Erik Swanson
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
10.80
WHIP
2.40
K
2
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Swanson, who was traded from Seattle to Toronto prior to the 2023 season, continued to find success as one of the majors' top setup men. The 30-year-old finished fourth in the league with 29 holds while establishing new career-highs in games played (69), innings (66.2), strikeouts (75) and saves (four). The right-hander threw his splitter at a much higher clip (47.5 percent) than years past while tossing significantly fewer heaters. Swanson's 34.7 percent fastball usage was his lowest of his career and a massive 20 percent drop from 2022. With a 6.2 percent walk rate and near 30 percent strikeout rate for his career, Swanson is certainly capable of closing, but remains behind Jordan Romano in the pecking order for saves in Toronto. Read Past Outlooks
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Struggles in season debut
Swanson (0-1) took the loss Wednesday against the Yankees, allowing three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.
ANALYSIS
Jordan Romano had pitched Tuesday, Yimi Garcia had worked three of the past four days and Chad Green was unavailable due to shoulder soreness, so Swanson was brought in to protect a two-run lead in the ninth in his 2024 debut. The right-hander gave up a leadoff homer to Giancarlo Stanton followed by two more hits. Swanson would coax a groundout from Oswaldo Cabrera before he was replaced by Tim Mayza, who allowed both inherited runners to score. Swanson pitched to a 2.97 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 75:12 K:BB across 66.2 innings last season, and while the Blue Jays likely would have preferred not to thrust him into a high-leverage spot so soon after his return from a forearm issue, he would have been in the late-inning mix eventually.
Jordan Romano had pitched Tuesday, Yimi Garcia had worked three of the past four days and Chad Green was unavailable due to shoulder soreness, so Swanson was brought in to protect a two-run lead in the ninth in his 2024 debut. The right-hander gave up a leadoff homer to Giancarlo Stanton followed by two more hits. Swanson would coax a groundout from Oswaldo Cabrera before he was replaced by Tim Mayza, who allowed both inherited runners to score. Swanson pitched to a 2.97 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 75:12 K:BB across 66.2 innings last season, and while the Blue Jays likely would have preferred not to thrust him into a high-leverage spot so soon after his return from a forearm issue, he would have been in the late-inning mix eventually.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Erik Swanson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Erik Swanson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-43%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .202 | 76 | 16 | 44 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .233 | 71 | 16 | 54 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | .286 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .500 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .198 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .231 | 43 | 9 | 31 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .200 | 43 | 3 | 21 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA at Home
2024
-78%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.50 | 0.91 | 68.1 | 10.9 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.77 | 1.23 | 55.1 | 10.4 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 20.25 | 3.00 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.8 | ||||
2024Away | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.09 | 1.03 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.84 | 1.17 | 31.2 | 10.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 1.13 | 0.69 | 32.0 | 12.4 | 0.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.49 | 1.25 | 21.2 | 10.8 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Erik Swanson 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
2.00K/9
5.4BB/9
2.7HR/9
2.7Fastball
93.5 mphERA
10.80WHIP
2.40BABIP
.448GB/FB
4.00Left On Base
60.6%Exit Velocity
85.1 mphBarrels/BBE
6.5%Spin Rate
1856 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
35.5%Swinging Strike
7.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Role seemingly unchanged
Swanson's 1.86 WHIP since the All-Star break is the fifth-highest mark among all pitchers over that span. Swanson's middling performance comes at an inopportune time with Toronto closer Jordan Romano currently shelved due to a back injury.
ANALYSIS
Swanson has posted a 4.66 ERA across his last 11 appearances, but his numbers are inflated due to two poor outings as opposed to consistent struggles. Nonetheless, he still isn't missing bats at a pace that aligns with the 2.82 ERA he posted through the end of June. It appears that Swanson, who is tied atop MLB rankings with 27 holds this season, could already be usurped by Jordan Hicks in the closer pecking order.
Swanson has posted a 4.66 ERA across his last 11 appearances, but his numbers are inflated due to two poor outings as opposed to consistent struggles. Nonetheless, he still isn't missing bats at a pace that aligns with the 2.82 ERA he posted through the end of June. It appears that Swanson, who is tied atop MLB rankings with 27 holds this season, could already be usurped by Jordan Hicks in the closer pecking order.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Swanson emerged as one of the league's best setup men, compiling a 1.68 ERA (2.15 SIERA), 0.91 WHIP and 70:10 K:BB ratio over 53.2 innings. The right-hander improved his strikeout rate by nearly 10 percent and he finished fifth among qualfied relievers with a 29.5% K-BB%. Swanson's fastball-splitter combination was devastating to opposing hitters, as his 73.6% in-zone contact percentage was 4th-best among relief pitchers despite losing 1.1 mph on his 4-seamer (93.6 mph). The contact he did give up wasn't hard, as his 85 mph average exit velocity was a 98th percentile ranking. Swanson's high-leverage role is secure in Toronto, who thought enough of the reliever to trade Teoscar Hernandez for his services. While his path to saves is just as cloudy as it was in Seattle, he's still worth drafting in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues for ratio stability.
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Rejoins Toronto bullpen
Swanson (forearm) was activated from the 15-day injured list by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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Expected back Tuesday
Swanson (forearm) is likely to be activated from the injured list Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Return from IL imminent
Swanson (forearm) has pronounced himself ready to go after pitching with Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday and Saturday, Mike Wilner of The Toronto Star reports.
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Beginning assignment Sunday
Swanson (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Dunedin on Sunday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Throws live batting practice
Swanson (forearm) threw a live batting practice session Thursday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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