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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Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in March of 2025.
Struggles continue
PBoston Red Sox
September 11, 2025
Slaten allowed two runs on two hits and one walk over a third of an inning in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Athletics.
Analysis
Slaten entered with Boston up a run and loaded the bases before getting the hook (10 pitches, four strikes). He was replaced by Steven Matz, who allowed a two of those inherited runners to score. Slaten was expected to be a bullpen asset when the Red Sox activated him from the injured list in late August, but the right-hander has been pummeled in six outings. Slaten has allowed seven runs on 12 hits and two walks over 5.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
16
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
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .193 160 40 14 28 4 0 3
Since 2023vs Right .257 183 40 4 45 5 1 4
2025vs Left .204 55 9 6 10 0 0 1
2025vs Right .267 64 13 3 16 3 0 2
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
 
 
-65%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-76%
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 1.83 0.84 39.1 5 1 2 7.8 1.4 0.7
Since 2023Away 5.24 1.30 44.2 3 5 3 9.3 2.4 0.8
2025Home 1.93 0.79 14.0 2 1 1 6.4 1.3 0.6
2025Away 7.98 1.64 14.2 0 3 2 7.4 4.3 1.2
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
2.44
 
K/9
6.9
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
0.9
 
Fastball
96.8 mph
 
ERA
5.02
 
WHIP
1.22
 
BABIP
.281
 
GB/FB
1.03
 
Left On Base
51.9%
 
Exit Velocity
81.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.9%
 
Spin Rate
2564 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
18.9%
 
Swinging Strike
12.4%
 
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Shaky first outing off IL
PBoston Red Sox
August 30, 2025
Slaten allowed two hits and one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
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Back from 60-day IL
PBoston Red Sox
August 28, 2025
The Red Sox activated Slaten (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Thursday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
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Activation expected Thursday
PBoston Red Sox
Shoulder
August 28, 2025
Slaten (shoulder) is expected to be activated from the 60-day injured list ahead of Thursday's series finale in Baltimore, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Activation imminent
PBoston Red Sox
Shoulder
August 25, 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Monday that Slaten (shoulder) probably won't require another rehab appearance before being activated from the 60-day injured list, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
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Sent out on rehab assignment
PBoston Red Sox
Shoulder
August 18, 2025
Slaten (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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