Steven Matz
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
5.08
WHIP
1.44
K
33
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The general narrative is that Matz's four-year, $44 million contract with the Cardinals was a big blunder, but he quietly began flipping the script last season. The first year of the deal (2022) was definitely a disaster, as he struggled to a 5.25 ERA over only 48 innings (10 starts, five relief appearances) while battling serious shoulder and knee injuries. A lat strain ended his 2023 campaign several weeks early, but Matz had a 3.86 ERA with 98 strikeouts in 105 total innings when healthy. He secured a locked-in rotation spot down the stretch and registered a 1.86 ERA and 38:7 K:BB over his final seven starts. It's difficult to project how this might all translate into the 2024 season, but the 32-year-old southpaw will essentially be free in most fantasy leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Shifting to bullpen
Matz will be available out of the bullpen going forward beginning with Sunday's game against the Mariners, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander returned from the 60-day injured list as a starter Tuesday in Milwaukee and allowed three runs over 4.2 innings, but he'll be shifted to the bullpen with Lance Lynn (knee) on the cusp of rejoining St. Louis' rotation. Matz has a 6.12 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 24:12 K:BB across 32.1 innings this season and is now likely to operate as a long reliever.
The left-hander returned from the 60-day injured list as a starter Tuesday in Milwaukee and allowed three runs over 4.2 innings, but he'll be shifted to the bullpen with Lance Lynn (knee) on the cusp of rejoining St. Louis' rotation. Matz has a 6.12 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 24:12 K:BB across 32.1 innings this season and is now likely to operate as a long reliever.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
63
Last 10 Games
59
Last 5 Games
35
How many pitches does Steven Matz generally throw?
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What part of the game does Steven Matz generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-26%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .235 | 39 | 12 | 39 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .275 | 146 | 45 | 168 | 23 | |||
2024vs Left | .227 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .307 | 27 | 13 | 39 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .215 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .275 | 79 | 25 | 91 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .279 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .250 | 40 | 7 | 38 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
ERA at Home
2024
-13%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.30 | 1.30 | 92.0 | 8.3 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.61 | 1.37 | 105.1 | 8.5 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 5.51 | 1.22 | 16.1 | 6.6 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Away | 4.82 | 1.57 | 28.0 | 6.8 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Home | 3.19 | 1.30 | 53.2 | 8.2 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Away | 4.56 | 1.36 | 51.1 | 8.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 6.14 | 1.36 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 1.2 | ||||
2022Away | 4.50 | 1.15 | 26.0 | 10.4 | 2.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Steven Matz 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
2.20K/9
6.7BB/9
3.0HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.9 mphERA
5.08WHIP
1.44BABIP
.313GB/FB
1.34Left On Base
66.4%Exit Velocity
80.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2214 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.7%Swinging Strike
8.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Fantasy managers hoped that Matz's signing with St. Louis would be a great match for his pitching style and the defensive prowess of the Cardinals. That never materialized because knee and shoulder injuries limited Matz to 48 innings of work and his gopheritis returned after a one year hiatus in the AL East of all places. Matz's 21% K-BB% is the only positive sign of the outcomes of his 2022 effort and a significant gap between his actual and expected ERA point to the potential for him to have a rebound in 2023 if he can get more grounders. He still retains three pitches with whiff rates above 25%, so if you squint at the numbers, there is an Andrew Heaney-like path toward that rebound season. You cannot be faulted for giving this enigmatic lefty one more chance on your fantasy roster, especially with his market value much lower than it was at this point last season.
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No-decision in return
Matz did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's 7-4 win against Milwaukee, allowing three runs on three hits and one walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out seven.
ANALYSIS
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Drawing start Tuesday
Matz will start Tuesday's game in Milwaukee, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Activated, may fill bullpen role
The Cardinals reinstated Matz (back) from the 60-day injured list Sunday.
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Activation expected for weekend
Matz (back) is traveling with the Cardinals and is expected to be activated from the injured list this weekend, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Completes sixth rehab start
Matz (back) struck out three batters and gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks over three innings in his rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Memphis.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possible trade piece?
The Cardinals could look to trade Matz during the offseason, reports Katie Woo of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
St. Louis could also shop Sonny Gray and Miles Mikolas, but those trade discussions would be complicated by the fact that each of the hurlers involved has a full no-trade clause. Matz will make $12.5 million during the final year of his contract in 2025 and is a more movable asset, though the Cardinals may need to pay down some salary in order to facilitate a deal given his 5.08 ERA in 2024.
St. Louis could also shop Sonny Gray and Miles Mikolas, but those trade discussions would be complicated by the fact that each of the hurlers involved has a full no-trade clause. Matz will make $12.5 million during the final year of his contract in 2025 and is a more movable asset, though the Cardinals may need to pay down some salary in order to facilitate a deal given his 5.08 ERA in 2024.