Lance Lynn's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn (knee) will throw a second bullpen session on Friday at Busch Stadium. How the 37-year-old veteran right-hander's body responds following that session will dictate when he pitches next for the Cardinals, manager Oliver Marmol said. Lynn threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Monday and a flat-ground session ahead of Tuesday's game in Cincinnati against the Reds. He's been on the 15-day injured list since July 31 with inflammation in his right knee, having gone 6-4 with a 4.06 ERA over 21 starts and allowing only five home runs in 106 1/3 innings after being plagued by the long ball in 2023 while pitching for the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Barring any setbacks, Lynn should be back to help St. Louis' rotation without needing a minor-league rehab start at some point next week.

St. Louis Cardinals veteran right-hander Lance Lynn (knee) said on Foul Territory that he's planning to throw a bullpen session on Monday and that he hopes to be back on the mound for the Cardinals as soon as possible. We should have a better idea of when Lynn might be able to come off the 15-day injured list after he throws his bullpen, but barring a setback from right-knee inflammation, the 37-year-old could be back within the next one or two times through St. Louis' rotation. The 13-year-old MLB veteran offers little upside for fantasy managers these days with a 20.8% strikeout rate and 8.8% walk rate through his 21 starts (106 1/3 innings pitched). Lynn has gone 6-4 this year with a 4.06 ERA (4.46 FIP) and 1.36 WHIP with a 97:41 K:BB.

The imaging done on St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn's (knee) inflamed right knee showed no structural damage according to manager Oli Marmol. Lynn got an injection to help with the inflammation, and the Cardinals will let it sit for a couple of days before re-evaluating him. Lynn was placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right knee on Wednesday, and Marmol said that the club is confident that rest, and not surgery, will help to ease the inflammation in the hurler's right knee. The 37-year-old veteran right-hander's injury means that Andre Pallante will remain in the starting rotation for now, but fantasy managers should keep tabs on how St. Louis chooses to use No. 15 prospect Michael McGreevy going forward, who limited the defending-champion Rangers to one run on five hits and one walk over seven innings in his major-league debut on Wednesday.

The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Lance Lynn (knee) on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with right-knee inflammation and recalled right-hander Ryan Loutos from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. The Cards also optioned right-hander Chris Roycroft to Memphis and designated right-hander Jacob Bosiokovic for assignment. Lynn looked fine while giving up just one run in a win over five innings over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, but the 37-year-old is now going to miss at least the next two weeks. Hopefully, Lynn will come off the IL when he's eligible in mid-August. With Lynn hurt, new trade acquisition Erick Fedde will take his spot in the starting rotation. While Lynn lacks strikeout upside, he's been serviceable as a streamer in 2024 with a 4.06 ERA and 1.36 WHIP while striking out 97 and walking 41 in 106 1/3 innings over his 21 starts.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn hit a career milestone in his Tuesday start in a 2-1 win over the Pirates. Lynn pitched five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Those strikeouts brought the 37-year-old's career total to exactly 2,000 over his 13-season career. The veteran has gotten improved results after an unusually poor 2023 season and is now 5-4 with a 4.17 ERA, an 8.35 K/9 rate, and a 3.55 BB/9 rate in 20 starts and 101 1/3 IP. He may not provide as much fantasy value as he did earlier in his career, but Lynn still offers a useful floor when he is on. His next matchup will be a decent one against a scuffling Rangers lineup.