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Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 4/14/2023
2022 Stats
W-L
2-6
ERA
2.47
WHIP
0.97
K
78
SV
17
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Nine months after signing a 4-year pact with the Angels, Iglesias was traded to Atlanta in a surprising deadline deal that saw the veteran's role change from closer to setup man. Perhaps Los Angeles was scared off by a slight dip in velocity - Iglesias averaged 95 mph on his fastball; a 1.3 mph drop from 2021 - but the righty was still very effective and posted numbers right in line with his recent seasons. It was his fourth straight year with a strikeout rate over 30% and sixth season (of eight in his career) that he posted a sub-2.75 ERA. Iglesias was especially dominant over the final two months of 2022, which may have flown under the radar since he wasn't closing for Atlanta. In 26.1 innings (28 appearances) with the Braves, the Cuban native only gave up one run (0.34 ERA) while recording a 0.84 WHIP and 15 holds. Atlanta clearly had long-term plans for Iglesias upon acquiring him, but whether that's as a closer or setup man still remains to be seen. Read Past Outlooks

Hoping for minimum IL stay
Manager Brian Snitker indicated Thursday he hopes Iglesias (shoulder) will only require the minimum 15 days on the injured list, Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
ANALYSIS
Iglesias was diagnosed with low-grade right shoulder inflammation after feeling off while playing catch Wednesday. He will be shut down for the next week before hopefully ramping things back up. "To get him right, we shut him down, will build him back and hopefully can get him sooner than later," Snitker said. A.J. Minter is the favorite to close games for Atlanta while Iglesias is out.
Iglesias was diagnosed with low-grade right shoulder inflammation after feeling off while playing catch Wednesday. He will be shut down for the next week before hopefully ramping things back up. "To get him right, we shut him down, will build him back and hopefully can get him sooner than later," Snitker said. A.J. Minter is the favorite to close games for Atlanta while Iglesias is out.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
15
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .215 | 84 | 9 | 53 | 9 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .196 | 123 | 22 | 61 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .200 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .206 | 46 | 9 | 26 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .223 | 41 | 3 | 25 | 5 | |||
2021vs Right | .194 | 62 | 9 | 28 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | .235 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .167 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-37%
ERA at Home
2022
-80%
ERA at Home
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Since 2020Home | 2.05 | 0.91 | 83.1 | 13.0 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 3.25 | 0.98 | 69.1 | 11.3 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Home | 0.85 | 0.82 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Away | 4.15 | 1.12 | 30.1 | 11.0 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Home | 3.00 | 0.98 | 42.0 | 14.4 | 1.9 | ||||
2021Away | 1.93 | 0.86 | 28.0 | 11.6 | 1.0 | ||||
2020Home | 1.86 | 0.93 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 2.8 | ||||
2020Away | 4.09 | 0.91 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Raisel Iglesias 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
5.57K/9
11.3BB/9
2.0HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.0 mphERA
2.47WHIP
0.97BABIP
.297GB/FB
0.91Left On Base
75.5%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2272 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.4%Swinging Strike
17.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Reds manager David Bell seemed intent on expanding Iglesias' role and Iglesias made it clear that he wasn't particularly fond of his usage, noting to the media that he preferred the traditional closer role. Cincinnati didn't want to pay him anyway, so it sent him to the Angels last winter for reliever Noe Ramirez (who didn't make the cut out of spring training for the Reds). His new manager got the memo and mostly deployed Iglesias as a traditional closer, to stellar results. Iglesias earned 34 saves in 39 chances and fanned 103 against a mere 12 walks. Iglesias liked the fit so much that he decided to return to the Angels in free agency, inking a four-year deal after declining the qualifying offer. The union is perfect from a fantasy standpoint, as Iglesias is a Proven Closer pitching for a manager who values his Proven Closer.
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Bound for IL with sore shoulder
Iglesias will begin the season on the injured list after he was diagnosed with low-grade inflammation in his right shoulder Thursday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
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Shaky over first half of spring
Iglesias has given up four runs in four innings of work in the Grapefruit League for Atlanta.
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Tallies 17th save
Iglesias allowed a walk but retired the final two batters of the game to earn the save in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Marlins.
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Added by Atlanta
Atlanta acquired Iglesias from the Angels on Tuesday in exchange for pitchers Jesse Chavez and Tucker Davidson, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Navigates trouble for save
Iglesias earned the save in Saturday's 9-7 win over the Rangers, striking out one and allowing a hit and a walk in one scoreless inning.
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