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Nate Pearson

Nate Pearson

RP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 37 Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
37.0 2.19 2-1 5 3 31/18 7.5 1.16 6.32
Compared to same point last season
14.29.200-1107/104.32.18

Nate Pearson | Fantasy Outlook

Nate Pearson delivers clean relief innings but remains limited to low-leverage work

Pearson has been sharp out of the bullpen lately, posting a spotless 0.00 ERA over his last 14 days across six appearances. Since joining Kansas City midseason, the right-hander has settled into a middle relief role for a fifth-place Royals squad that sits at 62-78 and is currently enduring a three-game skid. While pitching injuries have tested the roster, Pearson remains firmly behind closer Steven Cruz in late-game priority.

Despite pitching to an impressive 2.35 ERA on the year, his microscopic 0.74 ERA over the last 30 days is due for regression. Our season projection points toward a 4.41 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP, which better aligns with his career baserunner prevention. Given his modest strikeout rate hovering around one per inning, this current run of pristine run prevention is unlikely to hold up over the season's final stretch.

Kansas City wraps up a home set against the Marlins on Thursday before welcoming the Blue Jays for a three-game weekend series. After throwing a frame on Wednesday, Pearson is lined up strictly for sporadic middle-relief duty with negligible save or hold potential. Sit.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/03 MIA 1.1 11 1 0 0 HOLD 2.19 1.16 4
09/02 MIA 1.0 14 1 0 0 N/A 2.27 1.21 2
08/29 @CLE 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 2.34 1.18 3
08/25 @TOR 1.0 25 1 1 0 HOLD 2.41 1.22 2
08/23 DET 1.0 16 1 0 0 HOLD 2.48 1.19 3
08/21 DET 1.0 21 1 1 0 SAVE 2.56 1.20 7
08/20 ATH 1.0 6 0 0 0 N/A 2.64 1.17 2
08/17 ATH 1.0 18 0 1 0 HOLD 2.73 1.21 2
08/15 @LAA 1.0 20 1 1 1 LOSS 2.83 1.22 -4
08/14 @LAA 1.0 12 2 0 0 HOLD 2.60 1.19 4
08/11 @LAD 1.0 11 2 0 0 N/A 2.70 1.24 4
08/08 CHC 1.0 19 2 0 0 SAVE 2.81 1.29 9
08/06 MIN 0.2 18 1 1 0 N/A 2.92 1.30 1
08/04 MIN 1.0 11 0 0 0 N/A 3.00 1.25 2
08/02 @COL 1.0 9 1 0 0 N/A 3.13 1.26 3
07/31 @COL 1.0 7 0 0 0 N/A 3.27 1.32 2
07/26 @DET 1.0 16 0 1 0 WIN 3.43 1.38 7
07/08 @WAS 1.0 18 1 1 0 N/A 3.60 1.40 3
07/06 @WAS 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 3.79 1.42 3
07/04 TB 1.0 18 0 2 0 N/A 4.00 1.44 1
07/01 MIN 1.0 28 1 1 2 N/A 4.24 1.41 0
06/29 MIN 1.1 18 0 1 1 N/A 3.38 1.38 1
06/26 @DET 3.0 48 1 2 0 N/A 3.07 1.36 6
06/23 @TOR 1.0 21 2 1 0 N/A 3.86 1.46 3
06/20 CLE 1.0 24 0 0 2 N/A 4.22 1.41 -2
06/14 @KC 1.0 14 2 0 0 N/A 2.79 1.14 4
06/12 @KC 2.0 15 1 0 0 WIN 3.12 1.15 10
06/07 ATH 2.0 33 2 1 0 N/A 4.05 1.35 6
06/03 PIT 1.0 33 3 1 3 N/A 5.79 1.71 0
05/31 MIL 1.0 12 0 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.09 2
05/28 @TEX 0.2 20 2 1 0 N/A 0.00 1.13 2
05/24 @CHC 1.0 20 0 1 0 SAVE 0.00 0.50 7
05/20 @MIN 1.0 11 0 0 0 N/A 0.00 0.00 2
Totals: 37.059331189 95
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 TOR 6 20.0 352 21 13 0 1-0 5.4 1.35 9.5 39
2021 TOR 11 14.0 282 17 12 0 1-1 4.5 1.79 10.9 26
2023 TOR 35 40.1 737 43 18 1 5-2 5.13 1.34 9.6 98
2024 TOR 60 59.1 1059 74 21 2 2-2 5.01 1.48 11.2 140
2025 CHC 11 14.2 280 7 10 0 0-1 9.2 2.18 4.3 0
2026 HOU 33 37.0 593 31 18 3 2-1 2.19 1.16 7.5 95
ON PACE 37 43 676 35 20 3 2-1 2.19 1.16 7.5 107
3-YEAR AVG 35 38 692 41 16 1 2-2 5.54 1.49 9.5 79
Career 156 183.0 3303 193 92 0 0-0 4.87 1.47 9.5

Pearson Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0.600 2.246 0.2 1.9 0.1 4.4 1.1 6.6 2.1 6 0.1 41 11.1
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.8 1.1 0.1 0.3 0 1 2.4 8.6 0.4 1.0 0 16.5 2.7
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 69% 65%
NAME OWN START
Vinnie Pasquantino 60% 42%
Maikel Garcia 56% 13%
Nick Loftin 5% 3%
Josh Rojas 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 97%
Tyler Tolbert 5% 3%
Michael Massey 5% 2%
Jonathan India 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 91% 82%
Salvador Perez 72% 60%
Isaac Collins 3% 2%
Kyle Isbel 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 90% 59%
Noah Cameron 80% 51%
Seth Lugo 38% 26%
Cole Ragans 21% 9%
Randy Dobnak 16% 11%
Stephen Kolek 3% 0%
Luinder Avila 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 98%
Carlos Estevez 16% 4%
Daniel Lynch IV 8% 7%
Lucas Erceg 8% 6%
Alex Lange 7% 6%
Steven Cruz 6% 6%
Nate Pearson 6% 5%
Craig Kimbrel 2% 2%
Anthony Gose 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.248
12th
R
608
21st
HR
148
23rd
RBI
579
21st
SB
114
9th
OBP
.316
16th
SLG
.403
14th
OPS
.719
16th
W
63
26th
SV
34
21st
ERA
4.74
28th
WHIP
1.39
27th
QS
57
4th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox74-67.525-666624
GuardiansGuardians72-70.5072.5577586
TwinsTwins67-74.4757659700
TigersTigers64-77.45410619574
RoyalsRoyals63-79.44411.5608700

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen1324636610722672.231  
Luke Maile143325150.152  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino95353428510435.241  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey113350469811453.280  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin10231740757413.237  
Maikel Garcia7328334763325.269  
Josh Rojas369110232131.253  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.12348079136175138.283  
Tyler Tolbert6911431353821.307  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1304736613323696.281  
Kyle Isbel8224628576246.232  
Isaac Collins12739842906406.226  
John Rave34861619384.221  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
Matthew Lugo4401000.250  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1325094711418651.224  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha28980176.21433.361.10  
Noah Cameron27980154.11384.081.22  
Seth Lugo28680154.01185.031.42  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Randy Dobnak1123057.2402.651.39  
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  
Nolan Hoffman50007.255.871.70  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg47441243.1316.231.89  
Alex Lange52271053.2556.041.51  
Steven Cruz5023652.2574.271.23  
Nate Pearson3321337.0312.191.16  
Craig Kimbrel4112141.2373.891.18  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV5245166.2463.511.10  
Anthony Gose31003.200.000.27  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee800010.196.971.94  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas1501015.1162.941.83  
Connor Thomas811013.1911.482.10  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-01 MIAL 3-6Randy Dobnak
Tyler Phillips
09-02 MIAL 6-9Noah Cameron
Eury Perez
09-03 MIAW 7-3Michael Wacha
Sandy Alcantara
09-04 TORL 2-9Daniel Lynch IV
Jameson Taillon
09-05 TOR07:10 EDTSeth Lugo
Max Scherzer
09-06 TOR02:10 EDTRandy Dobnak
Spencer Arrighetti

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Astros Trade Reliever Nate Pearson to Royals

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