Mason Barnett

Bats R Throws R6'0" 218 lbBorn 2000 Kennesaw, USADebut 2025Team ATHDraft 2022 R3 #87 Kansas City Royals, AuburnContract 1 y (26) 2026: $528,617

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	229	19.2	9.1	3.33	21.2	6.90	95.5
2027							98.5
2028							99.6

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 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 96 PITCH+ the next season; 9 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	Cesar Vargas	2016	85.8	did not play
2	Dillon Peters	2017	92.6	78.9	129
3	Anthony Ranaudo	2014	86.2	85.2	73
4	Ken Waldichuk	2022	90.1	84.6	639
5	Scott Diamond	2011	86.5	101.4	714
6	Jason Hirsh	2006	90.3	101.9	483
7	Cole Ragans	2022	89.6	117.5	392
8	Erik Johnson	2014	86.4	88.9	151
9	Louie Varland	2022	93.1	95.8	283
10	Brock Stewart	2016	86.7	105.9	147

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									229				98.5
2026*									185				81.2	104.3	85.5
2025	ATH	1	1	6.85	5	5	0	22.3	104	3	11	18	88.5	101.3	89.8
Career		1	1	6.85	5	5	0	22.3	104	3	11	18	88.5		89.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	5	22	2	4	0	0	1.000	+0.2

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	197	45.2 IP, 21% K	4.38
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	544	119.0 IP, 23% K	6.13
2024	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	398	91.2 IP, 27% K	4.93
2024	AA	Midland RockHounds	Pit	167	41.1 IP, 31% K	2.63
2024	AA	nan	Pit	565	133.0 IP, 28% K	4.20
2023	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	137	32.2 IP, 31% K	3.63
2023	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	339	82.0 IP, 28% K	3.18
2022	A	Columbia Fireflies	Pit	21	7.0 IP, 52% K	0.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.379	0.403	0.380	0.401
2025	0.306	0.407	0.379	0.348

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