2024 Stats
W-L
4-4
ERA
6.49
WHIP
1.78
K
45
SV
2
2025 Projections
Claimed by Pittsburgh
The Pirates claimed Lawrence off waivers from the Rockies on Monday, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lawrence posted a 6.49 ERA and saw his strikeout rate dip to just 16.1 percent and sinker velocity fall to 94.6 mph on average in 2024. However, he had an above-average 24.4 percent strikeout rate from 2022 to 2023 and his sweeper has been a very effective pitch at times. Lawrence is under team control through 2028 and the Pirates felt he was worth a roll of the dice.
Lawrence posted a 6.49 ERA and saw his strikeout rate dip to just 16.1 percent and sinker velocity fall to 94.6 mph on average in 2024. However, he had an above-average 24.4 percent strikeout rate from 2022 to 2023 and his sweeper has been a very effective pitch at times. Lawrence is under team control through 2028 and the Pirates felt he was worth a roll of the dice.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
22
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Justin Lawrence generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Justin Lawrence generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .280 | 60 | 43 | 83 | 10 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .261 | 111 | 48 | 99 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .326 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .304 | 34 | 17 | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .221 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .245 | 49 | 18 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .316 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .218 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-49%
ERA on Road
2024
-47%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 6.70 | 1.75 | 92.2 | 9.1 | 4.3 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.40 | 1.31 | 84.2 | 8.2 | 5.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 8.49 | 2.12 | 29.2 | 7.3 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.50 | 1.43 | 30.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.40 | 1.63 | 41.2 | 9.9 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.62 | 0.99 | 33.1 | 8.6 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2022Home | 6.75 | 1.45 | 21.1 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.64 | 1.64 | 21.1 | 10.1 | 5.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Justin Lawrence 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.
K/BB
1.36K/9
6.8BB/9
5.0HR/9
1.4Fastball
94.6 mphERA
6.49WHIP
1.78BABIP
.342GB/FB
2.63Left On Base
57.8%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2573 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.5%Swinging Strike
9.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lawrence's trend of throwing more sweepers continued in 2023, as it's his most successful offering. The 29-year-old held opposing hitters to a .149 batting average and .236 slugging percentage on his sweeper, while 63 of his 78 total strikeouts came on the pitch. In fact, it was the 2nd-best sweeper in the league according to Statcast Run Value (14). On the flip side, Lawrence's mid-90's sinker yielded plenty of contact (.333 BA), with many balls in play hit on the ground (48.5%). Still, Lawrence was reliable enough in the late innings to take over Colorado's closing duties in June. He maintained the role for a little over two months, racking up a career-high 11 saves that were 2nd-most on the team. A rough August (8.31 ERA, 3 BS) relegated Lawrence back to the 7th and 8th innings, but he's a good bet to see save chances again sometime in 2024 as one of the Rockies' best relief pitchers.
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Placed on waivers
The Rockies placed Lawrence on waivers Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
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Adjusting grip on sweeper
Lawrence changed the grip on his sweeper this offseason, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Settles with Rox
Lawrence to a one-year, $975,000 contract with the Rockies on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Shaky in return
Lawrence allowed two earned runs on two hits and one walk while striking out two across 1.1 innings Monday against the Dodgers.
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Activated from injured list
The Rockies reinstated Lawrence (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Monday.
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Could be dealt this winter
The Rockies are willing to listen to trade offers for Lawrence, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lawrence's 6.49 ERA in 2024 was among the worst in baseball and his 45:33 K:BB over 59.2 frames wasn't pretty, either. However, the reliever's sweeper can be a nasty pitch and it's possible teams would be bullish on how he could fare away from Coors Field. Lawrence, who turns 30 later this month, is under team control through 2028.
Lawrence's 6.49 ERA in 2024 was among the worst in baseball and his 45:33 K:BB over 59.2 frames wasn't pretty, either. However, the reliever's sweeper can be a nasty pitch and it's possible teams would be bullish on how he could fare away from Coors Field. Lawrence, who turns 30 later this month, is under team control through 2028.