Ricky Vanasco

Ricky Vanasco

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Detroit Tigers AAA
Out
Injury Hip
Est. Return 4/1/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Ricky Vanasco in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Tigers in November of 2024.
Sent to minors camp
PDetroit Tigers  AAA
Hip
March 9, 2025
The Tigers reassigned Vanasco (hip) to minor-league camp Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Vanasco is still recovering from offseason surgery to address a labrum tear in his right hip, so he could be a candidate to open the 2025 season on the injured list at Triple-A Toledo. The 26-year-old right-hander was outrighted off Detroit's 40-man roster in November and re-signed with the organization on a minor-league deal.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2025
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2024
 
 
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BAA vs LHP
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .167 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .222 9 1 0 2 1 0 0
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .167 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
2024vs Right .222 9 1 0 2 1 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2025
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-100%
ERA at Home
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 0.00 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 4.5 0.0 0.0
Since 2023Away 13.50 1.50 2.0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0.00 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 4.5 0.0 0.0
2024Away 13.50 1.50 2.0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Vanasco was selected as a high schooler in the 15th round of the 2017 draft and signed for him an over-slot bonus of $200,000. Across four stops in the lower minors, Vanasco has shown the ability to pile up strikeouts by punching out 116 batters across 83.1 innings. He did so with plus offerings in his fastball -- a pitch that could sit in the mid-90s and hit 99 at times -- and curveball. Unfortunately, that velocity caught up to him as he had to undergo Tommy John Surgery in September of 2020 and will miss the entirety of the 2021 campaign. He will be 23 when he is pitching without restrictions next offseason, at which point refining his changeup and improving his command will be paramount. Nothing about his upside has changed, but Vanasco will need to be added to the 40-man roster next offseason, which could expedite his path to the majors, and thus, enhance the risk that he eventually gets pigeonholed as a reliever.
At 6-foot-3, 180 pounds and armed with a low-90s fastball, Vanasco was a classic high-school projection lottery ticket when the Rangers selected him in the 15th round in 2017. Elbow inflammation limited him to 24.2 innings in 2018, but he broke out in a big way in 2019, and his fastball did exactly what Texas hoped -- it blossomed into a mid-to-upper-90s weapon that flummoxed short-season and Low-A hitters alike. He has an above-average curveball that flashes plus, but didn't use a changeup much before last year. It was obviously a fantastic statistical season for Vanasco, who gave up runs in only five of his 13 starts and struck out 88 in 59.1 innings, including the Sally League playoffs. Next up will be proving he can remain that dominant over a full season, ideally eclipsing the 100-inning mark for the first time. If his changeup and command continue to improve, he would profile as a No. 2 starter.
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Bullpen session on tap
PDetroit Tigers  AAA
Hip
February 25, 2025
Vanasco (hip) is scheduled to complete a bullpen session Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Recovering from hip surgery
PDetroit Tigers  AAA
Hip
February 12, 2025
Vanasco is recovering from surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Back in Detroit on MiLB deal
PDetroit Tigers  AAA
November 27, 2024
The Tigers re-signed Vanasco to a minor-league contract Tuesday.
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Dropped by Detroit
PFree Agent  AAA
November 22, 2024
The Tigers non-tendered Vanasco on Friday.
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Ousted from 40-man
PDetroit Tigers  AAA
November 19, 2024
The Tigers designated Vanasco for assignment Tuesday.
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May be called up
PDetroit Tigers  AAA
August 30, 2024
Vanasco could be called up by Detroit when MLB rosters expand Sunday since he's the only available pitcher on the 40-man roster, reports Evan Woodbery of MLive.com.
ANALYSIS
The Tigers have three healthy pitchers on the 40-man roster currently at Triple-A Toledo, but both Bryan Sammons and Mason Englert were recently sent down and would need an IL move in order to be recalled so quickly. Vanasco was acquired from the Dodgers in late July in exchange for cash, and he's excelled for Toledo since the trade with a 1.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 15:7 K:BB across 13 innings.
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