Ian Seymour

26-Year-Old PitcherP
Tampa Bay Rays AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
An older lefty who turned 26 this offseason and had Tommy John surgery in 2022, Seymour dominated Double-A and Triple-A hitters in 2024 to the tune of a 2.48 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 162:41 K:BB in 145.1 innings. He actually made two starts at Triple-A late in 2021 just to keep pitching after the High-A season wrapped up. Seymour's fastball velocity isn't great (sits in the low-90s), but it's got good movement, and he's incredibly crafty. He's got a plus changeup and a quality cutter, and that might be enough to get by against big-league hitters if he can throw strikes and pitch with confidence. The Rays have a plethora of rotation options, but Seymour is on the 40-man roster and should be heard from at some point this season. Given his poor fastball velocity and relatively shallow repertoire, he'll have a small margin for error as a starter, and the Rays could opt to have him work as a bulk reliever initially. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a $1.24 million contract with the Rays in June of 2020.
Dominating at Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
April 16, 2025
Seymour has a 2.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 23:3 K:BB in 15 innings across three starts for Triple-A Durham.
ANALYSIS
The only Triple-A pitcher with a higher swinging-strike rate than Seymour (19.4 percent) is Spencer Strider (22.6 percent), who was completing a rehab assignment. Seymour is a lefty with a deceptive three-quarters delivery and a knack for keeping hitters off balance by changing speeds and landing all of his pitches for strikes. His fastball has averaged 89.6 mph (touched 91.6 mph) and he has thrown his changeup as much or more than his fastball while mixing in his cutter and seldom-used curveball and sweeper. Seymour is already on the 40-man roster and could join the big-league rotation whenever there is a need.
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Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .212 114 28 10 21 5 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .228 217 70 16 45 7 2 11
2025vs Left .233 34 9 2 7 0 0 0
2025vs Right .250 71 26 5 16 2 2 4
2024vs Left .203 80 19 8 14 5 0 0
2024vs Right .218 146 44 11 29 5 0 7
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Cut from big-league camp
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
March 7, 2025
The Rays optioned Seymour to minor-league camp Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Depth option for Tampa Bay
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
February 26, 2025
Seymour completed two scoreless innings while striking out two and walking one in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game.
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Nabs 40-man roster spot
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
November 18, 2024
The Rays selected Seymour's contract from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Climbs to Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
July 24, 2024
Seymour was promoted from Double-A Montgomery to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday and allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three in five innings for the Bulls.
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Back in action
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 7, 2023
Seymour (elbow) allowed two hits and two walks while striking out two over 3.1 scoreless innings Thursday against Single-A Kannapolis. He didn't factor into the decision.
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