Pitcher Playing Time Changes: June 19, 2026
Last week didn’t have significant projection changes worth reporting, but we’re back this week with news aplenty. The relief pitcher table now looks different; instead of showing percent change, which can over-inflate minute projection changes in actual innings, I’m now calculating remaining innings pitched and selecting for significant swings there.
Significant Remaining Projected Playing Time Changes, SP, 6/5 to 6/19
| Name | Team | Old Remaining GS % | New Remaining GS % | % Chg | Old GS | New GS | Chg | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín Pérez | ATL | 8% | 14% | 6% | 4 | 8 | 3 | Stronger hold on rotation spot with Strider out |
| Eury Pérez | MIA | 9% | 15% | 6% | 5 | 8 | 3 | Nearing IL return |
| Shane Drohan | MIL | 2% | 8% | 6% | 1 | 4 | 3 | Pitching like he should stick in the rotation at least a little longer, but Woodruff and Henderson loom |
| Ian Seymour | TBR | 2% | 7% | 5% | 1 | 4 | 3 | Getting some bulk chances with Matz in bullpen |
| Cole Ragans | KCR | 15% | 10% | -5% | 8 | 5 | -3 | Continued uncertainty with arm injury |
| Andrew Painter | PHI | 16% | 11% | -5% | 9 | 6 | -3 | Optioned to minors |
| Spencer Strider | ATL | 17% | 7% | -10% | 9 | 4 | -5 | Elbow inflammation, already on 60-day IL |
| Quinn Priester | MIL | 10% | 0% | -10% | 5 | 0 | -5 | Nerve decompression surgery |
| Chase Dollander | COL | 10% | 0% | -10% | 5 | 0 | -5 | UCL surgery soon |
| Steven Matz | TBR | 15% | 4% | -11% | 8 | 2 | -6 | Moved to bullpen |
| Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | 13% | 0% | -13% | 7 | 0 | -7 | Tommy John surgery |
Significant Remaining Projected Playing Time Changes, RP, 6/5 to 6/19
| Name | Team | Old Remaining RP IP | New Remaining RP IP | Chg | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Kuhnel | MIL | 8 | 32 | 24 | Has gotten hit around since joining Brewers, but big stuff uptick |
| Steven Matz | TBR | 5 | 26 | 21 | Moved to bullpen |
| Kyle Backhus | PHI | 9 | 24 | 15 | Nearing return from IL |
| Matt Gage | SFG | 14 | 29 | 15 | Back from IL |
| Keider Montero | DET | 9 | 23 | 14 | Moved to bullpen with Justin Verlander’s return impending |
| Reiver Sanmartin | SFG | 10 | 23 | 13 | Back from IL |
| Drew Sommers | DET | 19 | 30 | 11 | Quickly becoming an important part of the bullpen mix |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | TOR | 15 | 26 | 11 | Two scoreless outings since joining Blue Jays |
| Victor Vodnik | COL | 23 | 33 | 10 | Back from IL but hasn’t yet looked sharp enough for closing opportunities |
| Mason Barnett | ATH | 22 | 32 | 10 | The A’s keep spinning the closer wheel and it may have landed on Barnett for now |
| Tommy Nance | TOR | 17 | 27 | 10 | Back from IL |
| Cooper Criswell | SEA | 30 | 20 | -10 | Won’t return until after All-Star Break |
| Matt Brash | SEA | 34 | 23 | -11 | Won’t return until after All-Star Break |
| Jovani Morán | BOS | 29 | 17 | -11 | Elbow inflammation |
| Shane Drohan | MIL | 32 | 18 | -14 | Probably sticking in rotation |
| Brenan Hanifee | DET | 30 | 15 | -15 | Optioned to minors |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | MIL | 28 | 0 | -28 | UCL sprain, still working out course of action but return this season seems improbable |
| Drew Pomeranz | LAA | 32 | 0 | -32 | Released |
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