Jake Diekman
37-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Job secure ahead of Opening Day
Diekman appears locked into a spot in the Mets' Opening Day bullpen, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The 37-year-old southpaw has pitched for four different teams over the last two seasons with mixed results, posting a 4.17 ERA and 1.48 WHIP over 114.1 innings despite 143 strikeouts, as he also issued 80 walks. Diekman's numbers were much better at the end of last year with the Rays however, and the Mets are counting on that improvement to carry forward into 2024 after signing him to a one-year, $4 million contract in February. His spring results have been relatively encouraging, as he has a 7:3 K:BB through six innings while allowing two runs. Diekman figures to be the second lefty in the bullpen behind Brooks Raley, a role that should get him back to double-digit holds after he managed only eight in 2023.
The 37-year-old southpaw has pitched for four different teams over the last two seasons with mixed results, posting a 4.17 ERA and 1.48 WHIP over 114.1 innings despite 143 strikeouts, as he also issued 80 walks. Diekman's numbers were much better at the end of last year with the Rays however, and the Mets are counting on that improvement to carry forward into 2024 after signing him to a one-year, $4 million contract in February. His spring results have been relatively encouraging, as he has a 7:3 K:BB through six innings while allowing two runs. Diekman figures to be the second lefty in the bullpen behind Brooks Raley, a role that should get him back to double-digit holds after he managed only eight in 2023.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .240 | 53 | 29 | 41 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .194 | 90 | 51 | 48 | 9 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .229 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .151 | 39 | 22 | 18 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .250 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .234 | 51 | 29 | 30 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.92 | 1.42 | 62.0 | 11.8 | 5.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.47 | 1.55 | 52.1 | 10.7 | 7.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.90 | 1.40 | 30.0 | 11.4 | 6.0 | ||||
2023Away | 2.70 | 1.24 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 6.1 | ||||
2022Home | 3.94 | 1.44 | 32.0 | 12.1 | 4.8 | ||||
2022Away | 6.31 | 1.87 | 25.2 | 12.6 | 8.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jake Diekman 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
1.68K/9
10.2BB/9
6.0HR/9
0.5Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.34WHIP
1.32BABIP
.262GB/FB
1.41Left On Base
65.0%Exit Velocity
79.2 mphBarrels/BBE
2.5%Spin Rate
2175 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.6%Swinging Strike
9.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Nearing deal with Mets
Diekman is nearing a contract agreement with the Mets, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Diekman was released by the White Sox last May after posting a 7.94 ERA in 11.1 frames. However, he caught on with the Rays and held a 2.18 ERA and 53:25 K:BB over 45.1 innings the rest of the way. The southpaw is 37 and control has been a major issue throughout his career, but he misses bats and the Mets will hope he can maintain what worked for him with the Rays, assuming a deal is finalized.
Diekman was released by the White Sox last May after posting a 7.94 ERA in 11.1 frames. However, he caught on with the Rays and held a 2.18 ERA and 53:25 K:BB over 45.1 innings the rest of the way. The southpaw is 37 and control has been a major issue throughout his career, but he misses bats and the Mets will hope he can maintain what worked for him with the Rays, assuming a deal is finalized.
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Prior to last season, Diekman compiled a stingy .55 HR/9. In 2021, he went from a groundball to flyball pitcher and sported a 1.48 HR/9. He threw a few more fastball in lieu of his slider, but not enough to drop from a 48 percent groundball rate to last season's 35 percent mark. He continued to amass gobs of strikeouts and his walk rate has always been high, but the home run spike came out of nowhere. Diekman's high walk rate and BABIP have always led to a high WHIP. If he doesn't find a cure for last year's gopheritis, his ERA is in jeopardy as well. Diekman is often mentioned as a speculative closer but allows too much traffic to be a serious candidate for saves. Keep an eye on his groundball rate. If it reverts to around 50 percent, Diekman could help in single league formats.
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Agrees to terms with Mets
Diekman signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Mets on Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Returns from paternity leave
Diekman was activated from the paternity list by the Rays on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Placed on paternity list
Diekman was placed on the paternity list Monday.
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Signs on with Tampa Bay
Diekman finalized a one-year contract with the Rays on Wednesday.
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Signing with Tampa Bay
Diekman and the Rays are set to finalize a major-league contract Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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