Marco Gonzales
32-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Forearm
Est. Return 5/1/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
2.65
WHIP
1.18
K
11
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Gonzales has shown quality durability since joining the Mariners in 2017, but he was limited to just 10 starts and 50 innings due to a flexor strain that caused nerve irritation in his left elbow. The southpaw posted a 5.22 ERA in that timeframe, but he allowed no more than two runs in six of his ten starts, and eight of the 29 runs allowed came in one disastrous start against the Red Sox. The 31-year-old has never had anything close to an elite fastball, and his 89 mph fastball ranked near the bottom of velocity leaders in 2023. He also was well below-average in generating swings-and-misses and strikeouts, but his changeup and curve continued to get hitters to chase and help limit hard contact. Gonzales is due $12.3 million this season and was flipped from Seattle to Atlanta and then to Pittsburgh via multiple offseason trades. If healthy, he should provide bulk innings for the Pirates, but offers a low floor and a low ceiling in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks
Lands on IL
The Pirates placed Gonzales on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left forearm muscle strain, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Gonzales was able to turn in his second straight quality start in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies, but he evidently was pitching with an arm injury at some point during that outing and will now be shut down for at least the next two and a half weeks. The Pirates recalled Ryder Ryan from Triple-A Indianapolis to take Gonzales' spot on the active roster and provide a heathy arm out of the bullpen in the short term, but the focus now turns to whom Pittsburgh will tab as the veteran lefty's replacement in the rotation. Top prospect Paul Skenes turned in a dominant 3.1-inning start with Indianapolis on Friday and would line up for Gonzales' spot in the rotation, if the Pirates feel ready to bring the 21-year-old to the majors. Quinn Priester also pitched Saturday for Indianapolis and, unlike Skenes, already has a spot on the 40-man roster, so he could represent another potential Gonzales replacement.
Gonzales was able to turn in his second straight quality start in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies, but he evidently was pitching with an arm injury at some point during that outing and will now be shut down for at least the next two and a half weeks. The Pirates recalled Ryder Ryan from Triple-A Indianapolis to take Gonzales' spot on the active roster and provide a heathy arm out of the bullpen in the short term, but the focus now turns to whom Pittsburgh will tab as the veteran lefty's replacement in the rotation. Top prospect Paul Skenes turned in a dominant 3.1-inning start with Indianapolis on Friday and would line up for Gonzales' spot in the rotation, if the Pirates feel ready to bring the 21-year-old to the majors. Quinn Priester also pitched Saturday for Indianapolis and, unlike Skenes, already has a spot on the 40-man roster, so he could represent another potential Gonzales replacement.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
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What part of the game does Marco Gonzales 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
-36%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .267 | 41 | 20 | 56 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .272 | 107 | 53 | 208 | 28 | |||
2024vs Left | .167 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .261 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .262 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .288 | 26 | 13 | 44 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .280 | 27 | 14 | 42 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .268 | 76 | 36 | 152 | 23 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-29%
ERA at Home
2024
-18%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.60 | 1.14 | 137.2 | 5.7 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.05 | 1.60 | 112.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Home | 3.00 | 0.83 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Away | 2.45 | 1.36 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 4.1 | ||||
2023Home | 3.77 | 1.19 | 28.2 | 6.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 7.17 | 1.83 | 21.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 3.58 | 1.15 | 103.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 4.84 | 1.58 | 80.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Marco Gonzales 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
2.20K/9
5.8BB/9
2.6HR/9
0.5Fastball
90.2 mphERA
2.65WHIP
1.18BABIP
.275GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
80.6%Swinging Strike
8.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Potential trade candidate
Gonzales could be dealt by the Mariners this winter, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Gonzales wasn't a candidate to start a playoff game but remained a capable innings-eater last season. There are doubts about how long that will last. His 4.13 ERA looks worse when considering the overall drop in offense last season as well as Seattle's pitcher-friendly park, and his 13.2 percent strikeout rate was low. The lefty remains under team control through 2024 at an affordable price and comes with a club option for 2025, but his lack of whiffs will likely suppress his trade market.
Gonzales wasn't a candidate to start a playoff game but remained a capable innings-eater last season. There are doubts about how long that will last. His 4.13 ERA looks worse when considering the overall drop in offense last season as well as Seattle's pitcher-friendly park, and his 13.2 percent strikeout rate was low. The lefty remains under team control through 2024 at an affordable price and comes with a club option for 2025, but his lack of whiffs will likely suppress his trade market.
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How long can Gonzales remain a part of a big-league rotation while allowing this much contact? That's a question which could be answered as soon as this season. While the veteran lefty has never been a pitcher who relies on whiffs, his 13.2 K% in 2022 was startlingly low. No other qualified starter finished within three points of that mark; Dallas Keuchel matched that figure in 2021 and pitched himself out of the league one year later. That represents the downside for Gonzales, who lacks the strong groundball rates Keuchel could fall back on, and the upside for a pitcher whose fastball averaged 88.7 mph isn't particularly high, either. That said, it's not all doom and gloom for the southpaw. Pitcher-friendly T-Mobile Park helps limit the damage in his home starts, and his 6.4 BB% helped keep his ERA to a passable 4.13. That's enough to keep Gonzales a viable endgame play in deeper leagues as long as he has a rotation spot, but a further drop in strikeouts could cost him that role.
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Provides quality start Saturday
Gonzales came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out five.
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Allows two runs over six innings
Gonzales did not factor into the decision Sunday against the Orioles, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out four.
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Allows one run in Pirates debut
Gonzales did not factor into the decision Monday against the Nationals, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out two.
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Slated to pitch Monday
Gonzales is listed as the Pirates' probable starting pitcher for Monday's game against the Nationals.
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Ready to pitch
Gonzales (forearm) is healthy to begin spring training, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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