Tommy Henry DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned left-hander Tommy Henry to Triple-A Reno on Friday. The D-backs also sent infielder Grae Kessinger and outfielder Jorge Barrosa to Reno while reassigning right-handers Jeff Brigham and Juan Morillo, left-hander Jose Castillo, infielder Connor Kaiser and outfielder Cristian Pache to minor-league camp. It's not a big surprise that Henry lost out on the competition for one of the final starting rotation spots in camp after he gave up six earned runs in 7 1/3 innings of work in the Cactus League. The 27-year-old southpaw will begin the 2025 campaign at Reno as starting depth for the big-league roster registering a career-worst 7.04 ERA and 1.75 WHIP with 30 strikeouts and 18 walks in 38 1/3 innings over nine appearances (seven starts) in the big leagues last year. At best, Henry will be a short-term rotation stopgap if injuries arise for Arizona during the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned left-hander Tommy Henry and pitcher Luis Frias to Triple-A Reno on Wednesday and recalled pitchers Justin Martinez and Logan Allen from Reno in corresponding moves. Henry allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings in Tuesday's extra-inning win over the Chicago Cubs and has a 6.87 ERA and 1.80 WHIP with eight walks and 18 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings over his first four starts of the 2024 season. The 26-year-old soft-tossing southpaw will go down to the farm to work on his craft while serving as starting pitching depth for the Snakes. He has become the odd-man out in Arizona's rotation with lefty Jordan Montgomery's debut with the team coming later this week.

With Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (lat) opening the year on the injured list, the two pitchers that were competing for the fifth spot in the starting rotation in spring training, Tommy Henry and Ryne Nelson, will both make the Opening Day rotation. Henry appeared to be behind Nelson in the battle for the fifth spot this spring, so he figures to be in more danger of getting booted once E-Rod makes his season debut. The 26-year-old southpaw pitches to contact and shouldn't be attractive outside of NL-only fantasy leagues. Nelson, 26, had a nice 2.66 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 20 1/3 Cactus League innings. He was underwhelming in 2023 with a 5.31 ERA and 1.42 WHIP but has more upside than Henry in NL-only affairs now that he's officially locked into a rotation spot in the desert.

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry, who looked sharp in the team's Cactus League opener on Friday against the Colorado Rockies, focused on his hips and making his front side more sturdy in the offseason. It allows his release point to come out more consistently, and the positioning of it puts more stress on the bigger muscles in his shoulder than strain on his elbow. The 26-year-old southpaw is competing with Ryne Nelson, Slade Cecconi, Bryce Jarvis and others for the team's final starting rotation spot this spring. Henry got off to a nice start on Friday, giving up one hit while striking out three over two scoreless innings. His 2023 season ended early due to an elbow injury, but Henry is healthy now and showed great command of his pitches. Velocity isn't his thing, though, which gives him little fantasy upside as a streamer if he wins a rotation spot in Arizona.

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry was named the team's starter for their Cactus League opener on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez was initially supposed to get the starting nod, but the D-backs have decided to let him throw another live batting practice session on the back fields on Friday instead. The 26-year-old Henry is competing for the fifth and final spot in Arizona's rotation with Ryne Nelson this spring. Henry went 5-4 with a 4.15 ERA and 1.36 WHIP with 35 walks and 64 strikeouts in 89 innings over 17 outings (16 starts) in his second year in the big leagues in 2023. The soft-tossing lefty has only fanned 6.6 batters per nine innings in 136 big-league innings so far, and his lack of high-end velocity gives him very little upside in NL-only leagues if he wins a rotation spot out of spring training.