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George Klassen

George Klassen

SP • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Proj Rank 98 Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
27.042-224/2181.670.00
Compared to same point last season
0.0nan0-0/NANnan

George Klassen | Fantasy Outlook

George Klassen remains sidelined on the injured list with lower-back tightness

Klassen was in the middle of a breakout run before landing on the 15-day injured list on August 30 with lower-back tightness, posting a sharp 1.99 ERA and 1.05 WHIP over his last three outings. The rookie right-hander had solidified a starting rotation job for a fifth-place Angels squad that sits at 56-90 and has been eliminated from postseason contention. While he has resumed playing catch, the team is rightfully proceeding with extreme caution down the stretch.

The sterling run masked deeper command hurdles, as our data shows Klassen has issued 21 walks over 26.1 career innings to yield a 1.71 WHIP and 4.11 ERA. His upper-90s heater and wipeout slider produce plenty of whiffs, but the elevated walk rate indicates that his recent run of limiting damage was due for regression. Until he harnesses the strike zone consistently, his long-term fantasy profile remains high-risk, high-upside.

With the Angels heading to Washington this weekend, Yusei Kikuchi, Walbert Ureña, and Grayson Rodriguez will handle starting duties while Klassen remains inactive. Our projections confirm zero innings on the ledger this week, leaving him without any immediate fantasy viability until he is activated. Sit.

Updated 2 days ago

George Klassen Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/24 CLE 5.1 90 3 3 2 LOSS 4.00 1.67 2
08/18 @HOU 7.0 86 7 3 0 WIN 4.15 1.66 27
08/12 TEX 6.0 87 5 1 2 WIN 6.14 2.18 20
08/07 @MIA 4.0 83 3 4 1 N/A 8.31 3.00 6
04/11 @CIN 2.0 72 2 5 5 LOSS 13.50 3.86 -9
04/05 SEA 2.2 73 4 5 2 N/A 6.75 3.00 3
Totals: 27.0491242112 50
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2026 LAA 6 27.0 491 24 21 0 2-2 4 1.67 8 50
ON PACE 6 30 541 26 23 0 2-2 4 1.67 8 54
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 6 27.0 491 24 21 0 0-0 4 1.67 8

Klassen Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Moises Ballesteros 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Nolan Schanuel 11% 4%
NAME OWN START
Zach Neto 88% 83%
Vaughn Grissom 8% 6%
Oswald Peraza 2% 1%
Adam Frazier 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Mike Trout 96% 85%
Josh Lowe 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Reid Detmers 91% 63%
Walbert Urena 71% 56%
Yusei Kikuchi 25% 18%
Grayson Rodriguez 14% 9%
George Klassen 11% 1%
Ryan Johnson 5% 4%
Jack Kochanowicz 2% 1%
Tyler Bremner 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Ben Joyce 20% 19%
Jose Fermin 2% 1%
Samy Natera Jr. 2% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.235
26th
R
594
28th
HR
142
27th
RBI
568
28th
SB
80
22nd
OBP
.309
28th
SLG
.372
30th
OPS
.681
30th
W
56
29th
SV
22
30th
ERA
4.21
19th
WHIP
1.34
20th
QS
50
15th
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AstrosAstros75-73.507-663705
RangersRangers72-76.4863611660
MarinersMariners69-79.4666586661
AthleticsAthletics60-88.40515647833
AngelsAngels56-91.38118.5594668

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Moisés Ballesteros9127523608311.218  
Travis d'Arnaud2965712130.185  
Tyler Heineman731621429191.179  
Sebastián Rivero2453513080.245  
Logan Porter3421000.250  
Omar Martinez5301000.333  
Gustavo Campero41104020.364  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nolan Schanuel107392431087491.276  
Trey Mancini51314040.308  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vaughn Grissom104367428910601.243  
Oswald Peraza116324327372412.225  
Adam Frazier6312319291102.236  
Christian Moore2487217191.195  
Kyren Paris61000000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Denzer Guzman7222826517252.224  
Yoán Moncada411119213101.189  
Jeimer Candelario71832000.111  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Zach Neto14256691137257219.242  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Mike Trout12846779114215211.244  
Josh Lowe100273265611289.205  
Jose Siri9318830428266.223  
Wade Meckler8324535723256.294  
Bryce Teodosio3549510024.204  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jorge Soler87316366412490.203  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Reid Detmers30580168.01913.321.04  
Walbert Urena269100131.11242.741.21  
Grayson Rodriguez1747081.2756.281.57  
Ryan Johnson1948084.1635.121.36  
Yusei Kikuchi1115053.0544.761.49  
Jack Kochanowicz1325064.0476.191.58  
George Klassen622027.0243.671.63  
Sam Aldegheri934033.2225.081.43  
Alek Manoah30007.159.822.18  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Ben Joyce1202411.1143.180.97  
Samy Natera Jr.2812331.2483.131.11  
Ryan Watson4911267.2584.121.27  
Sam Bachman4112145.2464.141.34  
Mitch Farris2813150.1544.111.55  
José Fermin4842150.2603.201.30  
Shaun Anderson1220020.0177.651.75  
Joey Lucchesi50103.1413.503.90  
Nick Sandlin80108.2611.421.62  
Blake Weiman1101011.1102.381.41  
Tayler Saucedo2101016.2203.241.08  
Brett Kerry300013.2123.950.95  
Luke Murphy1502015.0154.201.40  
Sammy Peralta1001012.0177.501.83  
Trevor Martin701014.184.401.67  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-07 @BOSL 5-2Grayson Rodriguez
Brayan Bello
09-08 @BOSW 1-6Reid Detmers
Patrick Sandoval
09-09 @BOSW 4-6Ryan Johnson
Jake Bennett
09-11 @WASL 4-3Yusei Kikuchi
Cade Cavalli
09-12 @WAS04:05 EDTWalbert Urena
Andrew Alvarez
09-13 @WAS01:35 EDTGrayson Rodriguez
Jake Irvin

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Aug 19th

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