Sawyer Gipson-Long

Bats R Throws R6'4" 225 lbBorn 1997 Lithia Springs, USADebut 2023Team DETDraft 2019 R6 #179 Minnesota Twins, MercerContract 1 y/$783,600 (26) 2026: $388,857

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	205	21.4	6.4	3.46	20.3	6.75	99.2
2027							99.8
2028							98.7

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 104 PITCH+ the next season; 4 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	Kyle Tyler	2024	96.1	did not play
2	Cody Poteet	2022	97.5	did not play
3	Osvaldo Bido	2023	96.9	113.1	259
4	Kenny Rosenberg	2023	98.4	82.2	104
5	Joel De La Cruz	2016	94.0	did not play
6	Eude Brito	2006	91.6	did not play
7	Ariel Miranda	2016	101.4	97.5	678
8	Mike O'Connor	2008	96.7	did not play
9	Shane Youman	2007	102.4	did not play
10	Ryan Walker	2023	96.1	123.9	308

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									205				99.8
2026*									0
2025	DET	0	2	7.18	8	3	0	31.3	133	8	6	26	86.3	97.2	83.5
2023	DET	1	0	2.70	4	4	0	20.0	82	2	8	26	113.8	98.4	112.2
Career		1	2	5.44	12	7	0	51.3	215	10	14	52	96.8		94.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	DET	P	8	31	3	2	1	0	0.833	-0.5
2023	DET	P	4	20	1	0	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	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	390	85.1 IP, 23% K	5.29
2025	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	132	32.2 IP, 27% K	4.19
2025	A+	West Michigan Whitecaps	Pit	21	5.2 IP, 24% K	1.73
2023	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	153	34.2 IP, 33% K	5.53
2023	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	255	65.0 IP, 30% K	3.74
2022	AA	Wichita Wind Surge	Pit	168	37.2 IP, 21% K	7.26
2022	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	150	35.2 IP, 23% K	4.60
2022	AA	nan	Pit	318	73.1 IP, 22% K	5.91
2022	A+	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Pit	192	49.2 IP, 27% K	2.01
2021	A+	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Pit	121	29.2 IP, 32% K	4.62
2021	A	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Pit	297	67.1 IP, 32% K	4.56

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.237	0.515	0.356	0.378
2023	0.386	0.215	0.323	0.270

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