Julian Merryweather
32-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
3.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Injuries have marred Merryweather's career, but he finally stayed healthy after he was claimed off waivers by the Cubs last January. The out-of-options right-hander won a bullpen role out of spring training and with prevailing health, he went on to pitch a career-high 72 innings for Chicago. This was more than his previous three seasons combined. Merryweather was a pleasant surprise for the Cubs, demonstrating increased velocity on his 4-seam fastball (98.1 mph on average), while throwing more sliders (49.3% usage) with great success (45.3% whiff percentage). Merryweather's numbers (2 saves, 17 holds, 1.31 WHP) weren't overwhelming for fantasy purposes, but he racked up 5 wins and was 6th among qualified relievers with a career-high 98 strikeouts. Banking on a repeat of last year's numbers might be a mistake given his health history, but Merryweather is still a solid target for those speculating on saves in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Could be in late-inning mix
Cubs manager Craig Counsell doesn't plan to designate specific roles for Merryweather or any other reliever before the season, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Merryweather got off to a poor start for the Cubs last season but posted a 2.69 ERA and 84:33 K:BB over 60.1 innings from May on. He'll likely be behind Adbert Alzolay and Hector Neris in the bullpen hierarchy initially, but Merryweather has a chance to work his way into saves consideration.
Merryweather got off to a poor start for the Cubs last season but posted a 2.69 ERA and 84:33 K:BB over 60.1 innings from May on. He'll likely be behind Adbert Alzolay and Hector Neris in the bullpen hierarchy initially, but Merryweather has a chance to work his way into saves consideration.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
9
Last 10 Games
9
Last 5 Games
9
How many pitches does Julian Merryweather generally throw?
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What part of the game does Julian Merryweather generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .231 | 52 | 21 | 36 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .245 | 69 | 23 | 53 | 6 | |||
2024vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .219 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .219 | 55 | 18 | 33 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .268 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .308 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-49%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.57 | 1.57 | 51.2 | 12.5 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.85 | 1.10 | 47.1 | 9.3 | 4.2 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0.00 | 3.00 | .333333 | 0.0 | 27.0 | ||||
2023Home | 5.12 | 1.53 | 38.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | ||||
2023Away | 1.35 | 1.05 | 33.1 | 10.8 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 6.92 | 1.69 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 6.59 | 1.17 | 13.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Julian Merryweather 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
2.72K/9
12.3BB/9
4.5HR/9
1.0Fastball
98.1 mphERA
3.38WHIP
1.31BABIP
.322GB/FB
1.18Left On Base
79.7%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2288 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.2%Swinging Strike
15.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2018
The 30-year-old nabbed two saves early in 2021 and was in the mix at closer with Jordan Romano, but Merryweather then went down with an oblique injury and was sidelined until September. Romano took a firm hold of the closer's role in his absence, while Merryweather surrendered seven runs over 8.2 frames after returning from the injury. The right-hander still offers plenty of velocity and has some upside, but he has only 26 big-league innings under his belt. Merryweather could work in a high-leverage role for Toronto if he can stay healthy, but he's unlikely to be a factor for saves if Romano remains available and productive.
More Fantasy News
Avoids arbitration
Merryweather signed a $1.175 million contract with the Cubs on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
ANALYSIS
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Shuts door Sunday
Merryweather worked around two walks to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and secure the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Rockies. He struck out one.
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Records first save of 2023
Merryweather worked around a walk to pitch a clean ninth inning and record the save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks. He struck out two.
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Earns fourth win
Merryweather (4-0) tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win Saturday against the Blue Jays. He walked one and struck out two.
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Off to rough start
Merryweather, who allowed two runs in an inning of work during Wednesday's loss to the Mariners, now has a 12.71 ERA this season.
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