Kenta Maeda
36-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
7.64
WHIP
1.58
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After a slow start in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, Maeda returned to his prior form and looks set to be a key part of Detroit's rotation after signing a two-year, $24 million contract. Maeda missed the 2022 season after Tommy John surgery and struggled initially in his return with a 9.00 ERA in four April starts. He then missed six weeks with a right triceps strain. Everything clicked when he returned as he had a 3.36 ERA with a 10.5 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 over his next 21 starts. Maeda has limited velocity (90.9 average mph fastball) but keeps hitters off balance with an array of offspeed pitches (splitter, slider, singer, curveball) that were in the 94th percentile combined in Offspeed Run Value, according to Baseball Savant. He can be prone to the long ball (1.47 HR/9) so a move to spacious Comerica Park is a good landing spot. Read Past Outlooks
Short outing vs. Rangers
Maeda did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Rangers, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks over 2.2 innings. He struck out two.
ANALYSIS
It was a tough day for Maeda against a potent Texas offense -- the right-hander gave up five runs, including three homers, before departing in the third inning. Maeda's ERA is up to 7.64 while allowing an AL-worst seven home runs across his first four starts (17.2 innings). He'll look to get on track in his next outing, currently slated for early next week in Tampa Bay.
It was a tough day for Maeda against a potent Texas offense -- the right-hander gave up five runs, including three homers, before departing in the third inning. Maeda's ERA is up to 7.64 while allowing an AL-worst seven home runs across his first four starts (17.2 innings). He'll look to get on track in his next outing, currently slated for early next week in Tampa Bay.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
77
Last 10 Games
77
Last 5 Games
77
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What part of the game does Kenta Maeda generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-37%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .239 | 62 | 21 | 54 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .254 | 67 | 14 | 61 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | .231 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .364 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .241 | 53 | 18 | 45 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .237 | 64 | 10 | 49 | 11 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-35%
ERA on Road
2024
-65%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.76 | 1.35 | 59.1 | 8.3 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.73 | 1.12 | 62.2 | 10.6 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Home | 5.65 | 1.40 | 14.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Away | 16.20 | 2.40 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 2.7 | ||||
2023Home | 5.80 | 1.33 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||||
2023Away | 3.03 | 1.04 | 59.1 | 10.9 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kenta Maeda 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
1.71K/9
6.1BB/9
3.6HR/9
3.6Fastball
89.4 mphERA
7.64WHIP
1.58BABIP
.270GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
60.4%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
1990 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.9%Swinging Strike
7.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Talks with Tigers intensifying
Detroit's pursuit of Maeda has "intensified in recent days," per Jon Morosi of MLB Network.
ANALYSIS
Maeda has been connected to the Tigers since the beginning of the offseason, and it sounds like there is now real steam toward a deal getting done. The 35-year-old right-hander made a successful return from Tommy John surgery this past season with the Twins and worked to a 3.36 ERA and 103:25 K:BB over his final 88.1 innings.
Maeda has been connected to the Tigers since the beginning of the offseason, and it sounds like there is now real steam toward a deal getting done. The 35-year-old right-hander made a successful return from Tommy John surgery this past season with the Twins and worked to a 3.36 ERA and 103:25 K:BB over his final 88.1 innings.
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Maeda missed the 2022 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in September 2021. After dazzling during an 11-start sample in the abbreviated 2020 campaign (2.70 ERA and 0.70 WHIP), Maeda took a big step back (4.66 ERA) in 2021 before suffering the season-ending injury in August. Maeda was able to reach low-90s velocity in September, but did not pitch in any rehab games. He'll have a spot in the Twins rotation if healthy, but he could struggle early since pitchers undergoing Tommy John initially grapple with control. Maeda depends on his outstanding accuracy (4% walk rate in 2021) rather than velocity (below average 91.4 mph in 2022). The Twins are counting on a quick return to his prior top form where at his best in 2021 he limited hard contact (98th percentile hard-hit rate) while inducing strikeouts at a good rate (10.8 K/9).
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Allows one earned run
Maeda didn't factor in the decision during Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins after he gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks over six innings. He struck out five.
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Falls short of quality start
Maeda (0-1) took the loss Saturday as the Tigers were downed 4-0 by the A's, giving up three runs on two hits and four walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out three.
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Hit hard in Detroit debut
Maeda didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the White Sox, surrendering six runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- and a walk over 3.1 innings. He struck out two.
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Logs best spring outing
Maeda tossed four scoreless innings in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins, allowing just one hit and two walks. He struck out seven.
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Ramping up workload
Maeda threw 50 pitches across three innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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