John Schreiber

John Schreiber

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Kansas City Royals
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Schreiber, who missed two months last season due to a shoulder strain, arrived early to Red Sox camp to get his arm in shape for 2024. A month later, the 29-year-old was traded to Kansas City, where he figures to serve in high-leverage and join the Royals mix for save opportunities. Schreiber is capable of pitching multiple innings and is versatile enough to serve as an opener should the Royals elect to deploy him that way. The right-hander's walk rate spiked to 12.3 percent last year, thus inflating his WHIP, but his career mark is 8.8 percent. Some positive regression in that category will better define which role he settles into within the Kansas City bullpen. Schreiber has expressed he feels great and is fully healthy, so that's certainly a positive for his 2024 prospects. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#370
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$Signed a one-year, $1.18 million contract with the Red Sox in January of 2024. Traded to the Royals in February of 2024.
Earns win in matinee
PKansas City Royals
August 27, 2024
Schreiber (4-3) struck out one and didn't allow a baserunner over 1.2 scoreless innings, earning the win in the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus the Guardians.
ANALYSIS
Schreiber has pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, earning a win, a save and a hold over three appearances since he returned from a knee injury. He's now at a 3.76 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 32:14 K:BB with two saves and 21 holds over 40.2 innings this year. Schreiber has allowed a lot of baserunners, but he's still been able to maintain a setup role in the Royals' struggling bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does John Schreiber generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
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41-50
 
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121+
What part of the game does John Schreiber generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-22%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-32%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-3%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .261 265 51 32 58 16 3 6
Since 2022vs Right .207 399 115 29 75 16 1 4
2024vs Left .296 90 16 6 24 7 1 1
2024vs Right .232 113 23 11 23 3 0 0
2023vs Left .300 79 16 15 18 3 1 3
2023vs Right .204 125 37 10 23 5 0 3
2022vs Left .198 96 19 11 16 6 1 2
2022vs Right .193 161 55 8 29 8 1 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-50%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-45%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-49%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-59%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 2.23 1.10 84.2 7 3 8 9.6 3.0 0.4
Since 2022Away 4.44 1.38 73.0 3 5 3 9.4 4.1 0.7
2024Home 2.96 1.23 24.1 3 1 1 7.4 3.0 0.4
2024Away 5.40 1.57 21.2 1 2 1 7.9 3.7 0.0
2023Home 2.73 1.29 26.1 1 0 1 10.3 3.8 0.7
2023Away 5.31 1.57 20.1 1 1 0 10.2 6.2 1.8
2022Home 1.32 0.85 34.0 3 2 6 10.6 2.4 0.3
2022Away 3.19 1.13 31.0 1 2 2 9.9 2.9 0.6
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Stat Review
How does John Schreiber 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
2.29
 
K/9
7.6
 
BB/9
3.3
 
HR/9
0.2
 
Fastball
92.4 mph
 
ERA
4.11
 
WHIP
1.39
 
BABIP
.336
 
GB/FB
1.87
 
Left On Base
65.5%
 
Exit Velocity
81.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.3%
 
Spin Rate
2192 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.9%
 
Swinging Strike
8.9%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After beginning his career in the Tigers organization, Schreiber was scooped up by Boston prior to the 2021 season. He spent most of that year in the minors, then failed to break camp with the Red Sox in 2022 despite an impressive spring. The right-hander made his season debut in late April and ripped off 11 straight appearances without allowing an earned run, spanning 12 innings. Schreiber tallied two wins, a save and three holds during that streak to instantly become one of Boston's primary high-leverage anchors. He'd tack on another 19-game scoreless streak before the All Star break and finished the year with a 2.22 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 74:19 K:BB over 65 innings. To add to that impressive line, he also racked up 22 holds and tied for the team lead with eight saves. After a breakout year in high leverage, Schreiber should once again get plenty of holds while setting up for newcomer Kenley Jansen.
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Picks up save in return
PKansas City Royals
August 19, 2024
Schreiber earned the save in Monday's 5-3 victory over the Angels, working around a hit to pitch a shutout inning with no strikeouts.
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Back from IL
PKansas City Royals
August 19, 2024
The Royals activated Schreiber (knee) from the 15-day injured list Monday.
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Slated for rehab assignment
PKansas City Royals
Knee
August 12, 2024
Manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that he expects Schreiber (knee) to begin his rehab assignment Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Completes another bullpen
PKansas City Royals
Knee
August 9, 2024
Schreiber (knee) threw a bullpen session Thursday and is scheduled to throw off a mound again Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Sheds brace
PKansas City Royals
Knee
August 5, 2024
Schreiber (knee) threw Monday for the first time without wearing a brace, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possibility for saves
PBoston Red Sox
September 14, 2023
Kenley Jansen was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday after he tested positive for the virus, and Schreiber is a strong candidate to pitch in save opportunities until Jansen returns.
ANALYSIS
Jansen is set to be sidelined for about a week, leaving a handful of games where potential saves are up for grabs. Schreiber has one save and 11 holds with a 3.38 ERA and 45:20 K:BB over 40 innings this season, and he saved eight games for Boston in 2022. Chris Martin should also be in the mix but pitched in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, which likely lines up Schreiber for the save chance in the nightcap should the opportunity arise.
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