Will Vest

Bats R Throws R6'0" 180 lbBorn 1995 Houston, USADebut 2021Team DETDraft 2017 R12 #365 Detroit Tigers, Stephen F. Austin StateContract 1 y/$3.95M (26) 2026: $3,950,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	246	24.6	7.3	2.30	22.2	6.10	109.2
2027							107.9
2028							106.9

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 30

His ten closest age-30 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	Clay Holmes	2023	108.7	105.5	271
2	Blake Treinen	2018	110.7	94.2	266
3	Brad Brach	2016	107.3	116.4	275
4	Kevin Jepsen	2015	107.3	76.7	224
5	Trevor Rosenthal	2020	108.7	did not play
6	Heath Bell	2008	111.6	117.9	278
7	Nate Jones	2016	111.1	107.2	49
8	Kevin Ginkel	2024	105.9	91.9	121
9	Frank Francisco	2010	108.6	102.6	218
10	Dylan Floro	2021	109.9	111.5	220

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									246				107.9
2026*									116				97.7	97.4	95.0
2025	DET	6	5	3.01	64	0	23	68.7	284	4	22	75	112.8	101.3	114.1
2024	DET	3	4	2.82	69	0	2	70.3	289	3	18	63	115.0	99.8	114.8
2023	DET	2	1	2.98	48	4	2	48.3	199	3	13	56	119.1	98.9	117.9
2022	DET	3	3	4.00	59	2	1	63.0	272	6	22	63	102.3	101.2	103.4
2021	SEA	1	0	6.17	32	0	0	35.0	156	2	18	27	86.2	110.0	96.3
Career		15	13	3.56	272	6	28	285.3	1200	18	93	284	108.5		110.2

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	DET	P	64	69	3	8	0	2	1.000	+0.5
2024	DET	P	69	70	4	7	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2023	DET	P	48	48	1	5	0	0	1.000	-0.3
2022	DET	P	59	63	5	6	1	0	0.917	+0.4
2021	SEA	P	32	35	4	6	1	2	0.909	+1.9

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2023	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	59	13.0 IP, 34% K	8.31
2021	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	109	25.2 IP, 23% K	5.00
2019	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	27	6.2 IP, 11% K	2.90
2019	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	118	27.0 IP, 21% K	5.33
2019	A+	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Pit	81	21.1 IP, 37% K	0.85
2018	A+	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Pit	60	13.1 IP, 20% K	6.18
2018	A	West Michigan Whitecaps	Pit	161	35.1 IP, 27% K	4.87

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.289	0.404	0.340	0.351
2025	0.307	0.275	0.287	0.292
2024	0.258	0.287	0.286	0.262
2023	0.305	0.265	0.285	0.279
2022	0.310	0.318	0.326	0.298
2021	0.352	0.375	0.297	0.429

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	SO	WHIP
2025	1	0.00	5	1	8.0	2	9	0.25
2024	1	1.50	6	1	6.0	3	9	0.50
Career	2	0.64	11	2	14.0	5	18	0.36