Zack Greinke Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/21/1983 (38)
- Experience
- 16
- College
- None
Zack Greinke Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Zack Greinke News
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke was at his best Tuesday, throwing seven shutout innings in a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He allowed four hits and one walk while striking out two. Fantasy managers have come to expect this type of outing from Greinke, solid innings with limited strikeout upside. He has a 4-9 record with a 3.98 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and 72 strikeouts in 131 innings this year. The lack of whiffs make him hard to roster, but the 38-year-old continues to get the job done on the field.
Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny said that starting pitcher Zack Greinke (forearm) will return from the injured list on Wednesday to start against the Cleveland Guardians. Greinke has been on the shelf since late August with a right forearm injury, but he'll be available once again for fantasy managers in deeper leagues on Wednesday. The 38-year-old right-hander doesn't have a ton of upside left in his right arm, and he'll be extra risky on Wednesday without having made a minor league rehab start. Greinke has an ERA under 3.00 in six starts since the All-Star break, but overall he's 4-8 with a 4.14 ERA (4.27 FIP), a 1.35 WHIP, 64 strikeouts and 21 walks in 108 2/3 innings pitched over his 21 starts in his first year back in KC.
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Zack Greinke (forearm) on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness on Wednesday and recalled right-hander Collin Snider from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. The Royals also placed right-hander Josh Staumont (biceps) on the 15-day IL and recalled left-hander Anthony Misiewicz from Omaha. Greinke's IL stint is retroactive to Aug. 21. The 38-year-old Greinke will miss a couple turns through the rotation. At this point in his career on a rebuilding Royals club, Greinke doesn't have much fantasy appeal with his career-low 13.7 percent strikeout rate. He's gone 4-8 with a 4.14 ERA (4.28 FIP), 1.35 WHIP, 64 strikeouts and 21 walks in 108 2/3 innings over 21 starts.
Batting Order
| 1 | MJ Melendez |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
| 4 | Edward Olivares |
| 5 | Michael Massey |
| 6 | Drew Waters |
| 7 | Kyle Isbel |
| 8 | Nate Eaton |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez |
Zack Greinke Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | MJ Melendez |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
| 4 | Edward Olivares |
| 5 | Michael Massey |
| 6 | Drew Waters |
| 7 | Kyle Isbel |
| 8 | Nate Eaton |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez |
Zack Greinke had one of the best FIPs of his career in 2020, 2.80. Unfortunately, his ERA of 4.03 did not follow the FIP. Nonetheless, Greinke remained a strikeout-per-inning guy (24.5% of batters faced) on a winning club whose control also kept his WHIP a strong 1.17. This despite a decline in fastball velocity; after throwing about 90 from 2017-19, Greinke averaged about 88 in 2020, and the previous decline in velocity had already earned him the moniker "junk merchant" from FanGraphs in 2019. Even with all of the weirdness of 2020, Greinke is now 37, and so 88 mph could well be the new normal. That's still pretty much the only concern in his profile given how good 2020 was under the curtain. Although the floor is lower than the ceiling is high, Greinke's consistency, in his career to date whatever his velocity, is not to be underestimated. He is RotoBaller's 38th ranked pitcher and 104th overall, whereas he's the 42nd pitcher off the board based on his 114 ADP. Aim near the higher end of that range.
