Brandon Woodruff
31-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Woodruff's shoulder was the story of his 2023 season and he will likely miss the entirety of 2024 after undergoing surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder in October. He was placed on the injured list after just two starts last season and didn't pitch again until August. While there was some hope initially that the two-time All-Star could return by the end of June, the Brewers slowed down his rehab, as he wasn't recovering from his bullpens as well as the team hoped. That news proved ominous, but the Brewers still decided to bring Woodruff back on a two-year deal, with an eye toward 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Rules self out for 2024
Woodruff (shoulder) confirmed Saturday that he won't pitch during the 2024 season but expects to return to full strength for 2025, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. "Honestly, I'm going [to] be the strongest I'll ever be at any point in my career because I'm going [to] have a year and just basically get my body ready for pitching," Woodruff said.
ANALYSIS
The Brewers non-tendered Woodruff in November, about a month after he underwent surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. He reunited with Milwaukee in February on a two-year, $7.5 million deal, with both parties recognizing that the 2024 portion of the contract would be dedicated to rehab and recovery. Since having surgery in the fall, Woodruff seems to be encouraged with where he stands five months later. He's already started playing catch again and could advance to throwing off a mound at some point during the summer. Milwaukee placed Woodruff on the 60-day injured list Feb. 21, and he'll remain off the 40-man roster for the entire season before being reinstated.
The Brewers non-tendered Woodruff in November, about a month after he underwent surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. He reunited with Milwaukee in February on a two-year, $7.5 million deal, with both parties recognizing that the 2024 portion of the contract would be dedicated to rehab and recovery. Since having surgery in the fall, Woodruff seems to be encouraged with where he stands five months later. He's already started playing catch again and could advance to throwing off a mound at some point during the summer. Milwaukee placed Woodruff on the 60-day injured list Feb. 21, and he'll remain off the 40-man roster for the entire season before being reinstated.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .187 | 143 | 32 | 73 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .217 | 121 | 25 | 89 | 17 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .182 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .161 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .190 | 102 | 21 | 51 | 5 | |||
2022vs Right | .237 | 88 | 21 | 71 | 13 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-53%
ERA at Home
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Since 2022Home | 1.80 | 0.84 | 110.0 | 11.8 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.83 | 1.15 | 110.1 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 1.15 | 0.83 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 1.7 | ||||
2023Away | 3.28 | 0.81 | 35.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.06 | 0.84 | 78.2 | 12.2 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 4.10 | 1.31 | 74.2 | 10.0 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Woodruff compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.93K/9
9.9BB/9
2.0HR/9
1.2Fastball
95.6 mphERA
2.28WHIP
0.82BABIP
.212GB/FB
0.92Left On Base
89.6%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2333 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.8%Swinging Strike
13.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Connected to Mets
Woodruff, who is recovering from right shoulder surgery, has drawn interest from the Mets, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Woodruff won't pitch until late in the 2024 season, if at all, following surgery in October to repair the anterior capsule in his shoulder. However, he's received plenty of interest from clubs willing to wait out his rehab in hopes that he can be a frontline starter again in 2025. New Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, of course, helmed the Brewers' front office during most of Woodruff's tenure in Milwaukee.
Woodruff won't pitch until late in the 2024 season, if at all, following surgery in October to repair the anterior capsule in his shoulder. However, he's received plenty of interest from clubs willing to wait out his rehab in hopes that he can be a frontline starter again in 2025. New Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, of course, helmed the Brewers' front office during most of Woodruff's tenure in Milwaukee.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Woodruff put up a second consecutive season of ace level performance, but left us wanting more as fantasy managers. Woodruff had the 8th-best K-BB%, 4th best strikeout rate and 20th best WHIP amongst starting pitchers with at least 150 innings of work in 2022. Yet, he finished outside the top 20 in both ERA and wins and missed time in the summer after being diagnosed with Raynaud's syndrome, a circulatory condition which causes numbness in the extremities due to reduced blood flow. That particular issue caused him to have trouble with his grip on his breaking pitches which led to a near 50-point jump in the league-wide batting average against his spinners. It is also worth noting that Woodruff has just once pitched more than 160 innings in a season or made 30 starts over the past three full seasons. The metrics and StatCast data scream ace, but the outcomes leave us wanting a bit more.
More Fantasy News
Shifts to 60-day IL
Milwaukee placed Woodruff (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday after he finalized a two-year contract with the club, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Re-signs with Milwaukee
Woodruff (shoulder) agreed to a two-year contract with the Brewers on Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Non-tendered by Milwaukee
Woodruff (shoulder) became a free agent Friday after being non-tendered by the Brewers, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Likely out for 2024
Woodruff underwent surgery Friday to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder and is expected to miss the entire 2024 season, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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'Optimistic' about 2024 readiness
Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said Tuesday that the team is "optimistic" regarding the availability of Woodruff (shoulder) for next season, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.
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