Cole Ragans or Mason Black

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Cole Ragans or Mason Black Player Statistics
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	8	5

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	35.1	6.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	4	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	7

Earned Runs	19	2

Home Runs Allowed	10	1

Strikeouts	45	7

Walks	23	3

ERA	4.84	2.70

WHIP	1.42	1.50

Cole Ragans or Mason Black Player Projections
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	27	28

Games Started	27	3

Innings Pitched	153.8	48.0

Wins	10	2

Losses	7	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	123	49

Earned Runs	57	28

Home Runs Allowed	16	7

Strikeouts	188	38

Walks	53	20

ERA	3.32	5.18

WHIP	1.15	1.44

Cole Ragans or Mason Black Player Notes
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Cole Ragans will be shut down for 2-3 days before being re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th	The Royals recalled Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Cole Ragans threw 68 pitches over 4 1/3 innings in a rehab start at Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th	The Royals optioned Mason Black to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	The Royals announced that Cole Ragans is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd	The Royals have recalled right-hander Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 19th
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Cole Ragans played catch and threw at a higher volume and higher intensity on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th	Righthander Mason Black has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha by the Kansas City Royals. David Leisering Tue, Mar 17th
	Cole Ragans played catch on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th
Notes
	After a brilliant 2024 season, Cole Ragans dealt with injuries in 2025, including a groin strain and a left rotator cuff strain. He started only 13 games, threw 61 2/3 innings, and finished with an ugly 4.67 ERA. However, his xERA was 2.68, FIP was 2.50, and xFIP was 2.45, so a lot of his struggles resulted from terrible luck (.354 BABIP). His 38.1% strikeout rate is unsustainable, but his career swinging strike rate is 14.2%, meaning he should remain a valuable source of Ks. No one likes hearing "left rotator cuff strain" on a left-handed pitcher, but upon his return late last year, he pitched his best innings of the season. There is some risk involved in the 28-year-old, but he will be a high-reward pick if he stays healthy. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Cole Ragans or Mason Black Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Ragans SP - KC			Mason Black SP,RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5	@ ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#109	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#136	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#136
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7)	#229	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7)	#229
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#68	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#68
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (2-1)	#63	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (2-1)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#69	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#69
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#183	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#183
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#73	vs CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (1-0)	#54	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (1-0)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-3)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#67	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#61	@ NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-2)	#70	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-2)	#70
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (2-6)	#42	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (2-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#83	vs BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#123	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#123
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#150	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (2-4)	#420	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (2-4)	#420
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#47	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#47
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#218	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#218
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#116	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#6	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#90	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#45	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#45
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#98
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#112	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#112
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205	vs DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#366
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#222	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#222
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#183	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#183
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#86	@ STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#86
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#164	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#164
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#146	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#146
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (5-1)	#30	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (5-1)	#30
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#33	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-2)	#99	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-2)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (3-4)	#11	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (3-4)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#6	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#6
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#61	vs NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (1-0)	#24	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (1-0)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-4)	#52	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-4)	#52
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#107	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#79	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#79
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#25	@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#25
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#100	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#100
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)	#339	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)	#339
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-2)	#75	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-2)	#75
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (1-2)	#81	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (1-2)	#81
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN			@ MIN
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL			vs STL
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL			vs STL
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL			vs STL
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB			@ TB
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB			@ TB
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB			@ TB
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB			@ TB
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB			vs TB
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB			vs TB
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB			vs TB
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD			vs SD
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD			vs SD
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD			vs SD
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF			vs SF
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF			vs SF
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF			vs SF
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET			@ DET
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET			@ DET
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET			@ DET
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET			@ DET
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN			@ MIN
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN			@ MIN
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL			@ COL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET			vs DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR			@ TOR
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs CLE