Justin Slaten

Justin Slaten

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Boston Red Sox
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Slaten, a 2019 draft pick by the Rangers, was selected by the Mets during the Rule 5 Draft last offseason. The 26-year-old was subsequently traded to Boston and impressed his new club during Grapefruit League play, flashing upper-90's velocity. Unsurprisingly, he made the Red Sox Opening Day roster and remained with the team all year. Slaten was an immediate fixture in Boston's high-leverage hierarchy, mixing four pitches effectively to a 2.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 58:9 K:BB across 55.1 frames. The rookie right-hander recorded 10 or more strikeouts on all four of his offerings, including 18 apiece on his four-seamer and sweeper. Elbow inflammation cost Slaten a month-and-a-half last summer, but it's exciting to think about what he could offer in a full season. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said in the past that he envisions Slaten as a potential long-term closer option and he certainly has the talent to emerge out of a save share with Liam Hendriks and Aroldis Chapman in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#393
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in March of 2025.
Extends scoreless stretch
PBoston Red Sox
May 21, 2025
Slaten retired all five batters faced to earn a hold in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mets.
ANALYSIS
Slaten entered the middle of the seventh inning with a runner at first base and induced a double-play grounder to squelch the threat. He then got three harmless groundouts in the eighth. Slaten endured a three-game hiccup at the end of April/beginning of May (six runs, 2.1 innings), but the right-hander has been on point since. Tuesday's work extended a scoreless streak to 7.2 innings, during which he hasn't allowed a hit or a walk.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Justin Slaten 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 Justin Slaten generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .170 149 38 13 23 4 0 2
Since 2023vs Right .241 165 36 3 38 4 1 3
2025vs Left .128 44 7 5 5 0 0 0
2025vs Right .209 46 9 2 9 2 0 1
2024vs Left .188 105 31 8 18 4 0 2
2024vs Right .252 119 27 1 29 2 1 2
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-59%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-68%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-54%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 1.73 0.77 36.1 4 1 2 7.4 1.2 0.5
Since 2023Away 4.25 1.16 42.1 3 5 3 9.4 2.3 0.6
2025Home 1.64 0.55 11.0 1 1 1 4.9 0.8 0.0
2025Away 5.11 1.22 12.1 0 3 2 7.3 4.4 0.7
2024Home 1.78 0.87 25.1 3 0 1 8.5 1.4 0.7
2024Away 3.90 1.13 30.0 3 2 1 10.2 1.5 0.6
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Justin Slaten 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
2.29
 
K/9
6.2
 
BB/9
2.7
 
HR/9
0.4
 
Fastball
97.1 mph
 
ERA
3.47
 
WHIP
0.90
 
BABIP
.207
 
GB/FB
1.04
 
Left On Base
45.9%
 
Exit Velocity
81.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.8%
 
Spin Rate
2563 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
17.0%
 
Swinging Strike
11.8%
 
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Blows save, takes loss Thursday
PBoston Red Sox
May 1, 2025
Slaten (0-2) was charged with the loss and a blown save in Thursday's 4-2 defeat to the Blue Jays, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk with no strikeouts in one inning.
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Notches third save
PBoston Red Sox
April 21, 2025
Slaten picked up the save in Monday's 4-2 win against the White Sox, pitching a clean inning with one strikeout.
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Slams door for second save
PBoston Red Sox
April 16, 2025
Slaten earned the save after throwing a clean ninth inning in Wednesday's win over the Rays. He struck out two.
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Notches save in opener
PBoston Red Sox
March 28, 2025
Slaten struck out one and didn't allow a baserunner in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Rangers.
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Works scoreless inning
PBoston Red Sox
March 8, 2025
Slaten allowed a hit and struck out two over a scoreless inning in Friday's spring game against Miami.
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