Aaron Ashby

Bats R Throws L6'2" 181 lbBorn 1998 Kansas City, USADebut 2021Team MILDraft 2017 R25 #764 Texas Rangers, Crowder CCContract 5 y/$20.5M (23-27)+28-29 opts 2026: $5,700,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	238	23.9	10.1	2.42	22.9	6.26	105.8
2027							105.0
2028							104.4

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 101 PITCH+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Juan Cruz	2006	101.0	109.4	262
2	Eli Morgan	2023	100.1	118.7	167
3	Rob Tejeda	2009	102.5	105.4	258
4	Ryne Stanek	2019	103.4	78.6	48
5	Brandon Lyon	2007	104.2	97.6	265
6	Caleb Ferguson	2024	101.5	111.5	270
7	Ross Stripling	2017	105.8	102.5	503
8	Jorge Sosa	2005	106.0	87.0	524
9	Zach Miner	2009	99.6	did not play
10	Pedro Avila	2024	104.2	did not play

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	MIL	43	0	0	0
2024	MIL	14	0	0	0
2022	MIL	27	0	0	0
2021	MIL	14	4	1	2	0.000	0.333	0.000	0.333	41.0
Career		98	4	1	2	0.000	0.333	0.000	0.333	41.0

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									238				105.0
2026*									303				106.8	98.0	104.7
2025	MIL	5	2	2.16	43	1	3	66.7	270	3	24	76	110.1	98.9	109.0
2024	MIL	1	2	2.86	14	2	0	28.3	119	2	10	33	121.5	95.2	116.7
2022	MIL	2	10	4.44	27	19	1	107.3	475	15	47	126	92.7	101.8	94.5
2021	MIL	3	2	4.55	13	4	1	31.7	133	4	12	39	113.3	103.0	116.3
Career		11	16	3.62	97	26	5	234.0	997	24	93	274	103.6		104.0

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	4			0.0	0.0	60.0	0.0	0.000	0.000	0.231

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIL	P	43	67	1	11	1	0.923	-0.4
2024	MIL	P	14	28	1	0	0	1.000	-0.7
2022	MIL	P	27	107	6	8	0	1.000	+1.0
2021	MIL	P	13	32	1	3	1	0.800	+0.5

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	25	6.0 IP, 16% K	1.50
2024	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	419	84.0 IP, 22% K	8.04
2021	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	276	63.1 IP, 36% K	4.42
2019	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	278	65.0 IP, 20% K	3.46
2019	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	252	61.0 IP, 32% K	3.54
2018	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	155	37.1 IP, 30% K	2.18
2018	Rk	Helena Brewers	Pit	87	20.1 IP, 22% K	6.27

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021		0.233	0.700	0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason batting

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2021	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason pitching

Year	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	5.81	7	3	6.2	8	1	6	7	2.26
2024		1	0	0.0	3	0	2	0
2021	6.75	2	0	2.7	5	0	2	3	2.62
Career	8.12	10	3	8.9	16	1	10	10	2.93