Triston McKenzie
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
McKenzie entrenched his place in Cleveland's rotation in 2022 with a 2.96 ERA in 30 starts, but his 2023 campaign was derailed by injuries. He suffered a teres major muscle strain in late March that prevented him from making his season debut until June, and he made just two appearances before returning to the injured list with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Tommy John surgery was fortunately avoided, and he rejoined Cleveland's rotation for two starts down the stretch. McKenzie ended 2023 healthy and should have a normal offseason, but he could face some workload limitations while coming off a lost year. His numbers (5.06 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 16:13 K:BB) aren't worth dissecting much given the circumstances, and he's a prime rebound candidate in 2024. However, that upside is accompanied by plenty of risk given his multiple arm injuries last year. Read Past Outlooks
Sharp in spring debut
McKenzie struck out two batters, walked none and allowed one hit over two scoreless innings Wednesday versus the Brewers.
ANALYSIS
McKenzie was a little delayed in making his spring debut, but it was an encouraging start. The right-hander is projected to be near the front of the Guardians' rotation in 2024. He pitched just 16 innings in 2023, posting a 5.06 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 16:13 K:BB while battling shoulder and elbow injuries. That health history is a concern, but McKenzie was good enough in 2022 (2.96 ERA, 0.95 WHIP) to be a fascinating option for fantasy managers.
McKenzie was a little delayed in making his spring debut, but it was an encouraging start. The right-hander is projected to be near the front of the Guardians' rotation in 2024. He pitched just 16 innings in 2023, posting a 5.06 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 16:13 K:BB while battling shoulder and elbow injuries. That health history is a concern, but McKenzie was good enough in 2022 (2.96 ERA, 0.95 WHIP) to be a fascinating option for fantasy managers.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .183 | 91 | 32 | 55 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .213 | 115 | 25 | 95 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .000 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .279 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .194 | 87 | 22 | 55 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 103 | 22 | 83 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-13%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.38 | 1.02 | 88.0 | 10.3 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.94 | 0.98 | 119.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 10.80 | 2.55 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 12.2 | ||||
2023Away | 0.96 | 0.86 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Home | 2.77 | 0.90 | 81.1 | 10.6 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Away | 3.11 | 0.99 | 110.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Triston McKenzie 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.
* 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
1.23K/9
9.0BB/9
7.3HR/9
0.6Fastball
92.4 mphERA
5.06WHIP
1.56BABIP
.274GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
67.8%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.2%Spin Rate
2244 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
11.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Getting closer to MLB return
McKenzie continues to work his way back from a shoulder injury and will make a rehab start Saturday at Triple-A Columbus, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander is moving in the right direction toward his big-league return, and this outing is expected to be the first of several rehab starts before he can return to the MLB roster. McKenzie is expected to throw three innings with a maximum of 50 pitches in this upcoming rehab outing. Cleveland has been without the 25-year-old righty all season due to a teres major strain.
The right-hander is moving in the right direction toward his big-league return, and this outing is expected to be the first of several rehab starts before he can return to the MLB roster. McKenzie is expected to throw three innings with a maximum of 50 pitches in this upcoming rehab outing. Cleveland has been without the 25-year-old righty all season due to a teres major strain.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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McKenzie came out of 2021 with a mixed bag of results which gave us a good idea of what 2022 could be with better breaks. McKenzie's breaking balls were unhittable in 2021, but the league jumped all over his fastball when he was behind in the count. The task for McKenzie coming into 2022 was to get ahead in the count more frequently so he could attack batters with the slider and curveball, and he was up to the task as he nearly cut his walk rate in half while giving up little in the strikeout area en route to a much improved sophomore campaign. McKenzie's curveball is still a ridiculous pitch as the league hit .120 off it with a 45% whiff rate, but was able to hit the slider more this season to the tune of a .271 average with a noticeable reduction in his whiff rate. McKenzie had a show-me changeup in 2021 which he shelved this past season as he chose to attack lefties and righties with the same three pitches. Neither hit him that well, but righties did have 15 of the 25 homers against him. It is unlikely he brings the changeup back, but now the concern for the tall lanky youngster is repeating a big workload season as he went from 120 innings to working over 200 innings last season when factoring in the postseason work.
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Healthy heading into camp
McKenzie said at the Guardians' FanFest event Saturday that he's "feeling great" physically, Leah Doherty of Cleveland 19 News reports.
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Settles with Guardians
McKenzie signed a one-year, $1.6 million contract with the Guardians on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Allows one run in loss
McKenzie (0-3) took the loss Saturday, allowing one run on three hits and three walks over 4.1 innings against the Tigers. He struck out one.
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Struggles with command in return
McKenzie (0-2) took the loss Sunday, allowing three runs on one hit, six walks and no strikeouts over 1.2 innings against the Orioles.
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Reinstated for Sunday's start
McKenzie (elbow) was activated from the 60-day injured list ahead of his start Sunday against the Orioles.
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