John Brebbia

John Brebbia

34-Year-Old PitcherRP
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Brebbia has worked as middle reliever, opener and setup man throughout his career, but 2024 may open up the possibility for save opportunities after the 33-year-old signed a one-year deal with the White Sox. The right-hander is coming off a solid campaign during which he posted a career-best 29.2 strikeout rate, but he was limited to 38.1 innings due to a lat injury. Unfortunately, a calf strain has slowed Brebbia in White Sox camp and there's a chance he opens 2024 on the injured list. A clearer timeline should emerge as camp progresses, but whenever Brebbia is cleared he should be in the mix to close games for Chicago. With the team moving on from Liam Hendrkis (free agency), Gregory Santos (trade) and Aaron Bummer (trade), Brebbia stands as one of the most experienced relievers in this clubhouse. Read Past Outlooks
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#396
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with Atlanta in September of 2024.
Optioned to Triple-A
PAtlanta Braves  
September 28, 2024
Atlanta optioned Brebbia to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
After signing with Atlanta on Sept. 1, Brebbia surrendered two earned runs across 6.2 innings over five appearances -- a strong turnaround from the 6.29 ERA he held while with the White Sox. Despite his improvement, he'll be sent back to the minors in order to make room for Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder), who was activated off the injured list to start Saturday against Kansas City.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does John Brebbia generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does John Brebbia generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .246 274 73 26 60 16 2 12
Since 2022vs Right .255 417 95 25 98 22 2 10
2024vs Left .235 112 31 12 23 5 0 8
2024vs Right .270 130 36 7 33 6 0 3
2023vs Left .204 55 18 6 10 4 0 2
2023vs Right .221 106 29 8 21 3 1 4
2022vs Left .278 107 24 8 27 7 2 2
2022vs Right .262 181 30 10 44 13 1 3
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-29%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-38%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-27%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-48%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.99 1.34 83.0 6 9 2 9.2 3.0 1.7
Since 2022Away 3.55 1.25 78.2 3 4 0 9.5 2.6 0.7
2024Home 7.24 1.35 27.1 0 4 2 10.2 3.3 3.0
2024Away 4.50 1.36 28.0 0 2 0 11.6 2.9 0.6
2023Home 3.43 1.05 21.0 3 3 0 11.1 3.0 1.3
2023Away 4.67 1.33 17.1 0 2 0 10.9 3.6 1.6
2022Home 4.15 1.50 34.2 3 2 0 7.3 2.9 1.0
2022Away 2.16 1.11 33.1 3 0 0 7.0 1.9 0.3
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Stat Review
How does John Brebbia 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
3.53
 
K/9
10.9
 
BB/9
3.1
 
HR/9
1.8
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
5.86
 
WHIP
1.36
 
BABIP
.336
 
GB/FB
0.73
 
Left On Base
65.4%
 
Exit Velocity
81.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.8%
 
Spin Rate
2466 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
19.4%
 
Swinging Strike
11.4%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
2019
2018
The 2020 data points with Brebbia are nil as he was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery in early June. The Cardinals decided they did not want to wait it out and non-tendered the right-hander in December. San Francisco signed Brebbia to a major-league contract a couple weeks later and the team looks content to mostly just monitor his progress throughout 2021. A best-case scenario would a late-season return, but realistically, the Giants are not expecting any real contributions from Brebbia this coming season. Brebbia was a workhorse from 2017-19 and an effective mid-to-late-inning arm for the Cardinals, posting a 3.14 ERA and 19.9 K-BB% over his first three MLB seasons (175 innings). If he's even close to that level post-surgery, Brebbia will find steady work in a big-league bullpen.
Brebbia spent the entire season on the big-league roster for the first time in 2019, appearing in 66 games and ranking second among Cardinal relievers with 72.2 innings pitched. The right-hander owned a 1.53 ERA at the end of May but tailed off the rest of the way and finished the campaign with a 3.59 ERA (3.12 FIP). Overall, Brebbia's body of work portrayed a capable reliever with room to grow. He posted a solid 28.6 K% and held opposing hitters to a .205 xBA -- the best mark of his career. Though his walk rate increased for the third straight season, it remained tolerable at 8.9%. Brebbia continued a career-long trend of accumulating a high flyball rate (50.5% in 2019, sixth-highest among qualified relievers), but he largely succeeded at keeping the ball in the park (0.74 HR/9). Brebbia is far from a priority draft target, but with the Cardinals' closer situation in flux, he's worth keeping an eye on.
Despite coming off a solid season and a strong spring, Brebbia began 2018 with Triple-A Memphis. It didn't take long before he made the first of his six trips to the majors as the Cardinals shuttled Brebbia back and forth often. In between stints on the farm, Brebbia pitched well, mostly in low-leverage scenarios though he did record five holds and two saves, one of the three-inning variety. Of the 18 runs Brebbia surrendered, eight came in a two-week stretch when he allowed at least one tally in five of six outings. With 60 whiffs in 51.2 innings, Brebbia could handle a consistent late-inning role but since he still has an option left, he could also make the trip back and forth from Memphis again. Brebbia isn't someone to consider on draft day, but monitor his early-season usage as he could emerge as a candidate in leagues scoring holds.
Brebbia appeared in 50 games last season, but threw just 51.2 innings of work in mostly low-leverage situations. He pitches with a very heavy flyball tilt, and paid the price for that with a high home run rate, but limited his damage by being stingy with the walks. The 2.44 ERA had a lot of help from a suppressed .216 BABIP and an inflated 91 percent left-on-base rate -- two fortunes that are unlikely to continue in 2018. He also did all of this without recording a single decision or a save, which (min. 50 innings) is something that has only been done two other times in baseball history. One was by Peter Moylan last year and the other was by Sam Freeman in 2015.
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Finds work in Atlanta
PAtlanta Braves  
September 1, 2024
Atlanta signed Brebbia to a one-year contract and added him to the active roster Sunday.
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Released by White Sox
PFree Agent  
August 29, 2024
The White Sox released Brebbia on Thursday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Designated for assignment
PChicago White Sox  
August 27, 2024
The White Sox designated Brebbia for assignment Tuesday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.
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Another tough outing
PChicago White Sox  
July 30, 2024
Brebbia (0-6) allowed three earned runs on one hit and one walk while recording one out to take the loss Monday against the Royals.
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Blows save versus Rangers
PChicago White Sox  
July 22, 2024
Brebbia blew the save in Monday's 4-3 loss at Texas. He allowed one run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout in one inning.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Had interest from multiple teams
PAtlanta Braves  
September 6, 2024
Multiple teams showed interest in signing Brebbia before he agreed to a contract with Atlanta on Saturday, reports Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
ANALYSIS
The 34-year-old right-hander was designated for assignment and released by the White Sox in late August after he posted a 6.29 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 58:17 K:BB through 54 appearances, but his track record still carried value on the open market. Players have to be in an organization by Sept. 1 in order to be playoff eligible, so contending teams likely viewed his availability as a final opportunity to add outside talent for the stretch run. Brebbia posted a 3.47 ERA in 116 appearances the previous two seasons, so he's not far removed from being an effective bullpen piece.
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