Landen Roupp
#65 SP · Giants
Height
6'2"
Weight
220 lbs
Age
27
College
UNC Wilmington
Draft
2021, Rd 12, #356
Experience
2 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
C
B
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Fan Verdict
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Career StatsC
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 50 | 3.5090253 | 12-10 | 180 | 1.3808664 | 0.0 | 0 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
AAV
$780K/yr
Performance Analysis
C
FCA+
Landen Roupp grades as an All-Star caliber performer among MLB starting pitchers, earning a B+ Performance grade. He carries a 3.73 ERA (near the league average of 4.20) and a 1.45 WHIP across 157.0 innings pitched with a 8.5 K/9 rate. His 8-9 record provides context on team support and run prevention. A 8.5 K/9 rate indicates above-average swing-and-miss stuff. As a sophomore at 27, Landen is a key contributor for the Giants.
Fan & Media Sentiment
B
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Landen Roupp's public standing sits at a solid B in sentiment, a reflection of genuine earned respect rather than manufactured hype from a fanbase and press corps that have watched him quietly build a case for himself. The narrative driving that goodwill is straightforward: Roupp has consistently performed in spring settings to the point where the conversation has shifted from "can he stick?" to "who else can match his standard?" — the kind of credibility that takes years for a 356th-overall pick out of the 2021 draft to accumulate. The tension in his story right now is the gap between that warm public reception and a C-grade on-field performance profile, which suggests the sentiment has outpaced his actual production in the early going of the regular season. The Giants' recent flurry of pitching additions — Joel Peguero, Trevor McDonald, and Blade Tidwell all arriving within the last week — introduces real competitive pressure into the rotation picture, and while those moves reflect organizational urgency given a 14-23 record, they also implicitly raise the stakes for every arm already in the building. With sentiment cooling from its recent peak, Roupp enters a stretch where the feel-good narrative of the spring-earned rotation spot will need production to back it up, because on a team this deep into the National West basement, goodwill has a shorter shelf life than it did in April.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 5/2 | @ TB | L 1-5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
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About this player
Landen Roupp is a player in his 2nd MLB season listed at SP for the Giants. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Landen Roupp: Contract Value Index pending, Performance C, Sentiment B, Fan Verdict pending.
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