Andrew Saalfrank

Bats L Throws L6'3" 205 lbBorn 1997 Fort Wayne, USADebut 2023Team ARIDraft 2019 R6 #182 Arizona Diamondbacks, IndianaContract 1 y/$786,900 (26) 2026: $786,900

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	171	20.9	9.5	2.44	20.9	6.14	109.4
2027							108.9
2028							106.7

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 103 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	Bowden Francis	2023	123.2	112.7	408
2	John Axford	2010	116.7	121.0	305
3	Jesse Carlson	2008	116.2	102.8	291
4	Felix Bautista	2022	121.9	130.8	237
5	Bryan Hudson	2024	122.7	81.2	75
6	Tejay Antone	2021	123.7	did not play
7	Tom Cosgrove	2023	124.7	66.7	76
8	Jose Valverde	2005	121.9	106.0	223
9	Craig Breslow	2008	116.4	116.2	281
10	Seth Martinez	2022	115.3	89.7	195

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									171				108.9
2026*									0
2025	ARI	2	1	1.24	28	0	3	29.0	113	1	10	19	125.5	98.9	124.3
2024	ARI	0	0	36.00	2	0	0	1.0	8	0	4	0	-13.9	99.9	-14.0
2023	ARI	0	0	0.00	10	0	0	10.3	41	0	4	6	131.0	109.0	140.1
Career		2	1	1.79	40	0	3	40.3	162	1	18	25	120.0		121.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ARI	P	28	29	0	0	0		-0.2
2024	ARI	P	2	1	0	0	0		-0.0
2023	ARI	P	10	10	1	3	1	0.800	+0.5

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	49	11.1 IP, 29% K	7.30
2024	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	95	24.0 IP, 29% K	2.62
2023	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	128	30.2 IP, 38% K	2.38
2023	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	141	33.1 IP, 32% K	2.72
2022	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	67	14.0 IP, 25% K	5.14
2022	A+	Hillsboro Hops	Pit	173	39.2 IP, 31% K	2.98

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.294	0.203	0.189	0.265
2024	0.662	0.650	0.670	0.625
2023	0.114	0.296	0.186	0.289

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
2023	0	0	3.46	11	0	0	5.2	3	0	8	2	2.12
Career	0	0	3.46	11	0	0	5.2	3	0	8	2	2.12