Nick Lodolo
#40 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Nick Lodolo’s 2025 season was a triumphant "graduation" from his injury-riddled past, as the 6-foot-6 southpaw finally paired his elite pedigree with sustained health. After making only 28 combined starts across 2023 and 2024, Lodolo set career highs across the board, finishing with a 3.33 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 156 strikeouts in 156.2 innings. While his strikeout rate (9.0 K/9) didn't quite reach the dizzying heights of his rookie year, he offset it with elite precision, posting a 1.8 BB/9 (95th percentile) that ranked fourth among all MLB starters with at least 150 innings. He also emerged as a "big-game" workhorse, tying for the MLB lead with two complete games, including his first career shutout.
The 2026 season is being approached with a "safety-first" mindset by both Lodolo and the Reds. In early January, he avoided arbitration by signing a one-year, $4.725 million contract (plus performance incentives). The most significant story of his spring was his decision regarding the 2026 World Baseball Classic. While Lodolo was approached by Team USA and initially expressed a "yearning" to represent his country, he ultimately turned down the opportunity after a heart-to-heart with manager Terry Francona. "Tito" reportedly told Lodolo he wanted him to be "wealthy as hell" and feared the early-season ramp-up might lead to a recurrence of the blisters or leg issues that hampered him in years past. Instead, Lodolo remains in Goodyear, where he has looked sharp in early bullpens, consistently sitting at 95-96 mph with his signature "sweeping" slider.
For fantasy managers, Lodolo is a high-end SP3 with an ADP around 112.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Chicago Cubs | L | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.04 | 1.46 | 90 | L 5-2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | L | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.12 | 1.48 | 104 | L 4-1 |
| Sep 8 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | L | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5.12 | 1.52 | 97 | L 2-3 |
| Sep 1 | vs. San Diego Padres | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.08 | 1.51 | 100 | W 3-4 | |
| Aug 26 | @ San Francisco Giants | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5.24 | 1.53 | 95 | W 10-9 | |
| Aug 21 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | L | 3.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.04 | 1.51 | 91 | L 0-9 |
| Aug 16 | vs. Miami Marlins | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.52 | 1.41 | 73 | L 7-1 | |
| Aug 11 | @ Chicago White Sox | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4.86 | 1.44 | 70 | W 5-4 | |
| Jul 11 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.60 | 1.45 | 78 | L 5-3 | |
| Jul 5 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.68 | 1.44 | 97 | W 2-3 |
| Jun 29 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5.05 | 1.45 | 96 | L 3-5 | |
| Jun 23 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.59 | 1.50 | 75 | L 2-0 | |
| Jun 17 | vs. New York Mets | L | 4.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.12 | 1.57 | 90 | L 9-1 |
| Jun 12 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.21 | 1.42 | 96 | L 5-2 | |
| Jun 6 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.51 | 1.47 | 95 | L 5-6 | |
| May 31 | vs. Atlanta Braves | W | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.20 | 1.37 | 100 | W 4-6 |
| May 25 | @ New York Mets | W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.57 | 1.38 | 98 | W 7-2 |
| May 18 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7.20 | 1.53 | 97 | L 4-5 | |
| May 13 | vs. Washington Nationals | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8.68 | 1.61 | 87 | L 8-7 | |
| May 8 | vs. Houston Astros | L | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.13 | 78 | L 10-0 |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3-6 | 103.2 | 107 | 58 | 58 | 20 | 44 | 80 | 5.04 | 1.46 | 1,807 | ||
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 8.2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8.31 | 2.08 | 187 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.05 | 1.35 | 100 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.33 | 97 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 12.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3.75 | 1.33 | 168 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9.00 | 1.25 | 70 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.13 | 78 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-2 | 11.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.40 | 1.29 | 201 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 73 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 171 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-1 | 10.2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6.75 | 1.78 | 188 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.76 | 1.41 | 97 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.17 | 100 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 95 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.20 | 2.00 | 95 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 87 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
