Alex Reyes Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/29/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- None
Alex Reyes Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Alex Reyes News
The Los Angeles Dodgers declined relief pitcher Alex Reyes' (shoulder) $3 million club option for the 2024 season over the weekend, making him a free agent this winter, according to a source. Reyes will receive a $100,000 buyout. The 29-year-old right-hander continues to have shoulder problems and had surgery on his right shoulder in June. He didn't appear in a single game for the Dodgers in 2023 and hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2021, when he was an All-Star with the St. Louis Cardinals. Reyes will likely have to prove his health this offseason before any team takes a chance on the talented but injury-prone hurler. In his five seasons in the majors with the Cardinals, he has a strong 2.86 ERA (3.87 FIP) and 1.34 WHIP with 31 saves, 97 walks and 177 strikeouts in 145 innings over 101 appearances (seven starts).
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Daniel Hudson (ankle, knee) tore his left ACL last June but was expected to be fully recovered for the start of the 2023 season. However, he experienced right ankle tendinitis that set him back a few weeks. He's throwing bullpens in camp and is feeling healthy, but it's unclear if he'll be built up by Opening Day. Reliever Alex Reyes (shoulder) is still not throwing off a mound and isn't expected to until at least late March. But the right-hander has been throwing regularly as he recovers from a frayed labrum in his right shoulder, and the hope is that he can help the team by midseason. With no designated closer entering the 2023 season, Hudson could be firmly in the mix for the Dodgers if he's healthy. LA's other options include Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia and Brusdar Graterol.
Free-agent relief pitcher Alex Reyes has signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The All-Star closer signs a one-year deal worth $1.1 million, which includes a $3 million club option for the 2024 season. This contract is loaded with incentives that could make the deal up to $10 million. The 28-year-old missed all of the 2022 season due to a right shoulder injury. The Dodgers are uncertain if Reyes will be ready to pitch at the beginning of the season. Regardless, they believe that Reyes will be able to make an impact in their bullpen this season.
Alex Reyes Stats
Last 10 Games
Alex Reyes picked up 29 saves in 2021 but is set to miss the first two to three months of the season with a shoulder injury that saw him placed on the 60-day IL. That leaves Reyes unable to return until June (more likely July), assuming he doesn't suffer any setbacks. It's a blow for Reyes, coming off his first full season in which he tallied 72.1 IP, almost the same amount as he managed between 2016 2020 combined (72.2 IP). While Reyes was able to collect 29 saves last year, his career-long control issues remained. Coming into last season, Reyes had a career 14.7% BB% and things got worse in 2021 with a 16.4% BB% which was in the first percentile. His 30.0% K% was in the 87th percentile while his .185 xBA and .304 xSLG ranked in the 95th and 96th percentile, respectively. When Reyes returns from his shoulder injury, it remains to be seen if Reyes can regain the closer role which he lost late last year. The Cardinals should be contending for a playoff spot and have no shortage of closing options so it's unlikely Reyes will be able to just return straight back into the late innings role regularly, if at all. Especially if his control issues don't get addressed.
