2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.49
WHIP
0.83
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
McGreevy made a handful of spot starts for the Cardinals in the first half of the 2025 season before finally being given a regular role in the rotation after the All-Star break. The results were mostly underwhelming. McGreevy ranked in the 93rd percentile with a 5.0 percent walk rate and the 76th percentile with a 48 percent groundball rate, but he managed a woeful 14.5 percent strikeout rate and a below-average 4.42 ERA over 95.2 innings. The 25-year-old is probably never going to be much of a bat misser, but he fanned right around a batter per inning at Triple-A Memphis over the last two seasons, so there's some hope he won't be a total zero in that area like he was in 2025. McGreevy is well suited for a Cardinals team that plays in a pitcher-friendly park and has a good defense behind him, but the profile as currently constructed isn't going to produce much fantasy value. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2026.
Settles in after early homers
McGreevy did not factor into the decision Tuesday against the Guardians, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two over five innings.
Analysis
McGreevy was tagged for solo homers in each of the first two innings -- first by Jose Ramirez and then by Daniel Schneemann -- but settled in well after the rocky start. He retired nine of the final 11 batters he faced to end the day with a solid overall line, although he generated just 21 combined called and swinging strikes on 87 pitches. Despite McGreevy's strong start to the season, allowing only six runs across 21.2 innings, his 5.68 xERA points to potential regression moving forward. The 25-year-old will face a tougher test in his next scheduled outing against Miami early next week.
McGreevy was tagged for solo homers in each of the first two innings -- first by Jose Ramirez and then by Daniel Schneemann -- but settled in well after the rocky start. He retired nine of the final 11 batters he faced to end the day with a solid overall line, although he generated just 21 combined called and swinging strikes on 87 pitches. Despite McGreevy's strong start to the season, allowing only six runs across 21.2 innings, his 5.68 xERA points to potential regression moving forward. The 25-year-old will face a tougher test in his next scheduled outing against Miami early next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Michael McGreevy generally throw?
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What part of the game does Michael McGreevy generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-22%
BAA vs RHP
2026
Even Split
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .275 | 43 | 18 | 73 | 11 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .215 | 45 | 7 | 58 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .190 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .190 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .318 | 27 | 14 | 55 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .225 | 31 | 6 | 45 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .206 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .184 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-17%
ERA on Road
2026
-51%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.06 | 1.15 | 71.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.38 | 1.07 | 69.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.64 | 0.64 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2026Away | 3.38 | 1.03 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.22 | 1.34 | 50.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.55 | 1.16 | 45.2 | 4.7 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.90 | 0.80 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.77 | 0.77 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 0.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael McGreevy compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
5.0BB/9
1.2HR/9
1.2Fastball
90.6 mphERA
2.49WHIP
0.83BABIP
.196GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
87.0%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
9.0%Spin Rate
2140 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.9%Swinging Strike
5.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Perhaps just betting on college pitchers with elite control and modest stuff in the draft is the way to go. McGreevy, whom the Cardinals nabbed with the 18th overall pick in 2021, had a 2.6 percent walk rate as a junior for UC Santa Barbara that year. Three years later, he made his big-league debut this past July and made another three starts in September and finished with a 2.3 percent walk rate in 23 MLB innings. McGreevy, a 6-foot-4 righty with a 93-mph fastball, generated groundballs at a 62.5 percent clip in his first four big-league starts, and having Masyn Winn and Nolan Arenado behind him helped consistently translate those groundballs into outs. He logged unsustainably low ratios (1.96 ERA, 0.78 WHIP), but even when those ratios normalize, McGreevy should still be among the better rookie pitchers in those categories. While he does have a plus slider, McGreevy's game is more about generating weak contact than racking up strikeouts on a per-start basis. However, after logging 173 total innings last year, he could still finish near the top of the rookie leaderboard in Ks with a full season in the big-league rotation.
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Six innings of one-run ball in win
McGreevy (1-1) earned the win Wednesday against the Nationals, allowing one run on four hits and no walks in six innings. He struck out one.
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Working on regaining velocity
McGreevy plans to work on his hip movement during his between-starts bullpen session in the hope that it will help him regain some lost velocity, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Inefficient in Friday's loss
McGreevy (0-1) took the loss Friday, giving up three runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings as the Cardinals fell 4-0 to the Tigers. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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Brilliant in no-decision Saturday
McGreevy came away with a no-decision Saturday in the Cardinals' 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rays, striking out five and walking two over six scoreless, no-hit innings.
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Depressed velocity this spring
McGreevy yielded one run on three hits and no walks over five innings in Sunday's Grapefruit League start versus the Astros. He recorded five strikeouts.
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Chance to start?
McGreevy could slot into St. Louis' rotation next week after Lance Lynn was placed on the injured list Wednesday due to knee inflammation, per Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Analysis
McGreevy was called up in a corresponding move Wednesday and will immediately be available out of the bullpen, but it would make sense for the Cardinals to give him a look in the rotation since they're effectively out of the playoff hunt. The 24-year-old made his MLB debut July 31 against Texas and allowed just one run on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk over seven innings, and he should have a chance to secure a spot in the big-league rotation during spring training.
McGreevy was called up in a corresponding move Wednesday and will immediately be available out of the bullpen, but it would make sense for the Cardinals to give him a look in the rotation since they're effectively out of the playoff hunt. The 24-year-old made his MLB debut July 31 against Texas and allowed just one run on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk over seven innings, and he should have a chance to secure a spot in the big-league rotation during spring training.