Mitch Spence

Mitch Spence

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Sacramento Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Spence was plucked by the Athletics in last winter's Rule 5 Draft and did what most Rule 5 pitchers do at the beginning of the season, filling a long relief/mop-up role. He had a solid 11-appearance run in the bullpen, collecting a 4.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB over 25.1 innings. A need in the A's rotation arose in mid-May and Spence filled it, ultimately holding an unremarkable 4.64 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 18.8 percent strikeout rate across 24 starts. A cutter and a slider made up more than 70 percent of the 26-year-old's repertoire, as he threw a sinker less than 15 percent of the time. An atypical approach might be Spence's best shot to stick as a starter, as the righty throws strikes and induces grounders but his stuff is pretty underwhelming across the board. It seems unlikely he'll ever be more than a streamer type in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2025.
Rough outing vs. Pirates
PSacramento Athletics
September 21, 2025
Spence (3-6) took the loss Sunday against the Pirates, allowing seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and two walks over 3.1 innings. He struck out one.
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Spence struggled out of the gate Sunday, allowing a pair of two-out runs in the opening inning before the Pirates added on with a two-run homer in the second. It's the first start and second appearance for Spence since he was recalled from Triple-A earlier this month. Overall, the right-hander sports a 4.96 ERA with a 1.41 WHIP and 65 strikeouts across 81.2 innings this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
42
Last 10 Games
72
Last 5 Games
62
How many pitches does Mitch Spence generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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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 Mitch Spence generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .289 445 101 24 120 32 2 18
Since 2023vs Right .255 544 89 44 125 26 1 17
2025vs Left .294 153 32 9 42 9 0 8
2025vs Right .232 185 32 15 38 8 0 7
2024vs Left .287 292 69 15 78 23 2 10
2024vs Right .267 359 57 29 87 18 1 10
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-12%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-60%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-23%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.85 1.46 111.1 5 8 0 8.1 2.7 1.4
Since 2023Away 4.26 1.28 118.1 6 7 1 6.8 2.7 1.4
2025Home 6.75 1.62 34.2 1 3 0 7.8 3.1 2.6
2025Away 2.68 1.10 43.2 2 2 1 7.0 2.5 1.0
2024Home 3.99 1.38 76.2 4 5 0 8.2 2.5 0.8
2024Away 5.18 1.38 74.2 4 5 0 6.8 2.8 1.6
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Mitch Spence 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.
  • 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
2.67
 
K/9
7.4
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
1.7
 
Fastball
92.7 mph
 
ERA
4.48
 
WHIP
1.33
 
BABIP
.293
 
GB/FB
1.35
 
Left On Base
68.7%
 
Exit Velocity
83.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
8.1%
 
Spin Rate
2686 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
30.1%
 
Swinging Strike
12.1%
 
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Set to start Sunday's contest
PSacramento Athletics
September 20, 2025
Spence will start Sunday's game against the Pirates, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Joining big club
PSacramento Athletics
September 10, 2025
The Athletics recalled Spence from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Sent down to minors
PSacramento Athletics
July 10, 2025
The Athletics optioned Spence to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.
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Lit up by Atlanta in loss
PSacramento Athletics
July 10, 2025
Spence (2-5) took the loss against Atlanta on Wednesday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out five batters over six innings.
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Loses lead in sixth frame
PSacramento Athletics
July 2, 2025
Spence (2-4) took the loss against Tampa Bay on Wednesday, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five across five-plus innings. He did not issue a walk.
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