Nick Nelson

Nick Nelson

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Philadelphia Phillies AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Nelson made 47 appearances for the Phillies in 2022, mostly as a low-leverage reliever, but he threw just a single big-league outing in 2023. He suffered a hamstring strain in mid-March, was optioned once he got healthy in early May, and promptly injured the same hamstring again 10 days later. While he was activated again in early June, he spent almost the entirety of the rest of the year with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, only getting called up to make a single bulk-relief appearance at the start of October. Nelson's performances in 20 starts for Lehigh Valley hardly indicate that he should have been called up sooner. Both his 17.7% strikeout rate and 9.9% walk rate were poor, leading to a FIP (5.31) which was far worse than his already unimpressive 4.35 ERA. With better health in 2024, Nelson could spend more time in the majors, but the Phillies are unlikely to use him in anything other than long relief. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Phillies in March of 2024.
Outrighted to Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
September 12, 2024
The Phillies outrighted Nelson to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.
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Nelson was previously outrighted off the 40-man roster last month, so he could elect free agency if he wants. He could otherwise stick around the organization as relief depth.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
24
How many pitches does Nick Nelson 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+
 
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+
 
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 Nick Nelson generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-38%
BAA vs LHP
2023
Even Split
2022
 
 
-1%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .247 167 36 16 36 8 1 0
Since 2022vs Right .263 185 44 24 40 9 2 2
2024vs Left .250 9 3 1 2 0 0 0
2024vs Right .400 17 5 1 6 0 1 0
2023vs Left .111 11 0 2 1 0 0 0
2023vs Right .111 9 3 0 1 0 0 1
2022vs Left .256 147 33 13 33 8 1 0
2022vs Right .258 159 36 23 33 9 1 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-17%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-32%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.15 1.32 43.1 2 0 1 8.1 4.4 0.2
Since 2022Away 5.25 1.64 36.0 2 2 0 10.3 4.8 0.3
2024Home 5.40 1.80 3.1 0 0 0 13.5 0.0 0.0
2024Away 4.50 2.00 2.0 0 0 0 13.5 9.0 0.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 1.69 0.75 5.1 1 0 0 5.1 3.4 1.7
2022Home 4.05 1.28 40.0 2 0 1 7.7 4.7 0.2
2022Away 5.97 1.78 28.2 1 2 0 11.0 4.7 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Nick Nelson 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.
  • 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
4.00
 
K/9
13.5
 
BB/9
3.4
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
94.1 mph
 
ERA
5.06
 
WHIP
1.88
 
BABIP
.532
 
GB/FB
0.83
 
Left On Base
70.0%
 
Exit Velocity
80.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
1928 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
18.8%
 
Swinging Strike
9.4%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
This player will receive an outlook for the 2021 fantasy baseball season.
Fantasy teams aren't the only ones fancying strikeouts; major-league organizations chase them as well. Nelson's ability to miss bats and generate groundballs earned him a spot on the Yankees' 40-man roster. The Bronx Bombers will still probably give the 24-year old fireballer a chance to start, but the move to shield Nelson from the Rule 5 draft suggests he could be on the fast track as a reliever. Nelson rushes his heater to the plate in the mid-90s, touching 98. He also throws a power curve, splitter and cutter, but he lacks control of his secondary offerings, resulting in a high walk rate mitigating a double-digit strikeout rate at every level the past two seasons. Nelson should return to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre where he finished last season. If he can limit the free passes, Nelson could make his debut out of the bullpen later in the season.
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Dropped from 40-man roster
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
September 7, 2024
The Phillies designated Nelson for assignment Saturday.
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Contract selected
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
September 4, 2024
The Phillies selected Nelson's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Sent outright to Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
August 14, 2024
The Phillies outrighted Nelson to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.
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DFA'd by Philly
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
August 11, 2024
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Optioned to Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
April 13, 2024
Nelson was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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