Hayden Wesneski

Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 1997 Houston, USADebut 2022Team HOUDraft 2016 R33 #990 Tampa Bay Rays, Cypress-Fairbanks HSContract 1 y/$975,000 (26) 2026: $975,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	310	21.4	7.1	3.47	20.2	6.47	101.1
2027							102.1
2028							101.3

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; 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	Sun-Woo Kim	2005	98.3	59.1	73
2	Ryan Vogelsong	2005	98.9	98.6	178
3	Brad Hennessey	2007	97.8	70.5	196
4	Casey Janssen	2009	100.4	98.0	298
5	Justin Germano	2010	98.1	86.1	60
6	Jason Davis	2007	96.7	93.8	153
7	Tyler Lyons	2015	99.4	109.8	187
8	Micah Owings	2010	97.9	99.5	263
9	Tony Cingrani	2017	98.2	109.5	95
10	Franklin Morales	2013	100.9	85.4	646

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									310				102.1
2026*									95				96.0	103.7	99.7
2025	HOU	1	3	4.50	6	6	0	32.0	131	7	6	29	97.7	98.2	95.9
2024	CHC	3	6	3.86	28	7	0	67.7	283	12	21	67	102.1	99.4	101.5
2023	CHC	3	5	4.63	34	11	0	89.3	379	20	32	83	97.4	100.4	97.7
2022	CHC	3	2	2.18	6	4	0	33.0	132	3	7	33	117.3	99.1	116.3
Career		10	16	4.01	74	28	0	222.0	925	42	66	212	101.7		101.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	HOU	P	6	32	1	2	0	0	1.000	-0.3
2024	CHC	P	28	68	8	7	2	1	0.882	-0.2
2023	CHC	P	34	89	7	7	0	1	1.000	+0.2
2022	CHC	P	6	33	5	0	1	0	0.833	-0.2

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	55	13.0 IP, 31% K	2.77
2024	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	68	15.2 IP, 25% K	3.55
2023	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	79	20.0 IP, 35% K	1.35
2022	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	371	89.2 IP, 22% K	3.53
2022	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	86	20.2 IP, 27% K	5.79
2022	AAA	nan	Pit	457	110.1 IP, 23% K	3.92
2021	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	46	11.0 IP, 26% K	3.27
2021	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	344	83.0 IP, 27% K	4.01
2021	A+	Hudson Valley Renegades	Pit	134	36.1 IP, 35% K	1.50

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.310	0.356	0.320	0.344
2025	0.302	0.336	0.330	0.314
2024	0.312	0.308	0.277	0.362
2023	0.425	0.291	0.333	0.357
2022	0.179	0.312	0.255	0.281

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