Lucas Erceg
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
3.38
WHIP
1.19
K
22
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Erceg began his career as an infielder, but converted to pitching a few years ago while he was a member of the Brewers organization. After struggling in the minors as a reliever, Erceg was traded to Oakland last May, where he was given an opportunity to perform at the big league level for the first time. Expectedly, the 28-year-old worked around control issues (14.3% walk rate), but he earned the manager's trust amidst an unsettled Oakland bullpen. Erceg primarily flashed his 98 mph sinker that he complemented with a fastball, changeup, slider and occasional cutter. His change was his best pitch (.190 BA, 38.4% whiff), but he only threw it 22.1% of the time, so it will be interesting to see if he tosses it more often. Erceg's ratios weren't great, but he only permitted one home run across 55 innings, with his 0.16 HR/9 best in the league among qualified relievers. He's a dark horse candidate for save chances, but there could still be growing pains. Read Past Outlooks
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Collects second save
Erceg picked up the save Friday against Miami. He pitched a 1.1 innings with three strikeouts, allowing one run on two hits and no walks.
ANALYSIS
In a semi-surprising development, Oakland manager Mark Kotsay allowed Erceg to collect the save Friday night instead of Mason Miller. However, Miller pitched back-to-back nights Tuesday and Wednesday and may have required additional rest. In earning his second save, Erceg appears to be the next reliever in line for save opportunities.
In a semi-surprising development, Oakland manager Mark Kotsay allowed Erceg to collect the save Friday night instead of Mason Miller. However, Miller pitched back-to-back nights Tuesday and Wednesday and may have required additional rest. In earning his second save, Erceg appears to be the next reliever in line for save opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Lucas Erceg generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Lucas Erceg generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-49%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .238 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .232 | 55 | 20 | 38 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | .259 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .133 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .230 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .254 | 41 | 20 | 34 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA at Home
2024
-78%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.19 | 1.46 | 34.1 | 13.1 | 5.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.66 | 1.53 | 36.2 | 9.8 | 5.9 | ||||
2024Home | 5.40 | 1.56 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 5.4 | ||||
2024Away | 1.17 | 0.78 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 3.5 | ||||
2023Home | 3.81 | 1.42 | 26.0 | 12.5 | 5.2 | ||||
2023Away | 5.59 | 1.72 | 29.0 | 9.9 | 6.5 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Lucas Erceg 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
2.75K/9
12.4BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.6Fastball
98.6 mphERA
3.38WHIP
1.19BABIP
.302GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
68.2%Exit Velocity
79.1 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2008 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
13.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2018
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Erceg sputtered in his time at Double-A last season, hitting an unimpressive .248/.306/.382 with 16 homers in 123 games. The third baseman avoided strikeouts well, striking out just 16.1% of the time, but he simply hasn't done enough damage when he makes contact. He has the arm to stick at the hot corner (unless the Brewers give up on his bat and move him to the mound, where he had success as an amateur), but his fielding is mediocre and his bat hasn't been good enough for a corner position. The Brewers are better and deeper than they've been for a long time, so it's unlikely Erceg will find a path to the big leagues this season. He'll need a significant step forward at the plate in the minors this year if he's to recapture some of his previous prospect shine and get back on track.
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Earns first career save
Erceg tossed one perfect inning, striking out two to earn the save during Sunday's 7-6 win over the Orioles.
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Earns first win Monday
Erceg (1-1) earned the win against the Yankees on Monday, firing two scoreless innings during which he allowed a walk and recorded a strikeout.
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Putting together impressive spring
Erceg fired two scoreless relief innings during which he allowed two hits and recorded two strikeouts in a Cactus League win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.
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Works around control issues for win
Erceg (4-4) recorded the win against the Twins on Thursday, firing a scoreless seventh inning during which he issued three walks and recorded a strikeout.
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Takes fourth loss Saturday
Erceg (3-4) took the loss against the Rangers on Saturday, allowing an earned run on three walks over two-thirds of an inning.
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