Brenan Hanifee

Bats R Throws R6'5" 215 lbBorn 1998 Harrisonburg, USADebut 2023Team DETDraft 2016 R4 #121 Baltimore Orioles, Turner Ashby (VA) HSContract 1 y (26) 2026: $382,989

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	232	18.5	6.1	2.51	21.2	6.36	105.3
2027							104.7
2028							103.9

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 108 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	Drew Steckenrider	2018	104.8	100.5	58
2	Dylan Floro	2018	104.3	108.5	201
3	Emilio Pagan	2018	105.4	122.0	267
4	Pedro Strop	2012	106.4	107.9	254
5	Dennis Sarfate	2008	104.4	95.2	101
6	Scott Alexander	2017	106.7	105.5	268
7	Dauri Moreta	2023	106.7	did not play
8	Ty Buttrey	2020	105.5	did not play
9	Hector Neris	2016	106.9	107.6	320
10	Lou Trivino	2019	104.3	115.4	93

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									232				104.7
2026*									93				86.2	98.9	85.1
2025	DET	3	3	3.00	54	0	0	60.0	260	3	14	40	104.7	98.6	103.3
2024	DET	1	1	1.84	21	3	0	29.3	120	2	6	23	110.5	105.4	115.8
2023	DET	0	0	5.40	3	0	0	5.0	23	1	0	3	83.3	97.5	80.8
Career		4	4	2.77	78	3	0	94.3	403	6	20	66	105.2		105.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	DET	P	54	60	3	5	2	1	0.800	-0.4
2024	DET	P	21	29	3	5	1	0	0.889	+0.8
2023	DET	P	3	5	0	0	0	0		-0.1

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	136	29.1 IP, 19% K	5.88
2025	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	22	6.0 IP, 32% K	1.50
2024	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	204	47.0 IP, 26% K	5.17
2023	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	399	90.1 IP, 21% K	4.40
2022	AA	Bowie Baysox	Pit	157	38.0 IP, 22% K	4.03
2019	A+	Frederick Keys	Pit	566	129.0 IP, 14% K	4.60
2018	A	Delmarva Shorebirds	Pit	529	132.0 IP, 16% K	2.86

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.375	0.370	0.297	0.464
2025	0.428	0.287	0.264	0.385
2024	0.280	0.290	0.230	0.333
2023	0.150	0.456	0.321	0.461

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

Postseason pitching

Year	ERA	G	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	18.00	1	1.0	2	1	0	0	2.00
2024	0.00	1	1.2	1	0	1	2	1.67
Career	8.18	2	2.2	3	1	1	2	1.82