Pete Fairbanks Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/16/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- Missouri
Pete Fairbanks Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Pete Fairbanks News
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks (hand) underwent several screenings over the past week, and the final results came back clean on Friday, per manager Kevin Cash. Even though all of the tests do not show any severe or structural damage, it is still very uncertain when the 30-year-old will begin to throw again, but it does suggest that his injured-list stint may not be that lengthy. Fairbanks served as the primary closer in Tampa Bay last season and finished with 25 saves and was placed in that role in the early part of this season. Jason Adam should be expected to see the majority of save opportunities during his absence, especially since Colin Poche (back) landed on the IL on Friday. Adam is worth picking up in all formats, as he is riding a stellar 1.50 ERA and 0.50 WHIP through 12 innings.
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that closer Pete Fairbanks (undisclosed) underwent tests on Tuesday that came back "really clean". Fairbanks was sent for multiple tests, evaluating everything from his neck to his fingertips, but the Rays still haven't provided a specific diagnosis. Cash is "encouraged that nothing is showing up", though. While it's promising to hear no serious setback for Fairbanks has come to light to this point, the hard-throwing 30-year-old right-hander's return timetable from a nerve-related issue remains very cloudy. Over Fairbanks' two injured-list stints last season, setup man Jason Adam collected 10 saves while the closer was sidelined and belongs on all mixed-league fantasy rosters until Tampa Bay's bullpen hierarchy becomes clearer. Lefty Colin Poche should be in the mix for ninth-inning work as well, but he gave up three runs in the eighth inning in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-handed reliever Pete Fairbanks (undisclosed) on the 15-day injured list with a nerve-related issue on Monday and recalled right-hander Kevin Kelly from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. We'll get more specific information out there once it's released by the team, but this doesn't sound good at all for the Rays' closer. Fantasy managers with Fairbanks or in need of saves should consider putting a claim on Jason Adam, who could be next in line for saves in Tampa until Fairbanks can return. Fairbanks hasn't had a great start to 2024, either, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA, three saves, a 2.29 WHIP and 10 K's with eight walks in seven innings. Tampa could totally run with a committee for saves, too, as Colin Poche and Garrett Cleavinger have recorded the team's last two saves, not Adam
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Richie Palacios |
3 | Amed Rosario |
4 | Isaac Paredes |
5 | Harold Ramírez |
6 | Austin Shenton |
7 | Curtis Mead |
8 | Jose Siri |
9 | René Pinto |
Pete Fairbanks Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Richie Palacios |
3 | Amed Rosario |
4 | Isaac Paredes |
5 | Harold Ramírez |
6 | Austin Shenton |
7 | Curtis Mead |
8 | Jose Siri |
9 | René Pinto |
Despite two IL stints last year, Pete Fairbanks still managed to set a career-high with 45.1 IP. The results were outstanding, with a 2-4 W-L record, 2.58 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 68 Ks and 25 saves. It should come as no surprise that the strikeouts and saves were both career-highs as well. Over the last three seasons, Fairbanks has only totaled 112.0 IP but has a 2.65 ERA and amassed 162 Ks. His ERA isn't lucky either, as Fairbanks had a 2.83 xFIP and 2.82 SIERA last year and a 2.83 xFIP and 2.75 SIERA since 2021. Fairbanks also seemed to do the impossible and emerge from the Rays bullpen as the leading closer. His 25 saves were more than twice as many as the next reliever (Jason Adam with 12 saves). Following his activation off of the IL for the second time on June 15, Fairbanks accounted for 20 of the 24 saves the Rays bullpen tallied until the end of the season. There's no reason to believe he won't be the main closer in Tampa Bay for the 2024 season. Providing Fairbanks can keep off the IL, he is certain to outperform his ADP and be a top-5 fantasy reliever.