2025 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.97
WHIP
1.19
K
24
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
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Picks up second save
Armstrong walked one in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Astros.
ANALYSIS
This was a game played on narrow margins, and Armstrong got the job done after Jacob deGrom outdueled Hunter Brown over the first eight innings. This was Armstrong's second save in three days, and it appears he's the next man up while Luke Jackson (hand) and Chris Martin (elbow) are unavailable. Armstrong has done fairly well this year with a 2.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 20:9 K:BB across 18.2 innings, earning two saves and two holds as well as one blown save in 17 appearances. He's just a temporary closer for now, and it's likely Armstrong will resume more of a middle-relief role once the Rangers' bullpen is healthier.
This was a game played on narrow margins, and Armstrong got the job done after Jacob deGrom outdueled Hunter Brown over the first eight innings. This was Armstrong's second save in three days, and it appears he's the next man up while Luke Jackson (hand) and Chris Martin (elbow) are unavailable. Armstrong has done fairly well this year with a 2.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 20:9 K:BB across 18.2 innings, earning two saves and two holds as well as one blown save in 17 appearances. He's just a temporary closer for now, and it's likely Armstrong will resume more of a middle-relief role once the Rangers' bullpen is healthier.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Shawn Armstrong generally throw?
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What part of the game does Shawn Armstrong generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-48%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .285 | 58 | 18 | 63 | 6 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .203 | 86 | 31 | 64 | 4 | |||
2025vs Left | .259 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
2025vs Right | .135 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||
2024vs Left | .359 | 26 | 9 | 37 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .245 | 40 | 16 | 40 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .209 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .170 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-46%
ERA on Road
2025
-84%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 4.36 | 1.41 | 76.1 | 9.0 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 2.35 | 1.05 | 65.0 | 9.4 | 3.3 | ||||
2025Home | 6.08 | 1.65 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | ||||
2025Away | 0.96 | 0.54 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Home | 5.50 | 1.54 | 37.2 | 8.4 | 2.6 | ||||
2024Away | 4.03 | 1.52 | 29.0 | 9.6 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Home | 1.78 | 1.11 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 1.1 | ||||
2023Away | 1.01 | 0.71 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shawn Armstrong 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
1.85K/9
9.5BB/9
5.2HR/9
0.8Fastball
93.6 mphERA
3.97WHIP
1.19BABIP
.231GB/FB
0.68Left On Base
66.1%Exit Velocity
80.9 mphBarrels/BBE
2.8%Spin Rate
2325 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.4%Swinging Strike
8.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Armstrong began the season on the 60-day IL with a neck injury. He was activated in early June and picked up where he left off the previous season, providing the Rays with quality efforts as an opener or reliever. In 39 appearances, he compiled 52 innings, fanning 54 with only 11 walks. He only yielded two home runs, fueling a 1.38 ERA, while a .250 BABIP buoyed a .90 WHIP. Last season, Armstrong collected six holds, so if he's healthy all season, the righty could garner double digits in the holds department. Even if Armstrong incurs some regression, he's still a quality reliever, capable of supporting ratios while providing a few punch outs in deeper formats.
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Strikes out side for first save
Armstrong picked up the save after throwing a clean ninth inning in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Colorado. He struck out three.
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Gets one-year deal
Armstrong agreed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on Monday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Reaches free agency
The Cubs released Armstrong on Tuesday.
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Departs 40-man roster
The Cubs designated Armstrong for assignment Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Claimed by Cubs
The Cubs claimed Armstrong off waivers from the Cardinals on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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