Jeffrey Springs Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 218 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/20/1992 (31)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- Appalachian State
Jeffrey Springs Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jeffrey Springs News
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) threw a two-inning live batting practice session on Wednesday and will next pitch in a Rookie-level Florida Complex League game on Monday. It'll be big step forward in Springs' recovery from last April's Tommy John surgery when the hurler returns to game action on Monday, and considering his rehab assignment is on the verge of beginning, there's a chance he'll be built back up and ready to rejoin Tampa Bay's injury-depleted rotation before the end of June. Over his last three seasons (196 innings), the 31-year-old left-hander owns an outstanding 2.53 ERA (3.14 FIP), 1.03 WHIP, and 231:49 K:BB and can be stashed in deep competitive leagues. Veteran right-hander Zack Littell is functioning as a starter for the Rays for the time being, and he's worthy of streaming consideration when facing a favorable matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitchers Jeffrey Springs (elbow) and Drew Rasmussen (elbow) are both scheduled to throw in an extended spring game around May 20. The Rays' rotation is arguably ruined by injury more than any other in baseball, but at least two of their key arms are progressing toward a return at some point later this summer. Springs is likely closer to doing so in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and barring any setbacks, he could be in line to rejoin Tampa Bay's rotation by July's All-Star break. Rasmussen, on the other hand, is a weaker stash in fantasy leagues because his return from a hybrid internal brace procedure last July is not expected to arrive until the final months of the year. Over his last three seasons (196 innings), Springs owns a 2.53 ERA (3.14 FIP), 1.03 WHIP, and 231:49 K:BB and can be stashed in deep competitive leagues.
Tampa Bay Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander is expecting left-hander Jeffrey Springs (elbow) to return around July or August this year, with right-hander Drew Rasmussen (elbow) returning sometime after that. Springs had Tommy John surgery in late April of last year, so when the 31-year-old does return, he'll most likely be on a strict innings limit to close out the season. He only made three starts in 2023 but was excellent, allowing only a run while striking out 24 in 16 innings. Rasmussen had an internal brace procedure on his elbow in July and probably won't pitch much in the second half in 2024 when he does return. The 28-year-old was solid with a 2.62 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 47 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings over eight starts last year before his injury, but fantasy managers are going to have to wait until 2025.
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Josh Lowe |
3 | Randy Arozarena |
4 | Jonathan Aranda |
5 | Isaac Paredes |
6 | Richie Palacios |
7 | José Caballero |
8 | Ben Rortvedt |
9 | Jose Siri |
Jeffrey Springs Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Josh Lowe |
3 | Randy Arozarena |
4 | Jonathan Aranda |
5 | Isaac Paredes |
6 | Richie Palacios |
7 | José Caballero |
8 | Ben Rortvedt |
9 | Jose Siri |
Jeffrey Springs surprised fantasy baseball in 2022 with the success he found after moving into a starting role and the Rays rewarded him this offseason with a four-year contract worth $31 million. In 2022, Springs made 33 appearances (25 starts) totaling 135.1 IP and put together a 9-5 W-L record, 2.46 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 144 Ks. Springs had a 3.27 xERA, 3.29 xFIP and 3.32 SIERA and it's fair to assume we can expect some ERA regression but even if it drops to his underlying numbers from last year, Springs should be able to outperform his ADP of ~178 (50th among starting pitchers). As a starter, Springs had a 25.9% K%, down from 30.6% as a reliever but that can be expected and his 26.2% K% on the season still ranked in the 71st percentile. Most impressively, Springs cut down the walks and had a 5.5% BB% as a starter (8.6% BB% as a reliever) and ranked in the 83rd percentile. The Rays don't generally hand out multi-year, multi-million-dollar contracts to pitchers in their 30's so it's a clear indication that the Rays believe in Springs' breakout as a starting pitcher and there's no reason we shouldn't believe in it for our fantasy teams either.