Jon Gray Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/5/1991 (32)
- Experience
- 9
- College
- Oklahoma
Jon Gray Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jon Gray News
Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray (neck) will make his first start of the season on Sunday versus the Chicago Cubs, with Cody Bradford getting the nod on Saturday. Gray was scratched from his scheduled exhibition start earlier this week due to a stiff neck, but the injury isn't serious and he will be able to take the ball for his first turn through the starting rotation. The last time the 32-year-old took the mound in spring training, he went five innings, so fantasy managers should expect Gray to be pretty limited from a pitch-count perspective on Sunday against Chicago. Gray got off to an amazing start for the Rangers in 2023 but struggled down the stretch. He pitches in a hitter-friendly home park, is injury-prone and has a hittable fastball, making him a backend fantasy starter in mixed leagues, at best.
Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray (neck) was scheduled to pitch on Tuesday but was scratched due to a stiff neck. He will instead throw a bullpen session on Wednesday, and it shouldn't impact his first scheduled start of the regular season, although that date has yet to be announced. Gray was able to throw eight scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and two walks in two Cactus League contests this spring, but fantasy managers have wonder if his neck injury will have an effect on how he pitches early on in the 2024 regular season. The 32-year-old veteran got off to an excellent start last year before crumbling down the stretch to eventually finish 9-8 with a 4.12 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with 54 walks and 142 strikeouts in 29 regular-season starts in his second season in Texas. It's hard to expect that much from an injury-prone pitcher in Texas who has gone over 170 innings just once in his nine seasons.
Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray will make the start in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. Gray hasn't started a game for the Rangers since Sept. 25 and has allowed five earned runs on 10 hits (one home run) while walking one and striking out seven in four relief innings over three appearances this postseason, so he's surely going to have a short leash and extremely limited DFS upside. The D-backs are going with a bullpen game on Tuesday, so both teams could get into their bullpens early. During the 2023 regular season, Gray went 9-8 with a 4.12 ERA (4.47 FIP), 1.29 WHIP, 54 walks and 142 strikeouts in 157 1/3 innings over his 29 starts. In two starts against Arizona, he gave up nine earned runs in 9 1/3 frames with four walks and seven K's.
Batting Order
1 | Marcus Semien |
2 | Corey Seager |
3 | Josh Jung |
4 | Adolis García |
5 | Wyatt Langford |
6 | Jonah Heim |
7 | Ezequiel Duran |
8 | Evan Carter |
9 | Leody Taveras |
Jon Gray Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Marcus Semien |
2 | Corey Seager |
3 | Josh Jung |
4 | Adolis García |
5 | Wyatt Langford |
6 | Jonah Heim |
7 | Ezequiel Duran |
8 | Evan Carter |
9 | Leody Taveras |
Jon Gray will be a mainstay in a Texas Rangers rotation decimated by injuries to Max Scherzer (back) and Jacob deGrom (elbow), who won't return until June at the earliest. Gray reportedly will add his curveball and change-up more into his mix for 2024 to rely less on his fastball and slider. He was (9-8) with a 4.12 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP across 157 1/3 innings in 2023. His K% is only average at 21.6%. ATC projects a (9-9) season with a 4.30 ERA and 1.28 WHIP, along with 149 strikeouts in 155 innings. The NFBC ADP of 322 shows that most fantasy players view Gray as a kind of shock absorber who can fill innings for your team and not destroy your ratios. Gray projects as the No. 2 starter in Texas who can help fill in the back end of your fantasy rotation.