60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/1/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
0.79
WHIP
0.97
K
15
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Set for three more weeks of rest
Lawrence recently received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and will rest for three weeks before beginning a throwing program, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lawrence has resided on the injured list since April 23 after being diagnosed with inflammation in his right elbow. Though he's been out for nearly a month, Lawrence's condition hadn't shown much improvement, but the Pirates are hopeful that the PRP injection will provide some relief. The right-hander will likely operate as a middle reliever or setup man once he's ready to return from the IL, perhaps shortly before the All-Star break or soon after.
Lawrence has resided on the injured list since April 23 after being diagnosed with inflammation in his right elbow. Though he's been out for nearly a month, Lawrence's condition hadn't shown much improvement, but the Pirates are hopeful that the PRP injection will provide some relief. The right-hander will likely operate as a middle reliever or setup man once he's ready to return from the IL, perhaps shortly before the All-Star break or soon after.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Justin Lawrence generally throw?
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11-20
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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 2023
Even Split
2025
-25%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .262 | 43 | 38 | 60 | 8 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .262 | 95 | 37 | 83 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .167 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .125 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-52%
ERA on Road
2025
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 6.12 | 1.76 | 78.0 | 8.9 | 4.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.91 | 1.19 | 68.0 | 8.1 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 0.90 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.93 | 1.07 | 4.2 | 15.4 | 5.8 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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
2.50K/9
11.9BB/9
4.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.0 mphERA
0.79WHIP
0.97BABIP
.228GB/FB
2.20Left On Base
90.9%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
12.5%Spin Rate
2676 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%Swinging Strike
13.6%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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Moved to 60-day IL
The Pirates transferred Lawrence (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
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Dealing with elbow issue
Lawrence was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation on Thursday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Nabs win in extras
Lawrence (1-0) picked up the win in Wednesday's 2-1 extra-innings win over the Cardinals, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out two over 1.2 scoreless innings of relief.
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Claimed by Pittsburgh
The Pirates claimed Lawrence off waivers from the Rockies on Monday, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
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Placed on waivers
The Rockies placed Lawrence on waivers Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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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.