15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/2/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.60
WHIP
1.13
K
50
SV
19
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bautista was sidelined for the entire 2024 campaign, but he began throwing off the mound in August and will be 16 months removed from Tommy John surgery by February. The 6-foot-5 hurler is not expected to have any restrictions at the start of spring training and as long as he looks good during Grapefruit League play, he should regain the closer role for Baltimore heading into 2025. "The Mountain" emerged as one of the top closers in the game during the 2023 season, posting 33 saves with a 1.48 ERA and 0.92 WHIP over 61 innings with a 46.4 percent strikeout rate that was tops among qualified relievers. Achieving those types of numbers might be a tall order coming off a major injury, especially since Bautista has a 10 percent walk rate for his career. Expect some regression, but don't wait too long to click his name in the draft room, as his upside warrants a top-5 selection among closers. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension with the Orioles in October of 2023.
Won't return in 2025
Interim manager Tony Mansolino announced Tuesday that Bautista (shoulder) will miss the rest of the 2025 season, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Analysis
The right-hander was diagnosed with swelling in his shoulder after landing on the injured list in late July, which is significant enough to sideline him for the rest of the campaign. Bautista is without an official timeline for his return, but that could come into focus once he's further evaluated later this week. Keegan Akin has received the first look as Baltimore's new closer, going 2-for-3 in save chances since Bautista went down.
The right-hander was diagnosed with swelling in his shoulder after landing on the injured list in late July, which is significant enough to sideline him for the rest of the campaign. Bautista is without an official timeline for his return, but that could come into focus once he's further evaluated later this week. Keegan Akin has received the first look as Baltimore's new closer, going 2-for-3 in save chances since Bautista went down.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
19
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-18%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .131 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .149 | 84 | 23 | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .148 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .121 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .120 | 54 | 14 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .162 | 56 | 12 | 19 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-41%
ERA on Road
2025
-4%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.40 | 1.02 | 45.0 | 15.0 | 4.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 1.42 | 0.97 | 50.2 | 15.1 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.65 | 1.24 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 6.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.55 | 1.02 | 17.2 | 12.2 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.25 | 0.89 | 28.0 | 15.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.82 | 0.94 | 33.0 | 16.6 | 4.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Felix Bautista 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
2.17K/9
13.0BB/9
6.0HR/9
0.8Fastball
97.3 mphERA
2.60WHIP
1.13BABIP
.214GB/FB
1.67Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2004 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.6%Swinging Strike
14.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Bautista is expected to miss the entire 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in October. Prior to the injury, which he suffered in late-August, "The Mountain" had arguably emerged as MLB's top closer. Bautista compiled a 1.48 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 110:26 K:BB ratio over 61 innings to go along with 33 saves. This mark was still good for 3rd in the American League despite Bautista missing the last month and change of the season. His 46.4% strikeout percentage was tops among qualified relievers, while his 4.45 WPA and 2.03 gmLI were 2nd and 5th, respectively. Assuming Bautista avoids any setbacks in his recovery, look for him to return for spring training in 2025.
More Fantasy News
Facing extended absence
Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said Monday that Bautista is going to be "out a while" after an MRI showed significant swelling in the pitcher's right shoulder, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
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Out with shoulder discomfort
The Orioles placed Bautista on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right shoulder discomfort.
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Unavailable due to injury
Bautista was unavailable to pitch in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians due to an undisclosed injury, Henry Palattella of MLB.com reports.
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Hangs on for 19th save
Bautista earned the save in Sunday's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay, allowing a run on one hit and three walks in the ninth inning. He struck out two.
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Locks down 18th save
Bautista earned the save in the opening game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Mets, delivering a perfect ninth inning to seal a 3-1 win.
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Trade seen as unlikely
The Orioles are listening to trade inquiries regarding Bautista but are unlikely to deal the reliever, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Bautista has pitched well in his first year back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.41 ERA and 48:20 K:BB over 33.2 innings while notching 18 saves. However, he has not been as dominant as he was pre-surgery, and if the Orioles are convinced he will eventually get back there, now would not be the opportune time to sell him. Bautista is also under team control for two additional seasons, and Baltimore is aiming to return to contention in 2026.
Bautista has pitched well in his first year back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.41 ERA and 48:20 K:BB over 33.2 innings while notching 18 saves. However, he has not been as dominant as he was pre-surgery, and if the Orioles are convinced he will eventually get back there, now would not be the opportune time to sell him. Bautista is also under team control for two additional seasons, and Baltimore is aiming to return to contention in 2026.