2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
2.00
K
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SV
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
A 5.05 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in his first 12 starts to open the season earned Ashcraft a ticket back to Triple-A Louisville in early June. He was optioned again in July, although the Reds later voided that move and instead placed Ashcraft on the injured list with a right elbow strain. We didn't see him on a big-league mound after July 7, but the right-hander was said to be in line for a normal offseason. While the players speak highly of Ashcraft's stuff, it hasn't translated to strikeouts or results. The Reds could re-evaluate his spot on the 40-man roster or, more likely, stash him at Triple-A as depth if he doesn't earn a job in spring training. Read Past Outlooks
Throws scoreless eighth inning
Ashcraft allowed two hits over a scoreless eighth inning in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Giants.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft worked around traffic with the help of a double-play grounder to earn his first hold. Cincinnati's late-game deployments are under scrutiny after the club placed closer Alexis Diaz (hamstring) on the injured list, and Ian Gibaut blew a save Opening Day. Going back to Ashcraft's days as a starter, Reds coaches have mused about the right-hander's makeup being suited for the bullpen, including as a closer. On Saturday, he worked in a set-up role for Emilio Pagan. This is a not a situation where once Diaz is healthy, he'll automatically get the closer's role back. He had trouble throwing strikes in limited Cactus League usage, which did not please manager Terry Francona.
Ashcraft worked around traffic with the help of a double-play grounder to earn his first hold. Cincinnati's late-game deployments are under scrutiny after the club placed closer Alexis Diaz (hamstring) on the injured list, and Ian Gibaut blew a save Opening Day. Going back to Ashcraft's days as a starter, Reds coaches have mused about the right-hander's makeup being suited for the bullpen, including as a closer. On Saturday, he worked in a set-up role for Emilio Pagan. This is a not a situation where once Diaz is healthy, he'll automatically get the closer's role back. He had trouble throwing strikes in limited Cactus League usage, which did not please manager Terry Francona.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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How many pitches does Graham Ashcraft generally throw?
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What part of the game does Graham Ashcraft generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .260 | 84 | 35 | 109 | 18 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .284 | 84 | 44 | 130 | 16 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .667 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .293 | 24 | 14 | 43 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .272 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .243 | 60 | 21 | 66 | 11 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .287 | 51 | 31 | 82 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-37%
ERA on Road
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| Since 2023Home | 6.00 | 1.48 | 114.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.76 | 1.35 | 110.0 | 7.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 7.26 | 1.77 | 31.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.88 | 1.32 | 46.1 | 7.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.60 | 1.37 | 82.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.68 | 1.38 | 63.2 | 7.5 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Graham Ashcraft 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
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0.0BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
0.0 mphERA
0.00WHIP
2.00BABIP
.415GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2743 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
11.1%Swinging Strike
13.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ashcraft showed up to last spring training with a new slider and proceeded to post a 25:2 K:BB over 17.1 Cactus League innings. However, while he held a 2.00 ERA over his first six starts of the regular season, a 27:16 K:BB in 36 frames pointed to looming trouble and, sure enough, the wheels came off to the tune of a 12.82 ERA in his next eight outings. Ashcraft was better the rest of the way before needing toe surgery in September, but he never upped the strikeouts to an acceptable level. At this point, we probably can't count on that ever being part of his skill set, although it can't be totally ruled out for a guy who is one of the hardest-throwing starters in baseball. Ashcraft is expected to be physically ready for Opening Day and should remain a great source for groundballs and weak contact, but unless he can start missing more bats he'll always be walking a tightrope at Great American Ball Park.
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Could close games
Ashcraft could be used as the closer if Alexis Diaz does not win the role coming out of spring training, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "I think we still have some work to do," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "We want to make sure [Diaz's] got his legs under him, with his delivery and everything. We know what he can do. We just want to make sure he's ready to do it."
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Sharp in relief outing
Ashcraft walked one and struck out two over three scoreless innings of relief in Thursday's spring game against Kansas City.
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Shifted to bullpen
Ashcraft will open the season in the Reds' bullpen, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Struggles Friday
Ashcraft allowed three runs on three hits and four walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Friday's spring start against the White Sox.
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Overcomes early stumble
Ashcraft allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five over four innings in Sunday's spring start against the Angels.
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Abandons new pitches
Ashcraft scrapped the idea of incorporating a new changeup and splitter, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft abandoned that pursuit on the advice of Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who suggested that the 25-year-old right-hander should focus more on refining his slider. Largely relying on a three-pitch mix, Ashcraft registered a 4.89 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 71:30 K:BB over his first 105 major-league innings -- 19 starts -- last season. He currently projects to open the 2023 campaign as the Reds' third starter.
Ashcraft abandoned that pursuit on the advice of Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who suggested that the 25-year-old right-hander should focus more on refining his slider. Largely relying on a three-pitch mix, Ashcraft registered a 4.89 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 71:30 K:BB over his first 105 major-league innings -- 19 starts -- last season. He currently projects to open the 2023 campaign as the Reds' third starter.