Cole Ragans

Bats L Throws L6'4" 190 lbBorn 1997 Crawfordville, USADebut 2022Team KC1x All-StarDraft 2016 R1 #30 Texas Rangers, North Florida Christian HSContract 3 y/$13.25M (25-27) 2026: $4,583,333

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	517	30.4	8.2	2.94	21.3	6.68	106.0
2027							104.7
2028							103.7

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 106 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	Matt Harvey	2016	113.0	80.7	431
2	Ben Sheets	2006	112.8	107.8	592
3	Drew Rasmussen	2023	114.1	121.5	116
4	Cristian Javier	2024	107.8	106.4	157
5	Josh Johnson	2011	112.0	104.9	798
6	Walker Buehler	2022	116.3	did not play
7	Kyle Bradish	2024	107.1	118.5	126
8	Joaquin Benoit	2005	114.7	114.7	347
9	Luis Severino	2021	110.3	112.3	405
10	J. A. Happ	2010	104.6	90.8	698

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									517				104.7
2026*									151				89.2	98.6	87.7
2025	KC	3	3	4.67	13	13	0	61.7	257	7	20	98	105.9	99.6	105.5
2024	KC	11	9	3.14	32	32	0	186.3	762	15	67	223	112.9	101.7	114.5
2023	KC	7	5	3.47	29	12	0	96.0	392	7	41	113	117.5	101.4	119.0
2022	TEX	0	3	4.95	9	9	0	40.0	174	6	16	27	89.6	98.2	87.7
Career		21	20	3.66	83	66	0	384.0	1585	35	144	461	110.3		111.2

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	KC	P	13	62	4	3	0	1.000	-0.1
2024	KC	P	32	186	7	19	1	1.000	+1.6
2023	KC	P	29	96	3	11	0	1.000	+0.7
2022	TEX	P	9	40	1	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
2025	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	25	6.2 IP, 56% K	1.45
2023	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	39	9.2 IP, 38% K	2.93
2023	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	81	18.2 IP, 27% K	4.95
2023	AAA	nan	Pit	120	28.1 IP, 31% K	4.16
2022	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	178	43.1 IP, 27% K	3.34
2022	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	208	51.1 IP, 31% K	2.82
2021	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	166	36.1 IP, 20% K	5.73
2021	A+	Hickory Crawdads	Pit	173	44.1 IP, 31% K	3.27
2016	Rk	AZL Rangers	Pit	38	7.2 IP, 24% K	5.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.429	0.323	0.253	0.420
2025	0.305	0.294	0.301	0.292
2024	0.336	0.272	0.302	0.269
2023	0.322	0.261	0.293	0.259
2022	0.226	0.390	0.375	0.349

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
2024	1	0	0.90	2	2	0	10.0	7	0	4	13	1.10
Career	1	0	0.90	2	2	0	10.0	7	0	4	13	1.10