Felix Bautista

Bats R Throws R6'5" 190 lbBorn 1995 Santo Domingo, D.R.Debut 2022Team BAL1x All-StarContract 1 y/$2.25M (26) 2026: $2,250,000

Awards: All-MLB First Team, Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	193	31.6	11.4	2.61	20.0	6.15	110.8
2027							110.6
2028							108.7

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 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 111 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	J. J. Putz	2007	124.0	96.8	211
2	Joe Nathan	2005	125.9	138.5	262
3	Sergio Romo	2013	122.4	111.2	230
4	B. J. Ryan	2006	129.0	71.6	25
5	Rafael Soriano	2010	121.6	108.6	164
6	Aroldis Chapman	2018	125.6	123.5	235
7	George Sherrill	2007	120.0	103.8	239
8	Matt Bush	2016	128.7	101.7	240
9	Tejay Antone	2024	122.1	did not play
10	Sean Doolittle	2017	121.5	145.4	163

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									193				110.6
2026*									0
2025	BAL	1	1	2.60	35	0	19	34.7	142	3	23	50	121.0	97.5	118.6
2023	BAL	8	2	1.48	56	0	33	61.0	237	4	26	110	130.8	99.1	129.9
2022	BAL	4	4	2.19	65	0	15	65.7	253	7	23	88	121.9	100.3	122.2
Career		13	7	2.01	156	0	67	161.3	632	14	72	248	125.1		124.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	BAL	P	35	35	2	0	1	0.667	-0.4
2023	BAL	P	56	61	0	1	0	1.000	-0.3
2022	BAL	P	65	66	4	4	0	1.000	+0.1

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2021	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	75	18.1 IP, 33% K	2.49
2021	AA	Bowie Baysox	Pit	57	13.1 IP, 42% K	0.69
2021	A+	Aberdeen IronBirds	Pit	62	15.0 IP, 45% K	1.20
2019	A	Delmarva Shorebirds	Pit	140	31.2 IP, 31% K	3.46
2018	Rk	GCL Orioles	Pit	111	27.0 IP, 27% K	4.33
2017	Rk	DSL Orioles	Pit	279	67.0 IP, 27% K	2.01
2016	Rk	DSL Orioles 2	Pit	33	6.2 IP, 12% K	7.26
2014	Rk	DSL Marlins	Pit	72	12.1 IP, 10% K	12.64
2013	Rk	DSL Marlins	Pit	113	26.1 IP, 15% K	2.76

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.251	0.245	0.260	0.236
2023	0.220	0.230	0.218	0.231
2022	0.231	0.255	0.246	0.248

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