Josh Winckowski

Josh Winckowski

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Boston Red Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Winckowski had a nice 2023 season out of Boston's bullpen, posting a 2.88 ERA over 84.1 innings with four wins, three saves and 18 holds across 60 appearances. The 25-year-old added velocity (+2.2 mph) on his sinker that he threw 96.3 mph on average, which ultimately induced more whiffs. He also threw more cutters (+24.5% usage over 2022) and his strikeout rate took a big jump, from 13.9% in 2022 to 22.3% last season. This mark was still below league average, but the right-hander maintained a high ground ball rate (51.2%) despite issuing free passes at an 8.4% clip. Red Sox manager Alex Cora recently suggested Winckowski could get a look in the rotation in 2024, which syncs up with how he was used throughout the minors and his rookie season. However, his numbers are much worse as a starter (5.66 ERA, 1.55 WHIP over 68.1 innings), which could warrant a relief role after all. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#598
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $760,000 contract with the Red Sox in March of 2024.
Multiple relief innings Friday
PBoston Red Sox
March 30, 2024
Winckowski allowed one hit and two walks while striking out four over two relief innings in Friday's 1-0 loss to the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Winckowski breezed through the seventh inning but ran into trouble in the eighth when he loaded the bases with two outs. Triston Casas made a nice defensive play to prevent any damage to Winckowski's line. Winckowski projects as a multi-inning reliever that can enter at any point during a game.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
32
Last 10 Games
32
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Josh Winckowski generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Josh Winckowski generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-73%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .281 340 65 33 85 12 3 7
Since 2022vs Right .288 404 78 33 105 19 2 13
2024vs Left .481 35 6 6 13 2 0 0
2024vs Right .130 27 11 2 3 0 0 1
2023vs Left .239 150 38 11 33 6 0 1
2023vs Right .287 216 44 20 56 9 0 8
2022vs Left .285 155 21 16 39 4 3 6
2022vs Right .315 161 23 11 46 10 2 4
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-37%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-22%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-30%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.12 1.62 91.1 6 8 1 6.5 3.8 1.1
Since 2022Away 3.24 1.44 75.0 4 4 2 9.2 3.2 1.1
2024Home 8.10 2.70 6.2 0 1 0 10.8 6.8 0.0
2024Away 0.00 1.20 5.0 1 0 0 16.2 5.4 1.8
2023Home 3.22 1.34 44.2 3 3 1 7.7 3.0 1.0
2023Away 2.50 1.51 39.2 1 1 2 10.0 3.6 0.9
2022Home 6.75 1.75 40.0 3 4 0 4.5 4.3 1.4
2022Away 4.75 1.38 30.1 2 3 0 7.1 2.4 1.2
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Stat Review
How does Josh Winckowski 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.13
 
K/9
13.1
 
BB/9
6.2
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
94.9 mph
 
ERA
4.63
 
WHIP
2.06
 
BABIP
.485
 
GB/FB
2.43
 
Left On Base
48.7%
 
Swinging Strike
10.7%
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
No consideration as starter
PBoston Red Sox
April 17, 2024
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Winckowski hasn't been in consideration to start in the wake of Nick Pivetta's elbow injury, per Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican.
ANALYSIS
Winckowski pitched well as a reliever last season with 18 holds and a 2.88 ERA in 60 appearances, and Boston appears content to keep him in that role for 2024. It likely doesn't help the right-hander has struggled so far this year with a 4.63 ERA, 2.06 WHIP and 17:8 K:BB over 11.2 frames.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Winckowski made his major-league debut last season but failed to impress with a 5.89 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 44:27 K:BB in 70.1 innings. The right-hander had a solid strikeout rate throughout his minor-league career, but that didn't immediately follow him to the big leagues as it was a measly 13.9 percent. However, he had a 51.9 percent groundball rate and a 4.61 xFIP indicates he wasn't helped out much by Boston's defense. Winckowski is likely to see the majors again in 2023, but more highly-touted prospects like Brandon Walter, Chris Murphy and Connor Seabold could have a leg up for any starting opportunities.
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Pitching through bone chip in ankle
PBoston Red Sox
March 23, 2024
Winckowski has revealed that he's been pitching with a bone chip in his right ankle since last season, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Moving to bullpen
PBoston Red Sox
March 17, 2024
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Sunday that Winckowski will begin the season working out of the bullpen, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Runs into trouble
PBoston Red Sox
March 14, 2024
Winckowski allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over 3.2 innings in Thursday's spring game against the Phillies.
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Makes second spring start
PBoston Red Sox
March 4, 2024
Winckowski allowed one run on two hits and struck out two over 2.2 innings in Monday's spring start against the Tigers.
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Makes rotation bid
PBoston Red Sox
February 29, 2024
Winckowski walked one and struck out one over two hitless and scoreless innings in Wednesday's spring start against Washington.
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