15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 4/29/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
12.86
WHIP
2.43
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Should resume throwing this weekend
Long (elbow) is expected to resume playing catch this weekend, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
After Long was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to left elbow inflammation, doctors advised him not to throw for five days while he waited for the swelling to subside. Assuming Long is cleared to start throwing again after the five-day shutdown, he likely won't require a lengthy ramp-up period, given that the Royals plan to deploy him as a 1-to-2-inning reliever once he's activated.
After Long was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to left elbow inflammation, doctors advised him not to throw for five days while he waited for the swelling to subside. Assuming Long is cleared to start throwing again after the five-day shutdown, he likely won't require a lengthy ramp-up period, given that the Royals plan to deploy him as a 1-to-2-inning reliever once he's activated.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
23
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
24
How many pitches does Sam Long generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Sam Long generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-67%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .279 | 34 | 16 | 41 | 6 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .251 | 48 | 27 | 54 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .563 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .188 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .221 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .216 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .270 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .288 | 20 | 11 | 32 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-38%
ERA on Road
2025
-43%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 6.26 | 1.48 | 46.0 | 8.0 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.88 | 1.44 | 48.2 | 7.6 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 15.75 | 2.50 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 9.00 | 2.33 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.67 | 1.10 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.13 | 1.26 | 25.1 | 9.6 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.84 | 1.58 | 24.2 | 7.3 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.31 | 1.52 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Sam Long 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
1.20K/9
7.7BB/9
6.4HR/9
2.6Fastball
93.5 mphERA
12.86WHIP
2.43BABIP
.421GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
35.2%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2254 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.6%Swinging Strike
7.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Long made six starts for the Giants last season, but they were all on short rest and he never went more than three innings in any of those outings. He fared better in those starts than he did in his relief appearances, although the lefty's strikeout rate dipped in both roles from the previous season even as he showed a significant uptick in velocity. Long is probably no better than eighth on the Giants' starting pitcher depth chart heading into 2023, so he'll probably be used in a similar capacity as 2022.
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On IL with elbow inflammation
The Royals placed Long on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to left elbow inflammation.
ANALYSIS
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Rough start to season
Long allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over an inning Saturday against the Guardians.
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Set to pitch Wednesday
Long (hand) is scheduled to make an appearance out of the bullpen in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Mariners, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Throws despite sore hand
Long, who was hit by a line drive in his left hand during Monday's spring game, threw a bullpen session Thursday despite some swelling, MLB.com reports.
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Handed loss Saturday
Long (3-3) allowed a run on one hit and one walk while striking out three over 1.1 innings to take the loss versus Atlanta on Saturday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could start against Dodgers
Long could get a chance to start against the Dodgers this weekend, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
ANALYSIS
Long was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday and could take the turn in the rotation vacated when Alex Cobb joined the injured list with a neck issue. Long has a 2.35 ERA in 15.1 innings for the Giants this year. He has made three starts for the big-league club but those were more in the role of an opener as he totaled only four innings. His longest outing of the season was his last appearance, going three shutout innings and tossing 41 pitches in relief Tuesday. If he gets a starting nod, it's quite probable that he'll have some sort of pitch limit.
Long was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday and could take the turn in the rotation vacated when Alex Cobb joined the injured list with a neck issue. Long has a 2.35 ERA in 15.1 innings for the Giants this year. He has made three starts for the big-league club but those were more in the role of an opener as he totaled only four innings. His longest outing of the season was his last appearance, going three shutout innings and tossing 41 pitches in relief Tuesday. If he gets a starting nod, it's quite probable that he'll have some sort of pitch limit.