Craig Kimbrel Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/28/1988 (34)
- Experience
- 10
- College
- Wallace State CC (AL)
Craig Kimbrel Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Craig Kimbrel News
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel was not named as part of the team's roster for the National League Division Series on Tuesday. The veteran pitched to a 3.75 ERA and a 3.23 FIP in 60 regular season innings. He also logged 72 strikeouts to go along with 28 walks allowed. While Kimbrel registered 22 saves, he also was credited with five blown saves. The Dodgers will go with Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, Tommy Kahnle, Chris Martin, Brusdar Graterol, and Yency Almonte in the bullpen against the San Diego Padres.
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel will no longer be used in save situations, according to manager Dave Roberts. He continued by saying the team will look to use Kimbrel in other spots for the rest of the regular season. That being said, Kimbrel will basically lose all his fantasy value, assuming he doesn't get anymore saves chances. The most likely outcome is that the Dodgers decide to go closer by committee. Brusdar Graterol, Chris Martin, Evan Phillips, and Alex Vesia will likely all be in the mix for saves.
Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts was as non-committal as he's been all year about closer Craig Kimbrel's usage in the ninth inning after the 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. Roberts noted Kimbrel's stuff has "started to backslide" and repeated that the team needs to have "our best" in those spots at this time of the year. "It's something that I'm just gonna think through," Roberts said. Kimbrel got the win on Thursday, but he allowed a solo home run and a walk and hit a batter in the outing. The 34-year-old veteran has 22 saves on the year, but he hasn't been great by any means with a 4.14 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 54 1/3 innings pitched. If Kimbrel is booted from the ninth-inning role down the stretch or in the playoffs, it could be either Evan Phillips or Alex Vesia who get the save chances in LA.
Craig Kimbrel Stats
Last 10 Games
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Craig Kimbrel converted 24-of-29 save opportunities while posting a 2.26 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 100 strikeouts over 59 2/3 innings for the Cubs/White Sox in 2021. Most of his production came with the Cubs during the first half of the season. An impending free agent last year, the 33-year-old was traded from the Cubs to the White Sox before last year's MLB trade deadline. Kimbrel was moved again during the offseason and traded to the Dodgers straight up for AJ Pollock. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts has already confirmed Kimbrel as the team's primary closer. He struggled as a setup man for the White Sox, racking up just one save while owning a 5.09 ERA, 2.0 HR:9, and a 30:10 K: BB over 23 frames. Despite his struggles as a setup man in Chicago, the move to Los Angeles instantly bumps Kimbrel's fantasy value. Cutter projects the veteran with a 2.98 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 30 saves, and 105 strikeouts over 65 innings in 2022. Kimbrel has seen his ADP skyrocket with the trade to Los Angeles and has the potential to be a top-5 closer for a World Series contending Dodgers team.
