Corey Knebel
RP - MIL
2019 Outlook
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Eligibility
Expert Note
View More NotesKnebel returned from an early hamstring injury to post a 4.71 ERA and 19 walks in 36.1 innings from May from August. Just when everyone-including the Brewers, who removed him from the ninth inning-gave up on him, he dominated with 33 strikeouts and three walks in 16.1 scoreless September frames. He then yielded one run with 14 punchouts in 10 postseason innings. Only three relievers (Craig Kimbrel, Dellin Betances, and teammate Josh Hader) have notched a higher K rate over the past two seasons, so Knebel would remain an elite fantasy asset if given back the closing gig. That's not guaranteed with Hader and Jeremy Jeffress in tow, so he should be an affordable upside pick beyond the top-tier stoppers.
Player News
View More NewsCorey Knebel signs for $5.1 million to avoid arbitration
Corey Knebel and the Brewers agreed to a one-year, $5.125 million contract to avoid arbitration on Friday.
Fantasy Impact
Knebel struggled at times in 2018 but is still expected to be Milwaukee's closer entering this season. He will lose some save chances to Josh Hader along the way, however.
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Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | #147 | #104 | #250 | 29 |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | #155 | #126 | #183 | 4 |
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 62.1 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 97 | 2.94 | 1.15 |
Stats
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| Season | Team | GAMES | GS | W | L | SV | CG | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | ||||
| 2016 | MIL | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 4.68 | 1.47 | ||||
| 2017 | MIL | 76 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 76 | 48 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 126 | 1.78 | 1.16 | ||||
| 2018 | MIL | 57 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 55.1 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 88 | 3.58 | 1.08 | ||||
History
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 1 | @ CHC | W, 3-1 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sat, Sep 29 | vs. DET | W, 5-6 | HLD | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fri, Sep 28 | vs. DET | W, 5-6 | HLD | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Tue, Sep 25 | @ STL | W, 12-4 | HLD | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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