2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
5.40
WHIP
1.80
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Heading back to minors
Sauer is expected to be optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City ahead of Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
ANALYSIS
Sauer was unable to prevent Washington from extending the lead during Monday's game, surrendering one run on three hits over 1.2 innings of work in his 2025 debut. His time with the big-league club won't last long, as the team has elected to option him to Triple-A to make room for Justin Wrobleski, who is set to start Tuesday.
Sauer was unable to prevent Washington from extending the lead during Monday's game, surrendering one run on three hits over 1.2 innings of work in his 2025 debut. His time with the big-league club won't last long, as the team has elected to option him to Triple-A to make room for Justin Wrobleski, who is set to start Tuesday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
24
How many pitches does Matt Sauer generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Matt Sauer generally pitch?
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2nd
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4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .382 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .302 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025vs Left | .750 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .333 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | .317 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-15%
ERA on Road
2025
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 7.94 | 2.03 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Since 2023Away | 6.75 | 2.10 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 8.1 |
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Away | 5.40 | 1.80 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024Home | 7.94 | 2.03 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2024Away | 7.20 | 2.20 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 10.8 |
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-25%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .306 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .294 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025vs Left | .222 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .167 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .389 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024vs Right | .407 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Matt Sauer 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
0.00K/9
0.0BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.0 mphERA
5.40WHIP
1.80BABIP
.390GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
66.7%Exit Velocity
88.6 mphBarrels/BBE
10.0%Spin Rate
2387 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.0%Swinging Strike
0.0%Prospect Rankings History
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sauer had been tracking like a swing man, No. 5 starter or long reliever with the Yankees, but since they already have an abundance of prospects who fit that mold, he was left unprotected from the Rule 5 draft. The Royals swooped in and snagged Sauer for now, and if they like what they see in spring training, he should be able to handle a low-leverage long-relief role this year. Sauer, who turned 25 in January, is a 6-foot-4 righty with a decent fastball and shaky command. He most recently posted a 3.42 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 83 strikeouts in 68.1 innings as an old-for-the-level Double-A starter.
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Called up from minors
The Dodgers recalled Sauer from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Sunday's game against the Phillies.
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Sent back to minors
The Dodgers optioned Sauer to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
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Selected to active roster
The Dodgers selected Sauer's contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Making trip to Tokyo
The Dodgers informed Sauer on Friday that he will be part of the team's travel roster during the Tokyo Series versus the Cubs, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Receives NRI deal
The Dodgers signed Sauer to a minor-league contract Monday that includes an invitation to spring training, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.
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