Tyler Kinley
34-Year-Old
Free Agent
2025 Stats
W-L
6-3
ERA
3.96
WHIP
1.18
K
73
SV
3
2026 Projections
Atlanta declined Kinley's $5.5 million option for 2026 in November of 2025.
Free agent after option declined
Atlanta declined Kinley's $5.5 million option for 2026 on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Analysis
The decision comes as a bit of a surprise, as Kinley pitched well for Atlanta after being acquired at the trade deadline, posting a 0.72 ERA, 0.68 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB over 25 innings. It's possible Atlanta will look to bring back Kinley at a lesser rate, but the veteran reliever is now free to negotiate with all teams.
The decision comes as a bit of a surprise, as Kinley pitched well for Atlanta after being acquired at the trade deadline, posting a 0.72 ERA, 0.68 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB over 25 innings. It's possible Atlanta will look to bring back Kinley at a lesser rate, but the veteran reliever is now free to negotiate with all teams.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Tyler Kinley generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Tyler Kinley generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-5%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .238 | 70 | 39 | 60 | 10 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .227 | 92 | 33 | 75 | 10 |
| 2025vs Left | .202 | 34 | 17 | 25 | 4 |
| 2025vs Right | .192 | 39 | 16 | 28 | 2 |
| 2024vs Left | .267 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 5 |
| 2024vs Right | .234 | 42 | 15 | 33 | 6 |
| 2023vs Left | .304 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023vs Right | .326 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-21%
ERA on Road
2025
-39%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 5.70 | 1.38 | 77.1 | 9.9 | 4.2 |
| Since 2023Away | 4.52 | 1.32 | 75.2 | 9.2 | 4.3 |
| 2025Home | 4.98 | 1.11 | 34.1 | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| 2025Away | 3.05 | 1.25 | 38.1 | 8.0 | 4.5 |
| 2024Home | 6.61 | 1.59 | 32.2 | 10.2 | 5.2 |
| 2024Away | 5.74 | 1.34 | 31.1 | 10.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023Home | 5.23 | 1.65 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 2.6 |
| 2023Away | 7.50 | 1.67 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 |
Stat Review
How does Tyler Kinley 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
2.21K/9
9.0BB/9
4.1HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.2 mphERA
3.96WHIP
1.18BABIP
.263GB/FB
0.78Left On Base
65.7%Exit Velocity
82.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.9%Spin Rate
2523 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.5%Swinging Strike
14.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
2018
Kinley has made more than 25 appearances just twice in six seasons, as injuries have been a constant throughout his career. The right-hander opened last season on the 60-day IL after undergoing elbow surgery in July 2022. He was activated last August and struggled through seven appearances before returning to the injured list with elbow inflammation. Upon his return in September, Kinley was given the opportunity to close for the Rockies, converting a career-high five saves. His upper-90's 4-seamer wasn't effective (.500 BA, .875 SLG), so he'll need to regain some confidence in that secondary offering this spring. Assuming health entering 2024, Kinley should be in Colorado's mix to close again, but health and performance make him a risky bet for double-digit saves.
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Bumpy Atlanta debut
Kinley gave up two hits and a walk in a scoreless seventh inning during Thursday's extra-inning win over the Reds. He struck out one.
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Dealt to Atlanta
Atlanta acquired Kinley from the Rockies on Wednesday in exchange for right-hander Austin Smith, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Secures save Sunday
Kinley earned the save in Sunday's 4-3 extra-innings win against the Brewers, pitching a clean inning with two strikeouts.
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Blows three-run lead
Kinley (0-3) allowed four earned runs on four hits and one walk while recording just one out to take the loss Wednesday against the Giants.
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Notches second save
Kinley struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his second save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Marlins.
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Out longer than expected?
Kinley is dealing with an elbow injury but recent MRI results were not encouraging and he could be out longer than expected, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Kinley got the results back from the MRI on Monday and the Rockies now believe he will be out longer than they initially hoped, which is a blow to the team's relief corps since he posted a 0.75 ERA across 24 innings before landing on the injured list. He'll consult a surgeon this week whose specialties include Tommy John surgery, among other areas, and while the Rockies have yet to make a decision, things do not look good for the 31-year-old right-hander.
Kinley got the results back from the MRI on Monday and the Rockies now believe he will be out longer than they initially hoped, which is a blow to the team's relief corps since he posted a 0.75 ERA across 24 innings before landing on the injured list. He'll consult a surgeon this week whose specialties include Tommy John surgery, among other areas, and while the Rockies have yet to make a decision, things do not look good for the 31-year-old right-hander.