David Festa

Bats R Throws R6'6" 185 lbBorn 2000 Verona, USADebut 2024Team MINDraft 2021 R13 #399 Minnesota Twins, Seton HallContract 1 y/$791,200 (26) 2026: $791,200

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	376	24.0	7.9	3.37	21.7	6.56	99.6
2027							100.5
2028							100.9

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 84 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	David Peterson	2021	98.1	97.4	454
2	Bobby Miller	2024	96.1	35.4	28
3	Nick Tropeano	2016	94.0	did not play
4	Shane Greene	2014	97.2	77.8	373
5	Ross Detwiler	2011	98.2	106.4	686
6	Jacob Waguespack	2019	98.4	79.1	90
7	Juan Nicasio	2012	95.0	92.7	703
8	Charlie Morton	2009	95.8	78.7	382
9	Dan Straily	2014	97.6	99.1	76
10	Gustavo Chacin	2006	96.9	92.4	118

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									376				100.5
2026*									0
2025	MIN	3	4	5.40	11	10	0	53.3	229	10	19	53	99.0	100.7	99.7
2024	MIN	2	6	4.90	14	13	0	64.3	277	9	23	77	96.9	99.6	96.5
Career		5	10	5.12	25	23	0	117.7	506	19	42	130	97.8		98.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIN	P	11	53	3	8	0	1	1.000	+0.2
2024	MIN	P	14	64	1	4	0	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
2025	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	122	31.1 IP, 32% K	2.60
2024	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	255	60.1 IP, 35% K	4.04
2023	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	54	12.1 IP, 28% K	2.98
2023	AA	Wichita Wind Surge	Pit	342	80.0 IP, 30% K	4.39
2022	A+	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Pit	325	79.2 IP, 23% K	2.73
2022	A	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Pit	88	24.0 IP, 38% K	1.50

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.302	0.357	0.330	0.331
2024	0.318	0.333	0.366	0.276

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