2022 Stats
W-L
14-7
ERA
2.48
WHIP
1.01
K
170
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
If you bought into Fried after the 2021 season, you were handsomely rewardef for your beliefs in 2022 as he matched his efforts with some slight improvements in outocomes to match his 14-7 record while shaving half a run from his ERA. Fried continues to shine as an exemplar for pitchers without elite fastball characteristics can excel in this league. Fried does an outstanding job with his fastball location to then keep hitters off balance with breaking balls and offspeed pitches generating both high volumes of soft contact as well as enough swings and misses for a better than average strikeout rate for a starting pitcher. We are often coached about the perils of building around starting pitching on fantasy rosters, but few pitchers have as high a floor as Fried does even if his ceiling is about as high as it can go in most scoring categories. Wins are truly the only variable here. Read Past Outlooks

Blanks Twins
Fried allowed one hit and two walks over 6.1 scoreless innings while striking out five in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins.
ANALYSIS
It was another impressive spring outing for the southpaw, who sports a 14:4 K:BB through 11.1 Grapefruit League innings without giving up a run. Fried remains in line to get the Opening Day assignment for Atlanta, although manager Brian Snitker has yet to make an announcement, and the 29-year-old is coming off a season in which he posted a 2.48 ERA and career-best 1.01 WHIP in a career-high 185.1 innings.
It was another impressive spring outing for the southpaw, who sports a 14:4 K:BB through 11.1 Grapefruit League innings without giving up a run. Fried remains in line to get the Opening Day assignment for Atlanta, although manager Brian Snitker has yet to make an announcement, and the 29-year-old is coming off a season in which he posted a 2.48 ERA and career-best 1.01 WHIP in a career-high 185.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Max Fried generally throw?
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-11%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .223 | 94 | 23 | 78 | 7 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .225 | 284 | 69 | 259 | 22 | |||
2022vs Left | .206 | 42 | 8 | 32 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .231 | 128 | 24 | 124 | 10 | |||
2021vs Left | .240 | 45 | 12 | 37 | 5 | |||
2021vs Right | .223 | 113 | 29 | 102 | 10 | |||
2020vs Left | .220 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .209 | 43 | 16 | 33 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-1%
ERA at Home
2022
-5%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.66 | 1.10 | 220.0 | 8.1 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 2.70 | 0.99 | 187.0 | 8.7 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.42 | 1.11 | 107.2 | 8.2 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.55 | 0.88 | 77.2 | 8.3 | 0.8 | ||||
2021Home | 2.94 | 1.09 | 82.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | ||||
2021Away | 3.14 | 1.08 | 83.0 | 8.9 | 2.0 | ||||
2020Home | 2.73 | 1.11 | 29.2 | 7.3 | 2.7 | ||||
2020Away | 1.71 | 1.06 | 26.1 | 8.9 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Fried 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
5.31K/9
8.3BB/9
1.6HR/9
0.6Fastball
93.9 mphERA
2.48WHIP
1.01BABIP
.290GB/FB
1.96Left On Base
77.7%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.2%Spin Rate
2176 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%Swinging Strike
12.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Fried picked up where he left off in 2020, and by season's end, he had a World Series ring. The southpaw will likely find himself in the top 15-20 pitcher conversation this draft season. Fried worked six or more complete innings 19 times in 2021 -- including two complete-game shutouts -- earning a decision in 14 of those 19 outings with his usual stinginess with walks and home runs thanks to his ability to generate groundballs in bunches. His postseason was bookended by six-inning scoreless outings, holding up a quality start and two unsightly outings against Houston and Los Angeles. It is worth watching to see how Fried bounces back from working nearly 195 innings in 2021, but that is really the only area of any concern with this talented lefty. Fried's curveball continues to be his meal ticket as the league has hit .185 off the pitch over the past three seasons with just four homers.
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Blanks Team Puerto Rico
Fried gave up two hits over four scoreless innings while striking out five in Thursday's exhibition game against Team Puerto Rico.
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Fans four in spring debut
Fried gave up two hits and struck out four without walking anyone over two scoreless innings in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
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Loses arbitration case
Fried lost his arbitration case Saturday and will be paid $13.5 million next season rather than the $15 million he hoped for, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Cleared for postseason opener
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker confirmed that Fried (illness) will start Game 1 of the team's National League Division Series with the Phillies on Tuesday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
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Exits with illness
Fried exited Friday's start against the Mets after five innings with an apparent illness, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
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