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On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (CIN) Dec'23
| Tue 11/26 | Wed 11/27 | Thu 11/28 |
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Positions
SP
All Leagues
Average $3.96
Median $3.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $3.61
Median $3.00
All Leagues
Average $2.10
Median $2.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $1.90
Median $2.00
Roster%
28.75%
Change
7Day
1.25%
30Day
4.06%
2024 OPL Round 8
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00
November 22, 2024 8:43 PM : Lively signed a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the Guardians to avoid arbitration Friday, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Analysis: Lively was an effective member of the Guardians' rotation in 2024, maintaining a 3.81 ERA with a 118:49 K:BB across 151 innings. He battled some inconsistency due to his contact-heavy approach, but he is a strong candidate to begin the season in the rotation.
MLB Stats
Pitching
| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | WINS | SV | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | PHI | 15 | 15 | 88.2 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 4.26316 | 1.28571 |
| 2018 | PHI | 5 | 5 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6.84506 | 1.85915 |
| 2018 | KCR | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.34999 | 1.79999 |
| 2019 | KCR | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00000 | 3.00000 |
| 2023 | CIN | 19 | 12 | 88.2 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 5.37970 | 1.36466 |
| 2024 | CLE | 29 | 29 | 151.0 | 13 | 0 | 118 | 3.81457 | 1.24503 |
MILB Stats
Pitching
| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | WINS | SV | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CIN (R) | 12 | 12 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0.72973 | 0.89189 |
| 2013 | CIN (A) | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.25000 | 0.75000 |
| 2014 | CIN (A+) | 13 | 13 | 79.0 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 2.27848 | 0.92405 |
| 2014 | CIN (AA) | 13 | 13 | 72.0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 3.87500 | 1.33333 |
| 2015 | PHI (AA) | 25 | 25 | 143.2 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 4.13457 | 1.42691 |
| 2016 | PHI (AA) | 9 | 9 | 53.0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1.86792 | 0.94340 |
| 2016 | PHI (AAA) | 19 | 19 | 117.2 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 3.05949 | 0.93484 |
| 2017 | PHI (AAA) | 16 | 16 | 97.0 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 3.15464 | 1.16495 |
| 2018 | PHI (R) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 |
| 2018 | PHI (R) | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00000 | 0.66667 |
| 2018 | PHI (AAA) | 11 | 8 | 52.0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 2.42308 | 1.00000 |
| 2019 | KCR (AAA) | 17 | 3 | 42.0 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 4.07143 | 1.42857 |
| 2019 | ARI (AAA) | 7 | 7 | 30.1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5.04396 | 1.54945 |
| 2022 | CIN (AAA) | 18 | 18 | 77.0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 4.09091 | 1.35065 |
| 2023 | CIN (AAA) | 7 | 6 | 32.2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4.68367 | 1.25510 |
| 2024 | CLE (AAA) | 2 | 2 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.24000 | 0.60000 |
Spring Training Stats
Pitching
| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | WINS | SV | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | PHI (ST) | 5 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6.96774 | 1.54839 |
| 2018 | PHI (ST) | 6 | 5 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.13043 | 0.82609 |
| 2019 | KCR (ST) | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.00000 | 1.33333 |
| 2022 | CIN (ST) | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.50000 | 0.50000 |
| 2023 | CIN (ST) | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.62497 | 4.12499 |
| 2024 | CLE (ST) | 2 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.78571 | 1.28571 |
Recent Games
Last 10 MLB Games
| Date | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | Hold | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | CLE | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | CLE | @STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | CLE | TBR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | CLE | @CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | CLE | @KCR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | CLE | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | CLE | TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | CLE | @MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | CLE | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | CLE | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 207 | 27 | 24 | 48 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 6 | ||
Last 10 MILB Games
| Date | Level | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2024 | AAA | COL | @LOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | AAA | COL | OMA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | AAA | LOU | @IOW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 13, 2023 | AAA | LOU | @STP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 3, 2023 | AAA | LOU | @OMA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | AAA | LOU | @IOW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | AAA | LOU | CLT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | AAA | LOU | @TOL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | AAA | LOU | IND | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 163 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 6 | |||
Last 10 Spring Training Games
| Date | Level | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2023 | ST | CIN | @SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Avg Salary & Roster%
Last 30 days
2025 Position Eligibility Progress
To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.
Transaction History
| Date | Transaction Type | Team | Salary |
|---|
Recent Trades for Ben Lively in Old School (5x5)
| Date | Proposing Team | Proposing Team Gives | Accepting Team | Accepting Team Gives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2017 9:21 PM | Mississippi Guardians |
Jeanmar Gomez PHI RP R $8 Jurickson Profar TEX OF S $3 Taijuan Walker SEA SP R $8 Yasmani Grandal LAD C S $7 Jorge Soler CHC OF R $8 Ben Lively PHI SP R $1 Kendall Graveman OAK RP R $1 60IL |
No Glove No Love |
Ian Desmond TEX OF R $11 Andrew Cashner MIA SP/RP R $4 Jordan Zimmermann DET RP R $3 Trevor Rosenthal DET AAA RP R $3 Willson Contreras CHC C R $19 Jorge Polanco MIN 2B S $1 OUT Tyler Naquin CLE Util L $5 |
| January 20, 2017 10:03 PM | Southaven Snipers |
Matt Harvey BAL AAA RP R $28 |
Callahan Auto Parts |
Ben Lively PHI SP R $2 |
| August 6, 2014 11:06 PM | Eno's Slaughter |
Chad Qualls HOU RP R $5 $4 loan |
New Boot Goofin' |
Ben Lively CIN SP R $1 |