James Karinchak
28-Year-Old
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 3/28/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Initiates throwing program
Karinchak (shoulder) has been cleared to begin a throwing progression Monday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Karinchak had been shut down from throwing all spring after he had been experiencing right shoulder fatigue prior to reporting to camp. Since he's projected to serve as a one-inning reliever for Cleveland once healthy, Karinchak won't require as extensive of a ramp-up program as a starting pitcher, but with Opening Day approximately two and a half weeks away, the right-hander may not be ready to go by the time the Guardians open the regular season. Provided that he navigates his throwing program free of setbacks, Karinchak should be in store for only a brief stint on the IL to begin the season if the Guardians opt not to include him on the Opening Day roster.
Karinchak had been shut down from throwing all spring after he had been experiencing right shoulder fatigue prior to reporting to camp. Since he's projected to serve as a one-inning reliever for Cleveland once healthy, Karinchak won't require as extensive of a ramp-up program as a starting pitcher, but with Opening Day approximately two and a half weeks away, the right-hander may not be ready to go by the time the Guardians open the regular season. Provided that he navigates his throwing program free of setbacks, Karinchak should be in store for only a brief stint on the IL to begin the season if the Guardians opt not to include him on the Opening Day roster.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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Even Split
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .169 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .169 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 4 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .222 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .148 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .129 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .194 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.13 | 1.08 | 38.0 | 12.3 | 5.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.15 | 1.35 | 40.0 | 14.0 | 5.6 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.33 | 1.29 | 19.1 | 11.2 | 7.4 | ||||
2023Away | 4.12 | 1.37 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 5.5 | ||||
2022Home | 1.93 | 0.86 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.21 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 5.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does James Karinchak 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.
* 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
1.86K/9
12.0BB/9
6.5HR/9
1.4Fastball
94.8 mphERA
3.23WHIP
1.33BABIP
.237GB/FB
0.61Left On Base
78.0%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.0%Spin Rate
2257 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
11.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Karinchak was one of Cleveland's biggest question marks coming into 2022 after a volatile season the year before. Unfortunately, he strained the teres muscle in his right shoulder during spring training and the injury required a trip to the 60-day IL. Karinchak didn't make his season debut until July, but the returns were promising as he went on a 23-game scoreless streak after struggling in his first two outings. The 27-year-old's velocity was fine and he improved his strikeout rate (38.8%) by nearly six percent, but still averaged nearly five walks per nine innings, which would have been a bottom 10 rate among relievers if he pitched enough innings to qualify. Karinchak's days of sharing the Guardians' closer role are over, but he should remain one of the top options for ancillary saves behind Emmanuel Clase, while maintaining deeper mixed-league appeal due to his strikeout upside.
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Experiencing shoulder fatigue
Karinchak is behind schedule due to right shoulder fatigue, MLB.com reports.
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Agrees to terms for 2024
Karinchak signed a one-year, $1.9 million contract with the Guardians on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Dealt fifth loss
Karinchak (2-5) allowed a run on two hits and struck out one over two-thirds of an inning to take the loss Tuesday versus the Reds.
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Returns to majors
Karinchak was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Returns to Triple-A
Karinchak was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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