Connor Phillips

Bats R Throws R6'2" 209 lbBorn 2001 Houston, USADebut 2023Team CINDraft 2019 R35 #1047 Toronto Blue Jays, Magnolia West HSContract 1 y/$781,500 (26) 2026: $352,327

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	189	24.3	10.9	2.95	21.0	6.38	103.0
2027							104.2
2028							103.2

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 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 106 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	Manny Parra	2007	108.9	97.2	741
2	Abner Uribe	2024	110.6	119.5	298
3	Drew VerHagen	2015	111.0	72.4	90
4	Carmen Mlodzinski	2023	111.3	112.7	209
5	Kevin Siegrist	2014	109.4	113.7	312
6	Koda Glover	2017	111.2	111.5	71
7	Josh Spence	2012	111.1	did not play
8	Eduardo Sanchez	2013	111.0	did not play
9	Daniel Bard	2009	108.9	123.5	295
10	Jace Fry	2018	110.3	99.1	251

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									189				104.2
2026*									133				90.4	99.3	89.7
2025	CIN	5	0	2.88	21	0	0	25.0	98	3	12	32	121.5	99.0	120.5
2023	CIN	1	1	6.97	5	5	0	20.7	96	5	13	26	97.3	92.9	90.1
Career		6	1	4.73	26	5	0	45.7	194	8	25	58	109.5		105.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CIN	P	21	25	2	0	1	0	0.667	-0.1
2023	CIN	P	5	21	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.8

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	121	25.2 IP, 34% K	6.43
2025	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	142	34.1 IP, 25% K	2.90
2024	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	391	78.2 IP, 20% K	8.06
2023	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	178	40.1 IP, 24% K	4.71
2023	AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Pit	284	64.2 IP, 39% K	3.36
2022	AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Pit	217	45.2 IP, 28% K	4.98
2022	A+	Dayton Dragons	Pit	256	64.0 IP, 35% K	2.95
2021	A	Modesto Nuts	Pit	322	72.0 IP, 32% K	4.75

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.357	0.346	0.289	0.405
2025	0.339	0.178	0.223	0.257
2023	0.319	0.386	0.317	0.444

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	1	2	4.00
Career	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	1	2	4.00