Clarke Schmidt
28-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Lat
Est. Return 8/2/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
5-3
ERA
2.52
WHIP
1.14
K
67
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After securing a spot in the Yankees' Opening Day rotation last spring, Schmidt looked poised for an age-27 breakout. He did in some ways rise to the occasion, logging the highest innings total of any Yankees pitcher not named Gerrit Cole, but his ERA (4.64) and WHIP (1.35) were only mediocre and he made it past the sixth inning just three times in 32 starts. Schmidt has a well-rounded four-pitch arsenal, but none of those offerings have proven to be dominant against major-league competition up to this point. He had zero double-digit strikeout games in 2023. Leaving open the possibility that Schmidt could make some tweaks and achieve another level in 2024, he'll be worthy of late-round consideration in most standard fantasy drafts but probably isn't bankable enough yet for a mid-round reach. Read Past Outlooks
Shut down for at least one month
Schmidt (lat) will be shut down for 4-to-6 weeks, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Schmidt landed on the injured list Thursday, and he'll be in line for a lengthy absence. He'll be sidelined until the All-Star break, leaving the Yankees shorthanded in the rotation until Gerrit Cole (elbow) can return.
Schmidt landed on the injured list Thursday, and he'll be in line for a lengthy absence. He'll be sidelined until the All-Star break, leaving the Yankees shorthanded in the rotation until Gerrit Cole (elbow) can return.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does Clarke Schmidt generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Clarke Schmidt generally pitch?
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9th
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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
-13%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .276 | 124 | 50 | 137 | 16 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .227 | 148 | 39 | 127 | 19 | |||
2024vs Left | .209 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .239 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .303 | 62 | 29 | 92 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .236 | 87 | 17 | 77 | 14 | |||
2022vs Left | .268 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .192 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
ERA at Home
2024
-62%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.81 | 1.19 | 137.0 | 8.5 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.91 | 1.35 | 140.1 | 9.1 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 3.96 | 1.28 | 25.0 | 10.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Away | 1.51 | 1.04 | 35.2 | 9.3 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Home | 4.15 | 1.19 | 86.2 | 8.1 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Away | 5.23 | 1.55 | 72.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Home | 2.49 | 1.11 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Away | 3.62 | 1.27 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 3.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clarke Schmidt 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
3.35K/9
9.9BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.9Fastball
94.3 mphERA
2.52WHIP
1.14BABIP
.292GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
82.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2800 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.2%Swinging Strike
12.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Better mixing in cutter, slider
Schmidt has found more success with his cutter and slider of late, per Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News, and the right-hander has a 1.72 ERA and 17 strikeouts over his past three starts.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old surrendered 28 earned runs across 40 innings during his first nine starts of the year, but better incorporation of his cutter and slider appears to have helped him turn a corner. Schmidt's spot in the rotation is secure for the foreseeable future given the injuries to the Yankees' rotation.
The 27-year-old surrendered 28 earned runs across 40 innings during his first nine starts of the year, but better incorporation of his cutter and slider appears to have helped him turn a corner. Schmidt's spot in the rotation is secure for the foreseeable future given the injuries to the Yankees' rotation.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Schmidt, on the whole, had a rather impressive season between Triple-A and The Bronx with 102 strikeouts in 90.2 innings of work while scattering six homers. The righty leverages his high spin stuff to frustrate hitters but at times struggles to throw strikes which inflates his WHIP more than it should be for someone with his raw stuff. He is the prototypical sinker/slider righty and the adjusted Yankee slider was awesome last season with a 41% whiff rate and a .159 xBA. The sinker has much more room for improvement with a .283 xBA and a 15% whiff rate to it. He has the arsenal of a starting pitcher but lacks the durability of one making him an ideal swingman in the Yankee bullpen for 2023. The fantasy hope would be for him to vulture some decisions in middle relief as his command is too suspect to assume any closer duties while his durability makes it tough to envision him in a rotation.
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Placed on injured list
The Yankees placed Schmidt on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right lat strain.
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Stuck with loss Sunday
Schmidt (5-3) took the loss Sunday against the Padres after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings.
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Solid showing in loss
Schmidt (5-2) took the loss Tuesday against Seattle, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across five innings. He struck out six.
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Twirls eight scoreless
Schmidt (5-1) earned the win Thursday against Minnesota, allowing three hits and no walks across eight scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
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Blanks Tampa for fourth win
Schmidt (4-1) earned the win Friday over the Rays, allowing five hits and two walks over 6.2 scoreless innings. He struck out six.
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