2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.93
WHIP
0.96
K
5
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Vest battled mechanical issues last spring and didn't break camp with the Tigers, but was recalled in late-April to fill a multi-inning relief role. The 28-year-old righty seemingly fixed what he was struggling with because he posted a 2.98 ERA (3.11 xERA), 1.10 WHIP and 56:13 K:BB ratio over 48.1 innings. A leg strain sidelined the Texas native for a month-and-a-half during the summer, but he returned in mid-August and closed out the season strong. He posted a 1.32 ERA, 0.51 WHIP and 20:1 K:BB over the final month (13.2 innings) and finished the campaign with two saves and 11 holds. Vest's flexibility to work as an opener, multi-inning reliever or setup man should afford him a spot in the Tigers' 2024 bullpen, especially after recording above-average strikeout and walk rates last year. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#600
ADP
Pitching well so far
Vest has logged 4.1 scoreless innings across four appearances to start the season. He's struck out four.
ANALYSIS
The veteran righty has picked up where he left off last season. Vest recorded a 2.98 ERA and 1.10 WHIP while striking out 56 batters across 48.1 innings in 2023. It looks like he'll once again post good ratios with a decent amount of strikeouts if he keeps up his current form. Vest could also see some save opportunities in a fluid Detroit bullpen, though he's likely behind Alex Lange, Jason Foley and Shelby Miller in the pecking order.
The veteran righty has picked up where he left off last season. Vest recorded a 2.98 ERA and 1.10 WHIP while striking out 56 batters across 48.1 innings in 2023. It looks like he'll once again post good ratios with a decent amount of strikeouts if he keeps up his current form. Vest could also see some save opportunities in a fluid Detroit bullpen, though he's likely behind Alex Lange, Jason Foley and Shelby Miller in the pecking order.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Will Vest generally throw?
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What part of the game does Will Vest generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-17%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .234 | 54 | 22 | 44 | 4 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .241 | 70 | 16 | 64 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .167 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .200 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .218 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .215 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .255 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .266 | 34 | 7 | 37 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.39 | 1.29 | 63.2 | 8.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.47 | 1.12 | 57.0 | 10.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.70 | 1.20 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.38 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.68 | 1.05 | 22.0 | 9.4 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.39 | 1.14 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.34 | 1.46 | 35.0 | 8.2 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.82 | 1.18 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Will Vest compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.67K/9
4.8BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.3 mphERA
1.93WHIP
0.96BABIP
.220GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
77.8%Swinging Strike
13.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Vest got off to a brilliant start last season, holding a 1.57 ERA and 28:7 K:BB across 23 innings covering his first 20 appearances. He then posted a 5.40 ERA the rest of the way, even earning a trip back to the minors at one point. More consistency will be needed for the 27-year-old to be trusted in high-leverage situations, but a 49.7 percent ground ball rate and a strikeout per inning will play.
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Rounding into form
Vest logged a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates, lowering his spring ERA to 4.91.
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Opening for bullpen game
Vest will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher Saturday against the Guardians, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Struggles in first loss
Vest (2-1) allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits while retiring just a single batter to take the loss Friday against the Athletics.
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Secures five-out save
Vest allowed a hit and struck out two over 1.2 innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
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Snags extra-inning save
Vest allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Angels.
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