Joe Boyle

Joe Boyle

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 Fantasy Outlook
When the Rays acquired Boyle, most everyone expected Kyle Snyder to change some things with Boyle in hopes of harnessing his raw stuff, which was being held back by terrible command. Snyder and staff did make some mechanical simplifications while also adding a splitter to serve as an offspeed pitch, and the first. year results were a mixed bag of success. Boyle had whiff rates of 25 percent or better on all three offerings and nearly doubled his K-BB% from the previous season. Yet, Boyle had one win in nine starts because he only garnered more than 15 outs in one outing. Three of his six homers all came in one start at Seattle, but there were also five starts with three or more walks including that forgettable Seattle game. Boyle struck out 172 batters with 69 walks in 138 innings of work between Durham and Tampa, and is now entrenched in the rotation as he looks to further his improvements with the Rays. His BaseballSavant page has the following names as similar pitchers based on velocity and movement: Burns, deGrom, Cease, Greene, Chandler. Big risks, but potentially big rewards, too, helped out by a move back indoors in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2026.
Delivers quality start Saturday
PTampa Bay Rays
March 28, 2026
Boyle didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Cardinals, allowing two runs on three hits over six innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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The right-hander wasn't even expected to be part of the Rays' rotation to begin the season, but when Ryan Pepiot (hip) landed on the IL, Boyle was pressed into duty and came through with a quality start on 75 pitches (52 strikes). The lack of free passes was especially encouraging after he walked eight in 9.2 spring innings and had a 5.68 BB/9 for his career coming into the year. It's not yet clear when Pepiot will be ready to return, but Boyle will get at least one more chance to prove he deserves to stick around in a road start next weekend against the Twins.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
75
Last 10 Games
75
Last 5 Games
75
How many pitches does Joe Boyle generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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31-40
 
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121+
What part of the game does Joe Boyle generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-14%
BAA vs RHP
2026
 
 
-100%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-20%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .238 255 61 39 51 12 1 5
Since 2024vs Right .204 218 57 29 37 6 0 5
2026vs Left .250 12 1 0 3 0 0 0
2026vs Right .000 9 3 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left .219 120 32 15 23 7 0 3
2025vs Right .222 106 26 13 20 5 0 3
2024vs Left .258 123 28 24 25 5 1 2
2024vs Right .207 103 28 16 17 1 0 2
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-44%
ERA at Home
2026
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-73%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-19%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 3.95 1.37 57.0 3 5 0 10.1 5.2 0.5
Since 2024Away 7.03 1.60 48.2 1 5 0 10.0 6.5 1.3
2026Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026Away 3.00 0.50 6.0 0 0 0 6.0 0.0 0.0
2025Home 2.15 1.13 29.1 1 1 0 9.5 3.7 0.3
2025Away 7.94 1.68 22.2 0 3 0 10.7 6.4 2.0
2024Home 5.86 1.63 27.2 2 4 0 10.7 6.8 0.7
2024Away 7.20 1.85 20.0 1 2 0 10.4 8.6 0.9
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Stat Review
How does Joe Boyle 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
2.07
 
K/9
10.0
 
BB/9
4.8
 
HR/9
1.0
 
Fastball
98.6 mph
 
ERA
4.67
 
WHIP
1.37
 
BABIP
.294
 
GB/FB
1.22
 
Left On Base
60.7%
 
Exit Velocity
84.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.1%
 
Spin Rate
2498 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.1%
 
Swinging Strike
11.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
The 8.3 percent walk rate Boyle tallied during a three-start audition with the Athletics in 2023, unsurprisingly, turned out to be a mirage. His walk rate in 2024 ballooned to 17.7 percent, which is actually better than his 18.8 percent mark from the minors. There's no disputing that Boyle's stuff pops. He averaged 97.7 mph with his four-seamer in 2024 and touched 100 mph with regularity. His slider can be devastating. Boyle is a two-pitch pitcher, though, and he's shown no ability at any level to find the strike zone enough for his plus stuff to matter. An offseason trade landed the righty in Tampa Bay, and if there's one team that might be able to squeeze the most out of Boyle, it's the Rays, who have essentially told their pitchers in recent years to just throw the ball down the middle and trust their stuff. Pitching coach Kyle Snyder also has a reputation for being able to get taller pitchers to refine their mechanics, him being 6-foot-8 himself (Boyle is 6-foot-7). It's a long shot that Boyle turns into anything, but he should at least be on fantasy radars.
The 6-foot-7 Boyle has always had loud stuff, but he didn't have good enough command to even project as a ninth-inning arm, let alone a starter. The Reds traded him to Oakland at the deadline for Sam Moll, and Boyle surprisingly went on to not only reach the majors, but have some success. He was good one time through the lineup against the Padres and then logged wins against the Tigers and Angels in late-September. Boyle's fastball averaged 98 mph and he can touch 100 mph. His upper-80s slider gives him a second plus pitch, and he threw his third-pitch curveball 10 percent of the time. His command woes (17.8 BB% in the minors last year) could resurface in spring training and prohibit him from even making the rotation, but Boyle has much better pure stuff than most Athletics pitchers. His home park makes him a viable home streamer, but it will be difficult for him to log wins given his projected pitch inefficiency and lack of run support.
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Set to start game No. 2
PTampa Bay Rays
March 24, 2026
The Rays recalled Boyle from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday and will have him start the second game of the season Saturday against the Cardinals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Sent to minor-league camp
PTampa Bay Rays
March 20, 2026
The Rays assigned Boyle to minor-league camp Friday.
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Battling for bullpen spot
PTampa Bay Rays
March 17, 2026
Boyle allowed two runs on two hits and four walks in three innings during Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees. He struck out six.
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Yields four runs in loss
PTampa Bay Rays
September 27, 2025
Boyle (1-4) took the loss against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five across five innings.
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Strikes out nine in no-decision
PTampa Bay Rays
September 21, 2025
Boyle allowed one run on four hits and four walks while striking out nine over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Red Sox on Sunday.
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