Shane Bieber Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/31/1995 (26)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- UC Santa Barbara
Shane Bieber Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Shane Bieber News
The Cleveland Indians activated starting pitcher Shane Bieber (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list on Friday. Bieber has pitched to a 3.28 ERA and a 3.10 FIP in 90.2 innings while striking out 130 batters and giving up 33 walks. The right-hander is also starting on Friday night against the Chicago White Sox. Despite the tough matchup and the fact that Bieber is coming back from an extended stint on the injured list, he's someone fantasy managers should have in their lineups against the White Sox, even in the event that he doesn't pitch that deep into the game.
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber (shoulder) will return to the rotation for Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox. The Indians ace has been out since mid-June due to a strained right shoulder. He has been rehabbing at Double-A lately to get back into gear. In his last rehab start on Sunday, he allowed three runs over 3 1/3 innings. Bieber likely won't go much longer than about four innings in Friday's start, so he isn't a must-start for fantasy purposes. However, he's worth stashing for fantasy managers playing into the final week of the year. Over 14 starts on the season, Bieber has gone 7-4 with a 3.28 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber (shoulder) will make a rehab start for Double-A Akron on Sunday. He has been sidelined since mid-June with a strained right shoulder. The 26-year-old will throw 55-60 pitches on Sunday. He allowed one earned run on three hits and a walk while striking out three across 2 2/3 innings in his previous rehab start with Triple-A Columbus. With two weeks left in the regular season, Bieber could return to the majors for a start or two. Fantasy managers need to temper expectations as Bieber will likely be on a pitch count if he is activated before the season ends. Stay tuned.
Batting Order
| 1 | Myles Straw |
| 2 | Amed Rosario |
| 3 | José Ramírez |
| 4 | Franmil Reyes |
| 5 | Yu Chang |
| 6 | Bradley Zimmer |
| 7 | Oscar Mercado |
| 8 | Austin Hedges |
| 9 | Andrés Giménez |
Shane Bieber Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Myles Straw |
| 2 | Amed Rosario |
| 3 | José Ramírez |
| 4 | Franmil Reyes |
| 5 | Yu Chang |
| 6 | Bradley Zimmer |
| 7 | Oscar Mercado |
| 8 | Austin Hedges |
| 9 | Andrés Giménez |
After putting together an ace-level 2019 season, Cleveland Indians starting pitcherShane Bieber took things to a whole new level in the shortened 2020 season, bringing home the American League Cy Young Award. He posted a monstrous 41.1% strikeout rate while keeping the walks at a strong 7.1% rate. As if that wasn't enough, he raised his ground-ball rate to a career-best 48.4%. Our main question for 2021 is how much of this repeatable? The strikeout rate being above 40% is not going to happen again, but there is room for the walks to improve, as his 7.1% walk rate was more than two points higher than his 2019 rate of 4.7%. Bieber seems to have benefitted massively from two things in 2020: the first being a really high 35.9% chase rate, and the second being lots of weak contact (his xwOBA came in at an elite .242). His improvement in ground-ball rate is more believable when you see that he increased his curveball usage last season at the expense of some four-seamers and sliders, but the other quality-of-contact numbers will be much tougher to repeat. There is regression coming in 2021, but he'll remain a strong SP1 for fantasy managers after his incredible 2020 campaign. It may not be justified to take Bieber as the first pitcher off the board, but you will not be disappointed if you end up with him anchoring your pitching staff in 2021.