Spencer Turnbull
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
1.53
WHIP
0.82
K
38
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After missing the whole 2022 season following Tommy John surgery, Turnbull made his return in 2023 but struggled to ever get on track. The veteran righty was limited to just 15 total starts in the majors and minors combined as he dealt with neck and toe injuries. When healthy, Turnbull didn't perform particularly well, turning in a 7.26 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 31 innings for the Tigers. He only struck out 24 batters as well and his fastball was down a few ticks from when he last pitched in 2021. Turnbull was non-tendered by Detroit in November, meaning he'll now likely find a new home for the first time in his professional career. With the 31-year-old still trying to find his form following his surgery, he'll probably have to settle for a minor-league deal and will have to work his way into an MLB rotation. Turnbull had some success earlier in his tenure with Detroit, but at this point, he is off the fantasy radar until further notice. Read Past Outlooks
Tosses two innings of relief
Turnbull threw two innings of relief Tuesday against the Blue Jays, walking one but allowing no hits or runs.
ANALYSIS
Turnbull was expected to pitch in some sort of piggyback setup with Cristopher Sanchez, but Tuesday's game didn't entirely fit that pattern. Sanchez threw seven innings of one-run ball before turning it over to Turnbull in the eighth with the Phillies up 8-1. Turnbull's outing therefore wound up looking much more like traditional low-leverage relief work than a proper piggybacking arrangement. It's not yet clear whether Turnbull will be used as a typical reliever for the foreseeable future or if the Phillies will keep him lined up with Sanchez's starts.
Turnbull was expected to pitch in some sort of piggyback setup with Cristopher Sanchez, but Tuesday's game didn't entirely fit that pattern. Sanchez threw seven innings of one-run ball before turning it over to Turnbull in the eighth with the Phillies up 8-1. Turnbull's outing therefore wound up looking much more like traditional low-leverage relief work than a proper piggybacking arrangement. It's not yet clear whether Turnbull will be used as a typical reliever for the foreseeable future or if the Phillies will keep him lined up with Sanchez's starts.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
73
Last 10 Games
73
Last 5 Games
66
How many pitches does Spencer Turnbull generally throw?
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What part of the game does Spencer Turnbull generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-30%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .227 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .210 | 32 | 16 | 25 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .119 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .169 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .315 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .259 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-27%
ERA at Home
2024
-4%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.55 | 1.06 | 33.0 | 6.3 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.86 | 1.38 | 33.1 | 10.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Home | 1.50 | 0.83 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | ||||
2024Away | 1.56 | 0.81 | 17.1 | 11.4 | 2.1 | ||||
2023Home | 6.00 | 1.33 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||||
2023Away | 8.44 | 2.00 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 4.5 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Spencer Turnbull 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
3.45K/9
9.7BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.8Fastball
92.0 mphERA
1.53WHIP
0.82BABIP
.196GB/FB
1.79Left On Base
88.7%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.5%Spin Rate
2502 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.6%Swinging Strike
10.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Receiving another start?
Turnbull could be an option to start Tuesday against the Angels, according to Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was set to shift to the bullpen due to Taijuan Walker returning from the injured list for his season debut Sunday, but it appears Turnbull may receive another start. The 31-year-old has certainly earned the opportunity, as he has a 1.33 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 30:10 K:BB across 27 frames in five starts this season. Turnbull could receive more consistent starting chances of the Phillies shift to a six-man rotation, but that's not likely in the immediate future with scheduled off days each of the next two Thursdays.
The right-hander was set to shift to the bullpen due to Taijuan Walker returning from the injured list for his season debut Sunday, but it appears Turnbull may receive another start. The 31-year-old has certainly earned the opportunity, as he has a 1.33 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 30:10 K:BB across 27 frames in five starts this season. Turnbull could receive more consistent starting chances of the Phillies shift to a six-man rotation, but that's not likely in the immediate future with scheduled off days each of the next two Thursdays.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Following Tommy John surgery in July 2021, Turnbull missed the entire 2022 season, though he should be ready to go for the start of spring training in 2023. When we last saw the righty, he posted a solid 2.88 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, though he only logged 50 innings before getting shut down. The year before that was the condensed 2020 campaign, in which Turnbull posted a 3.97 ERA across 56.2 innings. You have to go back to 2019 to find anything resembling a normal starter's workload. That year, Turnbull posted a 4.61 ERA and 1.44 WHIP while striking out 146 across 148.1 innings, which stands as his career high for innings. Considering how little we've seen of Turnbull the past few seasons, it's hard to project what kind of results he's capable of. He's had some success at the MLB level, so fantasy managers may want to keep an eye on him if he gets hot, but expectations should be tempered.
More Fantasy News
Will follow Sanchez in relief
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Turnbull will pitch in relief Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Available in relief Sunday
Turnbull will be available out of the Phillies bullpen Sunday versus the Giants, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Could piggyback another starter
The Phillies are considering piggybacking Turnbull with another starter, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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Another strong start
Turnbull didn't factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks over 5.1 innings against the Angels. He struck out six.
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Starting Tuesday
Manager Rob Thomson said Turnbull will start Tuesday's game against the Angels, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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