Kenley Jansen Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 265 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/30/1987 (36)
- Experience
- 14
- College
- None
Kenley Jansen Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Kenley Jansen News
Boston Red Sox right-hander Kenley Jansen struck out the side to earn the save in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jansen entered Saturday's game in the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. The 36-year-old struck out all three hitters he faced to earn his fifth save of the year. Jansen has converted 5-of-6 save chances with a 2.35 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings in 2024. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Jansen as he continues to rack up saves as Boston's primary closer.
Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (back), who closed out the Los Angeles Angels in an 8-6 victory on Friday night for his third save of the year, is dealing with a sore back but had enough to close out the game. The 36-year-old active MLB leader in saves struck one batter in his clean frame on Friday and has now tossed four scoreless and hitless innings with three saves, five walks and six strikeouts in his first four appearances of 2024. He has been perfect so far, but it looks like his back issues from spring training are still around, and his command has been worrisome despite the three saves. Keep an eye on whether Jansen will be available to pitch on Saturday against the Halos. If he's not, either Chris Martin or Josh Winckowski could be in line for a save opportunity.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora says closer Kenley Jansen (back) is available on Monday for the start of a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics. "He had a great day yesterday," Cora said. Jansen was unavailable out of Boston's bullpen for Saturday's extra-inning defeat to the Seattle Mariners due to back tightness, but he's ready to roll on Monday if a save opportunity presents itself. After collecting an Opening Day save to protect last Thursday's win over Seattle, the 36-year-old All-Star should remain a solid fantasy closer this season as long as he's in Beantown. Jansen collected a 3.63 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 52:17 K:BB over 44 2/3 innings for the BoSox last year, but he has an expiring contract that could make him a trade candidate later this summer.
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Rafael Devers |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Wilyer Abreu |
5 | Pablo Reyes |
6 | Bobby Dalbec |
7 | David Hamilton |
8 | Reese McGuire |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Kenley Jansen Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Rafael Devers |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Wilyer Abreu |
5 | Pablo Reyes |
6 | Bobby Dalbec |
7 | David Hamilton |
8 | Reese McGuire |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Kenley Jansen enters the 2024 season under a cloud of uncertainty as the veteran reliever has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason. A potential trade from Boston shouldn't affect Jansen's fantasy value however, as the 36-year-old is still a prime candidate to rack up saves no matter where he pitches. Except for the shortened 2020 season, Jansen posted at least 25 saves every year since 2012 when he first seized the closer role for the Dodgers. Over that decade of dominance, Jansen was regularly a top closer in fantasy. He consistently posted elite strikeout totals thanks to an eye-popping 35.9% career k-rate and had eight seasons with at least 30 saves, and four seasons with at least 40 saves. Father Time, however, remains undefeated and Jansen clearly declined last year in Boston as his 27.7% k-rate was the lowest of his career and he failed to reach 30 saves for the first time since 2015. Still, a lesser version of Jansen is still a start-worthy reliever in fantasy as his 29 saves, 3.63 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 52 strikeouts across 44 innings still placed the right-hander among the better closers in baseball. Whether it's Boston or elsewhere, Jansen should open the season as his team's closer thanks to a lengthy track record of success. Draft him with confidence as a top-20 RP in fantasy.