Nate Pearson Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 250 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/20/1996 (25)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- JC of Central Florida (FL)
Nate Pearson Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Nate Pearson News
Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Nate Pearson (illness) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. The 25-year-old has been on a slow buildup track this year. He came down with mononucleosis in April and hasn't progressed beyond throwing bullpen sessions as of yet. There is no timeline for his return to action. The next step in the process for Pearson will be live batting practice. After that, he will need a rehab assignment. If he's able to make it back to the majors this year, it's likely we'll see him in a middle relief or long relief role.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson (illness) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday, the first real step forward after his bout with mononucleosis. It will be a slower process for Pearson, similar to a spring training buildup, and the Blue Jays want to get him back to a starter's workload. A bulk or hybrid role remains possible for Pearson, but a decision on his role will likely come two or three weeks down the road. The hard-throwing right-hander has lots of fantasy upside thanks to his strikeout potential (12.9 K/9) last season, but he will not be making his season debut until sometime in May. Pearson is worth stashing in deeper mixed leagues.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson (illness) threw on Saturday for the first time since experiencing mononucleosis in late March, according to Gregor Chisholm of the Toronto Star. Pearson will essentially have to start his build-up from scratch, so he may still be out for a while. The 25-year-old was used almost exclusively as a reliever in 2021, posting a 4.20 ERA and 16.9 BB%, but did manage a 28.2 K%. He has yet to find success after he had top prospect status in the Jays system, albeit with just 33 career innings under his belt. Fantasy managers should feel comfortable dropping Pearson in shallower leagues at this point, but if he does come back as a starter, keep an eye on how well he performs, as he may be a nice waiver wire addition.
Batting Order
| 1 | George Springer |
| 2 | Bo Bichette |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| 4 | Teoscar Hernández |
| 5 | Alejandro Kirk |
| 6 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
| 7 | Matt Chapman |
| 8 | Santiago Espinal |
| 9 | Danny Jansen |
Nate Pearson Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | George Springer |
| 2 | Bo Bichette |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| 4 | Teoscar Hernández |
| 5 | Alejandro Kirk |
| 6 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
| 7 | Matt Chapman |
| 8 | Santiago Espinal |
| 9 | Danny Jansen |
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Nate Pearson made his major league debut in 2020 with mixed results. The top prospect in the Blue Jays organization, Pearson pitched 18 innings over five appearances and posted a 19.8 percent strikeout rate and 16 percent walk rate to go along with a 6.00 ERA, 7.19 FIP, 6.04 xFIP and 5.95 SIERA. Now this all took place in a small sample size, but the strikeout and walk rates were a significant step down from his career 31.1 percent strikeout rate and 6.8 percent walk rate in the minors. On top of that, there's a question of how Pearson can hold up over a full season of work, as his 101.2 innings pitched in 2019 marks the only time in his four-year professional career that he has thrown more than 20 innings in a season. Right now, Pearson is projected to be in the Toronto rotation to open the season and he's being drafted as a late round flyer. The potential is there for Pearson to be a solid fantasy pitcher, but he might not reach that potential for another year. Hang on to him in dynasty leagues, but in redraft leagues managers should probably wait and grab him off the waiver-wire later in the season.
