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Carlos Estevez

Carlos Estevez

RP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank N/A Actual N/A 135 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
0.1162.020-10/20182.34
Compared to same point last season
57.02.684-550/207.91.11

Carlos Estevez | Fantasy Outlook

Carlos Estevez remains sidelined on the 60-day IL with no imminent return

Estevez has not appeared in a game over the last 30 days as he remains on the 60-day injured list following right shoulder issues and an early-season foot contusion. With Estevez unavailable, Steven Cruz has handled closing duties for a fifth-place Royals squad that sits at 62-76 in the AL Central. Estevez recently celebrated 10 years of MLB service time, but he has not resumed a formal rehab assignment.

Coming off a stellar 2025 season where he posted 42 saves and a 2.56 ERA, Estevez's 2026 campaign was halted after just one brutal appearance. While our rest-of-season projections originally accounted for 12 saves, his repeated setbacks and diminished velocity make it increasingly unlikely he recaptures high-leverage duties this year. Fantasy managers cannot count on a return to his past dominant form before the season wraps up.

The Royals host six games at home this week, welcoming the Marlins and Blue Jays. With Estevez out of commission and not on the active roster, he will not factor into Kansas City's bullpen plans for either series. Leave him on the waiver wire or injured list in all redraft formats. Sit.

Updated 18 hrs ago

Carlos Estevez Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
03/28 @ATL 0.1 27 0 2 6 LOSS 162.16 18.02 -13
Totals: 0.127026 -13
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 COL 63 50.1 1025 59 28 11 3-7 5.72 1.55 10.6 187
2017 COL 35 27.2 577 31 14 0 5-0 6.51 1.92 10.1 69
2019 COL 71 65.0 1240 81 23 0 2-2 4.15 1.42 11.2 151
2020 COL 26 21.2 436 27 9 1 1-3 8.31 1.94 11.2 36
2021 COL 61 60.0 963 56 21 9 3-5 4.5 1.5 8.4 133
2022 COL 59 55.1 974 51 23 2 3-4 3.42 1.17 8.3 111
2023 LAA 63 60.0 1127 78 31 31 5-5 4.05 1.55 11.7 284
2024 LAA 57 57.2 866 54 13 26 4-5 2.65 0.92 8.4 251
2025 KC 67 63.2 1043 54 22 42 4-5 2.54 1.1 7.6 338
2026 KC 1 0.1 27 0 2 0 0-1 162.16 18.02 0 -13
ON PACE 1 1 31 0 2 0 0-1 162.16 18.02 0 -16
3-YEAR AVG 62 59 1012 62 22 33 4-5 3.13 1.19 9.3 291
Career 503 450.0 8278 491 186 0 0-0 4.42 1.43 9.8

Estevez Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.7 0.933 1.5 0 0.1 2 2.3 7.7 1.5 3.0 0.2 39.3 0
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.2 0.4 0.6 0 0.1 0.8 2.3 7.7 0.6 3.0 0.1 15.7 0
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 62% 52%
NAME OWN START
Vinnie Pasquantino 68% 45%
Maikel Garcia 58% 13%
Nick Loftin 5% 4%
Josh Rojas 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 87%
Tyler Tolbert 6% 5%
Michael Massey 4% 0%
Jonathan India 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 92% 57%
Salvador Perez 75% 55%
Kyle Isbel 4% 2%
Isaac Collins 3% 1%
John Rave 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 84% 50%
Noah Cameron 79% 28%
Seth Lugo 41% 30%
Cole Ragans 23% 9%
Randy Dobnak 15% 8%
Stephen Kolek 3% 0%
Luinder Avila 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 100%
Carlos Estevez 19% 6%
Lucas Erceg 9% 7%
Steven Cruz 9% 8%
Daniel Lynch IV 7% 5%
Nate Pearson 5% 4%
Alex Lange 4% 3%
Craig Kimbrel 3% 3%
John Schreiber 1% 1%
Anthony Gose 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.248
9th
R
590
21st
HR
141
23rd
RBI
561
22nd
SB
109
9th
OBP
.316
16th
SLG
.401
15th
OPS
.717
16th
W
62
25th
SV
34
18th
ERA
4.69
28th
WHIP
1.39
27th
QS
56
4th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox72-65.526-655614
GuardiansGuardians69-68.5043557559
TwinsTwins66-72.4786.5637683
TigersTigers63-74.4609597542
RoyalsRoyals62-76.44910.5590673

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen128447619919612.221  
Luke Maile133325150.152  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino9133741839415.246  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey110340469411442.276  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin9830438726402.237  
Maikel Garcia7328334763325.269  
Josh Rojas34859212131.247  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.11946777133164936.285  
Tyler Tolbert6711430353820.307  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1264576413023666.284  
Kyle Isbel7823326556246.236  
Isaac Collins12438841906406.232  
John Rave33831618384.217  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
Matthew Lugo3301000.333  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1284944611017621.223  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha27880170.21363.321.10  
Noah Cameron26980149.11313.981.22  
Seth Lugo28680154.01185.031.42  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Randy Dobnak1022051.2341.921.37  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Beck Way1911023.1213.861.59  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Mason Black1700031.1194.311.60  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg47441243.1316.231.89  
Alex Lange51271052.2545.811.50  
Steven Cruz4923651.2564.361.26  
Nate Pearson3121334.2292.341.18  
Craig Kimbrel3912140.0354.051.20  
John Schreiber5513149.1363.651.28  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV5144161.2463.071.05  
Anthony Gose21002.200.000.00  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee60007.178.592.18  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas1400015.0161.801.67  
Connor Thomas711012.2812.082.13  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-01 MIA07:40 EDTRandy Dobnak
Tyler Phillips
09-02 MIA07:40 EDTNoah Cameron
Eury Perez
09-03 MIA07:40 EDTMichael Wacha
Sandy Alcantara
09-04 TOR08:10 EDTDaniel Lynch IV
09-05 TOR07:10 EDTSeth Lugo
Max Scherzer
09-06 TOR02:10 EDTRandy Dobnak
Spencer Arrighetti

Player Timeline

Aug 21st

Carlos Estévez Reaches 10 Years of MLB Service Time

Jun 15th

MLB News: Team Acquires RHP Connor Seabold from Blue Jays; Carlos Estévez ...

May 4th

Carlos Estévez Set to Begin Rehab Assignment with Triple-A Omaha Tomorrow ...

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