2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
5.23
WHIP
1.16
K
8
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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% 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 the club in a swingman type role or as a bulk pitcher if the rotation is once against impacted with injuries. The rotation is projected to be in tact and deep coming into the season, so Lopez's role will likely need to be out of the pen as he competes against the likes of Cleavinger and Montgomery for a lefty role in the pen. Read Past Outlooks
Optioned after spot start
The Rays optioned Lopez to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Tampa Bay recalled Lopez from Triple-A to make a spot start Sunday in place of Shane Baz (illness), who was unable to make his turn through the rotation while recovering from the flu. Though Lopez settled for a no-decision in his second career MLB start, he held a talented Dodgers lineup to one run on two hits and two walks over five innings. The Rays' decision to demote Lopez likely indicates that Baz will be ready to take the hill when his next turn comes up this weekend versus the Padres.
Tampa Bay recalled Lopez from Triple-A to make a spot start Sunday in place of Shane Baz (illness), who was unable to make his turn through the rotation while recovering from the flu. Though Lopez settled for a no-decision in his second career MLB start, he held a talented Dodgers lineup to one run on two hits and two walks over five innings. The Rays' decision to demote Lopez likely indicates that Baz will be ready to take the hill when his next turn comes up this weekend versus the Padres.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
45
Last 10 Games
45
Last 5 Games
45
How many pitches does Jacob Lopez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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91-100
101-110
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 2022
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-64%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .250 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .203 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .231 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .083 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .267 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .286 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 0.00 | 0.92 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.89 | 1.31 | 18.1 | 6.9 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 13.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.00 | 1.11 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0.00 | 0.67 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.79 | 1.50 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Lopez 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
1.14K/9
7.0BB/9
6.1HR/9
1.7Fastball
90.7 mphERA
5.23WHIP
1.16BABIP
.124GB/FB
0.38Left On Base
54.3%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
7.8%Spin Rate
2211 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.6%Swinging Strike
9.0%Prospect Rankings History
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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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Holds Dodgers to one run
Lopez came away with a no-decision Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out six over five innings.
ANALYSIS
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Called up for Sunday's start
The Rays recalled Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Drawing start Sunday
The Rays will recall Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Sent down to Triple-A
The Rays optioned Lopez to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Back up from Triple-A
The Rays recalled Lopez from Triple-A Durham on Monday.
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