60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 8/1/2024
2023 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
3.94
WHIP
1.31
K
16
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Bubic's 2022 was ugly, there's no questioning that. To an extent, there's some reason to be encouraged, as his .352 BABIP was unusually high and his 4.77 FIP suggests his 5.58 ERA was a bit unlucky. Still, the under-the-surface numbers don't paint a great picture, and it all comes back to one of the worst walk rates in the majors. His 4.4 BB/9 was the worst of his career, but he's never kept it under 4.0 in a single season. Bubic's fastball was up to nearly 92 mph last year, but the increase in velocity strangely led to worse results -- hitters batted .348 and slugged .587 off the pitch he threw 50.5 percent of the time last year. Bad luck aside, a change in pitching coach could help Bubic, but the 25-year-old has yet to iron out the flaws in his game that would allow him to at least hover around league-average. Read Past Outlooks

Transferred to 60-day IL
The Royals transferred Bubic (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for reliever Austin Cox, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha. Bubic underwent Tommy John surgery in late April and isn't expected to be ready to return to game action for the Royals until at least the middle of the 2024 campaign.
The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for reliever Austin Cox, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha. Bubic underwent Tommy John surgery in late April and isn't expected to be ready to return to game action for the Royals until at least the middle of the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Kris Bubic generally throw?
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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 Kris Bubic generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-42%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .309 | 40 | 28 | 63 | 10 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .272 | 200 | 96 | 233 | 31 | |||
2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .315 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .372 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 6 | |||
2022vs Right | .287 | 92 | 46 | 114 | 12 | |||
2021vs Left | .238 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 4 | |||
2021vs Right | .251 | 96 | 48 | 102 | 18 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-1%
ERA at Home
2023
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.93 | 1.57 | 137.0 | 6.8 | 4.1 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.96 | 1.49 | 138.0 | 8.9 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Home | 6.30 | 1.90 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.80 | 1.68 | 63.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.37 | 1.71 | 65.1 | 8.1 | 4.1 | ||||
2021Home | 3.84 | 1.41 | 63.1 | 6.4 | 3.8 | ||||
2021Away | 5.00 | 1.37 | 66.2 | 9.3 | 4.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kris Bubic compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
8.00K/9
9.0BB/9
1.1HR/9
0.6Fastball
91.8 mphERA
3.94WHIP
1.31BABIP
.382GB/FB
1.79Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.1%Spin Rate
2155 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
15.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
The Royals system is stocked with promising young arms. While Bubic sits a bit down the pecking order, he received a head start with an accelerated 2020 debut straight out of High-A. The lefty took a small step back last season with a lower K% and higher BB%. However, neither change is cause for concern, especially since he's just 24 years old with 180 major league frames under his belt. With the requisite sample size caveat in tow, it's always encouraging when a young pitcher exhibits second half improvement and Bubic's K% jumped three ticks over the final two months. As intimated, Bubic doesn't have the prospect pedigree of others, but he can develop into a fantasy-worthy innings compiler. At his age, there is always the chance for improvement, but a 90-mph fastball does not portend emerging dominance.
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Undergoes surgery
Bubic (elbow) announced Wednesday via his personal Instagram account that he had successful Tommy John surgery.
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Requires Tommy John surgery
Bubic will undergo Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Needs second opinion
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Bubic will require a second opinion on his elbow after he was diagnosed Sunday with a left flexor strain, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Goes on injured list
The Royals placed Bubic on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left flexor strain.
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Tagged with loss Saturday
Bubic (0-2) took the loss against Atlanta on Saturday, pitching five innings during which he allowed five runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out three batters.
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