Ronel Blanco
30-Year-Old
Suspension
Est. Return 5/26/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
4-0
ERA
2.09
WHIP
1.06
K
45
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
RANKSFrom Preseason
#591
ADP
Won't appeal 10-game suspension
Astros general manager Dana Brown said Blanco won't appeal his 10-game suspension, which will go into effect beginning with Wednesday's contest versus the Athletics, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Blanco received the 10-game ban earlier Wednesday after he was ejected in the fourth inning of his start in Tuesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over Oakland for violating the prohibitions on foreign substances. When he spoke to the media after the game, Blanco implied through an interpreter that he would appeal any suspension, but he's since accepted the banishment and won't be eligible to pitch again until May 26. The Astros won't be able to replace Blanco on the 26-man roster and will have to get by with a shorthanded pitching staff for the time being, though Jose Urquidy could soon return from the 15-day injured list to provide reinforcement for the rotation.
Blanco received the 10-game ban earlier Wednesday after he was ejected in the fourth inning of his start in Tuesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over Oakland for violating the prohibitions on foreign substances. When he spoke to the media after the game, Blanco implied through an interpreter that he would appeal any suspension, but he's since accepted the banishment and won't be eligible to pitch again until May 26. The Astros won't be able to replace Blanco on the 26-man roster and will have to get by with a shorthanded pitching staff for the time being, though Jose Urquidy could soon return from the 15-day injured list to provide reinforcement for the rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
93
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Ronel Blanco generally throw?
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ronel Blanco generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .203 | 44 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .237 | 60 | 23 | 50 | 10 | |||
2024vs Left | .165 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .184 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .221 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .275 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .333 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .267 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-29%
ERA at Home
2024
-19%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.98 | 1.27 | 54.1 | 9.4 | 4.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.21 | 1.36 | 51.1 | 8.2 | 5.1 | ||||
2024Home | 1.88 | 0.92 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 | ||||
2024Away | 2.31 | 1.20 | 23.1 | 8.9 | 5.0 | ||||
2023Home | 4.03 | 1.55 | 29.0 | 10.2 | 4.7 | ||||
2023Away | 5.09 | 1.39 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 5.1 | ||||
2022Home | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 6.8 | ||||
2022Away | 9.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 5.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ronel Blanco 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
2.14K/9
8.6BB/9
4.0HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.6 mphERA
2.09WHIP
1.06BABIP
.213GB/FB
0.93Left On Base
90.7%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
2.9%Spin Rate
1965 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.4%Swinging Strike
13.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Named AL POTW
Blanco was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
It's a well-earned honor for the right-hander, who delivered a no-hitter in his season debut against Toronto and followed up with six scoreless innings at Texas. Blanco didn't begin the season with much hype at the back end of Houston's rotation, but he's been electric through two starts and has provided a much-needed boost to an injury-riddled staff.
It's a well-earned honor for the right-hander, who delivered a no-hitter in his season debut against Toronto and followed up with six scoreless innings at Texas. Blanco didn't begin the season with much hype at the back end of Houston's rotation, but he's been electric through two starts and has provided a much-needed boost to an injury-riddled staff.
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Gets 10-game ban, appeal expected
Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Blanco has been suspended 10 games violating the prohibitions on foreign substances, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. He's expected to appeal the suspension.
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Ejected after substance check
Blanco was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Athletics ahead of the fourth inning after umpires examined his glove for a foreign substance, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Improves to 4-0
Blanco (4-0) earned the win over the Yankees on Thursday, allowing two runs on four hits and four walks while striking out five batters over 5.2 innings.
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Yields three runs
Blanco allowed three runs on five hits and two walks over six innings in a no-decision Friday. He struck out six during a win over Seattle.
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Picks up third win
Blanco (3-0) earned the win Saturday over Colorado after he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks across 5.2 innings. He struck out eight.
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