Joe Ryan or Yusei Kikuchi

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Joe Ryan or Yusei Kikuchi Player Statistics
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	7

Games Started	13	7

Innings Pitched	70.1	31.0

Wins	4	0

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	54	35

Earned Runs	25	20

Home Runs Allowed	6	3

Strikeouts	79	33

Walks	14	14

ERA	3.20	5.81

WHIP	0.97	1.58

Joe Ryan or Yusei Kikuchi Player Projections
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	29	31

Games Started	29	31

Innings Pitched	165.6	167.1

Wins	11	9

Losses	9	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	143	162

Earned Runs	67	76

Home Runs Allowed	25	25

Strikeouts	182	169

Walks	39	60

ERA	3.64	4.12

WHIP	1.09	1.33

Joe Ryan or Yusei Kikuchi Player Notes
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
News
	Joe Ryan allowed four earned runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Monday's win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Tue, Jun 2nd	The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	Joe Ryan allowed two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out nine over 7.2 innings in Tuesday's win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Wed, May 27th	Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
	Joe Ryan allowed one earned run on four hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Wednesday's win over the Astros. Matthew Adam Thu, May 21st	Yusei Kikuchi will be shut down for the next 3 to 4 weeks due to left shoulder inflammation, according to Angels' manager Kurt Suzuki. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 5th
	Joe Ryan allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, May 16th	Former Los Angeles Times writer, Mike DiGiovanna reported that sources have told him Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is “gonna be out for several months, if not the whole season.” Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	Joe Ryan allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Guardians. Matthew Adam Sun, May 10th	The Angels placed Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
Notes
	Joe Ryan took a clear step forward in 2025, pairing a career-high workload (171 IP) with a 28.2% strikeout rate and his best ERA+ (125), supported by strong underlying indicators like a .218 opponent AVG and elite command (5.7% BB%). His four-seam-heavy profile still carries home run risk, but improved batted-ball suppression and a near-5.0 K/BB ratio helped stabilize his ratios year over year. The 2026 projections continue to view Ryan as a reliable mid-rotation fantasy anchor with above-average strikeouts and solid WHIP, even if he doesn't quite reach ace-level ceilings. At age 30 with a stable role and skills trending positively, Ryan profiles as a dependable SP2 who's safer than his draft cost suggests. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	Yusei Kikuchi remains a reliable but volatile fantasy arm entering 2026, best viewed as a back-end starter in mixed leagues. The underlying batted-ball profile was mostly stable, but a rising walk rate and middling WHIP capped his fantasy ceiling despite near-league-average run prevention. Kikuchi is still useful for innings and strikeouts, but with limited upside and increased ratio risk compared to prior seasons. He's best deployed as a matchup-dependent SP5 rather than a set-and-forget option. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Joe Ryan or Yusei Kikuchi Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN			Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (3-6)	#88	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#16
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (3-6)	#43	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#245
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (3-5)	#79	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (2-3)	#145
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#81	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (3-3)	#62
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (2-4)	#94	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (2-1)	#41
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)	#39
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#149	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (5-4)	#6
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-3)	#101	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#89
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (5-2)	#85	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (2-5)	#44
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (2-3)	#68	vs ATL	Chris Sale (8-4)	#5
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (3-2)	#4	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#119
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (3-4)	#29	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (4-2)	#130
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (1-7)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (2-2)	#251	@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#24
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (2-5)	#266	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#373
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-3)	#136	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#97
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#18	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-1)	#70
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (7-1)	#26	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-4)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-3)	#91	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#248
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#373	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#294
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#97	vs SD	German Marquez (3-2)	#350
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (2-6)	#170	vs SD	Michael King (4-5)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (3-4)	#33	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (2-2)	#251
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#164	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (2-5)	#266
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (2-0)	#87
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (5-2)	#21	@ KC	Noah Cameron (2-4)	#94
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (6-2)	#22	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)	#39
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (1-4)	#61	@ KC	Seth Lugo (2-4)	#102
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (2-5)	#44	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (5-1)	#193
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (4-4)	#15	@ CWS	Davis Martin (8-2)	#84
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-5)	#17	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (1-5)	#421
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-4)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (2-2)	#251	vs NYM	Christian Scott (2-0)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (3-3)	#10	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (3-4)	#33
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (2-3)	#58	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#164
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (3-3)	#86	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (1-5)	#421
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (1-5)	#257	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#220
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#205
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-2)	#53	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (3-3)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#40	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (2-3)	#58
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (9-3)	#31	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (2-1)	#161
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (3-6)	#115	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#100
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (6-0)	#64	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-2)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#137
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#200	vs LAD	Will Klein
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (2-1)	#57	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (7-2)	#113
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (0-2)	#180	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#114
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (2-3)	#145	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (3-3)	#121
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#330	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#211
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (3-7)	#139	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#213
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (3-2)	#54	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (4-4)	#7
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (1-2)	#182	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (5-6)	#19
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (7-1)	#26	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-5)	#55
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (5-1)	#193
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (2-3)	#126	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#195
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (1-1)	#216	@ DET	Casey Mize (2-3)	#68
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (8-2)	#84	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (1-7)	#60
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-0)	#66	@ TB	Nick Martinez (5-2)	#85
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (5-3)	#90	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (5-2)	#21
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (5-2)	#36	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (6-2)	#22
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (1-1)	#216	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (1-6)	#380
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (8-2)	#84	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4)	#430
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (1-5)	#421	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-8)	#426
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (2-4)	#102
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (4-4)	#80	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#114
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4)	#13
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (2-4)	#94	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-2)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (2-0)	#116	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (3-4)	#187
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (3-4)	#29	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (5-4)	#217
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#195
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (3-3)	#103	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (6-2)	#22
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (3-5)	#82	vs TB	Griffin Jax (1-4)	#61
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#75	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-3)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-5)	#55	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (2-4)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX			@ ARI
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX			@ ATH
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI			@ ATH
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI			@ ATH
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ ATH
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD			vs BAL
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD			vs BAL
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL			vs ATH
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL			vs ATH
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL			vs ATH
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU			@ SEA
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU			@ SEA
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY			vs BOS
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY			vs BOS
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY			vs BOS
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC			vs DET
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC			vs DET
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC			vs DET
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE			vs STL
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE			vs STL
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE			vs STL
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH			@ SF
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH			@ SF
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH			@ SF
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC			vs HOU
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC			vs HOU
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA			vs MIL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA			vs MIL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI			vs KC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (3-7)	#139
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#99
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32
Mon, Apr 20th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (3-3)	#10
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (8-2)	#84
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#107
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#163
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#132
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ARI
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA
Mon, Jul 27th				vs HOU
Fri, Aug 14th				vs KC
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA