Alex Cobb
36-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Hip
Est. Return 4/23/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Cobb's 2023 innings total was his most of the previous four full seasons, so naturally it was time for him to have another injury. It was announced after the season that Cobb needed to have surgery on the labrum in his hip to address ongoing impingement issues. That said, the Giants must not be terribly concerned as they did exercise the $10M option on Cobb's contract for the 2024 season. That issue in his hip could help explain the decline in his strikeout rate, but the fact remains all of his offerings outside of his splitter were simply more hittable in 2023 than 2022. The league hit over .300 off his breaking balls and .280 off his fastball, and quite frankly, Cobb is lucky that his ERA was not in the mid 4's range. Cobb will not be ready to start the season, so expectations should sit around 25 starts and 130 innings since his health records are getting longer than John Dalton's dossier in Roadhouse. Read Past Outlooks
Moves to 15-day IL
The Giants placed Cobb (hip) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
ANALYSIS
After undergoing left hip surgery Oct. 31, Cobb wasn't able to heal swiftly enough to earn a spot on the Giants' Opening Day roster, but he's still coming along far quicker than his initial six-month recovery timeline. Cobb threw 40 pitches in a minor-league spring training game last Friday and looks like he should be ready to make a rehab start with one of the Giants' affiliates in the near future or continue building up his pitch count at extended spring training in Arizona. He'll need at least a few outings before he's ready to handle a typical starter's workload with the Giants, but he looks like he could be a candidate to make his season debut in late April or early May.
After undergoing left hip surgery Oct. 31, Cobb wasn't able to heal swiftly enough to earn a spot on the Giants' Opening Day roster, but he's still coming along far quicker than his initial six-month recovery timeline. Cobb threw 40 pitches in a minor-league spring training game last Friday and looks like he should be ready to make a rehab start with one of the Giants' affiliates in the near future or continue building up his pitch count at extended spring training in Arizona. He'll need at least a few outings before he's ready to handle a typical starter's workload with the Giants, but he looks like he could be a candidate to make his season debut in late April or early May.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .274 | 115 | 53 | 159 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .260 | 167 | 27 | 156 | 18 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .279 | 47 | 29 | 85 | 7 | |||
2023vs Right | .264 | 84 | 8 | 78 | 12 | |||
2022vs Left | .269 | 68 | 24 | 74 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .256 | 83 | 19 | 78 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-57%
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Since 2022Home | 2.34 | 1.10 | 161.1 | 8.5 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.48 | 1.55 | 139.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2023Home | 1.95 | 1.04 | 74.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 5.70 | 1.59 | 77.1 | 8.3 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Home | 2.68 | 1.16 | 87.1 | 9.6 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.20 | 1.51 | 62.1 | 8.4 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Alex Cobb 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
3.54K/9
7.8BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.6 mphERA
3.87WHIP
1.32BABIP
.327GB/FB
3.06Left On Base
75.5%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
1920 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.8%Swinging Strike
8.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Likely sticking in San Francisco
Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports that the Giants will soon finalize the picking up of Cobb's $10 million club option for 2024.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander will turn 36 years old over the weekend and finished the season on the injured list with a hip impingement after pitching through the injury for much of the second half, but neither fact is expected to give San Francisco much pause on the contract decision. Cobb joined the team on a two-year deal, plus the club option, in November of 2021 and has been a reliable rotation piece with a 3.80 ERA in 56 starts for the Giants.
The right-hander will turn 36 years old over the weekend and finished the season on the injured list with a hip impingement after pitching through the injury for much of the second half, but neither fact is expected to give San Francisco much pause on the contract decision. Cobb joined the team on a two-year deal, plus the club option, in November of 2021 and has been a reliable rotation piece with a 3.80 ERA in 56 starts for the Giants.
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After seven starts, Cobb was sitting on a 6.25 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. A 27.7% strikeout rate and 6.4% walk rate along with a 2.73 FIP and 2.39 xFIP screamed patience while his .411 BABIP and 49% LOB mark regressed. Sure enough, Cobb registered a 3.05 ERA and 1.24 WHIP the rest of the way. After starting 31 games from 2019-2021, the veteran started 28 games, collecting 149.2 frames, his most since 2018. He increased the use of his splitter while bagging his four-seam fastball and cutting back on curves. The 35-year-old righthander will be back in the Giants rotation, so he'll again benefit from a great home pitching venue. Despite avoiding the IL last season, health is a concern, but he's still a potential bargain relative to cost. Cobb is especially useful in formats where streaming is facilitated.
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Throwing 40 pitches in minors game
Cobb (hip) will throw 40 pitches in a minor-league game Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Making Cactus League debut Friday
Cobb (hip) is scheduled to throw three innings during one of Friday's split-squad Cactus League games against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chroniclereports.
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Sharp in minor-league outing
Cobb (hip) struck out five over two hitless innings in a minor-league game Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Appearing in minor-league game
Cobb (hip) will throw two innings in a minor-league game Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Might make spring debut this week
Cobb (hip) could make his Cactus League debut as soon as Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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