Ryne Nelson
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
7.06
WHIP
1.88
K
23
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Nelson worked as a back-end starter for Arizona in 2023, but it was an underwhelming rookie campaign with a 5.31 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 96:46 K:BB across 144 innings. His 7.4 percent walk rate was solid and consistent with his time in the minors, but he had a 15.5 percent strikeout rate and a 1.5 HR/9. He still made the postseason roster and had a minimal role prior to the World Series, when he allowed just one run over 5.1 frames of valuable long relief in Game 4. Despite that strong finish, Nelson likely won't enter 2024 with any guarantee for a rotation spot, especially since Arizona made additions in free agency. However, the right-hander still has plenty of upside and was encouragingly less reliant on his fastball last season, and he could be a solid back-end piece in 2024 if he's able to better utilize his secondary offerings. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Struggles again Friday
Nelson (2-3) allowed eight runs on 11 hits and a walk while striking out four over four-plus innings to take the loss versus the Tigers on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Nelson avoided giving up a home run for the first time in three outings since he returned from an elbow injury, but that was the only silver lining on a dark cloud in this start. He allowed five runs over the first four innings and then failed to get an out in the fifth as the Tigers piled on the offense. This was Nelson's worst start of the season, but he's generally struggled with a 7.06 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB over 29.1 innings through seven appearances. He's tentatively projected for a difficult road start versus the Dodgers in his next outing.
Nelson avoided giving up a home run for the first time in three outings since he returned from an elbow injury, but that was the only silver lining on a dark cloud in this start. He allowed five runs over the first four innings and then failed to get an out in the fifth as the Tigers piled on the offense. This was Nelson's worst start of the season, but he's generally struggled with a 7.06 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB over 29.1 innings through seven appearances. He's tentatively projected for a difficult road start versus the Dodgers in his next outing.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
75
How many pitches does Ryne Nelson generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Ryne Nelson generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-33%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .281 | 59 | 40 | 101 | 14 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .293 | 76 | 19 | 115 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | .292 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .439 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .294 | 42 | 33 | 77 | 9 | |||
2023vs Right | .276 | 54 | 13 | 82 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .156 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .133 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-55%
ERA on Road
2024
-47%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 7.55 | 1.84 | 84.2 | 5.6 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.36 | 1.11 | 107.0 | 6.9 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Home | 8.66 | 2.15 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Away | 4.63 | 1.46 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 8.25 | 1.92 | 55.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | ||||
2023Away | 3.46 | 1.11 | 88.1 | 6.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.38 | 0.97 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 4.8 | ||||
2022Away | 0.00 | 0.57 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryne Nelson 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
3.29K/9
7.1BB/9
2.1HR/9
1.2Fastball
95.2 mphERA
7.06WHIP
1.88BABIP
.424GB/FB
1.85Left On Base
62.8%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2287 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%Swinging Strike
9.0%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Nelson's 2022 season was quite the roller coaster. He gave up 43 earned runs over a 53.1-inning stretch from mid-April to mid-June, righted the ship somewhat over the next couple months, excelled over three MLB starts and ended the season on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. His struggles in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League shouldn't be a prohibitive factor in his 2023 outlook, especially given that he had success at Double-A and in a small MLB sample. Nelson threw his plus fastball (touches 98 mph, excellent rising action) 70% of the time while mixing in a couple breaking balls and a changeup. He showed impressive flashes against quality big-league hitters and should break camp in Arizona's rotation if his shoulder issue is in the rearview mirror. There is some risk that his reliance on his fastball will be exploited as hitters see him a second time, but Nelson has legitimately good stuff and size (6-foot-3, 184 pounds) and a clear opportunity.
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Hit hard in no-decision
Nelson came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Orioles, giving up three runs on 10 hits over 4.2 innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.
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Garners win in return
Nelson (2-2) picked up the win over the Padres on Sunday, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out three over five innings.
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Activated for Sunday's start
The Diamondbacks activated Nelson (elbow) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start against the Padres on Sunday.
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Confirmed to start Sunday
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo confirmed Saturday that Nelson (elbow) will return from the injured list to start Sunday against the Padres, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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In line to return Sunday
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Nelson (elbow) will "most likely" return from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's game versus the Padres at Chase Field, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
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