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Bailey Falter Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 175 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/24/1997 (27)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- None
Bailey Falter Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Bailey Falter News
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said that left-hander Bailey Falter will start on Sunday at home against the visiting division-rival Chicago Cubs. Shelton added that the team will decide on what they will do with their starting rotation moving forward after the weekend series against Chicago. Now that top prospect Paul Skenes has entered the rotation and is set to make his major-league debut on Saturday, Falter may need to pitch well in the series finale in order to convince the coaching staff to keep him around. The 27-year-old southpaw has so far gone 2-2 with a 4.34 ERA (4.93 FIP) and 1.02 WHIP with nine walks and 26 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings over seven starts in 2024. It will likely be either Falter or Quinn Priester who get bumped from the rotation now that Skenes is here.
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Bailey Falter will make his third start of the season Thursday night when he takes on the Reds in Cincinnati. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to the season, allowing just three earned runs in 10 1/3 innings of work while he's yet to walk a batter. He has just five strikeouts in that time along with a 97.6% strand rate that has led him to a 4.95 FIP. Nonetheless, Falter was solid for the Phillies last season as he turned in a 3.86 ERA across 20 appearances (16 starts) while maintaining elite control via a 4.9% BB%. Falter didn't put up big strikeout numbers throughout his minor-league career but sports pinpoint control that's helped him avoid hard contact early in his big-league career.
The Philadelphia Phillies offered no new information on Wednesday on the severity of top pitching prospect Andrew Painter's tender right elbow, but multiple sources said that nobody has been told that he needs surgery. Another source said that "time is what is needed" for Painter to recover. With Painter ailing, left-hander Bailey Falter has a clear path to being the No. 5 starter for the Phillies to open the 2023 season. The Phillies want to be certain with their diagnosis on the No. 6 overall prospect in baseball. The 19-year-old came to camp with a chance to be the first teenager to pitch for the team since 1980. But that's unlikely to happen now, as Painter turns 20 on April 10. Painter has a shot to be really good, but fantasy managers in mixed leagues may need to pump the brakes on him this year. Nick Nelson is another candidate to make the rotation if Painter isn't ready by Opening Day.
Batting Order
1 | Andrew McCutchen |
2 | Bryan Reynolds |
3 | Oneil Cruz |
4 | Connor Joe |
5 | Nick Gonzales |
6 | Jack Suwinski |
7 | Yasmani Grandal |
8 | Rowdy Tellez |
9 | Jared Triolo |
Bailey Falter Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Andrew McCutchen |
2 | Bryan Reynolds |
3 | Oneil Cruz |
4 | Connor Joe |
5 | Nick Gonzales |
6 | Jack Suwinski |
7 | Yasmani Grandal |
8 | Rowdy Tellez |
9 | Jared Triolo |