.7 | ||||
2021Away | 3.24 | 1.20 | 33.1 | 10.0 | 4.1 | ||||
2020Home | 3.38 | 1.58 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 5.4 | ||||
2020Away | 6.48 | 1.92 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 5.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hector Neris 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
4.65K/9
10.9BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.4Fastball
94.4 mphERA
3.72WHIP
1.01BABIP
.304GB/FB
0.90Left On Base
59.9%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
2.7%Spin Rate
2109 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%Swinging Strike
14.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After an unlucky 2020, Neris rebounded last season, albeit it with 12 homers in 74.1 innings. A 31.6% strikeout rate helped minimize damage, as did a fortunate .262 BABIP. Despite the penchant for allowing homers, the Phillies deployed Neris in high-leverage scenarios, where he notched 12 saves and 11 holds. Neris signed with the Astros where he'll help Rafael Montero set up Ryan Pressly. His ratios are risky, but Neris is one of the better middle reliever candidates to add strikeouts as he's durable along with a dominant strikeout rate.
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Nabs third save
Neris pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn the save in a 4-2 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday.
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Picks up second save
Neris pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout to earn the save in a 7-5 victory over the Athletics.
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Bounces back Friday
Neris allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn his first save of the season in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mariners.
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Blows save chance
Neris (3-3) allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk to blow the save but earn a win in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
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Tallies 16th hold
Neris walked two but turned in a scoreless eighth inning to record a hold Saturday against the Yankees.
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