60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 6/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.92
K
20
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Bieber reached 200 frames in a season during 2022 for the second time in his career and was one of the best pitchers in the AL with a 2.88 ERA and 1.04 WHIP, but he ended up making just 21 starts in 2023 after experiencing elbow inflammation in July, marking the second time in three years he's missed a significant chunk of the season. The good news is the right-hander returned for two late-season starts and should have a relatively normal offseason. The not-so-good news is that Bieber took a step back prior to the injury, and he finished the campaign with a 3.80 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 107:34 K:BB across 128 innings. Considering he had career worsts in strikeout rate (20.1 percent), hard-hit rate (47.6 percent) and average exit velocity (91.6 MPH), the aforementioned numbers don't look quite so bad. His fastball velocity was also below 92 MPH for the second straight year, down nearly three ticks from 2020. Bieber's track record of success in the majors (3.07 ERA in 114 games over the past five years) is a steadying force and makes him a solid bet to bounce back in 2024, but there are certainly a few worrying trends with his down velocity and injuries over the past few years. Read Past Outlooks
Undergoes surgery
Bieber underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Friday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
ANALYSIS
Bieber's procedure will officially close the book on his 2024 campaign after he made just two starts, striking out 20 batters across 12 scoreless innings. His absence will likely extend several months into the 2025 campaign.
Bieber's procedure will officially close the book on his 2024 campaign after he made just two starts, striking out 20 batters across 12 scoreless innings. His absence will likely extend several months into the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
83
Last 5 Games
83
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-27%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .247 | 163 | 38 | 146 | 19 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .232 | 162 | 33 | 160 | 13 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .190 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .261 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .288 | 52 | 23 | 68 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .220 | 55 | 11 | 56 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .221 | 100 | 14 | 74 | 9 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .238 | 98 | 22 | 98 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 3.33 | 1.12 | 146.0 | 8.4 | 2.2 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.97 | 1.10 | 194.0 | 8.7 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.92 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.46 | 1.26 | 65.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.14 | 1.21 | 63.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.22 | 1.00 | 81.0 | 8.6 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.65 | 1.07 | 119.0 | 9.2 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shane Bieber 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
20.00K/9
15.0BB/9
0.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
92.0 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.92BABIP
.419GB/FB
3.00Left On Base
100.0%Swinging Strike
17.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely staying put for now
Bieber being traded prior to Opening Day is now considered very unlikely, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Heyman's reasoning for the Guardians hanging on to Bieber for now is that they want to be competitive in the American League Central. There's also the fact that Bieber's trade value -- much like his velocity and strikeouts -- has dropped significantly. Cleveland will hope the righty can rebound in the first half, either propelling the team into contention or rebuilding his value so it can trade him closer to the deadline. Bieber is set to earn $13.125 million in 2024 during his walk year.
Heyman's reasoning for the Guardians hanging on to Bieber for now is that they want to be competitive in the American League Central. There's also the fact that Bieber's trade value -- much like his velocity and strikeouts -- has dropped significantly. Cleveland will hope the righty can rebound in the first half, either propelling the team into contention or rebuilding his value so it can trade him closer to the deadline. Bieber is set to earn $13.125 million in 2024 during his walk year.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bieber recovered nicely from the injury-shortened 2021 season to make all of his starts and return to the 200 innings level combining the volume of 2019 and top shelf stats from his Cy Young campaign. If you removed his name from his StatCast profile page, you may not be as interested in the player as he does give up hard contact, does not throw hard and his breaking stuff isn't particularly spinny, yet he has held the league to a sub .230 batting aveage in each of the past four seasons and his strikeout rate has been at least 25% in each of those four seasons. The sum is better than the individual parts here and he is one of just eight starting pitchers with a K-BB% greater than 20% from 2019-2022. He lacks the special fastball of the rest of that octet, but you simply cannot argue with the results and just how great he is pitching with his non-fastball offerings.
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Shifted to 60-day IL
The Guardians transferred Bieber (elbow) to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day IL on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
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Placed on IL, done for season
The Guardians placed Bieber (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Saturday.
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Needs Tommy John surgery
The Guardians announced Saturday that Bieber will require season-ending Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
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Spins another gem
Bieber (2-0) picked up the win Tuesday against the Mariners, allowing six hits over six scoreless inning. He struck out nine and did not issue a walk.
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Racks up 11 Ks in Opening Day win
Bieber (1-0) tossed six scoreless innings to earn the win in Thursday's 8-0 win over Oakland. He struck out 11 and scattered four hits and one walk.
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