Yonny Chirinos

Yonny Chirinos

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Tampa Bay Rays
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Chirinos made it back to the big league level after an August 2020 Tommy John Surgery even if it was just two outings. His recovery took exceptionally long compared to most recoveries as he worked just 33 innings over four levels last season looking to regain his form of generating a high volume of groundballs. He has been in the organization since 2013 and still has an option remaining which the club may decide to use to allow him the change to build up more work in Durham given injuries and pandemics have held him to 18 innings of major league work over the past three seasons. It is tough to justify a draft investment into Chirinos unless you are in a deep draft and hold format at this time until more news develops in camp. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#589
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $1.28 million contract with the Rays in January of 2023.
Optioned to Durham
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 17, 2023
Tampa Bay optioned Chirinos to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Chirinos gets the boot from the 26-man active roster after allowing three runs over 4.2 innings in Tuesday's win over the Mets. The Rays added Zack Burdi from Triple-A Durham to provide a fresh arm in the bullpen in the short term, but Tampa Bay will need to bring in another pitcher to fill Chirinos' turn in the rotation in the coming days. Both Taj Bradley and Cooper Criswell could be in store for call-ups from Triple-A Durham in the near future with replacements in the rotation needed for both Chirinos and Drew Rasmussen (elbow).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
62
Last 10 Games
62
Last 5 Games
69
How many pitches does Yonny Chirinos generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .151 59 2 6 8 1 0 1
Since 2021vs Right .211 83 15 5 16 7 0 1
2023vs Left .152 52 2 6 7 1 0 1
2023vs Right .182 60 9 4 10 5 0 1
2022vs Left .143 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
2022vs Right .286 23 6 1 6 2 0 0
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-8%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-19%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 2.38 1.06 11.1 1 0 0 4.8 4.0 0.0
Since 2021Away 2.19 0.97 24.2 2 1 0 4.0 2.6 0.7
2023Home 3.24 0.84 8.1 0 0 0 2.2 4.3 0.0
2023Away 2.61 1.02 20.2 2 1 0 3.9 3.0 0.9
2022Home 0.00 1.67 3.0 1 0 0 12.0 3.0 0.0
2022Away 0.00 0.75 4.0 0 0 0 4.5 0.0 0.0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Yonny Chirinos 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
1.00
 
K/9
3.4
 
BB/9
3.4
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
92.7 mph
 
ERA
2.79
 
WHIP
0.97
 
BABIP
.175
 
GB/FB
1.59
 
Left On Base
75.4%
 
Exit Velocity
83.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.7%
 
Spin Rate
2066 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.0%
 
Swinging Strike
6.9%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Chirinos underwent Tommy John surgery back in August of 2020. He then he broke his elbow last September and had to undergo a second surgery. It's unclear when he'll pitch again, but it won't be before early June.
Chirinos entered the 2020 campaign having maintained a 3.71 ERA across his first 223 innings in the big leagues. While he wasn't dominant with punchouts --- he struck out only 189 batters in that span -- Chirinos effectively limited opposing batters' hard contact and also displayed elite control by posting a 1.9 BB/9 across 133.1 innings in 2019. However, Chirinos was robbed of any chance to take another step forward, limited instead to only 11 innings prior to undergoing Tommy John surgery in late August. That procedure likely rules him out for all of the 2021 campaign. If his rehab goes as scheduled, Chirinos should be available for the entirety of the 2022 season, though workload may be a question as he has yet to surpass 133 innings in a single campaign. Given the Rays' propensity to limit their starters' workloads, it's not clear what can realistically be expected of Chirinos when he retakes the mound.
Chirinos' sophomore campaign was solid, albeit interrupted by a finger injury, costing him seven weeks from early August through late September. Chirinos started in 18 of 26 appearances, serving as the primary pitcher in the other eight outings. The righty was stingy with baserunners, in part due to improved control but also a result of a lucky .246 BABIP. Good defense and a favorable venue contributed, but Chirinos was also fortunate. He needed the luck as a 21.5 K% is subpar in today's landscape. Chirinos' swinging-strike rate doesn't portend a huge leap in dominance and the safe play is expecting ERA and WHIP regression as Chirinos' BABIP normalizes. The park and defense will soften the blow, but unless Chirinos ratchets up his strikeouts, he remains a streaming candidate, earmarked for home starts and some road affairs against lesser teams.
Chirinos made his debut in 2018, with a mixed bag of results. The righty was a heavy groundball pitcher in the advanced levels of the minors, but was more neutral in the major leagues with a 43% groundball rate. He began the season in the rotation but missed time with an injury early in the summer, and returned to the team after they'd transitioned to using "openers", which is why he only started seven games. Advanced metrics show his entire repertoire is better than average, but it is his sinker which is his best pitch. His command was as inconsistent as you would expect from a rookie pitcher, which led to some hard contact problems. The defense behind him bailed him out quite a bit as his expected contact outcomes were nearly 30 points higher than his actual mark last season. He's an interesting late-round play, but that is where he stays until he gets more consistent with his command.
The Rays named Chirinos the organization's top minor-league pitcher in 2017, over Brent Honeywell, as he had a bounce-back year while spending the bulk of his season in the rotation at Triple-A Durham as a 23-year-old . Throughout his time in the Rays' organization, Chirinos has demonstrated the ability to limit free passes, and with a combined 168.1 innings between Montgomery and Durham last season, he should be without workload restrictions if the Rays need him to contribute in their rotation in 2018 with Honeywell and Jose De Leon out for the season following Tommy John surgery. With a four-pitcher arsenal that he commands very well, Chirinos may exceed expectations relative to his lack of a prospect pedigree.
The Rays named Chirinos the organization's top minor-league pitcher in 2017, over Brent Honeywell, as he had a bounce-back year while spending the bulk of his season in the rotation at Triple-A Durham as a 23-year-old . Throughout his time in the Rays' organization, Chirinos has demonstrated the ability to limit free passes, and with a combined 168.1 innings between Montgomery and Durham last season, he should be without workload restrictions if the Rays need him to contribute in their rotation in 2018 with Honeywell and Jose De Leon out for the season following Tommy John surgery. With a four-pitcher arsenal that he commands very well, Chirinos may exceed expectations relative to his lack of a prospect pedigree.
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Back in win column Tuesday
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 17, 2023
Chirinos (2-1) got the win over the Mets on Tuesday, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out two over 4.2 innings.
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Set for bulk relief Tuesday
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 15, 2023
Chirinos will serve as a bulk reliever behind opener Jalen Beeks in Tuesday's game against the Mets, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Handed first loss
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 11, 2023
Chirinos (1-1) took the loss Tuesday against the Orioles, allowing two runs on five hits and four walks while striking out a batter over five innings.
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Set for bulk role Wednesday
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 10, 2023
Chirinos is slated to work in a bulk-relief role for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Remains in rotation
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 7, 2023
Chirinos is slated to start Wednesday's game in Baltimore, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
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