Nate Pearson Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 250 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/20/1996 (24)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- JC of Central Florida
Nate Pearson Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Nate Pearson News
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson (groin) is throwing off the mound today while working his way back from a groin injury sustained earlier this spring. He had already made one attempted to return from the injury but re-aggravated the strain in mid-March. The right-hander made just one appearance this spring back on March 1 so he'll need time to build up his stamina to handle a starter's workload. Pearson has frontline starter's stuff but has dealt with a litany of injuries in recent years. He appeared in just five games with the Jays in 2020 and his season ended early due to elbow tightness. Pearson is ranked by Rotoballer as the top pitching prospect in baseball.
Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Nate Pearson, who's been dealing with a Grade 1 groin strain since early March, is already throwing and is slated to have a bullpen session "within days," according to general manager Ross Atkins. Atkins noted that the team will be cautious as they don't want Pearson to aggravate the injury but added that he's "recovering exceptionally well." This is good news considering that just last week Pearson actually did re-aggravate his groin during a bullpen session. Even with the recent progress he's made, the 24-year-old flamethrower should open the year on the injured list. He's still a must draft in dynasty formats and makes for an intriguing IL stash in re-draft leagues due to his prospect pedigree.
Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Nate Pearson(groin) aggravated his groin injury on Tuesday while throwing the second bullpen session in his rehab process. He was originally diagnosed with a groin injury after appearing in his first spring game back on March 1. Pearson was expected to be a key contributor to the Jays starting rotation in 2021, but the injury will likely cause him to open the year on the injured list. Ross Stripling is currently the favorite to fill in for Pearson, although the club also has other young starters that could help out, including Anthony Kay, Thomas Hatchand T.J. Zeuch. Pearson is ranked by RotoBaller as the top pitching prospect in dynasty baseball and the second-best pitching prospect for 2021 redraft leagues.
Nate Pearson Stats
Last 10 Games
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.