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Daniel Lynch IV

Daniel Lynch IV

RP/SP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank N/A Actual 239 N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
57.0 3.47 4-4 13 1 46/19 7.3 1.14 3.01
Compared to same point last season
50.13.225-26135/226.31.59

Daniel Lynch IV | Fantasy Outlook

Daniel Lynch IV steps into the Royals rotation amid recent ratio turbulence

Lynch has navigated a bumpy stretch recently, posting a 6.97 ERA over his last 30 days and yielding two runs in 3.1 innings during his most recent start. With the fifth-place Royals (62-76) hit hard by rotation injuries to Cole Ragans and Tony Gonsolin, Lynch has shifted out of late-inning relief to secure an open starting opportunity.

Despite recent struggles, Lynch has maintained a dependable 3.56 ERA and 1.17 WHIP across 55.2 innings this year, nearly duplicating his 2025 campaign. While our models anticipate mild regression toward a 4.27 ERA due to low strikeout rates, his baseline control offers steady multi-inning stability when he avoids deep counts.

Lynch lines up for a single start this week, taking the mound at home on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Because he is still building up his pitch count and projected for limited innings, his fantasy ceiling remains capped without strong strikeout potential. Sit.

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Daniel Lynch IV Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/29 @CLE 3.1 70 3 2 2 N/A 3.47 1.14 5
08/23 DET 4.1 59 2 1 2 N/A 3.35 1.12 6
08/18 ATH 4.0 45 1 2 1 N/A 3.28 1.11 6
08/12 @LAD 2.1 39 3 0 3 LOSS 3.38 1.13 -2
08/07 CHC 1.2 35 2 2 4 LOSS 2.93 1.12 -6
08/04 MIN 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 2.18 1.04 3
07/29 @MIN 1.0 10 0 0 0 N/A 2.23 1.04 2
07/28 @MIN 0.2 10 0 0 0 HOLD 2.29 1.04 1
07/25 @DET 1.0 12 0 0 0 WIN 2.20 0.98 7
07/22 SF 1.0 11 0 0 0 HOLD 2.25 0.98 2
07/20 SF 1.0 15 1 0 0 HOLD 2.31 1.00 3
07/18 SD 2.0 26 0 0 0 WIN 2.37 1.00 8
07/10 @BAL 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 2.50 1.00 3
07/07 @NYM 1.1 18 0 1 0 N/A 2.57 1.03 2
07/05 PHI 1.0 12 1 0 0 HOLD 2.67 1.04 3
07/02 TB 1.0 9 1 0 0 N/A 2.76 1.07 3
06/27 @CHW 0.1 12 0 0 1 LOSS 2.84 1.11 -7
06/26 @CHW 0.2 9 0 0 0 N/A 2.59 1.02 1
06/24 @TB 1.0 10 0 0 0 N/A 2.64 1.01 2
06/19 STL 1.0 11 0 0 0 N/A 2.73 1.04 2
06/16 @WAS 1.0 29 1 2 3 LOSS 2.83 1.08 -7
06/14 HOU 1.0 8 0 0 0 N/A 1.95 0.98 2
06/13 HOU 1.0 13 0 0 0 HOLD 2.03 1.01 2
06/10 TEX 0.2 17 0 1 0 N/A 2.10 1.05 1
06/09 TEX 1.0 13 0 0 1 HOLD 2.16 1.04 1
06/06 @MIN 1.0 12 0 0 0 N/A 1.88 1.04 2
06/04 @MIN 1.0 12 1 0 0 N/A 1.96 1.09 3
06/03 @CIN 1.0 15 1 0 0 WIN 2.05 1.09 8
05/30 @TEX 0.2 18 0 1 1 HOLD 2.14 1.10 -1
05/25 NYY 1.0 8 1 0 0 N/A 1.77 0.98 3
05/24 SEA 0.2 7 0 0 0 HOLD 1.86 1.03 1
05/20 BOS 1.0 32 0 1 0 N/A 1.71 0.90 1
05/17 @STL 1.2 21 1 0 0 HOLD 1.80 0.80 4
05/15 @STL 1.0 20 2 1 0 N/A 1.96 0.82 3
05/12 @CHW 1.0 13 2 0 0 N/A 2.08 0.75 4
05/10 DET 0.2 24 1 1 1 N/A 2.20 0.73 -0
05/07 CLE 1.0 15 2 0 0 N/A 1.72 0.57 4
05/05 CLE 1.0 14 0 1 0 HOLD 1.84 0.61 2
05/03 @SEA 1.1 17 3 0 0 SAVE 1.98 0.59 11
05/01 @SEA 1.0 25 2 0 2 WIN 2.19 0.65 6
04/28 @ATH 1.0 20 0 0 0 N/A 0.79 0.53 2
04/25 LAA 1.0 9 0 0 0 N/A 0.87 0.48 2
04/24 LAA 0.1 5 1 0 0 HOLD 0.96 0.54 2
04/20 BAL 1.1 12 2 0 0 N/A 1.00 0.56 5
04/16 @DET 1.0 7 1 0 0 HOLD 1.17 0.65 3
04/15 @DET 0.1 4 1 0 0 N/A 1.35 0.75 2
04/12 CHW 1.0 12 1 0 0 N/A 1.42 0.79 3
04/07 @CLE 1.1 13 1 0 0 N/A 1.69 0.94 4
04/04 MIL 2.0 27 3 0 0 N/A 2.25 1.25 7
04/01 MIN 1.0 37 2 3 1 N/A 4.50 2.00 1
03/30 MIN 1.0 9 1 0 0 HOLD 0.00 0.00 3
Totals: 57.0923461922 120
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 KC 1 5.0 77 3 2 0 1-0 9 1.6 5.4 9
2024 KC 16 41.0 631 39 14 1 2-0 3.51 1.05 8.6 103
2025 KC 57 58.1 1088 45 26 1 6-2 3.55 1.58 6.9 136
2026 KC 51 57.0 923 46 19 1 4-4 3.47 1.14 7.3 120
ON PACE 59 67 1083 54 22 1 4-4 3.47 1.14 7.3 140
3-YEAR AVG 25 35 599 29 14 1 3-1 3.72 1.32 7.2 83
Career 125 161.1 2719 133 61 0 0-0 3.68 1.29 7.4

Lynch IV Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.744 1.006 0 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.4 5.9 0.1 3.0 0.1 36.3 3.1
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.6 0.967 0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 6.1 0.1 3.0 0.1 36.3 3.2
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 64% 51%
NAME OWN START
Vinnie Pasquantino 66% 38%
Maikel Garcia 58% 13%
Nick Loftin 5% 4%
Josh Rojas 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 82%
Tyler Tolbert 6% 4%
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 38% 24%
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 8% 6%
Daniel Lynch IV 7% 5%
Nate Pearson 5% 4%
Alex Lange 4% 3%
Craig Kimbrel 3% 3%
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

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