Janson Junk
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
14.63
WHIP
3.25
K
8
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Acquired from the Angels in the Hunter Renfroe trade in November of 2022, Junk made just two appearances during his first year with the Brewers. The 28-year-old covered 140 innings at Triple-A Nashville last season and finished with an underwhelming 4.18 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 94:44 K:BB. A move to the bullpen could be on tap for Junk in 2024 given his plus-4.00 ERA and subpar strikeout numbers (6.9 K/9) at Triple-A over the previous two seasons. Read Past Outlooks
Clears waivers
The Athletics outrighted Junk to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Junk will remain in the Oakland organization after he was recently designated for assignment for a third time this season. The 28-year-old right-hander has made six appearances at the big-league level in 2024 between Milwaukee and Oakland, logging a 14.62 ERA and 3.25 WHIP in eight innings.
Junk will remain in the Oakland organization after he was recently designated for assignment for a third time this season. The 28-year-old right-hander has made six appearances at the big-league level in 2024 between Milwaukee and Oakland, logging a 14.62 ERA and 3.25 WHIP in eight innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
29
Last 10 Games
29
Last 5 Games
32
How many pitches does Janson Junk generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Janson Junk generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-35%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .377 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .370 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .647 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .423 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .250 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .300 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .250 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .333 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-71%
ERA on Road
2024
-75%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 13.50 | 2.58 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.86 | 1.54 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 18.00 | 3.67 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2024Away | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Home | 0.00 | 0.38 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Away | 7.71 | 1.93 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Home | 16.20 | 2.40 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 5.4 | ||||
2022Away | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Janson Junk 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
2.00K/9
9.0BB/9
4.5HR/9
3.4Fastball
93.9 mphERA
14.63WHIP
3.25BABIP
.566GB/FB
1.09Left On Base
59.6%Exit Velocity
81.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.5%Spin Rate
2357 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.7%Swinging Strike
7.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Angels acquired Junk from the Yankees in July of 2021 as part of the trade that sent Andrew Heaney to New York. Junk had an up-and-down initial taste of the majors, posting a 3.86 ERA and a 10:2 K:BB over 16.1 innings that season. He spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Salt Lake but had three scattered outings with the Angels. The right-hander looked good in his first start of the campaign, striking out eight batters in five scoreless innings but faltered in his next (and final) appearance, yielding six runs in 2.1 frames. Junk relies primarily on a fastball-slider combo -- the slider is the better offering, but the fastball is thrown with enough spin to be effective despite sitting in the low-to-mid-90s. He enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2021 at Double-A while in the Yankees system, posting a 1.78 ERA and 0.97 WHIP over 14 appearances. However, that performance looks like an outlier, as none of his his seasons before or since are on the same radar. That's not to say Junk won't be an effective big-leaguer, but he's not likely to evolve into a front-of-rotation starter. The Angels moved Junk to Milwaukee in November as part of a trade to acquire Hunter Renfroe. He's likely slated to start 2023 at Triple-A or in the big-league bullpen.
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Booted from 40-man roster
The Athletics designated Junk for assignment Thursday.
ANALYSIS
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Claimed by Oakland
The Athletics claimed Junk off waivers from the Astros on Saturday.
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Removed from 40-man roster
The Astros designated Junk for assignment Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Scooped up by Houston
The Astros claimed Junk off waivers from the Brewers on Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Sugar Land, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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DFA'd by Milwaukee
The Brewers designated Junk for assignment Sunday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Better odds to start?
Junk may have an improved chance of making the Brewers' starting rotation after Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reported Tuesday that Aaron Ashby will be behind to begin camp due to shoulder fatigue.
ANALYSIS
Ashby missed time with shoulder inflammation last season, so the team may exercise additional caution this time around. Junk was acquired from the Angels in November and may have a hard time cracking the rotation, even if Ashby is unavailable for Opening Day. Junk has just seven big-league appearances under his belt and has a 4.74 ERA over 24.2 frames.
Ashby missed time with shoulder inflammation last season, so the team may exercise additional caution this time around. Junk was acquired from the Angels in November and may have a hard time cracking the rotation, even if Ashby is unavailable for Opening Day. Junk has just seven big-league appearances under his belt and has a 4.74 ERA over 24.2 frames.