Daniel Lynch
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
4.28
WHIP
1.01
K
27
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lynch now has three years of major league experience under his depth, and the overall results do not tell the whole story. His 11-23 career record with a 5.18 ERA and 9.9% K-BB% are tough on the eyeballs, but he has shown improvements at times year over year. His 2023 progress was stunted by shoulder troubles which saw his strikeout rate plummet as his fastball lost nearly two miles an hour in the process. The shining star on his 2023 resume was a changeup he threw exclusively to righties that the league hit .125 against while swinging and missing 35% of the time. Lynch's current value is rock bottom and frankly, still not mixed league viable, but if his shoulder is 100 percent recovered and he can get back some of his lost velocity to pair with that changeup to righties and his slider to lefties, he may finally be able to provide some value to AL-Only fantasy managers this season. Read Past Outlooks
Collects first win
Lynch (1-0) allowed a hit and struck out four without walking a batter over three scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday over the Twins.
ANALYSIS
Lynch served as a de facto piggyback reliever after starter Alec Marsh went five innings. The Royals' four-run rally in the eighth inning put Lynch in position to be the pitcher of record, and Lucas Erceg was able to lock down the save. Lynch hasn't allowed a run over 7.2 innings across five appearances since he rejoined the major-league roster in late August. He's now at a 4.75 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 22:9 K:BB through 30.1 innings over 10 outings (three starts) this year. He is likely to end the campaign in a multi-inning relief role as long as he stays in the majors.
Lynch served as a de facto piggyback reliever after starter Alec Marsh went five innings. The Royals' four-run rally in the eighth inning put Lynch in position to be the pitcher of record, and Lucas Erceg was able to lock down the save. Lynch hasn't allowed a run over 7.2 innings across five appearances since he rejoined the major-league roster in late August. He's now at a 4.75 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 22:9 K:BB through 30.1 innings over 10 outings (three starts) this year. He is likely to end the campaign in a multi-inning relief role as long as he stays in the majors.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
41
Last 10 Games
40
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Daniel Lynch generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Daniel Lynch generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-70%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .258 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .267 | 157 | 66 | 196 | 34 | |||
2024vs Left | .069 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .231 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 6 | |||
2023vs Left | .333 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .230 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .308 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .287 | 109 | 43 | 135 | 19 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-39%
ERA on Road
2024
-79%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 6.12 | 1.49 | 104.1 | 7.3 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.73 | 1.34 | 113.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Home | 6.30 | 1.25 | 20.0 | 8.1 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Away | 1.32 | 0.66 | 13.2 | 5.9 | 2.0 | ||||
2023Home | 6.59 | 1.46 | 27.1 | 7.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Away | 2.52 | 1.04 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 5.84 | 1.58 | 57.0 | 6.9 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 4.58 | 1.57 | 74.2 | 9.4 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Lynch 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
2.45K/9
7.2BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.6Fastball
92.8 mphERA
4.28WHIP
1.01BABIP
.200GB/FB
1.34Left On Base
66.4%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
8.8%Spin Rate
2085 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
34.0%Swinging Strike
10.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Royals had one of the worst rotations in the majors last season, and unfortunately, Lynch was part of the problem there. He pitched to a 5.13 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 122:52 K:BB across 131.2 innings spanning 27 starts in his first full season. His 3.6 BB/9 stands out as the biggest issue -- he'll need to trim that down by about one walk per nine innings to really start finding effectiveness. He surrendered less than a home run per start, but hitters still tagged him for a 47.7 percent hard-hit rate. His 19.2 percent whiff rate on a 94 mph fastball that he threw nearly half of the time in 2022 simply isn't good enough. Lynch has a chance to make the rotation again in 2023, but there are improvements to be made -- with the Royals changing their pitching coach, new input could be a benefit for the southpaw.
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Snags three-inning save
Lynch picked up his first career save in the second game of Monday's doubleheader sweep of the Guardians, giving up a hit and a walk over three scoreless innings of relief. He struck out one.
ANALYSIS
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Returns to majors
The Royals recalled Lynch from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
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Sent down to Triple-A
The Royals optioned Lynch to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
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Surrenders six runs in bulk relief
Lynch did not factor in the decision against the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 6.2 innings.
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Following opener Wednesday
Lynch will pitch in bulk relief behind opener Dan Altavilla on Wednesday versus the Yankees, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Early exit from rehab start
Lynch, who is rehabbing from a finger injury left Wednesday's rehab outing early after experiencing soreness in his finger, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
In his first rehab start since going on the injured list with a blister, Lynch tossed three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. Royals manager Mike Matheny did not appear worried by the soreness and declared Lynch was still "moving in the right direction." The start Wednesday lines Lynch up for a possible return Monday when Kansas City has a doubleheader with Detroit.
In his first rehab start since going on the injured list with a blister, Lynch tossed three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. Royals manager Mike Matheny did not appear worried by the soreness and declared Lynch was still "moving in the right direction." The start Wednesday lines Lynch up for a possible return Monday when Kansas City has a doubleheader with Detroit.