Shane Bieber Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/31/1995 (28)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- UC Santa Barbara
Shane Bieber Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Shane Bieber News
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber (elbow) threw a bullpen session in Kansas City on Tuesday that went well enough that the team announced he will make his return from the 60-day injured list to start on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles at home. It will be his first start since July 9 after he was put on the IL with right-elbow inflammation on July 15. Manager Terry Francona said Bieber would be able to throw around 80 pitches, so he won't be restricted, but it's about as tough of a matchup as Bieber could get in his first start back. The 28-year-old 2020 American League Cy Young winner can certainly help fantasy managers to close out the 2023 season, but we would be careful deploying him in his first start back. Bieber did strike out seven in 3 2/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Columbus in his last minor-league rehab start on Sunday.
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber (elbow) has made two minor-league rehab starts now, and manager Terry Francona said that Bieber will throw a side session on Tuesday while with the team in Kansas City. Francona said he hopes to "slot him in (the rotation) hopefully a couple days later" if his throwing session goes well. In his second rehab start for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Bieber struck out seven over 3 2/3 scoreless innings, so he looks to be very close to a return from the 60-day injured list to take the spot of rookie Tanner Bibee (hip), who landed on the 15-day injured list on Monday. Bieber could make his first start back in a tough matchup this Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. The 28-year-old starter will be extra risky after not pitching in a big-league game since the middle of July.
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber (elbow) appears to be nearing a return from the 60-day injured list after throwing 3 2/3 innings of hitless and scoreless baseball while walking three and striking out seven for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Bieber threw 64 pitches in his second minor-league rehab start and could be activated from the injured list to rejoin Cleveland's starting rotation later this week to replace rookie Tanner Bibee (hip), who has been shut down for the rest of the year. The 28-year-old hasn't pitched in the big leagues since July 9, though, and even if he returns to Cy Young form (which is unlikely), he's not going to have much time at all to make an impact for fantasy managers.
Batting Order
| 1 | Steven Kwan |
| 2 | José Ramírez |
| 3 | Josh Naylor |
| 4 | Ramón Laureano |
| 5 | Tyler Freeman |
| 6 | Brayan Rocchio |
| 7 | Myles Straw |
| 8 | Jose Tena |
| 9 | Cam Gallagher |
Shane Bieber Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Steven Kwan |
| 2 | José Ramírez |
| 3 | Josh Naylor |
| 4 | Ramón Laureano |
| 5 | Tyler Freeman |
| 6 | Brayan Rocchio |
| 7 | Myles Straw |
| 8 | Jose Tena |
| 9 | Cam Gallagher |
Shane Bieber entered 2022 with question marks over his health following shoulder problems in 2021 and proceeded to concern fantasy managers with a significant drop in his average fastball velocity (from 92.8 MPH in 2021 to 91.3 MPH in 2022). But he defied those concerns by completing 200.0 IP (31 starts) with a 13-8 W-L record, 2.88 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 198 Ks. The most noticeable change in Bieber's numbers was a sharp drop in his strikeout rate going from a 33.1% K% in 2021 to 25.0% K% in 2022. But he mitigated that by having a career-best 4.6% BB%, inducing more groundballs (48.2% GB%) and the 198 Ks were the second-most he's had in any season. A concerted effort to throw his slider more helped with that (28.8% usage) and it paid dividends yielding a .193 average and .291 slugging percentage against it. There wasn't any luck involved in Bieber's miserly ERA either, with a 2.98 xFIP and 3.21 SIERA suggesting he can continue to offer up excellent ratios. His 200 IP should also provide reassurances to fantasy managers in 2023 that he's not hurt and even if the velocity doesn't return to pre-2022 numbers, Bieber can still provide value as an SP2 with an ADP of ~54.
