2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.70
K
11
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Leiter re-signed with the Cubs on a minor-league deal last February and secured a spot on the Opening Day roster with a strong spring. After spending much of the 2022 season in a multi-inning relief role, the 32-year-old locked down setup duties for Chicago and finished the season with 28 holds (T-5th in the league). Leiter rode the success of his splitter (.134 BA, 48.2% whiff percentage) to career-best ratios and a 28.6% strikeout rate, with 65 of his 77 total strikeouts coming on the pitch. He threw the splitter at a career-high 34% clip, which was +11.3% difference from the season prior. Leiter's secondary offerings aren't as effective, but he mixes five pitches to keep hitters guessing. The right-hander also tallied four saves to give the Cubs another option to turn to when closing out games. Leiter, who is arbitration eligible for the first time, figures to reprise his setup role for the Cubs after he was recently tendered a contract for 2024. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#600
ADP
Earns first hold
Leiter tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief to record a hold in Saturday's 4-1 win against Seattle. He struck out one.
ANALYSIS
Leiter came on in relief of starter Shota Imanaga in the sixth inning, then helped take the team into the seventh. The righty has been excellent so far with a 0.00 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 10 strikeouts across eight innings. Leiter was a trusted member of the bullpen a season ago with 28 holds, four saves and a 3.50 ERA across 69 appearances, and it looks like he'll have a similar role in 2024.
Leiter came on in relief of starter Shota Imanaga in the sixth inning, then helped take the team into the seventh. The righty has been excellent so far with a 0.00 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 10 strikeouts across eight innings. Leiter was a trusted member of the bullpen a season ago with 28 holds, four saves and a 3.50 ERA across 69 appearances, and it looks like he'll have a similar role in 2024.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Mark Leiter generally throw?
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What part of the game does Mark Leiter generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-73%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .171 | 106 | 31 | 54 | 8 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .245 | 55 | 22 | 49 | 9 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .045 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .167 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .185 | 58 | 18 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .254 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .176 | 43 | 11 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .248 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 3.50 | 1.08 | 74.2 | 9.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.48 | 1.11 | 67.1 | 10.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.43 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.11 | 1.09 | 37.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.24 | 1.06 | 34.0 | 9.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.74 | 1.22 | 33.2 | 9.6 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mark Leiter compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.75K/9
9.9BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.0Fastball
91.1 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.70BABIP
.149GB/FB
2.17Left On Base
71.4%Swinging Strike
15.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Heavy usage of late
Leiter has made 14 relief appearances since the All-Star break, compiling a 2.03 ERA and 0.75 WHIP over that span.
ANALYSIS
No pitcher has been called upon more than Leiter over the past month. Overall, the 32-year-old is striking out 32.2 percent of his opponents en route to a .203 xBA on the season. Leiter's quality performance has netted three saves and 21 holds in 50 total appearances.
No pitcher has been called upon more than Leiter over the past month. Overall, the 32-year-old is striking out 32.2 percent of his opponents en route to a .203 xBA on the season. Leiter's quality performance has netted three saves and 21 holds in 50 total appearances.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2019
2018
After he posted some decent peripherals in 2017, a forearm strain and poor performance limited Leiter to just 23.1 innings last season. The 27-year-old spent time with both Philadelphia and Toronto but failed to impress for either organization, finishing with an ugly 7.71 ERA. His numbers fell across the board, with his strikeout rate falling to 17.9% while his walk rate rose to 9.8%. He surrendered a home run on a full 25% of opposing hitters' flyballs. That number -- along with his .350 BABIP and 53.6% strand rate -- can be taken as a sign of bad luck, but even with some positive regression, Leiter looks like a low-leverage reliever at best. The Blue Jays outrighted him off the 40-man roster in November. He could eventually work his way into a long-relief role this season, but his odds of producing fantasy-relevant numbers are slim.
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Effective in Opening Day contest
Leiter tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief in Thursday's 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Rangers. He struck out three.
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No defined roles in Cubs bullpen
Cubs manager Craig Counsell doesn't plan to enter the season with defined bullpen roles for Leiter or any other reliever, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Avoids arbitration with Cubs
The Cubs and Leiter avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Blows save in critical loss
Leiter allowed a run on two hits while retiring only one batter to record a blown save in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
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Earns another hold Tuesday
Leiter pitched a scoreless inning of relief in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Brewers. He struck out one.
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