Paul Sewald
33-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Oblique
Est. Return 4/8/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sewald finally got the opportunity to be a primary closer in 2023 thanks to his consistent performance in high leverage over the past few seasons. He racked up a career-high 34 saves -- 21 with Seattle, plus another 13 after his trade to Arizona -- good for seventh in the majors. His team save share with both the Mariners and D'Backs was above 80%, which combined would have ranked fourth overall among closers. Combine this with perennially solid ratios and strikeout rate near 30% and Sewald is right on the brink of being a top-10 closer. Realistically, he'll settle in the 11-15 range among closers for 2024 drafts, but there's comfort in knowing what to expect from Sewald. The 33-year-old gave up more contact last season, but his hard-hit rate and average exit velocity were both in the 94th percentile or better. Sewald shouldn't have much competition for saves for the defending National League champions as along as he puts his World Series struggles behind him. Read Past Outlooks
Lands on 15-day IL
The Diamondbacks placed Sewald (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Sewald is eligible to return from the IL on April 8, but given that he was diagnosed earlier this week with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, he'll most likely be sidelined beyond the 15-day minimum. In Sewald's absence, the Diamondbacks are likely to turn over closing duties to Kevin Ginkel.
Sewald is eligible to return from the IL on April 8, but given that he was diagnosed earlier this week with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, he'll most likely be sidelined beyond the 15-day minimum. In Sewald's absence, the Diamondbacks are likely to turn over closing duties to Kevin Ginkel.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .185 | 76 | 25 | 37 | 11 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .171 | 76 | 16 | 41 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .202 | 39 | 15 | 21 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .214 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .167 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |||
2022vs Right | .130 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-53%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.78 | 0.94 | 69.0 | 12.4 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 1.78 | 0.97 | 55.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.80 | 0.93 | 35.1 | 12.7 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 3.55 | 1.46 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 4.81 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Away | 0.30 | 0.56 | 30.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Sewald 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
3.33K/9
11.9BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.2Fastball
92.2 mphERA
3.12WHIP
1.15BABIP
.294GB/FB
0.72Left On Base
79.9%Exit Velocity
79.3 mphBarrels/BBE
2.4%Spin Rate
2493 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.7%Swinging Strike
14.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Injuries and signings have caused plenty of shifts in our rankings over the last two weeks, with Elly De La Cruz jumping up six spots due to teammates missing time.
Injuries and trades have shaken up the closer market, with Edwin Diaz claiming the top spot in Ryan Rufe's updated closer rankings.
Ronald Acuna holds onto the top spot in the RotoWire Roundtable despite his knee scare, but there's plenty of movement behind him.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sewald built on his 2021 breakout season to lead Seattle with a career high 20 saves last year. This represented 50% of the team's overall save total (40), which is unusually high for a club that deploys a closer committee. The 32-year-old boasted a career-best 0.77 WHIP that was fifth-best among qualified relievers. However, Sewald's home run problem (1.4 HR/9) persisted thanks to an extreme flyball rate. This also resulted in an unsustainably low .158 BABIP. While Sewald averaged a career-best 92.5 mph on his 4-seamer, he threw his slider at the highest rate of his career, nearly 50% of the time. Both pitches were effective, but his strikeout rate plummeted to 29.8%, a nearly 10 percent difference from 2021. It will be interesting to see how the Mariners manage the back-end of their bullpen moving forward. As a team on the rise, it's possible they give more save chances to Andres Munoz, who recently signed a long-term deal and was the league's breakout reliever last year.
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Starting season on IL
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Monday that Sewald has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain and will start the season on the injured list, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
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No runs allowed
Sewald threw a scoreless ninth inning in Saturday's spring game against Cleveland.
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Another run-free outing
Sewald struck out two over a hitless and scoreless inning in Monday's spring game against Oakland.
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Throws inning in debut
Sewald allowed two hits over a scoreless inning in Saturday's spring game against the Angels.
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Nets $7.35 from Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks and Sewald avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.35 million contract Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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