Chad Bettis Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 201 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/26/1989 (35)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- Texas Tech
Chad Bettis Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Chad Bettis News
New York Yankees reliever Chad Bettis announced his retirement after a seven-year major league career. Bettis spent his entire MLB playing career with the Rockies before joining the Yankees over the offseason but has missed significant time with injuries and cancer over the past few seasons. Bettiss retirement shouldnt have too much on an effect on the fantasy values of Yankee pitchers, but roster-bubble players like Tyler Lyons should have an easier time finding playing time with Bettis retired.
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Chad Bettis has lost whatever touch he had, and the Dodgers torched him for six earned runs and the loss on Sunday. Bettis was called in to pitch the sixth inning with a one-run lead, but by the time he was done, LA had a three run lead and the bases were loaded. Jesus Tinoco would allow two more to score, but all six were credited to Bettis. Bettis has allowed earned runs in five of his last six outings, causing him to stick out as bad even when surrounded by the worst bullpen in baseball. It wouldn't be surprising to see Bettis banished to the IL or the minors, but Colorado's bullpen woes may allow him to keep the job a while longer. Either way, he certainly isn't worthy of being on any fantasy team of any kind.
In the newest chapter of the starter-turned-reliever story, Colorado Rockies former starter Chad Bettis threw his first relief inning of 2019 on Friday, and his team bailed him out. After a couple quick outs, Bettis gave up a pair of hits that resulted in the go-ahead run for Philadelphia in the top of the 12th inning, but Charlie Blackmon's walk-off shot to right-center in the bottom of the inning turned Bettis from likely loser to surprise winner. As with many similar stories, the thought is that moving Bettis to the bullpen will allow him to pick up some additional velocity on his pitches and make him more effective. While the latter part remains to be seen, the former proved to be true on Friday. Bettis averaged 94.2 MPH on his fastballs on Friday night after averaging just 88.7 MPH in his last start a week ago. Time will tell whether the rest of the experiment pans out.