Taylor Clarke

Taylor Clarke

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Kansas City Royals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Taylor Clarke in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
RANKSFrom Preseason
$Signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the Royals in January of 2023.
Serving as opener Friday
PKansas City Royals
April 20, 2023
Clarke will serve as the Royals' opening pitcher for Friday's road game against the Angels, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Clarke will likely work an inning or two before giving way to Ryan Yarbrough, who is expected to work the bulk of the innings in relief while the Royals look to replace the injured Kris Bubic (elbow) in the rotation. It's the first opener assignment for Clarke, who holds a 6.75 ERA but a 12:3 K:BB over eight innings out of the bullpen this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Taylor Clarke generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
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111-120
 
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 2021
 
 
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2021
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .265 217 48 13 53 12 1 4
Since 2021vs Right .269 296 71 18 74 16 1 9
2023vs Left .235 57 19 4 12 2 0 0
2023vs Right .245 59 13 5 13 2 0 3
2022vs Left .250 82 17 4 19 4 1 3
2022vs Right .267 121 31 4 31 6 1 3
2021vs Left .301 78 12 5 22 6 0 1
2021vs Right .283 116 27 9 30 8 0 3
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-37%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-60%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-48%
ERA on Road
2021
 
 
-17%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 5.00 1.40 63.0 1 2 1 8.7 2.3 0.9
Since 2021Away 3.14 1.22 57.1 4 2 2 9.1 2.4 1.1
2023Home 3.86 1.41 16.1 0 0 0 10.5 2.8 1.1
2023Away 1.54 0.94 11.2 1 0 0 10.0 3.1 0.8
2022Home 5.40 1.29 23.1 1 0 1 7.7 1.9 1.2
2022Away 2.81 1.09 25.2 2 1 2 9.8 1.1 1.1
2021Home 5.40 1.50 23.1 0 2 0 8.5 2.3 0.4
2021Away 4.50 1.55 20.0 1 1 0 7.7 3.6 1.4
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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
3.56
 
K/9
10.3
 
BB/9
2.9
 
HR/9
1.0
 
Fastball
94.7 mph
 
ERA
2.89
 
WHIP
1.21
 
BABIP
.319
 
GB/FB
0.83
 
Left On Base
80.5%
 
Exit Velocity
81.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.3%
 
Spin Rate
2170 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%
 
Swinging Strike
13.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
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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Collects first win
PKansas City Royals
April 9, 2023
Clarke (1-0) earned the win Saturday versus the Giants. He allowed three hits and struck out three without walking a batter in a scoreless eighth inning.
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Moves past injury
PKansas City Royals
March 15, 2023
Clarke (lower body) made his Cactus League debut in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Guardians, giving up one run on two hits over an inning of relief.
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Set for live BP on Sunday
PKansas City Royals
Lower Body
March 4, 2023
Clarke (lower body) is set to throw live batting practice Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Tending to lower-body injury
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Lower Body
February 27, 2023
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that Clarke 's throwing progression will be slowed down after the right-hander experienced lower-body soreness in a bullpen session Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Avoids arbitration
PKansas City Royals
January 13, 2023
Clarke signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the Royals on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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