15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/24/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
4-0
ERA
0.56
WHIP
0.84
K
26
SV
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Suarez anchored the Padres with a National League leading 40 saves; good for second overall in 2025. The 34-year-old managed to stay healthy for the second consecutive campaign while establishing new career-highs in games played (70), innings pitched (69.2) and strikeouts (75). He remained fastball-heavy in his approach (60 percent usage) - not surprising when you average 98.6 mph on the pitch and it holds opposing hitters to a .169 batting average and .261 slugging percentage. Suarez's typically dominant changeup was far more hittable (.310 BAA) last season, which resulted in a few blow-up outings. However, the Venezuelan native was extremely reliable, going scoreless in 28 of his first 30 appearances before being named to his second straight All-Star team. Suarez had an $8M player option for 2026 and 2027, but entered the free-agent market and signed a 3-year, $45M deal with Atlanta. He'll serve as the team's top setup man for 2026 before likely taking over the closer role the following season. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $45 million contract with Atlanta in December of 2025.
MRI comes back clean
An MRI on Suarez's right elbow came back negative Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Suarez landed on the injured list Friday due to inflammation in his elbow, but he doesn't seem to be dealing with a serious injury and is expected to return sometime shortly after the All-Star break. In the meantime, Dylan Lee and Tyler Kinley will be candidates for more setup work ahead of closer Raisel Iglesias.
Suarez landed on the injured list Friday due to inflammation in his elbow, but he doesn't seem to be dealing with a serious injury and is expected to return sometime shortly after the All-Star break. In the meantime, Dylan Lee and Tyler Kinley will be candidates for more setup work ahead of closer Raisel Iglesias.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Robert Suarez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Robert Suarez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-39%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .181 | 89 | 29 | 54 | 7 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .216 | 71 | 9 | 66 | 7 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .143 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .235 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .230 | 34 | 13 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .150 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .150 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .276 | 18 | 3 | 35 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-14%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.61 | 0.92 | 86.1 | 9.4 | 2.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.24 | 0.98 | 80.1 | 7.8 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.23 | 1.30 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 0.46 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.31 | 0.72 | 39.0 | 11.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.82 | 1.14 | 30.2 | 7.3 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.58 | 0.98 | 32.2 | 8.0 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.95 | 1.11 | 32.1 | 8.4 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Robert Suarez 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
4.33K/9
7.3BB/9
1.7HR/9
0.3Fastball
98.7 mphERA
0.56WHIP
0.84BABIP
.237GB/FB
1.52Left On Base
97.7%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
1.7%Spin Rate
2235 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.1%Swinging Strike
12.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After spending two injury-marred seasons in a setup role, Suarez remained healthy and emerged as the Padres closer. The 33-year-old was outstanding, racking up nine wins (T-2nd among relievers), 36 saves (4th in the league) and an 81.8 percent team save share that was 6th-highest among closers. He was named NL Reliever of the Month for May and earned his first All-Star selection. Suarez wasn't sharp in the second half, but still finished with a respectable 2.77 ERA and 1.05 WHIP for the season. Perhaps most impressively, he signficantly improved his walk rate, cutting it by three percentage points. This may be attributed to a pitch mix change, as Suarez went fastball-heavy (71 percent usage) while completely abandoning his slider. The right-hander displayed improved velocity on his four-seamer, averaging 99.1 miles per hour on the pitch compared to 97.7 in 2023. As long as health persists for Suarez, he's the favorite to retain closing duties for San Diego in 2025.
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Heads to IL with elbow inflammation
Atlanta placed Suarez on the 15-day injured list Friday due to right elbow inflammation.
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Nursing tight forearm
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said after Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Padres in 10 innings that Suarez wasn't available due to forearm tightness, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Pockets ninth hold
Suarez gave up a hit and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings Tuesday to record his ninth hold of the season in a win over the Blue Jays.
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Picks up fourth save
Suarez earned the save Friday against the Rockies, allowing one hit and striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Converts third save
Suarez earned the save Friday against the Phillies, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Mets, Blue Jays, Atlanta in pursuit
The Mets, Blue Jays and Atlanta have been the "most aggressive" suitors for Suarez, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
It's an interesting trio, given that all three clubs already have theoretical closers in place, though the Blue Jays have intimated they would be OK with shifting Jeff Hoffman to a setup role. Suarez -- who will turn 35 in March -- has collected 76 saves over the last two regular seasons, posting a 2.87 ERA and 134:32 K:BB over 134.2 innings along the way.
It's an interesting trio, given that all three clubs already have theoretical closers in place, though the Blue Jays have intimated they would be OK with shifting Jeff Hoffman to a setup role. Suarez -- who will turn 35 in March -- has collected 76 saves over the last two regular seasons, posting a 2.87 ERA and 134:32 K:BB over 134.2 innings along the way.