2026 Stats
W-L
5-1
ERA
1.82
WHIP
1.11
K
29
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2026.
Serving as opener
Rolison will serve as the Cubs' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Giants in San Francisco, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Analysis
Rolison has been an effective relief option this season with a 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 24:12 K:BB over 24 innings, and he's now set to make his first start of the season and the second of his MLB career. The left-hander has covered more than one frame in eight of his 20 appearances with Chicago and is likely to give way to Colin Rea after working an inning or two Sunday.
Rolison has been an effective relief option this season with a 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 24:12 K:BB over 24 innings, and he's now set to make his first start of the season and the second of his MLB career. The left-hander has covered more than one frame in eight of his 20 appearances with Chicago and is likely to give way to Colin Rea after working an inning or two Sunday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Ryan Rolison 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 Ryan Rolison generally pitch?
1st
2nd
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4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-24%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .237 | 26 | 13 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .310 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 11 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .171 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .224 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .274 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .361 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-39%
ERA on Road
2026
-44%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 6.15 | 1.63 | 33.2 | 8.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.76 | 1.38 | 38.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.53 | 0.75 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.42 | 1.32 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 7.83 | 2.04 | 23.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 6.05 | 1.45 | 19.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Rolison 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
2.23K/9
8.8BB/9
3.9HR/9
0.9Fastball
94.6 mphERA
1.82WHIP
1.11BABIP
.237GB/FB
1.42Left On Base
86.8%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
2423 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
9.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
It was a lost season for Rolison in 2022, as he first developed an issue with his pitching shoulder in spring training before eventually undergoing surgery in June. It came after he was limited to just 16 starts in 2021 because of appendicitis and later a broken bone in his throwing hand. The expectation is that Rolison will be ready for the start of the 2023 campaign, and he'll undoubtedly first head to Triple-A Albuquerque to make up for lost time. When healthy, the 25-year-old has shown the ability to throw strikes and generate plenty of swings and misses. That said, the scouting report says he's more of a pitchability guy than stuff guy, and that was before shoulder surgery. Rolison has a good shot to debut this season but fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach.
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Earns fifth win Saturday
Rolison (5-1) pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning victory over the Giants. He walked a batter and struck out two.
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Allows walk-off homer Sunday
Rolison (3-1) blew the save and took the loss Sunday against the White Sox, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit over one-third of an inning.
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Secures win Tuesday
Rolison (3-0) worked around a walk to pitch a scoreless inning of relief and earn the win in Tuesday's 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Reds. He struck out two.
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Earns first 2026 win
Rolison (1-0) tossed three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Friday's 6-4 victory over the Dodgers. He allowed two hits and struck out one.
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Called up from Triple-A
The Cubs recalled Rolison from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register reports.
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In consideration for promotion
Rolison (hand) could be called up when rosters expand in September, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Rolison is nearly healthy after suffering a hand fracture and could receive the chance to make his big-league debut sometime this fall. He owns a 4.38 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with a 15:3 K:BB across 12.1 frames at Triple-A Albuquerque in 2021, and with the Rockies firmly out of the playoff race, the club figures to evaluate its young talent against big-league bats down the stretch.
Rolison is nearly healthy after suffering a hand fracture and could receive the chance to make his big-league debut sometime this fall. He owns a 4.38 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with a 15:3 K:BB across 12.1 frames at Triple-A Albuquerque in 2021, and with the Rockies firmly out of the playoff race, the club figures to evaluate its young talent against big-league bats down the stretch.