Nate Pearson
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
5.54
WHIP
1.62
K
14
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pearson saw his most work in a major league season in 2023, throwing 42.2 innings and compiling a 4.85 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and striking out 43 batters. A one time top prospect, Pearson had better success at Triple-A Buffalo pitching 20.2 innings with a 1.74 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 15.15 K/9. Pearson hasn't been able to transition into a high leverage reliever with Toronto just yet, but he did remain healthy for the first time in 2023 throwing a career high in innings. The 27-year-old should break camp as part of the bullpen mix, likely being used in middle relief. Read Past Outlooks
Collects second career save
Pearson gave up two hits and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Monday to record his first save of the season in a win over the Royals.
ANALYSIS
With Jordan Romano and Yimi Garcia having pitched each of the prior two days, and Erik Swanson getting deployed in the eighth inning Monday, closing duties fell to Pearson and he handled them well en route to his second career save. The 27-year-old right-hander fired 11 of 16 pitches for strikes, and his fastball reached 100 mph as he struck out Michael Massey to end the game. Pearson has been scored upon only once in 11 big-league appearances this season, and while his control has wavered at times, he sports a 1.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 12:6 K:BB through 10 innings. The Blue Jays have a deep bullpen, but Pearson is making a case to at least be a part-time member of the high-leverage crew.
With Jordan Romano and Yimi Garcia having pitched each of the prior two days, and Erik Swanson getting deployed in the eighth inning Monday, closing duties fell to Pearson and he handled them well en route to his second career save. The 27-year-old right-hander fired 11 of 16 pitches for strikes, and his fastball reached 100 mph as he struck out Michael Massey to end the game. Pearson has been scored upon only once in 11 big-league appearances this season, and while his control has wavered at times, he sports a 1.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 12:6 K:BB through 10 innings. The Blue Jays have a deep bullpen, but Pearson is making a case to at least be a part-time member of the high-leverage crew.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Nate Pearson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Nate Pearson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-29%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .200 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .264 | 31 | 11 | 34 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | .222 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .313 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .194 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .247 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-49%
ERA at Home
2024
-23%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.52 | 1.04 | 30.2 | 9.4 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 6.84 | 1.72 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 4.7 | ||||
2024Home | 6.35 | 1.41 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 1.6 | ||||
2024Away | 4.91 | 1.77 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 7.4 | ||||
2023Home | 2.88 | 0.96 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Away | 7.64 | 1.70 | 17.2 | 8.7 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nate Pearson 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
9.7BB/9
4.8HR/9
0.7Fastball
97.5 mphERA
5.54WHIP
1.62BABIP
.365GB/FB
0.93Left On Base
66.3%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
4.2%Spin Rate
2279 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.8%Swinging Strike
10.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Incoming reinforcement?
Pearson could be called up to serve in Toronto's struggling bullpen, per Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun.
ANALYSIS
Pearson is spinning a 2.16 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 8.1 innings in eight Triple-A appearances. Meanwhile, Toronto's bullpen ranks in the bottom half of the league with a cumulative 4.35 ERA. Saves likely aren't in the picture for Pearson even if he logs high-leverage relief innings. Jordan Romano took a loss Friday, but he's been sharp overall en route to seven saves thus far.
Pearson is spinning a 2.16 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 8.1 innings in eight Triple-A appearances. Meanwhile, Toronto's bullpen ranks in the bottom half of the league with a cumulative 4.35 ERA. Saves likely aren't in the picture for Pearson even if he logs high-leverage relief innings. Jordan Romano took a loss Friday, but he's been sharp overall en route to seven saves thus far.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pearson didn't pitch in the majors last season and was limited to just 15.1 innings in the minors thanks to a lengthy illness and lat strain. The former top prospect was slated to build up as a starter, but his delayed start due to mononucleosis shifted his focus to a bulk relief instead. Once healthy, Pearson was impressive during his rehab assignment, reaching 98-99 mph on the radar gun with 19 strikeouts. Unfortunately, he suffered the lat strain after just 13 appearances and the season was wrapping up by the time the right-hander was healthy enough to return. Pearson recently flashed his upside in the Dominican Winter League, posting 12 scoreless innings with a 16:4 K:BB and 0.75 WHIP. However, he's a perennial health risk and has yet to pitch more than 101.2 innings during any season, so temper your expectations for 2023.
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Back in majors
The Blue Jays recalled Pearson from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Sent down to minors
Pearson was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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Sharp in Sunday's win
Pearson struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning Sunday during a 5-0 win over the Rockies.
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Part of Opening Day bullpen
Pearson will begin the season on the Blue Jays' 26-man roster.
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Could sneak onto Opening Day roster
Pearson's chances of breaking camp on the big-league roster would improve significantly if Jordan Romano (elbow) or Erik Swanson (forearm) need to begin the season on the injured list, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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