Jason Foley

Jason Foley

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Detroit Tigers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Foley relied on his sinker more than ever in 2023 (69.3% pitch usage) after adding a tick of velocity (97.2 mph average) on the pitch. 45 of Foley's 55 total strikeouts came via his sinker, which also yielded a 57.1% groundball percentage that was 14th-highest among qualified relievers. The 28-year-old also set career-best marks in games played (70), innings (69.0), WHIP (1.16) and holds (28) while leading Tigers relievers with a 2.82 WPA. Foley briefly took over closing duties in August and finished the year with 7 saves despite lacking whiffs (17.9%) and strikeouts (19.9%). The right-hander has been one of Detroit's most reliable relief pitchers over the past two seasons and should reprise his high-leverage role again in 2024. Even more save chances could be in his future, especially if Alex Lange's control issues persist. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2023.
Notches save Friday
PDetroit Tigers
April 19, 2024
Foley issued a walk and struck out one batter in a scoreless inning Friday. He earned a save in the win over Minnesota.
ANALYSIS
Foley worked around a two-out walk to finish off the 5-4 win Friday. He's now converted all six of his save chances and is riding a 10-inning scoreless streak to open the 2024 campaign. The 28-year-old has produced a 10:6 K:BB during that span. However, four of those walks have come over his last 2.2 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Jason Foley generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Jason Foley generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-26%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-23%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .311 219 38 20 61 11 3 3
Since 2022vs Right .240 352 70 12 81 10 0 1
2024vs Left .154 18 3 5 2 0 0 0
2024vs Right .150 21 7 1 3 0 0 0
2023vs Left .299 106 25 8 29 9 2 2
2023vs Right .222 170 30 7 36 4 0 0
2022vs Left .349 95 10 7 30 2 1 1
2022vs Right .269 161 33 4 42 6 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-18%
ERA on Road
2024
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2023
 
 
-37%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-46%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.29 1.36 65.2 4 1 3 6.2 1.9 0.3
Since 2022Away 2.69 1.15 73.2 2 2 10 7.7 2.2 0.2
2024Home 0.00 1.07 4.2 1 0 2 7.7 5.8 0.0
2024Away 0.00 1.13 5.1 1 0 4 10.1 5.1 0.0
2023Home 1.93 1.18 28.0 3 1 1 6.8 1.9 0.0
2023Away 3.07 1.15 41.0 0 2 6 7.5 2.0 0.4
2022Home 4.91 1.55 33.0 0 0 0 5.5 1.4 0.5
2022Away 2.63 1.17 27.1 1 0 0 7.6 2.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Jason Foley 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.67
 
K/9
9.0
 
BB/9
5.4
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
97.7 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
1.10
 
BABIP
.216
 
GB/FB
2.00
 
Left On Base
90.9%
 
Exit Velocity
82.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
2104 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%
 
Swinging Strike
9.9%
 
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Drawing trade interest
PDetroit Tigers
July 27, 2023
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports the Tigers have received "significant interest" for Foley on the trade market.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander had a 3.88 ERA as a middle-relief option for Detroit last year, and he's excelled in a setup role this season with a 2.03 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 39:10 K:BB over 44.1 innings. Foley isn't eligible for arbitration until 2025, so the Tigers aren't likely to move him without a strong offer.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Foley will be one of the relievers trying to throw his name into the closing mix for the Tigers following their offseason trade of Gregory Soto. The big sinkerballer was one of the team's better relievers for most of 2022 before stumbling to the finish line in the final month. Foley doesn't get strikeouts but he boasts a career 56.8 percent ground ball rate and last year had just a 4.3 percent walk rate. The microscopic walk rate was atypical of the 27-year-old and he might need it to stick in order to make up for the lack of punchouts.
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Picks up fifth save
PDetroit Tigers
April 16, 2024
Foley earned his fifth save of the season Tuesday against the Rangers after he allowed a hit and a walk over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.
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Grabs save number four
PDetroit Tigers
April 14, 2024
Foley pitched a scoreless inning, walking two batters on his way to a save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Twins.
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Secures third save
PDetroit Tigers
April 9, 2024
Foley gave up two hits and didn't walk a batter during a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Pirates. He did not record a strikeout.
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Earns second win
PDetroit Tigers
April 6, 2024
Foley (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts to earn the win in Friday's 5-4 victory over the A's.
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Picks up win
PDetroit Tigers
April 1, 2024
Foley (1-0) allowed one hit in a scoreless inning Monday, striking out two and earning a win over the Mets.
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