Eric Orze

Bats R Throws R6'4" 205 lbBorn 1997 Elk Grove Village, USADebut 2024Team TBDraft 2020 R5 #150 New York Mets, University of New OrleansContract 1 y/$785,800 (26) 2026: $544,295

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	160	23.6	9.2	2.97	20.6	6.21	104.7
2027							105.0
2028							104.1

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 89 PITCH+ the next season; 10 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	Kody Funderburk	2024	93.6	97.3	183
2	Brendon Little	2024	95.8	110.9	295
3	Felix Peña	2017	94.8	102.7	389
4	Francisco Rodriguez	2010	95.8	101.1	59
5	Stephen Kolek	2024	92.9	110.1	461
6	Yunior Marte	2022	92.2	88.8	182
7	Merkin Valdez	2009	95.2	65.2	9
8	Spencer Patton	2015	95.3	97.5	101
9	Jeff Beliveau	2014	95.4	30.5	15
10	Tim Wood	2010	95.8	83.3	38

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									160				105.0
2026*									189				99.0	101.3	100.3
2025	TB	1	1	3.02	33	0	3	41.7	178	4	19	40	98.7	98.3	97.0
2024	NYM	0	1	21.60	2	0	0	1.7	11	1	2	1	26.1	98.6	24.7
Career		1	2	3.74	35	0	3	43.3	189	5	21	41	94.5		92.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	P	33	42	2	4	0	0	1.000	-0.4
2024	NYM	P	2	2	0	0	0	0		-0.0

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	33	9.1 IP, 21% K	1.98
2025	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	113	28.2 IP, 33% K	2.23
2024	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	257	61.2 IP, 33% K	2.94
2023	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	272	61.0 IP, 30% K	5.31
2022	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	197	47.1 IP, 32% K	5.16
2021	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	50	12.1 IP, 32% K	2.23
2021	AA	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	Pit	66	17.1 IP, 38% K	2.63
2021	A+	Brooklyn Cyclones	Pit	86	20.0 IP, 30% K	4.05

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.363	0.299	0.387	0.278
2025	0.294	0.353	0.283	0.359
2024	0.533	0.540	0.425	0.833

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