2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.83
K
8
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bubic spent the first three months of the 2024 season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery in April of 2023. The bulk of his time was with Triple-A Omaha where he compiled 27.1 innings. Toward the end of the assignment, Bubic transitioned for the relief role awaiting him in the majors. The lefty thrived out of the bullpen, working his way into leverage innings where he collected seven holds and a save. His 32.2 percent strikeout rate was by far his career best. His four-seam velocity went up a tick. He stopped throwing his curve while trading some change-ups for sliders. Despite, or perhaps because of, his success, the Royals are moving him back to the rotation. Aside from the obvious workload concerns (he threw only 68 total innings last season), it's unclear how much of his strikeout gains Bubic can maintain as a starter and if he'll maintain the same pitch mix or reintroduce his curve. The Royals' recent success with pitching warrants taking a chance Bubic can be a fantasy streamer. Read Past Outlooks
Fans eight in quality start
Bubic (1-0) earned the win Monday against the Brewers. He allowed three hits and two walks while striking out eight across six scoreless innings.
ANALYSIS
Bubic beat out Daniel Lynch for the fifth starter role during spring training, and the former's performance Monday made it look like the right decision. Bubic came out firing by striking out the side in the first inning, and after escaping a bases-loaded situation in the second, he allowed only three more base runners over the next four frames and generated 15 whiffs in 95 pitches. Bubic served out of the Royals' bullpen for the past two seasons after a difficult 2022 campaign when he registered a 5.54 ERA and 1.70 WHIP across 28 starts, but the southpaw was locked in Monday and will look to carry that momentum into his next start tentatively slated for this upcoming weekend against the Orioles at home.
Bubic beat out Daniel Lynch for the fifth starter role during spring training, and the former's performance Monday made it look like the right decision. Bubic came out firing by striking out the side in the first inning, and after escaping a bases-loaded situation in the second, he allowed only three more base runners over the next four frames and generated 15 whiffs in 95 pitches. Bubic served out of the Royals' bullpen for the past two seasons after a difficult 2022 campaign when he registered a 5.54 ERA and 1.70 WHIP across 28 starts, but the southpaw was locked in Monday and will look to carry that momentum into his next start tentatively slated for this upcoming weekend against the Orioles at home.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
95
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
95
How many pitches does Kris Bubic generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kris Bubic generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-69%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .262 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .234 | 43 | 8 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .250 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .077 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .286 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .200 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .315 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-94%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 5.40 | 1.48 | 25.0 | 9.7 | 1.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 0.33 | 0.73 | 27.1 | 11.9 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.83 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.80 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.59 | 0.85 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.30 | 1.90 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kris Bubic 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.
* 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
4.00K/9
12.0BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
92.6 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.83BABIP
.252GB/FB
1.75Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
0.0 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
0 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
13.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Coming off a career high 27 starts in 2022, Bubic made just three starts with the Royals in 2023, compiling a 3.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and striking out a batter-per-inning before injury struck. The left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in late April making him unlikely to return in any capacity until the All-Star break. A return to the rotation has been muddied by the signings of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but Bubic did agree to a one-year, $2.35 million contract in December meaning he's in the Royals' plans. A wait and see approach is probably best for fantasy managers in 2024.
More Fantasy News
Wins spot in rotation
Bubic has won the fifth starter role for the Royals with Daniel Lynch moving to the bullpen, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Appears locked into No. 5 spot
Bubic is likely to open the season as the Royals' fifth starter, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Leading fifth starter candidate
Bubic is seen as the frontrunner for Kansas City's fifth starter role, MLB.com reports. He gave up one run over two innings with two strikeouts in his spring debut Sunday.
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Settles at $3 million
The Royals and Bubic avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3 million contract Thursday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Returning to rotation
The Royals intend to move Bubic back into their starting rotation in 2025, per Will Sammon, Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possible trade piece
The Royals would consider trading Bubic for offensive help, Will Sammon and Katie Woo of The Athletic report.
ANALYSIS
Bubic thrived as a full-time reliever with the Royals in 2024 in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.67 ERA and 39:5 K:BB over 30.1 regular-season innings. Whether an interested team would choose to keep him in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation, where he has plenty of experience, is unclear. Bubic is under team control through the 2026 season.
Bubic thrived as a full-time reliever with the Royals in 2024 in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.67 ERA and 39:5 K:BB over 30.1 regular-season innings. Whether an interested team would choose to keep him in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation, where he has plenty of experience, is unclear. Bubic is under team control through the 2026 season.