2026 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
5.88
WHIP
1.27
K
14
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Assad didn't make his 2025 debut until Aug. 12, as he missed significant time due to a strained oblique. Once he returned, the righty made eight appearances (seven starts) for the Cubs, though he also spent some time with Triple-A Iowa. It was a relatively small sample in the majors, but the 28-year-old at least looked fairly sharp with a 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 23 strikeouts across 37 innings. Assad has talent, though there are questions about his role moving forward with the Cubs. Chicago seemingly has a full rotation with Shota Imanaga, Cade Horton, Jameson Taillon, Matthew Boyd and Colin Rea, as well as Justin Steele (elbow) once he's fully healthy. That could push Assad into more of a long-relief role, which he excelled in back in 2023 when he posted a 3.05 ERA and 94 strikeouts across 109.1 innings. Of course, long relievers don't move the needle as much in fantasy, so Assad will have significantly less value if he's not starting regularly for the Cubs. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the Cubs in January of 2026.
Picks up win in relief
Assad (3-1) tossed 3.2 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Friday's 7-1 victory over the Rangers. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out one.
Analysis
Ben Brown started for the Cubs and gave them four strong innings before turning things over to the bullpen. Assad stepped up with some important length and earned his third win of the year and second in relief. The righty has a subpar 6.00 ERA across 24 innings so far, but that figure is inflated by the nine runs he allowed on April 13 and the six runs he gave up on April 25. Outside of those two bad outings, Assad has a sharp 0.52 ERA.
Ben Brown started for the Cubs and gave them four strong innings before turning things over to the bullpen. Assad stepped up with some important length and earned his third win of the year and second in relief. The righty has a subpar 6.00 ERA across 24 innings so far, but that figure is inflated by the nine runs he allowed on April 13 and the six runs he gave up on April 25. Outside of those two bad outings, Assad has a sharp 0.52 ERA.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
52
Last 10 Games
52
Last 5 Games
35
How many pitches does Javier Assad generally throw?
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What part of the game does Javier Assad generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
Even Split
2026
-13%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .254 | 95 | 44 | 104 | 14 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .253 | 66 | 38 | 98 | 13 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .280 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .245 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .293 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .205 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .242 | 75 | 35 | 73 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .269 | 49 | 28 | 70 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-55%
ERA at Home
2026
-86%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.39 | 1.24 | 94.1 | 7.3 | 3.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 5.29 | 1.44 | 115.2 | 6.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.13 | 0.38 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 8.00 | 1.67 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.65 | 1.12 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.50 | 1.30 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.47 | 1.37 | 69.1 | 7.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.87 | 1.43 | 77.2 | 7.6 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Javier Assad 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
4.8BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.1 mphERA
5.88WHIP
1.27BABIP
.271GB/FB
1.16Left On Base
58.4%Exit Velocity
85.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2071 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
34.8%Swinging Strike
5.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Assad transitioned from being a long-relief bullpen option to serving as a full-time starter in 2024, and the righty held his own. He made 29 starts and logged a career-high 147 innings while posting a 3.73 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. Assad struck out 7.59 batters per nine innings, which was in line with his 7.74 mark from a season earlier. His fastball came down from an average velocity of 92.9 mph in 2023 to 91.5 mph last year, which was likely a result of trying to conserve more energy and last longer in games. Now that he has this season of starting experience under his belt, the 27-year-old could be primed to take another step forward in 2025. Assad is likely to set another new career high in innings if he stays healthy, and he will also look to finish the season stronger, as he posted a 5.82 ERA across his final six starts of 2024. That's not too surprising for a pitcher getting used to the rigors of being a full-time MLB starter. Assad's lack of big strikeout numbers caps his upside, but he should be a useful fantasy option this season with some room for growth.
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Shifts to bullpen
Assad surrendered six earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two batters across 2.1 innings of relief in Saturday's 12-4 loss to the Dodgers.
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Gets back on track Sunday
Assad did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Mets, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
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Disastrous in first loss
Assad (1-1) took the loss Monday against the Phillies, allowing nine runs on 11 hits and two walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out three.
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Awarded another start
`Assad will start Monday's game against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
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Steps up with good performance
Assad (1-0) tossed 5.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Rays, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out three.
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Rotation spot likely secured
According to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, Assad is expected to enter 2025 with a secure spot at the back end of the Cubs' rotation.
Analysis
The 27-year-old has struggled in his past four starts with a 16 earned runs allowed and 18:10 K:BB across 21 innings, but he's been effective overall this year with a 3.73 ERA through 29 starts. The Cubs are expected to bolster their rotation this winter, but Assad should still enter spring training as the favorite for the No. 5 job even if a front-line starter is added.
The 27-year-old has struggled in his past four starts with a 16 earned runs allowed and 18:10 K:BB across 21 innings, but he's been effective overall this year with a 3.73 ERA through 29 starts. The Cubs are expected to bolster their rotation this winter, but Assad should still enter spring training as the favorite for the No. 5 job even if a front-line starter is added.