15-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 7/20/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
8-4
ERA
4.80
WHIP
1.32
K
48
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Sugano opened the season with a 3.04 ERA and 1.04 WHIP across his first 12 starts, but the warning signs were evident beneath the surface. A 4.43 xFIP reflected a limited strikeout total of 40 and 12 home runs allowed in 71 innings, setting the stage for decline. Over his final 86 innings, his ERA ballooned to 5.97 with a matching 1.57 WHIP. Although his strikeouts increased somewhat, additional walks and a jump in home run rate from 1.5 HR/9 to 2.2 HR/9 erased any benefit. Strikeout limitations were a known risk upon his arrival from Japan, though his reputation for elite control offered some optimism. That control largely carried over, but the inability to suppress home runs did not. Now 36, Sugano fits best as a back-end innings eater, and his early-season success should not be treated as something likely to return. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $5.1 million contract with the Rockies in February of 2026.
Lands on IL due to back spasms
Colorado placed Sugano (back) on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1.
Analysis
Sugano was slated to pitch Saturday after having a few extra days to deal with a finger injury. While that issue appears to be in the rearview mirror, the right-handed hurler recently developed back spasms that are serious enough to result in a stint on the IL. Sean Sullivan was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday to replace Sugano in the rotation.
Sugano was slated to pitch Saturday after having a few extra days to deal with a finger injury. While that issue appears to be in the rearview mirror, the right-handed hurler recently developed back spasms that are serious enough to result in a stint on the IL. Sean Sullivan was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday to replace Sugano in the rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Tomoyuki Sugano 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 Tomoyuki Sugano generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-3%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .273 | 80 | 36 | 138 | 32 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .275 | 74 | 23 | 123 | 17 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .273 | 25 | 16 | 47 | 12 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .265 | 23 | 7 | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .273 | 55 | 20 | 91 | 20 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .280 | 51 | 16 | 82 | 13 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-10%
ERA at Home
2026
-22%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.45 | 1.31 | 117.1 | 5.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.94 | 1.34 | 124.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.14 | 1.30 | 37.0 | 5.4 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2026Away | 5.32 | 1.33 | 47.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.59 | 1.32 | 80.1 | 5.9 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.70 | 1.34 | 76.2 | 6.2 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tomoyuki Sugano 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
2.09K/9
5.1BB/9
2.5HR/9
1.7Fastball
92.3 mphERA
4.80WHIP
1.32BABIP
.275GB/FB
0.94Left On Base
72.2%Exit Velocity
84.7 mphBarrels/BBE
8.6%Spin Rate
2304 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.7%Swinging Strike
7.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
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Sugano was posted by the Yomiuri Giants prior to the 2021 season, when he was a 31-year-old coming off a season in which he recorded a 1.97 ERA and 0.89 WHIP, but he failed to land with an MLB club and wound up returning to Japan. Given his age, that seemed like the end of his MLB dream, especially when his ERA rose north of 3.00 and sat right around league average for three straight seasons. But 2024 was a renaissance campaign for the veteran righty, who cruised to a 1.67 ERA and 0.95 in 24 starts, and his second attempt at coming stateside landed him a one-year, $13 million deal with the Orioles. With career NPB numbers that rival those of Masahiro Tanaka and Kenta Maeda, Sugano could have been a mid-rotation MLB starter or better at his peak, but this version looks much more borderline. Sugano possesses a six-pitch mix and showed elite control (2.6 BB%) last year, but his fastball averages a modest 92 mph and his low strikeout rate (18.3%) means he could allow an uncomfortable amount of balls in play against the best hitters in the world.
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Scratched from Saturday's start
Sugano will no longer start against the Giants on Saturday due to back spasms.
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Ready to start Saturday
Sugano (finger) is listed as the Rockies' starting pitcher for Saturday's game against the Giants at Coors Field, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.
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Start pushed to next weekend
Sugano isn't expected to make his next start until the Rockies' weekend series versus the Giants at Coors Field while he tends to a finger injury, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Escapes with no-decision
Sugano did not factor into the decision Friday, allowing seven runs on eight hits and one walk over five innings against the Twins. He struck out two.
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Tosses quality start in eighth win
Sugano (8-4) completed six innings in a win against Pittsburgh on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out five batters.
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Could generate trade interest
Sugano could generate some interest before the Aug. 3 deadline and is seen as a potential trade candidate, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
Analysis
The Rockies could be open to trading Sugano before the deadline after signing him to a one-year, $5.1 million contract in the offseason. Sugano owns a 4.01 ERA with a 1.25 WHIP across 11 starts this season, but since he's given up two or fewer runs in seven of those appearances, he could generate decent trade interest from teams looking to strengthen their rotation in the coming weeks.
The Rockies could be open to trading Sugano before the deadline after signing him to a one-year, $5.1 million contract in the offseason. Sugano owns a 4.01 ERA with a 1.25 WHIP across 11 starts this season, but since he's given up two or fewer runs in seven of those appearances, he could generate decent trade interest from teams looking to strengthen their rotation in the coming weeks.