Kris Bubic
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
3.20
WHIP
1.07
K
33
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Coming off a career high 27 starts in 2022, Bubic made just three starts with the Royals in 2023, compiling a 3.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and striking out a batter-per-inning before injury struck. The left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in late April making him unlikely to return in any capacity until the All-Star break. A return to the rotation has been muddied by the signings of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but Bubic did agree to a one-year, $2.35 million contract in December meaning he's in the Royals' plans. A wait and see approach is probably best for fantasy managers in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Falters in extra innings
Bubic (0-1) took the extra-innings loss and a blown save versus the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing two unearned runs on one hit and one walk over 1.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Bubic gave up a game-tying sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and then surrendered a walk-off single to Jazz Chisholm in the 11th. The initial runner scored both times, so this outing won't hurt Bubic's ERA, which stands at 3.42 on the year. He's added a 1.14 WHIP and 29:4 K:BB through 23.2 innings, and his impressive control has earned him the opportunity to pitch in high-leverage situations recently. He's added six holds this year, though he also has three blown saves.
Bubic gave up a game-tying sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and then surrendered a walk-off single to Jazz Chisholm in the 11th. The initial runner scored both times, so this outing won't hurt Bubic's ERA, which stands at 3.42 on the year. He's added a 1.14 WHIP and 29:4 K:BB through 23.2 innings, and his impressive control has earned him the opportunity to pitch in high-leverage situations recently. He's added six holds this year, though he also has three blown saves.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Kris Bubic generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Kris Bubic 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
-48%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .354 | 33 | 17 | 56 | 7 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .278 | 126 | 52 | 142 | 14 | |||
2024vs Left | .353 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .183 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .315 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .372 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 6 | |||
2022vs Right | .287 | 92 | 46 | 114 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-26%
ERA on Road
2024
-87%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.82 | 1.65 | 86.2 | 7.8 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.30 | 1.48 | 83.2 | 9.0 | 3.4 | ||||
2024Home | 5.54 | 1.31 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 1.4 | ||||
2024Away | 0.73 | 0.81 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 1.5 | ||||
2023Home | 6.30 | 1.90 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.80 | 1.68 | 63.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.37 | 1.71 | 65.1 | 8.1 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kris Bubic 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
8.25K/9
11.7BB/9
1.4HR/9
0.7Fastball
93.3 mphERA
3.20WHIP
1.07BABIP
.353GB/FB
3.00Left On Base
62.0%Exit Velocity
76.7 mphBarrels/BBE
1.6%Spin Rate
2363 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.0%Swinging Strike
16.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
Bubic's 2022 was ugly, there's no questioning that. To an extent, there's some reason to be encouraged, as his .352 BABIP was unusually high and his 4.77 FIP suggests his 5.58 ERA was a bit unlucky. Still, the under-the-surface numbers don't paint a great picture, and it all comes back to one of the worst walk rates in the majors. His 4.4 BB/9 was the worst of his career, but he's never kept it under 4.0 in a single season. Bubic's fastball was up to nearly 92 mph last year, but the increase in velocity strangely led to worse results -- hitters batted .348 and slugged .587 off the pitch he threw 50.5 percent of the time last year. Bad luck aside, a change in pitching coach could help Bubic, but the 25-year-old has yet to iron out the flaws in his game that would allow him to at least hover around league-average.
More Fantasy News
Collects hold Sunday
Bubic struck out one over a perfect inning to earn his sixth hold of the year in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Twins.
ANALYSIS
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Perfect in debut
Bubic struck out two during a perfect inning in a 10-1 win over the Rockies on Sunday.
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Back from injured list
The Royals reinstated Bubic (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Saturday.
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Moving to relief on rehab
Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said Monday that Bubic (elbow) is being transitioned to the bullpen on his rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Completes 10th rehab start
Bubic (elbow) made his most recent rehab start Friday with Triple-A Omaha, working four innings while striking out three and allowing two runs on four hits and three walks.
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Could be out of rotation
Bubic pitched two innings of relief Thursday against Cleveland and appears to have been removed from Kansas City's rotation.
ANALYSIS
Jackson Kowar's call-up gives the Royals five healthy rotation options besides Bubic, who's struggled with a 5.16 ERA and 91:52 K:BB in 99.1 innings this season. The lefty had made eight relief appearances prior to Thursday, so the bullpen isn't entirely unfamiliar to him. That said, Bubic figures to pitch in only low-leverage situations and thus has minimal fantasy value going forward unless he rejoins the rotation at some point.
Jackson Kowar's call-up gives the Royals five healthy rotation options besides Bubic, who's struggled with a 5.16 ERA and 91:52 K:BB in 99.1 innings this season. The lefty had made eight relief appearances prior to Thursday, so the bullpen isn't entirely unfamiliar to him. That said, Bubic figures to pitch in only low-leverage situations and thus has minimal fantasy value going forward unless he rejoins the rotation at some point.