Luis Medina
25-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.71
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Featuring a high-octane fastball and wicked slider, Medina enjoyed some nice stretches in 2023 and was a popular streamer at times, but he finished his rookie campaign with a rough 5.42 ERA and 1.51 WHIP across 17 starts and six relief appearances. He had the fourth-worst walk percentage (11.5) of the 127 major-league pitchers who logged more than 100 innings and turned in a 3-10 record for an Athletics team that lost 112 games and probably won't be any better in 2024. This wasn't a case of first-year jitters, either, as Medina also had real trouble finding the strike zone as he made his way through the minors. Maybe he can take a sudden step forward from a command standpoint, but it's not something to count on come draft day. On any other team, he might already be stuck in a permanent bullpen role at age 24. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#393
ADP
Excellent in debut
Medina didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Atlanta, allowing one unearned run on two hits and two walks across 5.2 innings. He struck out six.
ANALYSIS
Medina didn't show any signs of rust in his first big-league start since 2023, yielding just two hits to Atlanta in almost six innings of work. He threw 89 pitches and didn't seem to have any limitations after missing the first two months of the campaign due to a Grade 2 MCL sprain. The lone run scored during Medina's time on the mound came in the first, when Marcell Ozuna advanced to second base on a passed ball before scoring via a Matt Olson single. The 24-year-old is lined up for a start during Oakland's three-game home series against the Blue Jays next weekend.
Medina didn't show any signs of rust in his first big-league start since 2023, yielding just two hits to Atlanta in almost six innings of work. He threw 89 pitches and didn't seem to have any limitations after missing the first two months of the campaign due to a Grade 2 MCL sprain. The lone run scored during Medina's time on the mound came in the first, when Marcell Ozuna advanced to second base on a passed ball before scoring via a Matt Olson single. The 24-year-old is lined up for a start during Oakland's three-game home series against the Blue Jays next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Luis Medina generally throw?
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What part of the game does Luis Medina generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-27%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .260 | 45 | 28 | 50 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .240 | 67 | 31 | 61 | 11 | |||
2024vs Left | .125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .091 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .266 | 42 | 27 | 49 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .247 | 64 | 30 | 60 | 11 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA at Home
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.87 | 1.41 | 57.1 | 8.5 | 4.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.43 | 1.53 | 58.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0.00 | 0.71 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Home | 4.87 | 1.41 | 57.1 | 8.5 | 4.4 | ||||
2023Away | 6.02 | 1.62 | 52.1 | 8.9 | 5.0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Luis Medina 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
3.00K/9
9.5BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.8 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.71BABIP
.167GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
75.0%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
2.9%Spin Rate
2436 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
32.4%Swinging Strike
12.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Medina remains one of the game's ultimate boom or bust prospects. He was added to the 40-man roster this offseason despite having never pitched above High-A and was reportedly touching 102 mph with his fastball at the alternate site. He also has a devastating plus-plus curveball and a changeup that is at least plus. Medina was named the Pitcher of the Year in the Puerto Rican winter league after logging a 32:6 K:BB in 16.2 innings. That's not a tough league for someone with Medina's stuff, but the fact that he threw enough strikes to dominate is still an encouraging sign, given his longstanding command/control woes. He also finished 2019 on an upward trajectory, posting a 1.77 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 63 strikeouts over his final 45.2 innings. If he comes out this year throwing enough strikes to dominate at Double-A, the hype will start to build, but he could just as easily log a BB% north of 15%.
More Fantasy News
Reinstated for Sunday's start
Oakland activated Medina (knee) from the 60-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start in Sunday's game in Atlanta.
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Expected to start Sunday
Medina (knee) is slated to return from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday's series finale with Atlanta, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Back with team, activation imminent
Medina (knee) returned to the Athletics following his latest rehab start with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday and could be activated during this weekend's series with Atlanta, MLB.com reports.
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Improves in latest rehab start
Medina (knee) allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks over 3.2 innings in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Sugar Land on Tuesday. He struck out six and also hit two batters.
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Lit up in Vegas rehab start
Medina (knee) started Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Tacoma on Wednesday, allowing five earned runs on four hits, a walk, a wild pitch and a hit batsman over 2.1 innings. He struck out one.
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