Brandon WilliamsonCIN · SP

2026 review

Brandon Williamson barely got a season in, and what he threw came with strike-zone trouble: a 5.30 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 52.2 IP with a 15.6 K% and a 13.0 BB% over 231 BF across 12 games and 9 GS for CIN. Left shoulder fatigue put him on the 15-day IL on Apr 30, he was transferred to the 60-day IL on May 6, took rehab assignments Aug 1 and Aug 6, and was activated Sep 1 after missing 124 regular-season days. He had a 6.11 ERA in 28.0 IP before the stint and a 4.38 ERA in 24.2 IP after he came back. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 966, he finished 979th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, and 146th of 236 starters. His 15.6 K% over 231 BF was the 48th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His 5.30 ERA ran 0.73 below his 6.03 xERA over 231 BF. Early in Sep the TDK LABS card still had him shelved with the shoulder; by mid-Sep it had him back and working in bulk relief behind another starter, and by late Sep it was pointing at his strikeout and control numbers.