Zach Plesac
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Optioned to Triple-A
The Angels optioned Plesac to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Plesac struggled last season with a 7.59 ERA through 21.1 MLB innings and a 6.08 ERA across 19 Triple-A appearances (18 starts), and he got off to a similarly slow start this spring by allowing four earned runs in 6.1 frames. Until Plesac is able to find success in the minors, it's unlikely he gets the call to join the Halos' rotation in 2024.
Plesac struggled last season with a 7.59 ERA through 21.1 MLB innings and a 6.08 ERA across 19 Triple-A appearances (18 starts), and he got off to a similarly slow start this spring by allowing four earned runs in 6.1 frames. Until Plesac is able to find success in the minors, it's unlikely he gets the call to join the Halos' rotation in 2024.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .307 | 53 | 28 | 95 | 14 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .248 | 61 | 15 | 78 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .408 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .340 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .288 | 44 | 25 | 75 | 11 | |||
2022vs Right | .231 | 56 | 13 | 61 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-36%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.68 | 1.52 | 71.0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.71 | 1.32 | 82.0 | 7.0 | 2.2 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.75 | 1.50 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Away | 12.54 | 2.57 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Home | 3.66 | 1.53 | 59.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Away | 4.83 | 1.16 | 72.2 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zach Plesac 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
2.80K/9
5.9BB/9
2.1HR/9
1.3Fastball
91.0 mphERA
7.59WHIP
1.97BABIP
.424GB/FB
2.15Left On Base
58.2%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2007 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.8%Swinging Strike
9.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Close to deal with Angels
Plesac is close to reaching an agreement with the Angels, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The details of the contract are not known at this time. Plesac battled through a dreadful 2023 campaign, posting a 7.59 ERA in five starts with the Guardians and a 6.08 ERA at Triple-A Columbus. The 28-year-old did hold a solid 4.04 ERA and 1.19 WHIP from 2019-22, so the Angels are hoping he could bounce back to serve as some respectable rotation depth.
The details of the contract are not known at this time. Plesac battled through a dreadful 2023 campaign, posting a 7.59 ERA in five starts with the Guardians and a 6.08 ERA at Triple-A Columbus. The 28-year-old did hold a solid 4.04 ERA and 1.19 WHIP from 2019-22, so the Angels are hoping he could bounce back to serve as some respectable rotation depth.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
Another year, another fluke injury -- Plesac missed time in 2022 after breaking his hand while punching the mound after yielding three home runs in Seattle. Opposing hitters continue to feast on his fastball, tagging him for a .306 batting average and eight home runs on the pitch he threw 42.7 percent of the time last year. His slider and curveball were his two best pitches, but he's still struggled to make up for mediocre velocity with effective swing-and-miss stuff, posting a 6.8 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 over 131.2 innings. He finished last year in the 21st percentile for whiff percentage. While his passion is evident from frustration-related injuries, the end results put him as the No. 4 or 5 starter in the Guardians' rotation and a low-upside, late-round pick in fantasy.
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Sporting reworked arsenal
Plesac spent time at Driveline in the offseason and has replaced his four-seam fastball with a two-seamer while transforming his slider into "more of a sweeper," Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Reaches deal with Angels
Plesac agreed to a one-year contract with the Angels on Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Goes unclaimed off waivers
Plesac cleared waivers Sunday and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
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Removed from 40-man roster
Cleveland designated Plesac for assignment Sunday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
Plesac was optioned to Triple-A Columbus by the Guardians on Thursday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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