Pete Fairbanks Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/16/1993 (29)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- Missouri
Pete Fairbanks Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Pete Fairbanks News
The Tampa Bay Rays and reliever Pete Fairbanks agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract extension on Friday, according to sources. The deal includes a fourth-year team option and comes off a year in which Fairbanks tossed 22 scoreless innings. The 29-year-old right-hander avoids his remaining arbitration-eligible years with the deal, and his fourth-year option will be worth $7 million. While injuries were a problem for him in 2022, he allowed just three earned runs on 13 hits while walking three and striking out 38 in his 24 relief innings for the Rays. Despite his injury last year, Fairbanks should enter the 2023 season with plenty of fantasy appeal as the current favorite for save chances in Tampa alongside Jason Adam.
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks (hand) was removed during Saturday's Wild Card game against the Cleveland Guardians. The right-hander was pulled after issuing two straight walks in the sixth inning. The 28-year-old explained that he couldn't feel his fingers. The organization is hopeful that it's only a minor circulation issue. Hopefully he'll be able to fully recover and be ready for the beginning of spring training next season.
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks picked up his fifth save of the season in Monday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Fairbanks got the call to close things out with a one-run lead. He allowed a leadoff single, got the first out on a strikeout, and then got the second out on a force at second but the hitter advanced to second on a throwing error. Despite the error, Fairbanks was able to strand the tying run at second by striking out Xander Bogaerts to end the game. Fairbanks has been one of the Rays' strong bullpen arms this season, compiling a 1.53 ERA and 13.25 K/9 rate in 17 2/3 innings pitched. This makes him worth a look in deep roto leagues, but the Rays' committee use of their bullpen limits his fantasy value.
Batting Order
| 1 | Yandy Díaz |
| 2 | Wander Franco |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes |
| 4 | Randy Arozarena |
| 5 | Harold Ramírez |
| 6 | Manuel Margot |
| 7 | Brandon Lowe |
| 8 | Christian Bethancourt |
| 9 | Jose Siri |
Pete Fairbanks Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Yandy Díaz |
| 2 | Wander Franco |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes |
| 4 | Randy Arozarena |
| 5 | Harold Ramírez |
| 6 | Manuel Margot |
| 7 | Brandon Lowe |
| 8 | Christian Bethancourt |
| 9 | Jose Siri |
Unless you were in need of saves and spent some FAAB on Fairbanks last season, you probably didn't realize how dominant he was when he finally returned to the Rays bullpen. After injuring his lat muscle in March, Fairbanks was shelved for the first half of the season. Upon returning in July, Kevin Cash only waited three outings before sending his stud out for a save opportunity. He would go on to pitch 21 scoreless innings to close out the regular season, collecting eight saves along the way. He finished 2022 with a beautiful 1.13 ERA, 1.03 xERA, 0.67 WHIP, and 43.7 (!) K%. Both his fastball and slider gained ~1000 RPM from 2021 and his filthy slider also gained over 4 inches of vertical movement. But the most impressive improvement from past seasons was almost completely eliminating free passes, as evident by his 3.4 BB%. He's obviously in peak form and should start the season as the favorite over Jason Adam for save opportunities. There is health risk after two surgeries and even experiencing a numb finger in October, but at a ~214 ADP the elite closer upside is well worth it.
