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Alex McFarlane

Alex McFarlane

RP/SP • Philadelphia Phillies Proj Rank N/A Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
10.1 0.87 4-1 2 0 10/5 8.7 0.97 5.85
Compared to same point last season
0.0nan0-000/NANnan

Alex McFarlane | Fantasy Outlook

Alex McFarlane delivers stellar middle relief, but limited leverage caps standard fantasy utility

McFarlane has been dominant in relief lately, posting six scoreless frames with six strikeouts and a microscopic 0.50 WHIP over the past 14 days. With Philadelphia's bullpen thinned by injuries to Tanner Banks and Caleb Kilian, the hard-throwing rookie has secured a dependable middle-relief role for a second-place Phillies club that enters the weekend at 79-61.

Across 10 appearances in his debut campaign, McFarlane has logged a pristine 0.89 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP over 10.1 innings of work. While our models endorse his ability to generate punchouts at nearly one per inning, his underlying command remains a mild concern with five walks allowed, meaning some regression from this nearly flawless run prevention is inevitable.

Philadelphia wraps up the week with a tough three-game home series against the first-place Braves starting Friday. While our projections anticipate another scoreless inning or two of work, McFarlane remains insulated from high-leverage situations behind established late-inning arms like closer Jhoan Duran and setup man José Alvarado. That usage pattern keeps him off the radar in standard mixed formats. Sit.

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Alex McFarlane Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/31 @ARI 1.0 15 1 0 0 HOLD 0.87 0.97 3
08/30 @LAA 1.0 16 1 1 0 HOLD 0.96 1.07 3
08/28 @LAA 1.0 21 1 1 0 WIN 1.08 1.08 8
08/24 @SEA 1.0 10 2 0 0 N/A 1.23 1.09 4
08/23 STL 1.0 10 1 0 0 WIN 1.42 1.26 8
08/21 STL 1.0 9 0 0 0 WIN 1.69 1.50 7
08/18 MIA 1.0 18 0 1 0 WIN 2.08 1.62 6
08/15 @MIN 1.1 22 3 1 0 N/A 2.70 1.50 5
08/11 @STL 1.0 26 1 1 1 LOSS 4.50 1.50 -4
07/22 LAD 1.0 12 0 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.00 2
Totals: 10.11591051 40
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2026 PHI 10 10.1 159 10 5 0 4-1 0.87 0.97 8.7 40
ON PACE 11 12 183 11 5 0 4-1 0.87 0.97 8.7 45
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 10 10.1 159 10 5 0 0-0 0.87 0.97 8.7

McFarlane Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0.386 1.875 0.0 1.6 1.1 3.6 0.8 6.9 1.6 4 0.2 39 12.8
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0.9 0.9 0 0.2 0.4 1 2.2 9.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 15.4 4.4
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Philadelphia Phillies

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
J.T. Realmuto 24% 17%
NAME OWN START
Bryce Harper 100% 89%
Alec Bohm 50% 34%
Aidan Miller 4% 0%
NAME OWN START
Trea Turner 97% 82%
Luis Arraez 94% 77%
Bryson Stott 75% 56%
Dylan Moore 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Kyle Schwarber 100% 88%
Brandon Marsh 55% 37%
Justin Crawford 10% 6%
Adolis Garcia 7% 3%
Edmundo Sosa 2% 2%
Gabriel Rincones Jr. 1% 0%
Otto Kemp 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Cristopher Sanchez 100% 80%
Jesus Luzardo 100% 63%
Zack Wheeler 100% 56%
Aaron Nola 78% 40%
Andrew Painter 44% 24%
NAME OWN START
Jhoan Duran 98% 93%
Jonathan Bowlan 7% 6%
Brooks Raley 7% 7%
Orion Kerkering 7% 6%
Alex McFarlane 5% 4%
Caleb Kilian 5% 2%
Brad Keller 2% 1%
Jose Alvarado 2% 2%
Tanner Banks 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.243
18th
R
631
15th
HR
165
12th
RBI
611
12th
SB
97
13th
OBP
.313
22nd
SLG
.400
16th
OPS
.713
20th
W
79
7th
SV
38
14th
ERA
3.99
12th
WHIP
1.28
12th
QS
63
2nd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BravesBraves83-57.593-653535
PhilliesPhillies79-61.5644631595
MarlinsMarlins71-70.50412.5615601
NationalsNationals67-75.47217735721
MetsMets63-77.45020577627

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
J.T. Realmuto104351467810453.222  
Rafael Marchán328859260.102  
Garrett Stubbs3151108030.157  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bryce Harper1404918513527807.275  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bryson Stott13446661119106124.255  
Luis Arraez1325276316665510.315  
Dylan Moore151230001.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Alec Bohm1334925312114772.246  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Trea Turner13555688133175218.239  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brandon Marsh13447767128175711.268  
Derek Hill101177274392613.243  
Edmundo Sosa7120225487403.238  
Adolis García6723121457213.195  
Bryan De La Cruz23486172110.354  
Justin Crawford130372449923516.266  
Gabriel Rincones Jr.2984714270.167  
Felix Reyes123826120.158  
Steward Berroa6701010.143  
Otto Kemp132502000.080  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kyle Schwarber1355018112040833.240  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Jesús Luzardo281350169.22093.021.12  
Cristopher Sánchez281640175.12022.521.19  
Aaron Nola286100148.01574.931.40  
Zack Wheeler231150130.11543.321.09  
Andrew Painter21380105.1915.551.37  
Taijuan Walker514022.2179.132.07  
Brian Keller10003.033.000.67  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Jhoan Duran53242950.1691.611.05  
Caleb Kilian4947847.2564.911.36  
Brad Keller3221331.1324.021.34  
Jonathan Bowlan5422252.0662.940.98  
Orion Kerkering5971253.2573.861.29  
Brooks Raley5555149.0482.201.08  
José Alvarado5733149.2615.621.55  
Tim Mayza5233059.1593.341.08  
Lou Trivino50006.0715.002.83  
Zach Pop70007.163.681.09  
Tanner Banks2804029.0327.142.00  
Max Lazar60008.055.631.38  
Kyle Backhus2121020.0204.951.55  
Alan Rangel703026.0295.891.69  
Alex McFarlane1041010.1100.870.97  
Chase Shugart3821045.0534.601.27  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-31 @ARIW 1-2Aaron Nola
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09-01 @ARIW 1-7Jesus Luzardo
Eduardo Rodriguez
09-02 @ARIL 1-0Andrew Painter
Taylor Clarke
09-04 ATL06:40 EDTCristopher Sanchez
Chris Sale
09-05 ATL06:05 EDTZack Wheeler
Martin Perez
09-06 ATL01:10 EDTAaron Nola
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