Chase Shugart

Bats L Throws R5'11" 200 lbBorn 1996 Bridge City, USADebut 2024Team PITDraft 2018 R12 #370 Boston Red Sox, TexasContract 1 y (26) 2026: $710,931

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	188	19.4	8.0	2.94	21.1	6.16	105.3
2027							104.7
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 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 97 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	Tim Hill	2018	105.7	113.2	161
2	Saul Rivera	2006	106.1	107.6	398
3	Leo Rosales	2009	106.5	70.7	80
4	Casey Fien	2012	106.4	113.8	244
5	Mitch Stetter	2009	106.3	55.1	22
6	Yuki Matsui	2024	107.2	96.8	272
7	Buddy Boshers	2016	109.6	97.1	153
8	Geoff Geary	2005	109.2	106.3	390
9	Austin Adams	2019	108.6	107.3	17
10	Peter Strzelecki	2023	107.1	99.4	47

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									188				104.7
2026*									176				91.7	99.8	91.5
2025	PIT	4	3	3.40	35	0	0	45.0	181	6	17	31	107.4	98.0	105.4
2024	BOS	0	0	4.15	6	0	1	8.7	36	1	3	8	105.0	101.5	106.6
Career		4	3	3.52	41	0	1	53.7	217	7	20	39	107.0		105.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	PIT	P	35	45	2	2	0	2	1.000	-0.4
2024	BOS	P	6	9	0	1	0	0	1.000	+0.1

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	31	8.0 IP, 29% K	1.12
2025	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	79	20.2 IP, 25% K	1.78
2024	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	313	70.2 IP, 26% K	4.49
2023	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	219	46.0 IP, 18% K	8.22
2022	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	142	31.2 IP, 20% K	6.92
2022	AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Pit	133	31.0 IP, 26% K	3.77
2021	A+	Greenville Drive	Pit	453	105.1 IP, 21% K	4.80
2019	A	Greenville Drive	Pit	384	89.2 IP, 19% K	2.83
2018	Rk	GCL Red Sox	Pit	20	5.0 IP, 30% K	1.80

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.344	0.338	0.345	0.336
2025	0.343	0.267	0.233	0.341
2024	0.317	0.273	0.450	0.223

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