Shawn Armstrong
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Armstrong began the season on the 60-day IL with a neck injury. He was activated in early June and picked up where he left off the previous season, providing the Rays with quality efforts as an opener or reliever. In 39 appearances, he compiled 52 innings, fanning 54 with only 11 walks. He only yielded two home runs, fueling a 1.38 ERA, while a .250 BABIP buoyed a .90 WHIP. Last season, Armstrong collected six holds, so if he's healthy all season, the righty could garner double digits in the holds department. Even if Armstrong incurs some regression, he's still a quality reliever, capable of supporting ratios while providing a few punch outs in deeper formats. Read Past Outlooks
Settles with Rays
The Rays and Armstrong avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.05 million contract Thursday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Armstrong was eligible for arbitration for a third time. The right-handed reliever was fantastic for Tampa Bay in 2023, collecting a 1.38 ERA and 54:11 K:BB across 52 frames. He's slated for middle relief with the Rays again in 2024.
Armstrong was eligible for arbitration for a third time. The right-handed reliever was fantastic for Tampa Bay in 2023, collecting a 1.38 ERA and 54:11 K:BB across 52 frames. He's slated for middle relief with the Rays again in 2024.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
29
Last 10 Games
29
Last 5 Games
29
How many pitches does Shawn Armstrong generally throw?
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What part of the game does Shawn Armstrong generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .249 | 50 | 13 | 43 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .227 | 70 | 15 | 59 | 6 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .209 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .170 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .293 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .263 | 40 | 9 | 42 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.83 | 1.19 | 54.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.17 | 1.11 | 59.2 | 9.5 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 1.78 | 1.11 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 1.1 | ||||
2023Away | 1.01 | 0.71 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.77 | 1.26 | 28.2 | 9.1 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 4.91 | 1.42 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shawn Armstrong 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
4.91K/9
9.3BB/9
1.9HR/9
0.3Fastball
94.7 mphERA
1.38WHIP
0.90BABIP
.268GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
79.2%Exit Velocity
79.7 mphBarrels/BBE
1.7%Spin Rate
2378 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.0%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Back soreness cost Armstrong a month of the 2020 season, limiting him to 14 appearances for the Orioles. The right-hander's performance in those 14 appearances was off the charts, with Armstrong posting a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and .170 BAA. Control was his biggest area of improvement; Armstrong cut his walk rate in half from 10.7% to 5.3%. He cut down on his four-seam fastball usage in favor of more cutters, which was a good call as hitters have had no trouble launching the four-seamer into the air. His strikeout rate has hovered around 25% the last three seasons, hinting at some upside in Baltimore's unsettled bullpen. Armstrong did not have a save in 2020 and only compiled three holds, however, so he clearly has a ways to go if he's to earn manager Brandon Hyde's trust and separate himself.
More Fantasy News
Set to open Saturday's game
Armstrong will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Hurls two scoreless frames
Armstrong did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing two hits over two scoreless innings against Colorado while striking out two.
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Opening pitcher for bullpen day
Armstrong is scheduled to serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Hurls two scoreless frames
Armstrong did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing two hits and one walk over two scoreless innings against Cleveland. He struck out three.
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Opening Saturday
Armstrong will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Saturday's game versus the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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