15-Day IL
Injury Ankle
Est. Return 5/3/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
8.59
WHIP
1.77
K
4
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After working exclusively as a starter during his 2022 rookie season, Brieske has morphed into a useful swing man for the Tigers the last two seasons. In 2024, he made 46 appearances, which included 12 starts as an opener, and he logged 67.2 innings overall. Brieske posted a solid 3.59 ERA and struck out 69 batters. The righty also managed six holds, four wins and a save in his hybrid role. While Brieske's ability to cover multiple innings out of the bullpen or as a starter is valuable for Detroit, his lack of a regular starting spot does limit his fantasy ceiling to some degree. The 26-year-old could potentially make his way back into the rotation at some point, as the Tigers have several unproven options outside of staff ace Tarik Skubal. Until that happens, Brieske will remain difficult to count on for consistent production out of the bullpen, unless of course he starts seeing more save opportunities in a higher-leverage relief role. Read Past Outlooks
Begins throwing program
Brieske (ankle) began a throwing program Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
ANALYSIS
Brieske landed on the 15-day injured list last Friday with right ankle inflammation but is ready to start ramping things up. The reliever is eligible to return in early May.
Brieske landed on the 15-day injured list last Friday with right ankle inflammation but is ready to start ramping things up. The reliever is eligible to return in early May.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Beau Brieske generally throw?
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What part of the game does Beau Brieske generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-24%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .227 | 47 | 24 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .256 | 57 | 21 | 56 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .267 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .353 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .210 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .238 | 34 | 11 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .254 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .263 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
ERA at Home
2025
-76%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.67 | 1.30 | 56.1 | 8.0 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.19 | 1.36 | 53.2 | 9.1 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 12.46 | 1.62 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.05 | 1.38 | 33.1 | 8.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.15 | 1.14 | 34.1 | 10.2 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.15 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.20 | 1.80 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 4.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Beau Brieske 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
1.33K/9
4.9BB/9
3.7HR/9
2.5Fastball
95.4 mphERA
8.59WHIP
1.77BABIP
.324GB/FB
1.50Left On Base
39.2%Exit Velocity
85.5 mphBarrels/BBE
2.3%Spin Rate
2349 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
38.6%Swinging Strike
9.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
With Detroit dealing with a number of rotation injuries in 2022, Brieske emerged as a surprisingly solid starter, though he was also shut down in July with forearm soreness. The 24-year-old made his MLB debut in late April and proceeded to record a 4.19 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 81.2 innings. He only had 54 strikeouts, so his ceiling might not be very high unless he can start missing more bats moving forward. Heading into 2023, the Detroit rotation is still in flux. Eduardo Rodriguez missed a good chunk of time last year, but he figures to be the Opening Day starter. Matt Manning should also slot into the rotation along with Spencer Turnbull, who missed all of 2022 due to Tommy John surgery. However, Casey Mize could miss most or all of 2023 due to his own Tommy John surgery, and Tarik Skubal is out for a while following flexor tendon surgery in August. That should put Brieske in a position to start, though he'll likely have to generate more strikeouts to get the attention of fantasy managers.
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Goes on IL with ankle injury
The Tigers placed Brieske on the 15-day injured list Friday with right ankle inflammation.
ANALYSIS
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Yet to hit stride
Brieske, who allowed a run during an inning of relief in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Royals, has an 8.59 ERA so far this season.
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Blows first save chance
Brieske (0-1) blew the save and took the loss in Friday's 8-5 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers, coughing up five runs (four earned) on four hits while recording just one out.
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Should be in mix for saves
Brieske has given up four runs with a 5:1 K:BB over six innings during spring training, and he is expected to be an option to close out games for manager A.J. Hinch this season.
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Notches new deal with Detroit
Brieske agreed on a one-year, $1.025 million contract with the Tigers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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