Joel Payamps

Joel Payamps

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Milwaukee Brewers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
With Devin Williams absent for the first four months of the 2024 campaign, Payamps got some run as the Brewers' closer last April. He only tallied six saves all season, as the team primarily ran with Trevor Megill in the ninth inning until Williams returned from injury. With Milwaukee recently trading their star closer to the Yankees, the door is open for Payamps to receive a larger share of the team's save chances in 2025, but those opportunities will likely be tied to Megill's durability. Payamps has held opposing hitters to a sub-.200 batting average on both his slider and fastball over the past two years, but his hard-hit and barrel percentages allowed significantly regressed last season. He also dealt with forearm tightness last September, which didn't appear to be a major concern. Payamps is a decent spec for 2025 saves, but he's not one to contribute much else if he's not the Brewers closer. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#418
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $2.995 million contract with the Brewers in January of 2025.
Remains in key role
PMilwaukee Brewers
March 18, 2025
Payamps allowed two earned runs over an inning of relief in Monday's Cactus League loss to the Padres.
ANALYSIS
Payamps opened the exhibition season with three straight scoreless outings, but he was touched up for a couple runs in his fourth appearance. Payamps was a steady presence near the back end of Milwaukee's bullpen the last two years, over which he racked up 10 wins and nine saves during the regular season. He figures to fill a similar role in 2025 and will likely open the campaign as the setup man in front of closer Trevor Megill.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
2
Last 10 Games
2
Last 5 Games
2
How many pitches does Joel Payamps generally throw?
 
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What part of the game does Joel Payamps generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2025
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2024
 
 
-30%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-5%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .222 224 59 12 46 13 1 10
Since 2023vs Right .188 298 77 23 50 5 0 5
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .218 109 26 7 22 7 1 6
2024vs Right .153 126 33 11 17 3 0 1
2023vs Left .226 115 33 5 24 6 0 4
2023vs Right .214 171 44 12 33 2 0 4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-46%
ERA on Road
2025
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-60%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-27%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.65 0.94 61.2 6 5 3 9.3 1.9 1.5
Since 2023Away 1.98 1.07 68.1 4 7 6 9.5 2.9 0.7
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0.00 0.00 .333333 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024Home 4.45 0.92 28.1 2 4 2 9.2 2.5 1.6
2024Away 1.76 1.01 30.2 1 3 4 8.8 2.9 0.6
2023Home 2.97 0.96 33.1 4 1 1 9.5 1.4 1.4
2023Away 2.17 1.13 37.1 3 4 2 10.1 2.9 0.7
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Stat Review
How does Joel Payamps 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
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K/9
0.0
 
BB/9
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HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
93.0 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
0.00
 
BABIP
.000
 
GB/FB
0.00
 
Left On Base
0.0%
 
Exit Velocity
0.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
0 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%
 
Swinging Strike
0.0%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pitching for his 5th team over the last four seasons, Payamps unexpectedly broke out in 2023. Milwaukee acquired the 29-year-old from Oakland last December and gave him a spot in their Opening Day bullpen. Payamps secured his first career save early in the season and had an impressive 25:4 K:BB ratio over his first 22 innings. By mid-May, he jumped into a setup role that he'd settle into over the remainder of the season. Payamps showcased an improved walk rate (5.9%) and strikeout rate (26.8%) that spiked nearly 10 percent from prior outputs. After recording a career-high 28 holds (T-5th in the league), the right-hander figures to open 2024 in a high-leverage role for the Brewers. However, he's somewhat risky for leagues that count holds, as his ratios could plummet if his slider doesn't hold up.
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Settles with Crew
PMilwaukee Brewers
January 9, 2025
Payamps agreed to a one-year, $2.995 million contract with the Brewers on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Moves past forearm injury
PMilwaukee Brewers
September 22, 2024
Payamps (forearm) made relief appearances Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, covering a scoreless inning in each outing while racking up six strikeouts and allowing one hit and one walk.
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Nursing forearm tightness
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Forearm
September 16, 2024
Payamps was able to play catch Monday, one day after exiting an appearance versus the Diamondbacks with right forearm tightness, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.
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Notches save Friday
PMilwaukee Brewers
August 16, 2024
Payamps struck out one batter in a perfect inning to earn a save over the Guardians on Friday.
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Collects fifth save
PMilwaukee Brewers
July 24, 2024
Payamps picked up his fifth save of the season Wednesday against the Cubs, pitching a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.
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