Spenser Watkins
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Heading to Washington
Watkins agreed to terms on a contract with the Nationals on Sunday, according to his agency, Gaeta Sports Management.
ANALYSIS
Watkins was initially expected to sign with a Korea Baseball Organization team for the 2024 season, but he'll remain in MLB as part of the Nationals. He's made 40 appearances (31 starts) between the Orioles and Athletics in the majors over the past three seasons, posting a 5.97 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in 164.1 innings.
Watkins was initially expected to sign with a Korea Baseball Organization team for the 2024 season, but he'll remain in MLB as part of the Nationals. He's made 40 appearances (31 starts) between the Orioles and Athletics in the majors over the past three seasons, posting a 5.97 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in 164.1 innings.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .297 | 31 | 13 | 57 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .276 | 36 | 19 | 69 | 9 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .286 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .417 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .297 | 29 | 13 | 55 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .269 | 34 | 17 | 64 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA at Home
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.28 | 1.41 | 54.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.56 | 1.47 | 55.0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 10.38 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 4.2 | ||||
2022Home | 4.28 | 1.41 | 54.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2022Away | 5.15 | 1.42 | 50.2 | 6.0 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Spenser Watkins 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
2.00K/9
8.3BB/9
4.2HR/9
4.2Fastball
90.3 mphERA
10.38WHIP
2.08BABIP
.378GB/FB
0.83Left On Base
64.5%Exit Velocity
85.0 mphBarrels/BBE
8.8%Spin Rate
2211 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.6%Swinging Strike
6.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Drawing KBO interest
Watkins is drawing interest from teams in the Korea Baseball Organization, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Watkins, 31, holds a career 5.97 ERA over 40 appearances -- 31 starts -- at the major-league level. He'd probably have to settle for a minor-league contract but could find a more lucrative opportunity overseas.
Watkins, 31, holds a career 5.97 ERA over 40 appearances -- 31 starts -- at the major-league level. He'd probably have to settle for a minor-league contract but could find a more lucrative opportunity overseas.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Watkins started 20 of his 23 appearances in 2022, logging a 5-6 record, 4.70 ERA and 1.41 WHIP with a 63:30 K:BB over 105.1 innings. Needless to say, that's not an exciting stat line. At 30 years old, Watkins is likely to top out as a back-end starter at best. The good news was he showed an improvement in keeping the ball down with a 42.5 percent groundball rate and a 0.9 HR/9 last season. If he can maintain that progress and his spot in the rotation, he could at least be a serviceable seat-warmer until the Orioles' big-name pitching prospects are ready for the majors.
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Heading to KBO
Watkins is signing with a team in the Korea Baseball Organization, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
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Leaving Oakland organization
Watkins elected free agency Wednesday.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
Oakland outrighted Watkins to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
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Sent back to Triple-A
Oakland optioned Watkins to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Lit up in season debut
Watkins (0-1) took the loss Tuesday, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over 4.1 innings against the Cardinals. He struck out four.
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