2024 Stats
W-L
1-5
ERA
5.93
WHIP
1.47
K
75
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Alfred Delia introduced himself to the world in 2018 when he told an ESPN broadcast, "Back home, they call me Big Al, and I hit dingers." Mears could mimic Delia and say, "back home, they call me Slick Nick. I throw hard and give up homers." Mears has now pitched in three diffeent organizations since the 2020 season because he has a big fastball and has struck out 33.6% of the batters he has faced in the minors. His major league strikeout rate is 24.6%, but a 14.3% K-BB%, a 1.53 WHIP, and a 1.2 HR/9 help explain why Mears has pitched in three organizations over the past three seasons. The stuff metrics love his upside and his slider has a 50% whiff rate to it. However, for Mears to take a step up the leverage ladder in Milwaukee, he has to show more command within the zone. Milwaukee has a tremendous track record of getting more results from these types of projects, so things could get rolling for Mears quickly if something clicks this season. He is a classic one skill away guy from finding some success in 2025, and should have a long leash with Milwaukee since he is out of options. Read Past Outlooks
Back from injured list
The Brewers activated Mears (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Mears was sidelined for the past month with right forearm inflammation but has been cleared to return after throwing a successful simulated game earlier this week. He's collected a 6.75 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across 10.2 innings for Milwaukee since being acquired at the trade deadline.
Mears was sidelined for the past month with right forearm inflammation but has been cleared to return after throwing a successful simulated game earlier this week. He's collected a 6.75 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across 10.2 innings for Milwaukee since being acquired at the trade deadline.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
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What part of the game does Nick Mears generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-16%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .259 | 43 | 16 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .238 | 55 | 23 | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .292 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .246 | 42 | 14 | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .158 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .235 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-51%
ERA at Home
2024
-68%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.60 | 1.31 | 45.0 | 11.4 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 7.41 | 1.65 | 34.0 | 10.9 | 5.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.18 | 1.24 | 34.0 | 11.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 9.89 | 1.82 | 23.2 | 11.4 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.00 | 1.67 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.74 | 1.26 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 6.1 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nick Mears 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
3.13K/9
11.7BB/9
3.7HR/9
1.1Fastball
96.7 mphERA
5.93WHIP
1.47BABIP
.381GB/FB
1.19Left On Base
59.8%Exit Velocity
81.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2391 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.8%Swinging Strike
13.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
Mears made his big-league debut amidst a shortened 2020 season, making four relief appearances for the Pirates. He surrendered three runs on four hits while striking out seven and walking seven across five innings of work. Prior to his debut, he hadn't pitched above Double-A, where he also saw limited action in 2019. Mears' elevated BB% was alarming in what turned out to be an extremely small sample size, but his strikeout stuff is up there with the best of them, featuring a solid fastball sitting around 96 mph and a curveball at 78 mph. It wouldn't be surprising to see Mears fall near the front end of Pittsburgh's bullpen in 2021 if he's able to crack the Opening Day roster.
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Could be activated Wednesday
Mears (forearm) could be activated from the 15-day injured list as soon as Wednesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Scheduled for sim game
Mears (forearm) will throw a simulated game Monday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Slated for bullpen session
Mears (forearm) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Jack Stern of Brewer Fanatic reports.
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Out with forearm injury
The Brewers placed Mears on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right forearm inflammation.
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Dealt to Milwaukee
The Brewers acquired Mears from the Rockies on Saturday in exchange for right-handers Bradley Blalock and Yujanyer Herrera, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Overcame pitch tipping
Mears said Sunday that he was informed just before the All-Star break that he was tipping pitches for most of the first half of the season, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander has a 5.44 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 59:21 K:BB over 46.1 innings this season, but a 2.93 xERA and 2.53 FIP offer a more encouraging outlook. The latter numbers are likely what intrigued the Brewers, which acquired Mears from the Rockies over the weekend. Mears has eight appearances with multiple runs allowed this season, but it's unclear how big of a role the pitch tipping played in those performances.
The right-hander has a 5.44 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 59:21 K:BB over 46.1 innings this season, but a 2.93 xERA and 2.53 FIP offer a more encouraging outlook. The latter numbers are likely what intrigued the Brewers, which acquired Mears from the Rockies over the weekend. Mears has eight appearances with multiple runs allowed this season, but it's unclear how big of a role the pitch tipping played in those performances.