#52 - Starting Pitcher
| Bats / Throws | Right / Right |
| Date of Birth | 5/22/2000 (25) |
| Height, Weight | 6'5", 225 lb |
| Hometown | Cullowhee, NC |
| W-L | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | BB% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-6 | 79.1 | 5.56 | 1.49 | 24.9% | 6.8% | ||
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118th
7
W
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150th
121.0
IP
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171st
4.24
ERA
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175th
1.28
WHIP
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47th
21.9%
K%
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64th
7.9%
BB%
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| FB MPH | SwStr% | CSW% | Str-ICR | MTK% | PLV | PLA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96.3 | 14.0% | 29.0% | 49.7% | 6.4% | 5.14 | 2.96 | ||
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29th
94.1
FB MPH
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28th
11.7%
SwStr%
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61st
28.1%
CSW%
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102nd
50.0%
Str-ICR
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127th
6.2%
MTK%
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31st
5.01
PLV
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65th
3.18
PLA
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| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | W-L | QS | ERA | WHIP | xERA | FIP | xFIP | PLA | K% | BB% | H/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | HR/FB% | LOB% | ICR | GB% | SwStr% | CSW% | IPR | PLV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 9 | 9 | 37.2 | 1-4 | 0 | 6.69 | 1.65 | 6.63 | 5.75 | 4.01 | 3.86 | 24.3% | 6.2% | 12.2 | 2.63 | .364 | 33.3% | 67.9% | 46.3% | 39.7% | 12.0% | 26.9% | 0.50 | 5.01 |
| 2025 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 79.1 | 5-6 | 4 | 5.56 | 1.49 | 4.78 | 3.79 | 3.95 | 2.96 | 24.9% | 6.8% | 10.7 | 1.36 | .360 | 17.4% | 67.2% | 45.9% | 36.0% | 14.0% | 29.0% | 0.55 | 5.14 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 22 | 30 | 25 | 31-56 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 76 | 66 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 64 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 85 | 68 | 76 | 81 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 24 | 22 | 121.0 | 7-7 | 8 | 4.24 | 1.28 | 4.32 | 4.25 | 4.18 | 3.18 | 21.9% | 7.9% | 8.5 | 1.26 | .288 | 19.5% | 73.1% | 39.5% | 43.5% | 11.7% | 28.1% | 0.48 | 5.01 | |
| Career | 25 | 25 | 117.0 | 6-10 | 4 | 5.92 | 1.54 | 5.38 | 4.41 | 3.97 | 3.25 | 24.7% | 6.6% | 11.2 | 1.77 | .361 | 22.5% | 67.4% | 46.0% | 37.2% | 13.3% | 28.3% | 0.53 | 5.10 | |
| Year | Team | G | GS | IP | W-L | QS | Sv | Hld | P | Strikes | Balls | TBF | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K | BB | HB | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 9 | 9 | 37.2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 717 | 465 | 252 | 177 | 51 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 79.1 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,353 | 895 | 458 | 354 | 94 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 88 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 22 | 30 | 25 | 31-56 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 78 | 26 | 65 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 66 | 36 | 81 | 95 | 48 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 24 | 22 | 121.0 | 7-7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1,974 | 1,267 | 708 | 509 | 113 | 73 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 111 | 39 | 5 | 3 | |
| Career | 25 | 25 | 117.0 | 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2,070 | 1,360 | 710 | 531 | 145 | 98 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 131 | 35 | 2 | 3 | |
| Year | Team | K% | BB% | AVG | SLG | OPS | wOBA | BABIP | BACON | xAVG | xwOBA | xBABIP | xwoBACON | EV | FB EV | LA | xERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 24.3% | 6.2% | .311 | .567 | .929 | .397 | .364 | .421 | .293 | .399 | .328 | .509 | 90.5 | 92.7 | 14.1 | 6.63 |
| 2025 | MIN | 24.9% | 6.8% | .291 | .449 | .784 | .338 | .360 | .392 | .277 | .341 | .329 | .427 | 88.8 | 90.1 | 15.9 | 4.78 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 76 | 66 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 62 | 29 | 27 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 21.9% | 7.9% | .246 | .410 | .722 | .314 | .288 | .322 | .247 | .322 | .286 | .375 | 89.1 | 90.5 | 13.4 | 4.32 | |
| Career | 24.7% | 6.6% | .298 | .489 | .833 | .358 | .361 | .402 | .282 | .361 | .329 | .455 | 89.3 | 91.0 | 15.3 | 5.38 | |
| Year | Team | FF% (MPH) | SI% (MPH) | FC% (MPH) | SL% (MPH) | ST% (MPH) | CB% (MPH) | CH% (MPH) | FS% (MPH) | KN% (MPH) | Fastball% | Secondary% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 42.8% (94.9) | - | 16.2% (90.9) | 25.9% (87.2) | - | 7.1% (81.7) | 7.9% (85.8) | - | - | 42.8% | 57.2% |
| 2025 | MIN | 39.3% (96.3) | 6.1% (95.8) | 13.2% (91.8) | 25.0% (88.2) | - | 5.8% (82.9) | 10.6% (87.5) | - | - | 45.4% | 54.6% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 52 (86) | 11 (89) | 42 (84) | 70 (85) | - | 9 (87) | 32 (68) | - | - | 37.5% | 62.0% | |
| SP MLB AVG | 37.2% (94.1) | 20.3% (93.3) | 16.6% (89.1) | 18.5% (85.7) | 16.5% (82.1) | 15.1% (79.7) | 15.8% (85.9) | 16.3% (85.9) | 74.0% (79.4) | 47.0% | 52.9% | |
| Career | 40.5% (95.8) | 4.0% (95.8) | 14.3% (91.4) | 25.3% (87.9) | - | 6.3% (82.4) | 9.7% (87.0) | - | - | 44.5% | 55.5% | |
| Year | Team | FF CSW% | SI CSW% | FC CSW% | SL CSW% | ST CSW% | CB CSW% | CH CSW% | FS CSW% | KN CSW% | Fastball CSW% | Secondary CSW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 26.1% (27) | - | 23.3% (12) | 33.9% (38) | - | 21.6% (4) | 21.1% (5) | - | - | 26.1% | 27.6% |
| 2025 | MIN | 29.1% (62) | 32.9% (5) | 28.5% (23) | 30.2% (75) | - | 25.3% (10) | 26.6% (15) | - | - | 29.6% | 28.6% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 67 (54) | 86 (12) | 67 (62) | 61 (84) | - | 17 (25) | 74 (27) | - | - | 73.0% | 54.0% | |
| SP MLB AVG | 27.5% (67) | 27.5% (20) | 26.4% (25) | 28.6% (44) | 29.3% (31) | 30.3% (33) | 23.2% (40) | 23.0% (39) | 20.8% (6) | 27.7% | 28.2% | |
| Career | 28.0% (89) | 32.9% (5) | 26.4% (35) | 31.5% (113) | - | 23.8% (14) | 25.0% (20) | - | - | 28.4% | 28.2% | |
| Year | Team | GB% | LD% | FB% | PU% | SS% | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | Foul Str% | PC% | Fl&B% | Solid% | Brl% | ICR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 39.7% | 24.0% | 27.3% | 9.1% | 39.7% | 45.5% | 25.6% | 28.9% | 21.1% | 53.7% | 26.4% | 7.4% | 12.4% | 46.3% |
| 2025 | MIN | 36.0% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 9.9% | 46.3% | 37.6% | 35.1% | 27.3% | 19.2% | 54.2% | 29.8% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 45.9% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 14 | 5 | 84 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 74 | 81 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 2 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 43.5% | 22.1% | 24.6% | 9.9% | 35.8% | 42.1% | 33.1% | 24.7% | 18.2% | 60.4% | 24.8% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 39.5% | |
| Career | 37.2% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 9.6% | 44.1% | 40.2% | 32.0% | 27.8% | 19.9% | 54.0% | 28.7% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 46.0% | |
| Year | Team | AVG | wOBA | BABIP | BACON | xAVG | xwOBA | xBABIP | xwoBACON | EV | FB EV | LA | HR/FB | ICR | IPA% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | .311 | .397 | .364 | .421 | .293 | .399 | .328 | .509 | 90.5 | 92.7 | 14.1 | 33.3% | 46.3% | 31.6% |
| 2025 | MIN | .291 | .338 | .360 | .392 | .277 | .341 | .329 | .427 | 88.8 | 90.1 | 15.9 | 17.4% | 45.9% | 31.4% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 62 | 29 | 64 | 2 | 10 | |
| SP MLB AVG | .246 | .314 | .288 | .322 | .247 | .322 | .286 | .375 | 89.1 | 90.5 | 13.4 | 19.5% | 39.5% | 27.4% | |
| Career | .298 | .358 | .361 | .402 | .282 | .361 | .329 | .455 | 89.3 | 91.0 | 15.3 | 22.5% | 46.0% | 31.5% | |
| Year | Team | Zone% | Str% | Swing% | O-Sw% | Whiff% | Foul Str% | Con% | Z-Con% | O-Con% | CS% | SwStr% | CSW% | BIP% | PLUS% | IPR | Str-ICR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 47.1% | 64.9% | 49.9% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 21.1% | 76.0% | 84.3% | 57.3% | 14.9% | 12.0% | 26.9% | 16.9% | 57.7% | 0.50 | 49.2% |
| 2025 | MIN | 49.3% | 66.1% | 51.1% | 32.4% | 27.5% | 19.2% | 72.5% | 83.0% | 50.5% | 15.0% | 14.0% | 29.0% | 17.9% | 59.2% | 0.55 | 49.7% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 77 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 65 | 83 | 19 | 85 | 68 | 46 | 66 | 76 | 48 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 47.3% | 64.1% | 47.7% | 30.0% | 24.5% | 18.2% | 75.5% | 84.4% | 57.8% | 16.4% | 11.7% | 28.1% | 17.9% | 58.3% | 0.48 | 50.0% | |
| Career | 48.6% | 65.7% | 50.7% | 31.2% | 26.3% | 19.9% | 73.7% | 83.4% | 52.7% | 15.0% | 13.3% | 28.3% | 17.5% | 58.7% | 0.53 | 49.6% | |
| Year | Team | Zone% | aLoc% | x-mLoc% | gLoc% | hiLoc% | y-mLoc% | loLoc% | iLoc% | oLoc% | mmLoc% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 47.1% | 31.1% | 27.1% | 41.8% | 36.0% | 25.7% | 38.4% | 26.9% | 46.0% | 7.8% |
| 2025 | MIN | 49.3% | 28.3% | 28.5% | 43.2% | 27.9% | 26.5% | 45.6% | 30.0% | 41.5% | 8.9% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 77 | 14 | 17 | 79 | 38 | 23 | 55 | 66 | 23 | 99 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 47.3% | 35.4% | 26.7% | 37.9% | 30.0% | 24.9% | 45.2% | 28.4% | 44.9% | 6.9% | |
| Career | 48.6% | 29.3% | 28.0% | 42.8% | 30.7% | 26.2% | 43.1% | 28.9% | 43.1% | 8.5% | |
| Year | Team | Early% | Behind% | 2-Str% | Early BIP% | F-Str% | TF-Str% | ECS% | 2-Str O-Sw% | PAR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 57.9% | 11.9% | 30.3% | 14.0% | 58.2% | 49.7% | 19.3% | 24.0% | 19.8% |
| 2025 | MIN | 57.6% | 10.0% | 32.4% | 15.9% | 65.8% | 50.3% | 20.1% | 24.9% | 20.1% |
| SP MLB Percentile | 22 | 84 | 86 | 61 | 83 | 44 | 25 | 60 | 66 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 58.7% | 11.6% | 29.9% | 15.2% | 62.3% | 50.6% | 21.4% | 24.3% | 18.8% | |
| Career | 57.7% | 10.6% | 31.6% | 15.2% | 63.3% | 50.1% | 19.8% | 24.6% | 20.0% | |
| Year | Team | P | PLV | QP% | AP% | BP% | Q-BP% | MTK% | HP | HL | PLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 717 | 5.01 | 44.4% | 19.5% | 36.1% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 16.4 | +13 | 3.86 |
| 2025 | MIN | 1,353 | 5.14 | 47.3% | 19.8% | 32.9% | 14.4% | 6.4% | 19.1 | +19 | 2.96 |
| SP MLB Percentile | 26 | 81 | 66 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 67 | |
| SP MLB AVG | 1,974 | 5.01 | 45.8% | 18.8% | 35.4% | 10.4% | 6.2% | 13.3 | +9 | 3.18 | |
| Career | 2,070 | 5.10 | 46.3% | 19.7% | 34.0% | 12.3% | 6.0% | 35.4 | +31 | 3.25 | |