Jason Foley

Jason Foley

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Detroit Tigers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Foley relied on his sinker more than ever in 2023 (69.3% pitch usage) after adding a tick of velocity (97.2 mph average) on the pitch. 45 of Foley's 55 total strikeouts came via his sinker, which also yielded a 57.1% groundball percentage that was 14th-highest among qualified relievers. The 28-year-old also set career-best marks in games played (70), innings (69.0), WHIP (1.16) and holds (28) while leading Tigers relievers with a 2.82 WPA. Foley briefly took over closing duties in August and finished the year with 7 saves despite lacking whiffs (17.9%) and strikeouts (19.9%). The right-hander has been one of Detroit's most reliable relief pitchers over the past two seasons and should reprise his high-leverage role again in 2024. Even more save chances could be in his future, especially if Alex Lange's control issues persist. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2023.
Secures one-out save Friday
PDetroit Tigers
September 28, 2024
Foley recorded the last out of Friday's 4-1 win over the White Sox to earn the save,
ANALYSIS
Tyler Holton was pitching well and possibly could have been asked to retire one more batter with a three-run lead, but the Tigers didn't mess around with a chance to secure an AL Wild Card spot. Foley did his part to kick-start the celebration by securing his 28th save of the season and seventh in the last two weeks. The righty has been a big piece of his team's surprise success this year, pitching to a 3.15 ERA and 1.18 WHIP across 60 innings. Foley will clearly have a high-leverage role in the postseason now as well.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Jason Foley generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Jason Foley generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-26%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-23%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .280 302 56 29 75 13 4 6
Since 2022vs Right .247 480 88 17 113 16 0 3
2024vs Left .188 101 21 14 16 2 1 3
2024vs Right .252 149 25 6 35 6 0 2
2023vs Left .299 106 25 8 29 9 2 2
2023vs Right .222 170 30 7 36 4 0 0
2022vs Left .349 95 10 7 30 2 1 1
2022vs Right .269 161 33 4 42 6 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-20%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-23%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-37%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-46%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.53 1.26 94.1 5 3 17 6.5 2.1 0.5
Since 2022Away 2.84 1.21 95.0 2 6 18 7.2 2.3 0.4
2024Home 3.51 1.05 33.1 2 2 16 7.3 3.0 0.8
2024Away 2.70 1.35 26.2 1 4 12 6.4 3.0 0.7
2023Home 1.93 1.18 28.0 3 1 1 6.8 1.9 0.0
2023Away 3.07 1.15 41.0 0 2 6 7.5 2.0 0.4
2022Home 4.91 1.55 33.0 0 0 0 5.5 1.4 0.5
2022Away 2.63 1.17 27.1 1 0 0 7.6 2.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Jason Foley 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.
  • 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
2.30
 
K/9
6.9
 
BB/9
3.0
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
97.0 mph
 
ERA
3.15
 
WHIP
1.18
 
BABIP
.272
 
GB/FB
1.70
 
Left On Base
67.2%
 
Exit Velocity
84.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.0%
 
Spin Rate
2076 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
28.7%
 
Swinging Strike
10.2%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Foley will be one of the relievers trying to throw his name into the closing mix for the Tigers following their offseason trade of Gregory Soto. The big sinkerballer was one of the team's better relievers for most of 2022 before stumbling to the finish line in the final month. Foley doesn't get strikeouts but he boasts a career 56.8 percent ground ball rate and last year had just a 4.3 percent walk rate. The microscopic walk rate was atypical of the 27-year-old and he might need it to stick in order to make up for the lack of punchouts.
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Up to 27 saves
PDetroit Tigers
September 26, 2024
Foley earned the save in Thursday's 4-3 win over Tampa Bay, striking out a pair in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Secures key save Sunday
PDetroit Tigers
September 22, 2024
Foley pitched a clean ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Orioles.
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Records another save Tuesday
PDetroit Tigers
September 17, 2024
Foley pitched a perfect 10th inning to record the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Royals.
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Earns 24th save
PDetroit Tigers
September 16, 2024
Foley earned the save against the Royals on Monday, striking out one over a perfect ninth inning.
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Locks down 23rd save
PDetroit Tigers
September 15, 2024
Foley earned the save Sunday, striking out two over 1.1 perfect innings against the Orioles.
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Drawing trade interest
PDetroit Tigers
July 27, 2023
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports the Tigers have received "significant interest" for Foley on the trade market.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander had a 3.88 ERA as a middle-relief option for Detroit last year, and he's excelled in a setup role this season with a 2.03 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 39:10 K:BB over 44.1 innings. Foley isn't eligible for arbitration until 2025, so the Tigers aren't likely to move him without a strong offer.
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