Ronel Blanco

Ronel Blanco

31-Year-Old PitcherSP
Houston Astros
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Blanco probably wouldn't have made the Astros' Opening Day rotation last year had the club not been dealing with multiple injuries to its starters. He did crack the rotation, though, and shocked everyone by tossing a no-hitter in his first start of the season. That set the stage for an impressive first full season in the big leagues for the 31-year-old, as Blanco finished fourth in baseball with a 2.80 ERA and tops in the game in holding the opposition to a .188 average. Blanco did have luck on his side, as an xERA of 3.97 and .220 BABIP can attest. That said, his slider was one of the best pitches in baseball and his changeup and curveball had a whiff rate of over 33 percent, as well. Some level of regression for Blanco in 2025 is likely, but he should be a capable fantasy starter again. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
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$Signed a one-year, $749,800 contract with the Astros in March of 2024.
Works into seventh inning in win
PHouston Astros
April 22, 2025
Blanco (2-2) gained the win against the Blue Jays on Tuesday after allowing one run on two hits and two walks in 6.2 innings. He struck out three.
ANALYSIS
It was a much-needed bounce-back effort by Blanco, who induced 12 whiffs and gave up just two hits Tuesday after entering play with a dismal 6.38 ERA through his first four starts in 2025. The right-hander did yield a solo shot to Nathan Lukes in the third inning, but it was still Blanco's longest outing of the season in terms of innings pitched. Blanco now holds a 5.01 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 20:12 K:BB over 23.1 frames ahead of his next scheduled appearance, currently projected for next week at home against the Tigers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
84
How many pitches does Ronel Blanco 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+
 
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+
 
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 Ronel Blanco generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-20%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .203 496 107 58 87 17 2 21
Since 2023vs Right .213 506 131 50 96 17 1 16
2025vs Left .265 42 4 6 9 1 0 2
2025vs Right .212 58 16 6 11 2 0 1
2024vs Left .191 350 82 36 59 14 2 14
2024vs Right .190 326 84 32 55 12 1 8
2023vs Left .221 104 21 16 19 2 0 5
2023vs Right .275 122 31 12 30 3 0 7
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-1%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-66%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-26%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.38 1.18 133.0 9 6 0 9.6 4.0 1.3
Since 2023Away 3.36 1.22 109.2 8 3 0 7.9 4.0 1.5
2025Home 3.24 0.96 16.2 2 1 0 8.6 3.2 1.1
2025Away 9.45 2.40 6.2 0 1 0 5.4 8.1 1.4
2024Home 3.19 1.10 87.1 6 4 0 9.6 3.9 1.2
2024Away 2.36 1.08 80.0 7 2 0 8.2 3.4 1.1
2023Home 4.03 1.55 29.0 1 1 0 10.2 4.7 1.6
2023Away 5.09 1.39 23.0 1 0 0 7.4 5.1 2.7
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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.67
 
K/9
7.7
 
BB/9
4.6
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
93.5 mph
 
ERA
5.01
 
WHIP
1.37
 
BABIP
.271
 
GB/FB
0.79
 
Left On Base
68.3%
 
Exit Velocity
79.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.9%
 
Spin Rate
2114 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
21.6%
 
Swinging Strike
13.1%
 
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Falls to St. Louis
PHouston Astros
April 16, 2025
Blanco (1-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Cardinals, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out one.
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Earns first win
PHouston Astros
April 11, 2025
Blanco (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out seven over five innings to earn the win over the Angels on Friday.
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Struggles against Twins
PHouston Astros
April 6, 2025
Blanco pitched 1.2 innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three batters in Sunday's 9-7 extra-inning win over the Twins. He did not factor into the decision.
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Goes five in loss
PHouston Astros
March 31, 2025
Blanco (0-1) took the loss Monday against the Giants, pitching five innings while allowing three runs on three hits and three walks. He struck out six.
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Fine after early removal
PHouston Astros
March 19, 2025
Blanco was removed from his start Wednesday against the Mets after getting struck by a line drive in the fourth inning, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Named AL POTW
PHouston Astros
April 10, 2024
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.
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