Justin Lawrence
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
7.20
WHIP
1.80
K
10
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lawrence's trend of throwing more sweepers continued in 2023, as it's his most successful offering. The 29-year-old held opposing hitters to a .149 batting average and .236 slugging percentage on his sweeper, while 63 of his 78 total strikeouts came on the pitch. In fact, it was the 2nd-best sweeper in the league according to Statcast Run Value (14). On the flip side, Lawrence's mid-90's sinker yielded plenty of contact (.333 BA), with many balls in play hit on the ground (48.5%). Still, Lawrence was reliable enough in the late innings to take over Colorado's closing duties in June. He maintained the role for a little over two months, racking up a career-high 11 saves that were 2nd-most on the team. A rough August (8.31 ERA, 3 BS) relegated Lawrence back to the 7th and 8th innings, but he's a good bet to see save chances again sometime in 2024 as one of the Rockies' best relief pitchers. Read Past Outlooks
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Stuck with first blown save
Lawrence was tagged with a blown save in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning.
ANALYSIS
After Ryan Feltner allowed the first three Marlins to reach in the ninth, Lawrence would be called upon to protect a 5-1 lead with runners on second and third. The right-hander ultimately recorded just one out, allowing Miami to tie the game 5-5 in his first blown save this season. Lawrence had allowed just one unearned run in his previous five outings, earning saves in his previous two appearances. His ERA is now up to an ugly 7.20 with a 1.80 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB through 10 innings this season. Despite his struggles, Lawrence is still likely the top ninth-inning option in Colorado, though he's unlikely to see a high volume of save chances on a Rockies team that's now 7-22 on the year.
After Ryan Feltner allowed the first three Marlins to reach in the ninth, Lawrence would be called upon to protect a 5-1 lead with runners on second and third. The right-hander ultimately recorded just one out, allowing Miami to tie the game 5-5 in his first blown save this season. Lawrence had allowed just one unearned run in his previous five outings, earning saves in his previous two appearances. His ERA is now up to an ugly 7.20 with a 1.80 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB through 10 innings this season. Despite his struggles, Lawrence is still likely the top ninth-inning option in Colorado, though he's unlikely to see a high volume of save chances on a Rockies team that's now 7-22 on the year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Justin Lawrence generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Justin Lawrence generally pitch?
1st
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-8%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .264 | 52 | 29 | 57 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .243 | 84 | 34 | 65 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | .333 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .308 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .221 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .245 | 49 | 18 | 38 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .316 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .218 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-51%
ERA on Road
2024
-33%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 6.07 | 1.59 | 69.2 | 10.1 | 4.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.95 | 1.28 | 58.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | ||||
2024Home | 8.10 | 1.80 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 4.1 | ||||
2024Away | 5.40 | 1.80 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||
2023Home | 5.40 | 1.63 | 41.2 | 9.9 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Away | 1.62 | 0.99 | 33.1 | 8.6 | 4.1 | ||||
2022Home | 6.75 | 1.45 | 21.1 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Away | 4.64 | 1.64 | 21.1 | 10.1 | 5.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Justin Lawrence 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
2.00K/9
9.0BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.6 mphERA
7.20WHIP
1.80BABIP
.417GB/FB
2.14Left On Base
44.4%Exit Velocity
85.2 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2659 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.4%Swinging Strike
11.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Viable trade chip
The Rockies could explore trading Lawrence at the deadline, writes Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Lawrence, at 28 years old, is young enough to be a future piece of Colorado's bullpen. He's recently been entrusted with more high-leverage opportunities, picking up all four of his saves this season in June. Lawrence's 3.02 ERA is backed by a stellar 2.78 expected ERA, due in part to opponents slugging just .290 against him. Lawrence likely profiles as the steepest asking price among the Rockies' relievers.
Lawrence, at 28 years old, is young enough to be a future piece of Colorado's bullpen. He's recently been entrusted with more high-leverage opportunities, picking up all four of his saves this season in June. Lawrence's 3.02 ERA is backed by a stellar 2.78 expected ERA, due in part to opponents slugging just .290 against him. Lawrence likely profiles as the steepest asking price among the Rockies' relievers.
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Collects save No. 2
Lawrence earned a save against the Padres on Thursday, striking out one batter in a perfect inning of work.
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Notches first save of 2024
Lawrence secured his first save of the season Tuesday in a 7-4 win over the Padres after pitching a scoreless ninth while allowing one hit.
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Picks up win
Lawrence (1-1) allowed one unearned run on one hit while striking out two to earn the win in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mariners.
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Pitches seventh inning
Lawrence allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning Monday against the Phillies.
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Another shaky ninth Wednesday
Lawrence (0-1) took the loss Wednesday, giving up two runs on one hit and two walks in the ninth inning as the Rockies fell 5-3 to the Diamondbacks. He struck out one.
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