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PROSPECTS DEPTH CHART
2024 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GS | IP | W | SV | SO | BB | K/9 | BB/9 | ERA | FIP | WHIP | wOBA |
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| 32 | 186.3 | 11 | 0 | 223 | 67 | 10.77 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 1.14 | .272 |
RECENT NEWS
by Keith Hernandez
4 weeks ago
Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans, who tossed two scoreless innings in his Cactus League debut on Monday against the Athletics, has been focusing on his slider early in spring training. He averaged 96.9 mph with the 17 fastballs that he threw and topped out at 98.3 mph. Ragans wants to get back to the success he had in the second half of 2023 when he first introduced his slider. "The movement was right where we wanted it," Ragans said. "Just more so now getting it to that down and glove side [part of the plate] instead of over the plate." The 27-year-old southpaw just signed a three-year, $13.25 million extension with KC several weeks ago after he became one of the team's top starters in 2024 with a 3.14 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 223 K's in 186 1/3 regular-season innings. Fantasy managers should target him as a low-end No.1/high-end No. 2 starting pitcher.
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DRAFT RANK AND ADP
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FANTASY OUTLOOK
SPLIT STATS
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SEASON STATS
| SEASON | Team | G | GS | IP | W | H | SO | BB | ERA | FIP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | BABIP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA |
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| 2024 | KC | 32 | 32 | 186.3 | 11 | 0 | 223 | 67 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 1.14 | 10.77 | 3.24 | .292 | .287 | .334 | .621 | .280 |
| 2023 | KC | 29 | 12 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 41 | 3.47 | 3.19 | 1.16 | 10.59 | 3.84 | .266 | .280 | .297 | .577 | .282 |
| 2022 | TEX | 9 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 4.95 | 4.91 | 1.48 | 6.08 | 3.60 | .296 | .339 | .456 | .795 | .349 |
| AVG | 23.3 | 17.7 | 107.4 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 41.3 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 1.30 | 9.10 | 3.60 | .285 | .302 | .362 | .664 | .304 |
GAME LOG
| DATE | OPP | Score | IP | W | L | S | H | R | ER | HR | SO | BB | P | PS | ERA | FIP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-24 | @WSH | 1-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 57 | 3.24 | 2.67 | 1.00 |
| 2024-09-17 | DET | 3-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 105 | 66 | 3.32 | 3.59 | 1.14 |
| 2024-09-11 | @NYY | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 100 | 61 | 3.33 | 4.5 | 1.00 |
| 2024-09-06 | MIN | 0-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 63 | 3.46 | 1.33 | 0.83 |
| 2024-08-31 | @HOU | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 93 | 67 | 3.28 | 0.97 | 1.20 |
| 2024-08-26 | @CLE | 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 50 | 3.31 | 4.92 | 1.75 |
| 2024-08-20 | LAA | 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 97 | 60 | 3.18 | 4.57 | 1.20 |
| 2024-08-14 | @MIN | 4-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 67 | 3.27 | 2.74 | 0.71 |
| 2024-08-07 | BOS | 4-8 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 68 | 3.36 | 6.01 | 1.26 |
| 2024-08-02 | @DET | 9-2 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 97 | 60 | 3.37 | 5.46 | 1.06 |
| 2024-07-28 | CHC | 7-3 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 102 | 61 | 3.23 | 1.23 | 1.59 |
| 2024-07-22 | ARI | 4-10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 105 | 66 | 3.16 | 4.67 | 1.33 |
| 2024-07-12 | @BOS | 6-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 102 | 67 | 3.28 | 1.59 | 0.71 |
| 2024-07-05 | @COL | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 106 | 64 | 3.33 | 4.02 | 1.14 |
| 2024-06-29 | CLE | 7-2 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 52 | 3.03 | 4.67 | 1.50 |
| 2024-06-24 | MIA | 1-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 108 | 68 | 3.13 | 1 | 1.17 |
| 2024-06-19 | @ATH | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 102 | 65 | 3.14 | 2.83 | 1.33 |
| 2024-06-14 | @LAD | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 62 | 3.08 | 6.17 | 1.00 |
| 2024-06-09 | SEA | 6-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 107 | 72 | 3.21 | 2.83 | 0.67 |
| 2024-06-02 | SD | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 97 | 58 | 3.36 | 2.17 | 1.17 |
| 2024-05-28 | @MIN | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 64 | 3.34 | 0.97 | 1.80 |
| 2024-05-22 | DET | 3-8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 100 | 65 | 3.70 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| 2024-05-17 | OAK | 2-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 62 | 4.22 | 2.02 | 0.57 |
| 2024-05-11 | @LAA | 3-9 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 66 | 3.37 | 4.75 | 1.42 |
| 2024-05-06 | MIL | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 60 | 3.44 | 3.67 | 0.67 |
| 2024-04-30 | @TOR | 4-1 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 105 | 68 | 3.90 | 1.82 | 1.05 |
| 2024-04-25 | TOR | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 46 | 4.32 | 3.37 | 1.20 |
| 2024-04-20 | BAL | 9-7 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 47 | 1.93 | -1.63 | 5.40 |
| 2024-04-14 | @NYM | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 99 | 62 | 2.60 | 1.5 | 1.00 |
| 2024-04-09 | HOU | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 63 | 1.46 | 1.77 | 2.20 |
| 2024-04-03 | @BAL | 3-4 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 57 | 3.00 | 1.9 | 0.47 |
| 2024-03-28 | MIN | 4-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 97 | 66 | 3.00 | 3.83 | 1.33 |
| TOTAL | 186.4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 146 | 71 | 65 | 15 | 223 | 67 | 3118 | 1980 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 1.14 |
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MORE NEWS
Cole Ragans Signs Three-Year Extension
by Andy Webb
1 month ago
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans has signed a new extension with the organization on Friday. The southpaw has reached read more...
Cole Ragans Set To Start Game 2 Of ALDS
by Keith Hernandez
6 months ago
Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans (calf) is lined up to start Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the New read more...
Cole Ragans Pulled Early From Game 1 Start Due To Cramps
by Keith Hernandez
6 months ago
Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans (calf) was pulled from his start early on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden read more...
Cole Ragans Slated To Start On Saturday
by Keith Hernandez
7 months ago
Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans (calf, hamstring) is penciled in to make his next scheduled start this Saturday against read more...
Cole Ragans Pulled Early Monday With A Cramp
by Keith Hernandez
7 months ago
Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans (calf, hamstring) was pulled early from Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the read more...
Cole Ragans Strikes Out Seven In Win
by Jarod Rupp
8 months ago
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans picked up the win in Wednesday's 8-4 victory over the Red Sox. The southpaw went six- read more...
