Kenta Maeda Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 185 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/11/1988 (36)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Kenta Maeda Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Kenta Maeda News
Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda (illness) is expected to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. It's good to see that Maeda is feeling better after he was placed on the 15-day injured list last Saturday due to a viral illness. The 36-year-old veteran might need to throw a few bullpen sessions before he's cleared for a short minor-league rehab assignment. Fantasy baseball managers in mixed leagues can probably leave Maeda to the waiver wire, as he started the year 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (6.53 FIP) and 1.40 WHIP with 10 walks and 23 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings over seven starts. Maeda typically doesn't overpower hitters but relies on pinpoint control. He has a career 26.4% strikeout rate and has little fantasy upside at this stage of his career.
Detroit Tigers veteran Kenta Maeda (illness) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 8, with a viral infection, In a corresponding move, the Tigers recalled outfielder Akil Baddoo from Triple-A Toledo. The veteran Maeda is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in seven starts covering 30 innings. He pitched on May 7 against the Cleveland Guardians with poor results, going only two innings and surrendering seven earned runs on five hits and three walks. Baddoo likely will be a reserve outfielder during his stay on the roster. It appears that the Tigers will recall right-hander Matt Manning to take Maeda's upcoming Monday start against the Miami Marlins.
Right-hander Kenta Maeda is set for his fifth start of the MLB season as the Detroit Tigers are on the road to play the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Maeda is coming off a terrible start against the Texas Rangers, as he went 2 2/3 innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits, including three home runs. Maeda is 0-1 with a 7.64 ERA and faces a Rays lineup is slashing .242/.304/.356. Fantasy managers would be wise to avoid Maeda in this one as a streamer.
Batting Order
1 | Matt Vierling |
2 | Andy Ibáñez |
3 | Wenceel Pérez |
4 | Mark Canha |
5 | Gio Urshela |
6 | Kerry Carpenter |
7 | Spencer Torkelson |
8 | Javier Báez |
9 | Carson Kelly |
Kenta Maeda Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Matt Vierling |
2 | Andy Ibáñez |
3 | Wenceel Pérez |
4 | Mark Canha |
5 | Gio Urshela |
6 | Kerry Carpenter |
7 | Spencer Torkelson |
8 | Javier Báez |
9 | Carson Kelly |
Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda enters his first season in the Motor City after inking a two-year, $24 million deal with the club after appearing in three seasons with the rival Minnesota Twins. The veteran's 2022 season was wiped out due to Tommy John surgery and struggled to a 5.18 ERA in the first half of the 2023 campaign while dealing with a triceps injury. However, the 2020 AL Cy Young runner-up returned to form in the season's second half, working to a 3.79 ERA in 71 1/3 second-half frames, posting an attractive 21.3% K-BB% in that time. The right-hander has long put forth stronger underlying metrics relative to his surface ERA figures but showed he can still be a fantasy asset after returning from his triceps injury. At a 253.06 ADP, Maeda is offering fair value for a pitcher with excellent control, a healthy strikeout count, and safe run-prevention methods.