2022 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
3.55
WHIP
1.44
K
32
SV
1
2023 Projections
Heads to Boston
The Red Sox acquired Bleier from the Marlins on Monday in exchange for Matt Barnes and cash, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Bleier made 55 appearances for the Marlins in 2022 and turned in a 3.55 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 32:10 K:BB over 50.2 innings. With Boston recently dealing away Josh Taylor, the addition of Bleier gives the Red Sox a much-needed lefty arm in the bullpen. Bleier could be a factor in the middle innings or as a setup man for the Red Sox in 2023, but he's unlikely to see many save opportunities.
Bleier made 55 appearances for the Marlins in 2022 and turned in a 3.55 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 32:10 K:BB over 50.2 innings. With Boston recently dealing away Josh Taylor, the addition of Bleier gives the Red Sox a much-needed lefty arm in the bullpen. Bleier could be a factor in the middle innings or as a setup man for the Red Sox in 2023, but he's unlikely to see many save opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
12
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Richard Bleier generally throw?
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What part of the game does Richard Bleier generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-24%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .220 | 48 | 6 | 48 | 2 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .302 | 39 | 14 | 80 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .256 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .336 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .211 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .262 | 21 | 5 | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .158 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .333 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-17%
ERA at Home
2022
-11%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.83 | 1.23 | 60.1 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 3.39 | 1.16 | 63.2 | 4.9 | 0.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.33 | 1.64 | 24.1 | 6.7 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.76 | 1.25 | 26.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | ||||
| 2021Home | 2.51 | 0.84 | 28.2 | 8.8 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2021Away | 3.38 | 1.13 | 29.1 | 4.9 | 0.6 | ||||
| 2020Home | 2.45 | 1.36 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2020Away | 2.25 | 1.00 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Richard Bleier 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
3.20K/9
5.7BB/9
1.8HR/9
0.5Fastball
89.9 mphERA
3.55WHIP
1.44BABIP
.351GB/FB
3.03Left On Base
74.1%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
1983 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%Swinging Strike
9.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Since making his major-league debut as a 29-year old in 2016, Bleier has posted an ERA below 2.00 in three seasons and an ERA below 3.00 in all but one campaign. He relies on an extreme groundball approach and in turn limiting home runs. That's proven effective, as he's allowed only 0.6 HR/9 while inducing groundballs at a 66% clip across 249 career innings. In 2021, Bleier picked up a career-high 20 holds, with 51 of his 68 appearances coming in the seventh inning or later and 40 coming with the game either tied or the team leading by three runs or fewer. However, that's likely to be the peak of his production, as his 19.6 K% in 2021 was a career-high rate and doesn't fit a typical closer role. Nevertheless, he's proven to be a trusted member of the Marlins bullpen and could be in a position to rack up holds once again.
More Fantasy News
Collects first win
Bleier (1-1) picked up the win in Sunday's extra-inning victory over the Mets, tossing a perfect ninth inning without a walk or a strikeout.
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Takes loss as opener
Bleier (0-1) allowed one run in an inning of work as the opener in Friday's loss against the Giants. He allowed one hit and one walk while recording one strikeout.
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Serving as opener Friday
Bleier will serve as the opener for Friday's game against the Giants, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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Activated from IL
Bleier (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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Kicks off rehab assignment
Bleier (illness) struck out two and allowed two hits and no walks across 1.1 scoreless innings Sunday in his rehab start with Triple-A Jacksonville.
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