Blade Tidwell

Bats R Throws R6'4" 207 lbBorn 2001 Columbia, USADebut 2025Team NYMDraft 2022 R2 #52 New York Mets, TennesseeContract 1 y (26) 2026: $420,382

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	220	20.0	9.4	3.25	20.6	6.44	98.7
2027							99.6
2028							100.4

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 87 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	Josh Rogers	2019	65.1	did not play
2	Adam Ottavino	2010	59.2	did not play
3	Brian Flynn	2014	61.0	did not play
4	Rookie Davis	2017	62.2	did not play
5	Gavin Stone	2023	66.0	101.8	580
6	Mike Kickham	2013	59.7	18.6	16
7	Buck Farmer	2015	66.5	95.5	131
8	Chance Adams	2019	63.2	76.3	40
9	Rich Thompson	2009	65.2	129.0	75
10	Pedro Hernandez	2013	65.1	97.9	24

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									220				99.6
2026*									110				109.9	101.0	110.9
2025	NYM	1	1	9.00	4	2	0	15.0	78	4	10	10	63.5	98.5	62.0
Career		1	1	9.00	4	2	0	15.0	78	4	10	10	63.5		62.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	NYM	P	4	15	3	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	Sacramento River Cats	Pit	317	72.0 IP, 25% K	4.38
2025	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	338	79.0 IP, 26% K	4.10
2025	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	Pit	68	18.0 IP, 35% K	1.50
2025	AAA	nan	Pit	406	97.0 IP, 27% K	3.62
2024	AAA	Syracuse Mets	Pit	388	85.0 IP, 20% K	5.93
2024	AA	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	Pit	147	37.1 IP, 30% K	2.43
2023	AA	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	Pit	148	34.1 IP, 28% K	4.75
2023	A+	Brooklyn Cyclones	Pit	339	81.2 IP, 33% K	3.10
2022	A	St. Lucie Mets	Pit	37	8.1 IP, 24% K	2.22

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.387	0.164	0.247	0.347
2025	0.416	0.457	0.422	0.447

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