Josh Winckowski

Josh Winckowski

24-Year-Old PitcherRP
Boston Red Sox
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Winckowski made his major-league debut last season but failed to impress with a 5.89 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 44:27 K:BB in 70.1 innings. The right-hander had a solid strikeout rate throughout his minor-league career, but that didn't immediately follow him to the big leagues as it was a measly 13.9 percent. However, he had a 51.9 percent groundball rate and a 4.61 xFIP indicates he wasn't helped out much by Boston's defense. Winckowski is likely to see the majors again in 2023, but more highly-touted prospects like Brandon Walter, Chris Murphy and Connor Seabold could have a leg up for any starting opportunities. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a contract with the Blue Jays in July of 2016. Traded to the Mets in January of 2021. Traded to the Red Sox in February of 2021.
Victimized by defense
PBoston Red Sox
June 1, 2023
Winckowski (2-1) was tagged with Wednesday's loss to the Reds, allowing three unearned runs on three hits while striking out two over 1.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Boston's shoddy infield defense reared itself once again when Rafael Devers' throwing error triggered a three-run inning for the Reds. The previous night, Enrique Hernandez committed a pair of throwing errors, one that led to a run in a 9-8 loss. "We're not a good defensive team," manager Alex Cora bluntly told Chad Jennings of The Athletic. "We have a pitching staff that doesn't have swing-and-miss stuff. When we get to two strikes and induce weak contact, we've got to make the plays. When we're really good, we're making plays. When we're not, we struggle." Winckowski, who's pitched well this season, put an end to an uprising in the sixth inning before the seventh went awry. The right-hander maintains a 2.14 ERA over 33.2 innings with 25 strikeouts and six walks.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
26
How many pitches does Josh Winckowski 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+
 
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+
 
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 Josh Winckowski generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .276 215 35 17 54 6 3 7
Since 2021vs Right .283 245 36 17 63 13 2 6
2023vs Left .254 60 14 1 15 2 0 1
2023vs Right .221 84 13 6 17 3 0 2
2022vs Left .285 155 21 16 39 4 3 6
2022vs Right .315 161 23 11 46 10 2 4
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-40%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-83%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-30%
ERA on Road
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 5.64 1.63 60.2 5 5 1 5.2 3.6 1.3
Since 2021Away 3.38 1.15 45.1 2 3 1 7.1 2.0 0.8
2023Home 3.48 1.40 20.2 2 1 1 6.5 2.2 1.3
2023Away 0.60 0.67 15.0 0 0 1 7.2 1.2 0.0
2022Home 6.75 1.75 40.0 3 4 0 4.5 4.3 1.4
2022Away 4.75 1.38 30.1 2 3 0 7.1 2.4 1.2
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Josh Winckowski 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
3.86
 
K/9
6.8
 
BB/9
1.8
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
95.6 mph
 
ERA
2.27
 
WHIP
1.09
 
BABIP
.283
 
GB/FB
1.87
 
Left On Base
74.7%
 
Exit Velocity
84.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.9%
 
Spin Rate
2123 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
30.4%
 
Swinging Strike
11.4%
 
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Records three-inning save
PBoston Red Sox
May 20, 2023
Winckowski picked up the save in Friday's 6-1 win over the Padres. He allowed one walk while striking out two over three scoreless innings.
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Has first clunker
PBoston Red Sox
May 13, 2023
Winckowski allowed three runs on four hits over two-thirds of an inning in Friday's 8-6 loss to St. Louis.
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Collects first save
PBoston Red Sox
May 3, 2023
Winckowski allowed one hit over a scoreless inning to pick up the save in Tuesday's 7-6 win over Toronto.
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Picks up win
PBoston Red Sox
May 2, 2023
Winckowski (2-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk while striking out one over two innings to record Monday's win over Toronto.
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Proving value in 'pen
PBoston Red Sox
April 22, 2023
Winckowski allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four over 2.1 scoreless relief innings to earn a hold in Friday's 5-3 win over the Brewers.
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