Matt Waldron

Bats R Throws R6'2" 185 lbBorn 1996 Omaha, USADebut 2023Team SDDraft 2019 R18 #550 Cleveland Guardians, Nebraska

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	207	18.0	7.0	3.35	22.1	6.81	95.5
2027							98.3
2028							96.6

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 85 PITCH+ the next season; 7 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	Chris Heston	2016	95.1	27.9	38
2	Josh Tomlin	2013	95.3	91.2	446
3	Shawn Hill	2009	98.7	106.6	91
4	Dereck Rodriguez	2020	97.7	did not play
5	Cody Anderson	2019	96.5	did not play
6	Roenis Elias	2017	94.1	109.0	210
7	Mike Bolsinger	2016	91.5	78.6	196
8	Tyler Beede	2021	90.4	85.3	285
9	Cole De Vries	2013	93.6	did not play
10	Caleb Smith	2020	101.1	99.2	500

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									207				98.3
2026*									169				81.5	95.3	76.7
2025	SD	0	1	7.71	1	1	0	4.7	25	1	6	3	66.1	100.4	66.5
2024	SD	7	11	4.91	27	26	0	146.7	625	21	40	133	97.4	101.3	98.7
2023	SD	1	3	4.35	8	6	0	41.3	173	9	12	31	96.0	102.2	98.2
Career		8	15	4.86	36	33	0	192.7	823	31	58	167	96.2		97.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SD	P	1	5	0	1	0	1.000	+0.0
2024	SD	P	27	147	5	14	2	1.000	+1.0
2023	SD	P	8	41	2	5	0	1.000	+0.5

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	99	27.0 IP, 22% K	1.33
2025	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	368	82.1 IP, 21% K	6.69
2025	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	29	6.1 IP, 21% K	4.43
2024	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	84	19.2 IP, 20% K	4.69
2023	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	416	92.1 IP, 24% K	7.33
2022	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	335	69.1 IP, 17% K	8.47
2022	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	177	44.1 IP, 21% K	2.86
2021	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	144	31.1 IP, 22% K	6.66
2021	A+	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	301	72.1 IP, 24% K	3.25
2019	Rk	AZL Indians Red	Pit	34	10.0 IP, 50% K	0.90

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.433	0.334	0.381	0.394
2025	0.285	0.583		0.428
2024	0.347	0.315	0.329	0.334
2023	0.345	0.327	0.337	0.335

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