2026 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
6.03
WHIP
1.50
K
22
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The last we saw of Lauer, he had pitched his way over to the KBO after a terrible 2023 season with Milwaukee. When Milwaukee gives up on a pitcher, it is notable because of their work with their pitching lab and how they seemingly get the most out of every guy they acquire or draft. Lauer pitched in Triple-A for the Pirates and Astros in 2024 with little success, and ended the season pitching in the KBO where he won a World Series. Toronto signed the lefty to a minor league contact and called him up to the team at the end of April where in a swingman role he found some surprising success. Lauer regained some of the velocity his fastball lost in 2023, and while he threw nothing new, he better located what he threw and got whiff rates of 20 percent or higher on four of his five offerings while just missing with the other offering at 19 percent. The change-up has to improve for him to see a rotation again, as he allowed 12 of his 15 homers to righties but was otherwise split neutral despite the underperforming offspeed pitch. Lauer should resume a similar role with Toronto in 2026, which limits his usage to deeper AL-Only leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $4.4 million contract with the Blue Jays in February of 2026.
Punished early Monday
Lauer (1-4) took the loss Monday against the Rays, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two over 4.1 innings.
Analysis
Lauer struggled out of the gate, giving up all three of his runs in the first inning before recording an out, via a three-run homer from Ryan Vilade. He settled in nicely after that, retiring 13 of the next 16 batters, but the early damage proved too much for Toronto to overcome. Lauer has yet to pitch deep into games this season, topping 90 pitches just once and still without a start of six innings or more. He now owns a 6.03 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 22:14 K:BB across 31.1 innings and is scheduled to face the Angels next.
Lauer struggled out of the gate, giving up all three of his runs in the first inning before recording an out, via a three-run homer from Ryan Vilade. He settled in nicely after that, retiring 13 of the next 16 batters, but the early damage proved too much for Toronto to overcome. Lauer has yet to pitch deep into games this season, topping 90 pitches just once and still without a start of six innings or more. He now owns a 6.03 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 22:14 K:BB across 31.1 innings and is scheduled to face the Angels next.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
75
Last 10 Games
75
Last 5 Games
77
How many pitches does Eric Lauer generally throw?
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What part of the game does Eric Lauer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-37%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .255 | 32 | 10 | 37 | 5 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .229 | 92 | 30 | 86 | 18 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .381 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .240 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .234 | 27 | 6 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .224 | 75 | 20 | 61 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
ERA on Road
2026
-1%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.99 | 0.99 | 58.2 | 8.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.72 | 1.36 | 77.1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2026Home | 6.00 | 1.33 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 6.06 | 1.65 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.30 | 0.87 | 43.2 | 9.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.10 | 1.28 | 61.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Eric Lauer 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
1.57K/9
6.3BB/9
4.0HR/9
2.3Fastball
90.4 mphERA
6.03WHIP
1.50BABIP
.274GB/FB
0.51Left On Base
72.6%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
1981 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%Swinging Strike
7.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After a few promising seasons between San Diego and Milwaukee, Lauer took a massive step backward in 2023, leading to his departure from the Brewers organization. The left-hander's stuff was down several ticks across the board and he missed time due to a shoulder injury. He was optioned upon activation from the injured list in June and spent time on the Triple-A inactive list due to an undisclosed health issue. Lauer returned to make just one final start on the final weekend of the regular season before being outrighted and opting for free agency in October. While it seemed likely that he was overperforming with sub-3.70 ERAs in 2021 and 2022, the swiftness of his decline was rather surprising. The 28-year-old signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in March and will likely compete for a rotation spot over what remains of big-league camp.
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Starting Monday
Lauer is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Rays, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Solid vs. Red Sox
Lauer did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Red Sox, allowing a run on five hits and a walk across 4.1 innings. He struck out one.
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Re-entering rotation Wednesday
Lauer is slated to start Wednesday's game against the Red Sox in Toronto, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Could get another shot in rotation
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Lauer is an option to start Wednesday's game versus the Red Sox in place of the injured Max Scherzer (forearm/ankle), Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Relegated to bullpen
Manager John Schneider said Saturday that Lauer will pitch out of the bullpen going forward, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Would prefer to pitch as starter
Lauer would prefer to pitch as a starter than out of the bullpen, according to Mitch Bannon of The Athletic.
Analysis
It's unclear what kind of role Lauer will have with the Blue Jays in 2026, but he spent the 2025 season switching constantly between the rotation and the bullpen. He made 15 starts and 13 relief appearances in the 2025 regular season, posting a 3.18 ERA across 104.2 innings. The Blue Jays want to keep Lauer around and stretched out in case he needs to fill a rotation spot once injuries occur, though there's also a scenario in which Lauer gets traded to another organization.
It's unclear what kind of role Lauer will have with the Blue Jays in 2026, but he spent the 2025 season switching constantly between the rotation and the bullpen. He made 15 starts and 13 relief appearances in the 2025 regular season, posting a 3.18 ERA across 104.2 innings. The Blue Jays want to keep Lauer around and stretched out in case he needs to fill a rotation spot once injuries occur, though there's also a scenario in which Lauer gets traded to another organization.