
Janson Junk
27-Year-Old
2022 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
6.48
WHIP
1.56
K
11
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Angels acquired Junk from the Yankees in July of 2021 as part of the trade that sent Andrew Heaney to New York. Junk had an up-and-down initial taste of the majors, posting a 3.86 ERA and a 10:2 K:BB over 16.1 innings that season. He spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Salt Lake but had three scattered outings with the Angels. The right-hander looked good in his first start of the campaign, striking out eight batters in five scoreless innings but faltered in his next (and final) appearance, yielding six runs in 2.1 frames. Junk relies primarily on a fastball-slider combo -- the slider is the better offering, but the fastball is thrown with enough spin to be effective despite sitting in the low-to-mid-90s. He enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2021 at Double-A while in the Yankees system, posting a 1.78 ERA and 0.97 WHIP over 14 appearances. However, that performance looks like an outlier, as none of his his seasons before or since are on the same radar. That's not to say Junk won't be an effective big-leaguer, but he's not likely to evolve into a front-of-rotation starter. The Angels moved Junk to Milwaukee in November as part of a trade to acquire Hunter Renfroe. He's likely slated to start 2023 at Triple-A or in the big-league bullpen. Read Past Outlooks
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Sent to Milwaukee
Junk was traded from the Angels to the Brewers on Tuesday along with Elvis Peguero and Adam Seminaris in exchange for Hunter Renfroe.
ANALYSIS
Junk was acquired by the Angels from the Yankees at the trade deadline in 2021, and he's now on the move once again. The 26-year-old has a 4.74 ERA across 24.2 innings since he made his debut for the Angels in 2021. He worked as a starter at Triple-A last season and had a 4.64 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 69:18 K:BB across 73.2 innings, but his cleanest path to a roster spot in Milwaukee will come as a reliever.
Junk was acquired by the Angels from the Yankees at the trade deadline in 2021, and he's now on the move once again. The 26-year-old has a 4.74 ERA across 24.2 innings since he made his debut for the Angels in 2021. He worked as a starter at Triple-A last season and had a 4.64 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 69:18 K:BB across 73.2 innings, but his cleanest path to a roster spot in Milwaukee will come as a reliever.
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2022
2021
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
53
Last 10 Games
53
Last 5 Games
53
How many pitches does Janson Junk generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Janson Junk generally pitch?
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7th
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-25%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .308 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .280 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .250 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .333 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .333 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .250 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-76%
ERA on Road
2022
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 8.18 | 1.82 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 1.98 | 1.10 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 0.7 | ||||
2022Home | 16.20 | 2.40 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 5.4 | ||||
2022Away | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 1.8 | ||||
2021Home | 4.70 | 1.57 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | ||||
2021Away | 3.12 | 1.15 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 0.0 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Janson Junk 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
3.67K/9
11.9BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.1Fastball
92.5 mphERA
6.48WHIP
1.56BABIP
.419GB/FB
3.75Left On Base
60.3%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
1.9%Spin Rate
2337 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.2%Swinging Strike
7.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Returns to minors
Junk was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
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Roughed up by Athletics
Junk (1-1) allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two across 2.1 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Athletics.
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Draws another start
Junk is slated to start Thursday's game against the Athletics in Anaheim.
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Fans eight in first MLB win
Junk (1-0) picked up the win Wednesday, scattering four hits and a walk over five-plus scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory over the Royals. He struck out eight.
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Called up prior to start
Junk was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
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