60-Day IL
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/1/2027
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
3.86
WHIP
0.86
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Ponce will be 32 in April and owns a 5.86 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 55.1 career MLB innings. He also signed a three-year, $30 million contract in December and appears set to start for a Blue Jays team that just went to the World Series. The bridge that connects those two seemingly contradictory facts is that he spent the last four years pitching overseas, though it took him some time to figure things out. From 2022 to 2024, he pitched in Japan, struggling to a 4.54 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 202 NPB innings while often spending time in the minors. But in 2025, he dropped down another level to the KBO and dominated across 29 starts for the Hanwha Eagles. His 1.89 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 36.2 K% all led the league, while his 5.9 BB% was strong as well. Backing that sudden improvement was an additional two ticks of velocity on his fastball and a better splitter. It was enough to convince the Blue Jays to take a chance, and it should be enough for fantasy managers in deep leagues to give him a late-round look, too. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Blue Jays in December of 2025.
Set to undergo ACL surgery
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Tuesday that Ponce will undergo surgery to repair a torn right ACL, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Analysis
Ponce suffered the injury just over a week ago but had been evaluating his options. The timeline for his recovery from the operation is six months, effectively ending his first season with the Blue Jays after just one abbreviated start. Ponce has a good chance to be ready for the beginning of next season as long as he's able to check off all the necessary boxes during his lengthy rehab process.
Ponce suffered the injury just over a week ago but had been evaluating his options. The timeline for his recovery from the operation is six months, effectively ending his first season with the Blue Jays after just one abbreviated start. Ponce has a good chance to be ready for the beginning of next season as long as he's able to check off all the necessary boxes during his lengthy rehab process.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
47
Last 10 Games
47
Last 5 Games
47
How many pitches does Cody Ponce generally throw?
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11-20
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What part of the game does Cody Ponce generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .167 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .167 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
ERA on Road
2026
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ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.86 | 0.86 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.86 | 0.86 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cody Ponce 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
3.00K/9
11.6BB/9
3.9HR/9
0.0Fastball
96.0 mphERA
3.86WHIP
0.86BABIP
.218GB/FB
3.00Left On Base
50.0%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
1959 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%Swinging Strike
31.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ponce was used in two different roles during a hectic 2020 campaign, starting three games for the Pirates while coming out of the bullpen in his other two appearances. Though the sample size was small, he proved that he's capable of excelling in either role, posting a 3.18 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with 12 punchouts over 17 frames. In his three starts, the 26-year-old surrendered just four earned runs over 13.2 innings, fanning nine over that stretch. Ponce also finished the year with an impressive .163 BABIP and a .200 batting average against. He continues to prove that he's a talented hurler, and while he's in the mix to compete for a job in the starting rotation to kick off the 2021 campaign, a spot on the Opening Day roster is not a guarantee at this point.
More Fantasy News
Moved to 60-day IL
The Blue Jays transferred Ponce (knee) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.
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Evaluated Monday for ACL surgery
Ponce will visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday to determine whether he needs surgery to repair a sprained right ACL, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
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Officially placed on injured list
The Blue Jays placed Ponce (knee) on the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Set to miss extended time
Ponce (knee) has been diagnosed with a sprained right ACL and is expected to miss "significant time," Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
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Headed for MRI
Ponce (knee) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Might be Rangers target
Ponce might be a fit with the Rangers, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Analysis
President of baseball operations Chris Young has said he plans to add at least one starting pitcher, but Ponce might be out of the Rangers' price range after Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic reported Monday that the righty is expected to net a contract of at least $30 million. Ponce had a dominant 2025 campaign with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization, collecting a 1.89 ERA with a league-leading 252 strikeouts over 180.2 innings.
President of baseball operations Chris Young has said he plans to add at least one starting pitcher, but Ponce might be out of the Rangers' price range after Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic reported Monday that the righty is expected to net a contract of at least $30 million. Ponce had a dominant 2025 campaign with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization, collecting a 1.89 ERA with a league-leading 252 strikeouts over 180.2 innings.