Bailey Falter's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter (arm) has been placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. This news comes after Falter left early during Saturday's outing against the New York Mets. The southpaw will be sidelined until after the All-Star break due to left arm discomfort. In a corresponding move, right-hander Brent Honeywell has been recalled to take the spot on the active roster. The former top prospect is unlikely to have any fantasy significance right now.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter was removed early from Saturday's start with what the team is describing as, "left posterior arm discomfort." The lefty was removed after throwing two innings and giving up three runs on five hits to go along with two walks. The posterior arm muscles' main job is to extend the forearm at the elbow joint and one of the main muscles in the posterior section of the arm is the triceps. The team has yet to release more information on Falter's injury outside of the discomfort but Falter was quoted as saying that he's "not worried" about his injury. Until more information is released, the lefty should be considered day-to-day but given his lack of worry about the injury it sounds like any time missed will be minimal. Falter's next scheduled start is Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers but fantasy managers should prepare for the chance that Falter's start gets skipped to give the 27-year-old more time to rest.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter (arm) was forced to exit early during Saturday's start against the New York Mets. The left-handed was pulled out of the contest in the third inning due to an arm issue. The organization is now calling the issue left posterior arm discomfort. The team hasn't given an update on how long Falter could be sidelined. It wouldn't be shocking to see him land on the injured list. The Pirates should give another update on his status shortly.

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Bailey Falter turned in a fourth straight quality start in his team's 5-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in 14 innings on Friday. Falter tossed six innings of shutout ball while allowing just two hits, striking out five, and walking two. The 27-year-old southpaw has been a pleasant surprise for the Pirates this season, posting a 3-2 record, 3.22 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts over 64 1/3 innings of work. Falter isn't posting big strikeout numbers but he has proven worthy of a spot in fantasy lineups thanks to his other solid numbers. He will return to the mound on Thursday at home to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter produced a strong outing in Friday's victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves, striking out four and allowing three runs on six hits (one home run) and two walks over 7 1/3 innings for his third win of the season. This was Falter's third consecutive quality start, and this one should be viewed as all the more impressive when you consider Atlanta's buzz saw of a lineup. On the season as a whole, the 27-year-old right-hander owns a serviceable 3.55 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and 33:14 K:BB over 58 1/3 frames (10 starts) as a pleasant surprise from Pittsburgh's rotation. Falter will carry a decent level of streaming appeal for fantasy purposes in his next scheduled start against a disappointing Toronto Blue Jays next Friday at the Rogers Centre.