Taylor Clarke

Taylor Clarke

31-Year-Old PitcherRP
Kansas City Royals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Taylor Clarke in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in December of 2024.
Added to major-league roster
PKansas City Royals
May 1, 2025
The Royals selected Clarke's contract from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Clarke last pitched in the majors in 2023 with the Royals, posting a 5.95 ERA and 65:24 K:BB over 59 frames that season. The 31-year-old allowed nine runs (seven earned) with a 9:5 K:BB across 14.1 innings this season with Omaha.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Taylor Clarke generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Taylor Clarke generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-34%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-100%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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2023
 
 
-34%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .355 138 34 13 43 8 1 7
Since 2023vs Right .234 139 33 11 29 3 0 5
2025vs Left .143 7 2 0 1 0 0 0
2025vs Right .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .368 131 32 13 42 8 1 7
2023vs Right .242 135 33 11 29 3 0 5
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
ERA at Home
2025
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2023
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 5.06 1.59 32.0 2 1 2 9.8 3.1 1.1
Since 2023Away 6.23 1.48 30.1 2 5 1 9.5 3.9 2.4
2025Home 0.00 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025Away 0.00 0.50 2.0 0 0 0 9.0 0.0 0.0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 5.28 1.66 30.2 1 1 2 10.3 3.2 1.2
2023Away 6.67 1.55 28.1 2 5 1 9.5 4.1 2.5
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Stat Review
How does Taylor Clarke 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.00
 
K/9
5.4
 
BB/9
0.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
95.4 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
0.30
 
BABIP
.119
 
GB/FB
1.67
 
Left On Base
100.0%
 
Exit Velocity
81.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
2205 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.3%
 
Swinging Strike
10.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Clarke posted a 5.95 ERA and 1.61 WHIP over 59 innings out of Kansas City's bullpen in 2023. The 30-year-old right-hander tallied three saves and a career-high 12 holds for the Royals, but he had just as many home runs allowed (12) for a poor 1.9 HR/9 that was 6th-worst among qualified relievers. The 2015 third-rounder's 13.2 barrel percentage was highest among relief pitchers, though he did boast a career-best 24.5 percent strikeout rate after making his slider his primary offering (37 percent pitch usage). Clarke was recently traded to Milwaukee, where he figures to operate in middle relief for the 2024 season.
Clarke broke through to the major leagues in 2019 and worked primarily as a starter. He posted a 5.31 ERA, buried by allowing 2.4 HR/9 across 84.2 innings. In 2020, his role changed thanks to the addition of Madison Bumgarner as he began the season in middle and long relief. He posted a passable 3.54 ERA, as a reliever, though his skills were far from spectacular, as he mustered only a 17:10 K:BB across 20.1 innings. Things only worsened once he was pushed back into the starting rotation after Bumgarner and Merrill Kelly landed on the injured list, as he logged a 5.09 ERA and 23:11 K:BB. Whether a starter or reliever, Clarke has been prone to the long ball, logging a 2.2 HR/9 across 128 total innings in the big leagues. Heading into 2021, Clarke projects to start the season as a long reliever and potential swing man.
Clarke worked in a swing role for Arizona last year with mixed results. He lacks one plus pitch, but has a full bag of pitches he slings toward the plate to keep hitters off-balance and guessing. The troubles arise when he falls behind in the count as 22 of his 23 home runs came when the batter was even or ahead in the count. The league hit .194 against him when Clarke held the high ground, .206 when the hitter held the high ground, but a whopping .356 when the count was even. That speaks to an issue with pitch execution. He has the stuff and profile to be a solid fourth starter if it all comes together, but he does not have the stuff to get away with mistakes and was harshly reminded of that in 2019. He could be a Ryan Yarbrough with a delivery adjustment.
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Denied Opening Day roster spot
PKansas City Royals
March 25, 2025
The Royals reassigned Clarke to minor-league camp Tuesday.
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Back with KC
PKansas City Royals
December 17, 2024
Clarke signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Thursday.
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Elects free agency
PFree Agent
October 10, 2024
Clarke elected to become a free agent Thursday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
PMilwaukee Brewers
July 8, 2024
The Brewers outrighted Clarke to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.
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Removed from 40-man roster
PMilwaukee Brewers
July 3, 2024
The Brewers designated Clarke for assignment Wednesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possible trade piece?
PKansas City Royals
August 1, 2023
According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Royals have received interest on the trade market for Clarke.
ANALYSIS
Clarke has 10 holds this season while often seeing high-leverage work for Kansas City, but his 6.00 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 49:19 K:BB is underwhelming, at best. The right-hander's 4.56 xERA paints a better picture, and he is coming off a solid campaign as he posted a 4.04 ERA last year. Still, he's hardly a prime trade target and is unlikely to command a notable return.
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