Quinn Priester

Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 2000 Glendale Heights, USADebut 2023Team MILDraft 2019 R1 #18 Pittsburgh Pirates, Cary-Grove HSContract 1 y/$803,200 (26) 2026: $803,200

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	505	19.2	7.5	2.96	21.2	6.62	100.7
2027							99.7
2028							101.7

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 99 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	Sal Romano	2018	95.1	69.7	77
2	Derek Holland	2011	97.1	99.9	730
3	Luke Weaver	2018	94.0	113.8	260
4	Robbie Ray	2016	95.5	113.1	665
5	Mike Leake	2012	95.6	100.7	801
6	Hunter Brown	2023	95.4	105.2	712
7	Tarik Skubal	2021	93.7	107.0	477
8	Drew Hutchison	2015	93.4	83.9	104
9	Ian Snell	2006	96.4	101.8	882
10	Chad Kuhl	2017	95.2	91.7	373

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									505				99.7
2026*									0
2025	MIL	13	3	3.32	29	24	0	157.3	653	18	50	132	100.7	99.4	100.1
2024	BOS	3	6	4.71	11	7	0	49.7	221	7	14	33	94.5	99.3	93.8
2023	PIT	3	3	7.74	10	8	0	50.0	234	12	27	36	76.4	98.8	75.2
Career		19	12	4.45	50	39	0	257.0	1108	37	91	201	94.3		93.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIL	P	29	157	11	17	1	2	0.966	-0.5
2024	BOS	P	11	50	7	4	2	0	0.846	-0.2
2023	PIT	P	10	50	10	3	0	0	1.000	-0.4

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	54	8.2 IP, 15% K	18.66
2026	Rk	ACL Brewers	Pit	30	6.0 IP, 27% K	6.00
2024	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	135	33.2 IP, 27% K	3.25
2024	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	162	38.1 IP, 26% K	5.43
2024	AAA	nan	Pit	297	72.0 IP, 26% K	4.38
2023	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	459	108.0 IP, 25% K	4.00
2022	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	40	9.1 IP, 25% K	3.96
2022	AA	Altoona Curve	Pit	312	75.1 IP, 24% K	2.88
2021	A+	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Pit	407	97.2 IP, 24% K	3.06
2019	Rk	FCL Pirates	Pit	140	32.2 IP, 26% K	3.07

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.334	0.308	0.318	0.322
2024	0.413	0.265	0.389	0.316
2023	0.458	0.344	0.438	0.364

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	1	8.57	2	1	0	4.2	6	1	5	2	2.62
Career	0	1	8.57	2	1	0	4.2	6	1	5	2	2.62