Jack Leiter
23-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
17.18
WHIP
3.00
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no analytical reason to remain optimistic with Leiter after his consistently poor 2022 season, when his last name and draft pedigree were doing all the heavy lifting with his prospect value. After a second poor season at Double-A, there remains little to get excited about, although he did at least have multi-start stretches of success in his age-23 season. Leiter had a strong 31.3 percent strikeout rate, but his walk rate was over 13 percent for the second year in a row. The best stretch of Leiter's pro career was a 40.1-inning run with a 2.68 ERA and 1.09 WHIP from early-May through mid-June. However, after turning in two abysmal starts in the middle of the season, Leiter was placed on the developmental list for seven weeks as he worked on his mechanics. He excelled in four appearances (16.1 innings) at Double-A after returning late in the year before getting lit up in his lone Triple-A start to close the season. The consistent factor in Leiter's success or failure is his walk rate. He at least showed flashes of starter-level command last season, but he turns 24 in April and has a career 1.51 WHIP in 177.2 innings. Read Past Outlooks
Struggles in debut
Leiter did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Tigers. He allowed seven runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out three in 3.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
After a clean first inning, the Tigers tagged Leiter for four runs in the second before tacking on three more with two outs in the fourth. It was a tough debut for the second-overall pick in 2021 -- Leiter struggled to a 5.19 ERA in the minors last year though he'd gotten off to a promising start this season, posting a 3.77 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 14.1 innings with Triple-A Round Rock. Leiter will likely return to the minors, though it wouldn't be surprising to see him get another look with Texas later in the year.
After a clean first inning, the Tigers tagged Leiter for four runs in the second before tacking on three more with two outs in the fourth. It was a tough debut for the second-overall pick in 2021 -- Leiter struggled to a 5.19 ERA in the minors last year though he'd gotten off to a promising start this season, posting a 3.77 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 14.1 innings with Triple-A Round Rock. Leiter will likely return to the minors, though it wouldn't be surprising to see him get another look with Texas later in the year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
85
How many pitches does Jack Leiter generally throw?
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What part of the game does Jack Leiter generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-3%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .429 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .417 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | .429 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .417 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 17.18 | 3.00 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 17.18 | 3.00 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Being revamped
Leiter has needed "a lot of mechanical changes this year" in addition to efforts to "improve his mental approach," shares Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Leiter has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.49 WHIP across 16 Double-A starts this season. Profiling as one of the Rangers' top pitching prospects, the 23-year-old is losing credibility to be a trustworthy stash despite his pedigree as the second-overall pick in the 2021 Draft.
Leiter has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.49 WHIP across 16 Double-A starts this season. Profiling as one of the Rangers' top pitching prospects, the 23-year-old is losing credibility to be a trustworthy stash despite his pedigree as the second-overall pick in the 2021 Draft.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
If Leiter had a different last name and draft pedigree, he would be a free agent in many dynasty leagues. He wasn't bad at everything, but he also wasn't good at anything in his 92.2-inning pro debut at Double-A. His 10.6 K/9 ranked 26th among Double-A pitchers with 70-plus innings, but it was an elevated mark because he was walking so many batters (5.4 BB/9), and therefore getting more opportunities per inning to strike hitters out. In a more useful statistic (K%), Leiter ranked 43rd among that same subset, and his 13.2 BB% was the 13th-worst mark among Double-A starters. There isn't a single stretch in Leiter's season where we can cherry-pick a run of success, and he was supposed to be an advanced starter who could move quickly through the minors. Given his pedigree, Leiter will be given more opportunities to succeed than the average minor-leaguer, but any positivity going forward is just a call-back to his impressive college resume at Vanderbilt.
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Called up ahead of MLB debut
The Rangers selected Leiter's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
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Making MLB debut Thursday
The Rangers announced Tuesday that Leiter will have his contract selected from Triple-A Round Rock and will start Thursday against the Tigers.
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Encouraging start to season
Leiter has a 3.77 ERA and 0.99 WHIP with 25 strikeouts and three walks through his first three appearances for Triple-A Round Rock.
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Makes first spring start
Leiter allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Friday's Cactus League start against the Royals.
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Hit hard in second outing
Leiter allowed one run on four hits while striking out one over two innings in Tuesday's spring game against Arizona.
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