Michael McGreevy

Michael McGreevy

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 Fantasy Outlook
McGreevy made a handful of spot starts for the Cardinals in the first half of the 2025 season before finally being given a regular role in the rotation after the All-Star break. The results were mostly underwhelming. McGreevy ranked in the 93rd percentile with a 5.0 percent walk rate and the 76th percentile with a 48 percent groundball rate, but he managed a woeful 14.5 percent strikeout rate and a below-average 4.42 ERA over 95.2 innings. The 25-year-old is probably never going to be much of a bat misser, but he fanned right around a batter per inning at Triple-A Memphis over the last two seasons, so there's some hope he won't be a total zero in that area like he was in 2025. McGreevy is well suited for a Cardinals team that plays in a pitcher-friendly park and has a good defense behind him, but the profile as currently constructed isn't going to produce much fantasy value. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2026.
Brilliant in no-decision Saturday
PSt. Louis Cardinals
March 28, 2026
McGreevy came away with a no-decision Saturday in the Cardinals' 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rays, striking out five and walking two over six scoreless, no-hit innings.
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The right-hander bamboozled Tampa Bay hitters over 96 pitches (57 strikes) before leaving the mound with a 2-0 lead, but the St. Louis bullpen fell apart in the ninth inning. As had been the case this spring, McGreevy was still having trouble finding his 2025 velocity -- he topped out at 92.2 mph on a first-inning four-seamer, and was having trouble breaking 90 mph in his later innings -- but that didn't stop him from getting outs. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, which lines up to come on the road next weekend in Detroit.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
96
Last 10 Games
96
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does Michael McGreevy generally throw?
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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121+
 
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31-40
 
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121+
What part of the game does Michael McGreevy generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-25%
BAA vs RHP
2026
No Stats
2025
 
 
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .283 240 39 17 62 9 3 9
Since 2024vs Right .211 267 42 7 54 9 2 4
2026vs Left .000 14 4 2 0 0 0 0
2026vs Right .000 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left .318 190 27 14 55 8 2 9
2025vs Right .225 210 31 6 45 7 2 3
2024vs Left .206 36 8 1 7 1 1 0
2024vs Right .184 50 10 1 9 2 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-17%
ERA on Road
2026
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2025
 
 
-32%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-68%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 4.09 1.17 66.0 5 3 0 6.3 1.9 0.8
Since 2024Away 3.38 1.07 58.2 6 1 0 5.4 1.5 1.1
2026Home 0.00 0.33 6.0 0 0 0 7.5 3.0 0.0
2026Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Home 5.22 1.34 50.0 3 3 0 6.1 2.0 1.1
2025Away 3.55 1.16 45.2 5 1 0 4.7 1.8 1.2
2024Home 0.90 0.80 10.0 2 0 0 6.3 0.9 0.0
2024Away 2.77 0.77 13.0 1 0 0 7.6 0.7 0.7
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Stat Review
How does Michael McGreevy 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
2.90
 
K/9
5.5
 
BB/9
1.9
 
HR/9
1.1
 
Fastball
92.4 mph
 
ERA
4.42
 
WHIP
1.25
 
BABIP
.294
 
GB/FB
1.68
 
Left On Base
67.8%
 
Exit Velocity
84.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.5%
 
Spin Rate
2258 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%
 
Swinging Strike
8.1%
 
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Perhaps just betting on college pitchers with elite control and modest stuff in the draft is the way to go. McGreevy, whom the Cardinals nabbed with the 18th overall pick in 2021, had a 2.6 percent walk rate as a junior for UC Santa Barbara that year. Three years later, he made his big-league debut this past July and made another three starts in September and finished with a 2.3 percent walk rate in 23 MLB innings. McGreevy, a 6-foot-4 righty with a 93-mph fastball, generated groundballs at a 62.5 percent clip in his first four big-league starts, and having Masyn Winn and Nolan Arenado behind him helped consistently translate those groundballs into outs. He logged unsustainably low ratios (1.96 ERA, 0.78 WHIP), but even when those ratios normalize, McGreevy should still be among the better rookie pitchers in those categories. While he does have a plus slider, McGreevy's game is more about generating weak contact than racking up strikeouts on a per-start basis. However, after logging 173 total innings last year, he could still finish near the top of the rookie leaderboard in Ks with a full season in the big-league rotation.
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Depressed velocity this spring
PSt. Louis Cardinals
March 22, 2026
McGreevy yielded one run on three hits and no walks over five innings in Sunday's Grapefruit League start versus the Astros. He recorded five strikeouts.
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Four strong in latest spring start
PSt. Louis Cardinals
March 6, 2026
McGreevy fanned four over four innings of one-run ball in Friday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Orioles.
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Fans two over two frames
PSt. Louis Cardinals
February 25, 2026
McGreevy was charged with one run on two hits over two innings in Monday's Grapefruit League start versus the Marlins. He struck out two without issuing a walk.
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Stuck with loss in final outing
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 27, 2025
McGreevy (8-4) took the loss Saturday, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks over 4.2 innings as the Cardinals were downed 7-3 by the Cubs. He struck out three.
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Allows five runs in win
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 22, 2025
McGreevy (8-3) earned the win Monday, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks over five innings against the Giants. He struck out two.
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Chance to start?
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 18, 2024
McGreevy could slot into St. Louis' rotation next week after Lance Lynn was placed on the injured list Wednesday due to knee inflammation, per Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Analysis
McGreevy was called up in a corresponding move Wednesday and will immediately be available out of the bullpen, but it would make sense for the Cardinals to give him a look in the rotation since they're effectively out of the playoff hunt. The 24-year-old made his MLB debut July 31 against Texas and allowed just one run on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk over seven innings, and he should have a chance to secure a spot in the big-league rotation during spring training.
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