2024 Stats
W-L
11-9
ERA
3.32
WHIP
1.15
K
211
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ragans was two different pitchers in 2023 for two different clubs. He worked solely as a reliever for Texas with too many walks and homers as part of a rather leaky bullpen. It was that situation which led the club to deal the talented lefty to Kansas City for Aroldis Chapman. The deal has been a win-win in the short term, but one Texas will regret for years to come if Ragans continues to shove as he did once reporting to the Royals. He was arguably one of the more valuable pitchers for fantasy managers with a stretch of pitching that will likely lead to him being one of the more pushed up pitchers on draft boards this offseason. He gained velocity, reduced his walks and homers and the outcomes matched the potential. The remaining issue is that he still pitches for a bad club which means he has to pitch his keister off to get those wins. Simply put, this is Nick Lodolo all over again. Don't get caught inhaling helium on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
Fans seven in no-decision
Ragans allowed two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out seven batters over six innings in a no-decision against the Yankees on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Ragans held New York scoreless until Juan Soto tagged him for a two-run homer in the sixth inning. That put the left-hander in line for the loss, but the Kansas City offense took him off the hook with a run in the following frame. Overall, Ragans pitched well, recording 13 whiffs en route to seven punchouts and notching his second straight quality start. Ragans has at least seven strikeouts in six of his past seven outings and ranks second in the majors with 211 punchouts on the season.
Ragans held New York scoreless until Juan Soto tagged him for a two-run homer in the sixth inning. That put the left-hander in line for the loss, but the Kansas City offense took him off the hook with a run in the following frame. Overall, Ragans pitched well, recording 13 whiffs en route to seven punchouts and notching his second straight quality start. Ragans has at least seven strikeouts in six of his past seven outings and ranks second in the majors with 211 punchouts on the season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
95
Last 10 Games
100
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does Cole Ragans generally throw?
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What part of the game does Cole Ragans generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-29%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .266 | 58 | 22 | 64 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .208 | 293 | 95 | 188 | 25 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .281 | 31 | 11 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .199 | 180 | 49 | 101 | 13 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .253 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .187 | 91 | 30 | 50 | 6 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .222 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .282 | 22 | 16 | 37 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
ERA on Road
2024
-14%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.74 | 1.22 | 159.0 | 10.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.41 | 1.16 | 150.1 | 9.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.57 | 1.21 | 88.1 | 11.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.07 | 1.08 | 85.0 | 10.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.06 | 1.11 | 47.0 | 9.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.86 | 1.20 | 49.0 | 11.4 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 5.70 | 1.48 | 23.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.86 | 1.47 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cole Ragans compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.52K/9
11.0BB/9
3.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.32WHIP
1.15BABIP
.309GB/FB
1.08Left On Base
72.5%Exit Velocity
81.1 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2456 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.5%Swinging Strike
15.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2018
Ragans made his big-league debut with nine starts last season and posted a 4.95 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 27:16 K:BB over 40 innings. The Rangers revamped their starting rotation during the offseason with the additions of veterans Jacob deGrom, Andrew Heaney, Nate Eovaldi and Jake Odorizzi, leaving the 25-year-old with extremely slim odds of making the Opening Day roster. Ragans is unlikely to be much of a factor in Texas' rotation in 2023, and if he is it means the club is enduring some serious injury issues.
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Sets franchise record Friday
Ragans (11-9) picked up the win in Friday's 5-0 victory over the Twins, allowing four hits and a walk over six scoreless innings. He struck out seven.
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Fans 10 but takes loss
Ragans (10-9) took the loss against Houston on Saturday, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters over five-plus innings.
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Ready to go for Saturday's start
Ragans (calf/hamstring) is listed as the Royals' probable starter for Saturday's game against the Astros, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Expected to be fine
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Ragans (calf/hamstring) is "fine" after exiting Monday's start versus the Guardians due to cramping, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Leaves outing due to cramp
Ragans was removed from Monday's start against the Guardians in the fifth inning due to a left calf/hamstring cramp, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Named AL's best in August
Ragans posted 3-1 record with a 1.72 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 53:9 K:BB over 36.2 innings in August and was named the American League Pitcher of the Month.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old started off September on a similar note, as he picked up the win Monday versus the White Sox after he allowed just one hit in six scoreless frames. Ragans was acquired by the Royals from the Rangers in the Aroldis Chapman trade in June, and he's quickly established himself in the rotation with his new organization. The rookie left-hander had a 5.92 ERA in 17 outings out of the bullpen for Texas prior to the trade, but he's been a dominant rotation piece in Kansas City with just eight earned runs allowed and a 63:11 K:BB across eight starts.
The 25-year-old started off September on a similar note, as he picked up the win Monday versus the White Sox after he allowed just one hit in six scoreless frames. Ragans was acquired by the Royals from the Rangers in the Aroldis Chapman trade in June, and he's quickly established himself in the rotation with his new organization. The rookie left-hander had a 5.92 ERA in 17 outings out of the bullpen for Texas prior to the trade, but he's been a dominant rotation piece in Kansas City with just eight earned runs allowed and a 63:11 K:BB across eight starts.