2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.73
WHIP
1.73
K
5
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Although Zerpa was deployed in the rotation during the minors, he primarily served out of the Royals' bullpen following his major-league debut in 2021. He made just two starts during the 2025 campaign and finished with a 4.18 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 14 holds and a 58:22 K:BB across 64.2 innings. Zerpa was traded to the Brewers in December, and there is an openness to have the 26-year-old southpaw work out of Milwaukee's rotation in 2026. That'll ultimately depend on whether he is fully stretched out during spring training, though he wouldn't provide much fantasy value in strikeouts given his extremely low whiff rate (16.4 percent) and below average chase rate (26.7 percent). That said, Zerpa's 63.7 percent groundall rate ranked in the top one percentile in the majors in 2025, which could translate nicely into low ERA and WHIP numbers in a relief or starting role. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $1.095 million contract with the Brewers in January of 2026.
Grabs second save
Zerpa earned the save Thursday against the Blue Jays, allowing one hit over a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis
Zerpa entered the ninth with a one-run lead and had to navigate around a leadoff single to Vladimir Guerrero, but he settled in to secure his second save of the season. Despite the clean inning, the southpaw's overall numbers remain inflated from a rough outing last week in which he allowed four runs, leaving him with a 5.40 ERA across 10 innings.
Zerpa entered the ninth with a one-run lead and had to navigate around a leadoff single to Vladimir Guerrero, but he settled in to secure his second save of the season. Despite the clean inning, the southpaw's overall numbers remain inflated from a rough outing last week in which he allowed four runs, leaving him with a 5.40 ERA across 10 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Angel Zerpa generally throw?
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What part of the game does Angel Zerpa generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-38%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .250 | 49 | 16 | 52 | 3 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .297 | 63 | 30 | 88 | 11 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .250 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .400 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .225 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .303 | 34 | 12 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .278 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .270 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-14%
ERA at Home
2026
-20%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.91 | 1.36 | 76.0 | 8.2 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.56 | 1.56 | 53.1 | 7.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2026Home | 6.14 | 1.64 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.91 | 1.91 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.75 | 1.11 | 36.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.71 | 1.71 | 28.2 | 8.5 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.58 | 1.56 | 32.2 | 9.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.29 | 1.29 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Angel Zerpa 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
1.00K/9
4.1BB/9
4.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
95.7 mphERA
5.73WHIP
1.73BABIP
.333GB/FB
3.14Left On Base
68.2%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
6.9%Spin Rate
2144 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
34.5%Swinging Strike
6.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Zerpa became a high-leverage weapon last season thanks to a plus sinker with high velocity (average 96.5 mph) that helped lead to a 58.4% ground-ball rate. He'll be a key lefty in the late innings in the bullpen and could be a good source of holds (12 last season).
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Tallies first career save
Zerpa picked up the save Monday against Boston, giving up one run on two hits and no walks in the ninth inning.
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Dazzles in WBC game
Zerpa tossed a scoreless seventh inning for the Venezuelan team in Saturday's WBC game.
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Gets one-year deal from Milwaukee
The Brewers and Zerpa avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.095 million contract Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Could work as starter
Brewers GM Matt Arnold said Sunday that the organization is open to utilizing Zerpa as a starting pitcher, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Shipped to Milwaukee
The Royals traded Zerpa to the Brewers on Saturday in exchange for Isaac Collins and Nick Mears, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Drawing trade interest
The Royals have received trade inquiries on Zerpa, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Zerpa had a solid 2024 season in the Royals' bullpen, collecting a 3.86 ERA and 49:19 K:BB over 53.2 regular-season innings. The left-hander came up through the minors as a starting pitcher and made some starts in his first three seasons with the Royals, and Rogers notes that it's possible other teams would want him in that role. No trade appears imminent.
Zerpa had a solid 2024 season in the Royals' bullpen, collecting a 3.86 ERA and 49:19 K:BB over 53.2 regular-season innings. The left-hander came up through the minors as a starting pitcher and made some starts in his first three seasons with the Royals, and Rogers notes that it's possible other teams would want him in that role. No trade appears imminent.