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Alex Lange

Alex Lange

RP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 31 Actual 287 N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
35.2 6.31 0-5 1 8 37/22 9.3 1.63 7.32
Compared to same point last season
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Alex Lange | Fantasy Outlook

Alex Lange loses fantasy appeal amidst a string of high-leverage meltdowns

Lange is currently mired in a disastrous slump, highlighted by a recent outing against the Mets where he was charged with five runs. The fifth-place Royals sit at 38-55 and have increasingly turned to Lucas Erceg for closing duties, leaving Lange as a middle-relief option in our data. His recent news cycle is dominated by blown ties and late-inning struggles that have eroded his standing in the Kansas City bullpen.

Under the hood, the metrics are alarming as Lange has posted a 39.13 ERA and a 4.35 WHIP over his last 14 days. While his career baseline and our season projection of a 3.83 ERA suggest he is better than this, his 1.68 season WHIP indicates a fundamental struggle with command. This is not a fluke or bad luck; he is simply not finding the zone frequently enough to sustain high-leverage work.

The week ahead offers no relief with remaining games against the Mets and a tough series in Baltimore. Facing Orioles hitters like Brandon Young and Kyle Bradish—who have been solid—will provide few easy innings for a struggling reliever. Given his projected 15.62 weekly ERA and the loss of the closer role, he is a significant liability to your pitching ratios. Sit.

Updated 2 days ago

Alex Lange Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
07/08 @NYM 0.2 38 0 1 5 LOSS 6.31 1.63 -11
07/05 PHI 1.0 11 0 0 0 SAVE 5.14 1.54 7
06/28 @CHW 1.0 10 0 0 0 SAVE 5.29 1.59 7
06/26 @CHW 0.1 26 1 2 5 N/A 5.45 1.64 -6
06/22 @TB 1.0 15 1 0 0 SAVE 4.13 1.47 8
06/19 STL 0.1 10 0 0 0 SAVE 4.26 1.52 5
06/17 @WAS 1.0 19 0 0 0 N/A 4.31 1.50 2
06/13 HOU 1.2 31 1 1 1 LOSS 4.45 1.55 -3
06/10 TEX 1.0 32 1 2 1 LOSS 4.06 1.45 -5
06/09 TEX 1.0 19 2 1 0 SAVE 3.90 1.37 9
06/06 @MIN 1.0 28 3 0 0 SAVE 4.03 1.38 10
06/04 @MIN 1.0 20 0 1 0 SAVE 4.18 1.39 6
06/03 @CIN 1.0 24 2 1 0 SAVE 4.33 1.37 8
06/01 @CIN 1.0 9 2 0 0 N/A 4.50 1.35 4
05/30 @TEX 0.2 16 1 0 0 HOLD 4.68 1.40 2
05/27 NYY 0.1 9 0 0 0 N/A 4.81 1.40 0
05/22 SEA 1.0 11 0 0 0 N/A 4.88 1.38 2
05/20 BOS 1.1 21 1 0 0 N/A 5.09 1.43 3
05/18 BOS 1.0 15 1 0 1 N/A 5.40 1.48 1
05/14 @CHW 1.0 10 0 0 0 N/A 5.23 1.40 2
05/13 @CHW 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 5.49 1.42 3
05/10 DET 1.2 17 0 1 0 N/A 5.79 1.50 3
05/07 CLE 1.0 20 1 1 1 N/A 6.35 1.59 1
05/06 CLE 1.1 23 0 1 1 N/A 6.19 1.56 1
05/04 CLE 1.0 9 0 0 0 N/A 6.14 1.64 2
04/30 @ATH 1.0 5 0 0 0 N/A 6.59 1.68 2
04/29 @ATH 1.0 15 0 1 0 N/A 7.11 1.82 2
04/26 LAA 1.0 34 2 3 1 N/A 7.71 1.89 1
04/22 BAL 1.0 18 1 0 0 N/A 7.59 1.69 3
04/20 BAL 1.0 31 2 1 4 LOSS 8.38 1.86 -7
04/17 @NYY 1.0 18 2 0 2 LOSS 5.19 1.62 -4
04/16 @DET 1.0 20 2 0 0 N/A 3.52 1.57 3
04/12 CHW 1.0 16 2 1 0 N/A 4.05 1.50 4
04/08 @CLE 2.1 37 2 0 1 N/A 4.77 1.59 4
04/04 MIL 2.0 38 4 1 0 N/A 5.40 1.80 7
04/01 MIN 0.1 34 1 3 2 N/A 13.50 3.00 -2
03/27 @ATL 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 0.00 3
Totals: 35.2733372225 74
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2021 DET 35 36.0 629 38 16 1 1-3 4 1.47 9.5 60
2022 DET 64 58.0 927 76 28 0 8-3 3.26 1.19 11.8 160
2023 DET 67 61.1 1150 79 45 26 7-5 3.96 1.43 11.6 280
2024 DET 21 16.1 377 21 17 2 0-3 4.96 2.02 11.6 28
2025 DET 1 1.0 20 1 1 0 0-0 0 3 9 2
2026 KC 37 35.2 733 37 22 8 0-5 6.31 1.63 9.3 74
ON PACE 63 61 1249 63 37 13 0-8 6.31 1.63 9.3 126
3-YEAR AVG 30 26 516 34 21 9 2-3 3.9 1.48 11.1 103
Career 225 206.0 3836 252 129 0 0-0 4.28 1.48 11

Lange Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
25.994 7.116 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 4.7 1.1 2 1.5 49 -10.7
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.713 0.563 0.4 0 0 0.5 1.2 5.9 0.4 2.2 0.2 19.5 1.7
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 76% 64%
Salvador Perez 66% 54%
NAME OWN START
Maikel Garcia 82% 12%
Vinnie Pasquantino 57% 16%
Nick Loftin 7% 6%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 98%
Tyler Tolbert 24% 11%
Michael Massey 3% 2%
Jonathan India 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 77% 65%
Lane Thomas 8% 7%
Kyle Isbel 2% 0%
Isaac Collins 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 76% 46%
Seth Lugo 40% 19%
Kris Bubic 39% 4%
Cole Ragans 37% 10%
Noah Cameron 29% 23%
Stephen Kolek 14% 2%
Luinder Avila 10% 10%
Kendry Chourio 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 99%
Alex Lange 26% 25%
Carlos Estevez 23% 6%
Lucas Erceg 19% 17%
Matt Strahm 10% 9%
Daniel Lynch IV 6% 6%

Team Rankings

AVG
.248
9th
R
408
19th
HR
97
24th
RBI
389
19th
SB
73
9th
OBP
.317
15th
SLG
.400
17th
OPS
.717
16th
W
38
29th
SV
23
17th
ERA
4.89
28th
WHIP
1.45
28th
QS
39
5th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians49-46.516-376384
White SoxWhite Sox48-45.516-444418
TwinsTwins46-49.4843462480
TigersTigers44-50.4684.5405374
RoyalsRoyals38-57.40011408485

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen87301417313491.243  
Salvador Perez87343317211360.210  
Luke Maile2621130.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino6825428576323.224  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey7522030587312.264  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
Tyler Tolbert345417202510.370  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin5817226434291.250  
Maikel Garcia6926832703305.261  
Josh Rojas143036150.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.8935150101133930.288  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone88311438115353.260  
Lane Thomas8022326517304.229  
Isaac Collins8426035635275.242  
Kyle Isbel5616416403115.244  
Starling Marte441121230191.268  
John Rave91834110.222  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha19570119.1963.771.19  
Noah Cameron1756088.2824.771.46  
Seth Lugo18360100.2804.561.43  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Luinder Avila1843056.2505.081.62  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Beck Way1510018.2173.381.55  
Mason Black1200017.2153.571.70  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg37331236.0255.001.64  
Alex Lange3705838.0375.921.53  
John Schreiber3903135.2273.531.29  
Eli Morgan1401117.1155.191.79  
Daniel Lynch IV3922138.1332.350.94  
Matt Strahm3432031.0245.811.36  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Jose Cuas50006.192.841.58  
Randy Dobnak20009.241.861.35  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  
Steven Cruz2822030.1405.041.39  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
07-06 PHIW 15-1Noah Cameron
Cristopher Sanchez
07-07 @NYMW 12-16Seth Lugo
Cionel Perez
07-08 @NYML 6-2Steven Cruz
Christian Scott
07-09 @NYML 7-3Michael Wacha
Sean Manaea
07-10 @BALL 5-3Luinder Avila
Brandon Young
07-11 @BAL07:05 EDTNoah Cameron
Kyle Bradish
07-12 @BAL01:35 EDTSeth Lugo
Shane Baz

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