Tanner Houck
27-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
After bouncing back-and-forth between starting and relieving the previous two seasons, Houck was used exclusively as a starter by the Red Sox in 2023. The results were middling, with Houck finishing with an ERA over 5.00 and not posting an ERA below 4.00 in any month. His strikeout rate (21.4 percent) was also below the league average. Houck generates lots of grounders (53 percent) and does a good job of avoiding the long ball. However, he's always had problems with left-handed batters and usually gets worse as the game moves along, attributes which scream reliever. Whether the Red Sox go that route with the right-hander or give him another shot to start in 2024 isn't clear, and unless he's used as the closer (unlikely) he's probably not going to have much fantasy value in either role. Read Past Outlooks
Will open season in rotation
Houck has made the Red Sox's Opening Day rotation, Chad Jennings of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Manager Alex Cora has settled on Houck and Garrett Whitlock for the final two spots in his rotation. Houck has been arguably the club's best starter this spring, having posted a 2.40 ERA and 16:3 K:BB over 15 frames. The 27-year-old has always had trouble with left-handed batters, so he will likely have to show improvement in that regard if he wants to keep a rotation spot all season.
Manager Alex Cora has settled on Houck and Garrett Whitlock for the final two spots in his rotation. Houck has been arguably the club's best starter this spring, having posted a 2.40 ERA and 16:3 K:BB over 15 frames. The 27-year-old has always had trouble with left-handed batters, so he will likely have to show improvement in that regard if he wants to keep a rotation spot all season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .267 | 72 | 39 | 78 | 14 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .224 | 83 | 24 | 75 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .271 | 51 | 25 | 56 | 11 | |||
2023vs Right | .236 | 48 | 16 | 48 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .259 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-37%
ERA on Road
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.31 | 1.38 | 84.2 | 8.7 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.32 | 1.22 | 81.1 | 8.1 | 3.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 5.80 | 1.55 | 54.1 | 8.9 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Away | 4.18 | 1.18 | 51.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 4.45 | 1.09 | 30.1 | 8.3 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Away | 1.82 | 1.28 | 29.2 | 8.5 | 4.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tanner Houck compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.41K/9
8.4BB/9
3.5HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.6 mphERA
5.01WHIP
1.37BABIP
.310GB/FB
2.14Left On Base
67.0%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2273 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.6%Swinging Strike
13.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Houck was a stabilizing presence for a Red Sox bullpen that desperately needed one in 2022, as his already flexible role expanded even further to include shorter high-leverage outings and save opportunities. With Boston struggling to hold leads in the late innings, the 26-year-old received his first save chance in June and recorded six within a two-week span. Houck tied for the team lead with eight saves, but his season ended prematurely due to a disc issue in his back that required surgery. He finished with 60 innings across 32 appearances (four starts) with similar outputs to 2021, though his K-rate dipped nearly eight percentage points, from 30.5% to 22.7%. Houck expects to be cleared for the start of spring training and will spend this offseason building up to be a starter, but the Red Sox informed him he may end up back in the bullpen once the 2023 season starts. Kenley Jansen's arrival in free agency renders Houck much less relevant unless he actually makes the rotation or Jansen gets injured.
More Fantasy News
Fights mechanics in fourth outing
Houck allowed one run on two hits while striking out three over 3.1 innings in Tuesday's spring game against St. Louis.
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Throwing strikes
Houck allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out four over three innings in Thursday's spring game against Atlanta.
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Another strong bid for rotation
Houck allowed one hit and one walk while striking out five over three scoreless innings in Saturday's spring game against the Nationals.
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Two perfect innings Monday
Houck threw two scoreless innings in Monday's Grapefruit League start against the Phillies.
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Role not yet known
Houck is preparing as a starter heading into spring training but could be needed as a reliever if the Red Sox trade closer Kenley Jansen, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.
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