2024 Stats
W-L
4-5
ERA
4.89
WHIP
1.35
K
77
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Leiter re-signed with the Cubs on a minor-league deal last February and secured a spot on the Opening Day roster with a strong spring. After spending much of the 2022 season in a multi-inning relief role, the 32-year-old locked down setup duties for Chicago and finished the season with 28 holds (T-5th in the league). Leiter rode the success of his splitter (.134 BA, 48.2% whiff percentage) to career-best ratios and a 28.6% strikeout rate, with 65 of his 77 total strikeouts coming on the pitch. He threw the splitter at a career-high 34% clip, which was +11.3% difference from the season prior. Leiter's secondary offerings aren't as effective, but he mixes five pitches to keep hitters guessing. The right-hander also tallied four saves to give the Cubs another option to turn to when closing out games. Leiter, who is arbitration eligible for the first time, figures to reprise his setup role for the Cubs after he was recently tendered a contract for 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Opening for saves
Leiter could be in the mix for save chances after Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that the team will get "creative" with the closer role going forward, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The skipper didn't officially demote closer Clay Holmes or name specific relievers for the "creative" approach, but Leiter should be one of the top candidates to see save chances. However, the right-hander hasn't pitched particularly well since being acquired from the Cubs at the summer trade deadline, as he has a 6.08 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB across 13.1 innings with the Yankees. That could give a leg up to Luke Weaver and/or Tommy Kahnle, who both have been reliable high-leverage options for Boone this year.
The skipper didn't officially demote closer Clay Holmes or name specific relievers for the "creative" approach, but Leiter should be one of the top candidates to see save chances. However, the right-hander hasn't pitched particularly well since being acquired from the Cubs at the summer trade deadline, as he has a 6.08 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB across 13.1 innings with the Yankees. That could give a leg up to Luke Weaver and/or Tommy Kahnle, who both have been reliable high-leverage options for Boone this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
23
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-3%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .199 | 141 | 38 | 83 | 11 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .250 | 86 | 30 | 70 | 14 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .242 | 40 | 9 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .250 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .185 | 58 | 18 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .254 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .176 | 43 | 11 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .248 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
ERA at Home
2024
-32%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 3.75 | 1.12 | 100.2 | 11.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.46 | 1.28 | 84.2 | 11.1 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.03 | 1.24 | 29.0 | 14.6 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.92 | 1.48 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.11 | 1.09 | 37.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.24 | 1.06 | 34.0 | 9.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.74 | 1.22 | 33.2 | 9.6 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mark Leiter 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
4.05K/9
13.0BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.4Fastball
91.5 mphERA
4.89WHIP
1.35BABIP
.380GB/FB
1.54Left On Base
62.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
1736 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.9%Swinging Strike
16.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After he posted some decent peripherals in 2017, a forearm strain and poor performance limited Leiter to just 23.1 innings last season. The 27-year-old spent time with both Philadelphia and Toronto but failed to impress for either organization, finishing with an ugly 7.71 ERA. His numbers fell across the board, with his strikeout rate falling to 17.9% while his walk rate rose to 9.8%. He surrendered a home run on a full 25% of opposing hitters' flyballs. That number -- along with his .350 BABIP and 53.6% strand rate -- can be taken as a sign of bad luck, but even with some positive regression, Leiter looks like a low-leverage reliever at best. The Blue Jays outrighted him off the 40-man roster in November. He could eventually work his way into a long-relief role this season, but his odds of producing fantasy-relevant numbers are slim.
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Shines in extra-inning victory
Leiter (3-4) hit a batter but allowed no hits and notched three strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win in relief Sunday versus the Blue Jays.
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Shipped to Bronx
The Yankees acquired Leiter from the Cubs on Tuesday in exchange for infielder Benjamin Cowles (undisclosed) and right-hander Jack Neely, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Activated from IL
The Cubs activated Leiter (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Set to be activated on road trip
Leiter (forearm) threw live batting practice Saturday, and manager Craig Counsell said that the right-hander will be activated from the 15-day injured list during the Cubs' upcoming road series against the Orioles, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Throws off mound
Leiter (forearm) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, Jared Wyllys of CHGO Sports reports.
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Interest on trade market
The Cubs have received trade interest for Leiter but "won't let [him] go for cheap," reports Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Leiter's 4.37 ERA doesn't look particularly appealing, but a 2.41 xFIP and 53:13 K:BB over 36 innings should be enough to give him a sizable trade market. The right-hander has been a reliable high-leverage arm for Chicago over the past few years and has seven saves and 44 holds in 142 appearances. He also has two years of arbitration eligibility remaining after 2024.
Leiter's 4.37 ERA doesn't look particularly appealing, but a 2.41 xFIP and 53:13 K:BB over 36 innings should be enough to give him a sizable trade market. The right-hander has been a reliable high-leverage arm for Chicago over the past few years and has seven saves and 44 holds in 142 appearances. He also has two years of arbitration eligibility remaining after 2024.