2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Fitts prepared to compete for a spot on the back end of Boston's rotation or its bullpen, but the Red Sox traded him to St. Louis to land Sonny Gray. That deal likely means Fitts will be part of the Cardinals rotation. The right-hander fought through a couple of injuries and made 11 appearances (10 starts) 2025, posting a 5.00 ERA with estimators suggesting luck was on his side (5.80 FIP, 5.55 xERA). Any encouraging contact rates from his four starts in 2024 went the other way in 2025, when he was hammered for 11 home runs in 45 innings. An arm injury eventually cut short his season in August, but Fitts was throwing in November and is expected to have a normal offseason. He's a fastball/slider starter and may need to develop another pitch or locate better. In St. Louis, beyond Matthew Liberatore and Michael McGreevy, the Cardinals are looking to fill out the starting staff. Fitts, even with his fringy stuff, could easily grab one of those spots, possibly as the third in the rotation ahead of Andre Pallante, who disappointed in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2026.
Loses out in rotation competition
The Cardinals optioned Fitts to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Analysis
Fitts' demotion signals that Kyle Leahy and Andre Pallante have beaten him out in the camp competition for the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation. After being acquired from the Red Sox over the winter, Fitts had an uneven performance over his three Grapefruit League starts, posting a respectable 9:3 K:BB but allowing six earned runs on nine hits across 9.1 innings.
Fitts' demotion signals that Kyle Leahy and Andre Pallante have beaten him out in the camp competition for the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation. After being acquired from the Red Sox over the winter, Fitts had an uneven performance over his three Grapefruit League starts, posting a respectable 9:3 K:BB but allowing six earned runs on nine hits across 9.1 innings.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .238 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 4 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .260 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 7 |
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .254 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024vs Left | .206 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | .286 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
ERA at Home
2026
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.76 | 1.41 | 26.1 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
| Since 2024Away | 4.12 | 1.22 | 39.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 |
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Home | 6.32 | 1.53 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| 2025Away | 4.30 | 1.19 | 29.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 |
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 1.22 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.30 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .255 | 69 | 26 | 71 | 11 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .244 | 70 | 26 | 69 | 10 |
| 2026vs Left | .200 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .255 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025vs Right | .260 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024vs Left | .258 | 54 | 20 | 56 | 10 |
| 2024vs Right | .247 | 57 | 17 | 56 | 9 |
Stat Review
How does Richard Fitts 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
2.50K/9
8.0BB/9
3.2HR/9
2.2Fastball
95.7 mphERA
5.00WHIP
1.31BABIP
.269GB/FB
1.41Left On Base
73.4%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2421 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.2%Swinging Strike
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Once the dust settles this offseason, Fitts may not project to crack Boston's Opening Day rotation, but he appears ready to step up when a need arises. The 24-year-old righty struggled to miss bats in his four-start run in the majors (6.4 SwStr%, nine Ks in 20.2 IP), but he also limited hard contact (1.4 Barrel%) en route to a 1.74 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. The ERA estimators were split on his work (xERA, FIP in favor, xFIP, SIERRA against), but his pitches popped on the Stuff+ model, particularly his mid-80s slider (121 Stuff+), while Location+ (104) and Pitching+ (106) were also bullish on Fitts. He logged a 4.17 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 15.0 K-BB% in 116.2 innings over 24 appearances at Triple-A. Fitts has logged over 135 innings in back-to-back seasons and could make double-digit starts in the majors this year with a slight chance at a breakout.
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Continuing strong rotation case
Fitts notched four strikeouts over three scoreless innings in Wednesday's exhibition game versus Team Nicaragua.
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Big velocity in spring debut
Fitts tossed two scoreless frames Wednesday against the Mets in his Grapefruit League debut.
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Dealt to St. Louis
The Cardinals acquired Fitts and Brandon Clarke from the Red Sox on Tuesday in exchange for Sonny Gray and cash considerations, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Enters winter with no limitations
Fitts (arm) heads into the winter with no limitations, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Might be done for season
Red Sox manager Alex Cora indicated Friday that he was not optimistic Fitts (arm) would return before the end of the season, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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MLB debut incoming?
Red Sox GM indicated Sunday that Fitts will be considered for major-league starts during the final six weeks of the season, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.
Analysis
Breslow cited the right-hander's strong performance in August, as he has a 2.12 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 19:2 K:BB across 17 innings through three starts. Fitts' 4.42 ERA and 3.2 BB/9 for the season are a bit less encouraging, but the improved results this month have put his big-league debut within reach.
Breslow cited the right-hander's strong performance in August, as he has a 2.12 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 19:2 K:BB across 17 innings through three starts. Fitts' 4.42 ERA and 3.2 BB/9 for the season are a bit less encouraging, but the improved results this month have put his big-league debut within reach.