Brandon Pfaadt

27-Year-Old PitcherSP

Arizona Diamondbacks

2025 Stats

W-L

13-9

ERA

5.25

WHIP

1.33

147

2026 Projections

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Where Pfaadt's results in 2024 (4.71 ERA) didn't reflect expectations (3.78), he earned every penny of his 5.25 ERA last season. The 27-year-old experienced dramatic highs and lows, allowing at least six earned runs in six outings and throwing a tidy nine-inning shutout in September. Pfaadt tinkered with his pitch mix, increasing the frequency of his secondary offerings at the expense of his four-seamer, probably due the Run Value of his four-seamer dropping from plus-7 to minus-2. The right-hander excelled at preventing walks (4.8 BB%), but his K% dropped five points to 19.2 percent in 2025. That suggests poor location in the zone and hitters made him pay (63.2 strand rate). An effective put-away pitch was lacking last season. The Diamondbacks still see the good in Pfaadt but need him to be better in 2026, when Corbin Burnes (elbow) will be unavailable until the second half, and free agent Zac Gallen could be pitching elsewhere. Read Past Outlooks

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