Erik Swanson
30-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Forearm
Est. Return 4/9/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
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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Goes on IL
The Blue Jays placed Swanson (forearm) on the 15-day injured list.
ANALYSIS
Though he's beginning the season on the IL, Swanson isn't expected to be facing a long-term absence while he recovers from right forearm inflammation. With Swanson joining closer Jordan Romano (elbow) on the IL, the Blue Jays are expected to turn to Yimi Garcia, Chad Green and Tim Mayza to handle most of the higher-leverage innings early in the season.
Though he's beginning the season on the IL, Swanson isn't expected to be facing a long-term absence while he recovers from right forearm inflammation. With Swanson joining closer Jordan Romano (elbow) on the IL, the Blue Jays are expected to turn to Yimi Garcia, Chad Green and Tim Mayza to handle most of the higher-leverage innings early in the season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .199 | 75 | 15 | 42 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .221 | 70 | 16 | 49 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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
-20%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.15 | 0.87 | 67.0 | 11.1 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.70 | 1.20 | 53.1 | 10.5 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 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
3.57K/9
10.1BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.1Fastball
93.8 mphERA
2.97WHIP
1.10BABIP
.280GB/FB
0.93Left On Base
82.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
1681 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
15.8%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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Bound for IL
Blue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed Wednesday that Swanson (forearm) will begin the season on the injured list, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Likely ticketed for IL
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Swanson (forearm) will likely begin the season on the 15-day injured list, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Plays catch again
Swanson (forearm) played catch again Friday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Plays catch Thursday
Swanson (forearm) played catch Thursday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Battling forearm tightness
Swanson will be shut down from throwing for a day or two due to right forearm tightness, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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