Jacob Lopez

Jacob Lopez

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Sacramento Athletics AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
If you squint really hard, you can see some shades of Ryan Yarbrough in Lopez. Both pitchers are soft-tossing lefties with unique arm angles relying on extension and guile in their efforts to be successful against opposing batters. Lopez has been able to use that skill rather effectively as a minor-leaguer with a 30.6 percent strikeout rate, but has been more hittable as a swingman in two different stints with the Rays over a short 22.2 inning sample size. Lopez has value to a club in a swingman type role or as a bulk pitcher if the rotation is impacted by injuries. He's likely to begin the season in a relief role but should have a clearer path to a starting job after being traded to the Athletics. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024. Traded to the Athletics in December of 2024.
Optioned to Vegas
PSacramento Athletics  AAA
March 12, 2025
The Athletics optioned Lopez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
The A's acquired Lopez this winter as part of a trade with the Rays, and in his first spring with his new team, the 27-year-old southpaw racked up four strikeouts in three shutout frames. However, he owns a 4.76 ERA across 22.2 career MLB innings, so the Athletics will opt to give him a few more looks in the minors before admitting him into their big-league staff.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2025
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-64%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .250 33 5 3 7 1 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .203 67 11 6 12 4 1 2
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .231 17 4 3 3 1 0 0
2024vs Right .083 29 4 4 2 0 0 2
2023vs Left .267 16 1 0 4 0 0 0
2023vs Right .286 38 7 2 10 4 1 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
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-100%
ERA at Home
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-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 0.00 0.92 4.1 0 0 0 4.2 4.2 0.0
Since 2023Away 5.89 1.31 18.1 1 0 1 6.9 3.4 1.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0.00 1.50 1.1 0 0 0 6.8 13.5 0.0
2024Away 6.00 1.11 9.0 0 0 0 7.0 5.0 2.0
2023Home 0.00 0.67 3.0 0 0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0
2023Away 5.79 1.50 9.1 1 0 1 6.8 1.9 0.0
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lopez began the season at Double-A Montgomery and finished it with four games on the big-league roster, which is a rarity for the Tampa Bay organization as it rarely promotes starting pitchers multiple levels in the same season. These actions were more based on necessity than merit given the season-ending injuries to 60 percent of the club's starting staff and the attrition of arms on the 40-man roster. Lopez climbed to Triple-A early in the 2023 season while striking out a bevy of lower-level hitters, mainly with a low-arm-slot slider. Experienced hitters in Triple-A were not as easily fooled nor were the major-league hitters as the strikeout rate cooled and the walk rate escalated. He still managed 96 strikeouts in 92 innings but best profiles as a swingman out of the bullpen, replacing the role Ryan Yarbrough and Josh Fleming held on the roster before him.
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Headed west after swap
POakland Athletics  AAA
December 14, 2024
The Rays traded Lopez and Jeffrey Springs to the Athletics on Saturday in exchange for Joe Boyle, Jacob Watters, Will Simpson and a compensatory draft pick.
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Optioned after spot start
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 26, 2024
The Rays optioned Lopez to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
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Holds Dodgers to one run
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 26, 2024
Lopez came away with a no-decision Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out six over five innings.
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Called up for Sunday's start
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 25, 2024
The Rays recalled Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Drawing start Sunday
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 25, 2024
The Rays will recall Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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