2022 Stats
W-L
5-9
ERA
4.23
WHIP
1.34
K
98
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Shoulder issues delayed the start of Kaprielian's 2022 season, but he was activated at the start of May and remained in the rotation the rest of the way, making 26 starts. The results for the 2015 first-round pick were rather uninspiring. Even with help from both a very pitcher-friendly home park and the league-wide drop in offense, the righty still managed a forgettable 4.23 ERA, and his 4.63 FIP and 5.04 SIERA suggest things could have been a good deal worse. His 17.0 K% and 10.2 BB% were both much worse than league average. Among pitchers who threw at least 100 innings, only Dakota Hudson was as poor in both categories, and Kaprielian doesn't keep the ball on the ground like Hudson does. Further depressing Kaprielian's stock is the fact that he underwent shoulder surgery early in the offseason. Even if he fully recovers and gets back to last year's form, he'll be an unappealing choice, and the chances of continued shoulder troubles can't be ignored given his injury history. Read Past Outlooks
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Starting Sunday, as expected
Kaprielian (shoulder) is starting Sunday's Cactus League game against the Padres.
ANALYSIS
Kaprielian pitched well during a simulated game last week and will make his spring debut Sunday as he reaches the end of his recovery from October shoulder surgery. Assuming there's no setbacks Sunday, the 29-year-old will be on track to be ready for the start of the season after he posted a 4.23 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 98:59 K:BB over 134 innings during 2022.
Kaprielian pitched well during a simulated game last week and will make his spring debut Sunday as he reaches the end of his recovery from October shoulder surgery. Assuming there's no setbacks Sunday, the 29-year-old will be on track to be ready for the start of the season after he posted a 4.23 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 98:59 K:BB over 134 innings during 2022.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does James Kaprielian generally throw?
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11-20
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What part of the game does James Kaprielian generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .252 | 96 | 53 | 125 | 20 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .220 | 126 | 47 | 104 | 17 | |||
2022vs Left | .237 | 43 | 22 | 63 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .241 | 55 | 36 | 58 | 9 | |||
2021vs Left | .266 | 53 | 31 | 59 | 11 | |||
2021vs Right | .201 | 70 | 10 | 46 | 8 | |||
2020vs Left | .375 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
2020vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-2%
ERA on Road
2022
-28%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 4.25 | 1.32 | 112.1 | 8.4 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.17 | 1.26 | 144.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2022Home | 5.09 | 1.45 | 53.0 | 6.8 | 4.9 | ||||
2022Away | 3.67 | 1.26 | 81.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
2021Home | 3.28 | 1.16 | 57.2 | 9.7 | 3.0 | ||||
2021Away | 4.82 | 1.28 | 61.2 | 8.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2020Home | 10.80 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 16.2 | 5.4 | ||||
2020Away | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does James Kaprielian 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
1.66K/9
6.6BB/9
4.0HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.1 mphERA
4.23WHIP
1.34BABIP
.273GB/FB
0.96Left On Base
71.1%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2044 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
9.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kaprielean ran with the opportunity when a pair of injuries opened up a rotation spot for him in May. The right-hander was excellent through mid-July, at which point he possessed a 2.65 ERA across 68 innings. He showed obvious signs of fatigue thereafter, recording just two quality starts between August and September as his ERA ballooned to 4.07 by season's end. Those late-season struggles were far from unexpected, however, as the former Tommy John surgery patient totaled 119.1 frames after never reaching the 40-inning mark in his previous four professional seasons. Despite possessing a low-90s fastball, Kaprielian was still able to strike out batters at a 24.5% clip by keeping hitters off balance with a five-pitch mix. The 27-year-old's limited professional track record makes it hard to project him going forward, but he proved last season that he's capable of getting big-league hitters out. That alone should slot him into Oakland's starting rotation to begin 2022.
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Spring debut coming Sunday
Kaprielian (shoulder) will make his Cactus League debut Sunday against San Diego, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Impresses in Tuesday sim game
Kaprielian (shoulder) threw a three-inning simulated game Tuesday and didn't experience any issues during his 45-pitch outing, the Athletics' official site reports.
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No issues during sim game
Kaprielian (shoulder) said he "likes the way things are coming along" after throwing a two-inning simulated game Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Set for sim game
Kaprielian (shoulder) is set to throw a two-inning simulated game Thursday.
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Throws live BP
Kaprielian (shoulder) threw live batting practice Sunday, and manager Mark Kotsay said he believes there's enough time for the right-hander to be built up enough to make the Opening Day rotation, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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