Carmen Mlodzinski

Bats R Throws R6'2" 220 lbBorn 1999 Hilton Head Island, USADebut 2023Team PITDraft 2020 RCB-A #31 Pittsburgh Pirates, South CarolinaContract 1 y/$806,800 (26) 2026: $802,486

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	469	21.8	7.7	2.62	21.6	6.38	104.4
2027							103.8
2028							103.3

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 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 93 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	Ryan Rowland-Smith	2009	104.2	71.6	510
2	Alex Reyes	2021	109.8	did not play
3	Kevin Correia	2007	102.8	87.0	514
4	Brett Martin	2021	105.3	99.0	212
5	Cole Sands	2024	105.0	106.2	299
6	Hunter Gaddis	2024	106.3	106.0	274
7	Carlos Estevez	2019	103.5	72.0	116
8	Camilo Doval	2024	106.8	108.0	278
9	Adrian Houser	2019	104.3	90.9	246
10	Alex Claudio	2018	107.3	99.9	267

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									469				103.8
2026*									450				96.8	97.4	94.2
2025	PIT	5	8	3.55	34	12	0	99.0	419	8	27	89	101.3	102.1	103.4
2024	PIT	5	5	3.38	40	4	0	50.7	209	3	19	46	112.7	98.3	111.0
2023	PIT	3	3	2.25	35	1	1	36.0	152	3	18	34	111.3	100.2	111.5
Career		13	16	3.25	109	17	1	185.7	780	14	64	169	106.3		107.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	PIT	P	34	99	6	9	1.000	+1.1
2024	PIT	P	40	51	8	1	1.000	-0.4
2023	PIT	P	35	36	5	3	1.000	+0.0

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	64	15.2 IP, 25% K	1.18
2024	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	80	17.1 IP, 21% K	6.84
2023	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	119	26.2 IP, 27% K	3.09
2022	AA	Altoona Curve	Pit	460	105.1 IP, 24% K	4.80
2021	A+	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Pit	213	50.1 IP, 30% K	3.95

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.358	0.297	0.335	0.334
2025	0.305	0.336	0.290	0.348
2024	0.261	0.287	0.289	0.262
2023	0.273	0.298	0.233	0.334

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