Chad Green

33-Year-Old PitcherRP

Toronto Blue Jays

2024 Stats

W-L

4-6

ERA

3.21

WHIP

1.03

2025 Projections

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

After missing the majority of the 2022 and 2023 seasons due to Tommy John surgery, Green overcame a teres strain in his right shoulder early in the 2024 campaign to have his most fantasy relevant season since 2021. The 33-year-old handled setup duties upon his return from the IL, but was elevated to the primary save share when closer Jordan Romano got hurt for an extended period. In fact, Green handled closing duties for Toronto for the majority of the second half to lead the Blue Jays with 17 saves (24th in the league) and a 47.2 percent team save share. The right-hander maintained a solid 1.03 WHIP across 53.1 innings, but blew three saves down the stretch to suppress fantasy optimism for 2025 saves, especially after he posted a career-low 21.9 percent strikeout rate. Green might be the current clubhouse leader for saves in Toronto, but his tendency to give up hard contact would make it a surprise if he lasts the whole season in the role. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'3"

Weight 210

DOB 5/24/1991

Drafted 11th Rd 2013

Escapes with save

PToronto Blue Jays

September 16, 2024

Green allowed two hits in a scoreless inning Sunday, striking out one and earning a save against the Cardinals.

ANALYSIS
Green gave up a pair of singles but forced a Jordan Walker pop-out to close out the 3-2 win. Green made his first appearance since coughing up four runs in a loss against the Mets on Sept. 11. It was also his first converted save chance since Aug. 29 after blowing his previous three in September. Green owns a 3.42 ERA with a 44:14 K:BB through 50 innings.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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What part of the game does Chad Green generally pitch?

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

% Games By Number of Innings Pitched

Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2022

-8%

BAA vs RHP

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-9%

BAA vs RHP

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-27%

BAA vs LHP

2022

-37%

BAA vs RHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2022vs Left	.238	139	38	11	29	9	1	5
Since 2022vs Right	.218	185	40	12	37	4	0	5
2024vs Left	.227	99	26	7	20	6	0	5
2024vs Right	.206	111	20	7	21	1	0	3
2023vs Left	.200	17	7	2	3	1	1	0
2023vs Right	.273	35	9	2	9	2	0	1
2022vs Left	.316	23	5	2	6	2	0	0
2022vs Right	.200	39	11	3	7	1	0	1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

Since 2022

-21%

ERA on Road

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-22%

ERA at Home

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-79%

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-47%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2022Home	3.86	1.00	42.0	4	3	8	8.4	2.6	0.9
Since 2022Away	3.05	1.23	38.1	4	4	10	9.2	2.6	1.4
2024Home	2.83	0.84	28.2	2	2	8	7.8	2.2	0.6
2024Away	3.65	1.26	24.2	2	4	9	7.7	2.6	2.2
2023Home	8.10	1.65	6.2	2	0	0	12.2	5.4	1.4
2023Away	1.69	0.94	5.1	1	0	0	11.8	0.0	0.0
2022Home	4.05	1.05	6.2	0	1	0	6.8	1.4	1.4
2022Away	2.16	1.32	8.1	1	0	1	11.9	4.3	0.0
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Stat Review

How does Chad Green 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

3.29

K/9

7.8

BB/9

2.4

HR/9

1.4

Fastball

95.5 mph

ERA

3.21

WHIP

1.03

BABIP

.240

GB/FB

0.89

Left On Base

79.9%

Exit Velocity

83.6 mph

Barrels/BBE

5.3%

Spin Rate

2407 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

25.7%

Swinging Strike

11.3%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Green signed a uniquely structured contract with Toronto last offseason after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2022. The 32-year-old missed most of the 2023 campaign, but returned in September to post a 5.25 ERA (2.86 xERA) and 16:4 K:BB over 12 innings. If Green can stay healthy and come close to his pre-surgery form - the right-hander boasts a career 3.23 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 510 strikeouts over 395.2 innings - he should be in line for setup duties in front of closer Jordan Romano.

Green recorded the Yankees' first save of 2021 with closer Aroldis Chapman serving a two-game suspension to start the year. While he only logged six saves overall, it was a career high and he was a standout for the Yankees in high-leverage with career-highs in wins (10), holds (19) and innings pitched (83.2). Green was outstanding at keeping runners off the basepaths, as his 0.88 WHIP ranked third among qualified relievers, while his 1.8 BB/9 ranked 11th. He was a bit homer-prone, serving up 1.5 HR/9, but that was expected since giving up hard contact has been an issue throughout his career. His ability to pitch multiple innings per appearance was extremely valuable to New York, who dealt with injuries to the back-end of their bullpen at various points of the season. Green remains one of the best non-closer relievers who can stabilize ratios while racking up strikeouts, wins and a handful of saves.

Green endured a rocky 2019 and was even demoted for a stretch that season, but he re-established himself as a key member of the Yankees' bullpen in 2020. He held opposing hitters to a .141 BA and posted an 8.0 BB%, a career high but not far off from his career norm. His K% was again north of 30% as Green overhauled his secondary pitch, throwing more of a curveball instead of a slider to strong results. His average fastball was down a tick and the long ball was an issue, with Green surrendering a total of six HR in 31 innings (postseason included). The traditional estimators will punish him for a .145 BABIP, which is abnormally low, but Statcast says that success on balls in play was deserved (Green ranked in the top 2% of the league in xBA, xwOBA and xwOBACON). Zack Britton is clearly the next man up behind Aroldis Chapman, but that doesn't mean there isn't a spot for Green in a lot of leagues.

On April 23, Green was optioned to the minors. At the time, he was sporting a 16.43 ERA and 2.48 WHIP. Green didn't sulk, instead he posted a 2.45 ERA and 0.99 WHIP with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, fanning 14 with just two walks in 7.1 innings. The Yankees called him up May 12 and Green proceeded to log a 2.64 ERA and 1.08 WHIP the rest of the way with 91 whiffs and 15 free passes in 61.1 innings. Green functioned equally well as a multi-inning middleman and late-inning reliever, as well as in the newfangled primary pitcher role. Despite possessing closer stuff as demonstrated by a dominant 26 K-BB%, Green is more useful deployed in multiple roles, leaving ninth-inning duties to Aroldis Chapman. While there's always the danger of a stretch like Green endured to open the 2019 campaign, he's one of the better non-closer relievers to help stabilize ratios while accruing strikeouts.

Many will talk about closers being a combination of skills-plus-opportunity with a mixture of guile. That recipe is what is needed to get the role, and Green has it in spades. He is just cursed with being on the wrong team as the Yankees have a deep bullpen with several more proven ninth-inning options. Green could close for any other team in the majors right now, but the Yankees are not going to let him go anywhere because he is a dominant part of the bridge to the endgame. Green's 26.5 K-BB% ranked 11th among qualified relievers last season, and there are no issues with splits. The only flaw would be the nine homers, only four of which came at home, but some homers are to be expected of someone who is so fastball dominant with his repertoire. Expect more middle-relief wins, solid ratios and plenty of strikeouts from him in 2019, but the saves are still likely a few years in the future.

Green was a swingman for the Yankees in 2016. The ERA was ugly, but it did have an alibi because he was not meant to be a starter. The strikeout rate and walk rates were starter worthy, but fastball/slider pitchers need both pitches to be excellent to go without a third pitch. Green did not have that, but the move to the bullpen allowed him to come in and throw fastballs with regularity as he threw the ol’ number one 70 percent of the time last season. The crazy-high home run rate normalized in 2017 (0.52 HR/9) and Green became a valuable commodity in only leagues with five wins, sparkling ratios and 100-plus strikeouts in relief. His 2018 role will be more of the same as the bullpen should come back intact. Each season has a few relievers with phenomenal skills but no clear path to saves; Green is at the top of that list for 2018.

The Yankees traded for Green last offseason, who to that point was a fairly unheralded prospect that had never made it above the Double-A level. The 25-year-old ended up posting a spectacular 1.52 ERA in his first taste of Triple-A action in 2016 and leveraged that success into a spot in the big league club's starting rotation down the back stretch. Though things didn't always go as smoothly in the majors -- he especially struggled keeping the ball in the yard (2.4 HR/9) -- the young righty was able to miss bats and ended the year with 52 strikeouts in 45.2 innings. Unfortunately, Green's season was cut short by a UCL sprain and strained flexor tendon suffered in early September, and while he is expected to avoid surgery, it's unclear if he will be 100 percent by the time spring training rolls around. Once healthy, Green could be handed a spot in a somewhat shallow rotation, profiling as a No. 4 or No. 5 starter.

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Blows yet another save

PToronto Blue Jays

September 8, 2024

Green blew the save Sunday against Atlanta, allowing one earned run on two hits and zero walks in one inning. He did not record a strikeout.