Mitch Spence

Bats R Throws R6'1" 185 lbBorn 1998 Kirkland, USADebut 2024Team ATHDraft 2019 R10 #315 New York Yankees, USC AikenContract 1 y (26) 2026: $316,911

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	280	18.5	6.7	3.47	21.8	6.64	96.4
2027							97.1
2028							98.1

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 91 PITCH+ the next season; 6 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	Claudio Vargas	2005	89.8	99.3	747
2	Jorge Lopez	2020	89.2	85.1	555
3	Jeff Karstens	2010	92.0	100.3	668
4	Wil Crowe	2022	86.9	85.7	47
5	Brian Burres	2008	91.5	66.9	37
6	Felipe Paulino	2011	90.8	108.4	156
7	Ryan Rowland-Smith	2010	93.7	did not play
8	Bryan Mitchell	2018	88.1	did not play
9	Elieser Hernandez	2022	88.6	did not play
10	Manny Parra	2010	91.9	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									280				97.1
2026*									56				62.1	91.9	54.1
2025	ATH	3	6	5.10	32	8	1	84.7	375	16	26	66	90.0	96.4	86.4
2024	OAK	8	10	4.58	35	24	0	151.3	651	20	44	126	89.8	97.6	87.4
Career		11	16	4.77	67	32	1	236.0	1026	36	70	192	89.9		87.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	32	85	6	4	1	0	0.909	-1.6
2024	OAK	P	35	151	11	12	1	1	0.958	-1.9

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	325	74.0 IP, 20% K	5.35
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	141	29.0 IP, 22% K	6.21
2023	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	703	163.0 IP, 22% K	4.47
2022	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	219	51.1 IP, 22% K	3.87
2022	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	345	79.0 IP, 23% K	5.24
2021	A+	Hudson Valley Renegades	Pit	448	105.0 IP, 26% K	3.94

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.600	0.343		0.508
2025	0.390	0.339	0.422	0.309
2024	0.359	0.332	0.334	0.355

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