Hector Neris
34-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
6-3
ERA
1.71
WHIP
1.05
K
77
SV
2
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Neris declined his $8.5 million player option for 2024 after tying for the league lead with a career-high 31 holds last season. The 34-year-old had yet another solid season in a setup role with metrics that were fairly consistent with recent outputs. One notable improvement lied within the quality of contact he allowed, as Neris' 28.0% hard-hit rate was a career-best and 16.7 percentage point drop from 2022's career-worst mark. This correlated with an 86.5 mph average exit velocity allowed that was in the top nine percent of the league. Neris also had the highest WPA for a non-closer at 3.82, which was tied for fifth overall among qualified relievers. Look for the veteran to open the year as the top setup man in front of Adbert Alzolay after signing a one-year deal with the Cubs in January. Read Past Outlooks
Possible saves candidate
Cubs manager Craig Counsell doesn't plan to have defined roles for Neris or any other member of the bullpen heading into the season, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Adbert Alzolay is probably first in line to close for the Cubs, with Neris closely behind. However, Counsell wants his usage of the bullpen to evolve organically rather than pigeon-holing guys before the season starts. Neris inked a one-year, $9 million contract with the Cubs in January after posting a 1.71 ERA with 77 strikeouts and a career-high 31 holds in 68.1 frames for Houston last year.
Adbert Alzolay is probably first in line to close for the Cubs, with Neris closely behind. However, Counsell wants his usage of the bullpen to evolve organically rather than pigeon-holing guys before the season starts. Neris inked a one-year, $9 million contract with the Cubs in January after posting a 1.71 ERA with 77 strikeouts and a career-high 31 holds in 68.1 frames for Houston last year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Hector Neris generally throw?
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What part of the game does Hector Neris generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .199 | 115 | 48 | 66 | 9 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .190 | 139 | 32 | 79 | 13 | |||
2023vs Left | .163 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .181 | 45 | 16 | 25 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .205 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 41 | 10 | 26 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .223 | 45 | 26 | 27 | 6 | |||
2021vs Right | .185 | 53 | 6 | 28 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-2%
ERA at Home
2023
-15%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.00 | 1.01 | 111.0 | 11.4 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.06 | 1.16 | 97.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Home | 1.85 | 1.09 | 34.0 | 10.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Away | 1.57 | 1.02 | 34.1 | 9.4 | 5.0 | ||||
2022Home | 3.00 | 0.78 | 36.0 | 9.8 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 4.60 | 1.30 | 29.1 | 12.3 | 2.8 | ||||
2021Home | 3.95 | 1.15 | 41.0 | 13.4 | 3.7 | ||||
2021Away | 3.24 | 1.20 | 33.1 | 10.0 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hector Neris 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
2.48K/9
10.1BB/9
4.1HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.0 mphERA
1.71WHIP
1.05BABIP
.227GB/FB
0.69Left On Base
90.0%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.8%Spin Rate
2104 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.2%Swinging Strike
14.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Neris may have been miscast as a closer in Philadelphia, but he settled into a more suitable setup role after signing a 2-year deal to join the Astros. The veteran was still a workhorse, appearing in 70 games (seventh-most in baseball) while racking up 25 holds (sixth-most). He finished the year with an unspectacular 3.72 ERA (2.34 FIP) in 65.1 innings, but maintained a strong 30% strikeout rate and vastly improved his walk (6.5%) and home run (0.4 HR/9) rates. However, Neris' hard hit rate regressed from the mid-to-upper 30's to 44.7% last season and is something to monitor moving forward. The righty may no longer be elite by any one metric, but continues to be above-average in most and doesn't appear to be slowing down as he approaches his age-34 season.
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Steady results so far
Neris, who tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Rockies, has a 2.25 ERA across four spring appearances.
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Inks deal with Cubs
Neris signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the Cubs on Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Declines player option
Neris declined his $8.5 million player option for 2024 on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Earns 20th hold
Neris two walks over a scoreless inning in Friday's 6-4 win over the Athletics. He didn't strike out or walk a batter.
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Picks up second save
Neris struck out two in a perfect inning and earned a save in Monday's 6-4 win over the Cubs.
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