Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
2.08
WHIP
1.15
K
33
SV
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Joyce's velocity is no secret, but he struggled to control his triple-digit fastball last season. He walked 14 over 15.2 innings at Double-A before the Angels fast-tracked him to the majors with a call up in late May. The 23-year-old logged five appearances with Los Angeles and topped out at 103 mph on the radar gun before experienicing ulnar neuritis in his right elbow. A trip to the injured list was necessary and Joyce missed three months of action. The 6-foot-5 right-hander returned in September to appear in seven more contests, finishing the season with a 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 10:9 K:BB over 10 innings. He also tacked on one win and four holds with his first taste of big-league, high-leverage action. Joyce has the makings of a future closer and could hold some fantasy value even if he's not getting save chances due to his potential to rack up strikeouts. However, if his control issues persist, he may have trouble ascending the Angels' leverage ladder in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Done for season
Angels manager Ron Washington confirmed Sunday that Joyce (shoulder) won't return from the 15-day injured list this season, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
ANALYSIS
Joyce's placement on the IL is retroactive to Sept. 7, but the Angels won't rush him back for the final week of the season even though an MRI on his right shoulder returned clean. The hard-throwing right-hander has been diagnosed with an impingement in his right shoulder, but he should be in store for a normal offseason. Barring any high-profile additions to the bullpen this winter, Joyce will likely head into spring training as the favorite to open the 2025 campaign as the Angels' closer. After getting called up from the minors in early June, Joyce produced a 2.08 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 33:14 K:BB over 34.2 innings while collecting two wins and eight holds and going 4-for-4 in save opportunities.
Joyce's placement on the IL is retroactive to Sept. 7, but the Angels won't rush him back for the final week of the season even though an MRI on his right shoulder returned clean. The hard-throwing right-hander has been diagnosed with an impingement in his right shoulder, but he should be in store for a normal offseason. Barring any high-profile additions to the bullpen this winter, Joyce will likely head into spring training as the favorite to open the 2025 campaign as the Angels' closer. After getting called up from the minors in early June, Joyce produced a 2.08 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 33:14 K:BB over 34.2 innings while collecting two wins and eight holds and going 4-for-4 in save opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Ben Joyce generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ben Joyce generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-46%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-35%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .149 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .276 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .164 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .254 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .077 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .333 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-35%
ERA at Home
2024
-78%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.25 | 1.17 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.48 | 1.45 | 20.2 | 10.9 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.86 | 0.81 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.95 | 1.68 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 6.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 12.00 | 3.67 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.57 | 1.00 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ben Joyce 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
2.36K/9
8.6BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.3Fastball
102.2 mphERA
2.08WHIP
1.15BABIP
.279GB/FB
3.12Left On Base
82.9%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
2.2%Spin Rate
2090 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.2%Swinging Strike
14.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Joyce was a third-round pick by the Angels out of Tennessee, and the right-hander is renowned for a fastball that has been clocked as high as 105 mph. The 22-year-old made 13 appearances for Double-A Rocket City after being drafted, and he recorded a 20:4 K:BB with a 2.08 ERA over 13 innings. Joyce isn't likely to make the Angels out of spring training, but his electric stuff gives him a chance to help before 2023 ends, and he just might be the closer of the future in Los Angeles.
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Diagnosed with impingement
Joyce was diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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To IL with shoulder inflammation
The Angels placed Joyce on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with right shoulder inflammation.
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Converts save Sunday
Joyce allowed a hit and struck out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
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Nabs second win
Joyce (2-0) picked up the win over the Mariners on Saturday, allowing one hit over one inning while striking out one.
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Picks up four-out save
Joyce struck out two and allowed one hit over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Thursday's 3-0 win against the Tigers.
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