Joe Musgrove
31-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 5/17/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
3-3
ERA
6.37
WHIP
1.51
K
36
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Musgrove failed in his attempt to pitch exactly 181 innings for a third consecutive season. In fact, he barely made it half way there as he worked 97 innings over 17 starts before succumbing to a shoulder injury in late July which ended his season. Other than his workload, Musgrove was essentially the same pitcher he had been in previous seasons with rather uncanny statistical stability. Despite the injury, he did post a double-digit win total for a fourth consecutive full season and is one of five starting pitchers with an ERA below 3.20 in each of the past three seasons joining Fried, deGrom, Woodruff, and Ohtani. Only Musgrove and Fried will pitch in 2024, and the hope is that Musgrove's shoulder is fully recovered so he can resume his statistical consistency as an unspectacular fantasy front liner. There is not another level up for him, but his profile is about as low-risk as they come for pitching. Read Past Outlooks
Out with elbow inflammation
The Padres placed Musgrove on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right elbow inflammation.
ANALYSIS
Musgrove was expected to start Tuesday against the Cubs but will now be sidelined for at least the next couple weeks. It's unclear when the injury surfaced for the right-hander, who struck out nine and allowed two runs over six innings his last time out versus the Cubs. According to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune, there's hope Musgrove will be able to return from the injured list when first eligible May 17 in Atlanta. Randy Vasquez was recalled in a corresponding move and could step into the rotation for San Diego.
Musgrove was expected to start Tuesday against the Cubs but will now be sidelined for at least the next couple weeks. It's unclear when the injury surfaced for the right-hander, who struck out nine and allowed two runs over six innings his last time out versus the Cubs. According to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune, there's hope Musgrove will be able to return from the injured list when first eligible May 17 in Atlanta. Randy Vasquez was recalled in a corresponding move and could step into the rotation for San Diego.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Joe Musgrove generally throw?
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What part of the game does Joe Musgrove generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-5%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .219 | 179 | 44 | 137 | 17 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .270 | 138 | 32 | 156 | 25 | |||
2024vs Left | .318 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .301 | 21 | 8 | 28 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .215 | 58 | 10 | 42 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .282 | 39 | 11 | 48 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .203 | 106 | 29 | 74 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .254 | 78 | 13 | 80 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
ERA on Road
2024
-30%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.44 | 1.11 | 183.0 | 9.0 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.37 | 1.21 | 136.1 | 8.8 | 2.2 | ||||
2024Home | 5.85 | 1.30 | 32.1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Away | 8.31 | 2.31 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | ||||
2023Home | 3.04 | 1.03 | 56.1 | 9.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 3.07 | 1.29 | 41.0 | 8.6 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Home | 2.86 | 1.10 | 94.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Away | 3.01 | 1.06 | 86.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joe Musgrove compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.77K/9
7.9BB/9
2.9HR/9
2.2Fastball
92.4 mphERA
6.37WHIP
1.51BABIP
.329GB/FB
1.29Left On Base
68.8%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
6.4%Spin Rate
2648 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.6%Swinging Strike
12.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Returning next week?
Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Musgrove, who is on the injured list with a fractured toe, will make a rehab start Thursday with Triple-A El Paso, which puts him in line to potentially be activated when first eligible Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander may need only one minor-league rehab outing since he's already built up a significant workload in simulated settings across the past few weeks. Musgrove has been one of the most reliable pitchers in baseball for San Diego over the past two years with a 3.06 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 387:96 K:BB in 362.1 innings.
The veteran right-hander may need only one minor-league rehab outing since he's already built up a significant workload in simulated settings across the past few weeks. Musgrove has been one of the most reliable pitchers in baseball for San Diego over the past two years with a 3.06 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 387:96 K:BB in 362.1 innings.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Stop me if you have heard this plot before: talented pitcher leaves Pittsburgh and finds the success which long evaded him in another organization. Java Joe Musgrove has enjoyed his homecoming to SoCal with consecutive strong seasons which are nearly identical across the statistical outcomes in every category. San Diego tweaked his repertoire to throw more cutters and work all corners of the strike zone as opposed to the preferred downward attack in Pittsburgh and Musgrove has done exceedingly well with this new approach despite below average starting pitcher velocity. Opponents hit below .230 against five of his six pitch offerings with only the sinker being hittable (Pittsburgh PTSD?) but it was used just seven percent of the time. He earned a win in a third of his 30 starts but delivered quality starts in 70% of his outings so perhaps there is more win fortune coming his way in 2023 because there is otherwise little variance in his production.
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Bounces back with quality start
Musgrove didn't factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits with nine strikeouts over six innings against the Reds.
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Coughs up four homers
Musgrove (3-3) allowed seven runs on eight hits and two walks over 3.2 innings Friday, striking out four and taking a loss against the Phillies.
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Goes seven innings in win
Musgrove (3-2) got the win Sunday over the Blue Jays, allowing three runs on five hits while striking out three over seven innings.
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Notches second win
Musgrove (2-2) allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks over six innings Monday, striking out three and earning a win over the Brewers.
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Takes another loss
Musgrove (1-2) was handed the loss Tuesday against the Cubs, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out five.
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