Mike Baumann
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Evaluators have long suggested Baumann might be better served as a reliever since his command has been too shaky to hold down a starting role. Baltimore actually made that transition last spring, deploying the 28-year-old in shorter stints out the bullpen. He still made many multiple inning appearances (20), but the move to relief resulted in higher velocity on Baumann's 4-seam fastball, which he threw 96.4 mph on average while topping out close to triple digits. The right-hander also found success with his curveball to raise his strikeout rate from the teens to a still-below-average 22.3%. Baumann's 10 wins were 2nd-most among qualified relievers, but his walk issues remained (12.1%) and the contact he gave up was often smoked. Look for him to continue pitching out of the O's bullpen in 2024 as he attempts to improve his control. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#600
ADP
Likely for low-leverage role
Baumann has struck out two without allowing a baserunner over two innings in Grapefruit League play.
ANALYSIS
Baumann made the full-time move to the bullpen last season. Ironically, that led to him collecting 10 wins, his most in a single season at any level since he had 13 victories in 2018 between Single-A and High-A. Last season's elevated win count was likely an anomaly -- Baumann's most probable to pitch in middle relief, making favorable decisions hard to forecast. He also had six holds, a 3.76 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 61:33 K:BB over 64.2 innings in 2023, numbers that could suggest regression is on the horizon.
Baumann made the full-time move to the bullpen last season. Ironically, that led to him collecting 10 wins, his most in a single season at any level since he had 13 victories in 2018 between Single-A and High-A. Last season's elevated win count was likely an anomaly -- Baumann's most probable to pitch in middle relief, making favorable decisions hard to forecast. He also had six holds, a 3.76 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 61:33 K:BB over 64.2 innings in 2023, numbers that could suggest regression is on the horizon.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
13
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What part of the game does Mike Baumann generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .234 | 40 | 19 | 32 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .266 | 44 | 24 | 63 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .209 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .228 | 33 | 19 | 34 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .275 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .337 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-33%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.38 | 1.33 | 58.2 | 7.4 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.01 | 1.45 | 41.1 | 7.8 | 4.8 | ||||
2024Home | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.65 | 1.24 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Away | 4.99 | 1.40 | 30.2 | 8.5 | 5.3 | ||||
2022Home | 4.56 | 1.48 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Away | 5.06 | 1.59 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mike Baumann 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
1.85K/9
8.5BB/9
4.6HR/9
1.0Fastball
96.5 mphERA
3.76WHIP
1.31BABIP
.270GB/FB
1.21Left On Base
74.5%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2259 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%Swinging Strike
10.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Expected appearance Monday
Baumann is getting called up to the Orioles' roster, with Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com speculating that Baumann will draw his first career start Monday.
ANALYSIS
Baumann has logged 22 innings of relief for the Orioles over the past two seasons. He's recorded a 4.50 ERA through seven big-league appearances spanning 12 innings this season. A top pitching prospect for Baltimore, the 26-year-old has logged an uninspiring 4.20 ERA across 60 innings through nine starts and 11 relief outings in Triple-A this season.
Baumann has logged 22 innings of relief for the Orioles over the past two seasons. He's recorded a 4.50 ERA through seven big-league appearances spanning 12 innings this season. A top pitching prospect for Baltimore, the 26-year-old has logged an uninspiring 4.20 ERA across 60 innings through nine starts and 11 relief outings in Triple-A this season.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Baumann broke camp with the Orioles as a reliever in 2022, but he was often shuttled between the big leagues and Triple-A Norfolk. In the majors, he had a subpar 4.72 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 23:9 K:BB across 13 games (four starts). He wasn't much better in the minors, logging a 4.20 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 81:25 K:BB through 60 innings in 20 appearances (nine starts). At 27 years old, Baumann's running out of time to establish himself as a major-league starter, especially with several Baltimore prospects knocking on the door. He boasts a four-pitch repertoire headlined by a four-seamer that touches 96 mph and a 91.5 mph slider that generated a 22.5 percent whiff rate in the majors in 2022. Baumann has a career 47.1 percent groundball rate in the majors, so that works in his favor, but he'll likely be competing for a back-end rotation spot in 2023 and could again be a player that sees an evolving role throughout the season.
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Left off ALDS roster
Baumann isn't listed on Baltimore's roster for their ALDS matchup against the Rangers, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Sent packing to Triple-A
Baumann was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Picks up 10th win
Baumann (10-1) allowed a run on one hit over 1.1 innings and earned the win Monday over the Astros.
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Rejoins big-league bullpen
Baumann was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.
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Heads to Triple-A
Baumann was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
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