Alex Speas

Alex Speas

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Alex Speas in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in March of 2024. Traded to the Athletics in April of 2024. Waived by the Athletics in May of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Astros in May of 2024. Waived by the Astros in June of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Red Sox in June of 2024.
Joins up with Minnesota
PMinnesota Twins  AAA
November 24, 2024
Speas agreed to a minor-league contract with the Twins on Sunday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander made one big-league appearance in 2024 and had a 12.13 ERA in 32 outings across four organizations at the Triple-A level. Speas will provide the Twins with some organizational bullpen depth and isn't likely to be a factor in the majors.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
39
Last 10 Games
39
Last 5 Games
39
How many pitches does Alex Speas 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+
 
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+
 
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 Alex Speas generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-25%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .250 7 1 3 1 0 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .300 13 5 3 3 0 0 0
2024vs Left .333 4 0 1 1 0 0 1
2024vs Right .250 4 2 0 1 0 0 0
2023vs Left .000 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right .333 9 3 3 2 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
Since 2022
 
 
-73%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-60%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 7.36 1.91 3.2 0 1 0 12.3 9.8 2.5
Since 2022Away 27.00 9.00 .333333 0 1 0 27.0 54.0 0.0
2024Home 4.50 1.50 2.0 0 0 0 9.0 4.5 4.5
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 10.80 2.40 1.2 0 1 0 16.2 16.2 0.0
2023Away 27.00 9.00 .333333 0 1 0 27.0 54.0 0.0
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 Alex Speas 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
2.00
 
K/9
9.0
 
BB/9
4.5
 
HR/9
4.5
 
Fastball
98.5 mph
 
ERA
4.50
 
WHIP
1.50
 
BABIP
.216
 
GB/FB
0.67
 
Left On Base
125.0%
 
Exit Velocity
82.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
10.0%
 
Spin Rate
2692 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
20.0%
 
Swinging Strike
15.4%
 
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2017 Fantasy Outlook
With a double-plus fastball and potentially plus slider, Speas' upside is similar to that of the prep arms who came off the board in the first round of the 2016 draft. He fell to Texas with the 63rd pick for a reason, however. His command/control is below average and there will need to be mechanical adjustments if he is to make it as a starting pitcher. The Rangers attempted to change the mechanics of Dillon Tate, whom they selected with the fourth overall pick in 2015, and whether by the fault of the player or team, that experiment was a flop and Tate was traded to the Yankees last summer. Tate was a college arm and went almost 60 picks higher than Speas, so that illustrates the risk involved. In addition to the necessary command gains, he will need to hone a changeup that he did not need to use with any regularity in high school. Still, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound high-end athlete who touches 99 mph is tough to ignore in dynasty leagues.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
PBoston Red Sox  AAA
July 30, 2024
The Red Sox outrighted Speas to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Departs 40-man roster
PBoston Red Sox  AAA
July 27, 2024
The Red Sox designated Speas for assignment Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Claimed by Boston
PBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 29, 2024
The Red Sox claimed Speas off waivers from the Astros on Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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DFA'd by Houston
PHouston Astros  AAA
June 22, 2024
The Astros designated Speas for assignment Saturday.
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Returns to Triple-A
PHouston Astros  AAA
June 1, 2024
Speas was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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