Bailey Horn

Bats L Throws L6'2" 210 lbBorn 1998 Waco, USADebut 2024Team DETDraft 2020 R5 #142 Chicago White Sox, AuburnContract 1 y/$784,100 (26) 2026: $784,100

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	123	21.7	9.7	2.94	21.0	6.28	102.5
2027							103.7
2028							103.5

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 97 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	Justin Haley	2018	84.7	did not play
2	Mike Zagurski	2010	86.6	65.6	17
3	Tyler Webb	2018	84.1	119.0	221
4	Pedro Figueroa	2013	86.5	91.5	42
5	Jailen Peguero	2008	86.2	did not play
6	Branden Pinder	2016	83.2	did not play
7	Nick Vespi	2023	85.0	112.2	49
8	Curtis Partch	2014	88.0	did not play
9	Keith Hessler	2016	82.8	did not play
10	Aaron Poreda	2014	84.0	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									123				103.7
2026*									0
2025	DET	0	1	1.59	10	0	0	11.3	50	1	7	10	98.0	96.3	94.3
2024	BOS	1	1	6.50	18	0	0	18.0	88	5	10	13	78.8	104.4	83.2
Career		1	2	4.60	28	0	0	29.3	138	6	17	23	85.7		87.2

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	DET	P	10	11	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2024	BOS	P	18	18	1	3	1	0	0.800	+0.5

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	181	41.0 IP, 28% K	3.29
2024	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	52	10.1 IP, 29% K	11.58
2024	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	120	29.1 IP, 29% K	2.16
2024	AAA	nan	Pit	172	39.2 IP, 29% K	4.59
2023	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	237	53.0 IP, 25% K	4.58
2023	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	35	9.0 IP, 54% K	2.00
2022	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	190	41.2 IP, 31% K	3.50
2022	A+	South Bend Cubs	Pit	36	10.0 IP, 44% K	0.00
2021	A+	Winston-Salem Dash	Pit	55	11.0 IP, 24% K	13.09
2021	A+	South Bend Cubs	Pit	100	21.2 IP, 24% K	5.09
2021	A+	nan	Pit	155	32.2 IP, 24% K	7.83
2021	A	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	Pit	110	27.1 IP, 29% K	2.66

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.440	0.209	0.300	0.355
2024	0.490	0.291	0.398	0.403

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