Jack Leiter

24-Year-Old PitcherSP

Texas Rangers

2024 Stats

W-L

0-2

ERA

9.55

WHIP

1.76

Rest-of-Season Projections

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

There was no analytical reason to remain optimistic with Leiter after his consistently poor 2022 season, when his last name and draft pedigree were doing all the heavy lifting with his prospect value. After a second poor season at Double-A, there remains little to get excited about, although he did at least have multi-start stretches of success in his age-23 season. Leiter had a strong 31.3 percent strikeout rate, but his walk rate was over 13 percent for the second year in a row. The best stretch of Leiter's pro career was a 40.1-inning run with a 2.68 ERA and 1.09 WHIP from early-May through mid-June. However, after turning in two abysmal starts in the middle of the season, Leiter was placed on the developmental list for seven weeks as he worked on his mechanics. He excelled in four appearances (16.1 innings) at Double-A after returning late in the year before getting lit up in his lone Triple-A start to close the season. The consistent factor in Leiter's success or failure is his walk rate. He at least showed flashes of starter-level command last season, but he turns 24 in April and has a career 1.51 WHIP in 177.2 innings. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

Prospect

#376

ADP

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 205

DOB 4/21/2000

Born Plantation, FL

College Vanderbilt

Drafted 1st Rd 2021 TEX

Shifts to bullpen

PTexas Rangers

September 15, 2024

Leiter appeared out of the bullpen in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners, taking a no-decision while striking out six batters and allowing two earned runs on three hits and two walks over four innings.

ANALYSIS
After starting in each of his prior six appearances with the Rangers on the season, Leiter shifted to the bullpen Saturday while Max Scherzer (shoulder) made his return from the 15-day injured list. Since Scherzer wasn't fully stretched out after making just one rehab start prior to his activation, the Rangers ended up deploying him in tandem with Leiter, with both pitchers covering four innings and tossing 73 and 71 pitches, respectively. Scherzer and Jacob deGrom -- who returned from the IL on Friday -- should have longer leashes in their next outings this upcoming weekend versus Seattle, so Leiter may not be asked to piggyback either pitcher and may instead work in a more flexible relief role.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

% Games By Number of Innings Pitched

Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2022

-7%

BAA vs LHP

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-7%

BAA vs LHP

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	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2022vs Left	.298	66	11	8	17	3	2	3
Since 2022vs Right	.322	67	14	4	19	6	0	2
2024vs Left	.298	66	11	8	17	3	2	3
2024vs Right	.322	67	14	4	19	6	0	2
2023vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-20%

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	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2022Home	10.80	1.46	11.2	0	2	0	6.9	3.9	1.5
Since 2022Away	8.62	1.98	15.2	0	0	0	9.2	4.0	1.7
2024Home	10.80	1.46	11.2	0	2	0	6.9	3.9	1.5
2024Away	8.62	1.98	15.2	0	0	0	9.2	4.0	1.7
2023Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Jack Leiter 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.

K/BB

2.08

K/9

8.2

BB/9

4.0

HR/9

1.6

Fastball

96.5 mph

ERA

9.55

WHIP

1.76

BABIP

.373

GB/FB

1.06

Left On Base

39.0%

Exit Velocity

83.0 mph

Barrels/BBE

5.5%

Spin Rate

2403 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

24.5%

Swinging Strike

12.9%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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If Leiter had a different last name and draft pedigree, he would be a free agent in many dynasty leagues. He wasn't bad at everything, but he also wasn't good at anything in his 92.2-inning pro debut at Double-A. His 10.6 K/9 ranked 26th among Double-A pitchers with 70-plus innings, but it was an elevated mark because he was walking so many batters (5.4 BB/9), and therefore getting more opportunities per inning to strike hitters out. In a more useful statistic (K%), Leiter ranked 43rd among that same subset, and his 13.2 BB% was the 13th-worst mark among Double-A starters. There isn't a single stretch in Leiter's season where we can cherry-pick a run of success, and he was supposed to be an advanced starter who could move quickly through the minors. Given his pedigree, Leiter will be given more opportunities to succeed than the average minor-leaguer, but any positivity going forward is just a call-back to his impressive college resume at Vanderbilt.

As with many college pitchers, Leiter did not pitch after getting drafted second-overall by the Rangers and signing for the richest bonus ($7.922 million) in the class. Well-known for his bloodlines (father Al pitched in the majors for 19 years) and dominance at Vanderbilt, Leiter could be the first starting pitcher from this class to reach the majors. Statistically, none of his peers can touch him. The draft-eligible sophomore had a 2.13 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 179:45 K:BB in 110 innings (18 starts). He had a 15-strikeout game during the College World Series, which is the second-most strikeouts of all time from an SEC pitcher in a CWS game. It all starts with his 70-grade fastball, which sits in the low-to-mid-90s but plays well above that velocity thanks to excellent rising action and maximum extension from a 6-foot-1 frame. He throws a curveball, slider and changeup, but none of his offspeed pitches project to be in the same class as his fastball, which limits his realistic upside. Pitchability and competitiveness are strong traits for Leiter, so he is a decent bet to get the most out of his tools, but there is not much projection remaining. He is the rare pitching prospect who could require fewer than 20 starts in the minors before making his big-league debut.

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Racks up 20 whiffs in no-decision

PTexas Rangers

September 7, 2024

Leiter allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six batters over five innings in a no-decision against the Angels on Saturday.