60-Day IL
Injury Head
Est. Return 7/14/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
6.15
WHIP
1.29
K
14
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Yarbrough was designated for assignment by the Rays in the offseason ending his run as the original bulk outing guy who found success working behind an opener while finding the exact opposite most outings as a traditional starter. Yarbrough owns a 4.75 ERA with a .257 opponents' batting average in his career as a traditional starter and a 3.82 ERA with a .248 opponents' batting average as a non-starter. He lacks any type of velocity or spin so he walks an extremely fine line of working the periphery of the strike zone while mixing and matching his pitches and arm angles to keep hitters off balance. The approach can work for sprints, but he also has a career 5.00 ERA once he has flipped a lineup over once. He could be a sneaky AL-Only play after signing with Kansas City, as he induces some of the softest average contact in the league along with a lot of infield fly balls. It's one of the few places where he could have signed on to be a starter out of spring training. Read Past Outlooks

Shifts to 60-day IL
Kansas City transferred Yarbrough (head) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Yarbrough was placed on the IL on May 8 after he was diagnosed with multiple fractures upon being hit in the head by a line drive in his start against Oakland a day prior. Kansas City won't look to rush him back from the serious injury, as Yarbrough will now miss at least two months after being moved to the 60-day IL. The southpaw's removal from the 40-man roster opens up a spot for right-hander Mike Mayers, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha prior to Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Yarbrough was placed on the IL on May 8 after he was diagnosed with multiple fractures upon being hit in the head by a line drive in his start against Oakland a day prior. Kansas City won't look to rush him back from the serious injury, as Yarbrough will now miss at least two months after being moved to the 60-day IL. The southpaw's removal from the 40-man roster opens up a spot for right-hander Mike Mayers, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha prior to Wednesday's game against the Padres.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
45
Last 10 Games
45
Last 5 Games
64
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-5%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .213 | 58 | 19 | 45 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .285 | 134 | 37 | 233 | 35 | |||
2023vs Left | .261 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .276 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .159 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .308 | 41 | 17 | 77 | 10 | |||
2021vs Left | .235 | 34 | 9 | 28 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .275 | 83 | 18 | 135 | 23 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-3%
ERA at Home
2023
-37%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.95 | 1.20 | 123.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 5.10 | 1.35 | 137.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Home | 7.36 | 1.43 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 4.63 | 1.11 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Home | 4.35 | 1.39 | 31.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Away | 4.59 | 1.37 | 49.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2021Home | 4.73 | 1.08 | 78.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | ||||
2021Away | 5.49 | 1.38 | 77.0 | 5.7 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Yarbrough 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
2.00K/9
4.8BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.0Fastball
87.5 mphERA
6.15WHIP
1.29BABIP
.285GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
53.7%Exit Velocity
76.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2008 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.3%Swinging Strike
8.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Yarbrough now has four seasons under his belt as the Swiss army knife of the Tampa Bay pitching staff, but he is now at a bit of a crossroads. The 21 starts he made last season were a career high. The club did not use the opener as often with him, but that also cost Yarbrough as he had a career-worst 5.11 ERA. His ERA as a pure starter was 5.46 and 22 of his 25 homers came in those outings. When he pitched in bulk relief, his ERA dropped to 4.03 and he did a much better job limiting hard contact. Ironically enough, Yarbrough has the lowest average exit velocity of any non-full-time reliever in baseball over the past two seasons (min 1,000 pitches). His slippery approach to pitching in and around the strike zone is frustrating for hitters when he hits his spots, but he becomes batting practice when his command falters. If he stays with the club, more bulk pitching could put him back in a better place and make him rosterable again.
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Won't need surgery
Yarbrough (head) has been discharged from the hospital and will not require surgery.
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Lands on IL after scary injury
The Royals placed Yarbrough on the 15-day injured list Monday with head fractures.
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Alert, testing underway
Manager Matt Quatraro said Yarbrough is alert, responsive and undergoing testing at the hospital after being struck in the face by a line drive Sunday against the Athletics, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Surrenders five runs in loss
Yarbrough (0-4) was handed the loss Tuesday against the Orioles, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings.
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Stuck with tough loss Wednesday
Yarbrough (0-3) took the loss Wednesday as the Royals were downed 2-0 by the Diamondbacks, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out two.
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