2023 Stats
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0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
1
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lopez's days as a starter are likely over, as he was used strictly as a reliever in 2022 and turned in the best season of his career. His success can be attributed to a velocity spike on all four pitches, with noticeably more movement. Lopez averaged 97.7 mph on his sinker, a whopping +2.4 difference from 2021 that resulted in a career best 57.8% groundball rate. He also set career marks with a 2.54 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 24.2% strikeout rate. Lopez's success as a reliever afforded him closing duties early in the 2022 season. He posted 23 saves between the Orioles and Twins, but struggled with his command after the trade to Minnesota and saw limited chances for his new club. Lopez should earn a nice raise in his second year of arbitration, but his relief role for 2023 is currently unclear. He's likely to get some save chances, but don't count on double digits in the category again. Somewhere from seven to 15 saves is a more reasonable expectation. Read Past Outlooks

Works in seventh inning
Lopez did not allow a run or hit while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning Thursday's win against the Royals to record his first hold.
ANALYSIS
It was notable that Lopez was used in the seventh inning with Griffin Jax in the eighth and Jhoan Duran for the save in the ninth. Manager Rocco Baldelli has managed his bullpen without regard for the save statistic in the past, but Thursday's game looked like a textbook use of Duran as the closer. Still, Duran may be used earlier in the game in high-leverage spots and not on multiple days, so Lopez could still be a factor for saves. However, after one game Lopez's prospects for saves may not look as good as previously thought.
It was notable that Lopez was used in the seventh inning with Griffin Jax in the eighth and Jhoan Duran for the save in the ninth. Manager Rocco Baldelli has managed his bullpen without regard for the save statistic in the past, but Thursday's game looked like a textbook use of Duran as the closer. Still, Duran may be used earlier in the game in high-leverage spots and not on multiple days, so Lopez could still be a factor for saves. However, after one game Lopez's prospects for saves may not look as good as previously thought.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
5
Last 10 Games
5
Last 5 Games
5
How many pitches does Jorge Lopez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Jorge Lopez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-3%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .267 | 72 | 46 | 81 | 12 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .259 | 113 | 41 | 114 | 13 | |||
2023vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .218 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .199 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .294 | 45 | 29 | 59 | 11 | |||
2021vs Right | .292 | 67 | 27 | 83 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-36%
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Since 2021Home | 3.73 | 1.35 | 99.0 | 8.3 | 3.6 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 5.82 | 1.57 | 94.1 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0.00 | 0.00 | .666666 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2022Home | 1.76 | 1.12 | 41.0 | 8.6 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Away | 3.60 | 1.27 | 30.0 | 9.9 | 3.9 | ||||
2021Home | 5.12 | 1.52 | 58.0 | 8.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2021Away | 6.93 | 1.73 | 63.2 | 8.5 | 4.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jorge Lopez 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.
* 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.
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13.5BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
0.0 mphERA
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0.00BABIP
.000GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
0.0%Swinging Strike
20.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lopez was placed on the bereavement list by the Royals on July 31 and the team designated him for assignment upon reinstatement. Claimed by the Orioles, Lopez went on to make six starts and three additional appearances out of the bullpen for Baltimore, pitching to a 5.28 FIP and 9.5 K-BB% over 38.1 innings. He totaled 123.2 innings for the Royals in 2019, and even as a groundballer pitching half his games at Kauffman Stadium, Lopez had major homer problems (1.96 HR/9). He is mostly a fastball-curveball pitcher, mixing in a changeup roughly 10% of the time, with none of the offerings providing much swing-and-miss. Lopez's strikeout rate is under 20% for his career and he has not cracked 20% since his first year in the majors in 2015. He can eat innings for a bad team and that's about it.
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Continues sharp spring
Lopez threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout in Tuesday's spring training win over Tampa Bay. It was his first outing since throwing three scoreless innings in three games for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.
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Avoids arbitration
Lopez agreed to a one-year, $3.525 million contract with the Twins on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Falters in non-save situation
Lopez (4-7) took the loss Friday versus the White Sox, allowing a run on two hits and a hit batter in two-thirds of an inning.
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Secures 23rd save
Lopez struck out one batter in a perfect inning and earned a save over the Red Sox on Monday.
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Notches 22nd save on double play
Lopez gave up two walks and struck out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in a 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday.
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