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Kirby Yates

Kirby Yates

RP • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Proj Rank 36 Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
25.0 4.32 0-5 0 3 36/12 13 1.28 3.32
Compared to same point last season
29.04.664-313344/1213.71.41

Kirby Yates | Fantasy Outlook

Kirby Yates battles ratio troubles despite holding onto closing duties

Kirby Yates has hit a turbulent stretch out of the Los Angeles bullpen, carrying an 8.18 ERA and a 2.27 WHIP over his last three appearances. Despite a few blown leads and a 5.19 ERA across his last 14 days, manager Kurt Suzuki has kept him locked into the primary closer role on the depth chart. The veteran right-hander anchors the back end for a struggling Angels squad that sits at 43-69 and resides in the cellar of the American League West.

While Yates has historically provided elite strikeout rates—sitting near 13 strikeouts per nine innings this season—his recent stretch has exposed significant ratio risk with a 1.73 WHIP over the past fortnight. This high-traffic trouble is causing major bumps in ERA compared to his baseline, but his continued monopoly on save chances keeps him relevant in deeper formats. Managers should expect some regression toward his mid-4.00s season ERA, though high-wire acts will likely continue.

The Angels hit the road for a six-game trip, starting with a three-game series in Baltimore before traveling to face Miami. Because Yates has been walking a tightrope with baserunners and inflating WHIP ratios, deploying him this week carries immense risk for fantasy rosters unless you are desperately chasing saves. Expect limited clean usage across the week with high volatility. Sit.

Updated 8 hrs ago

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/01 MIL 1.0 22 1 1 1 N/A 3.96 1.24 1
07/29 HOU 1.0 21 3 0 1 N/A 3.75 1.21 3
07/28 HOU 0.2 17 2 0 0 N/A 3.52 1.17 3
07/25 @SF 1.0 21 0 1 0 N/A 3.28 1.05 1
07/24 @SF 1.0 17 0 1 1 N/A 3.42 1.01 1
07/22 STL 1.0 18 2 1 0 N/A 3.18 1.01 4
07/17 DET 0.2 20 0 1 2 LOSS 3.32 1.02 -7
07/10 @MIN 1.0 13 0 0 0 SAVE 2.57 0.95 7
07/09 @TEX 0.1 8 0 0 1 LOSS 2.70 0.95 -6
07/05 BOS 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 2.29 0.86 3
07/03 BOS 1.0 13 2 0 0 N/A 2.41 0.91 4
06/27 ATH 1.0 9 1 0 0 SAVE 2.55 0.91 8
06/26 ATH 1.0 13 2 0 0 N/A 2.70 0.96 4
06/22 BAL 1.0 13 3 0 0 N/A 2.87 1.02 5
06/20 @ATH 1.0 15 2 0 0 N/A 3.07 1.02 4
06/19 @ATH 0.1 10 0 1 0 LOSS 3.29 1.10 -5
06/16 @ARI 1.0 16 1 1 0 N/A 3.38 1.05 3
06/13 TB 1.0 9 1 0 0 N/A 3.65 1.05 3
06/09 HOU 1.0 12 2 0 0 N/A 3.97 1.15 4
06/08 HOU 1.0 24 1 1 1 N/A 4.35 1.26 1
06/05 @LAD 0.0 6 0 0 1 LOSS 3.86 1.18 -7
06/03 COL 1.0 17 2 0 0 N/A 3.86 1.18 4
06/01 COL 1.0 10 0 0 1 LOSS 4.32 1.20 -5
05/26 @DET 1.0 16 1 1 0 N/A 3.68 1.09 3
05/23 TEX 1.0 11 1 0 0 SAVE 4.26 1.11 8
05/21 ATH 1.0 21 1 1 0 N/A 5.06 1.31 3
05/20 ATH 0.2 20 1 1 1 N/A 6.23 1.38 0
05/17 LAD 1.0 10 2 0 0 N/A 4.91 1.09 4
05/15 LAD 1.0 11 2 0 0 N/A 6.75 1.50 4
05/11 @CLE 0.2 22 1 1 2 N/A 10.80 2.40 -1
05/08 @TOR 1.0 24 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.00 3
Totals: 25.0472361212 53
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2014 TB 35 30.0 672 40 15 1 0-2 4.5 1.57 12 78
2015 TB 20 18.0 408 21 7 0 1-0 9 1.67 10.5 33
2016 NYY 41 36.2 800 50 19 0 2-1 5.89 1.64 12.3 87
2017 SD 62 52.0 965 88 19 1 4-5 4.33 1.21 15.2 168
2018 SD 65 60.2 1047 90 17 12 5-3 2.23 0.96 13.4 276
2019 SD 60 60.2 1021 101 13 41 0-5 1.19 0.89 15 465
2020 SD 6 4.1 101 8 4 2 0-1 12.46 2.54 16.6 16
2022 ATL 9 9.0 137 6 5 0 0-0 4 1.22 6 11
2023 ATL 62 59.0 1085 82 38 5 7-2 3.36 1.25 12.5 196
2024 TEX 60 58.1 1008 83 27 32 7-2 1.23 0.86 12.8 356
2025 LAD 50 39.0 762 52 17 3 4-3 5.54 1.41 12 103
2026 LAA 31 25.0 472 36 12 3 0-5 4.32 1.28 13 53
ON PACE 44 37 682 52 17 4 0-7 4.32 1.28 13 76
3-YEAR AVG 57 50 952 72 27 13 6-2 3.16 1.15 12.6 218
Career 501 436.1 8478 657 193 0 0-0 3.73 1.25 13.6

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Not available. N/A N/A
NAME OWN START
Nolan Schanuel 12% 6%
Denzer Guzman 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Zach Neto 92% 74%
Vaughn Grissom 20% 13%
Oswald Peraza 4% 3%
Adam Frazier 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mike Trout 99% 83%
Jo Adell 64% 41%
Jorge Soler 10% 5%
Josh Lowe 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Jose Soriano 93% 56%
Reid Detmers 80% 46%
Walbert Urena 59% 44%
Grayson Rodriguez 6% 2%
Yusei Kikuchi 5% 0%
Tyler Bremner 2% 0%
Jack Kochanowicz 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Ben Joyce 7% 0%
Ryan Zeferjahn 6% 4%
Kirby Yates 3% 3%
Jose Fermin 2% 2%
Sam Bachman 2% 2%
Samy Natera Jr. 2% 2%

Team Rankings

AVG
.237
23rd
R
470
22nd
HR
118
22nd
RBI
453
21st
SB
56
23rd
OBP
.313
21st
SLG
.382
25th
OPS
.695
25th
W
43
30th
SV
14
30th
ERA
4.51
24th
WHIP
1.37
23rd
QS
32
23rd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
AstrosAstros58-55.513-528555
RangersRangers55-57.4912.5465501
MarinersMariners55-58.4873454451
AthleticsAthletics45-67.40212.5487641
AngelsAngels43-69.38414.5470544

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Logan O'Hoppe7523420494230.209  
Travis d'Arnaud164057130.175  
Tyler Heineman49115920181.174  
Sebastián Rivero2453513080.245  
Logan Porter3421000.250  
Omar Martinez5301000.333  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nolan Schanuel9234134936371.273  
Trey Mancini51314040.308  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vaughn Grissom7124129637460.261  
Oswald Peraza95275276572412.236  
Adam Frazier41811517160.210  
Christian Moore62004010.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Denzer Guzman4114414345162.236  
Yoán Moncada411119213101.189  
Jeimer Candelario71832000.111  
Nick Madrigal1544712021.273  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Zach Neto1094307399194714.230  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Mike Trout93335648218408.245  
Jo Adell1114234610116623.239  
Josh Lowe6919218388224.198  
Jose Siri5810821285182.259  
Wade Meckler5414920443193.295  
Bryce Teodosio3447510024.213  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jorge Soler87316366412490.203  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Reid Detmers23370125.01454.031.10  
José Soriano22960123.01273.291.25  
Walbert Urena2077099.1952.541.25  
Jack Kochanowicz1325064.0476.191.58  
Mitch Farris2403145.1464.171.52  
Ryan Johnson1226046.0377.631.59  
Grayson Rodriguez1033044.0367.981.75  
Yusei Kikuchi703031.0335.811.58  
Sam Aldegheri934033.2225.081.43  
George Klassen20104.2611.573.64  
Alek Manoah30007.159.822.18  
Brett Kerry20008.053.380.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Ryan Zeferjahn4543451.2753.661.20  
Kirby Yates3105327.1363.951.17  
Sam Bachman4112145.2464.141.34  
Samy Natera Jr.2011123.2362.280.89  
Brent Suter4112063.1554.121.26  
Shaun Anderson910016.2125.941.50  
Joey Lucchesi50103.1413.503.90  
Nick Sandlin80108.2611.421.62  
Tayler Saucedo60003.165.401.50  
Luke Murphy20002.010.001.50  
José Fermin3332036.1422.731.24  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-04 @BAL06:35 EDTReid Detmers
08-05 @BAL06:35 EDTGrayson Rodriguez
Trevor Rogers
08-06 @BAL12:35 EDT
Brandon Young
08-07 @MIA07:10 EDTJose Soriano
Tyler Phillips
08-08 @MIA04:10 EDTWalbert Urena
Sandy Alcantara
08-09 @MIA01:40 EDTReid Detmers

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Aug 3rd

Breaking: Kirby Yates to Join Pittsburgh Pirates

Jun 28th

Kirby Yates Reaches 100 Career Saves

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