Jacob Lopez

Jacob Lopez

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
Sacramento Athletics
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Lopez's 2025 season truly came out of nowhere. Originally drafted by the Giants in the 26th round, he was flipped to the Rays in 2019 for Joe McCarthy. Lopez worked in the Rays system rather successfully at all three levels but struggled in spot starts in 2023 and 2024. Lopez was included with Jeffrey Springs in the trade to acquire Joe Boyle, and Lopez made the most of his new opportunity. He survived pitching in Las Vegas with three wins and a 2.67 ERA with 38 strikeouts and just two homers in 27 innings of work. That earned him the promotion to Sacramento, where he worked in 21 games and pitched to an AL-Only serviceable 4.08 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 113 strikeouts in 92.2 innings. The weird thing about Lopez was he was much more effective pitching at Sutter Field than he was on the road. He held the opposition to a .212/.297/.358 line with a 2.64 ERA and 1.13 WHIP at home but a .246/.335/.444 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.41 WHIP on the road. Which is more likely in 2026: regression at home or on the road? Either way, he is more useful in AL-Only leagues unless you want to use him as a mixed streamer and somehow figure out this weirdness in his splits. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2026.
Steamrolled by Cleveland
PSacramento Athletics
May 2, 2026
Lopez (2-2) took the loss Saturday as the A's were routed 14-6 by the Guardians, coughing up six runs on eight hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
Analysis
Half of the hits off Lopez went for extra bases, including homers by the light-hitting Austin Hedges in the third inning and David Fry in the sixth. Lopez hadn't made a start since April 21, making only a one-inning relief appearance in between, but the extra rest didn't help the southpaw find his form. He'll carry a 6.60 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 23:22 K:BB through 30 innings into his next outing -- if he doesn't have his turn in the rotation skipped again, it's scheduled to come on the road next weekend in Baltimore.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
78
Last 5 Games
66
How many pitches does Jacob Lopez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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81-90
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Jacob Lopez generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2026
 
 
-22%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-64%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .225 144 37 16 27 6 0 2
Since 2024vs Right .242 447 107 50 94 15 1 21
2026vs Left .242 42 8 7 8 1 0 1
2026vs Right .310 104 15 15 27 5 0 5
2025vs Left .216 85 25 6 16 4 0 1
2025vs Right .234 314 88 31 65 10 1 14
2024vs Left .231 17 4 3 3 1 0 0
2024vs Right .083 29 4 4 2 0 0 2
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-37%
ERA at Home
2026
 
 
-4%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-51%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 3.58 1.26 60.1 3 4 0 11.8 4.0 1.3
Since 2024Away 5.70 1.53 72.2 6 5 0 8.1 4.8 1.7
2026Home 6.75 1.64 14.2 0 1 0 9.8 6.1 1.8
2026Away 6.46 2.15 15.1 2 1 0 4.1 7.0 1.8
2025Home 2.64 1.13 44.1 3 3 0 12.6 3.0 1.2
2025Away 5.40 1.41 48.1 4 4 0 9.5 4.1 1.7
2024Home 0.00 1.50 1.1 0 0 0 6.8 13.5 0.0
2024Away 6.00 1.11 9.0 0 0 0 7.0 5.0 2.0
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Lopez 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.05
 
K/9
6.9
 
BB/9
6.6
 
HR/9
1.8
 
Fastball
90.5 mph
 
ERA
6.60
 
WHIP
1.90
 
BABIP
.320
 
GB/FB
0.68
 
Left On Base
72.0%
 
Exit Velocity
79.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
1.3%
 
Spin Rate
2212 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
16.8%
 
Swinging Strike
8.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
If you squint really hard, you can see some shades of Ryan Yarbrough in Lopez. Both pitchers are soft-tossing lefties with unique arm angles relying on extension and guile in their efforts to be successful against opposing batters. Lopez has been able to use that skill rather effectively as a minor-leaguer with a 30.6 percent strikeout rate, but has been more hittable as a swingman in two different stints with the Rays over a short 22.2 inning sample size. Lopez has value to a club in a swingman type role or as a bulk pitcher if the rotation is impacted by injuries. He's likely to begin the season in a relief role but should have a clearer path to a starting job after being traded to the Athletics.
Lopez began the season at Double-A Montgomery and finished it with four games on the big-league roster, which is a rarity for the Tampa Bay organization as it rarely promotes starting pitchers multiple levels in the same season. These actions were more based on necessity than merit given the season-ending injuries to 60 percent of the club's starting staff and the attrition of arms on the 40-man roster. Lopez climbed to Triple-A early in the 2023 season while striking out a bevy of lower-level hitters, mainly with a low-arm-slot slider. Experienced hitters in Triple-A were not as easily fooled nor were the major-league hitters as the strikeout rate cooled and the walk rate escalated. He still managed 96 strikeouts in 92 innings but best profiles as a swingman out of the bullpen, replacing the role Ryan Yarbrough and Josh Fleming held on the roster before him.
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Allows one run in relief outing
PSacramento Athletics
April 27, 2026
Lopez allowed one earned run on one hit and two walks over one-plus inning out of the bullpen in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rangers. He struck out one.
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Improves control in victory Tuesday
PSacramento Athletics
April 21, 2026
Lopez (2-1) earned the win over Seattle on Tuesday, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out one batter over 5.1 innings.
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Still struggling to find plate
PSacramento Athletics
April 16, 2026
Lopez took a no-decision Wednesday against the Rangers, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks in five innings. He struck out five.
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Nabs first win Saturday
PSacramento Athletics
April 11, 2026
Lopez (1-1) earned the win Saturday against the Mets, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out five.
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Walks five more against Houston
PSacramento Athletics
April 5, 2026
Lopez (0-1) didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Astros, allowing three runs on three hits and five walks with six strikeouts across 4.1 innings.
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