Adbert Alzolay
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
5.54
WHIP
1.54
K
11
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
2023 finally offered some clarity on Alzolay's role, as he was healthy for much of the season and made a career-high 58 appearances - all in relief. Many were multi-inning outings, especially early on, but Alzolay quickly established himself as Chicago's best reliever and took over closing duties in June. The right-hander secured 21 of the Cubs' 23 saves from June through August, but he suffered a forearm strain in September that required an IL stint. It wasn't serious, but Alzolay has missed time during each of the past 3 seasons with various injuries. Drafting him carries plenty of risk, but he's certainly been effective when healthy. Alzolay features a 6-pitch arsenal headlined by a slider that produced a 40.6% whiff rate. His 26.5% strikeout rate wasn't elite, but still above average, while his ratios and walk rate were excellent. Yet, Alzolay is not guaranteed to open 2024 as the Cubs closer with the team expected to be active in the relief market. Read Past Outlooks
Implodes in Friday's loss
Alzolay (1-4) allowed three runs on four hits while retiring just a single batter to take the loss Friday against the Brewers.
ANALYSIS
Alzolay came on with one out in the eighth inning and promptly got into trouble, allowing a couple of quick singles before recording an out. The Brewers also ran freely on Alzolay, stealing three bases while he was on the mound. It's been a rough start to the season for the righty, as he's saddled with a 5.54 ERA and has been removed from the closer's role in favor of Hector Neris. Alzolay doesn't have a ton of fantasy appeal in his current form.
Alzolay came on with one out in the eighth inning and promptly got into trouble, allowing a couple of quick singles before recording an out. The Brewers also ran freely on Alzolay, stealing three bases while he was on the mound. It's been a rough start to the season for the righty, as he's saddled with a 5.54 ERA and has been removed from the closer's role in favor of Hector Neris. Alzolay doesn't have a ton of fantasy appeal in his current form.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Adbert Alzolay generally throw?
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What part of the game does Adbert Alzolay generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2024
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .259 | 41 | 6 | 36 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .210 | 56 | 13 | 41 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | .296 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .296 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .263 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .199 | 37 | 9 | 27 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .176 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .188 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
ERA on Road
2024
-58%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.20 | 1.04 | 45.0 | 8.4 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.18 | 1.08 | 45.1 | 10.9 | 2.0 | ||||
2024Home | 8.44 | 1.88 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Away | 3.52 | 1.30 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 3.5 | ||||
2023Home | 2.41 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 7.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 2.97 | 1.09 | 30.1 | 11.9 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 3.00 | 0.83 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 3.68 | 0.82 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 1.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Adbert Alzolay 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
2.75K/9
7.6BB/9
2.8HR/9
3.5Fastball
94.6 mphERA
5.54WHIP
1.54BABIP
.300GB/FB
1.27Left On Base
69.2%Exit Velocity
79.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2367 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.1%Swinging Strike
10.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Pitching in relief
Alzolay is expected to return this weekend from a shoulder injury and pitch out of the bullpen, reports Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune.
ANALYSIS
Alzolay has been unavailable for the entire season due to a lat strain in his pitching shoulder but is expected to return this weekend. He's made five rehab appearances, totaling 12.1 innings and allowing eight runs, and will likely serve in a multi-inning relief role when he returns. The 27-year-old has had stretches of being a quality big-league starter but his kryptonite has always been left-handed hitters, as they have a .268/.345/.558 slash line with 22 homers in 322 plate appearances against him in his career.
Alzolay has been unavailable for the entire season due to a lat strain in his pitching shoulder but is expected to return this weekend. He's made five rehab appearances, totaling 12.1 innings and allowing eight runs, and will likely serve in a multi-inning relief role when he returns. The 27-year-old has had stretches of being a quality big-league starter but his kryptonite has always been left-handed hitters, as they have a .268/.345/.558 slash line with 22 homers in 322 plate appearances against him in his career.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A lat strain sidelined Alzolay for much of the 2022 season, limiting him to just 25.2 innings between the majors and minors. He didn't join the Cubs until mid-September and made six appearances in long relief. Alzolay was effective in his limited sample, generating an astounding 70.4% whiff rate on 63 sliders thrown (33% pitch usage). He struck out 19 over 13.1 innings for a 36.5% strikeout rate, while walking only two (3.8% BB%). If Alzolay maintains improved control, he could blossom in 2023, though his role is yet to be defined. Whether that's as a starter, reliever, or combination of the two in a more flexible capacity, Chicago will carefully manage Alzolay's workload throughout the season in order to get as many innings as possible from the young hurler. He's worth a late pick in NL-only or deep mixed league drafts as long as you're comfortable with the innings risk.
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Takes loss Tuesday
Alzolay (1-3) allowed three unearned runs on two hits across one inning to take the loss Tuesday against the Mets.
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Not currently closer
Cubs manager Craig Counsell indicated Sunday that Alzolay isn't currently the club's closer, and the skipper said he'll treat the role as a "day-to-day thing," Steve Greenberg of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Blows another save
Alzolay (1-2) was charged with the loss and a blown save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Miami. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out one over 1.1 innings.
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Blows save
Alzolay blew the save Tuesday against Arizona, allowing one run on one hit and two walks across one inning. He didn't generate a strikeout.
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Notches save Sunday
Alzolay worked around a hit to pitch a scoreless inning and record the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mariners. He struck out two.
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