Hayden Wesneski
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
0.87
WHIP
0.68
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Wesneski turned a strong spring training into the No. 5 spot in Chicago's rotation to begin the 2023 campaign, though he failed to do a ton with the opportunity. The righty finished with a 4.63 ERA and 83 strikeouts across 89.1 innings, making 11 starts and appearing in 34 games overall. His 5.48 FIP and .258 BABIP suggest that Wesneski's middling ERA could have been worse, and if he regresses closer to a 5.00 ERA in 2024, fantasy managers will want to look elsewhere. However, there are still a few encouraging signs here. Wesneski struck out 28 batters in only 20 innings while with Triple-A Omaha last year, and he had good strikeout numbers earlier in his minor-league career as well. If the 26-year-old can miss a few more bats at the MLB level, he may be poised to take a step forward and post better overall numbers. A complicating factor is where Wesneski will slot in for the Cubs. Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon and Kyle Hendricks are all locked into starting jobs, and Javier Assad, Caleb Kilian and Jordan Wicks are in the mix behind the aforementioned trio. Wesneski may then end up serving as a long reliever, which would cap his fantasy value. Read Past Outlooks
Another start on tap
Wesneski is slated to start Friday's series opener against the Brewers in Chicago.
ANALYSIS
He'll be making his second straight turn through the rotation after Jordan Wicks (forearm) recently joined Kyle Hendricks (back) and Justin Steele (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list. In his first start of the season this past Sunday in Boston, Wesneski gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out three over four innings.
He'll be making his second straight turn through the rotation after Jordan Wicks (forearm) recently joined Kyle Hendricks (back) and Justin Steele (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list. In his first start of the season this past Sunday in Boston, Wesneski gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out three over four innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
42
Last 10 Games
42
Last 5 Games
42
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What part of the game does Hayden Wesneski generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-38%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .252 | 38 | 17 | 51 | 12 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .206 | 84 | 23 | 61 | 11 | |||
2024vs Left | .118 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .190 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .298 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 12 | |||
2023vs Right | .202 | 57 | 16 | 40 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .159 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .221 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-25%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.16 | 1.09 | 62.2 | 6.9 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.24 | 1.20 | 70.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2024Home | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Away | 1.13 | 0.88 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | ||||
2023Home | 3.86 | 1.24 | 39.2 | 5.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Away | 5.26 | 1.31 | 49.2 | 10.3 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.18 | 0.92 | 20.2 | 9.1 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Away | 2.19 | 0.97 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hayden Wesneski 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
6.00K/9
5.2BB/9
0.9HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.5 mphERA
0.87WHIP
0.68BABIP
.206GB/FB
1.45Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
78.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.6%Spin Rate
2360 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%Swinging Strike
10.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Option to join rotation?
Justin Steele is set to be placed on the injured list after suffering a hamstring strain Thursday, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune, which could open the door for Wesneski to join the starting rotation.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A Iowa earlier this week after he posted a 9.82 ERA in 11 frames during spring training, but the Cubs are in need of early reinforcements for their rotation. Wesneski worked as a swingman for Chicago last season with starts in 11 of his 34 appearances, and he posted a 4.63 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 83:32 K:BB over 89.1 innings.
The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A Iowa earlier this week after he posted a 9.82 ERA in 11 frames during spring training, but the Cubs are in need of early reinforcements for their rotation. Wesneski worked as a swingman for Chicago last season with starts in 11 of his 34 appearances, and he posted a 4.63 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 83:32 K:BB over 89.1 innings.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
A combination of impressive minor-league numbers and a strong first 33 innings in the big leagues has pushed Wesneski from dynasty-league sleeper to in-demand late-round redraft target. The former Yankee (shipped to the Cubs at the deadline for Scott Effross) is best known for his low-80s frisbee slider that averages 18.1 inches of horizontal break, which is 7.1 inches more than the average MLB pitcher's slider. He throws four other pitches, including a pair of low-90s fastballs. His small-sample xStats are off the charts (.231 xwOBA and 2.18 xERA) and the drafting public already thinks he is worth a top-300 pick (in NFBC). His 19.7 K-BB% in the majors would have been a top-30 mark among pitchers who threw 100 innings last season, but projection systems are expecting significant regression for Wesneski over a full season. At the very least, he seems locked into the Cubs rotation and is poised for a full season of work after logging 143.1 innings in 2022.
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Pitches well in no-decision
Wesneski did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out three in four innings.
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Drawing start Sunday
Wesneski will start Sunday in Boston in place of the injured Jordan Wicks (forearm), Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Headed back to majors
The Cubs will recall Wesneski from Triple-A Iowa prior to Tuesday's game versus the Astros, Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register reports.
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Sent to Iowa
The Cubs optioned Wesneski to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Earns first win of season
Wesneski (1-0) tossed four scoreless innings of relief to earn the win Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed just one hit and struck out two.
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