Matthew Liberatore
24-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.70
WHIP
1.05
K
15
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A little buzz was reignited with Liberatore after he got off to a nice start last season at Triple-A Memphis while showing increased velocity. That carried over into an impressive first start back with the Cardinals in mid-May, but the momentum quickly halted and Liberatore wound up spending time back in minors and also missing some action with a back issue. The lefty returned as a reliever in September and showed an aptitude for that role with a 1.54 ERA and 11:4 K:BB over 11.2 innings. St. Louis will stretch the 24-year-old back out in spring training, but his best shot to impact the major-league club in 2024 could be as a reliever. It doesn't seem like a situation ripe with fantasy potential. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Available in relief
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Thursday that Liberatore will be available out of the bullpen for the team's series this weekend in Milwaukee, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Liberatore remains a candidate to draw a start early next week, but he will sit with the relievers this weekend in case he's needed. The left-hander allowed one run over 3.2 innings in a spot start versus the White Sox in his last appearance and before that held a 2.76 ERA in 12 relief appearances.
Liberatore remains a candidate to draw a start early next week, but he will sit with the relievers this weekend in case he's needed. The left-hander allowed one run over 3.2 innings in a spot start versus the White Sox in his last appearance and before that held a 2.76 ERA in 12 relief appearances.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
24
How many pitches does Matthew Liberatore generally throw?
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What part of the game does Matthew Liberatore generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-46%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-71%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .167 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .307 | 67 | 43 | 103 | 10 | |||
2024vs Left | .080 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .275 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .163 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .302 | 37 | 24 | 58 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .235 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .327 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-45%
ERA at Home
2024
-43%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.54 | 1.39 | 56.0 | 7.4 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 6.41 | 1.56 | 60.1 | 6.4 | 4.0 | ||||
2024Home | 1.93 | 0.96 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 3.9 | ||||
2024Away | 3.38 | 1.13 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 3.4 | ||||
2023Home | 4.46 | 1.57 | 34.1 | 7.1 | 3.9 | ||||
2023Away | 6.26 | 1.35 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.19 | 1.22 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Away | 8.06 | 2.01 | 22.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matthew Liberatore 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
1.88K/9
6.8BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.5Fastball
94.9 mphERA
2.70WHIP
1.05BABIP
.225GB/FB
1.87Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2364 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.0%Swinging Strike
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Could be used as reliever in 2024
Liberatore will get a shot to win a relief job with the Cardinals in 2024, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Given how desperate the Cards are for starting pitching, a move to relief for Liberatore would be quite an indictment from the team as to how it views his ability to start. The bullpen is where he finished the 2023 season, and he did very well in the role, posting a 1.54 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over 11.2 innings in September. It still seems likely that Liberatore will come to spring training as a starter, but his ultimate destination could be the bullpen.
Given how desperate the Cards are for starting pitching, a move to relief for Liberatore would be quite an indictment from the team as to how it views his ability to start. The bullpen is where he finished the 2023 season, and he did very well in the role, posting a 1.54 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over 11.2 innings in September. It still seems likely that Liberatore will come to spring training as a starter, but his ultimate destination could be the bullpen.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Liberatore has one of the prettiest curveballs you will see in baseball. The league hit .222 off his curveball with a 35% Whiff Rate as it is his primary weapon of choice to put away hitters. The problem with Liberatore is his fastball was incredibly hittable last season as the league hit .364 against the pitch while slugging .673 off it. This is why he has struggled both at the major and upper minors since the year off in 2020 with walks, homers, and too many baserunners. The Cardinals did not even put him on the postseason roster, and he does not appear to have a shot at a spot in the rotation to start the season unless Jack Flaherty or Steven Matz break down again. It is tough to give up on someone whose velocity and movement are similar to Reid Detmers and Max Fried (according to StatCast), but he is current a distant third in that trio until something improves with his fastball.
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Effective in rare start
Liberatore pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out five batters in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the White Sox. He did not factor into the decision.
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Getting spot start Sunday
Liberatore will start Sunday's game against the White Sox, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Nabs win in matinee
Liberatore (1-1) pitched a perfect inning and struck out two batters to earn the win in Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Tigers.
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Takes extra-innings loss
Liberatore (0-1) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk over three innings, taking the extra-innings loss versus the Mets on Sunday. He did not record a strikeout.
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Not available Sunday
Liberatore will be unavailable with an illness for the third straight day Sunday against the Diamondbacks, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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