Ryan Pressly
36-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
3.49
WHIP
1.34
K
58
SV
4
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After four consecutive seasons as the Astros closer, Pressly was relegated to setup duties after Houston signed Josh Hader last winter. The veteran right-hander recorded 25 holds (12th in the league), but the signs of decline that were evident in 2023 carried over to last season. Nagging back issues may have been to blame, but Pressly's strikeout and walk rates and four-seam fastball velocity continue to trend in the wrong direction. While it's difficult to get excited about the veteran's prospects moving forward, Pressly's $14 million option for 2025 vested when he made his 45th appearance last year. After being traded to the Cubs in January, Pressly should have more fantasy relevance since he's expected to step in as the closer for his new team. Read Past Outlooks
Traded to Cubs after waiving NTC
Pressly will waive his no-trade clause and is set to be traded by the Astros to the Cubs in exchange for Juan Bello, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Astros will also be sending money to help cover some of Pressly's $14 million salary, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The trade is pending Pressly passing his physical, but the expectation is that the 36-year-old right-hander will be the Cubs' closer for the 2025 campaign. Bob Nightengale of USA Today relays that the move also opens the door for the Astros to bring Alex Bregman back. Pressly appeared in 59 regular-season games for Houston in 2024, registering 25 saves with a 3.49 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 58:18 K:BB across 56.2 innings.
The Astros will also be sending money to help cover some of Pressly's $14 million salary, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The trade is pending Pressly passing his physical, but the expectation is that the 36-year-old right-hander will be the Cubs' closer for the 2025 campaign. Bob Nightengale of USA Today relays that the move also opens the door for the Astros to bring Alex Bregman back. Pressly appeared in 59 regular-season games for Houston in 2024, registering 25 saves with a 3.49 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 58:18 K:BB across 56.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Ryan Pressly generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ryan Pressly generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .217 | 110 | 23 | 71 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .233 | 87 | 24 | 71 | 6 | |||
2024vs Left | .250 | 31 | 10 | 27 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .277 | 27 | 8 | 31 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .217 | 38 | 6 | 28 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .222 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .178 | 41 | 7 | 16 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .184 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
ERA at Home
2024
-51%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.79 | 1.08 | 84.0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.96 | 1.14 | 86.1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 2.28 | 1.30 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Away | 4.66 | 1.38 | 29.0 | 9.3 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Home | 3.66 | 1.19 | 32.0 | 9.6 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 3.51 | 0.96 | 33.1 | 10.8 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 2.22 | 0.70 | 24.1 | 15.2 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 3.75 | 1.08 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Pressly 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
3.22K/9
9.2BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.6Fastball
93.9 mphERA
3.49WHIP
1.34BABIP
.347GB/FB
2.16Left On Base
72.4%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2741 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.5%Swinging Strike
12.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Pressly didn't record his first save until late-April, but he still managed to finish with 30-plus saves for the second consecutive year. The veteran remained healthy for the most part, avoiding the IL entirely while missing only a few games due to illness and soreness. However, signs of a potential decline were evident, as Pressly posted career-worst marks with a 43.5% hard-hit rate and fourth percentile average exit velocity (91.3 mph). The right-hander's 27.6% strikeout rate -- while still well above average -- dipped by 8.3 percentage points and was his lowest since 2017. Pressly remained dominant at times, including a 16-game stretch early in the season with a 1.13 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 16:1 K:BB over 16 innings. However, he will likely move down in the bullpen hierarchy this season with the Astros' addition of Josh Hader in free agency.
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Earns fourth save
Pressly pitched 1.2 scoreless innings while allowing two hits to earn the save Saturday against the Angels.
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Picks up win
Pressly (2-3) allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out two to earn the win Thursday against the A's.
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Steps in for save Saturday
Pressly earned a save against the Royals on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.
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Returns from IL
The Astros activated Pressly (back) from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Throwing live batting practice
Pressly (back) threw a live batting practice session Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Still mulling trade to Cubs
Pressly is still deliberating on whether to waive his no-trade clause in order to facilitate a deal to the Cubs, Chandler Rome, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic report.
ANALYSIS
It seems as though the Astros and Cubs have a trade in place and are just waiting on Pressly to decide whether to give it the OK. Pressly prefers to serve as a closer, which he could be able to do with the Cubs, but he's also from Texas and is comfortable with the Astros. The Tigers are also involved in trade talks for Pressly, but the report says it might be unlikely the reliever would waive his no-trade clause to go to Detroit.
It seems as though the Astros and Cubs have a trade in place and are just waiting on Pressly to decide whether to give it the OK. Pressly prefers to serve as a closer, which he could be able to do with the Cubs, but he's also from Texas and is comfortable with the Astros. The Tigers are also involved in trade talks for Pressly, but the report says it might be unlikely the reliever would waive his no-trade clause to go to Detroit.