2025 Stats
W-L
3-6
ERA
5.10
WHIP
1.44
K
66
SV
1
2026 Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2025. Traded to the Royals in February of 2026.
Traded to Royals
The Athletics traded Spence to the Royals on Thursday in exchange for A.J. Causey.
Analysis
After being DFA'd by the A's on Tuesday, Spence will recapture a 40-man roster spot by moving to Kansas City. The 27-year-old reliever turned in a 5.10 ERA and 1.44 WHIP across 84.2 innings last season and will be in the running for a spot in the Royals' Opening Day bullpen. He has two minor-league options remaining, however, so there is a chance he opens the year at Triple-A Omaha instead. Alec Marsh (shoulder) was placed on the 60-day IL in a corresponding move.
After being DFA'd by the A's on Tuesday, Spence will recapture a 40-man roster spot by moving to Kansas City. The 27-year-old reliever turned in a 5.10 ERA and 1.44 WHIP across 84.2 innings last season and will be in the running for a spot in the Royals' Opening Day bullpen. He has two minor-league options remaining, however, so there is a chance he opens the year at Triple-A Omaha instead. Alec Marsh (shoulder) was placed on the 60-day IL in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
42
Last 10 Games
64
Last 5 Games
55
How many pitches does Mitch Spence generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Mitch Spence generally pitch?
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2nd
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4th
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7th
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9th
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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
-18%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .296 | 103 | 26 | 128 | 18 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .262 | 89 | 44 | 133 | 18 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .311 | 34 | 11 | 50 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .254 | 32 | 15 | 46 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .287 | 69 | 15 | 78 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .267 | 57 | 29 | 87 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-7%
ERA on Road
2025
-47%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.96 | 1.48 | 114.1 | 8.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.59 | 1.33 | 121.2 | 6.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.93 | 1.67 | 37.2 | 7.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.64 | 1.26 | 47.0 | 6.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.99 | 1.38 | 76.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.18 | 1.38 | 74.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mitch Spence 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
2.54K/9
7.0BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.7Fastball
92.7 mphERA
5.10WHIP
1.44BABIP
.317GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
65.3%Exit Velocity
84.0 mphBarrels/BBE
7.6%Spin Rate
2684 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.7%Swinging Strike
11.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Spence was plucked by the Athletics in last winter's Rule 5 Draft and did what most Rule 5 pitchers do at the beginning of the season, filling a long relief/mop-up role. He had a solid 11-appearance run in the bullpen, collecting a 4.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB over 25.1 innings. A need in the A's rotation arose in mid-May and Spence filled it, ultimately holding an unremarkable 4.64 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 18.8 percent strikeout rate across 24 starts. A cutter and a slider made up more than 70 percent of the 26-year-old's repertoire, as he threw a sinker less than 15 percent of the time. An atypical approach might be Spence's best shot to stick as a starter, as the righty throws strikes and induces grounders but his stuff is pretty underwhelming across the board. It seems unlikely he'll ever be more than a streamer type in fantasy.
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Pushed off 40-man
The Athletics designated Spence for assignment Tuesday.
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Rough outing vs. Pirates
Spence (3-6) took the loss Sunday against the Pirates, allowing seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and two walks over 3.1 innings. He struck out one.
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Set to start Sunday's contest
Spence will start Sunday's game against the Pirates, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Joining big club
The Athletics recalled Spence from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Sent down to minors
The Athletics optioned Spence to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.
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