Clarke Schmidt
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After securing a spot in the Yankees' Opening Day rotation last spring, Schmidt looked poised for an age-27 breakout. He did in some ways rise to the occasion, logging the highest innings total of any Yankees pitcher not named Gerrit Cole, but his ERA (4.64) and WHIP (1.35) were only mediocre and he made it past the sixth inning just three times in 32 starts. Schmidt has a well-rounded four-pitch arsenal, but none of those offerings have proven to be dominant against major-league competition up to this point. He had zero double-digit strikeout games in 2023. Leaving open the possibility that Schmidt could make some tweaks and achieve another level in 2024, he'll be worthy of late-round consideration in most standard fantasy drafts but probably isn't bankable enough yet for a mid-round reach. Read Past Outlooks
Adds pitch to arsenal
Schmidt is throwing a new split-finger changeup this spring, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
ANALYSIS
Schmidt threw a changeup on only 1.5 percent of his pitches last season, and when he did go to the offering, batters knocked it around to the tune of a .429 batting average. The right-hander has since worked on changing his grip on the pitch, modeling the adjustment on Blue Jays hurler Kevin Gausman. Of course, the Yankees would be ecstatic if Schmidt's results are anything close to Gausman's, but even if the new offering brings less dramatic improvement it could help the younger hurler bring stability to the back of the team's rotation. Schmidt posted a mediocre 4.64 ERA and 1.35 WHIP along with a 149:46 K:BB last season, but he gave an injury-riddled staff 159 innings, and manager Aaron Boone said in late February that he is guaranteed a spot in New York's Opening Day rotation.
Schmidt threw a changeup on only 1.5 percent of his pitches last season, and when he did go to the offering, batters knocked it around to the tune of a .429 batting average. The right-hander has since worked on changing his grip on the pitch, modeling the adjustment on Blue Jays hurler Kevin Gausman. Of course, the Yankees would be ecstatic if Schmidt's results are anything close to Gausman's, but even if the new offering brings less dramatic improvement it could help the younger hurler bring stability to the back of the team's rotation. Schmidt posted a mediocre 4.64 ERA and 1.35 WHIP along with a 149:46 K:BB last season, but he gave an injury-riddled staff 159 innings, and manager Aaron Boone said in late February that he is guaranteed a spot in New York's Opening Day rotation.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
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BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .295 | 82 | 40 | 114 | 13 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .224 | 123 | 29 | 101 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .303 | 62 | 29 | 92 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .236 | 87 | 17 | 77 | 14 | |||
2022vs Left | .268 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .192 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.78 | 1.17 | 112.0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.73 | 1.46 | 104.2 | 9.0 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 4.15 | 1.19 | 86.2 | 8.1 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Away | 5.23 | 1.55 | 72.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Home | 2.49 | 1.11 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Away | 3.62 | 1.27 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 3.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clarke Schmidt 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
3.24K/9
8.4BB/9
2.6HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.5 mphERA
4.64WHIP
1.35BABIP
.326GB/FB
1.36Left On Base
68.4%Exit Velocity
81.9 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2742 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.7%Swinging Strike
10.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Better mixing in cutter, slider
Schmidt has found more success with his cutter and slider of late, per Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News, and the right-hander has a 1.72 ERA and 17 strikeouts over his past three starts.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old surrendered 28 earned runs across 40 innings during his first nine starts of the year, but better incorporation of his cutter and slider appears to have helped him turn a corner. Schmidt's spot in the rotation is secure for the foreseeable future given the injuries to the Yankees' rotation.
The 27-year-old surrendered 28 earned runs across 40 innings during his first nine starts of the year, but better incorporation of his cutter and slider appears to have helped him turn a corner. Schmidt's spot in the rotation is secure for the foreseeable future given the injuries to the Yankees' rotation.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Schmidt, on the whole, had a rather impressive season between Triple-A and The Bronx with 102 strikeouts in 90.2 innings of work while scattering six homers. The righty leverages his high spin stuff to frustrate hitters but at times struggles to throw strikes which inflates his WHIP more than it should be for someone with his raw stuff. He is the prototypical sinker/slider righty and the adjusted Yankee slider was awesome last season with a 41% whiff rate and a .159 xBA. The sinker has much more room for improvement with a .283 xBA and a 15% whiff rate to it. He has the arsenal of a starting pitcher but lacks the durability of one making him an ideal swingman in the Yankee bullpen for 2023. The fantasy hope would be for him to vulture some decisions in middle relief as his command is too suspect to assume any closer duties while his durability makes it tough to envision him in a rotation.
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Locked into rotation spot
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Schmidt is guaranteed a spot in the rotation, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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Settles with Yankees
Schmidt signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Yankees on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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Another four-inning outing
Schmidt did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing two runs on eight hits over four innings in a 5-2 victory over the Royals. He struck out three without issuing any walks.
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Goes just four innings Monday
Schmidt allowed two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out three batters over four innings in a no-decision against Arizona on Monday.
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Struggles against Blue Jays
Schmidt (9-9) took the loss Tuesday, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks over five innings against the Blue Jays. He struck out one.
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