Signed By
A Team With No Name for $7
Positions
RP
All Leagues
Average $6.94
Median $6.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $6.44
Median $5.50
All Leagues
Average $8.00
Median $6.50
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $3.40
Median $1.50
Roster%
92.93%
Change
7Day
0%
30Day
0.32%

February 22, 2021 12:05 PM : Cleveland manager Terry Francona suggested Saturday that Karinchak will get the chance to vie for the team's closing job in spring training, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. "I know [Karinchak's] big goal this spring is to be pitching at the end of the game," Francona said. "We've got to see how our bullpen looks as it starts to come together and what makes our best bullpen."
Analysis: Francona said that he isn't ready to define roles for his relievers this early in the spring, but Karinchak would seemingly represent the top internal candidate to replace last year's closer, Brad Hand, who signed with Washington this offseason after being non-tendered. Though Karinchak occasionally struggled with walks (14.7 BB%) in 2020 and saw his velocity drop a couple ticks from the year before, he was otherwise excellent in a setup role during his rookie campaign, submitting a 2.67 ERA in 27 innings while striking out 48.6 percent of the batters he faced. At a minimum, Karinchak should be locked into a high-leverage role out of the Cleveland bullpen in 2021, though he would lose some value if Francona prefers to use one of the veterans on the roster with prior closing experience (Nick Wittgren, Blake Parker, Heath Hembree and Bryan Shaw) as the team's main option in save situations.
MLB Stats
Pitching
Year | Team | G | GS | IP | SV | HLD | K | H | BB | HBP | HR | P/IP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.38 | 44.67 |
2020 | CLE | 27 | 0 | 27.0 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9.11 | 246.10 |
MILB Stats
Pitching
Year | Team | G | GS | IP | SV | HLD | K | H | BB | HBP | HR | P/IP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | CLE (A-) | 10 | 6 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5.03 | 117.37 |
2018 | CLE (A) | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.68 | 87.07 |
2018 | CLE (A+) | 25 | 0 | 27.0 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9.45 | 255.10 |
2018 | CLE (AA) | 10 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4.45 | 45.97 |
2019 | CLE (AA) | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.08 | 140.80 |
2019 | CLE (R) | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.73 | 32.20 |
2019 | CLE (AAA) | 17 | 0 | 17.1 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8.21 | 142.27 |
Recent Games
Last 10 MLB Games
Date | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | Hold | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-09-27 | CLE | PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.40 |
2020-09-23 | CLE | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.80 |
2020-09-21 | CLE | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.40 |
2020-09-18 | CLE | @DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.47 |
2020-09-16 | CLE | @CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.40 |
2020-09-15 | CLE | @CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 |
2020-09-13 | CLE | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.07 |
2020-09-11 | CLE | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.40 |
2020-09-08 | CLE | KCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.40 |
2020-09-04 | CLE | MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11.70 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.0 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 65.70 |
Last 10 MILB Games
Date | Level | Team | Opponent | GS | Win | Save | IP | TBF | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-09-01 | AAA | COL | @TOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-30 | AAA | COL | @IND | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-26 | AAA | COL | @LOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-24 | AAA | COL | TOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-21 | AAA | COL | LOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019-08-18 | AAA | COL | @CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-15 | AAA | COL | @GWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-09 | AAA | COL | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-07 | AAA | COL | PAW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019-08-03 | AAA | COL | @IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12.0 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Avg Salary & Roster%
Last 30 days
2022 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 |
---|---|---|---|
August 10, 2019 12:09 PM | add | Hong Kong Freedom Fighters🗽 | $1 |
October 4, 2019 5:03 PM | increase | Hong Kong Freedom Fighters🗽 | $3 |
September 30, 2020 6:25 PM | increase | Hong Kong Freedom Fighters🗽 | $5 |
November 15, 2020 12:48 AM | increase | Hong Kong Freedom Fighters🗽 | $7 |
January 14, 2021 11:51 PM | move | A Team With No Name (from Hong Kong Freedom Fighters🗽) | $7 |
Recent Trades for James Karinchak in H2H FanGraphs Points
Date | Proposing Team | Proposing Team Gives | Accepting Team | Accepting Team Gives |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 13, 2021 11:50 PM | Hong Kong Freedom Fighters🗽 |
James Karinchak CLE RP R $7 |
A Team With No Name |
Kyle Hendricks CHC SP R $21 |
August 28, 2020 6:03 PM | Barrels of Babes |
Max Muncy LAD 1B/2B/3B L $12 |
Hammerin' Hanks |
James Karinchak CLE RP R $5 |
August 16, 2020 10:51 AM | Emerald City Gems |
James Karinchak CLE RP R $6 |
Docile Irish |
Cristian Javier HOU SP/RP R $6 |